"I don't want to dream, but I don't want to get people involved."

As I lit my cigar, I threw it up to a kid rolling on the ground.

I'm going to be a fine knight! So hit me with a strong sword worthy of that! 'Cause this is not the job of a blacksmith to teach the rigors of the world to a child who's enthusiastically stepped in to break down a door.

”Hah... hah...! I won't give up! Tomorrow-”

"It's a sales disturbance. If you want to deal with it, you can train it again next year."

Ignore the kid and return to work. There were a lot of kids who wanted to be knights with this Turys. If you've seen a strong, proud knight since you were a child, it might be something you can't help but empathize with...

I'm the one who's been bothered by these people. Continuing to be confronted by the training of childhood acquaintances with such eyes, and trying to remember adolescence, all I remember is meeting with idiots.

They became knights with a strong desire to become knights. But I didn't have such a scorching feeling.

If I noticed, I would have grown up and be able to use my wasted strength in choosing the job.

Oh my God, Thor, you're still sinister.

"This morning, a kid similar to you guys came aboard first thing in the morning." It's the worst thing I've ever done. ”

"Oh, a boy who wants to be a knight." No, I don't remember. Kara and Thor, the three of us worked out. "

In the evening, I drink at a tavern with such a childhood friend. Once upon a time, it was a stubborn arm, but after years of blacksmithing and knighting, it was clear that the difference in strength between each other was only in the air.

Even though these guys are becoming knights in a good position, it's a strange feeling that this relationship is going on.

"Speaking of which, we did similar things in our time." Did you tell the blacksmith to give him a weapon, and Bor and I were tied up and hanged in front of the shop? "

That's right, after Thor was made bumpy, he was forced to rebuild the broken shelf

"Don't remind me..."

Well, the figure of the blacksmith's grandfather working at that time left a strange impression, so when I was an adult, I got to grab a hammer...

However, honestly, I've been working as a blacksmith for more than a decade... and I don't even remember feeling like a decent reward. If he had lived, he'd have heard a lot of stories.

That's right. Thor, is it time I asked for a new spear?

"Yeah, I was hoping for a new hammer, too."

"You're already rattling me..." No, I don't know what's wrong with my arm. You're both getting a raise, right? Why don't you ask a better blacksmith? "

Because it was a drink, I finally said it.

When I heard that I had become a blacksmith, the two of them immediately asked for their own equipment.

For the blacksmith who rushed out, I was grateful to have a job, and at that time, I accepted it... I was aware that I was providing a weapon of poor quality compared to a skilled blacksmith.

I wasn't able to match the strength of the two who grew up as knights. As proof of that, all my weapons were broken. Still, these two have been asking for me for more than a dozen years.

"Well, I know your arm isn't that good."

Likewise.

Oh, are you selling quarrels?

"But you are the blacksmith who understands us better than anyone else." I can't choose a tool that only relies on rumors and reputation to save my life. "

Can it be broken soon?

"It's true that it's easy to use." I and Cara have done new things in other places a few times, but I've chosen you somehow. "

Understood... That's why I hated these two when I was little. I know how to use my weapon and how I want to use it.

"...... Well, I can easily break it." That would be nice to use. "

"Oh! I'll break it right away, just stock up on a few of them"

Damn you, treat it with care!

I thought there was a difference with childhood, but I didn't dislike this relationship. Even if the relationship could be broken someday, if you could just keep going for a little longer... days went by with that thought.

"I'm back as promised!"

"I didn't promise you anything."

The following year, the kid who had driven him away appeared. I messed up the kid again. Since last year, I felt a little more comfortable, but I couldn't even strengthen my magic power. I was a kid about ten years old.

"Damn... is there a difference in magic power strengthening!?"

No. If you're such a big boy, you can barely show your strength when you swing around.

The kid had branches of trees about the length of an adult sword. There was a trace of being crushed and forced into the shape of a sword.

"Then build me a sword!" The one that suits me! "

"Iron is ten years too early for you."

When I snatched a tree branch from a child, I shredded it with a tool, finished it with a wooden sword, and threw it back. At first, he was a child looking at the wooden sword with his eyes shining, but he immediately returned to me with a disgruntled face.

"I'm going to be a knight!" I don't want toys like this! "

"Shut up. He can't even shake his toy properly." Come back when you can shake it. "

The following year, the kid came again. She grew a little taller and seemed to be a little taller holding the wooden sword.

"I'm back as promised!"

That's why I didn't promise you anything.

The kid could swing his wooden sword. It was a wooden sword made without even drying it properly. Even if it hadn't lasted for a month after being punched in properly, I would have treated it with care and just gestured. The grip is black and dirty. It seemed that not only the hands were dirty, but also the blood was quite oozing.

