Overgeared Chapter 1004:

For a Sword Saint, the sword wasn’t a simple tool . The expression ‘part of the body’ was lacking . A Sword Saint couldn’t distinguish between himself and the sword . He was a person who achieved mind and heart unification with the sword .

“The will to cut must be excellent in order to produce a result,” Rachel stated while watching the Sword Saint . “Sword Saint Muller was said to have cut the enemy despite skipping the process of drawing the sword . However, you can’t cut me even if you draw your sword . ”

“ . . . ” Kraugel couldn’t refute it .  It was an accurate representation without any distortion .  Kraugel had recognized Rachel as an enemy as soon as she appeared and drew the sword to cut her .  However, he didn’t have a chance to attack .  Kraugel’s level 5 Super Sensitivity warned that he would be in danger the moment he cut her . It was a greater warning than when he faced the fully buffed Grid .  Consequently, Kraugel couldn’t cut her .

“A Sword Saint is worse than I am . ” Rachel, who had been standing with folded arms, reached out to the empty space . A red spear with a curvature that resembled the flames of a dragon appeared in her hand .  Simultaneously . . .

[You have suffered 8,010 damage . ]

A hole was made in Kraugel’s chest .  Rachel’s spear had pierced his chest .  It was a stab which had occurred at an unrecognisably fast speed .  No, was it right to call it ‘fast’? Did Rachel really swing the spear? Kraugel didn’t even feel the slightest wind pressure, let along the spear moving .

He had cleared all types of hidden quests under Kirinus, and his agility had reached 2,600 points .  Kraugel recalled there was no human power that couldn’t be recognized with his vision and Super Sensitivity .  The newly acquired ‘One Who Peeked at the Peak of the Spear’ title reduced the damage by 15%, but the attack of a super-named NPC with a level close to 500 meant the damage received wasn’t small .

This was another form of attack .  Kraugel immediately noticed it and was shaken . He ignored the blood flowing from his chest and kept an eye on Rachel .  Then he saw it .  An intangible energy was swirling around Rachel .  There was no color and sound, but it was obviously in the shape of a spear .  One of them flew and punched Kraugel .

Kraugel didn’t avoid it .  There was no reason to be afraid of something that wasn’t real .  The intangible spear that was stuck in Kraugel’s chest disappeared with a loud sound .  Kraugel wasn’t hurt .

“ . . . !” Rachel’s eyes were full of interest .  There was a smile on Kirinus’ face .  Kraugel was facing a notification window .

[A hidden piece!]

[You have succeeded in recognizing and neutralizing the ‘Manifestation of Will’ through the effect of the Sword Saint class!]

[The special stat ‘Willpower’ has opened . ]

[The name skill Manifestation of Will has been acquired . ]

[Willpower]

[It is strong enough to distort reality .

* Stat points can’t be distributed to this stat . ]

[Manifestation of Will Lv . 1]

[Only a saint can deal with the intangible .

Distort reality with the manifestation of your solid will .

* At the current level, the willpower can only be used to attack the enemies .

* At the current level, the skill is only activated when a weapon is equipped . The shape of the will is the same as the appearance of the weapon being equipped .

* The amount of damage done by Manifestation of Will is the same as the willpower stat combined with the strength stat . It completely ignores the target’s resistance and defense .

* A target with the willpower stat will ignore this attack .

Cooldown Time: 1 minute . ]

“ . . . ?”

It was an unexpected stat and skill .  Kraugel cocked his head and tried to use Manifestation of Will .  Four intangible swords resembling the currently equipped White Tiger appeared around Kraugel .  The reason why there were only four swords was that the newly opened stat only had four points .  Manifestation of Will wasn’t a control-based skill but a recognition-based automatic skill .

The moment Kraugel thought about attacking Rachel, four swords flew toward her .  However, they were blocked by an invisible wall .  The intangible swords didn’t reach Rachel but collided with her willpower, scattering like pieces of glass .

Rachel muttered, “Growing in real time?”

After arriving here, Rachel had instantly noticed the relationship between Kraugel and Kirinus and become furious .  She recalled Piaro .  Her yearning . . .

Piaro walked the path of the sword to become a Sword Saint, but he was frustrated and suffered setbacks .  Now the Sword Saint who reached the peak of the sword was learning how to use a spear .  Rachel was furious with Kraugel’s deception .  She was displeased with his attitude of denying Piaro’s life .

However, now she realized it wasn’t a deception .  The Sword Saint was an unparalleled genius .  He was unique and beyond Piaro, whom she and numerous nobles of the empire admired .  Kraugel was the precursor of a future greater threat to the dukes of the empire .

“You can’t be kept alive . ”

Yellow buds should be stepped on in advance .  This was the way of the empire .  Rachel started releasing killing intent .

“The real threat is the tyranny that has been left unchecked . ” Kirinus stepped forward from behind Kraugel .

“The real threat?” Rachel didn’t get it .

Kirinus sighed . “Experience it yourself . Karma will hit the empire . ”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about . One thing is certain . No matter what threatens the empire, the empire has lasted thousands of years and is eternal . ”

“Tsk . ” Kirinus frowned .  It was pitiful and frustrating that she didn’t know the person who had driven the empress to her death was currently eating at the empire .

“Sometimes, violence is a good way of solving the problem . Come on . I know why you came here, and I’ll comply with you . ”

The descendant of Harken couldn’t tolerate that the title of best spearman on the continent was taken by someone else .  Kirinus knew Rachel and provoked her, causing her to respond immediately .

“It is good that this is moving fast . I was concerned that you would avoid the fight .

