Author: Yume Neiji

After parting from Helen, we head straight to Camilo’s shop. The number of product types to be wholesaled has increased by one, but the procedure itself has not changed. After we placed the cart inside the warehouse, we greet the person in charge of the warehouse and we then head upstairs to where the business meeting room is.

After waiting for a while, Camilo and clerk-san came.

“Yoh. How are you doing?”

“So-so I guess. The business is starting to grow because we have more credibility now that we are affiliated with the Count’s House.”

“Oh, that’s good for you then.”

I don’t know how it was for Marius, but at least, it seems to be good for Camilo.

“Did you bring the usual today?”

“Yeah, the usual ones but I also brought 5 halberds.”

“Halberd? Why those too?”

“I want you to sell it to “His Excellency, the Count” for the guards in this town.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Do you think it will go well?”

“It will be fine I guess. There are other places to sell it too. I’ll even buy it myself.”

“It would be helpful if you could do that.”

This completes the negotiation. Both me and Camilo don’t think that Marius won’t buy them, but if he wouldn’t buy it, it would be nice if there was a place to sell them to.

“Alright, then let us go to the next topic.”

Camilo lowered his voice a little.

“You said that you want a rare ore, right?”

“Yeah. Did you find it?”

“Well, you can say that. I only got the information about it and I haven’t obtained it yet, but according to the intel from “His Excellency”, it seems that there’s some “Apoitakara” in the Capital that came from the North. If you want it, I’ll get it.”

Apoitakara ―In the previous world, Apoitakara was a legendary metal that was said to be the same as hihiirokane. But in this world, apoitakara was a metal that was harder than iron produced in the north and it glows a dull blue hue even after processing. That’s what it says from my installed knowledge. It’s not as hard as hihiirokane, but it’s rare enough huh.

“That’s great. Can you get a hold of that for me?”

“Alright. Well, do pardon me if I was too late.”

“It’s okay. It’s good enough that you found it. So, how much will it cost?”

“3 gold coins”

“Oh, that’s quite a price to pay.”

I can buy it with the money I got when I made Helen’s sword and the reward from the Eimurl House’s mess but, it’s still not a price that a normal blacksmith can afford.

“There is a way to get it for two gold coins though.”

“Uh-, I don’t want to be tangled in something troublesome.”

“What are you saying? There’s no such trouble. Well, other than the Count, I got a request from another route to get some mithril and turn it into fine rapiers.”

“I see, it will be the processing fee huh.”

“Well, it is like that.”

Putting aside that there’s no cost on raw materials, one gold coin for the processing fee is not a bad deal. It even comes with an opportunity to deal with Mithril.

“Is it okay to engrave the symbol of our workshop in an inconspicuous place?”

“Yeah, that’s fine.”

“Alright, I accept!”

“Then, that’s it.”

When Camilo looked at clerk-san, he nodded back and left the room. After that, we talked about the state of the town and what was going on the other towns as well. When the loading of the luggage was finished, we also left the room, picked up the cart in the warehouse and headed home. On the way back, the guard on duty was different from the one on our way in so we just passed by with a nod.

The degree of our tension on the way back is more tense than when we are on the way going to the city. Well that’s because Mithril were loaded in the cart. There are four of us, and two of the escorts are also skilled, but it is impossible to tell them not to be nervous about the expensive materials. Even with small items, if they realized that there are expensive materials, it is quite possible that they will aim for us to make a fortune. Thus, we tried to keep things as usual as much as possible.

Occasionally, the bushes make rustling noises but Samia says that it’s just the “wind or small animals”. Nothing happened until we entered the forest, and I relievedly stroke my chest. To be honest, I felt more comfortable in the forest where we only have to be careful about bears than on the road where we have to be wary of bandits.

In the end, we got home without any problems. As usual, I had Samia and Diana bring the foodstuffs inside while me and Rike took care of the iron ores, charcoal, and mithril. Although mithril has this silvery glow, it doesn’t look very different from the other metals. It seems that it will shine faintly if processed properly, but that is not the case at the moment. Anyhow, for now, we just brought it in.

The next day, I’m curious about the Mithril, but since it’s better to make a week’s worth of sheet metal, we process it first. Since the four of us split up the work, we were able to replenish a considerable number.

Then, the next day, we finally started forging mithril. Forging mithril is not something that happens very often so Rike was half helping and half observing, while Samia and Diana were just observing.

After grabbing the mithril with the pincers, I raised the temperature of the fire in the fire bed. Normal silver would melt when it reached the temperature at which iron could be processed, but mithril showed no such signs. When I find that the temperature has reached the point where it can be processed with the help of my cheat, I strike it with a hammer on the anvil. Different from that of an iron, a clear sound, like that of hitting a glass, echoes in the smithy. Ordinary steel can be deformed to some extent by this blow, but surprisingly, mithril is difficult to deform.

“This is quite tricky huh.”

“Is it difficult even with boss’ hammer?”

“Yeah. It hasn’t changed much. I should have taken a little more processing fee.”

When I grumbled, the three of them giggled. While listening to them, I hit it again 4 to 5 times but it is already below the temperature that can be processed. I plunge it into the fire bed once more.

“It seems like this will take a lot of work.”

“Well, it’s Mithril. It’s not something an ordinary blacksmith can handle after all.”

“That’s true, but…”

Considering the fact that I’ve been casually processing steel so far, this kind of difficulty is quite vexing. That said, I had no choice but to process it steadily. I swung the hammer again on the mithril I had just taken from the fire bed.

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I just finished the unsharpened one and I was cleaning up the workshop when Helen and Diana came back. As I expected, Diana was badly beaten. For sure, Helen did not go easy on her….

