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It is Damian.
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Right.
It is Damian.
-Yes.
[Pope Damian declared that he wonât participate in the National Competition]
The media around the world were buzzing with the news but the peopleâs reaction was calm.
They had already foreseen the identity of the demon king this year.
Damianâs declaration that he wouldnât attend the National Competition was simply admitting that he was the demon king.
-Ah. ă ă Who would be deceived? If it was me, I would just stay silent or be honest. ă ă
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He is a Grid fan so he is going to follow Grid. ă ă
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Damian is honestly cute.
There was no reason for Damian to refuse to participate in the National Competition.
In the world that was divided into the heavenly system and earth system, apart from Grid and Kraugel, Damian was a top predator belonging to the heavenly system.
This yearâs National Competition without Grid was a great opportunity for him to play at his best.
In the first place, the Demon Kingâs Subjugation was specialized for Damian.
Damian had a variety of buff skills and percentage heals. He was more likely to become an immortal demon king if he gained the health boost.
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Besides, Damian has many talented people.
Rebeccaâs DaughtersâDamianâs three strongest NPCs were equivalent to Gridâs knights, and the senior Vatican members had healing abilities beyond Damian and were considered as Damianâs subordinates.
If they became the Four Heavenly Kings and guarded the gateways, it would be difficult for the players to invade.
-Additionally, the Templar have started to act recently.
The Templar were the secret knights of the Rebecca Church and everything about them was veiled.
According to information leaked by players in the Rebecca Church, the Templar stopped operating as a separate private organization and recently started supporting Damian.
If the head of the Templarâwho was likely to be a named NPCâappeared as one of the Four Heavenly Kings, then this yearâs Demon KingâDamianâwas likely to be invincible, just like last yearâs demon king.
-There is no reason to refuse to attend the National Competition unless Damian is senile.
This was the peopleâs conclusion.
No one doubted the identity of the demon king.
Only Damian suffered.
âI was going to surprise people by appearing like last yearâs Grid!â
Yet the plan failed.
Strictly speaking, it was due to Ares.
During the time when there was no news about Aresâ participation in the National Competition, there was some speculation that this yearâs demon king was Ares. Then he suddenly participated in the National Competition and this collapsed.
âMy surprise show...â
Damian turned his gaze from the TV talking about him to stare out the window.
Reporters were surrounding the house.
The situation was the same when he connected to Satisfy.
There were a rush of whispers and shouts asking for interviews. Reporters disguised themselves as visitors and infiltrated the Vatican.
By this time, even Damian was tired.
âIâm tired because I attracted too much aggro.â
Damian insisted that the basic virtue of an otaku was to not lose his pace at any time or under any circumstances.
No matter what others were saying, he didnât care at all.
Even when Japan was in the midst of the anti-Grid sentiment, Damian openly praised Grid.
However, this level of interest was burdensome even for Damian.
Everyone in the world was watching his every move and things were more uncomfortable than he couldâve imagined.
âAs expected, Grid is sugoi...â
Grid was a person who received attention every day.
Damian deeply respected the fact that Grid remained focused while in the center of attention.
âHe is the one I acknowledge.â
Damian remembered the first time he met Grid and became determined.
His goal was to grow into someone who could stand next to Grid.
In order to do so, he needed achievements in the Demon Kingâs Subjugation.
âIn order to do this, I need to find Orbisâ Ring in the month remaining.â
Damianâs concern for the Demon Kingâs Subjugation was the healing reduction and no healing curses caused by burns, bleeding, and more.
His unique class Goddess' Agent had continued to grow and he was also the pope, so he had a resistance of more than 82%. Still, he wasnât completely resistant, unlike Grid. He would be greatly weakened the moment he was hit with debuffs that lowered his resistance to abnormal states. Thus, he felt the need to block off this weak point.
His only hope was Orbisâ Ring.
It had a terrible probability of dropping from the banshee queen, who respawned every 36 hours in the Land of the Cryers.
