Category: Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life

After we got home, we spent the next six days like usual. Following the usual schedule, we worked on the production, hunting, eating etc. Thus we made a week’s worth of deliverables as usual. I could have worked on the production efficiently but I don’t have to do that unless it’s necessary.

Though I was once away from home for a certain period of time before, everyone’s reaction to that is just like their father is going on a business trip. They are not particularly worried about me.

Morning of the delivery day,

After we loaded the deliverables like usual, I also pack the hammer I habitually use, some dried meat just in case, and a piece of cloth (sterilized by boiling) to be used as a bandage in my usual bag. Those are in preparation for my departure after the delivery. More or less, it will covered by the other party. …In my previous world, it comes with a meal fee, transportation expenses and accommodation fee. That said, the level is completely different. As for the appearance fee, I hope I can negotiate directly with the other party which is Marius.

We then head to the town like how we normally do. We proceed while being vigilant inside the forest and on the main road. And as usual, we were able to arrive at Camilo’s shop without any problems. Nothing special happens each time (well, we do come across a deer or a wild boar but they quickly run away or move out of our way, we did encounter a caravan on the road too). Even so, we should always be vigilant because as soon as we neglect to do so, problems will definitely occur.

After we arrived at Camilo’s shop, the procedure is basically the same as usual. Well, at least the process of confirming our delivery and our purchase are the same. Since I’ll be going on a trip this time, we will not come for the next delivery so the big difference is that the amount of our purchase will be for two weeks instead of one week. After all that exchange, it’s time for the departure.

As for the horse and clay, it will be settled in another time. It will probably be two weeks at the earliest. In any case, it’s not something that I needed now. As for the clay we have on stock, he told me to use it in making knife mein** so it should last for a while. And in the unlikely event that it runs out, I’m told that normal knife will do.

(TLYN: I just literally translated it as I’m not sure, ナイフメイン – knife mein, please do comment if you know =))

“Well then, let’s go.”

Camilo urges when the conversation is over.

“Alright. Let’s go.”

All of us left the room and then we head to the warehouse. In front of our cart loaded with our luggage, there is the wagon from Camilo’s store with two horses in front of it, our cart is connected at the back.

“My wagon will pull you guys halfway. I’ll be loading a decent amount of luggage on my way home from the Capital so it will be fine with just this much.”

Since he said so, I did not hesitate and I took his words for it. We all got into our own cart. Shortly after, the wagon we are connected to departs. Although it is rattling and shaking, we slowly proceed through the town with a much higher line of sight than usual. Rather than because it’s heavy, the reason why the wagon is not moving that fast yet is because we are still inside the town so it would be dangerous if we speed up.

“As expected, it’s convenient if a horse pulls it.”

“Right”

I said that while looking at the changing townscape and Rike replied back to me. After I told Camilo that I am going to procure a horse, I realized that I had forgotten to bring up the matter about the coachman. Thankfully, it seems that Rike could handle it to some extent. She told me that her family use a fairly large wagon when going to the workshop and that Rike acted as a coachman once in a while. It seems that she took care of the horses at their home too.

Thinking about it, if several families were all working together in the smithy, there would be a certain number of deliveries and no matter how powerful the dwarves were, it would be inefficient for them to pull a cart by themselves. It would be more natural to use wagons. So, even if the horse arrives, it seems that I don’t have to panic for the time being.

When we are leaving the town, we waved and greeted the guard we are acquainted with, he waved over to us as well. He is not using a halberd today as well. Perhaps because of the matter with the subjugation team, Marius doesn’t have much time to get around to it. Combined with that, I would like to actively cooperate and get the job done so that I can come home quickly.

The speed of the wagon increases as we reach the main road. There are no sharp curves here so the speed is faster than I expected. At least much faster than walking speed.

I think it was faster because the last time I rode it coming back from the Capital, the load was mostly just me (and Dianna), but even if it is now considerably heavier than that, we can proceed faster regardless. I don’t think we could go this fast inside the forest but it would still be easier and quicker. I wish I had introduced the horse earlier.

We arrived at the entrance of the forest much earlier than usual. This is where I’ll say goodbye to my family. After reconfirming our plans for the next week or so, we gave each other a quick hug and then I said “I’m going now”. Well, it’s not like we’re parting for good. I then get inside Camilo’s wagon, which had been separated from our own, and when I looked back, I saw everyone seeing us off at the entrance to the forest so I waved lightly.

With a much lighter weight, the horses energetically gallops along the road towards the Capital. When we came back from the capital, we had only one horse because we didn’t have much luggage, but this time, perhaps because we had two horses, it feels like we are moving faster than that time. The scenery I saw before (on our way back) was a little more exciting.

And then while I’m looking at the view of the outer wall of the Capital and the mountains rising like a larger wall beyond it, which I thought I might never see again, I entered the Capital once again.

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“Well then, this time, this is just between us but,”

As Camilo said that, his voice became a little softer. We then leaned forward.

“I think you already predicted this to some extent, the need for such a large number of swords means that many soldiers are on the move.”

“Un, I guessed so…”

That is indeed the case huh. Even if I say that Camilo is only extensively running his business, a situation where 40 longswords are suddenly needed only means that the soldiers are making a move somewhere, regardless of whether it is the national military or a private army.

“And given that, though I don’t think that there will be any problems with the sword you brought, the buyer of those longswords asked me to tell you to serve in the military if possible.”

“Hmm”

“Although it is a military service, there is almost no danger because you will be accompanying the supply unit in the rear.”

“Then, is my main job to repair at the destination they are moving to?”

“As expected, you immediately get what I mean. That’s right.”

“For how long?”

“It’s about 9 days or so at the longest. It will take 3 days going there, then you’ll work for 3 days and then the travel time going back would also took 3 days. If it’s done in 1 day, you can come back in a week time.”

“Hmm……”

If that’s the case it would be okay to leave the house to the three of them and be away for that long. Well, as for the problem with their meal, they’ll solve it somehow. I wouldn’t be able to take all three of them, and I can’t take only one of them either. I don’t want to leave just one person at home so the option of taking two people with me is out of the question. In that case, it would be better for me to go alone.

“Would it be okay if I go alone? Do I need an assistant or something?”