“How did it go?”

I asked Helen and Diana either way.

“Oh, that? This young lady got some good basic moves, but maybe she should learn a little less neat technique.”

Helen answered. I mean, Diana is still out of breath and is unlikely to be able to answer. Helen, who normally excelled at attacking with two short swords, must have overwhelmed her even if she only wielded one. She lives up to her name, the “Lightning Sword”, after all.

I can only feel apologetic for Diana. She must have been forced to deal with the sword attacks without knowing where the sword would come from.

“You did not do something like blinding moves, right?”

“Of course I didn’t do that. Well, I made a lot of feints though.”

As expected, it seems that the sparring wasn’t really something like “anything goes”. But I think this “feint” includes something like pretending to kick. I haven’t done that during our training, so it’s easy to imagine that Diana, who was supposed to use only the sword, wouldn’t be able to handle it.

On the other hand, Diana’s sword style must have been too straightforward. And against Helen, her feints will also not work. Recently, she’s able to do that well, but of course she won’t be comparable to a mercenary who have been through numerous battles and even has two names.

“But I think she’s stronger than those guys from the Royal Palace that I had a match with before. Eizou trained her, right?”

“Hn? Ah, yeah. It’s entirely basic swordsmanship but I’ve been training with her since she came to my house.”

“I knew it. The way she does her feints were similar to Eizou. It was so similar that I could easily deal with it.”

Remembering the movements of the person you only met once and made a way to respond to it, Helen is also one hell of cheat character huh.

—No, on a battlefield, if you can’t deal with your opponents the first time, it could mean the end for you, so it’s only natural. I think it only makes sense to increase the number of situations you can deal with right away.

“Eizou sparred with Helen for half an hour…?”

Diana, who just adjusted her breath, asked me.

“Well, that’s right. If I’m not mistaken, she is dual wield at that time.”

“…I just realized that there really is someone better out there.”

When Diana said that as she dropped her shoulders, Rike nodded in agreement and patted her shoulders to comfort her. It seems like she too felt the same way.

“Alright! Then let’s spar too, Eizou!”

Read the mood! Without noticing the mood, Helen says so excitedly.

“Why should I? I won’t do it.”

“Eeh? Why?”

“I’m just a blacksmith. I’m no match for an active mercenary like you.”

“It’s fine. Come on, let’s do it.”

“I won’t do it. It’s getting late too, what is your plan? I don’t mind if you stay here though.”

“Oh—. It’s already getting dark outside huh.”

“This is quite far from the town and we won’t feel comfortable making you go back through the pitch-black forest, so, stay for the night.”

Diana’s room has just been created and can be used as the guest room. The three girls nodded their heads in agreement. Even though she’s probably the strongest one in the area, it’s still not a good idea to send a woman back in this situation.

“Hmm. I’ll take your offer then.”

“We are going to town as well tomorrow anyway so we can go together.”

“Oh, thank you.”

“Don’t mind it, it’s a mere chance you see.”

Today’s supper and tomorrow’s breakfast will include portion for one more person but I don’t have to worry about that. Should I show my skills then?

The other day we had a rather lavish meal, and today, we had a similar menu with a lot of meat which was well received by all. Helen was so impressed that she said, “It tastes good when you use pepper huh…”. She also said that she has a lot of money so she would buy it too. The topic during the supper is Helen’s story on the towns she has been to. As a mercenary, she travelled around the kingdom and she knew more about the underground from her position so we heard a lot of interesting stories.

Brothel huh… N-No, I’m not interested. I’m saying the truth, okay?

The next morning, Helen also joined in the daily routine after fetching water. When there are 5 people, the washing tub is too small… Well, Helen also participated in doing the laundry. I’m glad that she seems to be having fun.

After getting ready to go out to the town, we moved right away. Rike and I pull the cart, and the other three are the ones checking the vicinity. It’s just Helen who was added, but the sense of security I felt is tremendous. When she was doing mercenary jobs, she was often asked to escort a caravan. We left the forest talking about that topic.

When we went out on the main road, the landscape spread out. The sky looked as if white paint had been dropped on a blue canvas, and there was a carpet of green spreading far into the distance. It’s always such a tranquil scene greeting us, but having a good view means that we can also be seen from a distance, which is rather convenient for bandits.

However, according to Helen, we should be fine because the main group of bandits around here have been exterminated. In any case, I felt reassured because it is said by the person who was at the forefront of the subjugation. However, there should still be small groups that were not subdued, so we decided to go on the main road with minimum caution.

Despite the fact that one man, four women and a cart, we arrived at the town without any trouble. I suppose it may be because the women look very strong, but basically, I think that the efforts of the town’s guards are also contributing to a large part of it.

Today’s guard is the one who checked Diana before. When he saw us, he smiled for a moment and then he’s face immediately stiffened.

“I was thinking that you became popular again, but… don’t tell me that the woman there is really that “lightning sword”?”

“Yes, I got to know her a little.”

“Who are you really…?”

“I’m just a very ordinary blacksmith.”

“Ordinary blacksmiths don’t know the “lightning sword” you know… Well, anyway, don’t cause trouble.”

“Yes, of course”

Nonetheless, Camilo was probably the first one she got acquainted in the first place, and she seems to know Marius as the third son of the Count family as well, and their friendship is more of a mystery to me.

Anyway, we bowed to the guard and passed the entrance to the town. Then we bid goodbye to Helen there.

“I don’t have anything to do with Camilo. I think I’ll look for you again when I come back, and I’ll be in your care again at that time! I’ll bring some souvenirs!”

