'Elena's dad is against it? Building my daughter's workshop? Why?

I asked Dorothy this question at Prine's job-hopping party.

Let me explain step by step.

First, Prine and I are sponsors of Elena, an apprentice blacksmith.

We pay her to make, adjust, and strengthen our weapons.

Elena was supposed to use the money we gave her to acquire new equipment and to expand her workshop.

However, Elena's father is against it.

Sergey Baltacha, her father and mentor, says that Elena is not ready for this.

Dorothy said matter-of-factly.

Dorothy is the one who is undertaking the renovation project of Elena's workshop. As a coordinator, she handles all the accounting and negotiations, which Elena is not very good at.

It's too early to tell. ....... Even though you can make such a powerful armor?
Master Sergei says so. But I agree with Mr. Rana. I can say that Mr. Elena is already one of the best in the world.
''Right! Then go to ......'
'But it is also true that Master Sergei is against it. We can't build a new workshop if we don't do something about it.
'Can't you just ignore your father's objections?'

She shakes her head at my question.

'An apprentice blacksmith has to have his master's approval before he can be recognized by the union as a full-fledged blacksmith and build a new workshop,' she says.
'What ...... is ......'

I groaned. How could I be so stupid?

'So, I have some advice for you, Mr. Rana.
'You're going to convince your father, aren't you?'
'You're a very quick talker. That's right. I'd like you to meet with Master Sergei.
''Yes, sir.''
Of course I will go with you. Let's go tomorrow.

I agreed to Dorothy's proposal.

In the evening, after the party, Prine went to the guild library to study. I admired her attitude, which had not changed even after she became a senior member of the guild.

When Prine comes back from the library, I tell her about Elena.

'Convince your father ......!

Prine, who was not on good terms with her parents, let out a shuddering sound.

'I know you might be scared, Prine, but do you want to come with me? If you want, you can stay in the library, okay?''

Prine shook her head sideways.

'Wow, I'm coming too! I know, right? ....... It's a family thing, you can't keep running away from it ......!

I wonder if Prine is also Prine and wants something to trigger her. She nodded her head in that way.





The next day .

Dungeon attack, day 18.

Prine and I visited Elena's workshop on the outskirts of the guild shopping area.

As usual, Dorothy served us tea. Prine and I sit down side by side.

Elena doesn't want to go to her father's workshop, that is, to her parents' house. She doesn't show her face from the workshop in the back. A child.

Dorothy opens her mouth.

'The other day, we both went to visit our master at .......

He told us how it went.





Two days ago.

After giving Lana the "Cloak of the Old Court", Elena and Dorothy visited the workshop in the guild shopping arcade.

A sword and a spear are standing haphazardly in front of the store.

A sign that simply reads "Baltacha.

It is Elena's family's blacksmith shop.

'd*mn. ......'...

Dorothy chides Elena as she stands in front of the doorway, cocking her head in a gesture of displeasure.

Elena-san.
'I know! I can't build a bigger workshop than the one I have now without my father's permission. I'll bow my head or whatever!
'I'll be asking you to do it with me, too.'
'............ I'm in your debt, Miss.'

Elena takes a deep breath and opens the door. She steps inside.

Dorothy follows.

The door closes.

It was exactly five minutes later.




You old bastard! Get the hell out of here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




An angry voice.

The door is opened violently, and an angry Elena and a distressed-looking Dorothy come out from inside.

Elena violently slammed the door shut, or rather kicked it as hard as she could,

You'll always be behind the times, you rusty old bastard!

He spat.

Huh ......," sighed Dorothy behind him.





'Hah ......'

Dorothy sighed as she finished her recollection.

Prine and I laughed.

Dorothy says.

There was nothing I could do. Mr. Sergei, Elena's father and master, said only: 'A woman can't be a blacksmith, and a half-elf even less so. ......

Gachan! There was a loud noise on the other side. I wondered if Elena was breaking something.

I sigh as I shake Prine's shaking hand.

