Overgeared

It was a reunion that took place after a long time. The dukes unraveled the years of misunderstandings and grudges and then returned to reality. They first mourned Duke Diworth. The mourning didn’t last long, but the shortness didn’t mean it was insincere.

Despite having little affection for each other and having different ideologies and political stances, Diworth had been a colleague who served the same imperial family. Consequently, it was natural for the dukes to mourn his death. It was just that this was an attitude derived from a minimum of justification.

The dukes didn’t feel sorrow or regret. Wasn’t it strange to feel sadness for the death of a person they didn’t know very well? The dukes operated in different territories and didn’t have much contact with each other unless they had a particularly close relationship.

It was rumored that Diworth had been addicted to alcohol every day since he was middle-aged and he was particularly violent. Additionally, it was said that it was common for him to abuse or kill his soldiers under the guise of military discipline. Diworth’s death was rather cold. It wasn’t a problem to feel regret about. They didn’t know if they should look forward to the future of the Tiphon family, which would be led by his son now.

‘It is right for those who lose their qualification to leave.’

Suddenly, Grenhal wondered what the assessment of him would be when he died. He was afraid to think about this. Morse spoke to Duke Grenhal who was making a bitter expression, “At the very least, I will cry for your death.”

“Hahat, that is very kind of you.”

The time for mourning was over. Duke Grenhal turned his gaze toward Grid. “The moment we return to the empire, we will hold a great funeral for Duke Diworth.”

Diworth might’ve threatened Grid’s life, but the dukes couldn’t compromise about this part. Since he was a duke of the empire, Diworth’s death would be paved with heroism. Grenhal wanted Grid to understand that his words contained this meaning. Understanding what Grenhal meant, Grid nodded. “The work of the empire isn’t something I should interfere with. You don’t have to tell me about it.”

“Thank you for your understanding.”

Now the situation was roughly over. It was time to discuss further exploration of the ruins. In fact, only a few hours ago, the dukes had suggested for the expedition to be discontinued. The followers who had learned six secret techniques were difficult to deal with and also appeared often. Thus, it was better to retreat before their physical strength and mental strength were exhausted. However, things had changed.

“Duke Grenhal!” 10,000 troops led by Marquis Fulbas were running toward them from afar.

“Hmm... There are too many nutrients in the soil, so the crops are rotting quickly...” Additionally, there was Piaro by their side now.

That’s right. The dukes relied on Piaro. It was a habit they had learned from the days when Piaro was the pillar of the empire. Everywhere on the continent, there were powerful people threatening the empire, and the empire had suffered from several major wars. It had been Piaro who emerged and saved the empire. His presence had helped them overcome crises and allowed the people to enjoy peace of mind, including the dukes.

In particular, Duke Grenhal had received great help and considered Piaro as a spiritual mentor. For the dukes, Piaro was such an existence. The belief that Piaro would prevent all future hardships encountered at the ruins gave courage to the dukes.

Despite this, an unexpected figure spoke like he was rebuking their attitude, “We will stop the expedition for a while.”

It was Grid.

“Huh?”

The dukes had seen Grid’s greed from the beginning. Grid’s desire for new strength and treasure was stronger than anyone else. They had realized it the moment they witnessed the greed that appeared in his eyes when he saw the Secret Technique Box. Yet he was going to abandon his greed and stop exploring...? At this moment, the empire’s reinforcements had arrived and Piaro had been called. The exploration would be much easier than before, so it was hard to understand why the exploration should stop.

Grid explained to the somewhat puzzled dukes, “I’m worried about the great demon running wild on the continent.”

A little while ago, Grid blamed himself for causing Piaro to feel guilt. Then there was a sense of strangeness when he heard the whispers of his colleagues comforting him. Originally, wasn’t this a place where all communication and teleportation magic was blocked?

Since arriving at the Ruins of the War God, the whisper system hadn’t worked. Once Piaro was summoned with the permission of the war god, this rule collapsed. He didn’t know if it was the war god’s mistake or not but the whisper system was opened.

