Overgeared Chapter 688:
Chapter 688
“He was murdered by his own son . . . ”
It was ridiculous . Such tragedy couldn’t exist in the world . Coincidentally, this was the reality they lived in that they wanted so badly to deny . Incidents where blood kin harmed each other were common in history and modern society .
'Even an ancient man of power . . . ’
He shouldn’t forget this fact . Grid had been trying hard for a long time . The reason he was able to maintain his average grades in school was because he studied a lot more than other people . In particular, he was strong in subjects that required students to memorize rather than understand, such as history . He pledged after hearing about Madra, who was killed by his own son .
"At least in the Overgeared Kingdom, I will make it so that such sad things don’t happen . . . ”
Grid didn’t know the specific details . But Grid wasn’t uneasy about it . As a husband and a father, he believed there would be no discord if he cared for and respected his family .
‘Just like my parents and Sehee cared for me . . . ’
Grid smiled fondly at the thought . Then Sticks said to him .
"The reason why Prince Rajandra hurt Madra wasn’t because of bad feelings . In Prince Rajandra’s memoirs, we can see how much he loved and admired Madra . "
“ . . . ?”
Love and admiration? No bad feelings? Then why did he murder his father? Grid found it absurd . He couldn’t understand why Rajandra murdered Madra . Sticks' explanation was as followed .
"Madra believed he could defend Lubana for eternity . However, Prince Rajandra knew that Madra was human and would someday die from old age . ”
“Then?”
"Prince Rajandra was worried about after Madra’s death . At the time, just Madra’s existence alone caused the empire to continuously invade and Lubana was swept up in it . The more war there was, the higher Madra’s reputation became . However, the people of Lubana were torn to shreds . ”
“ . . . ”
"Prince Rajandra asked this of Madra several times . For the people of Lubana, for the future of Lubana, let’s make peace with the empire . But this request was ignored every time . Madra condemned Rajandra as a coward and was disgusted by him . Time passed and Madra became a white-haired old man . ”
"When Madra was in his last years, Rajandra’s nervousness reached its peak . . . ”
“That’s correct . Apart from Prince Rajandra, all the nobles, knights, soldiers, and people were nervous and afraid . They thought that Lubana would be destroyed once Madra died and begged Prince Rajandra to take action . Madra’s head was given to the empire . ”
“ . . . ”
In the process, the Lubana Kingdom became the empire’s possession . Prince Rajandra kept the lives of the royal family and the Lubana people in return for giving his father Madra’s head to the empire . He might’ve lost his kingdom, but he was alive . After that, Madra’s head was said to have hung at the gate of Titan, capital of the empire, for one year .
“ . . . How pathetic . ”
Grid felt uncomfortable at the thought of people spitting on Madra’s head whenever they entered the gate . It was a poor ending for the person who protected his kingdom all his life and was praised as the Undefeated King . But at the same time, he could understand the position of Prince Rajandra and the people of Lubana . Of course, he couldn’t advocate for what they did . But Madra couldn’t think from the position of the weak and was overconfident in his own strength .
‘If Madra didn’t have such a personality, this wouldn’t have happened . . . Hrmm . ’
It was nothing but history . It already happened and the result was now . People lived in the present . They could learn from history .
‘I can’t get too immersed in my strength . Make Madra as the example . ’
Grid got up from his seat . His gaze was fixed on the gate to the 66th island .
" . . . I will go and give the poor spirit his first defeat . ”
Players had heard that Sword Saint Muller was the strongest person in the last decades . Of course, Grid was the same . In addition, according to Sticks, the Behen Archipelago was the succession site connecting past legends and present legends . In other words, legends existed before the legends of the previous generation that players knew .
Legends classified as sword saints, magicians, archers, assassins, blacksmiths, tailors, and miners were likely to have passed down their legacy for quite some time . But what about the Demon Slayer and Undefeated King? Alex had a grudge against great demons and cried out for the destruction of hell, while Madra was a legend because he had never been defeated . They were people who pioneered a new path, like the current Piaro .
Grid couldn’t rule out the possibility of them being more distinguished than other legends . Demon Slayer Alex had ‘hell restriction’ as a powerful force and might’ve seemed a bit weaker on the Behen Archipelago . But it was absolutely impossible for Madra to be the same .
‘The last boss is always the strongest . ’
Duguen! Duguen!
Grid’s heart thumped as he moved to the 66th island . Grid was looking forward to being the first one to defeat someone who had never been defeated .
***
Eat Spicy Jokbal South Jeolla Province, Haenam Branch .
"Welcome!"
The Dungeon Maker, who was once head of Blood Carnival, was diligently doing business today . He loved jokbal and made sure to go to the store for at least one hour every day . The fun of picking up a hot and crisp jokbal and eating it one by one gave him happiness .
"Hmm, you have no customers today . ”
" . . . My store has a lot of delivery customers . ”
Eat Spicy Jokbal’s expression hardened when he confirmed the identity of his customer . It was because the late night customer was Peak Sword . He was a Satisfy ranker representing South Korea, President of the Patriotic Association, and a marquis in the Overgeared Kingdom . He visited Eat Spicy Jokbal’s Haenam branch once a week .
The purpose was naturally to obtain Eat Spicy Jokbal . It was analyzed that if Eat Spicy Jokbal’s ability to make dungeons was combined with the Overgeared Kingdom, the power of the Overgeared Kingdom would rise significantly . It was natural to covet Eat Spicy Jokbal .
"One makguksu . ” (noodles)
Eat Spicy Jokbal looked coldly at the ordering Peak Sword .