'Aren't you even talking about your skill or something like that? ......'


'Yes ....... From Rana's eltral sword, to the cloak of the old court, to Prine's amulet, all of them are first class. Even in the guild shopping arcade, there are probably very few craftsmen who can do that level of blacksmithing.

''Being a woman'' and ''half-elf'', for those reasons ......''

My God, what an old-fashioned value system.

Elena once told me that 'there are plenty of female blacksmiths'. Talking with Anna, the receptionist of the guild, I have a feeling that there are quite a few female blacksmiths.

And the fact that she is a half-elf should be an advantage when it comes to working with magical and holy weapons.

Dorothy said,

Mr. Sergei is also a first-rate blacksmith. His skill far surpasses that of his apprentice, Elena. Adventurers in the upper town sometimes come all the way down here to ask him to hammer their swords.

He continues.

The dungeon strategy is ever-evolving. The same is true for the blacksmiths who make their weapons. Sergei is a veteran, but he has a reputation for always staying up-to-date with the latest technology. He says that because he is a diligent blacksmith, even in his old age, he is still needed by senior adventurers.

'How can such a person ......'

I'm surprised. Dorothy has a point. As the dungeons are conquered, new ores and relics are obtained, and the technology to process them is evolving.

Never resting on the laurels of the skills and foundations you have cultivated up to now, but always aiming to improve your skills - this attitude is the same for innkeepers and adventurers alike.

Why would a person who is capable of such efforts, block his own daughter's future just because she is a woman or a half-elf?

It doesn't make sense.
'You are right, Mr. Rana.

Dorothy nodded.

'So I've been thinking. There must be some other reason.

''Other reasons, is it ......?''
'Yes. The reason why Mr. Sergei does not recognize Ms. Elena. It's probably because--''

With eyes full of conviction, Dorothy says.

'I think it has something to do with Elena's mother,' she says.





Fifteen minutes later.

We came to Sergei's workshop.

It was the same place where we had met Elena.

Elena is following us.

'......'. No matter how many times I come here, it's never going to change.

He's grumbling. He's sulking. To be precise, she didn't follow us, but Dorothy brought her.

Dorothy-san, who is holding Elena-san by the neck, smiles coolly.

'Well, last time it was just me and Elena. This time, however, two of the senior adventurers who actually handle Elena-san's weapons, "Top Gear", have come to the meeting. I hope this will soften Mr. Sergei's attitude.

She's right, I'm with Prine.

Dorothy knocked on the door and opened it. It seems to be unlocked.

After her, Prine and I go inside.

I say, 'Sorry to bother you.
'Sorry to bother you: ......'

It is much larger than Elena's workshop. It's almost twice as big. I hear a thump, thump, thump from somewhere in the back.

I follow Dorothy's lead and see her back.

She was a small figure in overalls. However, her arms and back were covered with muscles.

In front of a huge furnace, a gray-haired old man is pounding steel single-mindedly.

It's a big piece of steel. If he stood up, he would be taller than I am.

Near me, to my right, stands a zanbatou of similar size. It is thicker than my armor, seems to emit a faint light, and gives me a strange feeling. It must have been made of some special ore or material.

--This huge, this precise .......

It looks rugged, but there are almost no rough parts. This sword is amazing. It looks like it could slay a castle, let alone a horse, and even a careless touch would cause its fingers to fall off.

Prine, who was holding my hand, looked up at me curiously. I take my eyes off the sword and look back at the old man's back as he taps the steel. He is still pounding the steel.

Dorothy stepped forward,

'Excuse me for repeating myself, Mr. Sergei. Today is Elena's--'
'Go home.'

Kahn.

The old man said, without looking back, without resting his hand on the steel.

Prine grunts. I can feel her fear in her clenched hands.

But Dorothy is not intimidated at all,

No, today we have an adventurer who actually uses Elena's armor.

Kahn.

It's Ms. Rana and Ms. Prine. They are top-gear adventurers and rookies who are expected by the guild.

