Departure Report 2
Today I'm striking iron at the blacksmith's guild.
It was because today was the blacksmith training day.
As soon as I arrived, I reported my departure to Master Shan, but Master forced me to sit in front of the forge and said to me [shut up and start].
And as I was told, I struck iron and made various weapons.
Arrowheads, knives, short swords, long swords, big swords...
I continued to do as I was told, and now the sun was beginning to set. Master crossed his arms and continued to stare at me in silence.
Maria's voice came from outside the forge.
Apparently, it was time to pick me up.
Just now, one sword has finished.
"Miss! I'm sorry, but please wait a minute! I will have a little talk with Light!"
Master shouted that to Maria outside, and pulled a nearby chair in front of me and sat down.
"You... do you really want to become an adventurer?"
Master asks me with a serious face.
"I want to be an adventurer. That was my dream."
"Then what about blacksmithing? You didn't get this far just for fun, did you?"
"I'm also serious about blacksmithing. That's why I'm going to continue blacksmithing. Isn't it cool to go on an adventure with the best sword you've made? That's my dream."
"Keh! What kind of dream is that? But...... it's just like you, and more importantly, it's interesting."
After saying that, Master laughed.
Then he started talking to me again.
"Let me tell you an interesting story."
He got up from his seat, grabbed a bottle of liquor that was nearby, and stirred it before continuing.
"Once upon a time, there was a Demon King who worked as a blacksmith. Her name was Aisha. She was a female dwarf. Although she's dead now, she was a skilled blacksmith who was treated as a god among the dwarves."
"Heh~ A dwarf Demon King, huh... that certainly looks amazing."
"It doesn't just look amazing. It's amazing. Aisha's creations are at least national treasure class, and the best one is said to be myth class."
"Considering that my best is still rare... it's still a long way off..."
When I answered that, Master burst into laughter.
"Gahahaha! I guess that's what you're aiming for after all! It seems like you're seriously trying to master blacksmithing. That's interesting."
"Don't you dream of being a great blacksmith? Don't you want to make such a great sword?"
"I think so. When I was a child, I dreamed of becoming a great blacksmith. But... I realized that I would never reach that goal."
He said so with a slightly sad face.
"First of all, we are limited in the amount of mana we can use. So there is a limit to the amount of mana that can flow into iron. And any dwarven blacksmith's skill is limited to [Intermediate Blacksmith]. No one can go up to [Advance Blacksmith]."
"No one?"
"Yeah... no one. The only one who had [Advance Blacksmith] was Aisha. I don't know if it's true, but...... it's said that the [Advance Blacksmith] skill can only be manifested from birth."
"It’s a skill you were born with, huh…"
I frowned a little.
In that case, it means that I can't get the [Advance Blacksmith] skill. The fact that Aisha-san is dead means that skill doesn't exist in this world.
"But... I think you have a chance."
"Eh?"
I couldn't help but be surprised.
"You are also a Demon King as Aisha. Maybe that's a condition for getting the [Advance Blacksmith] skill. This is just a drunken joke. But just remember it in the back of your mind."
"Ah... yeah."
He says he's drunk, but I've never seen him seriously drunk.
"And there's another reason I said you had a chance."
"Eh? What?"
"Aisha's reason for blacksmithing...... is said to be that, like you, she wanted to make the best sword for her own use. The best sword Aisha ever made was a slim short sword that Aisha herself used."
"Does that mean I have a chance?"
"That's what I'm saying. Apparently, I saw Aisha overlapping with you. Gahahaha!"
He said that and started laughing out loud.
After laughing for a while, Master muttered.
"No, I'm relieved that you said you would continue blacksmithing."
"I'm not quitting. I'm going to become an adventurer in order to master blacksmithing."
"I see! If that's the case, go ahead! Know the world, know people, know yourself. It's important. Go and learn!
Master said with the biggest smile I had ever seen.
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