Overgeared - Chapter 948

Chapter 948



TL Note: Please go back and read chapter 944 again . The author went back to edit up the mentions of Valhalla in the fight between Kraugel and the Hero, and there also seemed to be a big piece cut from my version of the raws . I’ve fixed it and there are an extra 500 or so words added to chapter 944 .

“Rides are normally classified as pets but the magic machine seems different . Is it classified as an item?”

“What resources does it require to move? Based on the size and output, the magic machine should be able to operate for a long time if it uses external resources . ”

“I saw the symbol of the Saharan Empire on the magic machine . Doesn’t this mean it is the possession of the empire? How big is Zibal’s position in the empire that he can personally operate a magic machine? Is he attached to the royal family?”

“Does the empire have several magic machines?”

It was the ceremony after the PvP event ended . Zibal’s press conference seemed to be flowing smoothly . The questions and answers were within the expected range . However, it was rare for reporters to stick to being gentlemanly . Most reporters wanted stimulating articles and the atmosphere deteriorated .

“Player Zibal! Why did you call the pegasus first during the finals? Did you determine that you could win against Yura without using the magic machine?”

In the semi-finals, Zibal met Chris and instantly summoned the magic machine . Then in the important finals, he summoned the pegasus and magic machine in succession, which led to many people speculating . Zibal was poking fun at Yura . He intended to defeat Yura with the pegasus alone . It meant he thought that Yura was below Chris . Yura’s legendary class was a pig wearing a pearl necklace, etc .

This issue arose due to people, who liked to disparage and criticize others, calling into question Yura’s qualifications and the reporters dug into this part .

Zibal laughed . It was filled with obvious ridicule . It was at the reporter who asked the question and the viewers watching on the monitor . “Some of you might’ve already noticed but the pegasus has the characteristic of quickly consuming the enemy’s resources like mana . The help of the pegasus is indispensable when it comes to suppressing Yura’s utility . ”

In conclusion: “I didn’t summon the pegasus because she was an easy opponent . I was forced to use the pegasus because she was a hard opponent . ”

Zibal raised Yura up . No, it was a reasonable evaluation . He wouldn’t underestimate or mock a strong person who climbed to the finals and fought hard .

***

Everything was over . She was no longer Player Yura . The more than five years she spent in Satisfy ended today .

“ . . . ”

Yura was swept away by her emotions and ran to the bathroom without completing the interview . She didn’t even have the energy to blame her own incompetence .

‘ . . . In the end, I can’t escape . ’

Yura vividly remembered her father . He wasn’t greedy and cherished time with his family the most . However, her grandfather forced him to be greedy . He ordered a sacrifice for the sake of the company, not the family . Her father was driven to accept that responsibility and gradually lost his energy .


Yura had felt sorry for her father despite being a young child . Of course, she didn’t express it . She knew that her father wouldn’t want sympathy from his young daughter . Yura played innocent . She tried to relieve her father’s fatigue by acting as a beautiful daughter .

Thus, her father could be honest . “Father is working hard because I want you to be free, not because I’m afraid of your grandfather . Yura, you only have to do things that make you happy . Father will protect you . ”

It was a wish and promise to a young girl who knew nothing . This sincerity was deeply engraved in Yura’s heart . It remained there even after years passed and she lost her parents in an accident . Yura longed for freedom and happiness while hoping to achieve her father’s wish . That’s why she felt it was fate when she encountered Satisfy . She sensed it was the only way to get away from her grandfather’s obsession and find happiness .



In the end, the result was terrible . Yura had become like her father rather than achieving her father’s wish .

How much time passed? Yura regained her mind when she felt her phone vibrating . The caller was obvious . It would be her grandfather . A person who didn’t understanding caring and how to concede . He only knew how to enforce responsibility . He probably wanted her to come back to South Korea right away .

“ . . . ?”

Yura’s lonely eyes that lost their light turned to the LCD screen, only for her to freeze . The name of the caller displayed on the LCD was Shin Youngwoo, not her grandfather . It was someone she never had private contact with even though they knew each other for more than four years . A cold man who sometimes seemed full of affection but was usually heartless .

“ . . . ”

Yura hesitated to accept the call . It was likely that her mood would become worse if she accepted the call from Grid in such a difficult situation . There was only one reason why Grid would be calling . He called whenever he needed Yura’s help .

‘Now I’m not in a position to help Youngwoo-ssi . ’

A person to depend on . Just as she felt like this toward Grid, she wanted Grid to feel the same way toward her . Yura previously helped Grid with such a heart and planned to continue in the future . However, now she wasn’t sure she could be any help .

Two days, no, just one . She needed one day to organize her mind .

. . . This was what Yura thought .

“ . . . Hello?” Nevertheless, she accepted the call . It was purely because she wanted to hear Grid’s voice . It was a languid but powerful voice . Once she heard this voice, she felt a bit more energetic . Then . . .

-Are you okay?

Grid’s voice was heard again . It was gentle, unlike his usual self .

“ . . . ”

Yura’s cold voice started to heat up . She realized that her hand started to tremble the moment she felt this warmth . The only person she could depend on in this world was Grid .

-Tell me what is going on .

"What do you want me to say?”

-You are having a hard time . Don’t keep acting . You didn’t look good today .

“ . . . I didn’t look good?”

Since she started comforting her father, Yura knew that she acted well . However, both Damian and Grid noticed something .

‘Father . . . ’ Yura was filled with emotion . She felt sorry toward her father who passed away while knowing that his daughter was acting . How unhappy and sad was her father when he realized that his young daughter was worried about him?



Grid’s voice entered the ears of the crying Yura . It was a voice overflowing with latent power .

-I want to help you . No, I will help you . Say something . What can I do?

