Chapter 114 (2/2)

「That's… Probably my great grandfather's. I heard he was making weapons in the elven country. There were not many commendable dwarf blacksmith in that country.」

The dwarf talked with a hint of nostalgia in his voice.

「I see, it seems it was made quite skillfully, even I could see that. And you're his great-grandson, in any case, it's a fact that I did see a couple of high-level weapons here and there in the room before.」

「That… was something I created long ago, but I haven't done it at all recently. No matter how many things I create, everyone only sees me as a descendant of hero. My name is not Descendant of Hero. Following my dad's footstep, I also took over Raugo's name, but my name is Antgar!」

Antgar remembered his resentment against the reaction people gave him so far which weighed him down and sapped his motivation.

「Then, that's perfect. The sword I wanted to make was something that couldn't be realized with Raugo. If you're only as skilled as him, then you wouldn't be able to do so too. I'm not looking for Raugo, but someone who has the skill, talent, and creativity that goes beyond that. And that's none other than you, Antgar!」

Souta stood up then grabbed Antgar's shoulders while expressing his thought.

「Ughh, but, I am…」

No longer able to bear Souta's sharp gaze, his eyes were swimming.

「I don't think I can blame you just because you couldn't create it. I want to try a way which has the possibility of success, even if just a little. I think by working together with you, we can increase the chance of succeeding.」

Souta's appeals weren't based on how much ability Antgar actually had, he appealed because of his intuition.

「No, ummm, but, you see…」

Seeing that Antgar was still being indecisive, Souta changed his approach.

「Let's talk about other matters first then. Let's start with the weapon I wanted to create. The name of this weapon is katana, but this weapon has a couple of words that could describe its characteristics. It doesn't break, it doesn't bend, and it cuts well.」

「Doesn't break and bend? Is that even possible? Can't break means it should be flexible. However, not bending means it needs to be solid. Flexible and solid, I don't think there is metal like that…… If it's soft……」

Antgar folded his arm and fell into deep thought.

「I have the solution for that. There is a secret in the manufacturing method, but…… I tried to make it with Raugo in a similar way a thousand years ago and the result was just that sham I showed you. This isn't bad at all, but this is not what I wanted.」

After saying so, Souta put Izayoi on the table. Dina had put away the dishes and cups that were on the table while the two were talking.

「This sword is called Izayoi, well I just showed it to you before. After many trial and error, this was what Raugo and I accidentally created after putting together various things we had. This is a kind of so-called magic sword, what I wanted to make is something I could use outside of a limited condition.」

While looking at the katana, Souta narrowed his eyes.

「I think this is fine, but I feel like I can understand why you don't think this is right.」

Antgar also could feel something when he looked at Izayoi.

「Yes, that's why I want to create it correctly.」

Souta said that while looking at Antgar's eyes.

I post this while in bed, I got a really high fever, good thing I'm not dizzy, this chapter is finished before I got sick though

I originally planned to translate another chapter of G.o.ddess's Suffering and then banished healer tomorrow, but I don't think I can, we will see later

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