Overgeared

“What about five each?”

“Three each.”

“Then four each?”

“Three each.”

“Three is too few.”

“Three each!”

“...I’ll think about it. Come back tomorrow.”

“Three each!”

“I told you to come back tomorrow!”

“Yes...”

Surprisingly, Nefelina was very careful. During the negotiations, Nefelina didn’t use the power of a transcendent species nor did she threaten him by referring to it. Instead, she tried to find a line that would satisfy both parties involved.

“I heard that dragons consider all things in this world as insignificant. They are supposed to be cruel, selfish, and capricious from a human’s viewpoint, yet she is different from the story. Is she perhaps in a disadvantageous position? That she can’t grow without being beholden to us...?” This was Lauel’s guess.

However, Sticks stubbornly shook his head. “A dragon awakens most of their magic at the moment of birth. In fact, the space reconstruction magic that Nefelina maintains is something that ordinary human magicians can’t imitate. Additionally, to use it alone with polymorph... She is an existence that can live well enough without human help. 100 cows and pigs? She can slaughter them in a matter of minutes if she wanted. She can also kill all the humans protecting the livestock.”

“Then why is Nefelina trying to negotiate?”

“She is crazy.”

“...?”

“She is out of her mind. That hatchling is crazy.”

Dragons weren’t social animals. They were arrogant and selfish because they were the most outstanding race in the world. Just as humans didn’t care about knocking down an ant nest when building a house, the dragon didn’t care about other people. They acted as they wanted and made their own way. From the viewpoint of a human, Nefelina was completely different from ordinary dragons.

“No, how is this crazy...? Isn’t it common sense?”

“It is crazy when considering a dragon’s common sense. Originally, dragons can’t be evaluated with our common sense. From our point of view, they are always selfish and and erratic.”

“Is it because she is still a hatchling?”

“It is meaningless to argue about age because the dragon’s thoughts are formed the moment they are born.”

“Hrmm... Then what should I do?”

“What should you do? A crazy dragon isn’t easily seen, so we should study it.”

The feelings of resentment and fear that Sticks had against the dragon species were tremendous. The curse had merely been a moment of fun for the gourmet dragon. Yet this curse caused Sticks to be afraid of dragons as he fought death for the rest of his life. Now, his curiosity toward Nefelina made him shake off his fear.

“Umm... Still, it isn’t easy to dedicate three pigs and cows every day.”

According to Grid, the current price of one pig was two gold and the price of one cow was four gold. This meant that 18 gold were consumed every day. It would be 180 gold for 10 days and 1,800 gold for 100 days. What was 1,800 gold worth? It was worth a huge amount of 2.6 million won.

“I think it is cheap to buy the favor of a hatchling. To put it plainly, how much money can you earn from making an item? Why are you dwelling on 18 gold

think about the value of a hatchling, it is nothing to lose 700,000 won

a lot less money than the minimum wage. You aren’t being a pushover. Isn’t she even giving you a blessing? It isn’t a

“The kingdom’s money?”

Settle the price of the hatchling’s food with the nation’s

I use the kingdom’s finances for

money was used to form this kingdom? Why is the king still acting poor? You forgot that

“...Umm.”

of won. Despite this, he was still far from being a chaebol. If Grid were really rich, he

“Okay. Let’s do it.”

rid of her, so he had to

the nation’s finances!’ Feeling determined, Grid rose from his

very excited. Grid looked for Irene and Lord while quickly hoping for tomorrow to come. Then he was caught by Lauel who pulled out a different topic. “Your Majesty, it is about the chef you brought from the East Continent.

“Idan?”

His cooking skill has been stagnant

“Why?”

he cooks dishes. The skill level is increasing, but there seems

“Why isn’t anyone eating?”

Overgeared members have eaten Idan’s dishes while preparing to die for the

poison resistance is so

a limit to the level of poison resistance that can be increased by

feed the dishes

“They will die.”

can’t

his cooking skill level, the better. However, there is still a long way to go. So I’m saying...” Lauel explained how he

Grid nodded with delight.

am lonely but I enjoy this

Enjoy your loneliness.

***

“W-What is that?”

“Cool...”

hunting ground near Reinhardt, the players who were hunting hard and collecting items stopped their actions and watched one spot. There were 500 soldiers. They were armed with the mass-produced set and were evidently elite

“Where’s the war?”

were such elite forces visiting an intermediate hunting ground? The players

“This should be good.”

and a little boy appeared. It was Overgeared King Grid, Overgeared Queen Irene, and Prince Lord. The legendary

“Now Irene, let’s sit.”

“Yes.”

Irene sat on the mat and pulled out tea and sweets. On the other hand, Lord held the sword

“Hiyah!”

“Kiek!”

son’s swordsmanship is

is similar to

“...”

noisy picnic... The Grid couple gazed lovingly at Lord

had become very quiet. There were no monsters when they looked around. It was because the Overgeared

is the diamond spoon I’ve heard

“I-I’m envious...”

son! The players could only watch from the side, but they didn’t resent Grid. No, they felt grateful to him.

went to every place where a boss monster appeared and attacked it before letting the players finish the boss off. Of course, the items were also transferred. The players experienced an unexpected windfall thanks