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.

and imprisoned

in half

‘Honestly, Grid is cheap.’

his attitude clear so Yura and

‘That dog Grid.’

wounds. However, there was clearly a problem with Grid’s attitude and he enjoyed both of them for years. Honestly, it didn’t look good. The world’s best beauties who had both wealth and fame had met the wrong man.

***

is cursing

On the 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

him but didn’t send him a single glance. It was due to the Hooded Zip Up. Ordinary people couldn’t detect Grid’s

“Hrmm...”

of the economy built up based on large arms exports made the Overgeared Kingdom stronger. Still, it was lacking. The civilizations of the Cho and Xing

the Cho king about construction techniques.

soldiers were entering the training ground. Seeing that they were covered in

I think the effect of field work

Kingdom was originally a new kingdom. Due to Piaro’s presence, the soldiers were able to raise

level of the soldiers increased, Piaro’s training effect

was a cap on the growth of ordinary NPCs. There was a limit to how their stats could grow. The closer the stat value was to the maximum. the more noticeably the

became healthy and the level of the soldiers grew rapidly? It

“...!”

bit exaggerated but it wasn’t an exaggeration at all. Dante was noticeably younger than he was a month ago. The wrinkles of the years still remained but the black spots symbolizing aging had disappeared and his eyes were completely clear. He

‘What?’

Grid brought

[Name: Dante

Age: 73 Gender: Male

Race: Human

Title: Veteran

critical hit and there is

is ignored and

Title: Vigorous Old Age

on behalf of nearby allies. Relieves

Level: 482

Strength: 3,490 Stamina: 1,760

Agility: 2,515 Intelligence: 1,503

Deity: 1

Empire's Swordsmanship (S), Dotage Swordsmanship (S), Bodyguard (S), Reserve

mastered the foundations of the Empire's Swordsmanship and is a mentor to all

“...!”

felt great sadness when he first

This person's life is coming to an

he is old, but he often exhibits

at the end had filled Dante’s status window. Now

‘Ah...!’

noticed the reason

the