“No, there’s no need to because the supply unit is one group. Meals and other things are done by dedicated personnel and so is the setting up of the tents. Although it will be open-air, Eizou’s job is to set up the fire bed and the anvil.”

“I see. Then, all I really need to do is follow them around and fix their items huh.”

“Yeah”

“Last question, where does the army belong to and what are they going to do?”

“Let me answer what they are going to do first. It’s a monster subjugation expedition.”

“It’s not a war?”

“Sometimes there are skirmishes, but there is currently no battle in this country where we have to send some troops and pull out more than 40 people. Next, where they belong right?”

Camilo made a short pause there.

“It’s Count Eimurl’s. The king has entrusted some soldiers to him and he was asked to go there and form a subjugation team.”

I could see Diana gasping a little. I see. It was Marius huh……. I’m not saying this to brag, but he knows how capable I am. So of course, he’ll want to take me with him. It is not that hard to see that it would be safer to have someone who knows your family history by your side in case of emergency.

“Count Eimurl’s House was originally a House that got their title and family name after becoming known for subduing monsters and well, there’s the dispute part about their inheritance. The Marquis once said that there’s no problem and something openly problematic never occurred but it would be less likely that he will encounter trouble later if he achieved results here.”

“I see.”

I’m grateful that he explained this matter because it doesn’t reach me, a blacksmith who lives in isolation from the world. And truthfully, I’m not from a noble family. Anyway, Marius is in pinch again huh.

“If that’s the case I will be happy to participate.”

Diana looked a little relieved this time. She’s one of the few people who know that I have good swordsmanship. I guess she feels relieved knowing that I would be there if Marius needs me.

“By the way, when will it start?”

“I heard that you could go straight to the Capital after your delivery next week. I’ll be sending you there with my wagon.”

“Is that so? I thought it would be more urgent.”

I thought in worst case, I would be asked to set off today.

“Well, there will be something like group organization and minimum training.”

“Oh-, that’s right.”

Marius is also at a platoon level so he probably has little experience in commanding. Even if he has been preparing for a while, it’s always better to go with a good preparation unless it’s very urgent.

And since the monster subjugation is not that urgent, the soldiers who have been sent to him are probably almost like recruits. If all goes well, he can take some nobles with experience in leadership and soldiers with practical experience. And in the worst case, it will come to an extent that the country will be reorganized. In that case, it would be a hard blow for the Eimurl House.

“Well, I understand the story. I’ll be ready.”

Basically, my mission is of course, to repair their items while I’m in military service. However, the mission behind it is to bring Marius back safely. I think there are times when that can’t be helped, but even in that case, I would like to make it my top priority to bring him back safely as much as possible. To do this, the soldiers need to be fully equipped. It should be also in the category of general model as much as possible. The high-end model has some magical elements involved and it takes time for me to do it.

Around the time we are done with the conversation about the military service, Clerk-san returned with a pouch in his hand.

“Are you sure you want to buy the same things as usual?”

“Yeah. I want you to prepare for two weeks worth of those next week though.”

“Got it. Then, today’s payment is this.”

Camilo gives me the pouch that Clerk-san brought. It was heavy when I hold it, so I checked it and I found out that even if I subtracted the amount of the items I bought today, it is still way too much for 55 longswords.

“Isn’t this too much?”

“It includes the fee for rushing you and it also contains the inconvenience fee he gave you for “that time”. Don’t worry about it because it’s something that you are supposed to receive.”

A fee for hurrying me and for that time when I forged the heirloom huh. It would become complicated again if I return this.

“Understood, thank you.”

I received the pouch and then we left Camilo’s store.

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After that, the production continued smoothly and we made a total of 9 pieces on this day. It seems that the range of over 50 pieces will most certainly be achieved. Conversely, it is unlikely that our production output will exceed 60 pieces. Now I know the upper limit of the number of molds to be made tomorrow. I would say that we should aim for 55 pieces, we should not go over the limit we can handle though.

At dinner that night, our conversation is about singing and Diana showcased her singing voice a little. As a part of their education, it is said that all nobles, regardless of gender, can sing to some extent and they can dance to some extent as well.

Then I, who also have a family name, should be able to sing some of the songs of this world as well. However, that’s not included in the cheat I have and there’s also no information about songs in my installed knowledge. I can’t sing a song from the previous world either. The lyrics of the songs I knew are in Japanese or English at best. Only “Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony​” can be sung in German but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s not a language or a song from this world.

Though I felt very apologetic towards Rike and Diana, I decided to say that I’m merely a blacksmith so I can’t sing. I know I’m being unfair so when I get a chance, I’ll learn a song from this world and perform it…..

The next day,

I told the three of them that our final goal is 55 pieces and that there are still 36 more pieces to be made for us to reach the goal. A total of 9 production output are required a day to achieve that. I also told Diana that once she made 36 molds, I would like her to work with Samia to pour melted iron into the molds. Perhaps we’ll have a time to spare on the 6th day, but if that’s the case, it would be better to take some free time. Well, even if it can be done, it will not be half a day I guess.

More or less, it’s certain that if we concentrate on making longswords for the time being, we will be in time so we have to focus on today’s work. The sound of fire and wind echoed softly in the workshop, and then the sound of hammering followed after. I can now hear Rike’s singing voice from time to time, I guess she got over it because she sang yesterday. She has a few songs in her repertoire too.

Originally, when you say work song, you sing to the rhythm of the hammer but instead of that, Rike and I were swinging our hammers to the rhythm of the song. It’s not particularly distracting, and I even feel like I can concentrate better than when I’m working quietly. Even in the previous world, there were those who could concentrate better in silence and those who preferred background music, and I seem to be the latter. We were able to make a total of 10 pieces on this day. Now we have 26 pieces left.

The next day, another 10 pieces were made, and when there were 16 pieces left, the mold creation was also completed. The clay was recyclable, so we were able to get by, but it looks like we need to have some stock soon. If I can find clay in this area, I can collect it there, but since I don’t know where to find one, I’ll have to ask Camilo to get me some fine clay in the meantime. I’ll ask him to prepare it on our next delivery.

The work proceeded the next day and the day after that, then we were able to finish 55 pieces safely. When I think about it, even if I made Diana switch to casting, I and Rike were already working at the maximum speed, so it is unlikely that it will exceed 10 pieces a day. We ended up producing 7 pieces on the sixth day and once we finished the work, we only have a short free time.

