Overgeared - Chapter 688

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 hell 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 .