Kahn.

Their weapon of choice was a sword struck by Elena. I think it is safe to say that the weapons she makes are already first-rate.

Kahn.

'Please see with your own eyes the sword that Elena-san struck.

Kaan.

Completely ignored. He's through.

And the pathetic thing is-- I'm getting frustrated. I thought to myself, 'I'm getting better at putting up with things these days,' but I was completely wrong. I was still a young man with a temper.

I think.

--Speak up!

Excuse me!

I suddenly shouted so loud that both Dorothy and Elena turned around in surprise. Only Prine, who knows I've lost my temper, is panicking.



Mr. Sergei is still pounding steel.

In a loud voice that echoed throughout the workshop, I said to him

I'd like to smash your sword with Elena's sword, if you don't mind!

Elena was even more stunned, and Prine started fidgeting even more.

Dorothy gave me a look that said, 'Mr. Rana, this is a place for discussion, please calm down.

I don't give a d*mn... I don't like parents who ruin their children's future with their own hands.

At least my mom and dad didn't object to me becoming an adventurer. They told me to take over the inn if I didn't make it, but they didn't force me to do so either.

Besides, Elena is trying to take over her father's family business.

If you're going to destroy it, at least tell us the real reason.

Sergei's hand stopped.

He turns around slowly,

'What a little shit.

He stared at me with eyes that could kill.

'Go ahead and do it, if you can!
'I'll take my chances, you son of a b*tc*.'

I got my word.

Grrr,

'Wahyah, Rah-kun, no!
'Mr. Rana, calm down!

Prine and Dorothy said this after it was all over.

After I sheathed the sword I had drawn.

To avoid hurting Prine, I controlled her body with my left hand only, so that she would not move, and I drew the sword from my left hip and drew it with my right hand only.

I was afraid that if I used a fighting technique, I might cut off this whole workshop, so I just swung with a cleave.

For someone who is Elena's master...''

The huge sword, which was right next to my right hand side, moved with a sneak. It is sliced off at an angle right in the middle, and slowly falls down.

I catch the hilt of the fallen sword and hold it firmly.

I point the broken sword at Sergei and snicker.

You're not much of an old man, are you?

Mr. Sergei's eyes widened.

Elena ( ) hit me on the head with a bang.

What are you doing, Elena-san!
'Shut up, Bakkiaro! I told you before not to do that!
'Huh! I didn't hear you say that! I did it for you, you Yankee half-elf!
'Huh! I said it, I said it! I told you when we first met that you should tell me before trying to slay me!

'Hey, Ra-kun, stop it, Ra-kun!
'Elena-san, restrain yourself, stop it!

Prine and Dorothy intervene, but alas, the blood is rushing to my and Elena's sorry heads. Unfortunately.

Elena shouts.

I didn't ask you to do that, you little shit! Leave me alone, a**h*le!

I barked.

'Why didn't you ask me, you idiot? We're your sponsors! I need you to hit a good weapon in a decent environment! What the hell is that? You didn't even try to get a good reason out of your father!

Elena's eyes are filled with upset.

'Boom! Noooooo! No, it's not! It's not like that, it's not like that!

'Why don't you just say it! I thought you were really worried about your mother! Your mother was an elf but she was also a great blacksmith and she added magic to your father's swords and the elf village found out about it and took her away, so you're worried that your daughter might do the same!

'Shut up, shut up, you! Seriously, shut up!

'How can you say that when you've been my daughter for decades? You've been an apprentice for 30 years, why are you standing still? You've got some serious skills! What a waste! Use it for us! I need your armor!

Elena's face turned an amusing shade of red.

'Shut up! Shut the f*ck up you baroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I'm not at all happy to hear you say that!

'You said so yourself! He said he was going to destroy the elf village someday! That's not what I said! You're going here! You're the one who's afraid to face your father, you're the one who's afraid to face your father!

'Shut up, shut up, you stupid idiot barooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Boom, boom, boom.