It was a lot of work, but once you cleared your goal, it gives a great sense of accomplishment after doing so. In the future, it may be a good idea to set a certain number of hours per week for regular production. Of course, if we have extra time left, we should take a day off. It may be more convenient for Camilo, too. I’ll talk to him about it.

The next day,

After finishing the 55 longswords, it was now time for delivery. With every 10 pieces wrapped in a rough mat, an unprecedented amount of longswords were loaded on the cart. The rest of the process is the same as usual, but the weight is no joke. Even with them in the cart, they felt quite heavy. Fortunately, the wheels don’t sink into the soil. However, at this rate, I’ll have to think twice about carrying more than 55 longswords. Or maybe, we should finally introduce horses.

Although it was slower than usual, we managed to arrive at Camilo’s shop at only a slightly later time. The procedure itself at Camilo’s store is the same as usual. The only difference was that I brought a purchase order with me. I handed the purchase order to Camilo and Clerk-san when they entered the business meeting room.

“It’s a total of 55 longswords. We made them properly.”

Well, I didn’t promise the number separately.

“No, no, Eizou’s works always exceed my expectations.”

Camilo said in a slightly teasing tone so I don’t know how serious he is when he said that.

“How many did you think it was?”

“I’m not underestimating your skill, but it’s not that simple so I was thinking it will be about 40 pieces or so.”

Well, I said it would be six times as much. But, did he estimate it to be about that range in anticipation of the fact that we wouldn’t be able to increase our productivity that much by simply spending more time on it? I am grateful that he thinks that way though.

For example, if he were to say, “Alright, let’s aim for 100 pieces by next week”, we’ll have to work for 8 hours now in that case, and if we work for 16 hours, we can then complete 110 pieces, but thankfully that’s not the case. I’m grateful for a client who knows that part….. We’ll, I have a feeling that it’s like that.

When Camilo glanced at him, Clerk-san nodded back. I think he went to check the number. Even if he trusts me, I would appreciate it if he would still confirm if it’s exactly as what I said.

“Is there anything else you need today?”

After Clerk-san came out, Camilo asked that. This is also the usual flow.

“I’ll be needing clay. It doesn’t have to be today. It will be good if it’s soft and fine.”

“Clay? I’ll try to check with the pottery workshop we handle.”

“Sorry for the trouble, that would be helpful. I also want a horse. We are about to reach our limit when pulling that cart manually. To be honest, it’s been a struggle just to get here. It’s good that the trip back home is almost the same as usual, but when I buy something bulky or heavy, we are in trouble, so I’d like to take action now.”

“I see… I understand. I’ll see what I can do about that.”

“Sorry for that but, I’ll leave it to you.”

“What are you saying? Consider it as my guilt for having a small workshop with only one disciple hit 55 pieces of longswords.” Camilo said so and winked at me. Uh-, that doesn’t suit you, Camilo.

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With this setup, it seems that we’ll able to make quite a few longswords once we get on the momentum. As assigned in the morning, Diana makes the mold then Samia pours the melted iron into it and I and Rike will do the finishing. Since a mold needs to be remade for each sword, maybe the most important thing at the moment is the speed at which Diana creates the molds. Given that her pace in making one mold is faster compared to us finishing one longsword, there’s no sign that we’ll be running out of molds so far. In the worst case scenario, we can switch to forging until the molds are replenished. However, there will inevitably be a difference in quality if that would be the case.

Just like in the other workshops, when we have full operation in our workshop, we are in a situation where there are high-temperature objects such as melted iron and red-hot iron that would be constantly around us. In other words, it will be extremely hot. The day after the goods are wholesaled to Camilo, we also make some sheet metal so the situation is somewhat similar. Even when we are not mass-producing, we would be in a state close to this.

But still, this is hotter than I expected. I reminded the three of them to always rehydrate in between their tasks. The three of them replied that they understand. Through my installed knowledge, I know that the climate around here was not so harsh. So in that case, apart from Rike, who would have experienced a similar situation at her home, it is quite possible that the other two have little knowledge about heat stroke. I want to prevent not only the direct injuries but also accidents like that as well.

On this day, we were able to make 10 of them. The preparations made the day before probably helped on that. This is also a very good amount of production output given it’s only for one day. It is the result of a considerable compromise in quality because we only hammered it a few times but the minimum performance of it as a weapon is properly secured. I pick up a couple of the poorly made weapons and tried slashing them. None of them had any problem in particular. Even if they are to be used in warfare, they are unlikely to be broken in one or two battles. If we continue at this pace tomorrow, we will probably be able to make more than what Camilo expects.

There are still some molds (that Diana made) left. At this point, what I need to worry about is on whether we’ll run out of clay first. When we have about 50 or 60 pieces in total, it would be a good idea to have Diana do casting. Anyways, I’ll think what to do about it depending on our progress in two days.

The next day,

We made the same preparations and then we proceed to make longswords. The rhythmic sound of hammering occupies the workplace.

Oh-, that reminds me…

“In the dwarves’ workshop, don’t you sing at times like this?”

I asked Rike. I just wanted to know if the dwarves have something like a work song.

“Eh?”

Rike was confused. Uh-, Maybe there’s none.

“Uhm-, nevermind. I was just wondering if there is a song that you guys sing when you are forging swords or anything that involves blacksmithing. I haven’t been in this business for a long time, and my “house” was not involved in blacksmithing, so we don’t have anything like that in this workshop.”

“Aah-, there is.”

They have one after all.

“Can you let me hear it even for a bit?”

“Eeh~…”

Rike is embarrassed. It’s like I just asked someone to perform at a banquet all of a sudden.

“It’s okay if you’re embarrassed. I’m just curious you see.”

“N-No, it’s okay”

Her face is still a little red, but her eyes are brimming with vigour like she has made up her mind. Oops, I should have been more careful. Some people can’t say no when their boss asks so I should be more careful when I request something. However, she is now fully motivated. It would be wrong to tell her that she doesn’t have to do it now. I guess I’ll just let her do it.

