Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha

The blacksmith Trident is still full of heat today.

"... clope. Crope, are you there?

After Luca put me through to the store as usual, I spoke to the workplace behind it,

"Whoa, wait a minute!

And the first person I hear returns a volume reply that only sounds angry.

It's not that I'm particularly in a bad mood, because I wouldn't hear it if it weren't for that in continuing to slap the hammer.

But it's unusual.

Speaking of clops, once I started typing into blacksmiths, I was the first guy to stop listening to people and stuff, but he responded well today.

The reason for this was found out after he blacksmith made a paragraph and appeared on his face.

"... Ooh, Lent. Have you come quickly? Sorry, I guess I just finished my request. Call it in."

"No, I don't mind that... is that the sword I just finished striking?

Crope has a sword in his hand.

Of course, I haven't really just finished hitting it, it's something that was cooled and bladed.

I've been waiting a long time since I got back to you.

You can tell by that that your passion for blacksmithing hasn't changed as usual, but Crope's expression is not excellent.

says Crope.

"Oh... well, look at that"

They offered me a sword, so I'll take it and take a look.

"... a few dozen? I hate to say it, but it's a little poor quality for a clope."

I can see it's a sword designed to give standard power and durability with average material, but it's not well done nonetheless.

Still, it's a lot better than what other blacksmiths make, but even if you say a few hits for the usual clope, you make the bunk above this.

And yet, it was strange.

"I knew your eyes wouldn't be deluded... Yeah, that's kind of bad. It's not for sale..."

I don't know, buyers can do fine selling this, but Claude would say that pride won't allow it to be served in his shop.

And that kind of thing seems to have been done for a reason.

"He seemed to hear me even in the middle of a blacksmith... and you haven't been able to punch much into a blacksmith?

"Oh, thank goodness... human beings live long enough to get all sorts of clutter creeping up in the middle of a blacksmith. He's got to get out of my way."

"Did something happen after all?"

"Oh...... for now, come to the back. I'm talking about this request. Maybe a little longer."

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Passed in the back, clawed and on the table.

Then his wife, Luca, brought him a subtle cup of tea, but without going to the table with him, he shivered off to the store.

"... sounds like a lot of stories."

I can see that from the way Luca cares.

Crope smiled bitterly,

"I'm sorry I made him worry too much... Well, it's a subtle story in me, but objectively, it's not even a big deal. Well, listen to me."

"Ah."

"First of all, you're talking about a request. Next time, I have to go to Wellphia, the mining city. That's why I want you to get that much escort. You're taking a silver promotion exam over there, aren't you? I hope you're doing just fine."

"Heh, Crope's in Wellphia? Well... you're a blacksmith. Isn't it strange... I don't mind taking the request if it's scheduled in time for the exam. If not, it can't be bouldered."

A mining city, only named, Wellphia is a marginal city for blacksmiths.

There are many blacksmiths themselves because many of the ores that make up the material for the weapons are produced, and that is the location.

Numerous blacksmiths take houses and are told to go to Wellphia if they want to get the best quality martial arts in the Yarlan kingdom.

So it's a natural story that Crope is going to Wellphia.

I immediately think of a reason to go see a blacksmith I know, for example, to get the material.

Besides, it could be that we're going to get some new technology.

"You should get to Wellphia before the silver test starts for the schedule, that's fine. Naturally, you'll be there by then, won't you? So there's no problem."

"If that's the case...... but what are you going to do?

"Next time there's a blacksmith tournament in Wellphia. I'm gonna have to compete in that."

"Oh... no, at that time of year. But it's rare. I'm pretty sure Crope has good arms, and he'll be able to get to quite a few places if he gets out, but if you have time to be out on something like that, you're hardly interested in telling me to brush his blacksmith arm."

It's not like I've never been out before, but at least I haven't heard of Claude ever since I got to know him.

Crope's arm would get you to the good part, and then you'd get a lot of requests for the production of weapons.

Winning a blacksmith tournament is a big publicity for blacksmiths.

That's why I think you should leave, but Crope is some sort of old-fashioned craftsman who wants to attract people with the reputation of the weapon itself rather than calling people with that kind of publicity.

That's why it's surprising what a blacksmith tournament is now.

"I never thought I'd be out by now either... actually, I've been out once before"

"Are you at the Wellphia Blacksmith Games?

"That's right. When I was young...... To Luca... when I met her the second time, I had already left Wellphia to work as a flow blacksmith, but I originally got my basics as a blacksmith in Wellphia's workshop. So I'm familiar with that blacksmith tournament over there. Even when I was an arm blacksmith apprentice who couldn't compete, I went to see it every year..."

I've never known that he was in Wellphia because he didn't want to talk much about Crope's background, but I see.

Yarlan has many blacksmiths from Wellphia.

It's a real blacksmith.

Naturally.

But Crope was a little surprised because he's a different kind of airy guy than some of those people.

Well, maybe my background in leaving Wellphia and being a flow blacksmith makes me do that.

"And now he's a malt and a blacksmith, huh? You didn't want to stay in Wellphia?

If you really want to extremes the blacksmith, it is considered that you should be in Wellphia in Yarlan environmentally.

That's why it was a question, but Crope answered this by shaking his neck to the side.

"... I couldn't stay. I got out of there. That's why I became a flow blacksmith..."