It's a big deal.

I'll think about it later. I honestly regret it.

As I said, the problem was not Elena's arm, but that her mother, an elf, had been taken away.

Elena's mother was good at casting spells on weapons. She even enchanted her father's weapons. But her skills were needed and she was brought back to the elven village.

Elena is a blacksmith who can cast magic. She is a half-elf and a blacksmith. The half-elf's place is not in the village of elves, but if she is as skilled as Elena, it is not surprising that she was taken there.

In other words, he already recognizes Elena's skill. He just doesn't want her to be famous.

That was Dorothy's opinion.

My original plan was to find out from Mr. Sergey little by little, but I lost my temper and screamed. I really regret it.

But I'm glad it turned out the way it did.

I need your armor! Elena's face turned red when she heard me yell. She looks angry, embarrassed and shy.

Sergey saw her face,



'Pfft.'

And then he blurts out,

'Bwahahahahahaha! What the hell, Elena, you look like that! Buk ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

He pointed his finger and laughed hysterically.

'Hey, you old f*ck! Who the hell do you think you're blaming for this?

Mr. Sergei didn't answer and looked at me.

'Hey, you little shit.
'Oh? I'm sorry, man.
What's your name?'
'Rana Prata'.
'My name is Sergey Vartacha.
'I know who you are.
Thank you.

I was at a loss for words.

Before I knew it, Sergey's eyes had turned incredibly kind.

'I heard that you let my stupid daughter play with your sword...' he said.
'Yes--I am.'

I can clearly feel my blood pressure dropping. Like the receding waves - like the sea I saw for the first time on the fifth layer - my anger is receding. Sergei's kind eyes cool my anger completely.

I feel ashamed of having lost my temper.

I swallowed the embarrassment.

I took a deep breath.

I breathed in and out.

Yeah, it's okay. My skill is breathing. I can breathe in and out.

My sword was made by Elena. It's a very reliable weapon.

He must have realized that my anger was under control. Prine, who was holding my hand, let out a relieved breath. I'm sorry I scared you.

Sergei looked alternately at the sword that I had cut down and the scabbard on my left hip,

'Will you look at that?

Prine, who had been holding my left hand, pulled it away from her own. I nodded, drew my sword from its scabbard, and held it up in front of Sergei.

The sword, which was the magic sword that Elena Baltacha had struck, glowed a pale green color. She had just cut down a huge Zanbatou, yet there was not even a single spill of the blade.

He handed back the sword and held out the hilt.

'Here you go.

But Mr. Sergei remained frozen and would not accept it. I wondered why,

'--I see.

He muttered.

I was surprised. Dorothy, Prine, and Elena all looked surprised.

'Elena,' I said, 'she's got a magic sword ....... I see, me and Karena's daughter...I see.........!

Tears are streaming down Sergei's cheeks.

'I admit it. Elena Baltacha is a full-fledged blacksmith.

Then he bowed his head toward us.

Thank you, Rana, Prine and Dorothy. Please take good care of him.

Elena-san sounds like she is about to cry.

'Oh, my ...... father ......!

Prine and I looked at each other and laughed.

''It's my pleasure, too.





Sergei recognized Elena as a full-fledged blacksmith. Now Elena can build a new, large workshop.

The problem is the elven village.

But this is a story for some time to come, and that problem has been solved.

Dorothy and I went to the Adventurers' Guild and asked them to check the interference from the Elven Village.

It seems that the request went up to the Queen Uluskuk.

Sukuk, as the ruler of the Dungeon of the Gods, is willing to negotiate with the Elven Village.

Lady Ulussukku is said to have said

Of course! I don't care if you are an elf born in an elf village, if you were born and raised here in Sukuk, you are my people! The outside world will not allow them to be forcibly taken out of the country!





Yes, yes, I apologized afterwards.

I'm sorry I cut your sword.

Sergei laughed,

'Oh. It's okay. I didn't think you'd actually cut me.

