After cleaning up, it was time for dinner, and today, as usual, it was unfermented bread. Fermented bread, whether straight or medium, takes a lot of time.
　I think I'll make that once in a while. When I said that, contrary to my expectation, there were no complaints.
No, ...... an ordinary blacksmith would have to be a nobleman to serve soft bread every day.
　Nilda said in a dumbfounded voice, and everyone around her nodded. That's true, if you ask me. Even if soft bread is common in this world, whether commoners who are not nobles can eat it all the time is another matter.
I see. Then, Nilda was lucky to be able to eat it as a guest.
"Mm.
　Nilda nodded loudly, and the conversation about the bread came to an end.

　After staying here for four or five days, Nilda seems to have gotten used to it and is talking more during meals. Yesterday and today, Nilda told me as much as she could about the demon world.
　She told me that demons hardly need to replenish their magic power, and that the border (boundary?) is quite far from this forest. Nilda told me yesterday and today as much as she could tell me about the demon world, that demons hardly need to replenish their magic, that the border (boundary?) is quite far from this forest, and that the demon world has even more magic than this forest. However, he did not tell me the specific geography. Well, in any world, in any age, accurate geography is military information. .......
　In addition, from what he told me, it seems that the lifestyle is basically the same as here. The main difference is that when there is a high level of magic, it means that demons are more likely to occur, but even if demons occur, demons will not attack them.
　Even though the demon race is not attacked by demons, it does not seem to obey their orders. They are like stray dogs in our case. Considering the hobgoblins I've fought, they're pretty dangerous for stray dogs.
　Apparently there are some merchants coming and going from the human world. It seems that ordinary humans can't go too deep into the world due to the dense magic, so they can only trade at the edge of the world. It's possible that Camilo has some dealings with him. I don't think I'll bother asking, though.

　The next day, the final step in making the sword was to make the sheath. Normally, this would be made by a specialized craftsman, but if it's not too elaborate, it can be done with cheats.

　The outer shape of the sheath itself is not difficult to make with cheats. I have made sheaths for knives and swords before, and they are basically the same.
　However, since swords are warped, the sheath must also be warped. If the warp is not correct, it will affect the insertion and removal of the sword. I don't know if they say the same thing in the north, but it is the origin of the phrase "warp does not match".
　Use a knife to cut the wood in the workshop to get the general shape. After that, the part where the blade will be placed is made by shaving it while holding it against a real sword. Only the blade and metal collar should touch the scabbard, not the other parts.
　The metal collar of the scabbard should be slightly narrower than the metal collar of the metal hand guard, so that it will not slip out.
　The left and right hand sides of the scabbard are made one at a time and pasted together using rice paste, but since this is not available, glue is used. I tried to minimize the number of adhesion points so that it would not be difficult to peel off.

　After attaching the left and right sides together, the outer shape is neatly arranged. Since there is no lacquer, I left the wood as it is this time. If you want a beautiful one, you have to have it made by the government.
　After the left and right sides are laminated together, the sheet metal is processed to make the parts. These are the kuchi-kanamono, which fastens around the carp's mouth, the ring that fastens the sheath, the chestnut-shaped piece through which the cord for wearing the sword is threaded, and the bottom of the sheath, the kojiri.

　The ring that holds the scabbard in place is tightened with a hammer to prevent the left and right sides of the scabbard from coming off. Attach the kuri-gata to the ring. The next step is to attach the metal fitting to the carp mouth.
　Finally, the bottom of the scabbard (also designed to simply cover the bottom of the scabbard) is fitted, and the scabbard is finally complete.
　Although I say "finally", it took only one day to complete the work, which would normally take two to three weeks (of course, there are other processes such as lacquering). The whole process took only one week.
　There are almost no minor modifications that would be necessary in normal work, and almost no measuring of the length. The only thing that I did was to adjust the length of the blade. However, it took almost a week, so it's not easy to mass-produce.

"Okay, now it's done. ......
　I put the sword in and out of the completed scabbard. It is neither too tight nor too loose when storing it, nor when cutting the carp mouth.
　I believe that the most important thing is to be able to use a weapon properly when you want to use it, whether it is a sword or anything else. It is no good if it harms you when you do not intend to use it, or if you cannot use it when you do intend to use it.
　In that sense, the sheath I made this time is one of the best I've ever made.
"Is it ready?
　Nilda asked me, as if she couldn't wait. She dutifully observed the entire process. I don't know if she was amused, or if she was just watching to make sure I didn't plant something strange.
"Yeah. Try it outside.
All right!
　Nilda grabbed the sword in its scabbard and ran outside.