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Hey, Kyle. You there?"

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Hey, what's going on, brother?

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"You go see that freak."

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"Heh, freak?　Who are you talking about?"

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"It's Gran. That crazy guy who travels and makes things. You, go help him with his work."

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No, no. Why don't you do it?

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"Listen, Kyle. I'm telling you this for your own good. You should get yourself a job for the future. With the quick thinking magic I've been practicing lately, you'll learn fast while you're helping Gran with his work."

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You're just trying to get away with it, aren't you? I won't be fooled.

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I've got other things to do.

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That's a lie. I don't think I have anything better to do than to make weapons with Mr. Gran.

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"I'm building a furnace to make charcoal. It's very valuable here. I can sell that kind of quality charcoal to other people. Just go. That's an order."

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　I hadn't had a good night's sleep in days, and I was at my wits' end.

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　Unfortunately, I had to get away from him, even at the expense of my own people.

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　I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to sacrifice my brother to get away.

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　With that thought in mind, I pulled my brain out of its fog and came up with an excuse to get Kyle to Gran.

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　Good luck.

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　Don't die.

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　Don't die.

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"Oh, you finished it?"

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"Yes, thanks to Kyle's efforts, it was successfully completed, that it was."

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"That brother of mine is lying on the ground and not moving a muscle. ......"

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"We entrusted Kyle to operate the bellows, that we did. He did his best, that he did."

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　A blow-up.

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　It's kind of a special device.

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　It's a box-shaped device called a blowpipe, and you have to move it to blow air into the furnace.

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　It must have been kept moving under Grand's direction while he was working on the forge.

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　I feel a little bad about that.

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　Let's let him sleep it off.

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"Well, okay. Let's leave it at that. Can I see your weapon?"

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"I'm very proud of it, that I am. I am proud to say that it is one of the best I have ever made, that I am sure.

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　Through our all-night work, both Gran and I have become less reserved.

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　As we talk, Gran gently hands me a weapon he has created.

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　The sword in his hand.

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　It is a straight sword, a longsword of some sort.

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　If I had not been told that it was made from the tusks of a big boar, I might not have known that it was made from tusks.

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　The white blade of the sword is slightly shiny and shimmery.

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　The surface luster seemed to be more like that of a pearl.

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"It is quite light."

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"Yes, it is. It may be somewhat lighter than metal. However, it is not too light, and it is possible to beat the opponent to death, that it is.

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"It hardens if you pass magic power through it, right?　If so, is just swinging it around at random enough to be a threat?"

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"Even if it is not hardened, it should be hard enough, that it should be. It is enough to pass magic power through it as necessary, that it should be enough.

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"So?　You have a similar small sword over there, what's that?"

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This is it, that it is. This is a sword made from the tusks of a big boar kid, that it is.

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"Children's tusks?　There were tusks of other adult animals left behind, right?　Why did you go to the trouble of making such a thing?"

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"I would like you to have this, Mister Ars, that I would like you to have this.

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"Hm?　Because I'm a child?　But it's about the length of a dagger, so I guess I'll just have it for self-defense."

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"That is enough for now, that it is. But a weapon made from a juvenile magical creature is a special weapon with growth potential, that it should be. This one is no different, that it is.

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"Weapons with growth potential?　What do you mean?"

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I am surprised to hear that, that I am. This weapon is a weapon that grows by feeding on the magic power of the user, that it is. If it grows to the same size as the bigger sword I used this time, the stronger sword will be the bigger one, that it will be.

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I didn't know such a weapon or thing existed. I guess magic power can be anything.

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"But it doesn't grow so much by absorbing the magic power of one human being, that it doesn't. It grows into a powerful weapon by being passed down from generation to generation, that it often becomes an heirloom sword, so to speak.

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　I see.

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　So, a powerful weapon is created by absorbing the magical power of many people over generations?

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　Maybe the nobles have something like that.

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　A hardened sword would be a very hard to break sword, right?

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　Is it just me, or does it have a subtle, but not too subtle, feel to it: .......

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"Thank you. It has been my long cherished dream to have a weapon. I can't thank you enough.

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"It's my pleasure, that it is. It is not every day that a drifter maker has the opportunity to use such facilities and materials in such abundance, that it is not every day. I, too, have had the great fortune to make the acquaintance of Mister Ars, that I have."

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"Well, I'd be glad if you could make other things here for a while if you can. I mean, it looks like you still have fangs, so it would be great if you could make more. Speaking of which, does this sword have a name?"

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"It is customary for weapons with magical effects to bear the name of their creator, that is to say. I would like you to call this one "Hard Fang Sword Gran", that I would like you to call it.

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"A hard-fang sword, Gran. I'll take good care of it.

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　And so I received my first weapon.

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