With that, Helen left for the inner part of the Free Town. I couldn’t help but think that it would be the best souvenir if she returned safely and I could check the condition of her swords.

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“There is almost no blade chips or distortion, and I think it will be okay to be used for the next six months, but still, let me fix it.”

While having a handshake, I talk to Helen.

“Okay, I’ll leave it to you.”

“Then please wait a moment while I repair it.”

“Hey”

“Hn?”

Helen timidly calls out to me. I thought she’s a manly one, but it seems that it may not be the case.

“Can I take a look while you are fixing it?”

“Yeah, I don’t mind.”

I don’t think she can understand it just by looking at me work but, that’s not something I can refuse. It may be necessary to refrain from using fire because it is dangerous (in some case, it is close to 1000°C). Anyways, to sharpen and fix this kind of distortion, I will not use fire. On the contrary, it’s scary to think that the sense of quenching or tempering with fire will not happen.

“Alright! Thank you!”

She hits my back with great vigor. As I thought, she’s a manly one. The word “Amazon” suits her well.

“Boss, can I take a look too?”

“Yes, of course”

Rike also wanted to take a look, so I agreed. Rather, in Rike’s case, it is better for her to take a good look at it. Maybe she knows that too, so she asked me.

First, let’s remove the distortion. That said, it’s not really that distorted, so I just put it on the anvil and hit it. I can see where and how strong should I hit it with the power of the cheat, so I hit carefully to restore the distorted part. Different from the sound during the usual blacksmithing work, a soft and clear sound echoed out.

After finishing the first one, I handed the sword to Helen.

“Take a look at it first.”

“Alright”

After Helen receives the sword, she swings it a litter further away. It must be because of her sword prowess that she does not feel nervous at all.

“Oh-, Whoa-!?”

Helen shouted in amazement.

“Eizou, this is amazing! It felt similar to the first one!”

“You are amazing too as you can feel that even if I just corrected that degree of distortion.”

This is my honest opinion. A skilled craftsman’s fingers can detect that’s something amiss even if its a few microns, and she’s amazing as she felt the same thing.

“So are you okay with it?”

“Of course! It looks like a brand new one!”

When I take a look at the sword again after she returned it to me, I noticed that the leather wrapping on the hilt had been rewrapped several times, indicating that it had been used for a long time just like she had said.

“Would you like me to fix the leather wrapping on this one as well?”

“No, it’s fine. My hand is used to it you see. I wrapped it like that for that purpose.”

“Alright, I’ll just fix the blade.”

“Yeah”

I carefully fixed the distortion on the other one as well. The clear hammer sound echoes again in the quiet smithy. Both Rike and Helen held their breath as they watch closely as I work, it’s as if they thought that their breathing sounds would interfere with my work.

“Hey, Helen”

“Hmm?”

“Do you enjoy watching this?”

“Yeah. When I look at it, I feel like I’m a craftsman too.”

“No, I am a blacksmith for sure.”

Well, I’m a blacksmith. A new blacksmith I should say.

“I know that, but my father was a craftsman and I saw him make various things you see.”

“Heh-, what kind of craftsman is he?”

“He’s a saddler. I had to leave home for various reasons.”

“A saddler huh. That sounds interesting too.”

I feel that it’s also a profession. Horseshoes and nails are the domain of blacksmiths, so I might be able to do something like that too. While talking about such things, I gradually removed the distortions. When all the distortions were corrected, Helen murmured.

“Eizou won’t ask why I left home huh.”

“Uhm, it’s not that I’m not interested about it. It’s just that I generally don’t ask about a women’s past.”

“Like you don’t want to hear their terrible experience huh.”

“Perhaps. Well, how you survive in the past, I can ask you about that much. Alright, I’m done here.”

I handed the one that I just finished repairing to Helen for her to check its condition. But there seems to be no problem, so now, I just have to sharpen it.

The next step is to sharpen the blade ―that said, it is all thanks to the benefits of the cheat. I now start to sharpen the blade. Both Rike and Helen are looking at it with a serious look. Eventually, I stopped when the blade chips disappeared.

“This should be fine for a while.”

I handed her the finished piece. As Helen was checking the finish item, the *Naruko in the workshop made some sound.

“Ah? Is it that time already?”

“What’s with the naruko?”

“When the door to the house opens, this one will ring.”

“Then why don’t you open this door?”

“The naruko on the house rings.”

“Heh-, that’s interesting!”

“Well it’s convenient because sometimes I need to leave one of the doors open, just like now. Perhaps my companions are back.”

As expected, Samia and Diana came to the workshop not long after.

“I’m home. Oh, a customer?”

“Welcome home. Yeah. The one who asked for a custom made sword before.”

Helen bows to Diana.

“Oh, isn’t this Helen? How are you doing?”

“Thanks, I’m doing fine.”

She knows Samia because she met her when she came here before. She’s a friendly one, so it’s easy to greet her.

“Helen? That “lightning sword” Helen you said before?”

“Hn? Yeah. That’s right, but…?”

Diana asked me, but Helen answered. Diana’s eyes light up when she hears that.

“Helen”

“Hn? What is it Eizou?”

“Instead of paying for the repair, with Diana… would you like to practice with the lady over there?”

“Oh? Will that be okay?”

“Yeah, I’ll finish the other one in the meantime.”

“Okay, leave it to me!”

“Go easy on her though.”

I throw the wooden sword I always use to Helen. Helen received it brilliantly and she then went out with Diana. Diana was also visibly excited. Is Helen that famous? The information about the famous people on “this world” is not in my installed knowledge.

As I watched them go, I picked up the sword I haven’t sharpened yet and went back to my work.

