Overgeared

“I’m surprised you didn’t try to duel Asura to the death.”

Grid and Mumud were acquaintances. A few months before, in the desert of Reidan, the Overgeared members, Marie Rose, and Hayate had fought against Fire Dragon Trauka. Judar and Chiyou had come in one after another to make the situation even more chaotic.

Grid had arrived later after parting ways with Nathaniel and collided with Mumud. Then, they had a short but deep conversation. He had informed Mumud that Braham used to be his teacher. Grid even mentioned Mumud becoming a lich and how he had come back to life.

However, that was it. Grid didn’t know to what extent Mumud's memories had been restored. He could only hope that the angel hadn’t remembered that much since there was the risk of remembering Braham betraying him.

Thus, Grid didn’t dare to criticize Mumud. He understood why Mumud joined forces with the demon cultivators. Now, he was an angel in charge of defending Asgard, and he also had a history of hating humans.

“He is stronger than I expected,” Grid replied. “I wasn’t sure if I could finish him off quickly even if I teamed up with Marie Rose.”

Grid was running out of time. How much of the Full Moon Fortress had been constructed and where was it? He had to destroy the Full Moon Fortress of the demon cultivators despite having absolutely no information about it, so he challenged himself to speed run this. This meant it was better to avoid fights that he didn’t need to take as much as possible. Thanks to this, he was now standing in front of the Full Moon Fortress.

Mumud seemed bitter about something.

“Braham must not have believed me.”

“......?”

Mumud was speaking so quietly...

Repeated loud noises came from the Full Moon Fortress behind Mumud, so Grid couldn’t understand what the angel said despite his good hearing.

“Asura will probably become stronger by the time you leave. Fortunately, this isn’t the worst case scenario. It’s the development of a lesser evil.” Mumud raised his voice when saying this, so the conversation picked up again.

Grid murmured, “He is going to get stronger... Do you think Asura will devour the gods of Asgard?”

“Yes. The gods will have an advantage at the beginning thanks to Dominion, but... As you know, Asura is a monster who can take others’ powers without having to kill them. This is a miracle created by Baal’s deformed desire.”

“...There is a reason he didn’t come after me.”

The moment he shook off Asura’s pursuit and entered the temple, Grid had been wary of Asura coming after him. However, the firmly closed entrance never reopened. Asura didn’t bother to chase Grid. It was as if it didn’t matter to him what happened to the Full Moon Fortress.

“No. Asura is obsessed with you. He didn’t enter the temple because of me. I put up a barrier to keep him out.”

“......?”

Mumud’s explanation baffled Grid.

“Why? You knew for sure that he would go to the place where the gods are imprisoned, so why?”

“If I allowed Asura to pursue you, we would have never had a second chance to talk like this.”

Mumud’s smile was warm. He was like the stereotypical benevolent being portrayed in myths. He looked like an angel who would wrap human beings in infinite warmth in return for their faith and prayers.

Something was different about him. He was radically different from the angels Grid had met and fought.

working hard for the sake

such hope. Frustrated,

memories and only recalled

being exiled by Beriache, Braham wandered aimlessly through the cities of humans and accidentally discovered an orphan named Mumud. Braham was fascinated with his innate talent

from Mumud’s perspective, Braham would’ve seemed like a parent. How could he not love the benefactor who saved him from dying in a war-torn village, gave him food

this point? In other words,

so, then Mumud could have a favorable attitude toward humanity. Based on his memories, humans were the ones

sure that was the

Throb!

received a heavenly talent but died from a terminal illness. He had suffered until he died. The physical pain caused by the life-threatening illness, the mental pain caused by the betrayal of the person he trusted the most in the world, his teacher...

know the truth even

“...My dear husband.”

stroked Grid’s back. She understood how he

will make Braham pay for his sins by killing him,” she said

to his senses and asked Mumud a

known that I was planning to destroy the Full Moon Fortress of the demon cultivators. Shouldn’t

showing Mumud respect. The angel blinked at Grid’s sudden

I expected. Well, if I had to explain why... I wanted

“Persuade me?”

this Full Moon

jade fortress was towering high above his head. He stared at the

I have no intention of allowing the cultivators to set foot

this Full Moon

“......!”

said was important. Grid recalled the information he had learned by using the Memory Searching Technique against a demon cultivator. He knew that, thanks to

been at the construction site of the Full Moon Fortress from the very beginning. Would the rare genius, who made Braham jealous when he

certain you can control

the fortress is actually

“......”

impossible to others and deceive them. Grid had seen

demon cultivators. I changed the formations installed in the Full Moon Fortress. Most

smile on his face. He also had an angel’s halo and white feathers fluttering around him. Thus, Grid hadn’t noticed until

Full Moon Fortress will have a very low level of

“...In other words…”

be to worship Asgard.

seeking Asgard’s independence. He planned to eliminate the cause of the conflict between Asgard and the surface by making

the ideal way to do

couldn’t continue speaking. Marie Rose snorted on his

really are Braham’s

that they were similar to Braham was the best insult that Marie Rose could

grateful for the help he had given her during the Beriache incident, and was starting to

at the moment. However, that was a separate matter. Like most siblings in the world, Marie Rose hated Braham

reasonable the method, the more sacrifices or forsaking will have to be made. Back when I was human, I couldn’t admit that, but now I have