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.

didn’t expect to be refused...

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

shouldn’t cross the line lest

impressed you quite a lot. The more I

course, some aspects of hell’s environment

be helped. He has my respect because he has a

important than anything, Seuron was a player. If a big crisis occurred, something similar to the great human and demon war, he would eventually cooperate

whether it was

***

[...Persistent guy.]

rebelled against the ice dragon Revola became even stronger by preying on their wounded kin. Now they

easy. Revola had simply seemed incompetent when the

as an enemy. Despite suffering from the aftereffects of losing to Grid, the volume of this guy became 1.5 times larger than usual once he covered his blue scales with solid ice. Both physically and mentally, he was like

to waste time like

to cool down the temperature. It seemed like the whole area would soon enter the realm of absolute zero, so the three dragons became nervous. In fact, every time they moved,

form was powerful, especially when he didn’t have any allies around him. If Grid had fought Revola now, he would’ve experienced a phenomenon where

were out of

great, but the scope of its influence was small. If they could unleash a powerful attack without entering his range, then

[......]

was watching the traitors’ movements with his

he eaten? He was certain that the number wasn't small. He considered that, even if he didn’t eat the hearts of these traitors, he would still reach the hierarchy of a top

‘I can’t handle it.’

of the Age of Oblivion, there were only two top dragons left. It was the highest level

threatening enough to the old dragons. It was a great burden to shoulder that much responsibility, especially since there were only two top dragons running

had already made a

my back on the will of the foreign

to keep his promise if he became a top

Cranbel

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

[......]

thoughts, Revola endured the power of the Breaths, which were weakened from breaking through the snowstorm and his ice armor.

Enough.

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

should I do with

there any answer other than killing us? Of course, we will

was a dragon. They might break, but they

try not to

spirits now made clear to Revola, he prepared for a

a thunderous voice echoed throughout the

hesitating to

strike

dragons were ripped off. A dragon stood in the middle of the other three, and he was larger than Revola,

his majesty even though his entire body was covered in ice. It

Breath and swung his tail, the scales of the lower-ranked dragons were repeatedly ripped off. Then, three still pulsating hearts suddenly fell into

I benefited thanks to

Gulp.

There was no

scene, stunned. His face twisted in a

can you take the hearts of your

like you wouldn’t have betrayed your own

[......]

Cranbel. If he hadn’t seriously