Yo ho, yo ho, we are mountain fairies~ We wield the hammer as we do blacksmithing work~ We are happy when we make something good~ Yo ho, yo ho, we can do anything from pot and pans to hoe~ We wield the hammer and do our work~ Sake is waiting for us at night~ Yo ho, yo hoo

Rike sang with a cute voice while she’s swinging down the hammer in rhythm. As expected, it’s not a Japanese-style lyrics or melody, but it’s also good.

“Whoa!! Rike, you’re good at it! You don’t have to be shy.”

I stopped working and applauded. Samia and Diana also clapped their hands. Rike looked embarrassed in response.

“Rather than whether I’m good or bad at it, it’s really dwarf-like so it’s embarrassing. I didn’t really care about that until I left home.”

It’s true that there are some parts that I’m impressed about her and think that it’s “dwarf-like”. I might be embarrassed if someone called the activities that I’m doing casually as “human-like”. Still,

“I think it’s okay to be dwarf-like. I guess I’m human-like too, and Samia is beast-like. If someone tried to tell Rike off because of her race, we of Eizou Workshop, wouldn’t let that off.”

My family has a connection with the Count’s House. Relying on it is the last resort, but if that solves everything, I will use it for my family without hesitation. “Yeah, yeah”, Samia and Diana nodded their heads in agreement.

“Thank you, Boss. Then I will become a blacksmith who lives up to a dwarf’s name.”

Rike picked up the hammer again and she swings it in a good mood while singing their work song in a more cheerful voice than before.

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After we talk about the order, all we have to do is go home. We then bid goodbye to Camilo and leave the store. When I think over it, other than the custom orders or those items I sold myself, I mean, those items I sold to him and the additional orders (when the Halberd was ordered), this may be the first time that we make something that is properly requested. I’m glad that it was Camilo on the onset.

I slightly bowed to the guard at the entrance of the town and passed by. When I glanced at him, I saw that he was still holding a spear. I wonder if the halberd training is still being carried out, and I consider whether there is really such benefit in doing that. The fact that he asked for more halberds suggests that he intends to let the guards in this town use it too. If not, he can just send the first ones to the guards in his mansion.

Anyways, that’s for Marius to think about. There’s no point in me worrying about it. I put the halberd out of my mind and focused on keeping my pace with Rike.

On the way back, the scenery on the road was still peaceful. Sometimes I feel like I don’t need to be careful because there’s nothing to be careful about. However, Camilo mentioned that there are occasional bandits and Helen even said that she had defeated a large group of bandit a while back so I can’t get that out of my mind. This kind of thing can happen the moment we let our guard down…

As expected, on this day as well, nothing appeared on the main road. Ordinary people would have been more careful inside the forest ahead but it was different for us since we are familiar to it. Or rather, it is easier there.

However, we don’t want to unnecessarily provoke the animals in the forest so Samia take the lead as usual while she keep an eye out to avoid running into them as much as possible. We passed by some animals often but we did not encounter any trouble. On the other hand, we didn’t see the little wolf that Diana had been longing for, which somewhat dampened her spirits.

Once we got home, we carried the luggage inside and after that, we had a free-time for the rest of the day. I decided to prepare some molds in advance for the mass production that would start tomorrow. It’s been a while since I asked Samia and Diana to do it. I put clay on the wooden mold and let it dry to make a mold. I repeated this process until it was time to prepare dinner so I made quite a few pieces. With this, we don’t have to worry about the mass production tomorrow. I nodded my head and went back inside the house to prepare for dinner.

The next day,

After we had our breakfast, it was time to divide up the work. Unlike the usual chat while we stay seated around the table after our breakfast, we moved to the workplace. After we worshiped to the Kamidana, we started our meeting.

“As you already know, Eizou Workshop has been asked to mass produce longswords. So from today onwards, we will all be working on it, myself included.”

When I said that, the three of them replied with different words but the meaning is the same.

“Let’s move as efficiently as possible. Diana, keep on working on making molds.”

“Understood”

“Samia, your work will focus on filling the mold. You don’t have to do deburring today.”

“Okay”

“Rike and I will do the finishing.”

“Yes, I understand”

“Our speed is important but be careful not to cause accidents by rushing. It’s okay to move slowly and do it one at a time. Just make sure that you do it safely. 「Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. 」Please keep this in mind when working.”

“Is that some kind of saying in the North?”

Samia mixed up my words.

“Well, it’s something like that.”

Actually, it’s a phrase often used in my previous world for training special forces.

“Alright, let’s get started.”

「「「Yes」」」

In this way, the first mass production of our workshop started.

Although we were fired up, we couldn’t start until the fire was lit in the fire bed and furnace. Until the fire is lit and the temperature rises, all four of us spend our time making molds. These molds will all be used up by the end of the day at the earliest.

The molds can be reused to a certain extent because the firing process does not change the structure of the molds. However, there will be some loss so we eventually need to stock up on them. Perhaps it will also be necessary to replenish new clay by the time this mass production is completed. But for now, we are just working for the purpose of mass production.

When the temperature of the furnace rises, iron ores are thrown inside and the melted iron is taken out. After that, it is poured into a mold and cooled down, and until that point, it’s not yet my and Rike’s turn. At this time, Samia is the busiest person. She’s pouring the melted iron into the mold and then she throws more iron ores into the furnace. At this pace, it’s unlikely that she’ll be bored after we start finishing. Well, there’s that possibility in Samia’s case, but if that happens, we’ll be able to keep her busy with the mold making.

When the sword was cooled down, I took it out of the mold, grabbed it with the pincers and hammered it to remove the burrs. Then I put it in the fire bed to heat it up, took it out at the “right moment” and then I hammered it and start finishing. I started first, but Rike was not to be outdone, she proceeded to hammer and start finishing one too. When I glanced at it, it’s not up to a high-end model, but it’s a good workmanship for a general model.

The sound of the two hammers echoed loudly, mixed with the sound of the fire and wind, along with the sounds of Samia and Diana working. We’ve had this situation many times before, but this time, perhaps because the work was done with a proper purpose, the whole family seemed to be working together even more than usual.

Then, I completed the first longsword of the whole family.

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The next morning,

I somewhat recovered after my night’s sleep. I then went about my morning routine and prepare to go to the town. I loaded the swords and knives we made inside the cart. Thankfully I can do the work around here even if I’m half asleep.

