Chapter 2026
Marie Rose was gone. Of course, she was her own person. She could go out whenever she wanted. However, this was uncommon for her, especially since she was going to give birth very soon.
Grid instructed the three hundred and ten God Hands to search the entire castle and sent a whisper to Katz.
[Whisper to Katz: Does Marie Rose see anyone on a regular basis?]
[Whisper from Katz: Someone she sees on a regular basis�]
Katz reacted strangely to the question. Grid cleared his throat. Did his wife regularly meet someone else? The question sounded like a line from a drama where the love interest was having an affair.
[Whisper to Katz: Iâm worried because her castle is empty. Does she usually go out at this time? If so, then I can afford to relax.]
[Whisper from Katz: Who knows⊠Grid, you know that I usually only spend a few minutes a week with her. Iâm only reporting the internal affairs of the vampire cities to her, so itâs hard to keep track of her schedule.]
From the time Beriache had tried to betray Marie Rose but failed and died instead, Katzâ situation had changed considerably. He still had the ancient class, Beriacheâs Knight, but he now served Marie Rose. He didnât feel like he was her confidant. He was merely responsible for managing the vampire race and looking after the cityâs internal affairs on Mary Roseâs behalf.
Contrary to Gridâs expectations, he wasnât close to Marie Rose at all.
âThat makes sense now that I think about it.â
The only one Marie Rose was interested in was Grid. Recently, she seemed to take an interest in Irene and Lord, but she generally showed absolute indifference to other humans. Katz also wasnât the type of guy to flatter others. There was no way the two of them could have gotten closer.
[Whisper from Katz: If you feel anxious, I will send out a quest to the entire vampire race to find Marie Rose right awayâŠ]
[Whisper to Katz: No, let it go. Iâll take care of this, so keep your strength for the war.]
Grid was lost in thought for a brief moment. It was very unlikely that Marie Roseâs disappearance was a scheme organized by a third party. Who would dare to trap Marie Rose? That was impossible. She was wise and not easy to fool. She was also very strong. Others couldnât suppress her using force. The fact that she would give birth soon didnât change this fact. Even Grid with his Annihilation energy couldnât guarantee that he would win in a duel with Marie Rose.
âShe can absorb other peopleâs power by drinking their blood.â
Marie Rose had managed to recreate Hayateâs Dragon-Killing Sword after drinking just a drop of blood. Unless the opponent never shed a drop of blood in the fight, Marie Rose was invincible.
What was the difference between her and Hanul? Hanul hadnât been able to immediately fully reproduce the skill he absorbed. However, he could permanently store it, train it, eventually turning it into his own ability.
On the other hand, Marie Rose reproduced the skills of the person whose blood she drank to near perfection. Whatâs more, she even absorbed some of their stats. There was the disadvantage that this ability granted effects only temporarily, not permanently, but it was a huge threat during battle.
The conclusionâ
âThere is no way she was kidnapped.â
Grid was certain that Marie Rose had left the castle of her own volition. He didnât know if she simply went out for a walk or if she was going to be out for a long timeâŠ
âIn any case, itâs impossible for me to follow her.â
An Absolute leaving any traces in their movement? That was impossible, unless they were close to becoming an Absolute, like the cultivators in the great ascension realm.
The three hundred and ten God Hands had found no clues in their search. Grid touched one of the ten rings on his hands.
[Ring of Pledge]
[Rating: Unique
A token of eternal love.
You will be in a happy state when you are with your spouse. Movement speed will increase by 8%, and all stats are increased by 30.
* Depending on your level of affinity with your spouse, the emotions you will feel when you are with them will change. These emotions can range from happiness, joy, contentment, normal, dissatisfaction, depression, to hate. There are a total of seven emotions. The Ring of Pledge can have different effects depending on the emotion experienced.
If you spend a steamy night with your partner while wearing this ring, the EXP of all skills will increase by 10%.
* A steamy night is only available once a month (Penalty currently removed).
When wearing this ring, the affinity of all NPCs of the opposite sex other than your spouse wonât easily increase.
If you are caught by your spouse without your ring, your favorability with them will drop by 90%. Your spouseâs chances of getting pregnant will also drastically decrease.
Weight: 0.1]
Grid had four wedding rings. However, why didnât they have a location tracking function?
ââŠIf they had such a function, people might consider me controlling and skeptical about my wivesâ faithfulness.â
Maybe he wouldâve also been subjected to various restrictions by the game system. Grid stopped having regrets and sat down. He displayed the guild chat window on one side of his field of view. The guild members were in the middle of a war, so no one was sharing irrelevant messages. There were only orders from commanders and chats from members briefly reporting on the situation of each team. Thanks to this, Grid could form an image about what was happening on the battlefield.
âBlood-sucking. Blood-suckingâŠâ
Grid also had the status of Blood King. He had the ability to handle a bit of blood. Of course, he only used a few skills he had taken from the direct descendants, but he could pretend to be a vampire if he wanted to.
