Excuse me.

I shouted as I entered the blacksmith's building, and the smith came out from the back.

I'm the one who ordered the Lunametal sword the other day. I've come to pick it up.

I've come to pick it up." When he said this, the ...... forger's expression instantly turned grim.

Oh, that customer. ....... It's finished, but ......

This is a great way to get the most out of your time and money.

...... Apparently, you were not satisfied with the results.
How far can you go to overturn that assessment? ...... That's what today's game is all about.

After a while, the forger came back to me with a sword in his hand.

You remember what you paid me for, don't you?

"Yes. The original price was 15,000 zols. However, if the sharpness is not good even after I use it, I will pay an additional 3,000 soles, right?

Yes. I can only see you paying 450,000 zols.

I can only see you paying 450,000 zols," the forger said with a snort.

"Was it that bad?

"Yes. Well, as a swordsman myself, I've tried my hand at it. But ......, to be frank, it was terrible, wasn't it?　I used a special grinding stone to sharpen it, and I used different temperatures for quenching, and I used all kinds of ...... methods, and the result was nothing more than a piece of crap.

I see.

...... You've been working that hard?
I'm not sure what to make of this.

But it can't be helped.
At that time, if I had explained to him that "divine power", he would have thought I was a strange customer, and I don't think that would have made him change his mind.

Well, I'll do my best to get a result that will convince you.

With that, I received the Lunar Metal sword from the smith.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to hear that. The ...... test slash is this way, follow me.

The forger unlocked the door next to the counter and urged me to follow him.



I followed the forger to check the texture of the Lunar Metal sword.

It weighed just ...... right.
The weight is just right. This sword can be swung quickly without shaking your torso.
It's just like a top-notch smith to create a sword that is easy to handle based on the customer's appearance.

Now that I know that, I'm going to pour a little divine power into it.
Then ...... I was unconsciously impressed.

The divine power flowed into my body very smoothly.

When you collect the divine power in your right hand, it will spread evenly throughout the sword.
I never felt anything like this when I threw the Lunar Metal Ore at Lesser Echidna.

The fact that the divine power is flowing in with such little resistance must mean that the effect is greater than pouring divine power into the Lunar Metal Ore.

This is exciting.

As I was thinking this, I was led to a room.

"Here.

The place I entered was a room with several ...... straw coils lined up vertically, just like a "test cutting room".

When I tried it, I could only cut five straws. If you think you can do better than that, ...... you can actually do it and demonstrate it.

At his urging, I stood in front of the straw.

...... I should cut this, right?

I took up my sword and swung it ...... out to the side.

"......?　Did you miss?

I thought so for a moment.
I didn't feel like ...... I had cut anything at all.

But when I turned my attention to the ...... straw in front of me, I saw that it had been cut in half.

...... No way.

So, when I was surprised myself, ...... I heard a backwards voice behind me.

"What the ......?

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

"......Well, what will be the price of this ......?

"......Oh, oh, what do I see ......?

I asked for the result, but it was not a conversation.
As I looked around the room to see what I could do, ...... I spotted something.

A mithril ingot.

I'm not sure why it's in this room, but ...... it's there.
I thought I'd like to try slashing with it again anyway.

I'm not sure if it's safe to cut this ...... into two pieces?　It still looks like an ingot, so there's ...... no problem, right?

When I asked him that, the ...... forger nodded his head, his eyes black and white.

I see. Then I thought ...... and raised my sword, but then I stopped.

I remembered the words of Artemis.

If you can master the divine power, you will be able to cut through orichalcon like cutting yogurt.

That's what she had said.

Of course, I'm probably not at that level yet.
But ...... maybe I can cut mithril like a yogurt.

There is no one who can cut yogurt by swinging a knife with all his might.
This is why ...... I put my left hand on the mithril ingot in the shape of a cat's hand, put my Lunametal sword on the ingot and started cutting.

And guess what?


Yogurt, not quite ...... mithril ingots, could be cut with the same feel as cutting a radish.

This is what I call growing up.
I felt satisfied with this result.



......, and then...
Suddenly, I heard a thumping sound from nearby.

I turned around and ...... saw the forger on his knees.

He said, "The Lunar Metal has ...... mithril. ...... You're lying .......

The Forge had a blank expression on his face.