by Park Saenal
“…It’s terrible.”
Box realized that the situation was more severe than he realized. Then Zibal made his decision.
“We need to put aside our differences. I must contact the leaders of the seven guilds.”
Chapter 207
Chapter 207
After the banquet ended. Grid and the Overgeared Guild returned to the north.
“What? All your stats have risen by 120?”
The Tzedakah Guild admired the effect of the Kingdom’s Hero title. In the case of rankers, they had at least seven different types of stats. Assuming that all stats +120 were applied to all seven, it was similar to gaining 84 levels.
“Wow, it’s almost a legendary title.”
“A hero of a kingdom would naturally be recorded in history, and they will eventually become a legend.”
“Aww… I wish we had joined the war a little sooner.”
“I’m envious. It’s amazing.”
The former Tzedakah Guild members regretted that they didn’t get the title because they arrived late to the battlefield. They never even imagined it. The fact that the legendary class Grid currently had 13 types of stats.
‘I want to boast about it.’
Grid was stiff. He wanted to brag to the about members about gaining ‘1,560 stat points!’
But.
‘I have to be careful.’
Grid was determined not to act childishly in the future. It was the right judgment as the leader of the Overgeared Guild.
‘I don’t want to make the guild members feel bad.’
Grid learned how to care for others the more mature he became. He barely suppressed his childish nature and changed the topic.
“Sehee, what happened to you?”
She had just started Satisfy, so he was curious about how she obtained the Saintess class.
“It is…”
Sehee was sulky for some reason, so Yerim explained on behalf of her. Grid listened to the story before laughing.
“It’s just like you.”
Sacrificing herself to save others without any benefit? It was difficult for Grid to understand Sehee. He was worried that someone would take advantage of her good nature. But he was proud of Sehee. His sister could be as kind as she wanted.
Grid was smiling warmly when Yerim asked him a question.
“By the way Oppa. I also got the hidden class called Saintess’ Knight? How do I change to it?”
“…Eh?”
Grid and the other guild members were shocked. Both Sehee and Yerim got a hidden class at level 1?
‘What is this good luck?’
‘If I stay with Grid, I might open the good luck stat in reality…’
‘It was good that I bought land next to Grid’s building… I should move to South Korea as soon as possible.’
Lauel’s complexion rapidly brightened as the guild members gossiped.
‘Sexy Schoolgirl seemed useless, but that was a mistake. Great.’
Laeul came forward. “Let me explain. The conditions are different for each class change but generally…”
With Lauel’s help, Yerim was able to change to the Saintess’ Knight class.
“Is this good?”
A Saintess’ Knights had lower base abilities compared to other epic classes. The performance of the newly opened stats were moderate to low, and the power and function of the active skills were too plain.
However, the passive skills were admirable. If she was in a party with the Saintess, the performance of all skills rose by 20%, stats rose by 30% and her resistance increased by 50%. In addition, her defense increased by 40% of the Saintess’ defense. It seemed to be an upgraded version of Huroi’s second class, Apostle of Justice’s Partner.
“Both of you should stick together in the game.”
Satisfy would deepen the friendship between the two girls. Grid was very proud that Sehee had such a good best friend. It was because he recently became aware of how important the existence of friends was.
Before they knew it, the party reached the junction between Winston and Bairan.
Lauel pointed out Jishuka. “Jishuka, you should say goodbye here. Please rule Bairan as you have been doing so far.”
Jishuka responded in a frustrated manner.
“Shouldn’t I be near Grid to help him? Can’t I leave Bairan to someone else and go with him to Reidan?”
“Do you think there are any guild members who can rule a city like Bairan as well as you?”
Jishuka was the only guild member who had proven their ability to manage a territory. They had to depend on Jishuka, who was an experienced person.
“The guild members will begin to rule over small villages and gain experience as a lord. Then your successor can be decided, so please endure until then.”
“…Yes.”
“Don’t forget to accumulate minerals in the guild’s warehouse while steadily doing the Guardian of the Forest raid.”
“I understand…”
Jishuka elected three guild members to help her and was about to leave with a bleak expression. Then Lauel offered something that interested her. “Do you want to swear a knight’s oath to Grid before leaving? Then Grid can summon you anytime he needs you.”
“I-Is that so?”
She could fly to Grid’s side no matter how far away she was. Jishuka was enthusiastic and pledged to Grid without any hesitation.
[You have become the knight of Duke Grid of the Eternal Kingdom.]
[Grid can summon you to his side at any time, assuming that you agree.]
“Hehe, then I’ll be going.”
Jishuka finally regained her energy and headed towards Bairan with the three guild members.
Lauel added something. “In addition, keep searching for talent in Bairan. Please gather three great knights each. In addition, don’t neglect the recruitment of soldiers.”
The knights and soldiers would become Grid’s power. Jishuka remembered this point and nodded while leaving. Then the rest of the guild members headed to Winston with Grid.
***
“Dear husband!” Irene met Grid’s group as they arrived in Winston. She didn’t care about other people’s eyes as she fell into Grid’s arms. “Thank you for being safe! Thank you for helping my father! Thank you for protecting the kingdom! I’m so proud that you have become a duke!”
