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How many days have passed since I did not hold the hammer? Today I sat at the door and waited for him to come.

The new forge was looking for a building that was as similar to the old one as possible, but no matter how similar it was, it was still awkward because it was a different place.

Waiting for a human who did not know whether to come from an unfamiliar place was not a pleasant feeling, even with empty words.

But even if I try to knock on the iron in order to forget that he has gone, that thought keeps coming back to me.

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Maybe it’s really about defeating Robo and returning with the material.

If you look at the probability, it was less than 1%, even if you look at it generously, which was close to a miracle.

So today, I sit on a chair and wait for him to come back.

As I was looking at the door today, as I did yesterday, I unintentionally looked back at the touch I felt on my shoulder.

“Are you just looking at the door today after inviting me? Well, the old man usually called people to make swords, though.”

“If you are bored, you can wait at the hotel.”

Hardy, a woman who yawned because she could not stand the boredom, looked at me with sleepy eyes.

I would be angry if it was a sword made from the material of a beast, even a material of a demon that is comparable to a robo, but I did not have enough strength to make it by myself.

Unlike rare metals that have special properties on their own, in order to fully incorporate the power of a demonic beast into a sword, a wizard, and a specialist specialized in enchantment is required.

Although hardy was young, he was already one of the most famous enchanters in the kingdom.

I called him like this in advance because I thought he would come, but Hardy, who didn’t know about him, didn’t seem to think that he would come back alive.

“Old man… .”

“What.”

After looking at the door again and answering briefly, Hardy said hesitatingly.

“No, that… . Why don’t you just go in and rest? You were like that all day yesterday.”

“Compared to making a sword, sitting is nothing.”

“… … I’m sorry to say this, but he’s probably dead. Common sense is that an academy freshman can’t defeat a robo.”

“… … .”

It was natural for anyone who didn’t know him to react like this. In fact, even I, who knows him, has half the same thoughts.

Perhaps Hardy thought I was doing this because of the guilt that caused him to die, so he patted me on the back tenderly.

“And the one who really went there was the one who said it, right? It’s not the old man’s fault, so he just thought he committed suicide… .”

“He’s not the kind of guy who would commit suicide. If my hand was cut off and I couldn’t use my foot, I wouldn’t know.”

“Yes? Bar, foot? What are you talking about?”

“… … I don’t know either.”

damn… That words come out of my mouth. The more I think about that madman, the more my brain gets polluted.

“I don’t know, but seeing what you said, did you like it that much?”

“No, not at all. On the contrary, there were times when I wondered if it would be good for the world to die there without getting stronger.”

“her… . Then why do you want to make a sword? It’s also free.”

“Because I am strong. It doesn’t matter if you’re an adult or a mad killer, as long as you’re a swordsman worthy of the sword I’ve made.”

“… If those words came out of the old man’s mouth, I wanted to see him too. No, the latter would be the one you didn’t want to see?”

“Even if you don’t like it, you’ll see it soon.”

“No, so. No matter how talented a first-year student may be, what kind of legendary beast—”

Hardy’s words were cut off by the sudden knocking sound and stopped without further continuation.

-smart.

Since this forge had not yet opened, this place had not yet been taught to anyone but Gnome and Hardy.

From early morning on, unless there was a drunkard who found the wrong house, there was a certain person to knock on the door.

“… I’m here.”

“Yes? No, I hope… .”

Unlike Hardy, who was dubious, he waited for the man who would open the door soon with confidence.

After a while, the door slowly opened, revealing a face that had not changed at all from what he had seen two weeks ago.

“Huh… .”

Hardy, who saw my reaction and recognized that the man who opened the door was the one I was waiting for, looked at him in disbelief.

“… … Wow, you are really here.”

“… I don’t know if this is fortunate or unfortunate.”

“Unhappiness? I don’t know what you mean, but thank you for such a warm welcome!”

With that said, the guy who entered the room handed me the strange iron block he had been holding in his hand for a long time.

“This is a souvenir from a nearby village. I don’t need it, so I’ll give it to you!”

“souvenir?”

The word “souvenir” is strange, but when I looked closely, I found that the iron nugget had a shape similar to that of a rapier.

The sword that Sage Fear used was a rapier, so was it sold in a village near the forest?

‘But it’s too big to be a souvenir… .’

Rather than a souvenir, it looked like a part of the statue had been forcibly ripped off.

“there… .”

Hardy, who was watching from behind, said as he was thinking about all these weird souvenirs.

“I’ve been to a village near the sage’s forest. Isn’t that a statue of a sage in that town? I think the one on the waist looks similar to that one.”

“Esakta (correct answer)!”

“Essa… What?”

“It means the correct answer!”

“her… .”

Has this asshole ripped off even the hero’s statue?

If you think about why you did such a thing, you won’t come up with an answer. Because the mindset of a madman is something that a normal person cannot understand.

Hardy looked at me with eyes that seemed to say, ‘What is this bastard doing?’

It’s no use thinking about it, give up.

“… So, did you bring the material for the Robo?”

As he struggled to change the subject, he beat his chest and spoke in a confident voice.

“Sure! Why did I go there!”

Saying that, when he took out the teeth and claws that were supposed to belong to the Robo, the room was filled with bloody magic as if the Robo’s energy that had been pressed by it was released.

