Overgeared

“...?” The dukes’ retainers were confused after arriving at Reinhardt through Mass Teleport. It was because they had teleported to the king’s palace, not the middle of the city. They thought they would have to wait until after the king’s big ceremony, yet he returned so quietly...?

‘Why not hold an event?’

The ruler of all countries, including the emperor of the empire. No, even a lord would make a big move. Every time they left the castle, they brought people together to carry out an event and praise them. It was propaganda to capture public sentiment. The ruler’s reason for going out might be trivial and personal, but it was easy to package it as a service and sacrifice for the people.

Yet Grid didn’t take advantage of this great propaganda opportunity. This was despite the fact that he had returned with nobles of the empire.

‘I thought he would use bringing us back for propaganda, but he didn’t even hold a simple return ceremony...? Was he not interested in managing public sentiment?’

Our king returned with dozens of imperial nobles. The nobles of the empire respect our king.

It was a great way to spread positive thoughts among the people. This was a situation where it would be possible to produce a good performance. Yet Grid didn’t take advantage of it. Was it because he was short-sighted? No, he had established a kingdom alone. It was said that he was a traitor who defied the laws of the heavens, but his abilities couldn’t be doubted or denied. This wasn’t about being ignorant.

Then a crazy thought made their eyes widen.

‘It is consideration for us!’

The dukes’ retainers had committed a great sin. They dared to lead an army to invade the emperor’s territory and took out the dukes that the imperial family had locked up in the Abyss. It was an act of loyalty toward their owner, but this excuse was insufficient to make up for their sin as their master was the imperial family.

‘If it is known that we visited the Overgeared Kingdom as well...’

‘Regardless of the circumstances, there would be allegations that we conspired with the Overgeared Kingdom to betray the empire.’

‘The dukes’ position would be even worse. The Overgeared King secretly returned with this in mind.’

‘How many times have we received his grace...’

Admiration and gratitude intersected. There was a strange excitement in the eyes of the retainers following Grid.

***

“Sigh.”

Grid led the dukes to their rooms and returned to his office. His mental fatigue was due to the events after the battle that required a high degree of concentration. He took off his armor and cloak, placed them in his inventory, and smiled at Lauel. “Thank you. You advised me that it was better not to publicize their visit to the Overgeared Kingdom.”

“I can’t be negligent.” Lauel hadn’t been excited when he heard that Grid would return with 40,000 imperial cavalrymen and dozens of imperial nobles.

It was likely that the position of the Overgeared Kingdom would greatly increase even if a small amount of this information was leaked. The dukes led tens of thousands of soldiers to visit the Overgeared Kingdom...? This little rumor would spark all types of speculations and cause the neighboring nations to fear the Overgeared Kingdom.

Lauel was patient. It was because the empire had a high probability of declaring the dukes as

dukes shouldn’t be expelled. The dukes must preserve

worked hard to build up. Thus, it should be used more thoroughly. Lauel thought so. Unlike Grid who was purely concerned about the dukes, Lauel perceived them as useful cards. Of course, Grid also knew this. Even so,

bitter smile, “Then

escort them, and they should arrive

never dreamed she would be hunting at the Galgunos

class is great, but she also has excellent senses. I analyzed her movements during this period and found that she played the game very effectively.

isn’t like me

since they

like you when she is

“Eh?”

you are angry, your eyes and mouth look exactly the same. The

Grid said. Then he

be felt from his tone and expression. Grid was sincerely concerned about the dukes. They had only been together for a short time.

and Morse’s limbs were shattered. That wise woman Basara has become a complete

but was it possible to heal such major wounds? Grid had boasted in front of the dukes, but he was actually anxious. His promise that the Saintess could fix the dukes was probably to calm his

eyes, “The Saintess is someone who threatens even the authority of the goddess

good deeds every day. Lauel had already heard hundreds of times that Ruby had healed people with disabilities. It was a divine force that destroyed even the

is real. I

the fallen god. The new goddess of light would be born from this fall. This was Lauel’s guess. It meant the class of Saintess was extremely special, and it wasn’t difficult to estimate that it had the potential of a

***

the dukes were lying,

empress must be

dukes just to cover up the truth. How could he do these extreme things without being completely insane? It is

giving power to the Five Pillars. Maybe he is using this opportunity to oust the dukes

he handle the resistance of the nobles after touching the families of the founders? The emperor has been somewhat depressed since

about His Majesty. Maybe Prince Edan has already sinned against His Majesty.

but His Majesty is already complete,

the grandmaster. We need to know if he has given any

Whisper whisper.

hearing capabilities had reached the highest limit. Morse lay in bed, listening to the voices outside and not missing a single word of the discussion.

Morse looked down at his trembling limbs. No matter how hard he tried, there was no strength in his fingertips or his toes.

to think about anything. He hadn’t expected to lose the use of his limbs one day. How could he have imagined that he would end up

“Shit... Shit...”

cope with their ambush. The genes of the dukes

vegetative person for the rest of his life? It was better to die. He had heard several rumors about the Saintess,

lying on the opposite bed

also feeling