"Is this where the blacksmiths in the school are?
"..., probably not"
I thought I rarely had the right knock of courtesy from the door, and what I said was as strange as ever.
As a student and I don't remember opening a blacksmith yet, I close the door.
"Whoa, wait! I'm asking you to do your job! Heard this is a good blacksmith with good arms."
Good arm!?
All right, let's just talk a little bit.
It was Jeremy Toarize, a third grader at this school, who invited me into the room.
He was a simple, well-deserved man. At least now he was still a likeable person.
With so many weird visitors, this one had a weird habit of setting himself up.
Sometimes the other guy was an upper class student, and he served him his favorite tea so he didn't have to be polite.
Not because I was ever praised.
"Hi. I heard there's a student in this dorm room with a sword."
I'm saying I don't seem confident, but as I looked around I saw that turn into certainty.
It's just a hobby, so it's a misunderstanding.
"Apparently the rumors are true. Looks like you do it every day to see the workplace."
"Yeah, it's just a hobby at this stage"
"Right..."
Senior Jeremy seemed a little embarrassed when he did something different with the information.
I found out I got ahead of myself.
He seems to be a common sense person, so I was relieved just a little bit of this one.
"Still, I have a lot of sightings. There are people in this room who make swords, and they say it's pretty good to do it. This way, I heard that even in the eyes of amateurs, I could see that it was made somewhere delicate and powerful. Whenever I hear a rumor like that, I'm interested."
Delicate, powerful!?
Well, go on, seniors.
"And I've got just the right thing to do this time. Okay, so I came to ask you for a job."
Apparently, among seniors, I already have some appreciation.
I'm glad to hear it, but I'm still very nervous about being officially asked to work.
"I am Kurli Helan, a freshman. There's a lot going on, I'm studying and training for a blacksmith, but I still have a strong feeling that I'm half serving. I asked my master to acknowledge, but I think it's too soon to have a guest."
"Really? But your reputation is amazing. Never a lie. There's a lot of other people interested in me."
"Really..."
I knew I'd be glad to be complimented.
What shall I do?
"Well, I can't believe it, I'll listen. Depends."
"Right! That would have been nice. Make sure you listen to me!
I served another cup of hot tea as it seemed to get longer.
It's not because I was ever praised.
I hear Senior Jeremy has one brother.
His brother belongs to the King's capital and is a nobleman who works in the royal castle.
Work enthusiastic, pretty solid.
He doesn't have a hobby, and even his brother, Senior Jeremy, seems to be so personable that he doesn't know what he's living to look forward to. People like that sometimes like life itself, but, well, it doesn't matter now.
It seems that such a robust brother hasn't written to his brother in years.
He had no friends, no reliable bosses or cute juniors nearby, so he had no choice but to send a letter to his brother Jeremy.
Jeremy, who had always thought that the lack of news was safe evidence, said he couldn't hide his surprise in the sudden letter.
When I hurried to open the letter, there was something there that even my brother, him, could not imagine.
First, the beginning of the letter had begun with this one sentence.
"I've been kind of distressed lately"
Jeremy apparently covered his face with his hands.
He read the letter in an instant, lamenting his embarrassment and his brother's clumsiness.
At the same time, there were surprises, but my father is also a solid figure, so I always had the expectation that one day spring would come for the same solid brother.
So, rather than surprise, the feeling of embarrassment has surpassed me.
He's a solid, backward clerical brother, but what a lovely opponent he seems to be a feminine of the Knights of Front Line Barrier.
The woman was a fairly skilled figure in a rough object also famous in the Knights.
He's as good as they say he'll never have a daughter-in-law.
If anyone in the Knights has a man who can get him, I'll give him a hundred barrels of booze. I can see you struggling! So much so that I've spoken in Australian.
Two people with such contrasting personalities meet in unexpected places.
What a lady from that knight's regiment came in late at night when Jeremy's brother was entering a joint bath dedicated to nobility in the royal castle.
Of course I'm naked, and I don't look shy at all, with my own face.
"Ko, this is man water..."
"Ah? So what's up?
Apparently she kept washing her body without worrying about Jeremy's brother.
He fell in love when he saw him like that or something...
What!?
And I was relieved that Senior Jeremy didn't seem to hear my voice leak.
I'm impressed that there are people in the world who make unusual love.
Usually, even men seem to be older brothers who hide important parts of each other with towels.
Maybe it wasn't the erotic eyes, it was the kind of shock that really changed the world.
When I told him that, Senior Jeremy also agreed.
"I think that line is powerful. Your brother's letter said something about when he met her."
'She had no shame whatsoever in exposing her body. It made me feel like I was going to see the god of war. Oh, I can't forget that look. Oh, I can't get her out of my head. Oh, the world is kind of screwed up. I must have been seriously ill. Even the famous doctor in Wangdu laughs bitterly and doesn't give me the name of the disease. What am I supposed to do, my dearest brother, help my brother?'
