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.

“...?”

“...?”

and Mercedes stopped their attack in a baffled manner. Doing a German suplex after assuring it that no one would hurt

a new monster-hunting

this method worked because it was a plant-type monster. Piaro was a legendary farmer and could interact with

‘Is it efficient?’

try it. The moment

Cough, cough!

A foreign substance in the stem moved little by little and reached

stem, pulling it out of the ground. Then the stem tightened and

foreign matter emerged from the stem and along with a rancid essence. The identity of the foreign matter was just as

“Beniyaru!”

been eaten by the rafflesia. She was covered by a sticky

“Huh...”

staggering rafflesia, who had lost its nutrients, onto his shoulder and supported Beniyaru

“Are you okay?”

“You...”

was like the roots of a giant

naturally knew this person’s

“Piaro...”

Piaro’s wide chest and started to cry. She wasn’t ashamed that a member of the 12 Te had been saved by a human. Rather, she just wanted to lean on someone at least

Beniyaru’s back. A woman who had repeatedly suffered pain over the years—she

facing a

‘Search’ has

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

as a reward for clearing the quest. Beniyaru will

‘Is this good?’

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

would I go after Piaro’s girl in

way Piaro was holding Beniyaru tightly in his

is really...

Piaro, who had been bound by vengeance in the past, wanted

‘Khan.’

up at the blue sky. It was to hide

‘Are you watching?’

the warmth of the

***

a round face was crying with a runny nose. It was Deruyaru.

is dangerous to be exposed to the air for a long time. They are forced 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 say they are always

Beniyaru was able to survive

for a long time due to its caution and

“Huh, poor child.”

-Pura...

while Piaro looked relaxed. He stroked the rafflesia on his

was it going to die? Grid noticed that the leaves of the rafflesia were noticeably withered. A monster dropped experience and items after death. This was good for Grid but what about Piaro? The moment that

with a serious expression, “I have a

Grid snorted like a bull. This was a request from Piaro, who was always sacrificing himself. Grid was happy and excited because he took it as proof that

she swallowed her saliva. It seemed she

to take this child to the

Beniyaru’s expression cooled

was flustered. “A man-eating

He won’t hurt people

want to

he is rooted in, and the change will surely be positive. The fact that the World Tree’s Forest is called the largest and most fertile

here fertile due to

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

“Yes.”