But his face darkened,

I made that for a test of a new technique that I'm good at--it's not going to be delivered on time. I'll be up all night for a while. ......'

I'm really sorry.

I'll help you if I can!
What can an amateur do? All you have to do is buy me that sword.

Buyback, you say? ......?

No, of course you have to pay for what you broke, but .......

'Didn't I say, "If you can do it, do it!"?
'You said you would help if you could, right?'

I can't even say a word. No, it's our fault. I won't say anything.

I'd like to buy ....... How much?

Sergei indicates the price with his finger.

''Hmm.''
Triple the market price ......! Wow, okay. ......!



You old son of a b*tc*: ....... No, it's our fault. Nothing, nothing to say. ......!

I meekly paid the money.

'It's not much of a sword, but it's overpriced.
'La la la la la rah-kun ......!

Oops, that slipped out.

But Mr. Sergei laughed and said, "Heh,

'Oh, Elena! Come out with me tonight.'
'What? Why?
'I'm going to retrain you--you and your sword.

The next day.

The nineteenth day of the dungeon attack.

The eltral sword returned with its attack power increased by 10.

Wow!
'Amazing!

Elena rubbed her nose,

'Heh! Isn't that great, my master?

He was really proud.





Name: Rana Prata
Human: Lv 290
Magical Warfare: Lv5

H P: 290
M P: 290 + 2 (choker)
Attack Power: 290 + 65 + 60 (Eltral Sword [Enhanced], Sacred Spear [Enhanced])
Defense: 290 + 80 + 30 + 30 + 30 + 30 80 (Skrill Mail, Skrill Helm, Small Shield of Dragon Scales "Buckler", Cloak of the Old Court [God], Choker)
Speed: 290
Techniques
Thief] Lockpicking Lv 20, Detection Lv 20, Tracking Lv20,Mapping Lv10,Covert Lv3,Treasure Hunt Lv3.
Warrior Swordsmanship Lv31,Spearmanship Lv31,Axe Lv31,Archery Lv31,Dual Sword Art Lv11.
Warfare Techniques Guard,Charge,Attack,Zeninage,Parry,Iai, New Full Defense.
Clown] magic trick Lv20, evasion at a moment, dance Lv5.
Martial Artist] Body Art Lv 21.
Martial Arts] Kung Chi Palm, Kikoudan, Ryuki Mato, Kasumigae Shi.
Monk] Heal: 3, Agility (Quick) / 3, Dazzle (Dazzle) / 4, Fragility (Fragile) / 3, Hypnosis (Hypno) / 3, Exorcism (Exsol) /3,Detoxification /3,Wind /4,Curse /3,Dispel /4,Heal Wind /3,Detoxification /3,Wind /4,Curse /3,Dispel /4,Heal Wind /3,Detoxification /3,Heal Wind /3,Heal Wind /3,Heal Wind /3,Heal Wind 5,Awakening "Awake" / 3,Multi-flawed "Fragile" / 4,Whirlwind "Cyclone" / 6,Regeneration "Regenerate" / 7.
4,Exploding Light "Explod" / 5,Slow and Heavy "Slowly" / 4,Return in Hierarchy "Pit Back" / 8,Grain Sparkling Ray "Photon Ray" / 6,Magic Stealing "Nova Steel / 0,Fireball / 6,Treasure Chest Appraisal / 3,Protective Space / Seyfield / 2,Icycle Lance / 0,Fireball / 6,Treasure Chest Appraisal / 3,Protective Space / 2,Icycle Lance / 2,Icycle Lance / 2,Icycle Lance / 2,Icycle Lance 3,Ancestral Dragon Strike Dragonic Power / 6,Large Explosive Light Explodio / 9,[New] Magic Reflection Fantas Mirror / 8.
Dokugen] Ryujin Ken [Dragon God Sword], Double Attack [Double Attack].
Other] Mermaid's Blessing.
Skill: [Breathing] Breathing in and out.