As I load them, I always put them together by type and wrap them in a large piece of cloth. I then place them on the cart and I secure them with a rope. As for the knives, I just put them in a box without a lid. This box is also used to carry back small things (like pepper, etc.) that I bought at Camilo’s place so it is quite useful.

This cart has been useful to me each time but it is also a second-hand one so it is starting to show some signs of breaking. Though it’s not something that can happen in one or two round trips, I still think that I need to fix it. I feel like I can make one with my cheat, but the ball bearings and torsion bar suspensions would be an overkill.

Even today, it is me and Rike who pull the cart while Samia and Diana served as our escorts. The cart rattles through the green landscape. Other than the bird’s chirp, only the rustling of the leaves can be heard when the wind blows so the sound of the cart is especially loud.

Since we only come and go once a week, and because the soil in this forest is originally hard, there are no ruts left in this forest road even if we pass here almost every week. With the fact that there are no ruts on the way, there is probably no problem even with the foregoing “usual condition”. However, I can’t help but wonder if it’s really a good idea not to maintain the road for the sake of the occasional customers coming here. Besides, it’s not as if the wild animals won’t come close to forest road. It may be better to consider maintaining the road even if it’s only halfway from the house.

With a break in between, we made it safely to the entrance of the forest. On the way here, Samia changed the course several times, probably because there was something ahead. Considering that, it would be difficult to construct a road on the entrance side. It might also be more troublesome to deal with if we encounter other people on the road.

From here, we will go along the main road as usual. It is not paved with cobblestones like those in the Roman Empire in my previous world, but, it is sufficiently hardened to make it easy to walk. The area also has a nice view and with the guards patrolling on the main road, there are hardly any bandits. However, the fact that there are few means that there are occasional bandits so we cannot be too careful.

As usual, we continued on the way while being on alert.

Today as well, we arrived at the entrance of the town without any incident. The guard is checking the passersby with his usual sharp look. I don’t have the courage to ask, but I think he can recognize the criminals even if they are acting normally. I exchanged greetings with the guard, who glanced at me and relaxes his gaze somewhat, and then we entered the town.

We walk along a street that has been well trodden by the feet of the people coming and going here. Wagons and carts just like ours are running smoothly and the area is quite lively. Of course, our cart felt lighter compared to when we were on the main road. I wonder if there are cobblestoned pavements inside those walls. I thought about this as I looked over the wall that had originally been the town’s outer wall.

Unlike last time, we did what we usually do after arriving at Camilo’s store. No, it wasn’t that different last time either. Like before, we talked about what we wanted to buy, the amount we are going to wholesale to the store, and then we still chatted afterwards. However, there’s something a little different today.

“When it comes to making a huge number of swords, how much can you make?”

Camilo asked me.

“If we were to lower the quality and only focus on one type, we can make almost six times as many swords as we do now. The amount of production will increase if we don’t have to make the high-end ones.”

If I were to make general model swords with priority on mass production speed, they can probably be made at about twice Rike’s speed. Meaning, if I do it with three times Rike’s speed and we use the time to make knives to forge swords instead, our production speed would be doubled so it would be 6 times in all.

“I see……”

Camilo ponders over it after hearing that.

“If you need it, I’ll do it. However, I will have to give up the other item for delivery.”

“Yeah, that would indeed be the case…”

“Hmm”, Camilo thinks about it seriously. It seems that he’s not just retailing our products so he might be thinking about what to do about that. If he buys all of my items every time, it means that they are selling well. Camilo is not that easy-going as to buy such quantity every time and just have them gradually added to a bad inventory….That’s what I think. Or rather, I do have confidence in Camilo’s talent as a merchant to make money.

“Hmm, hmm”, Camilo thought about it for a while, and then eventually,

“Alright”

He then looked up and said that. It was unusual for Camilo, who usually makes prompt decision, to think about it for a long time.

“For the next delivery, can I request for all of the items to be longsword? The larger the quantity, the better.”

“As I said earlier, it’s fine with me. Next week’s delivery will all be general model longswords, right?”

“Yeah. Ah-, give me a minute. I’ll be back quickly.”

After saying that, Camilo left the room. I was curious why such quantity was necessary, but if he said that he needs it, then I guess it’s really needed. I didn’t dare ask why. As what he had said, Camilo returned shortly after. He has two sheets of paper in his hand. It is not a parchment but it’s made of flax or silk. There were several sentences written there.

“After confirming that the two are the same, take the other one.”

Camilo said that while he is presenting the paper to me. I then read the document. Here’s the summary of the document’s content, “Prepare as many longswords as you can by next week. I will pay you adequately for that work. Payment is to be made in exchange for the longswords and this document.”

Camilo’s signature is also there. So to speak, this is a purchase order. The reason why the compensation amount is not written specifically is because the quantity for the delivery is up to me. It would have been nice if he had specifically stated the quantity, for example, 50 pieces. However, I think that he did that to cover in case of any unforeseen situation. It’s quite ambiguous for a purchase order but I guess it’s what you can call give-and-take.

“Sure”

After reading through the contents of one of the purchase order and confirming that the other one was the same, and that the thumbprint which was stamped as a  seal over the edges of two sheets is indeed Camilo’s, I kept the purchase order in my pocket.

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The next day,

Today was the day we will all go fishing in the nearby river. Unlike the last time, Diana, who is probably not used to fishing, is with us this time. Besides me, there is another candidate who can’t catch anything. It’s not that I’m competing with her, but it’s always good to have a comrade like that, I guess……?

I placed the tinder, a basket with our lunch, a pot to be used to boil water and other things inside the rucksack and carried it with me. Okay, let’s go!

The river where we are going to fish today is a little far from the house. I checked it with Samia and Diana and they said that the biggest river is further away from here. This is a tributary, or one of the rivers flowing out of the lake. It’s a bit far to get to the big river and it takes almost the same time as going to the town. It’s certainly far. Besides, that big river is probably very deep so it would be difficult to cross it. I’d like to see it once though.

The four of us search for a suitable spot for fishing. The area where we had fished before was also good but we looked for other good spots. Eventually, we found a good spot for fishing. I then laid out a mat on the riverbank and placed the basket with our lunch in it. After turning over some rocks to secure some bait, we started fishing.

Diana was also able to normally attach the worm to the hook. I was expecting her to be flustered even a little but it didn’t happen at all. It is somehow a let-down.