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The next day, Samia and Diana pulled up the killed “huge” (as Samia described) wild boar from the lake. Well, it’s certainly quite big as Samia had said. Even in the previous world, it is said that wild boar weighs about 70kg. However, for this one, it seems to be that much even if the intestines are pulled out.

If I peel off its skin and turn it into meat, I think it will be significantly reduced. It will still be a good amount for the next two weeks though. We made a carrier and pulled it as usual. The load is big but it’s easy to pull since there are four people.

I handled it once we are back. As expected, I was able to secure a considerable amount of meat.

“With this, we’ll be fine for a while.”

“Shall I catch one again by next week?”

“Yeah, that should be fine.”

Or rather, I think that there will be an addition to our stocks.

“Next week again then. Hmm, what should be good?”

Samia is in a good mood because she caught a big game.

“The big games in this forest are bears… Anyway, what else is there other than wild boars and deer?”

“That’s it for the big ones. If it’s a little smaller, there are raccoon dogs sometimes.”

“Racoon dog?”

“It is about this size. It also has a cute face.”

Samia represents its size by hand. Is it about 70 cm? It’s definitely big for a raccoon dog.

“Is it delicious?”

“Well, it tastes okay… It’s not bad, but there are more deer and wild boars around and they’re delicious too so I didn’t bother catching it.”

“I see. It’s their turn if you can’t catch any other prey huh.”

“Right”

While having such conversation, the meat is being salted and dried. Of course, the amount we’ll eat today is different. For our lunch this day, I served sautéed wild boar meat in a strong drink (brandy), I also served salt and pepper steak. Not to mention Samia and Rike, it was also well received by Diana.

In the afternoon, Rike and I will do blacksmithing work while Samia and Diana will do cloth repairs. It’s not that it is big and loose, but it seems that there are some parts that are slightly damaged. Of course, it also includes underwear. I can’t do that for sure. So I’ll leave it to them and we will concentrate on the blacksmithing work.

As usual, I’m working on the high-end model and Rike is on the general model ones. As for our speed, I’m quicker, but until today, Rike has made quiet an amount so if she creates one again tomorrow, we’ll be able to secure a sufficient amount for delivery. The sound of flames and the sound of hammers echoed in the smithy. And as the hammer bounced over it, as if it’s dancing with the bright red iron as the stage, the products took shape one after another.

The next day, Samia and Diana, who had their lunch boxes, went out to harvest food. It seems that they’ll look for fruits and vegetables this time. Rike and I will still do some blacksmithing today.

“Don’t you want to go out once in a while?”

“Why?”

“Ah no, it’s just that Rike, you’re always doing some blacksmithing work, right? Samia and Diana go out too you see.”

“I’ll be lying if I say that I don’t want to go out, but dwarves normally do this and it is fun enough too.”

“Oh I see. If that’s the case, it’s fine then.”

“Thank you for your concern, Boss.”

“No… Y-Yeah.”

Then the two of us start blacksmithing. Even before evening comes, we were able to make a decent number. At this rate, it may be more than usual. Shall we take a day off tomorrow? When I’m thinking about that, there’s some knocking sound on the door for the sales space. It’s also being hit pretty hard. Leaving the surprised Rike on the spot, I heard a familiar voice as I headed toward the door.

“Eizou, are you there?!”

As usual, it’s that absurd loud voice.

“Wait a minute, I’ll open it now!”

I yelled back as loudly as I can and opened the door. There, a tall, red-haired woman with a big smile on her face (which also has a big sword scar that is also charismatic enough) was standing in front of me.

“Yoh-, it’s been a long time!”

“Hey. Thanks for coming. Come in and sit down.”

“Oh, thanks”

The woman –Helen, who is a mercenary and is the so-called “Lightning Sword” because of her quickness, roughly goes in and sits down with plop. The actual sound is not really that much, but I feel that her movement is noisy, probably because her stride is big. I told Rike to have some wine diluted with some water prepared instead of tea.

“Well then, why did you come today? Was there a problem?”

“No, there are no noticeable damage. However, I’m going to a battlefield a little far away this time so I’d like to ask for some maintenance and checking before that.”

“Ah, I see.”

When I received the two short swords from Helen, I check for blade chips and deformation.

“Did you use this a lot?”

“Hmm, it’s been a week of training since then, and after that, I’ve been wandering around because I’m asked to get rid of bandits near here. And in the meantime, I practiced against a log, that’s mostly it.”

“I see.”

There are almost no blade chips and it can be said that there are no distortion, to put it the other way around, there are some. What kind of strength and how much did she use them for her to damage my custom model so much? As expected, there are things that you won’t know until you put it into action.

“Oh, that’s right.”

Helen suddenly stands up as if she remembered something.

“Hn? What is it?”

I readied myself for it.

“The swords are just according to my image. They are insanely strong. It cuts well. It saved my life several times.”

Hohoh-. Then with the sword I received in this state, I think she used it in recklessly. Is it alright for it to endure this much? The material in itself is just steel after all.

“It’s not enough even if I thank you many times but still, let me say it. Thank you.”

After she said that, Helen stretched out her right hand.

“…This is my job. I’m just doing the job I decided to do.”

I hold her outstretched hand. I felt pain as my hand was tightly gripped, but right now, my happiness dominated that.

“Boss is not really honest with yourself.” I can only ignore Rike’s words while sighing and laughing.

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The next day, as Samia said, it was still raining. Even so, it seems that the streaks of pouring rain are weaker than yesterday. I went to fetch water but I wasn’t as wet when I came home yesterday.

“I hope it stops tomorrow.”

“Yeah. We can’t do the laundry too.”

