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.

***

them after noticing an unusual change in the world

matter what, these four men were heroes who had absolute support from the American people. Becoming members of the

new player department

“Player department...?”

the name, so don’t worry about it. The president has high hopes for the four of you. This

you mentioned the

trust, we can easily rally players from other

should refrain from using Grid in a bad way. Many people won't

I am well aware of

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

Hao. Your friendships with Kraugel and Grid have been noticed by the

“...Of course.”

Communist Party relied 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

want the communist party to go

Meanwhile, in Japan...

“H-Hey...!”

request because he wanted to focus on Satisfy,

***

few months passed. During this period of time when the players from their respective countries had less activities in real life, Satisfy had all sorts of

competitions were limited based 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

***

“Ohh, Grid! Welcome!”

border of Valhalla, Grid was invited by Ares to observe the Battle for Territory. He was accompanied by

are the little

hello! I

“Name’s Pansy! Hello, king!”

“I am Iris.”

“Pfft… I’m Lily.”

they’re so

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 that Ares wanted

entourage surrounded the princesses and made a

a Cola with

they can already speak. Can

looks like to get married and have children in

looked at his beloved princesses while

‘They are actual foxes.’

pronunciation was definitely not the best, but their vocabulary was wide enough and they even learned imperial etiquette, but they acted like complete babies. They deliberately pronounced things badly and clung to their father’s arms as if

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

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

type of

friend. How am I supposed to try

princesses’ faces as they alternately stared at Ares, who burst out laughing, and Grid. They realized that their father was important no matter where he went and

you’re

to suffer. Lily’s blood magic caught his

princesses listened very well, but not