“… … .”

It didn’t even need to be judged, it was a robo, or a magical beast equivalent to it.

Perhaps Hardy had the same thoughts as me, and he was staring blankly at Robo’s fangs without saying a word, as if possessed by something.

“… … You really did it.”

When I was embarrassed by the fact that I couldn’t believe it even after seeing it in person, the guy snorted and said.

“What are you talking about? I can’t get tired of using pedo technique.”

“A foot? what is that… .”

Hardy tilted his head when the sound of a dog that always came out of his mouth came out.

“never mind. If I pay attention to every single bullshit this guy makes, I can’t live up to my name.”

“No bullshit! I always say only reasonable things. But who is next to you?”

He looked away and Hardy stepped forward before I could even speak.

“I am Hardy Falstein. I don’t mean to brag, but it’s a little bit of an enchanting enchanter.”

“Enchanted?”

“It is something I cannot do alone, so I specially invited you to fully express the power of the demonic beast into the sword. Don’t worry, I’ll pay all the costs.”

“no. Being able to handle such a rare material is enough, so the cost is fine.”

Having said that, Hardy, who looked at him again, held out his hand and said,

“I never thought that one of the Academy students would be able to defeat Robo. I wish you all the best in the future.”

“okay!! I’m Ian Bartou. Next time something like this happens, I’ll ask for it too!”

“Thank you, but did you say the weapon you want to make is a katana? You don’t make rapiers, do you?”

“Rapier?”

He said what he meant and looked carefully, and found a silver rapier, which he had not seen when he set off, was tied to his waist.

“What, have you finally decided to give up on that weird katana love?”

“What nonsense are you talking about? There’s no way I can use a gay weapon that’s not suitable for such a shot. Don’t ever say that again, even if it’s a joke.”

I and Hardy involuntarily flinched at the chilly voice without any playfulness.

I made a mistake. A maniac must be treated with care so as not to cut himself like a sharp knife.

“Hmm… . So what is that rapier? Looking at it, it doesn’t seem like an ordinary thing.”

“Oh, this?”

When he changed the subject, he pulled out the rapier on his waist and the reddish-brown staff hung behind his waist, and said,

“Maybe that… .”

“Five! I can guess what it is! As you might have guessed, these are Pierre’s rapiers and staff!!”

“Wow, what!!”

This guy must have found the sage’s gravestone because it wasn’t enough to defeat Robo in such a short time!

As I was bewildered by the fact that I couldn’t believe anything more than defeating the Robo, he continued.

“Noob! Please disassemble these and use them to make a new katana!!”

“… to disassemble?! this?”

“Yes!! I’ve given permission to the spirit, so it’s okay! I would have done it without my permission.”

If it’s a spirit, are you referring to the spirit of the earth who announced the death of the sage Fear?

If the spirit had pointed out where the tombstone was, it was not strange to find it so quickly.

“Wait a minute! Strictly speaking, the ownership of the rapier belongs to the Fear family, so even if the spirits allow it, it can’t be dismantled… .”

“Foot!”

Hardy tried to stop him with very common sense words, but he started yelling again.

“What a fucking right to such illegitimate children!! Don’t ever say something like that again!!”

“Sah, bastard? what else… .”

These were the things that made me want to erase the memories of hearing the words that came out of his mouth afterward.

The descendants of the wise men are actually descendants of an unknown knight?

Even the witness who witnessed it was none other than the spirit who had been with Pierce for half his life?

It is the worst scandal that will not happen in the next 100 years.

Just imagining what would happen if this scandal spread gave me a headache.

“I would like to ask you to keep this a secret for the time being. Instead, it’s okay to spread the word that a katana was made from Fear’s rapier.”

“… … because?”

“Then the illegitimate children will come to punish me!! Then I can use this fact as a pretext to shoot at the people who came to kill me!!”

“… … her.”

That’s crazy. It’s the first time I’ve ever felt like this again to a person I thought was crazy.

Hardy also said with a sly smile that it was only at this moment that Ian Ba Toura understood human beings.

“hahaha… you are a fun person… .”

He was speaking like that, but there was no positive emotion in his voice.

“Then it will only interfere with your work, so I will leave. If you need anything else, please let me know!”

“… … okay.”

After he left, me and Hardy stood blankly, staring at the door where he left, and then opened their mouths.

“Old man, what is that madman?”

“I would have told you. He’s talented, but he’s crazy. By the way, the sage’s rapier and staff… I’ll have to quickly evaluate what kind of metal and magic stones they used!”

“Yes?! No, are you really going to take this apart?!”

“Of course!!”

These are the materials used in the weapons used by the legendary sages. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t interested as a potter.

In addition, the thought of reforging the rapier used by the sage into the katana I made made me feel a kind of immorality.

“Dude, what are you going to do with the back office?!”

“It’s him, not me, who oversees it. Well, even if I had to, I’ve lived long enough so my life isn’t worth it.”

“Ahhh… !”

Hardy, unable to find anything to say, looked at me with a look of disbelief, and I pulled out one of the Lobo’s fangs he had left behind and said:

“So you won’t? If not, I’ll find another enchanter… .”

“No, that’s it and this is this. I will prepare right away!”

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