Chapter 151 Other Stories (4) (1/2)

Chapter 151 Other Stories (4)

8 Other Stories: An old man’s story

“I have arrived sooner than expected”

I sighed as I looked at the se afar I had asked Merln for a battle, had been refused, fought against the deue However, everyone had gone when I woke up They had soed to slip by me, and I had to admit I had let Merln run away from me

I had walked desolately to home, or to be more exact, a burnt site of where one to black ash, and I felt eone in such a short time I realized that I had to leave this place also at that sae, and people were surprised to see me come back so quickly

“I had to come back early due to certain situations”

The elder who had made me my selcomed me first

“Hoas it?! Did you beat that weapon?”

His eyes were expectant, but I had to admit that I had not kept my promise However, as I had used my sword and Merln his bat in battle, I had to explain the difference between our weapons I spoke in front of the three elders of the Red Haood listeners

“The weapon you ”

“Yes, but your skills were also iht too”

“Who is Hectare?”

“We call your Merln Hectare We gave him that name after he became an honorary elder of the Dwarf clan He made evil weapons, but that silver one had been the worst of all”

I had to think things over as the dwarf elders laughed a them What kind of a life had Merln lived?

“What did he do to warrant that reputation?”

“He made the Metal Bat”

The dwarves did not say anything else I decided that not knoould be better fortheested kneeapons to us”

“Yes, while he could not ination”

“Us dwarves are happy when ave safety to other villages”

“Yes, he had saved our friends from slavery Rare for a human”

“Yes, that Metal Bat…”

“……”

The elders becaic

“I will return this”

I handed the my promise The elders only stared at ht to have this sword because you did not keep your promise A dwarf’s promise is sacred We will take your sword”

While I was sorry to see it go, I did not regret the act as I had been the one who had broken the proht, will you stay here for a while?”

“You see as me”

“Hey, hey, I had been the first one to meet him”

The elders went out of the room with the sword, and it took them ten days to come back after that announcement

“Have this”

“This one, too”

“Just because I am empty-handed, that does not mean I had not worked to make these swords”