Irene’s face was filled with love as she buried it into his chest without hesitation. Grid stroked her silver hair with a gentle expression before looking back.
Sehee and Yerim were staring at him.
‘Why do they look so angry?’
Grid wondered as he introduced Irene to Sehee and Yerim.
“This is my wife.”
“…”
Sehee and Yerim already knew that Grid was a married man in Satisfy. It was natural since his father-in-law was Marquis Steim. But they felt strange and uncomfortable when they directly saw the woman who was Grid’s wife.
‘Our parents are unaware that he is a married man… He’s a completely bad person.’
‘I want to win Youngwoo oppa first.’
Irene confirmed that the girls were looking at her with hostility and spoke with an uneasy expression. “Dear husband, have you obtained concubines as soon as you became a duke? My heart hurts…”
“It isn’t like that. They are…”
There was no time for Grid to explain. Sehee and Yerim cried out.
“W-Who is Oppa’s concubine?”
“I’m not Youngwoo oppa’s concubine. I will be his legal wife!”
It was quite a big disturbance. Sehee was confused about what was happening, while Yerim blatantly spoke Irene.
“Well, this is a game world, not reality. So Oppa and I can get married. I don’t want that, but if Oppa asks me… Uh.”
“You are Youngwoo oppa’s wife with that body? Bah, did you use magic?”
“Oh my, oh my. What nonsense is this fox speaking?”
‘I’m tired.’
Grid sighed and suddenly checked the time. It was 7 p.m. in reality. It had been 6 hours in reality and 18 hours in Satisfy time since the kan jajang arrived. Grid separated the two girls from Irene and said.
“You guys should log out. Even if it’s Saturday, your parents will worry if you go home late.”
“Ah…!”
Many events had occurred since connecting to the game. There was the battle with the golem army, the banquet, the journey, etc. Due to that, the girls hadn’t been paying attention to the time.
“It’s already this time?”
The girls belatedly realized the situation and prepared to log out. But before they logged out.
“Today’s money, I’ll give it to Oppa.”
“Me too.”
Sehee and Yerim were only 18 years old this year. For them, 500,000 gold was a huge sum of money. Then what about 500 million won? It was an amount they couldn’t handle. It made them scared.
Grid understood their minds and received the 442,900 gold that Sehee received from the ‘Fight the Golems’ quest. However, he refused Yerim’s money.
“I’ll take care of Sehee’s money and return it when she is an adult. But Yerim, this is your money. If you want, then I’ll exchange it for cash and give it to your parents.”
Yerim stuck out her tongue. “Oppa, why are you acting like this? Please take my money. Then at a later time, make me an item with that money. I heard from the guild members that the items you make are expensive.”
Lauel prompted the hesitant Grid. “Take it. Please manage Ruby and Sexy Schoolgirl’s capital for a while until they level up. Then make them items. It’s also good for the guild.”
Eventually, Grid nodded. Sehee and Yerim confirmed it and logged out. The mood finally stabilized.
“Irene, I will need to go away for a while.”
Irene looked sad.
“… Are you leaving for Reidan straight away?”
Tears filled her beautiful eyes. She didn’t want to be separated from him. Grid ached as he watched Irene, who was like a wet puppy in the rain, but it couldn’t be helped.
“Someday we will be able to travel together.”
“…”
Irene wanted to tell Grid not to leave. Or she wanted to follow him. But she had a role to play as the heir of a marquis, and Grid was in a difficult position because he just became a duke. Things might change in the future.
“Before you leave, let me feel your love for the last time.” Irene held Grid tightly. She didn’t care about the eyes of the soldiers, knights and guild members as she kissed Grid and declared. “I want to conceive a child with you today.”
“…”
Speaking such an explicit remark in public? The embarrassed Grid blushed while everyone else shifted their gaze as they coughed or whistled. But Irene’s eyes didn’t shake at all. She was serious. Grid was spellbound by her heart and beauty.
“I understand. I will do my best today.”
After that. The two people headed to the bedroom and shared a hot and precious time. Grid’s large and thick fingers moved over Irene’s silky skin…
The details will be omitted.
“Ahh, dear husband…”
Grid went deeper than ever…
Omitted.
***
“Then I will move.”
As Grid and Irene were busy, Lauel headed towards the dungeon. Shay’s party was contained there. Lauel made a suggestion to the people who had already been trapped in prison for three days.
“Give me the most expensive item you have. Then I’ll guarantee your freedom and safety.”
Shay snorted. “We will be released after three hours, so why should we?”
Huroi’s situation in the past was a special case. Normally, no matter how big the crime, a user couldn’t be locked up in prison for more than three days. Shay’s group knew this better than anyone, so they laughed at Lauel’s suggestion.
Lauel looked at them coldly. “I will make it easier for you to understand. I will kill you if you don’t pass me an item. If you have eyes and ears, you should already know that I have that power.”
“What…?”
PK users like Shay’s party had a high probability of dropping items when they died. Lauel looked at their frightened expression and pulled out a list. It was the list that Irene gave him.