"Why is it that you come here and order makguksu every time?”
Eat Spicy Jokbal opened a jokbal store and used Eat Spicy Jokbal as his game ID because he really loved jokbal . He didn’t like it when Peak Sword came all the way from distant Seoul just to eat makguksu . He seemed like a person who hated jokbal . Peak Sword answered with a serious expression .
“I don’t like jokbal . ”
"Jokbal . . . You dislike it?”
Eat Spicy Jokbal’s face distorted like a demon . Peak Sword’s expression was still serious . It even looked noble . It was reminiscent of an independent fighter during the Japanese occupation period .
“Hrmm . . . It would be better to lie and say I like jokbal to gain your favor . But I don’t want to lie to you . I want to be true companions with you . That’s why I will be honest . ”
“ . . . ”
This man, he was honest to the extent of being stupid . And Peak Sword sincerely wanted him . Eat Spicy Jokbal was somewhat excited when he realized this . This great giant of South Korea knew his evil past, yet still coveted him . But he didn’t show it on the outside . Eat Spicy Jokbal kept staring at Peak Sword .
"Why do you dislike jokbal?”
That’s right . From the viewpoint of Eat Spicy Jokbal who loved jokbal, Peak Sword’s remarks were unacceptable . Peak Sword replied honestly to Eat Spicy Jokbal .
“It’s too expensive . ”
“What . . . ?”
"The price of jokbal is usually 30,000 won . But what about the volume? Isn’t it small enough that an adult male can eat it all by himself?”
" . . . Can you usually eat it all alone?”
“A person with a high basic metabolism like me can eat it all alone . But the price of jokbal can easily exceed 35,000 won . I can’t afford that price . Think about the cost of jokbal . Isn’t it enough to go to a butcher’s shop and buy two jokbal for 10,000 won? The prices I see for jokbal are ridiculously expensive . ”
Of course, Peak Sword was rich . But he wasn’t born rich . During the hard days, there were times when he couldn’t eat jokbal when he wanted to eat it . This still made Peak Sword tremble . Eat Spicy Jokbal asked him .
“If . . . What if the jokbal is made of handon?”
“What? Han . . . Don?”
Peak Sword's eyes shook .
Handon! This meant domestic pork! Peak Sword shook .
A smile of satisfaction appeared on Eat Spicy Jokbal’s face .
"My Eat Spicy Jokbal store uses jokbal made from handon . It is also the finest handon . Do you still think 30,000 won is expensive after hearing this?”
“Kuk . . . ! You aren’t fooling me about the origin?”
22nd century South Korea . Most of the meat was imported from foreign countries . The value of handon was enormous . The president of the Patriotic Association, Peak Sword eventually gave in .
“Okay! Add one jokbal to my order of makguksu!”
“Yes . . . !”
Peak Sword and Eat Spicy Jokbal . Due to the repeated meetings, they were becoming more familiar with each other . It was a story that showed how well the Overgeared Kingdom could run without Grid . On the other hand, breaking news was coming from the TV set on the wall of the restaurant .
『 It has been confirmed that a common notification window has emerged in front of all players of Satisfy . The information of this notification window . . . 』
[A new hero has given peace to the specters of past heroes and has opened the final gate of the Behen Archipelago . ]
This was a world message that appeared to every player connected to Satisfy . Who was the new hero and who were the specters of past heroes? In the first place, the Behen Archipelago wasn’t a publicly known place . Only some of the top rankers monopolized the information and challenged it . The majority of players who didn’t know about it were curious about the the identity of the Behen Archipelago .
***
Build strength against the five pillars of the empire .
This was a quest given to Agnus by Empress Marie . Agnus was a mighty force for Marie, who had the ambition to make her son the emperor . She invested a lot in Agnus . Agnus was on the way to receive her support when he hesitated .
" . . . The final gateway of the Behen Archipelago was opened?”
It meant someone had cleared the 62nd island that he failed to capture . But who had reached the last gateway? Agnus’ worries didn’t last long .
“Kik . . . Kikik, of course it must be you? Kraugel . . . !”
Agnus had to give up on the Behen Archipelago because of Demon Slayer Alex . Alex’s attacks were deadly to Agnus, who held the power of a great demon . It was a perfect counter to Agnus that made it impossible for him to beat the 62nd island . But Kraugel was different . There was no theoretical counter for him who had obtained the strongest combat class .
“Kikikik, yes! I am willing to concede if it’s you!”
If only he could take all the death knights of the previous legends . Agnus was sorry, but he didn’t cling to it . The value of the quest he acquired from Empress Marie was comparable to the Behen Archipelago .
***
“Who the **** reached the 66th island?”
“ . . . I can’t imagine it . ”
Hao and Alexander . They were with Kraugel and were stunned to see the world message . They couldn’t imagine that someone other Kraugel had managed to capture the Behen Archipelago .
‘Who . . . ?’
Who had almost captured the Behen Archipelago, which they thought existed only for Kraugel? Kraugel laughed at the shaken Hao and Alexander .
“It’s Grid . ”
"Grid . . . ”
Hao and Alexander didn’t deny it . Grid’s strength during the duel against Kraugel in the 2nd National Competition and the Great Demon Belial raid was too intense in their minds .
“Let’s hurry up . Kirinus is a NPC who only appears once every three years . If I miss him today, I don’t know how long I’ll have to wait . ”
“Yes . . . !”
There was no one who didn’t try, no one who missed an opportunity . From here on out, it was a matter of talent and tenacity .