Overgeared

Mumud had made an incredible threat to Grid—attacking the Full Moon Fortress would kill the humans on the surface.

[He won’t be able to strike quickly. He might hesitate for hours or tens of minutes. Grid is a good person. Above all, I believe you won’t be easily defeated.]

[That is a possibility.]

Marie Rose seemed to have little interest in Grid’s choice. She nodded roughly and stared at Mumud. That was all. She didn’t take any actions or ask any questions. Mumud was a bit taken aback, so he took the lead in the conversation while building a magical area around him so that his intent didn’t leak out.

[I’m trying to separate Asgard from the surface for the sake of both humans and gods. As long as the Overgeared World exists, it is impossible for Asgard and the surface to coexist.]

Human worship was necessary for gods to exist. The more worship the gods received, the stronger they became. The more they were forgotten, the more they disappeared.

Now, the humans on the surface were serving the gods of the Overgeared World, not Asgard. This was a serious problem for Asgard. Once enough time passed, the anxious gods of Asgard would eventually struggle to exert any sort of influence over the humans on the surface. There would be a lot of confusion and strife.

[As an angel, I have an instinct to protect Asgard. I also want to protect humans due to my memories as a human. Just...]

Mumud’s eyes, which seemed warm despite being silver, immediately became cold.

[I will punish Braham. Marie Rose, I’m sure you can relate. My teacher’s existence is useless to the world.]

Marie Rose realized something. Mumud was being sincere now.

[His desire for knowledge can’t be suppressed and will never dissipate. One day, he will sacrifice everything in order to satisfy that desire. I know this because I’ve been through it.]

This was the real reason Mumud wanted to protect the Full Moon Fortress. He had good intentions and really wanted to protect the land and Asgard. However, he also planned to harm Braham, just as Grid had expected, but not because of a personal grudge.

[Marie Rose, please support me.]

It took him less than a second to ask this because they were conversing with intent, not words.

[You are greedy.]

After using teleportation to pursue Mumud, Marie Rose had only been looking for a way to subdue him. Now, she responded to the conversation properly for the first time.

[I agree with your opinion that Braham’s desire for knowledge will grow endlessly. That is everything he inherited from Beriache. But I don’t think he will cause the same accident as before.]

[Is it because Grid is with him now?]

[......]

Marie Rose was about to say something else, but gave up and just nodded.

Mumud’s expression darkened.

[Grid will disappear someday.]

[......?]

immortal husband would be gone one day? That was a far-fetched argument. Everything else

she was pitiful and revealed the truth to

for his entertainment. Don’t expect him to settle down here

was just a game. The extraordinary genius who had been observing Rebecca, Judar, and Dominion had realized the incredible truth. This was why he felt the need to prepare for a world without

[......]

Marie Rose reacted subtly.

Flash!

of magic power that Mumud released flickered intensely. This was a sign that the Full Moon Fortress had been attacked. Mumud was shocked when he saw what

[He didn’t hesitate?]

forced to take the humans of the surface as hostages. He never expected that his bluff wouldn’t work at

everything. Asgard’s seas, rivers, lakes, ponds and wells, which allowed the gods and angels to observe the situation of the surface, all contained holy water. A droplet from the bottle caused ripples, creating a small pond. It appeared between Mumud and Marie Rose, showing the landscape of the surface. This was the spot where the

[They will die...!]

turned pale. No humans could withstand Grid’s attack power. Mumud’s warning that the humans of the surface would die

target that was protected by Transition was virtually invulnerable since all the damage it would potentially take was sent out to another

and Raphael had guessed, there were a lot of constraints. First of all, it required a large magic circle, so the time required to activate it was very long. At least three hundred magic circles had to

for the finished spell. Most of them were dummy magic circles. This meant the

made the spell withstand Grid, who could cut anything. The probability of Grid destroying the real formula of Transition in one blow was

targets that Mumud pointed to as the target

certain that many people

[Ack...!]

humans in the first place. He had thought the threat would work a bit on Grid. While

human due to his terminal illness.

his eyes shut. Every emotion passed over his face as quickly as beams of light.

said, [You even have the same weaknesses

the first time, he resented

and look at it

made of red blood held his cheek and forced him to open his eyes. Mumud saw that the humans on the surface who got hit by Grid’s attack instead of the Full

“A-Ah...”

“S-So exhilarating!”

...were all ecstatic.

surface. Of course, there would’ve been no casualties even if a debuff had been applied. There would only be people unlucky enough to

[......?]

didn’t expect this. His expression was clearly revealed thanks to his angel’s halo, which had been partially removed because of the blood magic surrounding

snorted. [As you expected, Braham

you would agree with