When I asked her,

“Well, when I was a kid, I used to play with my older brothers.”

Is what she said. Ah- right… I could somewhat imagine her father’s trouble.

Then the four of us dispersed and we dropped the fishing line on the surface of the river. The sun is shining brightly, the current is not that fast and there is also slight breeze blowing so it is a very good place to relax. As I was thinking that this kind of tranquil day off is nice, I heard the sound of water splashing. It seems that Samia caught a fish this soon.

“Ho-, that’s big!”

I exclaimed involuntarily. A river fish of about 15cm is flailing at the tip of the fishing line. I was a little worried that the line would break but Samia pulled it smoothly with her hand and then she quickly remove the fish from the hook.

“How’s this!”

Samia proudly raises the fish she just caught. I could understand her feeling of wanting to do that because it’s really a big catch. We held the rod under our arm and we clapped our hands while saying, “Oohhh-“. The first catch was taken by Samia but we were not to be outdone.  Now we could have an extra dish for dinner. And with this, there is no longer a story about us sharing the pain for none of us caught anything.

After that, whether the fish were alarmed by our first catch or whether we made too much noise, we didn’t get any bites.

“It’s just about time. Shall we take a break and have lunch?”

When I said that, all three of them unanimously agreed so we all started preparing our lunch. We look for some broken branches, turn them into firewood, built a fire, and then we boil some water fetched from the river in the pot. After boiling the freshly picked mint leaves, I poured them into a wooden cup and then we start having our lunch. In the previous world, I saw an anime where girls camp like this. Now there’s one old man mixed in, well yeah, it’s not that interesting.

We are having some conversation while we eat our lunch. Samia, who already caught one fish, was giving a lecture on how to fish in a relaxed manner. She said that when she was living alone, she once caught a fish with a rough net made of tree bark. Right now, I don’t have a net at home and I’m fishing to relax not just to catch them for eating. However, if I were to go fishing to have something to eat, I’d better use a net or a longline (though I think it should be thick enough to be called a rope). I might have to think about making a longline……

After lunch, we settled down and took up our positions again to cast our lines. Perhaps because the position of the sun has changed, the surface of the river looks different from that of the morning. I hope the fish will be dazzled by the light and come out to feed.

“Kyaa!”

It was Diana who let out a small scream. Apparently, the fish took the bait. Samia is right next to her and is giving various instructions. Diana followed the instructions and successfully caught the fish with her hands. I don’t know if it had anything to do with the fact that she wields a sword on a daily basis during her training, but, even though she was listening to the instructions, there was no waste in her movements. The fish was easily placed in Diana’s hands.

“Look, how’s this?”

With a delightful expression, she showed me the fish she had caught. It’s a bit smaller than the one Samia caught but it’s still big enough.

“You did it. Congratulations.”

I praised Diana honestly. I’m sure that if this is in the previous world, I would have taken a picture with my smartphone, but unfortunately, there seems to be no picture in this world, let alone a smartphone. There may be similar magical tools or magic, though. If in the future I meet someone who has knows how to make it, I’ll ask him to sell it or teach me about it in exchange for a magic sword.

After that, Rike also caught one, and I was the only one who had no catch again. The previous time, I felt like I was spinning from here, so I’m sticking to it. While he was sticking, Samia caught another one, and as soon as the quota of the Eizou family was reached, they strolled around the vicinity. No, it was Samia’s kindness, saying that the probability of me catching a fish would be higher if she were not there. Yeah, I hope she’s right…

Eventually, when we were about to leave, I decided to make one last throw. Of course, I didn’t get any bites until this point. I waited for a while and thought it was over but then I felt a tug on my rod.

“Uh!”

Just as I was about to pull it, I lost the response. It got away…. With a thud, I fell to my knees. Apparently, the production cheat I possessed doesn’t work for fishing. Sigh, of course it won’t!

“Well, uhm-, it’s fine since there is enough for us. Right?”

Diana asks Samia and Rike to agree.

“Y-Yeah. I’ll even give the big one to Eizou!”

“That’s right. This is what a family do for each other, Boss!”

“Thank you everyone…….”

Their follow-up is really heart warming. The time was almost up so we quickly cleaned up and went home.

Uh-, I thought I had salted the grilled fish just right but, I felt that mine was strangely salty.

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We made a decent number of knives and the day ended like that. After this, we’ll have to work on pulling up the creature that Samia and Diana hunted. It will basically be the start of the two-day vacation. Whether I like or not, the tension goes up.

As I was cleaning up the workshop while feeling excited, Samia and Diana were back. When I asked them about today’s achievement, they said it’s a “big deer”. If it’s big, I can use make use of its tendon. I then asked Samia,

“Right. I want to give Diana a bow too, can I leave it to you this time?”

I’m a blacksmith, but as you can see, from the fact that I can make scabbards, I can also make bows. Of course, I’m talking about me using cheat. It can’t be called a special grade product like the ones made by blacksmithing though.

“Well, I think about making it on our next vacation.”

From my installed knowledge, it seems that composite bows made from the combination of animal horn and bones are already present in this world. However, it takes time and effort to make one. So if I were make one, I’ll go with the wooden single bow. Well, I’ll try something like joining them together but it depends whether it will stick together or not.

I’ve always thought that Diana would need a bow if she is to go hunting anyway, so this is a timely one. Since the time for me to start dealing with the Apoitakara may be extended, it may be better to check even just its characteristics first.

“Thank you, Eizou”

“Well, I would like to express my gratitude to you too. Thank you.”

“What are guys saying? I’ve never made such bow before so this is also like a study for me.”

“From cooking to furniture, Boss can make anything, not to mention weapons.”

Rike, who has finished cleaning up her work, joins the conversation.

“Well… I’ve been dabbling in various things that’s why I’ve learned to make a lot of things, I guess.”

I replied to Rike, but this is mostly a lie. Of the cheat abilities I received, the first priority was of course my blacksmithing skill, but of the remaining points I received, the priorities were this world’s language, production, and combat.

If you think about the fact that the combat ability I received was able to make me win a fight against a bear and even compete with the best mercenaries (probably) during that day, you can get some idea of my overall production ability. I don’t specialize in it though. But in other words, I can make things that are much better than those made by the ordinary folks. In the case of my blacksmithing work, I can make general models that are one step shorter than high-end models. Apparently, the meaning of “production” is quite broad and it applies to almost all kinds of “making”.

