Overgeared

『 This is the end of the 5th National Competition. From the special program before the opening ceremony to the closing ceremony, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the viewers who have been accompanying our BBD Station for a long week. 』

The quest Call of the Heavens didn’t have much repercussions. Only 11 people ignored the warnings of the S.A Group and dropped out of the National Competition. Some of them weren’t even medalists. It was difficult to make an issue about the absence of a few people when the world was shaken by the performance of Demon King Damian. Furthermore...

South Korea came first. Even without Grid, South Korea’s medals tally was far ahead of the United States and China. Most of the people in the world were busy talking about the results of the National Competition.

“This is all because of that Kraugel!”

The Chinese people booed Kraugel, who had taken China’s best gold medal chances several times.

“Lauel’s absence was regrettable...”

The Americans realized how much the person called Lauel had helped the United States. Some argued that it would be a big problem if Lauel naturalized to South Korea and the government should prevent Lauel from immigrating to South Korea. This meant that Jishuka’s performance was too great.

Incheon International Airport was paralyzed by crowds when she returned to South Korea after earning three gold medals and one silver medal, which included a team match. She had contributed greatly to South Korea’s overall ranking.

“Jishuka! Jishuka! Jishuka!”

“Player Jishuka! You have become a national hero the moment you naturalized to South Korea! Can I ask about your feelings right now?”

“In the United States, Korean food has been exposed and it became a big topic among the people. Did you find that the food also suited your taste and this allowed you to quickly adapt to Korean life?”

Most of the reporters who bombarded her with questions directly spoke Portuguese without using translators. It was intended to score points with Jishuka, a native of Brazil.

Jishuka smiled and responded in fluent Korean, “I’m happy to help Grid’s homeland. Now it is my homeland. Oh, I love Korean food. It is because my parents-in-law’s cooking skills are very good. I think my perception of Korean food has improved since I first saw it.”

“Your parents-in-law?”

“Oh my, yes. My parents-in-law. Hehe, I’m still clumsy in Korean.”

Jishuka’s shy smile caused the reporters’ faces to redden. The viewers were also enthusiastic. She was the representative of a strong woman yet she was showing a lovely face that was different from her usual image. A new charm was felt and they were once again fascinated.

The interview was proceeding in a warm manner when another protagonist appeared. It was Yura, whose white skin like a snowflake particularly stood out. The reporters welcomed her who appeared a bit later than Jishuka because it took a while to retrieve her belongings.

“Yura! You’ve worked hard this year!”

“You played alongside Jishuka and led South Korea to first place! Please tell us how you feel!”

“I hope my parents-in-law are happy.”

“Huh?”

“Ah, yes. My parents-in-law.”

Yura was smiling brightly but her eyes weren’t smiling. Her eyes seemed to be piercing the back of Jishuka’s head. Jishuka made an expression like she didn’t understand and looked around. “Do you hear a dog barking?”

“...!”

The reporters sweated as the two women engaged in a war of nerves without worrying about the hundreds of cameras. The reporters knew both Yura and Jishuka weren’t ordinary people and they were genuinely worried about Grid.

if he is kidnapped and imprisoned by

to cut Grid in half and split him

‘Honestly, Grid is cheap.’

his attitude clear so Yura and Jishuka can be

‘That dog Grid.’

he enjoyed both of them for years. Honestly, it didn’t

***

cursing

way to the training ground, he intended to compare Reinhardt’s development with what he saw

do people keep swearing at me recently when I haven’t done anything wrong?

single

“Hrmm...”

ruled the West Continent for hundreds of years. The scale of the economy built up based on large arms exports made the Overgeared Kingdom stronger. Still, it was lacking. The

to ask the Cho king about

the scene at the big training ground. Thousands of soldiers were entering the training ground. Seeing that they were covered in dirt, they

effect of field work under the

field work had a great effect. The Overgeared Kingdom was originally a new kingdom. Due to Piaro’s presence, the soldiers were

level of the soldiers increased, Piaro’s training

how their stats could grow. The closer the stat value was to the maximum. the more noticeably the level up

already grown near the limit. Then Dante suddenly became healthy and the level of the

“...!”

younger than he was a month ago. The wrinkles of the years still remained but the black spots symbolizing aging had disappeared and

‘What?’

brought

[Name: Dante

Age: 73 Gender: Male

Race: Human

Title: Veteran

a critical hit and there is a high probability

is ignored and there is a low

Title: Vigorous Old Age

critical hits and receives damage on behalf of nearby allies.

Level: 482

Strength: 3,490 Stamina: 1,760

Agility: 2,515 Intelligence: 1,503

Deity: 1

Swordsmanship (S), Dotage Swordsmanship (S), Bodyguard (S), Reserve

Knights—he is a power who mastered the foundations of the Empire's Swordsmanship and is

“...!”

sadness when he first

life is coming to an

weaker now that he is old, but he often exhibits a

the end had filled Dante’s status window. Now those sentences were nowhere to be found. Instead, the deity

‘Ah...!’

the reason for the

achieved the ‘Half-God