Overgeared

A month had passed since Chiyou’s death.

“From now on, you are the leader of this nation.”

Grid ceded the throne to Lord. There was no opposition.

Grid was the god who ruled the world. Everyone around him understood that there was no need for him to cling to the mere status of emperor.

Above all, Lord was the ideal emperor. The young prince had gone on adventures to follow in his father’s footsteps. He grew up watching and interacting with all kinds of different humans. He knew how to distinguish between good and evil, wisdom and ignorance, and evil and wickedness.

Above all, he sympathized with the pain others felt.

“I’ll come visit often.”

As emperor, Lord toured the empire every day. He used the warp gates installed in each city and town as well as his abilities as a Transcendent quite a lot. Thanks to this, he was able to examine how the people of the empire lived and could devise and implement the necessary policies.

The lives of the empire’s subjects improved by the day. It reached a point where Lauel could no longer find a reason to remain prime minister.

“I’ve been very good at racking in skilled people for twenty-three years. Prince Lord... Well, an emperor has his own capabilities, but he must also have a lot of skilled people next to him. I am going to retire for now.”

Lauel decided to focus on reality.

“First of all, I will put pressure on the National Assembly and the president’s office. I will threaten that the country will be in trouble if they don’t allow your polygamy.”

Grid replied, “Y-Yes... But I don’t want polygamy. I just want to marry Yura and Jishuka.”

“Isn’t that the same thing? Whatever, don’t worry. I will make all the wedding plans.”

“You’re wrong. And I will make all the wedding plans. Yura and Jishuka seem to want to choose their own wedding venues and honeymoon locations.”

“Um, I understand.”

Lauel was phenomenal at using his skills in reality. Firstly, he quickly subdued the South Korean government. It was simple. The amount of taxes that Grid paid in one year was more than any large company.

Secondly, there were over ten Overgeared members with Korean nationality such as Yura, Jishuka, Lauel, Peak Sword, and Toon. The amount of taxes they paid was astronomical. They were diplomatically strong, so there was no way the government would allow them to leave South Korea.

South Korea had recorded the lowest birth rate in the world for more than a century. Grid’s promise to have two wives and many children was almost patriotic.

“If Shin Youngwoo immigrates, I will leave South Korea too. God Grid is the symbol of South Korea!”

Peak Sword also helped a lot. He stood by Lauel and pressured the government the whole time. As the president of the Korean Patriotic Association, which was known for being an extreme right wing party, the announcement that he would leave South Korea made the government realize the seriousness of the situation, so they quickly gave in.

***

Lauel quickly found Agnus. “It feels very inspiring to see you use your skills in real life.”

“...Is that your only reaction? You aren’t even surprised,” Agnus wondered.

“The world is always changing. It’s not a big deal. By the way, when using skills, do you also have concepts like level and stats? I’m particularly curious about the HP part.”

Lauel endlessly barraged Agnus with questions the whole night. Agnus had to suffer through all of them.

***

and Haster were elected members of the US Congress. The US government had persuaded them after noticing an unusual change in the world since the

from the American people. Becoming members of the Congress went more

player department centered around

“Player department...?”

working on the name, so don’t worry about it. The president

last thing you mentioned the key point of this

that if we win Grid’s trust, we

in a bad way.

course... I am well aware

in many countries around the world, especially in those that were advanced enough to precisely observe

expectations for you, Mister Hao. Your friendships with Kraugel

“...Of course.”

on Hao. He couldn’t bear to turn away from his country even though his country had abandoned him several times. He knew the tendencies of those in charge and had good

to go astray,

Meanwhile, in Japan...

“H-Hey...!”

refuse the government’s request because he wanted to focus on Satisfy, where Isabel

***

countries had less activities in real life, Satisfy had all sorts of content. This content had been created by players, who had

on the number of participants, their level, class, items, and skills. They were perceived as sports such as football and basketball, or marathons. They were immensely popular. New players rose to fame one after

***

“Ohh, Grid! Welcome!”

Territory. He was accompanied by the four

the

king, hello! I am

“Name’s Pansy! Hello, king!”

“I am Iris.”

“Pfft… I’m Lily.”

they’re

only around six months old. Perhaps he thought this because they resembled their mothers but, fortunately, they looked smart. The way the little girls greeted Ares from their father’s arms while wearing different colored dresses was so cute

entourage surrounded the princesses

a Cola

they can already speak. Can I

to get married and

as he looked at his beloved

‘They are actual foxes.’

wide enough and they even learned imperial etiquette, but they acted like complete babies. They deliberately pronounced things badly and

them to give proper greetings. Grid was already worried about the future of the scheming princesses, so

to their distinguished guest seats. Grid’s was placed even higher than that of Ares, the king. Grid was surrounded

of treatment

you as a friend. How am I supposed to try to be on equal ground as you? Just relax. Thank you for being

at Ares, who burst out laughing, and Grid. They realized

what you’re thinking about.

scolded the princesses, only to suffer. Lily’s blood magic

very well, but not because they were scared. They really