Lauel quickly sent whispers to the Overgeared members and heard the news in real time. There was news that Berith had just entered Fort Taleren which was the last gateway to the capital of the Haken Kingdom, and a group of people had gathered to block him. It included Kraugel, Hao, and Alexander. The Overgeared members also reported that the continent’s best spearmen, Kirinus and Rachel, were gathered at the fortress.

Once Lauel received the news, Grid became nervous. There was Zibal and the magic machine Raiders, and Grid didn’t know how much stronger Kraugel had become. Hao had taken a step forward by contracting with Grid, and while Grid didn’t like Alexander, he acknowledged Alexander’s skills. If they were joined by Rachel and Kirinus, who were at least on the level of Grenhal...

‘They might raid Berith without us.’

the Overgeared Guild turned away from the Berith raid was to save as much power as possible, not to concede Berith to others. Even if the other person was Kraugel, Grid had no intention of giving up on Berith. It

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at the faces of his colleagues. As they crossed the Red Sea and explored the ruins, they had gained between two to six levels. In particular, Faker’s development was remarkable after mastering the secret technique. Yura, who had been pointed out by the war god, seemed to gain a sense of enlightenment.

past month had not been in

is enough

Berith. They intended to mobilize the core power of the Overgeared Kingdom, from the hundreds of Overgeared members to Piaro, Mercedes, Jude, Sticks, Noll, Kasim, and Maxong. In fact, they intended to rely on

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time to shift their attention. The priority of the historical site and Berith should be switched. Of course, they couldn’t just leave like this. It would be painful

the Seven Dukes was

sad. There shouldn’t be any more deaths if a bridge between the empire and Overgeared Kingdom was to be created. The dukes’ deaths weren’t desired. Grid suggested to

where they could get the secret techniques of the war god. On the other hand, Berith was only a modest villain. Was it necessary to say which one should have a higher priority? Time was limited. It was much wiser to remain here and explore the ruins than return to the continent in order to defeat Berith.

this but... For the empire, it is better to let Berith be more active. The more

Lauel came forward. “The sense of crisis on the continent is already high enough. At this time, if the Overgeared Kingdom

“...”

empire’s status as our strong ally. Are you going to kick away His Majesty’s favor?” Lauel deliberately went out hard.

was because he calculated that the dukes’ affinity with Grid was high after encountering Piaro.

glimpsed the pretense in Lauel’s remarks, but she didn’t reveal it. Basara calculated that it was better to cooperate with the Overgeared Kingdom in this matter in order to achieve a full friendship. There was nothing to lose, and it would be

to cross the

the great sage’s reputation, but in principle, this is a space where teleportation magic is

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confirmed it was possible. Now the group had come to the point where they would unite to defeat Berith. Marquis Fulbas and his troops were stunned by the situation unfolding in

are the dukes standing with the

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middle of a serious conversation. Then the unidentified man squatting to the

“P-Piaro...!”

shook with joy at the return of the old hero while those who regarded Piaro as a traitor were alarmed. Of course, there were far more people in the latter group. The imperial family had declared a

He was a great noble and had experience building up achievements with Piaro early on. The

to see you in

your parents

lost all their teeth, but they

took care of the people whenever there is a disaster, even if they went

so greedy

be someone to fill

“Sir Piaro.”

The short conversation purified the marquis. A hero wasn’t a hero for nothing. However, the marquis was in a position of a servant who shouldn’t doubt His Majesty the Emperor. Thus, Marquis Fulbas had believed the treason instead of

I’m sorry.” Marquis Fulbas lost strength in his legs and shed tears. The nobles, who had recently become distant from him because of someone’s work, also

as Earl Baget, frowned. ‘Piaro is

Huroi struggled? Then it happened the moment when Huroi

War God Zeratul rang

suddenly?’ The frustrated

afar. They were 100 knights armed with transparent white armor, and the atmosphere they gave off was unusual. Duke Grenhal recognized them and cried out, “Kyle! Four units of reinforcements were supposed to arrive. One of them turned out to be

against Kyle face-to-face. If Braham and Mumud hadn’t

Pillars, but he was still a threat. He was different from the Seven Dukes as he hadn’t shared a past with Piaro, so he

his shortcomings

“...!?”