That’s why I can make various things but I haven’t done anything by myself though. In fact, the reason why the meal I make is delicious is also because of my cheat.

However, putting it the other way around, I am no match for the experts on those fields. For example, if Helen and I were to fight head-on, I could outlast her for a long time. But if she were to totally come after my life, I might be able to withstand her for a while but I would surely be defeated in the end.

By the way, as for my language skill, I don’t know up to what extent it is applied because so far, I only speak the “common language”, which is the language commonly used by various races in this world. At the very least, it’s not the kind of language where I can communicate with the wolves. It’s possible that I can understand something more meaningful, such as the western dialect or the language spoken by local lizardmen. I’m not sure if it really exists though.

Anyway, before I use my cheat skills to make a bow for our next vacation, I have to make a fishing rod and hook tomorrow for it will be used the day after tomorrow.

The next day,

The four of us pulled up the deer. It’s pretty big. It was quite a big one. It’s one of the biggest I’ve ever seen so I can expect the tendons to be quite long. The longer the tendon, the better, since it will be unravelled and twisted into a line. Samia knows how to do this so I’ll leave the actual work to her.

I then dismantle it quickly as usual and separate it into meat, skin, and bones. The bones can also be used but it’s not a very good option because of the difficulty in its processing so they are thrown away. As for the skin, like the tendon, Samia knows how to handle it so I’ll leave it to her. The rest of us work on preserving the meat. Of course, we saved a portion of meat that we will eat before it gets damaged. For today’s lunch, I simply grilled the meat but it is still delicious enough so I don’t need to do elaborate cooking every time.

After lunch, I made a rod and hook to be used the next day. Like before, I used the thinnest line we had so I didn’t need to make those.

I then look for a branch in the forest to be used to make the rod. I’m an old man now but I used to be that boy too so I’ve already mastered the skill of “finding a nice branch”. I don’t know if I actually have such skill, but boys are good at finding such things, aren’t they?

Since I have a rod that I’ve used before, I’m going to get a couple of “good branches” and shape them with a knife. The key here is to make them bend in a nice way. Of course, this is done with my cheat so there is no blunder.

Once the rod is made, it’s time to make the hook. I usually make swords and knives, but this kind of detailed work requires more concentration. Perhaps it’s a blessing that I’m rejuvenated at 30 years old and my presbyopia hasn’t started yet. Perhaps my eyesight has been strengthened in the same way as my muscle strength has been strengthened. I’ve heard in the past that looking closer at something is related to the muscles of the eye.

As Rike is practicing making knives during our vacation, the loud sound of hammering is mixed with a small “chit-chit-chit” sound in the workshop. Depending on how you listen to it, it may sound like a hi-hat being tapped. It’s all rhythm and no melody so I can’t say it’s music, but it’s not a bad session.

There are moments where I wonder if I should use cheats for these things, but I have to use them considering that the quality of the hooks may affect the fishing results. I have a certain amount of power for my work so I also put my best for my hobbies.

In this way, with all my strength, I completed seven fishing hooks (including spares). And I now wait for the next day, the day we’ll go fishing.

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From the next day, I resumed my normal blacksmithing work. As much as I’d like to work on the Apoitakara, I can’t just rely on the occasional request even though I have enough income for it. I still need to do some continuous work.

Up to the casting part, I’ll have Samia and Diana do it and I’ll do the finishing. For the next three days, I’ll focus on making high-end model short swords and longswords. In the meantime, Rike will be making knives. According to Camilo, weapons sell well, but these knives, which are closely related to one’s daily necessities, also sell well.

Since knives are closely related to the daily necessities, it is said that the general models, which are more affordable, sell better than the expensive high-end model ones. But even if they are expensive, there are still many people who buy the high-end model ones, probably because weapons are something that can protect their lives. Thus, as much as possible, I’m trying to deliver it according to the sales volume. Of course, it would be a different story if there was an order for how many and which ones. We have never received such order from Camilo though. Well, except for the Halberd requested by His Excellency, the Count, the other day.

So for now, the amount to be delivered is up to me. However, I think it’s necessary to consider the fact that there may be a request for this sooner or later.

Liddy-san told me about magical power so I’ll try to keep that in mind on the onset. As usual, I try to find something like the unevenness on it and balance them out. At this point, almost no magical power is put into it. It seems that there’s a thin amount weaved in it though. However, it is still very little compared to the custom-made one.

The biggest difference between the high-end model and the custom-made model is in the amount of magical power weaved into it. The high-end models make the most of the materials themselves, which requires a certain amount of effort and talent. However, even ordinary people can reach this level. That’s also why I’m convinced that there are some craftsmen in the Capital who can create something close to this.

As I thought before, if it is a high-end model, there is no problem in releasing many of them to the world. But for the custom-made ones, some people may find out that something is odd with the magical power on it so I think it’s a good idea not to release too much of those.

Despite thinking of such things, the work for these three days went smoothly and we were able to secure sufficient amount before the next delivery. It seems that Rike was able to make a lot of knives for the general models. We don’t need so many knives for the high-end models either. So if I make knives for one more day, although it’s only for one week worth instead of two, we will have enough for the next delivery. And even if I take a whole day off, I think we can still make it. We should have one more day-off then.

Hmm, what should we do then?

I think it would nice to handle the Apoitakara. However, considering that I had a hard time with Mithril, I’d like to have three to four days to work on it. And since it’s my personal property and not an item for which a customer is waiting for, I’ll take some time to work on it.

Thus, during our dinner on the third day, I told the three of them that we would take two days off two days later.

“Then, let’s go fishing again.”

Samia quickly suggested that.

“It’s either of those days, not the entire two days, right?”

I don’t think it will be the case, but I still confirmed.

 “Of course.”

“Alright then, we’ll all go fishing together two days after tomorrow.”

“Hooray!”

Samia is overjoyed. This is more like due to her actual age than her physical age. It’s easy to forget, but in terms of years alone, she’s only 5 years old.

“If you want to go hunting, Samia and Diana should go out tomorrow and let’s be ready to collect them the day after tomorrow.”