“ . . . ”

Kirinus grabbed an unimpressive wooden spear while Rachel’s fiery red spear stood upright .  As the greatest fighting powers stared at each other, birds left the forest and filled the sky .  They sensed the impending disaster .  Then the two spears collided .  There was a thunderous roar, and the ground of the area was blown away .

“ . . . ” Kraugel’s field of view shook as he and Rachel’s knights stared at each other .  Rachel’s knights wanted to kill Kraugel who aimed a sword at their master, while Kraugel was displeased with their attitude .

“You should come if you have time to bark . ”

“Impertinent bastard!”

Kraugel and 30 knights clashed in mid-air .  Rachel’s knights—they had the same strength as the Red Knights in the 20s and led thousands of spearmen . The 30 of them were needed to demonstrate the power of the Twilight Spearmen .  Kraugel’s ability that took advantage of the intangible swords, Control Sword and Super Sensitivity, overwhelmed the 30 people for a while .  Additionally, Kraugel was an excellent person with the insight to read the battlefield .

“Space Sword . ”

Right at the beginning of the battle, he completely cut through the bodies of the knights who hadn’t yet shown their strength .

“You can’t live,” Kraugel declared as he raised the White Tiger Sword .  The sword made by Grid was practicing the will of the Sword Saint .

*** 

Grid was in the capital of the Overgeared Kingdom, Reinhardt .

“ . . . ?” He had returned here after recovering Bairan, only to stop walking .  Raising his head, Grid gazed at the distant sky .

Duguen, duguen, dugeun .

He didn’t know why but his heart was suddenly thumping .

“Your Majesty?” The beautiful voice woke him up .  He turned back and saw Mercedes’ face .  She was worried .

“Did something happen?”

“ . . . No, it is nothing . ”

Grid checked the time .  There were only two minutes remaining in today’s connection time .  Unfortunately, he couldn’t see Irene’s face .

“Mercedes, I will take a break . Look after the queen and prince while I’m gone . ”

“Yes . ”

“Tell the maids to feed Jude a good meal . ”

“Huhut, I understand,” Mercedes laughed as she saw Jude’s face while he was carried on Grid’s back .  This was the hero who had struggled to defend Bairan while Grid was away .  The moment the war ended, Jude had woken up, eaten a meal, and fallen asleep again . He was drooling while looking for food in his sleep .  Did he know that he was now on his king’s back? He wouldn’t be able to imagine it .

Mercedes’s eyes were full of respect and affection toward Grid .

*** 

“Uhh, I’m tired . ” 

Youngwoo logged out and wanted to stretch out in bed .  The war with the empire was exhausting his physical strength and spirit .  However, today was the second Friday .  It was the day he would go on a date with Yura .  This was a schedule that had started with Youngwoo’s suggestion .  As Youngwoo couldn’t respond to Yura’s confession, he had suggested that they should take time to learn more about each other .

‘Let’s go on a date every two weeks,’ this was suggested by Yura .  She might be mistaken about liking him, so Youngwoo intended to give her a chance to confirm her feelings .  No matter how much Youngwoo thought about it, he couldn’t believe that a beautiful, kind, smart, and lovely girl would like him . She could be mistaken .  It would be a big problem if they got married because of a misunderstanding .  Once the illusion was peeled off, Yura might get tired of him and have an affair .  In the country of South Korea where adultery had long been abolished, the phenomenon of a spouse cheating couldn’t be overlooked .

‘No, I am thinking of marriage ahead of myself again . ’

This was just like when he reunited with his first love Ahyoung after a long time .  He had skipped through the romance and proposed to her in his mind .  It was his vicious dark history .

“Uwaaaack!!!” 

The memory of that shame was painful! Youngwoo looked wretched as he screamed in the luxurious bathroom .

*** 

“Would you like to go watch a movie?”

“S-Shall we?”

Yura was beautiful today .  The appearance of Yura wearing armor in the game was beautiful and cool, but he thought that Yura looked the best wearing plain clothes in real life .  He wondered how the sky-blue one piece dress could suit her so well .

‘The skirt seems a bit short . . .  Hum hum . ’ 

Youngwoo relied on the automatic driving function .  He reached the car park of the cinema and got off the car . Then he got into the elevator with Yura, only to be taken aback .

‘Damn?’

He searched through his memories and realized this was his first time at a movie theatre .

‘How do I buy a movie ticket?’

How was he to order a drink with popcorn? What seat should he get? Was the front row a good place to see the screen? What if he needed to pee while watching the movie? Since the launch of Satisfy, the movie business had been on a steady downturn .  Who would watch a movie when Satisfy allowed them to experience a world that was more colourful, majestic, and sometimes brutal?

Yes, the slump in the movie business had started after the release of Satisfy .  Satisfy had been released back when Youngwoo was a university student, but the reason why he never went to the cinema had nothing to do with Satisfy .

“ . . . ” Youngwoo was depressed when he recalled the past and lowered his head .

Ding dong~! The elevator stopped .  Youngwoo planned to go the bathroom and search for ‘how to attend a movie theatre . ’ However, he didn’t have to do this .

“Greetings, Yura-nim, Youngwoo-nim . ”

“ . . . ?”

It was because Yura had rented the entire movie theatre .  Youngwoo didn’t have to buy tickets or popcorn in a normal manner .  The cinema staff took care of the arrangements .  The two people were escorted to a super luxurious hall that was empty and sat down in their desired spots .

“Do you feel uncomfortable?” Yura asked the dumbfounded Youngwoo .

Youngwoo smiled and answered, “No? I just think this is too good . ”

He was serious .  Youngwoo thought that he and Yura had personalities that suited each other .  Both of them didn’t have an ordinary person’s common sense .