Expecting To Fall Into Ruin, I Aim To Become A Blacksmith Chapter 84 (1/2)
Botsuraku Youtei
Volume 4 Chapter 26
Having remembered that I had received an invitation from Zeni Geba to visit his blacksmith coest blacks after the Iron Brain's co blacksmith company One can feel his talent and resolution from it
The exterior of the building was co it It was close to the nobles' city but was not even inferior in quality fros It reflected Zeni Geba's business policy
”It's been awhile since ere alone together, huh?”
Because Iris said such startling things, I ended up stue It's a result ofthat I did not fall… Well, I do not actually do any training so it's probably ood deeds either so… Coincidence it is
Iris has an off day today
Rahsa seemed busy recently so I took her out Unusually, even prince Arch wasn't with Iris There's no way that person is not aware of Iris' off days… Did he have that ency?
”It somehow doesn't feel like a smithy, does it?”
They see in front of our eyes, the main shop, was as Iris said, not like the usual smithies I know Even if someone were to tell me this was a jewel shop, I would believe it It is surely filled with soot deep within but the entrance and outward appearance are no short of beautiful
”Oya, if it isn't The Great Dancer You ca you also seems like a true dancer, a lively, pretty lady”
As we entered the shop, wehi exactly as he did at the
Handing over work to the employees, he came to welcome us What a nice person
”Good gracious, I had thought a lot of custo today but this is quite the important customer”
”Well, we are not custoh”
He said he would showso I decided to come I also told that to Iris
”Toive ood inspiration, to me, you are a customer”
”I see… But, today, I think ill be the ones gaining You did say you will showrare”
”Yes I have it prepared Or rather, it is a project I have been working on for quite a while I wanted to show that to you”
I feel like he just gave a daring s that with confidence, I feel like I can look forward to this thing he wants to show s, there's also one more of those It seems like Iris also has quite a bit of interest in this field Her eyes looking at the goods on display are so Now then, I wonder if she found anything worth
We were guided to the guest rooh-quality tea
All of these facilities wouldn't be at a normal blacksmith You could even call it a miracle if you are served tea
”It does seem like you have a lot of customers who are nobles Are all these facilities made for nobles?”
”Yes, you are correct I think the age of judging a battle froth has already beco is because we destroyed that old concept”
If you have time to worry about the shop's appearance then you should be polishi+ng your skills!–It looks like there are a lot of those stubborn blacksmiths ould say that and consider this as heresy but since it is succeeding, I guess there is not one single right way of going about it
”The days where one needs to use a sword everyday is liood or bad parts of the sword There are also soraceful to walk in dirty shops Our shop also meets those needs Well, we don't have any product which is not up to the h”
I felt like the things this person talked aboutsuch a shop It was a good experience, getting to hear senpai's opinion but… It is a little different from the kind of work I want to do
I want tocalled the 'real thing'Even if it's high priced, I want to eneration Even if the swords do not have shi+ning ornas which the right person will understand I wonder if that also makes
”It looks like The Great Dancer would not like this path”
”Did it show on my face?”
”No, but I a my customer's mood Looks like your companion also does not like it I think it would be pretty popular to woh…”
Iris is also not satisfied? Even though she was looking at the products so passionately Zeni Geba was certainly a big businesssharp in that sense
”No, I think I like Kururi's swords more”
I really love that honest part about her but it makes me kinda nervous if that is said before the person in question
As expected of you, Iris-san
”Yes, in terms of quality, I think The Great Dancer is undoubtedly abovethe Ten Excellence, I think I am at the bottom But, people have different sense of values and there aremy swords are the best I can just do my business with people like that And so, you don't need to feel sorry, The Great Dancer”
Looks likeread Even still, he is such a light person Normally, I think it is pretty natural for one to be a little upset if their skill is doubted
”You see, I don't have such a soft heart to be hurt by every single thing I hear But the reason I have been able to cli Nofrom the top as a blacksmith But, it is also a fact that I can already see my limit”
”So like that…”
”Does exist However, I also do not think it is i… which I wanted to show you, is the answer to that”
Zeni Geba's face was lively all the way His secret, the rare thing which he wants to show me
”From here on, ill enter the secret area It is still not known to the public”
Deep, deep within the shop, ere guided in I did think it was a big shop but exactly how many doors have we crossed till now?
We arrived at a place which, at a glance, looked like a nor a secret
”There is no secret in the place It is e are doing, me and three other disciples of mine That sword you see over there, do you not have a weird feeling when you see it?”
There was a co on the wall
What is different… Ah, is it…
””There isin it?””
Iris and I both noticed together There waswithin that sword
”Yes, exactly As expected of nobles, you knowin it Why? Because there is a em inserted in it”
”A em in a sword?”
I don't know that e that in a sword? Sure, it is quite rare
”I realized my limits faster than anyone else Nohen I look back at it, that was probably better With my skill, it is impossible to surpass the Iron Heart or the other members But, that is only if alk the same path”
”Fro in it that strong?”
”Yes, it is that strong”
He took the shich was hanging on the wall and another normal one
The normal one's quality seemed better He collided the was… The norh it was supposed to be better in terms of quality
”This is the power of a sithin it You could tell which one was better in terht? But as you can see, this is the result”
”…How do I say this It's a Not only in business, you see as well”
I a like this existed And Zeni Geba's i else
”But, was it okay showing it to us? You haven't even commercialized it yet”
”I do not o back However, I think you can'tat all”
”Is there some sort of a secret to it?”
”Of course There is the need to create a ical circuit inside the iron–but that, is the hard part You will understand if you try When this is commercialized and is out in the market, there will probably be a lot of blacksmiths ill come to this path And, even in this field, someone will overcome me Especially someone like you However, that is okay in itself That is my limit, after all What is important is my naic sword, and that is all that matters”
I see Leaving his name as the inventor…
Certainly, he has not been able to ood of a sith it and so if he hurriedly tries to co, regular shich is as good as it is, it will not be taken seriously
Only after it surpasses the best sword currently available will it bring et into that field for a while, he felt it was okay to let me know
”Is this the best sword you could make at the moment?”
I looked at the lively ic shich destroyed the other one
”This is not the best per se but in the first place, it is difficult to ood”
He snapped his fingers and after awhile, a young employee came in with a sword I wondered if it was one of the disciples who kno to ic sword
”This is whatin it but…”
He showed us by swinging the blade After a feings, the sword snapped There was a huge difference between this one and the one he showed earlier If it snapped just by swinging in the air, it can't really be practically used
”Even my disciple took three years to make this It is that difficult There is no one except me who can make one which is usable”
”Three years…”
To think it took even longer than the ti under my teacher
This is the best disciples result
”Have you been doing it for 3 years as well?”
”I aot to form a shape in my mind, I also told my disciples It was after 3 years I was able tothe quality now If I aic circuit and use all my skills on it, I can rise up to the top at once Don't you think so?”
I do It is an aot excited I also want to tryone as fast as possible To think there still was so as this I wish I ca, I should be thankful I met him now
”You will surpass me one day But, I will take the lead for these few years Of course, ht also lead”
”Um, can I take my leave now?”