Overgeared

The tower members were born as ordinary human beings who’d gained eternal life and had confronted dragons.

Their stories could fill over a hundred books. Their lives were considered miraculous by default. Therefore, finding some inspiration in the concept of miracles had long been a challenge for them, considering their background.

“I’m back.”

But Hayate’s resurrection...

“Hayate!”

“Lord Hayate!”

It reminded the tower members of the value of miracles.

The sight of them crying, laughing and hugging each other made their noses runny from holding back tears.

Seuron found Lauel, approached and whispered, “Tell Katz to keep his promise.” He was careful not to ruin the friendly atmosphere with his serious attitude.

Lauel laughed. “Have you perhaps changed a lot?”

“No? I was always like this. I’m ruthless only toward my enemies.”

The Black and White sisters interjected. “Aren’t you the one so blinded by fame that you don’t care about anything else?”

“Speak for yourself.”

Seuron and the sisters were arguing with each other.

“I truly owe all of you,” Lauel politely told the three of them. “I will never forget your brilliant performance.”

It seemed that Knight had fully informed him of what had happened.

The Black and White sisters, who didn’t get along well with others, felt embarrassed and left the place.

“We are planning to expand the Overgeared vampire branch... Are you interested in joining the Overgeared Guild? It would make me happy if you took charge of the branch.” Lauel suggested to Seuron.

This was one of the reasons why Lauel was considered one of the important contributors to building the empire. To sum things up, he was obsessed with talent. If he spotted someone who was talented in a certain field, he would reach out to them.

It sometimes took years to verify if someone could be trusted or not. That was why he needed a competent inspector named Knight, but in any case... The gathering of talent in the empire was the result of a combination of Grid’s connections and Lauel’s initiative.

“I’m not interested,” Seuron replied without giving it much thought.

It was a surprising answer. Seuron had hundreds of guild members. If he could join the Overgeared Guild and gain support, he would benefit tremendously. Lauel hadn’t expected him to refuse.

“If I become a part of the Overgeared Guild, who will I fight with later?”

“That... This is an answer I’ve heard from someone else...”

“Are there more people like me? I’m glad.”

Seuron laughed cheerfully.

“Everyone has different reasons for playing the game, but at the very least, my colleagues and I get the most fun out of war. There are quite a few skilled production workers in the guild. Someday, I will have a good assortment of resources and compete with the empire properly. There will be a war. That way, I can sit on a cushion of money if I acquire a few mines or something.”

“I’ve heard something similar from someone else...”

Seuron waved lightly and left.

expect to be refused...

surprisingly calm. This was the man who had proudly declared that he would remain the enemy of the Overgeared Guild. At the very least, he’d expressed his intention to challenge them honestly, without relying on the usage of dirty methods. It wasn’t something

added out of concern, “He still shouldn’t cross

The more I think about

amazing. Of course, some aspects

pity, but it can’t be helped. He has my respect because he has a

a big crisis occurred, something similar to

matter whether it was Satisfy

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[...Persistent guy.]

against the ice dragon Revola became even stronger by preying on their wounded

wasn’t easy. Revola had simply seemed incompetent when

Grid, the volume of this guy became 1.5 times larger than usual once

good to

soon enter the realm of absolute zero, so the three dragons became nervous. In fact, every time they moved, their

powerful, especially when he didn’t have any allies around him. If Grid had fought Revola now, he would’ve experienced a phenomenon where all of the items he was wearing would become frozen and gradually fail

moved as far away as possible from Revola and shot a Breath once they were out of the range of the blizzard. The energy of an old dragon

was small. If they could unleash a powerful attack without entering his range, then there was enough

[......]

watching the traitors’ movements with his blue eyes. He

had he eaten? He was certain that the number wasn't small. He considered

‘I can’t handle it.’

were only two top dragons left. It was

possess absolute power, but his physical ability and magic power would become threatening enough to the old dragons.

had already made a promise

my back on the will of the foreign

his promise if he became a top dragon and took on greater responsibilities?

not Cranbel

was less honorable than Cranbel and less ambitious than Kubartos. He was half-hearted. He couldn’t rule out the possibility of breaking his promise to Grid and living as a servant

[......]

through the snowstorm and his ice armor. He tried taking advantage of the gaps in his enemies’ attacks when

Enough.

between them and Revola. They realized why Revola had been defeated by

I do with

there any answer other than killing us? Of course,

dragon. They might

try not

spirits now made clear to

thunderous voice echoed throughout the

hesitating to the very

lightning strike swiftly followed

off. A dragon stood in the middle of

off his majesty even though his entire body was covered in ice. It was none other than the top dragon,

time Kubartos shot a Breath and swung his tail, the scales of the lower-ranked dragons

Revola. I benefited thanks to

Gulp.

was no hesitation in Kubartos’

the scene, stunned.

you take the hearts of your own

indecisive guy like you wouldn’t have betrayed your own people... Of course, these

[......]

blame Cranbel. If he hadn’t seriously injured me, I would’ve thought