It was a legendary accessory that gave immunity to healing reduction and no healing skills.
Damian had been aiming for the ring for three months now.
However, he still didnât get it.
It was shameful to use the authority of the pope to have the paladins block and monopolize the hunting ground under the pretext of âpurifying polluted land.â However, if he didnât do so, it would be impossible to obtain Orbisâ Ring.
Likewise, he would have to compete fiercely with the rankers looking for the banshee queen.
The banshee queen respawned 36 hours after death âsomewhere in the fieldâ and was originally a type of field boss that went to the first person who found her.
âIf the reporters keep chasing me, theyâll know that Iâm monopolizing a hunting ground.â
This was a serious problem.
The news would be flooded and he would be inundated with public criticism.
It was certain that a large number of people would appear to prevent Damian from monopolizing the banshee queen.
âWhen will there be a new article?â
He wanted news big enough to turn the reportersâ attention away from himself.
â...Well, such huge news wonât burst so easily.â
Perhaps if another great demon suddenly appeared... however, this was a wish that couldnât be achieved.
âIâll have to be prudent for a few days. Letâs take that opportunity to leave the Vatican.â
It happened as Damian was sighing and trying to ignore that the banshee queen would respawn in an hour...
[An unknown person has killed a half-god.]
â...??â
It was an absurd world message that was only one line.
â
Heok!
Big news!â
âG-God? What is it this time? Is it Grid again?â
The reporters who had infiltrated the Vatican made a fuss and scrambled to leave.
It was like seeing a procession of ants.
â......â
Damian lost his soul.
He was stupefied for a long time before kneeling down and shouting, âGod Grid!
Ohh
, God!â
Pope Damianâhe started to worship and pray to Grid when he should only be worshipping and praying to Goddess Rebecca.
He truly deserved to be punished.
It was a sin that should receive a stern warning from Rebeccaâs Daughters, who were the keepers of faith.
Yet Isabel pretended to be asleepâshe was the first person to deify Grid.
***
In the East Continent, the rabbit community...
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Pant... Pant...
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Grid had overextended himself in the battle against Hangyeol that he had won.
He ignored the notification windows floating on one side of his field of view.
He was mentally and physically exhausted. His body sank down and his eyes blurred. He couldnât even read the text.
âThis is the limit.â
Just because he needed to rest his body didnât mean he had to rest his mind.
Grid focused as he checked himself and reviewed the battle.
âIt seems it is time to use my saved stat points and skill creation rights.â
The total number of times that God's Command triggered in the battle against Hangyeol was three.
In particular, the time when Godâs Command activated when Flower Revolve was used, and then again later on when 200,000 Army Crushing Sword was used, was enough to influence the battle.
This meant that luck played a significant role in Gridâs victory.
âIt wouldâve been hard if I wasnât lucky.â
Originally, Grid had a good chance of winning against the yangbans who hadnât built up their divinity.
They might have inherited the blood of a god but the reason for their birth and the significance of their existence was to be a âconsumable.â
Yes, a consumable.
Those who hadnât built up their divinity were completely different from Garam.
They were merely miscellaneous soldiers or extras in the war against the gods planned by the Five Seniors.
There were clear limitations because they hadnât been given a special story or role, unlike the grandmaster on the West Continent.
Grid only recently realized it but it was clear that Kraugel had been looking into it for a long time.
âThus, I can fight the yangbans if I just reach level 500.â
True named NPCs boasted a growth that was beyond users.
If Kraugel had thought of all yangbans as transcendents then Grid wouldnât have even thought of fighting them.
Yet at the end of the 3rd National Competition, Kraugel had made it clearâthe yangbans werenât as absolute as Bunhelier and the prerequisite for dealing with them was level 500.
The current Grid was already enough to meet the conditions that Kraugel mentioned.
Once Gridâs fighting energy reached the maximum, he boasted stats that even level 500 players would never dream of. There was also the Blood King title.