"Hah, hah... damn it...!" Why... a single blow...! "

That's because I've been waving my sword for a different number of years.

"... hey, old man. Why didn't you become a knight when you were so strong..."

"--Because it won't scorch. If everyone thinks that he is aiming for a proud role like a knight, you can only see your dreams. Your vision is narrow."

When I saw the knight, I saw the glow of my childhood friend's eyes and realized, "Oh, I'm sure I won't be a fine knight."

Even if you walk on the same road, there will always be a difference somewhere. I'm so sorry about my life just accepting it.

"... you can't just dream about it, can you?"

"- Is it evil?" Even if his field of view has been wide since he was a kid, he can't really look at something. You need to be as enthusiastic as you are to be a true knight. "

I took care of the wooden sword and threw it back at the kid. It is because I have seen that I don't like childhood friendship, that I can clearly understand it. He will be a good knight in the future. I don't mean to spoil you, but there's no reason to ignore your strange habits with weapons that don't fit your height.

"...... I'll come back next year"

"Kun, I don't have time for this." At least you can come back after you've become a knight. "

After all, the kid came every year. Swordsmanship improved year after year, and sometimes brought friends who shared the same aspirations. They grew more than expected, resembling annoying childhood friends.

"Toroid! We're back as promised this year!" Now give me the sword-- "

I see.

"... eh"

The day the kid grew up, and my childhood friends were about the same age as I became an apprentice knight, I gave him a sword.

Even though my body slows down year after year, my opponent gets better year after year. If I could strengthen my magic power, I would finally lose. I don't want to feel pain at this age.

"You're going to take the enlistment test this year, right? And come along with my publicity. I'll forgive you for that."

"... wait a minute! I promised you a sword if I beat you!?"

"I'm not doing that, I promise. You're a bandit, aren't you?"

The kid pulled out his sword and looked at the blade. He's been looking at me like a kid ever since I first got him a wooden sword.

"...... I'll take care of this sword!"

"Don't do it. Use it and crush it." Then come and get a new sword from your paycheck. From now on, I'll take your money. "

"Ehhh..."

After all, the kid, Omiros, broke through the test as expected and joined the ranks of the Knights of Taiz. Well, I was a little surprised to join the same team as my childhood friend.

After that, the exchange with Omiros continued. Rather, it should be said that it has increased.

No, the Tall-id sword is good after all!

"Idiot, if you think so, come with a face that seems a little more sorry." Is there anyone who would come and smile and smile and crush the sword? "

"I mean, the sword of a tall-id is getting bigger and bigger year after year." I'm glad to feel that I'm strong enough not to be defeated by that sword. "

After all, Omiros really used his sword without weighing himself down. The sword was worn out more than any childhood friend.

Talent alone might be comparable to a rare genius, Salvet-Ragdaw.

I desperately built a sword to slow down his pace of consumption. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that the years since he became a knight have probably been the most technologically advanced period.

As a blacksmith, I became quite well known among knights, and my work increased considerably.

I see. For me, I can't use it to crush you. The sword is my goal these days.

"That's impossible." I'm still getting stronger. "

"This guy..."

"Yes, I have another story to tell today."

What?

"Actually, I decided to get married." That's why I would definitely like to invite Toruid to the wedding. "

That should make you stronger. By the time you realized it, you were growing up until the kid got married. I don't want to look in the mirror.

"It depends on the bride." Is she a beauty? "

"Oh, and my arm is strong. I really did it last time, but I lost."

I don't know if I can beat Knight Turys, or if it's a carbide.

"But she's cute." That's why you're coming, right? "

I'm not a parent, I'm not a colleague at work.

"Still, Toruid is one of my mentors." I want my parents and fellow knights to see me as well as I do. ”

"... I see. Well, I can't refuse your request."

That said, I went back to work while lighting a cigar. Omiros told me that I was the same as my childhood friends who continued to feel the difference. I felt the words tickle me a little.

Omiros grew up and was finally promoted to lieutenant captain of the Ragdaws, which is the core of the Knights of Tarzan. Considering his age, I can understand how great it is to be a blacksmith.

"No, Ilias is so cute..."

Lieutenant, you're in love with me.

Still, Omiros, who was in front of me, kept the look of the old kid. When I thought that this was a man who might make a name for himself in history, it didn't matter what troubles I had.

You can't help it, can you? Ilias must behave as a proud knight and father. "

"You can show me your bad side, and you can be mine."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I apologize, but I want to ask for a sword."

What? If it was your sword...?

Omiros put an unknown ore on his desk. But if you've been a blacksmith for over 30 years, you can see at a glance how valuable the ore is.

Ichisuke's blacksmith never even worshipped him. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's a legendary material.

"Omiros, this is--"

"Megis, I got it from Philia."