“Okay”

“Understood”

In that case, I guess I’ll be making fishing rods in the afternoon the day after tomorrow huh… I can’t make a reel, but I need a rod and hook for Diana. I think Rike will also make a knife or something as practice on how to incorporate magical power that she learned from Liddy-san. In that case, it is convenient to lit up fire in the smithy.

It’s not that I don’t like blacksmithing anymore, but if I do the same thing all the time, there will inevitably be moments where I’ll feel depressed. Besides, thinking about my plans for the day off motivates me to work harder as it did in the previous world. Vacations are important after all. I was able to secure a regular income so I would like to have a little more time to incorporate day-off on a regular basis.

The next day, I and Rike went to make knives, while Samia and Diana went hunting as planned.

I made the high-end model and Rike made the general ones, and since I have cheat, I finished it quickly. Rike’s skills are improving too, while she’s still slower than I am at making general models, she can make them surprisingly faster compared to an average blacksmith. She would certainly be able to make high-end models soon.

This may be the most difficult time for Rike though. She is considerably better than most blacksmiths, but she has yet to reach a certain level of skill. If she doesn’t have the talent and skill to understand that, I wouldn’t care, but Rike has the talent and skill to understand things. And thanks to Liddy-san, she got the basics of incorporating magical power into her blacksmithing. Now that she already got it, she’s probably struggling to find out what she needs to do to reach another level.

It would be better if I, the master, could teach her well, but I can’t do so because mine is nothing but a cheat skill. I don’t know what I’m doing half the time either. I also need to understand my own skills so I can teach it properly.

As I added another line to my future plans, I hammered down on the sheet metal that I would be using to make a knife.

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For dinner, I mobilized a lot of sake and meat at home and prepared it like a farewell party for Liddy-san. It may be strange to call it a farewell party since she is a client, but either way, we have been living together for a while. Speaking of which, she tried to pay for her stay, but I decided to offset that with the fact that she taught Rike about magic.

In this world where humans can’t use magic unless they have a family name, knowledge about magical power is quite a valuable information. I’m not sure if this is enough to offset the cost, but Liddy-san seems to feel that the cost for repairing the sword is not enough. It’s good that we both agreed on it though.

“There were a lot of very interesting things this time, and to be honest, it was fun. I think it’s better not to receive so many repair requests, but if there is anything else I need, I will definitely leave it to this workshop.”

Liddy-san said so at the end of the farewell party.

“By all means, favor Eizou’s workshop.”

I replied to her with a smile.

The next morning.

Today, Liddy-san was absorbing magical power from the forest. She said it was for the concealment spell she would be using on her way home. It seems that elves can handle powerful magic, but even so, travelling alone can be dangerous. I thought Liddy-san would be very skilled with a sword, but it appears that she used concealment spell to make herself invisible on the streets, and then lifted it near the town. It seems that she can’t do anything more than a form of self-defense. She also said she used the same magic from the time she entered the forest until she came to our house.

So the five of us, including Liddy-san, ate breakfast together and when Liddy-san finished preparing her things for her departure, we all decided to walk her up to the entrance of the forest. This way, we would be able to reduce the consumption of her magical power as much as possible.

We moved in a line with Samia in the lead, followed by me, Liddy-san, Rike, and then Diana. We didn’t have the cart with us today so just in case, I brought the spear I used to kill the bear instead. Thinking about it now, it would have been better to deliver the goods today, so that I could take Liddy-san to the town. I was careless. I’ll do that if there’s a next time.

Nothing special happened until we reached the entrance of the forest. We came across birds and other small animals but they do not do any harm to us. Since Liddy-san is an elf, I was thinking that she might be having a conversation with the animals in the forest or something like that, but that’s not particularly the case. They need magical power and they are good at handling it but their basic characteristics other than their longevity are the same as humans…

“Thank you very much for your help.”

Liddy-san extends her right hand.

“Same here. I look forward to seeing you again someday at that house.”

While saying that, I gently shook her hand.

“See you again!”

“By the time you come back, I’ll be done with my training on handling magical power!”

“When you come next time, tell me about elf swordsmanship.”

The three of them also took Liddy-san’s right hand and bid goodbye.

“Till next time!”

She bid goodbye to such surprising degree of volume, I did not think that Liddy-san’s could make a voice with such a volume. We waved to each other and see her off until she went far away.

“There she goes…”

Samia murmurs. Although she was originally a lone wolf (though she’s tiger beastman), she seemed to feel a certain amount of loneliness towards those she had once got close to.

“Well, if there is something she wants me to make, she will come here again.”

“Yeah. It seems that there are many things that only Eizou can make after all.”

When I said that, Diana followed up.

We then went back inside the forest. It took about 4 hours to get to the entrance of the forest and get back home so we have spent most of today’s time. I then decided to take a day off after having lunch. Of course, I am replanting the mint.

Last night, I spoke with Liddy-san.

“If you want to replant it, you should grow it in a pot or something.”

I was told to do that so I decided to do so. I made a hole in the bottom of a medium-sized unglazed jar that I was not using, and then I put soil and planted the rooted mint in it. I then took it out. Underneath it, I put a saucer made from the leftover wood. Since it is wood, I’ll have to check it from time to time.

She also said, “When the elongated stems touches the ground, roots will grow from them, so please check them from time to time and cut the ones that are hanging down.”

I’ll check the stems either before or after my evening practice. If I am going to be away from home for a long time, it may be better to move it to a window inside the house. It’s a little scary to come home and find mint all over the place. I was planning to use it as a “filler” until I could decide what to plant in the field. However, the seeds will eventually come from Liddy-san’s village, I’d rather not have too much and let the mint grow in moderation.

By the way, we don’t have a balcony. We hang our laundry on a tall stake in the yard, with a rope tied to it. Of course, there is no roof on it. We don’t have clothespins, so we hang the clothes on or through the rope. And since there is no roof, we can’t do any laundry on rainy days. Well, it doesn’t rain here that much though.

We can dry it in the shade too, and as long as it can be dried, we can do a little laundry. Since we are inside the forest, we can cool down in the shade when the sun is strong. Even when the number of pot-grown plants increases, I can leave them there. It seems that there are quite a few benefits to making it. I think the area around the storage is the first priority, but I’ll suggest to everyone to build it when that area is cleared up.

After that, I spent the rest of the day tilling the soil in the courtyard so that it would not become covered with weeds again.

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