Overgeared

“...You should’ve told me that earlier.”

-What?Have you already arrived in Asgard?

“No way. What I mean is that, if I consulted with you beforehand, there would’ve been no reason for me to worry.”

Grid lied because he didn’t want to worry Braham.

-Hmph, it’s okay that you know now.In the future, please consult me as soon as something happens.

This was the end of Braham’s sound transmission. Braham was the type to act prideful when something happened, but he was also considerate in his own awkward way.

‘We’ve known each other for a long time, but I can’t afford to go see him right now.’

There were many times when Grid didn’t bring his Apostles along when he decided to fight against enemies who were considered the strongest of this era. To be honest, it wouldn't help the Apostles too much if they fought the strongest enemies. Of course, they were very helpful to Grid. Having them as teammates would make it much easier for Grid to focus on the fight.

However, it wouldn’t do the Apostles much good. Fighting enemies who were way more powerful than them? This was worthless. Grid knew better. After gaining numerous wounds from Garam barely doing anything because Grid hadn’t known Formless Will, the only thing Grid had received from that was great humiliation. That experience hadn’t helped him become stronger in any way.

It wasn’t until much later when Grid became strong enough to fight Garam that the battle against him had been a great source of inspiration to Grid. He could use the time when he first learned swordsmanship from Piaro as an example. Despite all the private lessons he got from Piaro as they traveled through the desert of Reidan, Grid never learned how to apply them properly during his journey through the desert...

In other words, this meant that the Apostles had to be able to fight the enemy well by themselves. This was why Grid wasn’t participating in the final battle of the Full Moon Fortress. The remaining cultivators putting up a fight at the Full Moon Fortress were a good way for the Overgeared members and the Apostles to become stronger.

“...In that sense, Asgard is the last place where I can become stronger,” Grid murmured.

He didn’t look nervous despite being surrounded by dozens of angels. Braham’s advice that Marie Rose would be safe had calmed him down. The angels also reacted somewhat positively upon seeing him. They didn’t seem bothered even though Grid had killed Judar. They just looked at him nonchalantly.

Angels generally showed no emotions. Some archangels were exceptions to that rule. Maybe they were emotionally constipated.

Angels were beings created purely for the needs of the gods. They had been summoned to heaven rather than fell to hell because the gods recognized the deeds they committed during their human lifetime. Angels were merely soldiers that carried out the gods’ will. Emotions were unnecessary.

One of the angels staring at Grid finally asked, “For what purpose has the god of the surface come to heaven?”

Seeing how this angel had four wings, they seemed to have a fairly high rank. Nevertheless, the look in their eyes through the helmet was indifferent. Grid thought about this optimistically. If they had been scared or angry, he wouldn’t have been able to talk to them at all.

“Judar asked me to do something. However, it’s very hard to do that, so I came to ask for advice.”

“From who?”

Judar asked Grid to do something? Was Grid telling the truth? If so, what was his task? Even though they had a few questions, the angels didn’t ask any. They didn’t seem able to question the affairs of the gods.

higher in rank should know

“Please be patient.”

past the angel’s long eyelashes. The golden clouds that lit up the area parted, revealing an infinitely wide boulevard, wide as the Atlantic Ocean. Grid

and the world of the gods. The moment he saw Rebecca’s stone statue in the

“Go up.”

angels didn’t bother explaining. They guided Grid without saying

‘What?’

bit in a daze. He thought Asgard wouldn’t let him in, but they did. Some time before, after a long confrontation, he had

said has intrigued

possibility that Grid had intrigued the gods and that he was walking right into a trap. He was a bit nervous. He had long identified Asgard as the

course, he had no intention of backing down. He was sure that Marie Rose had infiltrated Asgard somehow. Even if she acted according to what Braham said,

passed? Grid was exhausted as he stared at

angels responded

was strong, he was nothing more than an archangel. In the end, this meant some god had surely ordered Metatron to give

probably don’t know

had allowed Grid to enter and what were their

‘Perhaps...’

cultivators building the Full Moon Fortress in Asgard… Would all the gods of Asgard have welcomed them? No way. Surely some had protested. It was difficult to believe that the gods would be united after losing Judar. Weren’t they divided into factions even when Judar was alive? It would be funny

know that they were divided into factions? It was easy to conclude this when recalling the incident of Hexetia and Zeratul’s imprisonment. Venice, the goddess of money,

“Come this way.”

they guided Grid down a dreary and secluded path. There

have a secret chat with

one who allowed Grid access wasn’t very high. If Dominion had summoned Grid, he wouldn’t have cared about who

other party acted very secretly and cautiously. It seemed that they wanted to meet Grid without anyone else

the other party, the more they would demand from

less willing to trade with me, but the weaker gods would be

Metatron, they shouldn’t really be weak. Maybe Grid could set the stage for

became the same as before. In the high sky, the stone statue of Rebecca reappeared. Before he knew it, he was back on the normal path. It seemed as if he had escaped a certain surveillance network without realizing

“We’re here.”

area of intricately intertwined mountain ridges. On every small hill was a temple. The buildings were very large. Plus,

to enter had a relatively low rank. He thought he would encounter a shabby landscape that didn’t match Asgard, just like the back road he had just passed

“Wait, this place is...??”

the unexpected scenery for a moment before his eyes widened. The hairs all over his body stood up. The land covered with golden clouds, the high and low hills, the great and splendid temples on the hills... Looking closely, he

upon this place while wandering through Asgard when he tried rescuing Hexetia and Khan. This

this

recognized the temple on the highest mountain as