"Hmm, that's kind of serious"
"It is. Serious wounds, pretty good. I never thought the day would come when that solid brother would use words against me, my dearest brother..."
At the end of the day, Senior Jeremy looked as if he had come to see even a weird monster.
Sure, they showed me a completely different brother, I'm sure the shock is enormous.
"So, how did you get here? I see no connection at all."
"Oh, I did. So I advised my brother. I was wondering if I should give you something. But it's about my brother. I'm sure he even hesitated to speak up. I can't find an excuse to give you presents, so I get letters to the school every day."
Senior Jeremy went on looking tired.
"Do it, what if I give you flowers and they don't like you? Do it, I get a letter every day with that content no matter what I do if there's another guy I like."
"... I have a hard time guessing"
"Ha, so I was once. Someone told someone familiar with her to ask what she wanted. Then it turned out she wanted a sword. Then I told him I should give him my sword, but he said he couldn't be confident that he would see any good product. That's why he asked me if you could give him a good sword."
"I don't know, you've got a tough brother"
"Well, this still takes care of a lot of things. Besides, he's my brother, who's been told for a long time that he's a handless kid, and I'm sure it's the most annoying time of his life. I want to work with you now."
Impressed by the depth of Senior Jeremy's nostalgia, I'm in the mood to strike a sword at this man's seemingly good youth. Correctly, to this man's brother?
I guess it's to these pure feelers that we should show off the arm we've been working out.
"Um, but would you ask me for something so important? There are better craftsmen in Wang Du."
"No, even a fairly trustworthy figure tells me that Lord Kurli's sword is a good one. Well, maybe I'm not the one who's actually seen it, but if you like, why don't you take this job? I'd like to see what I can actually do."
I had a light cup of tea and thought about it once now.
There are as many swords as there are already made. But this is the first time I've ever built a sword directly on a customer. Will this person be my official customer number one?
I also don't feel bad for the first job.
"Fine. I got this job."
"Well, that's good. Are you sure you want to pay later? I hate it. I miss my hand now."
"Yes, of course."
We'll shake hands and we'll have a deal.
In this way, in the future, I think it would be best if I could strike the sword as requested by the customer.
I didn't expect customers before I officially set up a store......
Senior Jeremy told me the deadline is one week.
That's all I can do for good enough.
It's an important first job.
Because of this, and let's use the iron we've kept for a long time.
Iron harvested in the largest mine in the country of Kudan. That mine, just at the heart of the country, is where the resource-rich and Kudan nation is spending a lot of money on development.
The name is Illumine Mine.
Due to its high supply and good quality, it becomes the iron most used in the Kudan country.
Once upon a time, my master told me.
"Iron in the Irmine of Illumine is the most visible material of artisan arms," he said.
It's not the poor quality thing I always use in practice. It must be the best you can do.
From that day on, I kept hitting him thoroughly except when I had classes at school.
Wasted the ingredients several times or even beat them back.
However, it does not cost more than the promised remuneration.
Created for a profit margin of 30%.
To be an artisan, there are these constraints that are natural.
As far as I could, I did everything I could, and a beautiful, straight sword was finished evenly balanced.
Finally engrave the name of Kurli Helan on the sword body.
This took advantage of advice from Rail.
More than being a craftsman, you should sell your name.
A week later, Senior Jeremy arrived as promised.
As polite as ever, he tries to pay off the goods before they are handed over.
That's in a different order, so I've been apologizing and taking my sword.
Pull it out of the sheath and show it to seniors.
"With a straight blade, there is no breakdown in any balance between left and right, front and back, and width. I poured out all the technology I could pour right now."
The seniors took the sword in their hand and gazed as close as the blade touched his face.
"Nice work. It shines as if the water is dripping. Besides, I've heard that a well-balanced sword feels light. That's exactly what this is. I can't even try and kill a gift, but it's very satisfying."
"Thank you"
"No, here's a thank you. He used to finish all this stuff in a week. I can confidently push my brother's back with this. Thank you again."
Leaving the reward, Senior Jeremy left.
He wants to send a sword to his brother right now. Around as happy as I am about my brother, I really get a glimpse of how good people are.
Thus, for the first time, I have received one official guest.
Rarely, I fell ill that night and was to fall asleep.
He seemed tired.
Determined duration, cost. Required technology and experience. Plus great expectations from customers.
I've kind of hit iron so far, but I felt like I'd done something completely different.
It could have gone a lot harder than I thought. Still, if you want a happy future, you're going to have to push on.
The first reward I earned I decided in my heart that I would surely not use it in vain and closed my eyes that day.
And then, I hope Senior Jeremy's brother, that person's love goes well......