Overgeared Chapter 483:
“Grid!”
“Huh?”
Shortly after making love to Irene and talking with Faker . Grid was in Khan’s smithy when someone called out to him . It was Euphemina .
"What’s so important that you’re making a fuss?”
He faintly noticed .
‘Was there a positive result from Mumud’s Spellbook?’
But Grid wasn’t that expectant . He would just feel disappointed if the effect of Mumud’s Spellbook was less than expected . Grid was trying not to count the chickens before they hatched when Euphemina grabbed him . The small girl reminiscent of a squirrel fit comfortably against Grid’s wide chest .
Grid panicked at the abrupt embrace .
“H-Hey, what’s this all of a sudden?”
He might be a married man, but Grid was ignorant when it came to relationships . With the exception of Irene, he still wasn’t used to touching women’s skin . He hurriedly pulled Euphemina away, only for her to hug him again .
“Thank you . . . ! Thank you very much!”
“ . . . Ah . ” She was happy enough to cry . It made him feel glad . "There’s no need to thank me . Congratulations . ”
Grid smiled and stroked Euphemina’s blonde hair . Euphemina thought his big and solid hand felt good . Caring yet dependable . If she had a brother, it would’ve felt like this .
“Heok?”
Grid was shocked as he held Euphemina in his arms and stroked her head . It was because he met the eyes of Lord, his son who was looking at him .
“S-Since when have you been watching?”
This was a scene that could be misunderstood! Lord replied innocently to Grid, who was feeling fear and guilt . "I saw it when Father hugged the pretty sister . ”
"I didn’t hug her!” Grid was agitated and unknowingly raised his voice . Then he pulled Euphemina away, approached Lord and whispered, "D-Don’t tell your mother about this . ”
Grid asked this for the sake of peace at home . Lord just laughed brightly .
"The beautiful sister is Father’s lover!”
“W-What . . . ”
A married man having a separate lover? As expected, Lord was the Casanova who already had 200 lovers .
“This is a big deal! Lord, this sister isn’t your father’s lover but my . . . ”
“Your first lover? Second lover? Father is cool!”
“ . . . Cool?”
A married man . Lord misunderstood that his father was cheating and even said it was cool! Lord’s ideas about the opposite **** were so different that Grid already started to worry about his future daughter-in-law .
"I don’t know who will marry you . . . ”
Yes, Lord’s future wife was pitiful . Grid had serious thoughts about his son .
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"Wow, it’s beyond imagination . ”
Khan’s smithy .
Grid was surprised when Euphemina shared the quest information she received . A growth class starting at the legendary rating? Combining Pagma’s blacksmithing techniques and Braham’s magic only gave Grid a glimpse of the myth rating . Meanwhile, Mumud’s Successor alone could reach the myth rating .
In other words .
'Mumud was a genius at the level of Lord?’
He was amazing enough that Braham felt afraid and vigilant . Braham’s soul spoke while Grid was feeling admiration .
‘There’s nothing to be surprised about . If Mumud had lived a little longer, he would’ve transcended Muller . ’
" . . . ”
Sword Saint Muller who sealed the great demons . Mumud was someone who could reach that level .
‘Truly great . ’
His colleague would be able to obtain the best class . Grid was pleased rather than jealous . Braham scoffed .
‘You have no guts . ’
‘It is better than being narrow-minded enough to feel jealous of a colleague . ’
In the first place, having stronger colleagues would unconditionally benefit Grid .
‘Isn’t it good if I have strong people to count on?’
‘Nonsense . ’
Even if the woman here became Mumud’s successor, would she be stronger than Grid? Braham swallowed down these words . He was too narrow-minded to admit Grid’s infinite potential .
“Congratulations, Euphemina . ”
Euphemina showed a shy smile at Grid’s sincere words .
"I want to be more helpful to you in the future . ”
‘Che, playing around . ’
Braham was annoyed and started taunting Grid .
‘There’s one think you are overlooking . How strong is Baal’s Contractor? Even Sword Saint Muller wasn’t able to match Pagma when he obtained Baal’s powers . You should know . It is close to impossible to fight Baal’s Contractor and free Mumud’s soul . ’
‘You’re speaking too much . ’
Baal’s Contractor . A person who formed a contract with the 1st great demon, Baal . According to what he learned in the Behen Archipelago, Baal’s former contractor was Pagma .
‘Pagma is dead . . . Then who is Baal’s Contractor?’
Braham kindly answered Grid’s question .
‘Your subordinates know him . ’
"Eh?”
Grid was deep in thought when he suddenly let out a bewildered sound .
"What's wrong?" The puzzled Euphemina asked Grid .
"Do you know who Baal’s Contractor is?”
"No, I don’t know . This is the first time I’ve heard of Baal’s Contractor . ”
“Hrmm . ”
Information about **** and great demons was an unfamiliar area for most players . Euphemina didn’t know . In the end, Grid asked in the guild chat window .
{Do you know who Baal’s Contractor is?}
{I don’t know . }
{What is that?}
Nobody knew . Grid frowned and complained to Braham .
‘The kids don’t know . You kindly provided an answer, but it was just a lie?’
‘Change the question . Ask them about the necromancer they met in the vampire city . ’
‘Vampire city?’
Lauel, Jishuka, Pon, Regas, Vantner, etc . Grid was unaware that a few people met Agnus by chance in the vampire city . He dubiously asked again .