If you ask me, Omiros' wife, Philia, was originally a demonic priest. It seems to be from Spine, a small country independent of Megis.

Speaking of spines, I have heard from my childhood that they were destroyed by those who handle necromancy, which was contraindicated a few years ago.

Philia lost her home and mourned. If big powers like Mejis and Serendae could respond quickly, they could have saved a lot of lives.

And now you are exploring and working to establish friendly relations between countries.

"And what does that have to do with anything?"

"There's nothing we can do to keep secrets from each other. However, showing the attitude of walking with each other is a way to move a lot of people's hearts. Philia is trying to create something that combines the charm of Turz and Megis technology."

Create a supreme sword that combines the skills of Turys, the skills of Mejis, and more. It seems that Philia's purpose is to narrow the distance between each other's hearts by accomplishing a feat that cannot be accomplished by herself.

And Philia entrusted this ore to Omiros. As the representative of the future of Knight Turys, Omiros was the right sword bearer.

Sure, it sounds pretty good for dreams and ideals, but--

"Why me?"

"Toroid, I think you are the master craftsman of this country"

"Don't be ridiculous. There are other blacksmiths who are better than me."

“Maybe you're here. Still, there's no one to put you away. This is my wish and my wife's wish, because this is the future."

Omiros' eyes were the same as before. Jewel-like eyes scorched by dreams and looking straight at them. You can't let me bend this man's mind.

"... All right. I can't guarantee how much... but I promise you I'll pour it all in."

"Oh! Thank you, Toroid!"

That's how I built a sword. Entangled in the dream of a man who was only one child, I was burnt by the heat, and in every way, I poured everything into me that was not me before.

But... I couldn't give him that sword. The sword was finished, but Omiros died suddenly while sending it to Mejis for finishing.

The demon tribe that appeared in Turys fought for their lives to protect their people from the assault.

I'm not going to complain about Omiros' way of life. It's just... I wanted to see his face when I saw the sword that I entrusted to him.



Toroid, are you there?

A tall-id store that stops by for the first time since returning to Turys. I wanted to thank Wolfe for bringing me the new Gauntlet in time for the showdown, but after all the post-war work, I was delayed.

Somehow I was able to afford the time, so I went with Ilias.

"Oh, you're Ratzel's girlfriend and brother." At last, the sword has passed away? "

"Oh, that's brilliant."

That said, Ilias placed the remnants of the sword he had used before on his desk. Seeing her sword of love exhausted in the battle against Zahava, Toruid opened his mouth.

"My p * ssy... what kind of nemesis would you fight, and you'd be so damaged!?"

"What kind of... demon race is that?"

"Oh... oh... that can't be helped..."

It was already a nitride in the nitride. If only my physical abilities were the strongest of the demons.

I was hoping to ask for a sword.

"I don't mind that, but... hh?" You, the sword you're equipped with-- "

Oh, this is it.

Ilias pulled out the Holy Sword and showed it to the Toroid. Toruid, who saw the blade, stopped moving, and after a while trembled slightly.

"... I see. You've arrived properly."

I heard that this holy sword was made by the mother of Ilias with her hands turned to the other side for the father of Ilias. And the master blacksmith of the Ratzel family, Toroid, struck the blade.

This Holy Sword has lost its owner while waiting to be completed in the Megis. After that, it was kept by someone associated with Maria's master, and Sir Leonardo retrieved it and delivered it to Ilyas.

"Oh, thanks to this sword, I was able to survive the battle ahead." Other swords would not have survived against awakened demons like Zahava and Lazaricata, or against the Black Demon King. ”

"I see... the Black Demon King and... the Black Demon King!?"

The toroid was stunned in front of Ilias, who was nodding. "That's right, I used your sword to fight the legendary Demon King."

"That's right." It was the best sword that could not be beaten by the demonic sword opponent dealt with by the black demon king. After all, that Yugura was also praising this sword. "

Yugu...

Ilias, let's talk slowly for now.

Even if you send surprising information many times at a time, the opponent's heart will not stop working. You have to explain it properly.

That's why we decided to tell Toruid about the past. There's nothing more to hide now.

After listening, Tallid quietly lit a cigar and took a sip.

”Something... it's like a dream.”

"From here forward, the future is also like a dream story. But I was convinced that with everyone and this sword, I would be able to do it. Toroid, I would definitely like you to help me too."

"... well, isn't it evil to get involved in a dream?"

Toruid's expression is calm. I feel that the smile is not only directed at Ilias, but also the people in the background.

"However, I can't train with this sword much longer." I think I'll ask for a bottle. "

That's right. Your father would be surprised to train with the Holy Sword.

... I can't even tell you that I've been gesturing with the Holy Sword for a few days since I got back from Turys.