That’s right. We haven’t been able to do the laundry for the last 3 days so we got a lot of laundry. Fortunately, each person has a change of underwear for about 5 days so it’s still okay. But if it doesn’t stop by tomorrow, we’ll be in trouble. I have no choice but to pray for it.

Today I’ll still be making the halberd while Rike and others will be making the general model ones. Both Samia and Diana seem to be getting better and better in this work. If this is the case, I may not have to help with the general model ones. Actually, yesterday they also made a reasonable number. This will allow me to concentrate on my work.

As expected, I was able to make two halberd heads and butt-end on this day. The work itself is the same as I did yesterday. However, unlike with knives, it takes a lot of work. Even if the quality is reduced to a general model, mass production seems to be impossible. It’s a lot of work so I’d like to let Rike and the others make it… In that case, a spear or something like that might be better.

I had a little free time, so I replenished the arrowheads at this time. If it rains tomorrow, Samia and Diana will go out for harvesting or hunting. I don’t feel like stocking meat. We’ll be fine for a week or so, and I’m confident that it could even last for two weeks if we are frugal but that would be a little lonely. In addition, long rains do not always come. Thus we should proceed for replenishment.

The next day, as Samia said, it was no longer raining. When I went outside, there were still puddles here and there. Even so, the rising sun dyed the land in gold, and the shadows of the trees in the forest made it look like a painting. Well, there’s a saying that early birds get the worm.

Laundry starts after I came back from fetching some water, but for today, the amount would be large. It’s not going to end soon and they are going to use more water than usual, so I went back to fetching water again. I don’t really help with laundry. It’s not as sexy as it was in my previous world, but I’m refraining from having my presence while the women are washing their underwear because it makes me feel uncomfortable even if they don’t mind. As for the division of housework, I am in charge of the meals, so please exempt me from that.

After having the slightly late breakfast, Samia and Diana went hunting. Samia was in a good mood, she seems to be happy to have her arrowheads replenished. But when I asked Rike, she said, “It’s a girl’s feeling, a maiden’s heart,” but what kind of maiden heart is that?

As for us, the blacksmith group, my work for today will be the continuation of Halberd and Rike is in charge of the production of the general model knives. This is originally because she doesn’t need that much help from Samia and Diana.

Since both of that are forging works, the sound of hammers constantly echoes in the workplace. The sound is a little different because the ones I make are different. It sounds like two people playing instruments of different sizes, and it is a little fun.

In between my work, I look at the knife that Rike made, her skills are rising little by little. Something like the unevenness has decreased remarkably. At this time, it would be nice to say, “Are you able to hear the voice of iron?”. But unfortunately, I’m doing that with my cheat so I’m not really sure if it’s applied to her. So I can only do the “watch and steal” method for her to get familiar to it by observing where I look at and how I hit it.

As Rike showed me the knife she created, I also asked her to observe the creation of a high-end model halberd, although it was different from what she’s used to. I’ve already made the first one, so it’s the second one for today. Because it’s the combination of different items such as spear, axe, and pickaxe, I hope she can learn how to make them and how to combine them.

“How is it?”

I passed the completed halberd head to her. Rike scrutinized it after she received it.

“It’s amazing, not only in the degree of perfection for each part but also with the joint parts. It looks like it was originally one.”

And as usual, she starts her comment. Nevertheless, I am relieved that there’s no problem with my finished product and it had a good quality as I showed it to Rike.

 “So, did you grab something?”

“Yes. I don’t think I can catch up with boss, but I’ve seen more things I want to try.”

“That’s good. I want to teach you properly but I can’t explain it.”

“No, not at all. This is usually something you can’t just steal and learn. Boss is too kind already.”

“If you have something you want to see in the future, don’t hesitate to tell me.”

“Understood Boss. I will do my best!”

Rike spoke with determined eyes.

Well, it’s not raining today, so let’s finish the halberd. I brought some wood from the outside and make five 2m rods. With a custom model knife and my cheat, I can make an accurate and beautiful rod in a short amount of time. I thought of it many times and this cheat is indeed thorough.

After attaching the halberd’s head and butt-end to both ends of the rod with nails, the halberd is finally completed. I’d like to give it a try, but it’s impossible to swing a 2m long object in the workshop. I decided to go outside and look at the feel of its swings.

In a little more time, the sun, which painted the ground in gold in the morning, now dyed the area in orange hue. However, the sky will still be dyed in blue for a little more. While it’s still like that, as if there’s an enemy, I simply swing the 2m halberd around, imaginarily poke him with a spear, cut him with an axe, and used the pickaxe part to swipe off his feet. The pickaxe part and the axe part are just balanced, and the balance between the head part and the butt-end is also not bad. If one can use it properly, it will be more useful than a short spear.

In that way, I repeated the same movement several times for a while. When the sun was about to set, I finish today’s work, I also ended the “trial swing” work. Then, “Clap, clap, clap”, I heard three applause sounds.

“Eh? Samia and Diana are already back?”

“Yeah, I’ve been for a while. I’m home.”

“I’m home. Heh-, Eizou can also handle a halberd well.”

“Welcome back to both of you. My skill on this is just as you have seen.”

I don’t think I’m moving better than when I’m using a longsword though. I seem to be super strong when it’s a longsword, but when Diana said that, it looks like I also appear to be strong when I’m using a halberd. I wonder if I should make about two custom models for home defense.

“Rather than that, since everyone is back, let me prepare the meal. What did Samia and Diana catch today by the way?”

“Oh yeah, listen! Today…”

Talking about that, we went back inside the house.

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I then keep explaining.

