Overgeared

“Haha.”

Piaro returned with the soldiers from digging potatoes and noticed that His Majesty had returned. His fighting energy soared like it was provoking the sky. Piaro could perceive the ferocious spirit that made even Mother Nature nervous.

“Mercedes must be sad. You just embraced her only to apply for a duel.”

Piaro assimilated with the wind through Natural State and ran to the training ground. He was happy to see Grid and Mercedes sharing a hug. Mercedes showed her love for the first time and rather than responding to her courage, Grid applied for a duel. Mercedes must be feeling hurt. Mercedes immediately removed the faint smile she showed to Grid and faced Piaro with an expressionless face. “We never shared a hug.”

“I’ve already seen it.”

“I was just dizzy for a moment. His Majesty supported me.”

“Hehe, it is refreshing.”

Mercedes didn’t know that her cheeks were slightly red. Piaro smiled at the rare sight of her being distracted and knelt down in front of Grid. It was a tribute to Grid, who gave the Red Knights a second life. He was also thankful for Grid’s safe return. “This Piaro eagerly welcomes Your Majesty who has returned from your exploits that threatened the skies.”

“I heard you captured the Gauss Kingdom perfectly while I was away? You’ve really worked hard.”

“This is the life Your Majesty has given me. If you hadn’t taken me away, I wouldn’t be who I am now. The only reason why I was able to win the war was due to Your Majesty’s grace, so Your Majesty shouldn’t praise me.”

“......”

Piaro was originally lacking in thought. No matter the position of the people around him, he just smiled and went his own way. It was rare for him to be so excited. Grid smiled when he saw that Piaro’s always wrinkled and dirt covered clothes were ironed today. “Why does it feel like your spirit is soaring into the sky? Are you happy these days? Is it because of your wife?”

“...Hum hum, I won’t deny it. How can I not be happy when Your Majesty made me a human again and Beniyaru gave me love?” Piaro frankly replied and then activated his pure energy.

The mud stuck to the hand plow and sickle were burned away by the strong pure energy. The hoes and sickle showed a sword-like sharpness that was intimidating.

“I, Piaro, will accept Your Majesty’s application for a duel.”

“It is good that you’re so straightforward.”

[The duel with ‘Piaro’ has started.]

[In dueling mode, no one will die even if they reach the minimum health.]

[The battle is decided the moment one side’s health reaches the minimum.]

Just as Grid had grown steadily, Piaro had also grown. In particular, his Natural State had reached a deeper stage since being taught by Braham.

“The greatest strength of Natural State is the variability of energy.”

Piaro engraved Braham’s teachings once again into his heart and entrusted his body to the wind. He closed his eyes and read the nature of the wind touching his skin. Then he reproduced it with pure energy.

“......!”

“......!”

Piaro’s pure energy, which was originally hard and sharp, changed

is a property that can’t be

at Grid. Piaro was entering a new phase she had never seen before. Mercedes was concerned that Grid would become

and was rushing straight at Piaro. She obviously thought that he would be swept away by Piaro’s pure energy, which was like the

Majesty is acting

experience. Based on his many years of experience, he noticed that Piaro’s pure energy contained a peak strength. He had

pure energy and his back will touch the

his fists. He could feel his heart boiling. He was overwhelmed with the desire to teach Grid, who had greater possibilities than anyone else. There would be no regrets if he could give even a bit of help to his

On the other hand...

it too early for His Majesty to compete against

had witnessed Grid’s skills many times but thought that Grid wasn’t a match for Piaro. However, Hurent’s thoughts were different. “We’ll see.

“...?”

he doubted Piaro’s victory? Hurent shrugged as he put down the sack of rice and

“...?”

then, there was

“......!”

when the airflow formed by Piaro’s pure energy collided with Grid’s sword, Grid’s body should’ve been swept up in the airflow. Instead, he unexpectedly held

‘White Tiger’s Posture!’

tree. The ‘immobile’ effect of White Tiger’s Posture was supposed to be a restraint but now it was used to support the

“......!”

was Dante. He didn’t miss Grid staring

‘He didn’t avoid it?’

notice it. However, his sickle was already aiming at Grid’s brow. There was a noise like metal

“......!”

be surprised was Singuled. His sentiments were

‘A stone head...!’

tongue. He repeatedly stabbed at one spot as if to deny Grid’s hardness. Once Grid didn’t budge, he

he immune

The First Style of Free Farming, Sowing Seeds, unfolded splendidly. Hundreds of small, round seeds were scattered around Grid. Previously,

the deepened phase of Natural State. The seeds he threw were already holding the pure energy of

Farming 2nd Style!

larger than an adult man released stems that tangled together and took control of the space around Grid. Piaro weaved the dozens of stems into one and started to wield

“Sweet Potato Battering!”

techniques of Free Farming and it was originally a technique that could only be used by linking Sowing Seeds, Rapid Growth, and Harvest.

potatoes just by scattering the seeds. It was possible to start Sweet Potato Battering immediately without going through all those processes. Dozens of sweet potatoes hanging from the stems struck and devastated the land. He swung the sweet potato stem like he was determined to crush all of Grid’s bones. He knew he

“A-Aaaaack!”

soldiers gathered to watch the fight were flustered. Every time the stem of sweet potatoes struck the ground, the entire training ground shook and

but this is too ruthless against His

For Piaro, who usually became a demon the moment he held the sword, a spar was no different from a real battle. He was eager to fight against the strong in order to reach the realm of Sword Saint. Singuled was someone dissatisfied with this aspect of Piaro’s personality. What knight was there who would fight against his liege with all

his sense of chivalry after becoming a

to Singuled, “The sweet potatoes are

“...Are you hungry?”

it was absurd

‘What?’

on the confrontation that he knew was about to end. He captured the moment when the sweet potatoes smashing the ground appeared through the dust. Then he saw it. Piaro’s sweet potatoes were all golden-brown in a cooked manner. Once the cooked sweet potatoes slammed into the ground, they were only crushed and