After reflecting on Marie Roseâs blood absorption ability, Grid thought of ways to use this power more efficiently than before.
âVampires donât just absorb HP when sucking blood. They also regenerate their wounds in an instant.â
Grid had never escaped unscathed after fighting a powerful enemy. Aside from having to endure enormous physical and mental pain, wounds also made it harder for him to fight properly. He needed to make up for that.
ââŠThe ideal way is to give the vampireâs blood absorption ability to a weapon.â
It would be tremendously useful if he could heal his wounds every time he attacked an enemy rather than just restored HP. Plus, it had become easier to grant skills to items recently. A few years before, Grid had developed the Highest-grade Skill Granting Stone at Reidanâs alchemy facility. When used in conjunction with Water Clan Kingâs Tears, there was a 100% chance of granting the desired skill to an item.
However, there was a problem.
âIt is unclear if the given skill will have the desired effect.â
For example, letâs assume that Defying the Natural Order was given the blood absorption skill. There was a possibility that the intrinsic effect of blood absorption could have an influence on the sword itself rather than Grid, who would swing Defying the Natural Order.
What nonsense was this?
Surprisingly, this wasnât nonsense. This was just how things were. Something like this could really happen if the blood absorption skill focused on the durability of Defying the Natural Order rather than Gridâs HP.
Furthermore, this was the domain of luck, not blacksmithing. This wasnât something that could be decided with techniques. As a result, Grid hadnât granted skills to the recently crafted endgame items.
There were no better items than endgame ones. Wouldnât it be extremely bad if he granted the wrong skills to them? His heart broke every time he thought about it.
âBut what if Marie Rose gives the blood absorption skill herself? There is a chance of failure, but it is worth taking the risk.â
Ever since he became an Only One God, Grid had been haunted by the illusion that no one could replace him.
In any case, I am the strongest.
It wasnât because he had this arrogant belief. He was just immersed in the fact that he was the Only One God. But at this moment, the fog in his heart suddenly lifted as he sat in Marie Roseâs castle and reflected on her disappearance. His mind was now clear.
Rely on those close to you a bit more.
Donât forget how many people you have relied on to get to where you are.
ââŠLetâs ask Marie Rose to give the skill.â
Twilight and Defying the Natural Order were swords that symbolized Grid. Grid had been planning to grant them his powers one day, but now he changed his mind. He decided to rely on Marie Rose. Of course, in order to do that, he had to solve the current problem at hand.
ââŠâŠâ
Grid closed the guild chat window he had been watching for two hours and slowly stood up. Marie Rose still hadnât returned. Grid now knew where she would be.
âAsgard.â
Marie Roseâs castle was located in the depths of the Reidan Desert. At first, he hadnât thought much about the location, but now he realized something. The castle was located in the center of the continent. He only became aware of this after two hours of extending his Absolute senses to search for traces of Marie Rose.
There was a reason Beriache had built a castle here a long time back. Here, an Absolute who stretched their senses to the limit could detect most of what was happening on the surface.
Grid momentarily put himself in Marie Roseâs shoes. Maybe she had been keeping an eye on him? She would feel a bit worried when he fought against tough enemies. In other words, Marie Rose had been watching when Grid was by the demon cultivators. Marie Rose surely knew that the demon cultivators were constructing a Full Moon Fortress in Asgard, and she couldnât ignore that.
âShe must think that she has the ability to stop them.â
Grid recalled a memory which included Marie Rose. She had a rare warm smile on her face as she looked at Irene with affection. She sincerely praised Irene for being able to help Grid a lot in many ways. Perhaps around that time Marie Rose started thinking that she wanted to help him too.
âThatâs cute, butâŠâ
He was a bit angry. Didnât she realize that she was about to give birth? She was going to fight against Asgard in this state? The God of War, who had been training in seclusion and became even stronger after losing to Chiyou, as well as Metatron, Asujra, and countless other gods were still holding out. Plus, Marie Rose was more likely to experience all types of limitations in Asgard. He wasnât talking about her strength. She was in a different position from Grid, who was the master of a great dimension like the Overgeared World.
Grid felt a bit nervous and sent a whisper to Lauel before using Shunpo. He remembered the coordinates used by Raiders, who had carried Grid on his back to get there, and headed to Asgard. He tried to be as optimistic as possible about the current situation.
The demon cultivators and Asgard were cooperating to build a Full Moon Fortress. Grid would eventually have to destroy it at some point. He decided to think of this situation as solving a problem he was bound to take care of in the future anyway.
He was getting closer to Asgard when he received a sound transmission from Braham.
-Marie Rose isnât a fool.
Did Lauel tell him what happened? Braham was blunt, but it was evident that he was concerned for Gridâs wellbeing.
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She doesnât take unnecessary risks, so there is nothing to worry about.
Be careful not to make a mistake and fall into a trap.
ââŠYou shouldâve told me that earlier.â
By the time Grid came to his senses, he was already surrounded by angels. He smiled awkwardly.
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