“Well, since it’s the first time, I wonder if I should sell 5 pieces first.”

“Then, where will you sell it?”

“To the town guards. To be exact, their superior. In other words, your brother.”

The guards are now using short spears. And the lord of the town who gave them that is the Eimurl House. Simply put, that’s also why Marius was assigned as a guard there even though he was the third son of the Eimurl House. The reason why he was not the captain of the guards was because he doesn’t like being called as someone who benefits from the influence of his parents.

And Marius must have wanted something a little better, that’s probably because he was a guard himself. Otherwise, he doesn’t have to bother buying a sword from me and insisting that it’s for his own use. I think part of it is his discretion towards his father and brother.

So, I’m guessing that if I make a halberd this time and negotiate with the Eimurl House for the sake of the town’s guards, it will likely be sold. If it doesn’t sell, I’ll just ask Camilo if he wants to buy it. If it still doesn’t sell, then I’ll think of it at that time. I may have made full use of his position, but I will make a halberd that is worth it. There may be additional training for them to use it, but that’s okay… I’ll just ask Marius to think about it.

“Oh, I see. Nii-san might buy it.”

“Right? Well then, I’ll leave the general model ones to Rike and everyone.”

“Alright boss. Then, let’s make short swords today, Samia, Diana.”

“Okay”

“Yes”

And everyone starts their own work.

I heat the sheet metal and first make the tip of the spear part. In the case of an ordinary spear, a function to “slash” is required to some extent, but since it is a halberd, it will be shaped into a triangular pyramid that specializes in “stabbing”. “Slashing” is left to the axe part. If the tip is thin, durability may be impaired so I make it thick and short. The base is left unprocessed for the combination part later.

Once I made that shape, I used another sheet metal for the axe and hook part. I then put two sheets of sheet metal on top of each other, put a straw ash between them, heat and hit them to make them one, then I stretched them to form the shape. The axe part is shaped so that one of the vertices of the triangle faces the center, and the outer base part is gently curved inward. I then made the hook part so that it extends to the other side. This shape is like a hawk’s beak.

This completes the two parts. The spear part and the axe and hook part. The base of the spear part and the center of the axe and hook part are spread out in the shape of a thin cone divided vertically. I then attached them together and then the final stage will be done.

Quenching, tempering and sharpening the axe part completes the finishing of the head part. In this area, the temperature, hitting method and quality were completely controlled by the capability of my “cheat”. I’m on this already, so this time, I concentrated on it and created it with the quality of a “high-end model”.

After this, the head and the base part (which is made into a slightly pointed spike) will be fixed to the handle and the halberd will finally be completed. The wood to be used for making the handle is still outside, so it will be made later… Creating it is like combining different weapons, but connecting the handle to the head would not have been possible in this short time without the cheat.

Although it was a short time, even if I relied on my cheat and installed knowledge so far, half of it is with me grasping the process so a considerable amount of time has passed. From tomorrow, I will be able to make it a little faster.

I had a little time to spare, so I’ll make a replacement for my self-defense knife that I dissolved during the Eimurl House’s turmoil. Since this is a custom model, I had a complete concentration with my cheat’s full power from the time I hit the sheet metal to extend it. I look at it carefully so that things like the composition of steel are even then I hit is so that something like a glitter comes out.

When the whole thing becomes neat, I then shape it and finish it. This is a work I’ve been doing many times. The only difference is how concentrated I am in my work. The finished knife still has a strong glitter. I wonder why this didn’t come out when I hit it in the Capital. Anyways, I’m glad I made something good. That’s should be fine for now.

Before I knew it, the three of them, especially Rike, were seriously looking at the knife I struck.

“Haa-, as expected, the beauty of the work that Boss made seriously is different.”

Rike says that with an entranced look. Rike at a time like this is a little scary.

“I don’t know as much as Rike, but it’s indeed beautiful.”

“I don’t really understand it, but I know it’s amazing.”

Diana and Samia also praised me.

“Thank you for your praise guys. However, I couldn’t do this when I was in the Capital you see.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. So I had no choice but to hit one with my self-defense knife mixed in and it worked.”

“Oh, that’s why you made a custom product today.”

“That’s right. Well, if I make one here, I can make it with the usual quality so I was wondering if there is something here…”

Hearing what I said, the other three thought about it too but they didn’t seem to think of any reason for it.

“Though I’m saying that it is a problem, I can’t move to any other place for now and I have no intention of doing so in the first place, so it’s almost the same as there really is no problem.”

I said so and laughed “hahaha”. However, there is no guarantee that there will be no such scene where we have to abandon this place.

For that time, it will be necessary to find the difference and explore why it could not be done in the Capital. What we don’t know right now is that we have the help of someone who has some expertise other than what we know (including my installed knowledge). But first of all, what expertise it is, we should start from there.

“Now then, it’s getting late so let’s end the work and prepare for our meal.”

When I said that, Samia rejoiced and shouted “Yahoo” and ended up being rebuked by Rike.

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I bought some things and left the Camilo store. This town is not as big and crowded as the Capital but it is as lively. One man and three women pull a cart through it (though I and Rike are pulling it) so we stand out. However, even if others have no carts, there are some groups that similarly stood out. Almost all of them are still wearing travelling outfits, but I wonder if they are the so-called adventurers.

I’m willing to live my second life in this world as a “blacksmith” but if I had another cheat, I might have ended that way too. As I thought of that, I absentmindedly stared at the travelers.

“What? Eizou, are you planning to set out on a journey?”

Samia questioned me. Hearing that voice, I can tell that Rike and Diana are also concerned about me.

“Certainly not. “Having a special circumstance”, I wandered from the north to here you see. I’m sorry for carelessly worrying you guys.”

