Overgeared

“W-Why is Captain holding a hand plow?”

“Piaro is a farmer.”

“Y-You’re retired...”

Amelda had experienced firsthand over the past decades about how terrible and precarious the life of a fugitive was. Broken limbs were a common occurrence, and she had crossed the road of death many times. Piaro was the main traitor, so his life must’ve been more terrible than theirs...

‘He would’ve been seriously injured. He can’t hold a sword again...’

Tears welled up in Amelda’s eyes. She resented Mercedes’s good-will lies in which she had said Piaro was well. Mercedes should have been honest, no matter how harsh the truth was. Then she would’ve been mentally prepared.

Flinch.

Amelda temporarily lost her mind in the midst of this absurd situation. She was shedding tears like chicken poop when the rafflesia on Piaro’s shoulder moved. It started to struggle frantically.

-Puraaaaaaaah!

“Ugh!”

The rafflesia glowed as it screamed, and Grid’s face paled. The scream tore at his ears, and the horrible stench caused all sorts of status abnormalities.

“He woke up surrounded by ugly people, so it is natural for it to be frightened.” Noll clicked his tongue like he understood the rafflesia’s reaction.

By then, Noll had already fled far away. The vampires were a race with well-developed olfactory senses, and he simply couldn’t stand the stench of the rafflesia. Grid and Mercedes were at the forefront of the group. A black-haired man with fierce eyes and a white-haired woman with calm eyes pulled out their swords at the same time, looking strangely well-matched.

“Devote yourself to recovery. Teruchan, you retreat as far as Noll.”

“Grruk. A warrior doesn’t run away... Kweek.”

“Teruchan has fainted!”

“My Liege, leave him to me and concentrate on the enemy in front of you.”

“I will trust you, Asmophel.”

Grid stared at the rafflesia and left his confused colleagues behind.

‘This is our chance.’

Piaro had said it. He had dug at the ground while the rafflesia was sleeping. Noll had spoken about how flustered it would be to see the handsome Grid after waking up. That’s right. The rafflesia was relatively unprotected. Now was the time to decide the winner and loser.

Mercedes nodded when she read Grid’s gaze. They recalled their fighting sense and were about to jump forward at the same time.

“Huhu, you are surprised.” Piaro smiled graciously and stroked the head (?) of the rafflesia. Then something amazing happened.

-Purah...? The rafflesia stopped screaming. The mouth full of sharp teeth dropped open, and it cocked its head (?) in a puzzled manner as it was stroked by Piaro.

“Cute guy. Don’t worry. No one will hurt you. Huh?” Piaro’s expression stiffened. He found that the thickness of the rafflesia’s stem wasn’t uniform and that one part was swollen. “Oh, did you eat something wrong?”

-Pura? The rafflesia was baffled by the warm touch it felt for the first time and shook its head. This fellow couldn’t understand the human language at all. Still, the rafflesia could feel it for some reason. This human being was worried about it... No, he was trying to kill it.

-Kieeeek! The vigilant rafflesia screamed. It was because Piaro suddenly squeezed its neck (?).

“Just put up with it a little bit. Kuoong!” Piaro whispered to the frantically struggling rafflesia while holding its stem, putting strength into his arms and back as he squeezed to the point of turning red. Piaro folded his waist backward and put the rafflesia upside down on the ground. It was an impeccable German suplex.

“...?”

“...?”

had treated the rafflesia kindly, so Grid and Mercedes stopped their attack in a baffled manner.

this a

a plant-type monster. Piaro was a legendary farmer and could

‘Is it efficient?’

also try it. The moment that he thought

Cough, cough!

of the upside-down rafflesia. A foreign substance in the

You’ve endured it well,” Piaro praised the rafflesia and once again embraced the stem, pulling it out of

started to vomit. A foreign matter emerged from the stem and along with

“Beniyaru!”

She was covered by a sticky white liquid as

“Huh...”

and covered the naked Beniyaru. He then placed the staggering rafflesia, who had lost its nutrients, onto his

“Are you okay?”

“You...”

of warm soil, a strong voice that was like the roots of

knew

“Piaro...”

embraced by Piaro’s wide chest and started to cry. She

suffered pain over the years—she had been pretending to be strong, but today she was exceptionally pitiful

Grid was facing

‘Search’ has been

has risen slightly as a reward for clearing the quest. There is a feeling

clearing the quest. Beniyaru will listen to anything all your requests. The only exception

‘Is this good?’

proposing? Maybe she was overly conscious because of her looks. She was slightly less pretty than Mercedes. Grid inwardly grumbled

after Piaro’s girl in the first

way Piaro was holding Beniyaru tightly

really... It

Grid’s face as infinite emotions and happiness filled his heart. Piaro, who had been bound by vengeance in the past, wanted

‘Khan.’

looked up at the blue sky.

‘Are you watching?’

with the warmth of the heart

***

In particular, a female elf with a round face was crying with a runny nose.

to live deep in the ground. Their hunting opportunities are few, so they spend as much time digesting the prey as possible. It is safe to

able to survive despite being eaten

a long time due to its caution

“Huh, poor child.”

-Pura...

facts while Piaro looked

monster dropped experience and items after

Liege,” Piaro spoke with a serious expression, “I have

was a request from Piaro, who was always sacrificing himself. Grid was happy and excited because he took it as proof that Piaro had completely opened his heart. “Just say it. I’ll listen to all your

Beniyaru didn’t know why, but she swallowed her saliva.

a long time before saying, “I want to take this child to the

expression cooled

was flustered.

won’t hurt people if I educate

do you want to raise

hum, he is a tough child who lives in the ground. This child obviously has the ability to adapt to the soil he is rooted in, and the change will surely be positive. The fact that the World Tree’s Forest is called the

the land here fertile due to the

child, it can act against intruders. It will be the protector of the

“Yes.”