Overgeared

He knew the meaning of the word ‘worry’, but he was never worried about himself. After all, the purpose of his birth was clear. Ahead of him, there was a dimensional gate swirling with magic power.

Step, step.

There was no hesitation in the clone’s footsteps as he approached it. Baal’s voice rang out, -Poor being, the world beyond the door is the real hell. No one will welcome you. Only pain and solitude are waiting for you. Even so, do you still want to cross the gate?

“Reply. Do the great demons here welcome me?”

‘In the first place, I don’t know how to feel anything other than pain and solitude,’ the clone wanted to add. He didn’t say it for some reason though.

-At the very least, the great demons don’t hate you. They are just afraid.

“Meaningless. There is no Grid here.”

-Kuk... kukukuk! Yes, go. Show me what awaits at the end of your fleeting life that had only one purpose. I will enjoy the pain, loneliness, and despair that you will feel in the future.

“...”

The clone was already entering the dimensional gate. His body and vision spun as the endless universe spread out before him. Then he emerged in the sea—the Red Sea. The clone who arrived in the center of the world removed Blackening.

“Grid...”

His sharp eyes which resembled Grid’s faced the western sky.

***

[You have suffered catastrophic damage!]

[A legend doesn’t die easily. You can resist all attacks for 5 seconds with a minimum of health.]

When the world’s first virtual reality game—Satisfy—was released a few years ago, Yura had been shocked to find infinite freedom and a vast worldview. She had no doubt that Satisfy would set deep roots in people’s lives at the level of replacing online games and social networks, and she predicted that Satisfy’s success would have a major worldwide impact. This was how she had started Satisfy.

Yura had set the goal of escaping from the confines of her family by becoming successful and recognized in Satisfy. Then she did it. She became one of the best rankers and a star beyond predictions. The whole world had enthusiastically thrown money at her, and she escaped from the image of a rich girl who happened to have good parents. Yura then became a walking company and was liberated from the bondage known as her parents. She gained a true sense of freedom and felt a full sense of pride.

There were two billion players in Satisfy. Yura had been able to realize how superior a talent she possessed when she was crowned the top five of a game that a quarter of humanity played. She had been confident that she could become a player with a unique place, not just the top five. However, it wasn’t that easy in reality.

Yura was a true genius. Yet she realized that in front of someone else, her talent which everyone praised was trivial and the amount of knowledge and experience she had been gaining was shameful. That someone else was Kraugel. It was then that Yura had sensed her limits. She realized that no matter how much effort she put in, she couldn’t go beyond the records of the real genius called Kraugel.

reality. She still had countless opportunities before her. Following that, Yura sought to evolve her class to jump over Kraugel. The first step was choosing to become Yatan’s Servant. She tried to narrow the difference in talent by establishing a better environment. The person she met in the process was Grid. At the time, Grid was just an unknown person, but he

has been many years

several times. The result was that the legendary

power of items. I’m

“...”

of rushing and apologizing to her created a new

just overgeared...

“...”

had experienced a great shock. It was a cautious attitude that he would never have shown if he recognized Yura as an equal. Had Grid comforted Kraugel like this after beating him? Had he shown pity? No. Currently, Grid was treating Yura like a weak lamb, not a competitor. From Yura’s point of view, it was a terrible attitude, since she was someone

and got up. It was obviously a sulky appearance. This was a long way from her usual intellectual and cultured appearance. “I’m not agitated.

“Ah, t-that. That’s right.”

woman showing her feelings? It was an unfamiliar and exciting sight for Grid, who

‘She looks younger.’

often had the illusion of her being older due to how mature she acted. Grid once again thought Yura looked cute. His heart which was always nervous when facing the most beautiful woman in the world calmed down for the

wasn’t bad, causing Jishuka to twitch from where she was watching.

you doing

‘Huh?’

suddenly received a confusing whisper. It was

Majesty, why are

this?

been feeling confused by Euphemina’s words when he suddenly shouted at Lauel,

capital of the Murray Kingdom. The Murray Kingdom is a sea kingdom connected to the

the clone has shown

“...Huh?”

development. Yura regained her cool and explained, “It is one of the paths between the ground

was already sending a whisper to Euphemina, -That isn’t me! It is

in return was:

-Euphemina? Euphemina!

***

“...Grid?”

miss the timing of a

mission to find and persuade

Grid’s appearance was likely

“...”