Overgeared

Just because King Arthur and his knights sat side by side at the round table didn’t mean their positions were equal. The meaning of the round table was equality but this was sometimes symbolic. It was the case now. The seat where Hayate sat was the top seat.

Once he opened his mouth, all the tower members listened politely.

“The righteous being of the east has been revived. It seems that you resurrected the red phoenix?” Hayate smiled as he gazed at Grid's heart, as if he was seeing through everything and looking directly at the heart of the red phoenix. “I never thought that a human would share the most noble life of the red phoenix of the Four Auspicious Beasts. I’m proud to be a fellow human being.”

“...Do you know the true myth of the East Continent?”

For Grid, the encounter with Biban and Abellio was shocking. Both of them recognized the problem that Grid was experiencing and taught him, so Grid felt awe at the existence of the tower members. However, Hayate saw much more than they did. He knew more.

“The Tower of Wisdom doesn’t distinguish the world between east to west. We always see it as the same world.”

“Is that true?”

The person who asked the question was Biban, not Grid.

Hayate smiled graciously while 2nd Seat Fronzaltz stared at him with a grim look. Hayate spoke, “Sir Biban might not know it. By the time Sir Biban joined the tower, the dragons’ activity radius had been reduced to the west.”

“Hayate! There are records in the tower, a history! If Biban had the minimum level of consciousness then he wouldn’t be unaware of our past activities!”

The 2nd seat Fronzaltz simultaneously criticized Biban’s ignorance and Hayate’s soft attitude. He was dissatisfied with Biban who hadn’t built up even the basic knowledge, causing him to ask silly questions. He also didn’t like that Hayate defended him instead of punishing him.

‘This has probably happened more than once or twice...’

As the atmosphere became worse, Grid shut his mouth and stepped back. Then he glanced at the other tower members. Biban, who made Fronzaltz explode, rubbed his ears like he was mocking Fronzaltz. Meanwhile, the 8th seat, Jessica, mouthed a warning to him.

The rest of the members were just smiling like Hayate. They seemed bold and generous like the apostles of justice devoted to defending the world from the mighty enemies, the dragons. Fronzaltz sighed and told Biban, “From today on, read the records of the tower and learn about the history of the tower. Then I’ll get rid of your 10 years cleaning punishment.”

“The books in the tower are all written in ancient runes. How do you want me to read them?”

“Study!”

“I would rather clean up. No, I will focus on purification and training.”

“You!” Fronzaltz’s face turned red as he gritted his teeth. In the relatively free association, he was the only one obsessed with rules and control.

Grid understood his feelings. ‘He is in Lauel’s position.’

argued a bit more with Biban before sighing and bowing to Grid. He apologized for showing a bad

tower members started

I used to be a

“...!”

history of generations decades or hundreds of years earlier was difficult to access because it was too long ago. There were too many documents that were lost or classified in the process of winning or losing wars. Even so, Jessica’s name was famous enough that Grid had heard of

founder of

while doing quests

is an honor to meet

actual encounter with a historical being was a

the 6th seat, Ken.

the 5th seat, Jurene. A monster

the 4th

It was just that Ken and Jurene were young men

‘Immortal beings...’

after their deaths. Grid was engulfed in a strange mood when the 3rd seat rose. He was a man over two meters tall and his hand was so big that he could hold a watermelon in one hand. He didn’t look like a human and instead

Radwolf. I’m a

‘A scientist?’

a bit strange and

“...!!”

giants. A war

‘The magic machines!’

did the tower members fight against the dragons? Grid had been questioning this after his experience with Biban and his doubts were finally resolved. Grid once again realized that the standards of the tower members gathered

shook hands with Grid who gulped. “I’m the 2nd seat.

as monsters. Meanwhile, Radwolf and Fronzaltz were ancient giants who were hailed as ‘wise warriors.’ Grid shook hands with Fronzaltz and finally shifted

intimidating impression due to their well-developed bones, Hayate was a pure human. He had blond hair,

gave a brief but intense

“...!”

the first legend

***

gamer was envious of. Most games portrayed dragons as unique and the title ‘Dragon Slayer’ had its own unique style. In particular, Dragon Slayer in Satisfy was

Satisfy, dragons weren’t the target of a raid but a disaster in itself. Who would dare to fight an enemy that couldn’t be resisted? If a player really existed with the Dragon Slayer title then it was just a fake half-title obtained from hunting a wyvern. In fact, the inhabitants and history of Satisfy didn’t mention the word Dragon Slayer. Moreover, this was the first time Grid heard there was a Dragon Slayer among the legends. Yet right in front of him stood a man that claimed to be a

“I was lucky.”

floor

study and served tea. Then he started the conversation with a bitter look, “I stumbled upon a dragon who was wounded in a power struggle. I was terrified by his pressure. I struggled desperately to survive and

“......”