âHowever, it still isnât enough.â
There was a real difference.
If God's Command had triggered one less time, he mightâve lost the fight.
This allowed Grid to understand his target.
âThe enemies are too strong to leave this.â
Grid had 606 stat points remaining after raiding Fenrir and reaching level 405.
An average player gained 10 stat points with each level up.
Thatâs rightâGrid had been storing nearly 60 levels worth of stat points.
He wasnât conscious of the cliche âa master hides his strength.â
Rather than hiding his power, Grid had been running around more than necessary and wasnât aware of the cliche.
Grid was just cautious.
If he wanted a 1:1 ratio of strength and agility, he would have to invest 400 points in agility. What if he regretted it?
In a position where he already had enough damage and speed, wasnât it more stable to aim for increased health?
Should he increase his intelligence to maximize Brahamâs magic stored in his sword dances?
Etc, etc.
Gridâs troubles continued every day and this naturally led to him saving his extra points.
The biggest problem was his lack of references.
Most players would look at higher leveled players to find a more efficient way to train. However, Grid was in the leading position and had no noteworthy references.
In the past, he thought Piaro and Mercedes were the best and wouldâve referenced their stats, but he couldnât do that anymore.
Piaroâs stats ratio after being a farmer for a long time was completely different from the days when he was a great swordsman. Meanwhile, Mercedes actively handled various situations through the use of Keen Insight and was a balanced-type knight who raised almost all her stats. She was different from Grid.
Grid had to judge and pioneer the way for himself.
It was the grievance of the supreme one.
âIt is best to use the premise of a 1:1 strength to agility ratio.â
Grid didnât forget Piaro in his great swordsman days.
Thanks to the perfect 1:1 ratio of strength and agility, Piaroâs swordsmanship was fast but heavy. He was ultimately powerful.
It was a shame to invest 400 points in agility when his speed was already at the maximum but it was a good idea to use them rather than leaving them alone.
âIt is better to put it in health.â
Gridâs attack power was already sufficient after becoming the Blood King.
He was reminded of all the named NPCs he had fought.
The reason it was hard to deal with them was more about their health than their damage or defense.
âMy skills can be used as long as Iâm alive.â
The smell of Overgeared Cornâs saliva, who licked Grid with his tongue to restore stamina and recovery, was starting to become terrible.
Grid recovered moderately and checked the notification windows.
[You have killed the yangban Hangyeol.]
[Your level has risen.]
[The Red Phoenixâs Breath has been acquired.]
[The White Tigerâs Breath has been acquired.]
[The Blue Dragonâs Breath has been acquired.]
[The Black Tortoiseâs Breath has been acquired.]
[The Yangbanâs Soft Sword has been acquired.]
[The Yangbanâs Dopo has been acquired.]
[The Yangbanâs Horsehair Hat has been acquired.] [1]
â...!â
Gridâs eyes widened.
He thought the yangban would drop some breaths but he hadnât expected one of each type.
He also dropped a weapon, cloth armor, and a hat?
It was a real jackpot.
Gridâs heart was excited by the result beyond expectations and started to rampage like crazy.
The notification windows were being updated.
[âPungsaâ has caught a glimpse of you as you stand over Hangyeolâs corpse.]
[â Note â Your knight Dante has formed a hostile relationship with the Hwan Kingdom.]
â...?â
[You have achieved the âHalf-God Killerâ achievement!]
[The soul of a half-god has been absorbed into the Strange Magic Power Stone. The magic power of the Strange Magic Power Stone has risen.]
[The Half-God Killer achievement has increased the deity stat by one point.]
[The âHard-Working Rabbitsâ who witnessed your achievement are deifying you. Your deity stat has risen by one.]
[Your deity stat has reached 10 points and something special will happen.]
â...?!â
A light shone down over Gridâs bodyâit was a divine light that made the rabbits joyous.
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