I glossed it over with a made-up story. When it’s against Samia, I’m quite nervous whether my lie will be exposed or not but neither “having a special circumstance” nor “wandering from another place” is a lie. It’s just that, the means of my transportation is a little unusual.

“Well, it might be good if we go out on a pleasure trip once in a while.”

“Hmm”

With that, it seems like Samia has lost curiosity in that topic. For now I’m relieved that I didn’t get caught. At the same time, I heard Rike and Diana sighing in relief.

“What’s wrong with the both of you?”

“Boss is sometimes like this, it’s like you’re about to do something dangerous you know? Apart from that, it’s not like you’re blacksmithing talent is being threatened by someone, but rather, I feel like you are going to disappear all of a sudden without any signal. Maybe Samia felt the same thing so she asked you about it.”

Rike said so, and Diana nodded next to her. Well, it’s true since I came from another world.

“At least, I won’t keep quiet about things like this from my “family” you know.”

“Yes!”

The three of them, including Rike, were relieved hearing that.

We were cautious on our way home but we are able to return safely without any problems. Except for Diana’s case, nothing has happened in particular until today. This may also be a good luck. I don’t know if there is a God in this world, but if there is, I’ll give my thanks.

Once we got home, we brought the luggage in. I asked Samia and Diana to bring the wine and salt inside the house while I and Rike stuffed the iron ores and charcoal into the workshop. The consumption of iron ores has not caught up with the supply yet. However, I don’t know what might happen and I can still store some iron stones in the workshop so it’s okay to have Camilo supply it for a while. It may be better to build a storehouse before it gets too bad.

Then, when we finished carrying all the luggage inside, Samia called me.

“What’s the matter?”

“It smells like it’s going to rain. Combined with the wind’s direction, it seems to last a little longer.”

“How long?”

“I don’t know for sure, but I don’t think it will last a week. I think it’s for about 3 days.”

“I see”

I don’t have water jar that can hold enough water for three days worth. In any case, since it’s about 30 minutes for a round trip, I should go fetch tomorrow’s portion this day.

After I came back from fetching water, I prepared our dinner. It’s the “usual” menu for today. I bought additional pepper so I added a little more to the soup. The dinner today was lively with the story of Rike, who had travelled far, and Diana, who was sometimes taken by her father when he went out. It’s all about where they went. It seems that iron ores are mined from the mountains that I saw when we left the Capital. I would like to go on a trip there if I have the opportunity.

The next day, it was indeed raining, which probably happened after midnight. It’s a pretty large streak of pouring rain so I’m quite thankful to myself for deciding to go fetch some water yesterday.

For today, we’ll replenish the sheet metal. It’s all about melting the iron ores in the furnace and hitting the produced iron. From this time, Diana also joined the work. We don’t have to be so careful at this stage so it’s fine. The furnace continues to spit out iron without stopping, and we continue to make sheet metals. At the end of the day, a considerable number of sheet metals were produced. Diana is quite patient maybe because it is an unfamiliar task.

“Thanks for the hard work, Diana”

“Are you guys always doing this?”

“We have to do this once a week, if not, we’ll run out of materials you see.”

“Seems like it is right to say that you guys are strong.”

“Samia and Rike are strong by nature. Well, that may be the case for me as well.”

That’s because I got some “cheat” though. Samia and Rike, who were listening to our conversation, playfully made a bicep pose. Both Samia and Rike has well-developed biceps. Seeing that, Diana burst out in laughter and the workshop was filled with laughter. Then the work for the day was over.

As Samia has said, it’s also raining the next day, but it is much better compared to yesterday. Let’s fetch some water quickly.

“Hiyaa-, you’re soaking wet.”

I unexpectedly get that wet when I came back from fetching water. Diana said,

“Welcome back. You’ll wipe your body, right? Here, take this.”

She gave me a cloth.

“T-Thank you”

“You’re welcome”

Diana smiled sweetly. I quickly returned to the room so that she wouldn’t see my embarrassed look.

“Today I will make a new item.”

The modest applause of the three people resounded.

“What are you making, Boss!?”

With her sparkling eyes, Rike jumps up and asked me that. This is what I really like about Rike.

“It will be a halberd.”

“Halberd?”

Samia tilted her head in confusion as she doesn’t seem to know about it. Unless you’re on the battlefield, you won’t see it that much. It was a short spear that the guards in the Capital had.

“Ah, it’s like a spear and an axe combined.”

“Whoa, what’s with that? It sounds to be powerful.”

“It is powerful.”

Depending on the case, a halberd, which can do various things other than stabbing and slashing, will have a wider range of correspondence. Hearing such explanation, Diana asks a question.

“But, how will you make a halberd? Can you sell it?”

“Yes. We got a place to sell it.”

I grinned hearing Diana’s question.

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The next day.

After cutting out the materials for the bed and door, we started assembling it. I made the hinges and nails last time so that saved a lot of time. Being prepared means less things to worry. I’ll leave the bed to Samia and Rike, and Diana and I will work on the door. It’s the door of her room so she has to put in some effort.

As expected, since Diana has never done some carpentry, she does the work while I’m teaching her what to do. It would be a problem if the frame was misshapen and the door wouldn’t fit so I did that part but Diana did most of the rest. Perhaps because she was swinging her sword regularly, she was quite good at it even if it’s the first time she uses a hammer.

“This is somewhat fun too huh.”

“If you’re silently doing it by yourself, you may get tired in the middle of the work. However, isn’t it nice for everyone to make things like this?”

“That’s right. I really took a liking to this.”

“Sometimes there may be some work like this, can you do it?”

