Overgeared

Empire’s hell headquarters, the Crystal Castle.
The Crystal Castle doesn’t allow enemy intrusions.
』

『 Um… Most viewers, including me, are imagining the hell elevator like the name.
Isn’t the hell elevator literally an elevator that connects hells to the surface? It might be safe to be installed in the Crystal Castle, but isn’t the passageway exposed to the outside and will be targeted by demons? 』

『 Are you imagining the elevator standing like a pillar in the center of hell? For example, a long pipe that extends from the ground of hell to the sky? Haha, that is possible, but it is actually different in reality.
The hell elevator is just a name set for convenience.
As mentioned earlier, the official name of the hell elevator is the interdimensional movement gate.
』

『 So it isn’t an actual elevator? 』

『 Yes, the pillar buried underground is the entrance to the gate.
It isn’t hundreds of kilometers long and connected to the actual hell.
In the first place, hell is another dimension.
It isn’t a place you can get to just by digging a tunnel.
Haha.
』

Satisfy-related broadcasts had high viewership.
The new Reinhardt, the hell elevator, the hell expedition’s captain selection and events to match it—it was due to the variety of contents provided by the Overgeared Empire.
It was just when public interest in Satisfy was high due to the upcoming National Competition so drawing people’s attention was easier.

『 The apostles aren’t participating in the captain selection? 』

『 Yes, the apostles can’t leave the main base for too long.
』

Braham, Mercedes, Nefelina, and Sariel almost always stayed at Reinhardt.
Braham was keen on magic tempering, Mercedes had to focus on escort missions, Nefelina was easily exposed to danger, and Sariel needed to be wary of going berserk.
There were reasons for each person.

However, the public didn’t know the exact circumstances and speculated that the apostles were constrained.
They were so powerful that they had limits to the time they could be active.
It was to consider balance.
Grid’s apostles were that powerful.

『 Then the strongest winning candidate is the lord of the half-draconians.
』

『 Yes, he will be one of the 12 captains.
』

The half-draconians.

It was a top species that many players hadn’t even seen.
Very few people witnessed them despite them being active in earnest from the Great Human and Demon War.
It was because they were deployed to the most dangerous areas of operation during the war.

“Uwaaaaahhhhh!”

People were enthusiastic about the emergence of dozens of half-draconians.
A species that helped defend the surface by fighting the demons alongside humanity.
People felt a great liking for them who showed completely different actions from the rumors of them being vicious.

The last hundreds of years.
Could it be that the ‘cost’ of the Saharan Empire in isolating and confronting the dangerous half-draconians was actually false rumors?

More people had such doubts.
It was natural that many people doubted Saharan, which persecuted minorities and immigrants under all types of unknown reasons.
It was unfair to the people of Saharan.
The Saharan Empire’s confrontation with the half-draconians was really for the peace of the continent.

“Captain… I feel strange.”

“Um…”

The half-draconians were fidgeting anxiously.
It was an unfamiliar feeling they were experiencing for the first time in their lives.
The cheers of the humans, whom they always ignored as inferior, created some changes in their hearts.

“I don’t think it is bad to help the weak…”

The half-draconians didn’t suddenly become nice, but they had the same emotions as humans.
As proven by barking like a dog in front of Grid, they also knew how to feel fear.

It was during the Great Human and Demon War.
The half-draconians saw the endlessly invading demons and realized the need for other species.
They realized that the inevitable crisis of the half-draconians could only be overcome by joining forces with everyone.
It meant they had learned the concept of cooperation.
They came to develop the idea that living together wasn’t too bad.

Then the cheers of the humans pouring into their ears started to drastically change their perceptions.

『 Many people are speculation that the Half-Draconian Lord Bunsdel might be comparable to the Overgeared God’s apostles.
Unlike Orc Lord Teruchan, he didn’t succumb to Grid through force.
Rather, they worked together for the peace of the world.
』

『 Look at the wonderful scales, tail, and sharp nails.
Aren’t they really good as warriors defending humanity from demons? 』

The moment the half-draconians emerged, the viewership of broadcasts in each country started to soar dramatically.
By this point, the expression ‘eve of the National Competition’ was awkward.
It was an interest comparable to the National Competition.
It was ridiculous that the influence of the Overgeared Guild had grown to be as much as the influence of the S.A Group.

『 As many people expected, Chris isn’t participating in this competition.
』

『 I think it is true that he changed to a hidden class and his level was reset.
』

『 He played a tremendous role in the Great Human and Demon War so he got a hidden class.
』

『 Then players who can be candidates for the 12 captains are Jishuka, Pon, Regas, Peak Sword, Katz, Vantner, Faker, Damian, and Euphemina.
』

Yura wasn’t included.
She was the Demon Slayer and would serve as the commander-in-chief of the captains.

『 Uh…? 』

People were looking at the faces of the participants, who gathered one by one, only to doubt their ears.
It was because they heard the sound of barking.
It came from Bunsdel’s direction.
Contrary to people’s expectations, Bunsdel was politely prostrating himself in front of Grid.
It was more than just politeness.
Reverence could be felt.

‘Did I hear it incorrectly?’

It happened as people were trying to deny this unrealistic situation…

“The captain selection competition will start now.”

The competition started.

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