Overgeared

From the first time Grid met him, Braham had already been in an incomplete state. He had lost his life and his physical body, with only his soul still surviving. Braham hated the god who had cursed his mother, and he cursed the friend who had betrayed him. His fragmented soul burned with the fire of rage.

Nevertheless, Braham wasn’t insignificant. He was a flame that could never be put out. His soul fragments had endless power and courage, all of which evoked Grid’s reverence. Braham had been able to exist in this world despite his imperfect form. This absolute figure was the legendary great magician, Braham.

Now, a few years had passed, and the Braham whom Grid met was different. Braham’s soul fragments were weak and shabby. They seemed like flames that were about to go out. Braham didn’t burn anymore. His smaller soul pieces looked like ashes left behind after death.

He had forced Grid to submit, seen the whole world, and dominated the Red Sea with one spell. Yet the dignity of this legendary great magician had disappeared for no reason. Why—

“...Why did you leave me?” Grid’s smiling and crying face crumpled. Now he was only crying. He even felt angry. “You look so shabby.”

Braham’s strength was weak.

“If you were going to wander like this...”

He should’ve at least regained his body.

“Why did you leave?” Grid repeated the same question as he suppressed his rising anger. He couldn’t forget the day he had separated from Braham.

I have gathered all my strength and will leave.

You were just a vessel I needed temporarily while gathering my strength.

It is easy to part because we merely had a contractual relationship.

Braham had left after saying these words.

“It was bullshit that you had gathered all your strength.”

Braham had actually become weaker.

“What damn vessel?”

He loved Grid.

“It’s easy, my ass.”

Now that they had met again, Grid discovered Braham had missed him after parting. In the end, Grid was unable to repress his emotions and shouted, “You what? Why did you lie to me and leave me? Why did you suffer alone? Tell me! Tell me!!!”

[The unknown light is expressing doubt.]

-What’s wrong with you? Why did your mind become so strange?

“Is that all you have to say to me?” Grid was the idiot who was angry and cried alone. He was upset that Braham trivialized him instead of answering the question. Funnily enough, it was this that made him regain his calm and suppress his surging emotions.

Braham spoke lightly, -There is no need for a long explanation. Things were different from what I expected. That’s all.

It was a lie. Braham had known from the outset that he would fail. The amount of magic power he had recovered while staying inside Grid hadn’t met the amount required for resurrection. Braham had known his soul would collapse the moment he left Grid.

Yet he still left. It was because he had known Grid would suffer greatly if he stayed on with Grid. Of course, Braham didn’t speak the truth. He didn’t want to place a rock in Grid’s heart. Instead, Braham changed the topic, -By the way, why haven’t you changed in three years? You are still so weak. It’s pathetic.

During the separation from Braham, Grid had made rapid progress. He had absorbed the power of the direct vampire descendants, gained the great demon Astaroth’s strength, acquired the light elemental, and improved his blacksmithing skill to the limit. Grid was confident that he had grown significantly.

However, Braham ridiculed him. After all, Braham saw all vampires as insignificant beings, except for his mother and Marie Rose. He also knew that Astaroth had lost his body to Muller hundreds of years ago and that his power had been halved. As for the light elemental...? Putting aside the rating, it was a young being that had just been born. It wasn’t worth evaluating yet.

-The magic formulas I gave you are still sealed. How stupid are you to not unseal a single formula in three years?

“Braham,” Grid called out to Braham, who kept speaking harsh words.

Grid was able to completely calm down after watching Braham pretend to be cold. The soul fragments in the sky looked at Grid.

“You’re right. I am weak.”

true. Grid was confident in his strength, but this was

‘world’ that Grid saw was far beyond the other players.

you. Come back

honest. This was his

unknown light

are many

unknown light is

You don’t need to teach me

the hidden quests the great magician might generate. Grid just didn’t want a second Khan. He didn’t want

until the time you restore your strength. You can leave again the

-...

unknown light is

light tries to stop his

unknown light doesn’t want to get caught

light is

unknown light can’t endure

-...I will bother you.

is strong, and some of his restraints will be lifted when he

He may be young right now but someday the world

continue experiencing a crisis if you are with me and eventually, you won’t

decided to leave Grid a few

“I will become stronger.”

Grid’s eyes didn’t shake.

will become strong enough to defend

intention of hiding his

I can’t resist?

so hard. The reason why he kept

will protect my

wish was to protect his precious ones. Grid—who used to only pursue individual profits—changed, changed, and changed again after going through many

why Grid could say it clearly, “I have been happy for a long time. I’ve been happy since the moment I left the life where I was lacking, weak, and despised. It started from the moment I could eat the food I wanted... I felt happiness from the moment I made friends who

This happiness...

I want to share the

stars. They were small lights the size of pebbles. The dozens of dim lights

one of

turning his back on his brothers and betraying his

new life—a blessed life. He

be with me,”

unknown light

light tells

Braham hesitated.

-I am weak.

can’t give you any

burden

unknown light still wants to be

for

lit up.

enter Grid’s body, and a thread of fate tied Grid’s and Braham’s souls together. Then a notification

of a Great Magician Who Lost his Power

Magician’ will be changed to

a legendary rated

points you gain for each level

your level rises, half of the stat

Who Lost his

learn any new spells

can’t use Assimilation in the current

a Great Magician Who Lost his Power will recover with every year that passes

‘disabled’, ‘weakened’, ‘improved’,