“Of course. If I make a fuss at just this level, I would not have come here in the first place.”

Diana laughs as she said that.

“Well, that’s for sure.”

Enticed by her laughter, I also laughed.

And as for the bed, since the two people who worked on it already made one before, they finished it before we were done on the door.

“Oh, please carry it inside.”

 “Okay. Shall we place it in front of the room?”

Samia asks Diana.

“Yes, that’s fine.”

“Alright. Let’s go Rike.”

“Okay. Then Samia, can you hold it there.”

Because Samia is a beastman and Rike is a dwarf, they have a considerable power. They then easily lifted the bed and carried it in.

“Well then, let’s finish the door too.”

“Yeah.”

Then after some time, the door was completed. It’s pretty good.

“It turned out good.”

 “Is that so?”

“Yeah. It’s quite difficult to hit the board compactly you see.”

“I’m glad. I was thinking what to do if you said it was no good?”

“With me watching, there’s no way that you would make such mistake, you know?”

“Well, that’s indeed right.”

“Worry not, it’s not flattery when I said it’s pretty good. Let’s go and install it.”

Diana is not as strong as Samia but she still has some power. Diana and I carried the door then I installed it. The doors were installed immediately, and together with the bed that had been brought in earlier, Diana’s room is now completed.

“From today, this is Diana’s room. I think it’s quite small unlike the one in your residence though.”

“It’s okay, I’m fine with this. I learn once I come here that it’s not necessary to have a wider room.”

 “I see.”

Diana tries to get used to this life as fast as she could. She got accustomed to this to some extent when she came before but, she was supposed to be a guest of some sort at that time. I’m grateful for her doing this.

“With this we are finally a family right!”

Rike smiled at Diana.

“Yeah. Then once more, I’ll be in your care Rike. Samia too, once again please treat me well.”

“Ok. Well, I will guarantee that the meal is always delicious.”

Samia was proud saying that but, the one to cook will be me I suppose. Oh well, it’s fine if she likes the food I make. After that, Diana’s luggage was brought in from the guest room and with this, Diana’s room is finally completed.

The next day, we went to Camilo’s shop to wholesale the goods. Diana couldn’t go to the town before so this is the first time for us four to go there. Rike and I pull the cart while Samia and Diana are the ones on the lookout around the area. Our pace is the same as before. Sometimes grass rabbits and other small animals appear so Diana gets high spirited. Well that’s because they look cute. I hope that doesn’t hold her back when we eat them next time though. We then arrived at the main road with one break on the way.

“How is it? I think there’s none this time.”

 “I don’t sense anything so I think there’s nothing in particular either. How about you Diana?”

“I thinks so too.”

Just in case, we’re checking the surroundings before we go out from the forest to the main road. There seems to be nothing this time as well.

“Well, shall we get going then?”

We pulled the cart and go down the road. It’s the road where we have come and go many times, but today Diana is with us. That alone makes me feel fresh. The guards in that town are enthusiastic about their work, though it doesn’t mean we don’t have to be vigilant at all, but the fear of bandits is quite low. It would be nice if there was enough manpower now that Marius was gone but, I don’t plan to do this on his instead this time. Since I want to do things that I can do as much as possible.

As expected, we arrived at the city without any problems. Since the guards on duty are not a colleague of Marius, I tried to pass by with only a slight bow. That’s when a guard on duty called out.

“Hey, your companions increase by one?”

He did well remembering me despite how many people pass here each day.

“Well, yes”

“Aren’t you a popular one? I‘m envious of you, Mr. lady killer.”

“No, that’s not really the case.”

“Can you let me take a look at the eyes and wrists of the “newcomer” lady for a while?”

“Alright”

The guard checks Diana’s eyes and wrists.

“Sorry for the trouble. A child who was forcibly brought as a slave or by kidnapping can be noticed by looking at the eyes and wrists. Though it’s a secret how and what to look at the eyes and wrists. Anyways, thank you for your cooperation. You can go now.”

“Thanks”

The four of us slightly nod and enter the city. If I observe various people, I’ll probably learn how to tell that too. It’s not a skill that I’m happy to learn about but I’m sure that person must have seen his fair share of hardship until now.

We head straight to Camilo’s store as usual. After parking the cart in the warehouse we went upstairs. The salesman and the head clerk already know us and we are immediately guided to the business meeting room. However, I feel that the number of warehouse and clerical staffs here increased.

Without waiting that long, Camilo entered inside the business meeting room too.

“Hey there”

I greet him casually. Camilo found Diana and said.

“Hey. Oh yeah, Diana-ojousan was with you now.”

“That’s right. You guys really like to do things like that.”

“You already know right?”

“Indeed. By the way, I think the number of people here has increased considerably.”

“Right. Thanks to you I’m making more money. Now that I can come and go to the Count’s family, I did not only leave employees in the city to market the product once but I did open a store albeit a small one you see.”

In my previous world, it’s like the Osaka head office and the Tokyo branch office huh. It seems to be difficult to become a large store with a warehouse in the capital, but if it’s alright to functions even as the worst store, then there’s no problem I guess.

“I see, that’s a good thing.”

“Hell right. So today, should I prepare the usual things?”

“Oh for this time, if you have two sets of alcohol and beddings, could I get them too?”

“Yes, we have those. Shall I pay as usual way too?”

“Yeah, I’ll leave it to you.”

When I nod, Camilo looks at the clerk. The clerk nodded and left the room. After that while unloading our products, we talk about the things that happen in the capital with Camilo. Samia and Rike were happily listening to things that I and Diana didn’t tell them about (although Diana didn’t know some part too).

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