“ . . . Thank you . ” Yura could feel it . Grid had the same heart as her . They had such a relationship . They trusted each other and wanted to help each other . Yet there were some things that couldn’t be helped . For example, right now .

“Youngwoo-ssi . ”

-Yes?

"I will quit the game . ”

- . . . Huh?

"Thank you for everything . ”

***

-I will quit the game!

This was once voted the number one phrase that parents wanted to hear from their child . Excessive gaming could ruin a person’s life . There was a time when family members and friends would welcome it if someone said they were quitting the game . Now five years had passed since Satisfy was released and it was quite different .

Satisfy meant wealth, honor and even power . It was a time when parents encouraged their children to play Satisfy and Grid was the one who helped this age come about . That’s why it was a shock . Grid couldn’t accept Yura quitting the game . Putting aside personal relationships, Yura was a member of the Overgeared Guild and one of the greatest powers in the Overgeared Kingdom . It would be a big problem if she quit the game .

“Ah . . . ” Grid’s mind became blank as he remembered an article that caused an uproar in South Korea a few years back . Yura was the granddaughter of the Daejin Group’s chairman . At the time, the chairman stated that he would bring his granddaughter into the company soon .

Grid remembered Lauel making a fuss about this news . He was worried that if Yura entered the company, she would have less time to play the game .

“ . . . It will become reality . ”

It was even in the worst form . Why? What should he do? Grid’s overloaded brain suddenly stopped . He belatedly recalled Yura’s reassuring words to Lauel after the interview .

'Didn’t she say . . . she didn’t want to enter the company?’

First, it was necessary to confirm it . Grid called Yura back and asked two questions . “Are you entering the company? Is that what you want?”

-…… .

There was no answer . This was enough for Grid . Grid pressed the end call button and typed something in the search bar . Once the last character finished, he found a message from Daejin Motors .

(I couldn’t get in touch with you so I am leaving a message . Please become a new luxury brand model for Daejin Motors . I would like to meet and have a talk with you . Please call me back .

-Daejin Motors Public Relations Team Manager Choi Jingoo)

“Hello? Is this Choi Jingoo? I am Grid . Yes, yes . I will review it positively . Instead, please give me the contact details of the chairman . ”

The king of a kingdom and a legendary blacksmith . Grid held astronomical wealth and power . He was about to exert enormous influence in the real world’s political and financial circles .

***

“What? Grid?” Chairman Lee Jinmyung of the Daejin Group was surprised . Grid had refrained from appearing on CFs and broadcasts for the past two years . He wasn’t someone who would move for money anymore . Due to his status as a king, he was more obsessed with honor than money . Rather than expose himself to the media and consume his image, he focused on building up achievements in Satisfy .

Now he contacted the chairman to become a model for Daejin Motors . It was an unexpected chance! This was a golden chance to promote Daejin Motor’s luxury brand to the whole world .

‘But . . . ’

There was something that was on Lee Jinmyung’s mind . Grid wouldn’t want to talk to him for a one-sided reason . This was also shortly after Yura’s loss in PvP .

“ . . . I thought the rumour that my granddaughter is his lover was nonsense . ” Lee Jinmyung had thoroughly investigated the scandal between Grid and Yura . He was greatly disappointed when he found out it was just groundless rumours . Now he thought it might be true . “Let him know my contact details . No, no . It is better to contact him from my side . It would be good to have a relationship with the Overgeared King . ”

Let’s hear what was going on . Lee Jinmyung thought about it and called Grid . “Is this Shin Youngwoo? I am Lee Jinmyung, the chairman of Daejin . ”

-Give me your granddaughter .

“ . . . !!”

Chairman Lee Jinmyung jumped up from his seat at the words . His head was working at a tremendous pace that was worthy of the leader of a large company . He placed the value of Yura as his successor against giving Yura to Grid and thoroughly calculated it . The calculations were done quickly . Grid’s value and potential were too big .

“When should I set the date?”

***

-When should I set the date?

Grid clicked his tongue at the reply .

‘He is an impatient old man . ’

They hadn’t even written the contract yet and he already wanted to set the date to shoot the CF? Well, it meant he was greedy . Yura would probably be allowed to continue playing the game .

“The date . . . I will leave that to you . Chairman-nim made the concession first so I will do my best . ”

-Haha! You are going to leave the wedding to me? As expected of a hero who leads the era!

“ . . Wedding?”

Grid felt a chill because of the ridiculous word that emerged . Other people kept misunderstanding him as they pleased . Grid used his many experiences to realize that this situation was wrong .

“Wait a moment . You seem to have misunderstood something . ”

-Misunderstood?

“I don’t mean that I will marry her . I’m just asking you not to take Yura . ”

- . . . That doesn’t make any sense .

“I will sign a long-term contract with your company . ”

He felt Chairman Lee Jinmyung flinch over the receiver . The chairman hesitated for a moment . Unfortunately, that hesitation ended quickly .

- . . . Aren’t you being somewhat arrogant? Your value this year isn’t as good as it is last year . This year you aren’t attending the National Competition so your value has fallen . I don’t know about last year but I’m not willing to let go of my granddaughter for the you of this year .

“If—”

- . . . ?

“If I raise my value one step further in this year’s National Competition, will you positively think about it?”

-I suppose . However, aren’t you absent from this year’s National Competition? It is already irreversible .

“Demon King . ”

-Demon King?

“I am the Demon King . ”

- . . . !!

Chairman Lee Jinmyung was so surprised that he couldn’t breathe . Grid continued without being aware of the chairman’s red face and suffering .

“I will win the Demon King Subjugation event and then reveal my identity . ”

- . . . !!

He wasn’t given a chance to breathe . Chairman Lee Jinmyung crossed halfway to the Jordan River .