Overgeared

At the deepest part of a vampire city...

In a place where even the Overgeared Empire couldn't reach, there lurked an abyss that even Noll didn't dare to peek at. There was an orange lotus blooming in the center of the abyss. It was a castle illuminated by unquenchable torches. The geometric exterior looked like a flower at first glance and the walls surrounding it were beautiful while conveying a sense of intimidation.

"Marie Rose!!"

The ceiling of the castle, which hadn't allowed a foreign invasion for hundreds of years, collapsed. It was unable to withstand the surge of Braham's magic power as he broke in screaming.

"You, did you know everything and deliberately shirk your responsibility?"

Braham had met Leraje after leaving the hell expedition. The 10th Great Demon with the nickname of Supreme King—as Beriache's subordinate, she confessed and proved that she had been eagerly waiting for the day when Beriache's successor would visit hell. There was a strong ally in hell when he thought it would be full of enemies everywhere.

Did Marie Rose not know this? At first he was skeptical, but now he knew for sure. He noticed it when he heard that Marie Rose had tied up the feet of the Evil Dragon. Unlike him, this woman inherited his mother's memories. She had knowledge he didn't know as the Duke of Wisdom and knew the truths that were hidden behind the world.

She would've known of Leraje's existence. Then why had she been delaying her revenge?

"Now looking back, you were able to lift the curse on your own from the beginning."

He hated to admit it, but the 'Blood King' was a role that his mother arranged for Marie Rose. A being who would become Marie Rose's groom and provide her with high-quality nutrients.

The day when Grid became the Blood King—Marie Rose would've been able to elevate her rank by subduing him with force and forcibly committing a crime against him. It was clearly possible for her to transcend their mother and remove the Curse of Sloth.

However, she didn't do so. It was as if she was ignoring their responsibilities.

"What are you up to? Why did you postpone our mother's revenge?"

"......"

Marie Rose slowly raised her body from the white coffin and stared at Braham. The sight of Braham staring at her with a contemptuous gaze was very familiar to her. It had always been this way.

"It is too much if you are trying to evade responsibility. You were born after killing our mother and you have a duty to fulfill her aspirations."

A dagger was lodged in her chest. It was a different type of pain than when a stake pierced her heart. It was much more painful. There were no signs of recovery. Nevertheless, Marie Rose didn't show it. She smiled leisurely as always and gave the same look to Braham.

How can you despise me when you haven't even taken on the duty...?

She couldn't bring herself to fight back like this. She experienced how painful it was to have her heart wounded and didn't want to return the same wound. Her feelings were becoming infinitely closer to a human being. She was becoming softer in real time. It was a fact that she only recently realized.

"If I forced Grid, then wouldn't I never be loved?"

"What...? Love?"

Braham looked as if he had seen something he shouldn't have seen. He even convulsed slightly.

"You were born after killing our mother… you were born with absolute power and knowledge in your hands, yet you are discussing a single emotion? This jerk monster. You, who should be lonely without being understood by anyone. Do you have no sense of shame?"

"You have enjoyed it enough. There is no law that says I can't crave love."

in a twisted form, but there was

dare... you dare to enjoy the same thing as

share love? The reason why our mother gave her life

wasn't what

"......"

mother to sacrifice herself. She never wanted to take on their mother's responsibilities. She couldn't bring

that he had never shown in front of anyone. He was at a

legs emerged from the coffin. Even ordinary gestures became sensual and forcefully attracted the attention of others. "Besides, it is too late

came to his senses. "Too

husband has become too strong. It is impossible for me to forcibly commit a crime

if his transcendent status reaches the limit. Isn't even divinity unable to be compared with the power of an Absolute? Grid can't deal with you

giving a vain excuse due to being blinded

his anger, "I already know

so ecstatic that it could be called the first pleasure she felt since birth. It was from then on. No matter how far away she was, Marie Rose was

has become almost the

her, only to become startled. It was because he felt that one of the concepts underlying him, Grid's divinity, had become sharply

the same time, his transcendent status had reached the peak and he was on the verge of acquiring the qualification of an Absolute. It was fundamentally different from the

my dear husband will

"......"

of my dear husband's safety

"......"

Braham was

Rose had a satisfied expression on her face. Then she sneered. "Or do you want to release my

and suffered from the curse being even stronger as a side effect. In the first place, the Curse of Sloth was a structure that restrained Beriache. The more

only speak. Get

hated himself for putting the living Grid before his already dead mother. He was weighed down with

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of the 'Yellow Dragon' has given you

contains the ideals of the Four Auspicious

have acquired the new skill, 'Breath of the

the Yellow

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dragon, then the skill effect

the power of the Blue Dragon, and

the power of the Four Auspicious Beasts is activated, all the skills of the Four Auspicious Beasts are

additional feature is created

"Uh...?"

feeling somewhat overwhelmed by the divinity that had turned into an image of a Yellow Dragon. Then his eyes widened in a dumbfounded manner. He seemed to have a heart