{Is there anybody who saw a necromancer in the vampire cities?}
{ . . . }
Lauel and Jishuka panicked after realizing that the person Grid was looking for was Agnus . They were all hoping that Grid would never encounter Agnus . Grid watched the quiet chat window and asked again .
{Did no one see a necromancer?}
{Master, where are you?}
Then Lauel came forward . He obtained Grid’s location and ran to the smithy .
“Why are you asking about Baal’s Contractor?”
Grid looked at her and Euphemina shared the quest information with Lauel . Lauel read the contents and felt admiration .
“Unbelievable . . . ! A growth class starting at the legendary rating . . . !”
But .
‘In order to clear this quest, she must be hostile to Agnus . . . Is this fate’s joke? My bad karma in a previous life is affecting Grid and my colleagues . . . Everything was so good . . . ’
Lauel’s face became shadowed .
Grid asked again, "Why are you worried rather than pleased? Who is Baal’s Contractor that you’re so afraid?”
Sigh .
Lauel took a deep breath and spoke the name that he never wanted to mention .
“It’s . . . Agnus . ”
“Agnus?”
Grid was familiar with the name . A high ranker in the 5th position after Kraugel and Yura vacated their spots . A person who obtained an epic class early on along with Katz and Euphemina . Yura had said this during her black magician days . He was much stronger than her .
"It’s definitely big . ”
Grid could easily guess that Agnus was strong . He was one of the ‘three epic classes’ along with Euphemina and Katz, and Braham had just called his class the ‘strongest . ’ Yes, Agnus would certainly be strong . Maybe he was in the same class as Kraugel .
“But that isn’t enough to cause fear . The strength of Overgeared isn’t at a level that individual players could go against . Find him and sweep him away . ”
Attacking an innocent player for a quest? It was a morally wrong idea . Grid knew that . But Grid didn’t hesitate . He couldn’t always be just when building up his strength to become a king . He would make countless new enemies . He already anticipated this and was prepared .
Lauel was thrilled by Grid’s determination, but tried to calm him down .
“It’s too early to be hostile with Agnus . First of all, Agnus isn’t an individual . Numerous players are fascinated by his insanity . In fact, there are rumors that several small and medium sized guilds have pledged allegiance to him . We need to be ready for war if we have a conflict with him, but we can’t afford that . ”
Aslan of the Eternal Kingdom had the Saharan Empire behind him . Aslan had blamed Grid for Prince Ren’s death and then kept Overgeared in check .
"We will become the target of the Eternal Kingdom if we go to war . ”
“Hrmm . . . Aren’t you too passive? First of all, our power will increase dramatically if Euphemina becomes Mumud’s Descendant . If we raise Euphemina quickly, we can destroy Eternal’s forces and Agnus at the same time . ”
"Your basic premise is wrong from the beginning . Agnus is strong . Victory isn’t guaranteed . What if a hostile relationship is formed, only for Euphemina’s class change to fail? Our territories will become a sea of fire . ”
Grid couldn’t accept it .
"What are you saying? Can’t we easily kill one player if the elites of Overgeared act together?”
“Agnus has already transcended the category of a player . ”
When they encountered him in the vampire city, Agnus was accompanied by a powerful lich and death knight . He didn’t participate in any external activities like the National Competition and only focused on growing, making him much stronger than before .
“Please excuse me, but just looking at pure combat capabilities, he is several times higher than Master . And we can’t afford to send all the main forces of Overgeared . The domestic affairs of our territories became worse when we went to Siren, so everyone is doing their duties . Above all, you have to level up if you don’t want to be left behind . ”
" . . . ”
Grid frowned . He trusted Lauel’s advice more than anyone, but . . .
‘He is that much stronger than me?’
Braham also said it was impossible to fight Baal’s Contractor to liberate Mumud’s soul, but Braham was Braham and Lauel was Lauel . Lauel didn’t know all the facts . It was shocking . His ego was bruised . Lauel didn’t mind Grid’s shaking .
“Agnus is a **** . Literally . It isn’t good to go against him . We will suffer for the rest of our lives . To be honest, I was hoping that the Overgeared Guild would never become mixed up with him . . . ” But it couldn’t be helped now that Euphemina had received such a great quest . Agnus was an enemy that needed to be taken down . "First of all, let’s clean up our affairs in the Eternal Kingdom and refine our power . Then I will make a detailed plan . ”
“ . . . I understand . ”
Grid trusted Lauel . That’s why he made Lauel the lord’s proxy . He didn’t refuse Lauel’s decisions or advice unless it was a special case .
"I will get used to the new magic and strengthen myself . In the end, it’s my quest . I will become strong enough to solve the problem . ”
Once the conversation was over, Euphemina rose from her spot . She expressed her will not to be indebted to her colleagues, bowed in farewell, and headed to the magic tower . It was to systematically learn and understand the magic knowledge she was given . Lauel also left in order to do his work .
Grid was left alone in front of a furnace . For him, who had been only aiming at Kraugel, Agnus’ emergence was a positive thing .
"Several times stronger than me . . . ? Someone who has transcended the category of a player?”
He would deny it . Grid pulled out the **** mineral adamantium . He obtained it as reward for the gold medals he won in the National Competition . What could he create to become stronger? He’d already been thinking about it, but his concentration at this moment was the best . He was confident that he could create greater items .