“This is a list of items that you currently own. Give me your most expensive and precious item. Then I will spare your lives.”
“T-This…!”
Shay’s party thought it was ridiculous. This young man called Lauel, he was as evil as them, who had threatened so many people? Once again, Shay’s party vowed not to mess with Grid.
On the other hand, Grid spent precious time with Irene before calling for Euphemina.
“Do you remember Rabbit?”
Chapter 208
Chapter 208
“Do you remember Rabbit?”
“It’s a dear name.”
Euphemina met Grid due to Rabbit’s quest. Rabbit asked Euphemina to participate in the item making game against Grid, then he asked her to rescue Grid from prison. He had a smarter, more flexible mindset than most humans, so she couldn’t forget him.
“I remember. He was the brains of the Mero Company.”
“You remembered pretty quickly. What do you think about inviting him to the guild?”
“…”
Did Grid really share his affection with Irene? He was soaked with sweat. His upper body was somewhat revealed by the robe he loosely wore, revealing a masculine appearance. It was appropriate to call him sexy.
It was the effect of the charm stat. Grid’s charm had sharply rising after becoming the first duke, so most people would feel favorable towards him. It was the reason why Euphemina was enchanted. But Grid wasn’t yet aware of this fact.
“Euphemina?”
Euphemina regained her spirit and asked, “Ah, what did you say just now?”
Grid repeated. “What do you think about inviting Rabbit to the guild?”
Euphemina’s opinion was positive.
“I want to invite him. Wasn’t he the one who drove the Mero Company to the top in the north? If you take into consideration his outstanding brain and experiences, his talent as a merchant and his ability to discern your value, he must be a named-grade NPC.”
Their encounter with Rabbit was short, but intense. It was a common feeling for both Grid and Euphemina.
“He is probably a named NPC… I agree.”
The current Grid was sure that Rabbit was an NPC with a much higher rating than Jude or Minor. He would be a great help if he was invited. But there was one problem. Rabbit was the hero who helped Grid and Euphemina save the people of Winston, but it couldn’t be denied that he was the number two of the Mero Company. Thanks to that, Marquis Steim sentenced him to 10 years in prison.
“Isn’t Rabbit still trapped in Frontier’s prison? Can you invite a prisoner to the guild? I can’t figure out how to get him out of prison.”
“Why can’t I get him out?”
Grid opened his inventory. Then he pulled out an item he got along with Reidan.
[Great Lord’s Sword]
Durability: 220/220 Attack Power: 220
* Dignity +150
* Insight +150
* Leadership +150
* Skill ‘Character Observation’ will be generated.
* Skill ‘Talent Search’ will be generated.
A rare sword only given to the best lords.
You can observe the soldiers and residents more closely and efficiently command them.
Weight: 200
It was an upgraded version of the Ruler’s Sword.
Grid handed it to Euphemina.
“I am a duke. With my authority, I can pardon a sinner sentenced by a marquis. Probably.”
“…Probably.” Grid shrugged at Euphemina’s questioning gaze. “Will he refuse the request of his son-in-law who’s a duke? He became a marquis th
anks to me, so he should listen to this small request. Isn’t that right?”
“Ah, that’s right. I understand. I will go to Frontier and invite Rabbit to the guild. But I don’t need this sword.”
“We don’t know. Don’t you want to examine Rabbit with the sword first in order to determine if he is worth it?”
“The Character Observation skill was created on its own once my insight reached 1,600. So I don’t need that item’s help.”
“1,600…?”
Grid currently only had 1,100 insight, even if the effect of Kingdom’s Hero was applied. However, Euphemina was a Duplicator and her main stat was insight, so it exceeded 1,600 points.
‘I’m envious.’
Character Observation was a skill to check the NPC’s stat information, skills information and potential. It would be much more comfortable if he could use this useful skill without relying on an item.
Euphemina asked Grid. “Should I come back to Winston with Rabbit?”
Grid shook his head. “No, go to Reidan. We will be departing for Reidan soon.”
“I understand.”
Euphemina said goodbye and left the office. Grid was left alone and he started thinking as he looked at the Great Lord’s Sword.
‘Is there a hidden talent in Winston?’ Grid wanted to take care of everything before leaving Winston. ‘I should explore with Talent Search.’
Grid was about to head into the city with the Great Lord’s Sword when he suddenly stopped.
“That reminds me of Kesan Canyon…”
It happened when Grid entered Kesan Canyon to acquire Pagma’s Swordsmanship. The NPC who called himself the captain of the Saharan Empire’s knights had tried to give him a quest.
‘Was his name Piero? He was incredibly strong.’
He had never seen such a strong NPC since Doran. Who was stronger between him and Jude? Jude wasn’t a match, even armed with the +8 Dainsleif.
‘I have to invite him.’
Grid worried for a while before quickly making a decision.
“I will attempt it once.”
He had nothing to lose if the invitation failed. This was because the NPC had a quest related to the Saharan Empire.
“Reidan is near the border of Saharan, so that’s a plus.”