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.]

[......?]

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

she was pitiful

a space for his entertainment.

extraordinary genius who had been observing Rebecca, Judar, and Dominion had realized the incredible truth. This was why he

[......]

Marie Rose reacted subtly.

Flash!

magic power that Mumud released flickered intensely. This was a sign that the Full Moon

[He didn’t hesitate?]

hostages. He never expected that his bluff wouldn’t work at all. Mumud was surprised by Grid’s

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

[They will die...!]

No humans could withstand Grid’s attack power. Mumud’s warning that the humans of the surface would die if the Full Moon Fortress

by evolving Great Shift of the Universe, Transition, was truly powerful. The target that was protected by

Grid 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 be installed with their lines overlapping or intersecting to complete

spell. Most of them were dummy magic circles. This meant the Transition spell was

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

more powerful the spell was. Additionally, the targets that Mumud pointed to as the target of Transition’s damage relocation were ordinary human beings. They would die just

was certain that

[Ack...!]

to dismantle Transition now. He had been wrong for targeting humans in the first place. He had thought the threat would work a bit on Grid. While Grid was

spent as a human due to his terminal illness. No matter

eyes shut. Every emotion passed over his face as quickly as beams of light. However, Marie Rose captured

have the same weaknesses

his brows. For the first time, he resented Marie Rose a bit for insisting that

and look at

and forced him to open his eyes. Mumud saw

“A-Ah...”

“S-So exhilarating!”

...were all ecstatic.

up giving buffs to the humans on the surface. Of course, there would’ve been no casualties even if a debuff had been applied. There would only be people

[......?]

halo, which had been partially removed because of the blood magic surrounding his cheeks. Instead of being disappointed, he

snorted. [As you expected, Braham is likely to

would agree with