Meow?　Repairing the sword?

　After I finished talking with Chiffon, I went back to the inn.
　It seemed quite some time had passed, and everyone was already awake.

　I was pissed off that I had gone out alone without saying a word...
　And then I explained the situation to them.

'Can you fix your legendary equipment, Rain?　Rain, you're not a blacksmith, you're a beast tamer, right?
No, Kanade. Rain could do better than that.
Yeah. This is about as normal as it gets, taming special animals and all that.　And I'm sure you'll fix it up with a look on your face that says, 'Oh my God.'
'You know ... I understand that it's insane, no matter how much you think it is. Besides, you can't do that.

　There is no such animal that can learn to do blacksmithing work if you tame it.

I'm not sure.

　Rifa said as she cocked her head to the side.

　It's somewhat strange to have Rifa with me even after the case is solved.
　Once again, I wonder if Rifa has joined the party.

　One of these days, Rifa's presence may become the norm.
　I hope that such a day will come soon.

I can't help but wonder if the new brave man is here.......is that guy okay?

　Tania asked me that while making a quizzical face.
　She seems to be lightly distrustful of people because of what happened with Arios.

　I answer with a laugh.

'I think I'll be fine. In order to avoid a repeat of Arios' mistake, there should have been a rigorous screening process this time around. Besides....
And?
'We talked lightly, but she seemed like a very nice person. Compared to Arios, she's probably an angel.
'I see. Well, if Rayne says so much, it's a relief.
But ... the new brave is a woman, isn't she?
And they seem to be good friends, don't they?

　Sola and Luna looked at me with zit eyes for some reason.
　I didn't do anything wrong, did I?

'Oh, yes. Our new hero is a woman. Her name is Siphon Nox. She's a bit older than me. I've heard he has friends, but I haven't met that one yet. Well, we'll have a meeting later on, so we'll get to know each other better then.
'Isn't it possible that Rayne has lost her mind to that female hero?
'What?　What's that?
Do you think you can do anything to a brave woman in the presence of our people?
I don't know what you're trying to say but I'm not.

　It's impossible to be a man and a woman when you've only known each other for a short time.

　Well, there is love at first sight in this world, but.....
　I'm not like that, and Chiffon doesn't look like that either.

''For now, that's enough about Chiffon I want to talk about repairing the sword.
The legendary sword?
I know about it. It's called the Sword of the Comet, right?
You're very knowledgeable.
I haven't had a ghost in my life for very long.
Nah Tina beat me to the knowledge.
It's all very disheartening...
What do you mean?　We're not a silly character!

　When we're all talking together, we tend to get sidetracked like this.
　But I think it's fun to do that, these days.

I've actually seen it myself, and it doesn't look like a very legendary piece of equipment.
What kind of state are you in?
It's all rusty and spilling over, and if you used it as a sword, it would break in a heartbeat.
Your legendary equipment is ruined. Why are you acting like that?
'What do you think?　I don't know that part.

　I talked to Siphon, but she doesn't have any idea either.

　
　The Shield of Truth was properly kept by the spirit race.
　The Heavenly Ring had been used to seal Iris and kept at the shrine.

　However, the Comet Sword was left in the field, apparently left in a rather sloppy situation.
　Perhaps it was on the verge of rotting away through the years.

'Don't they normally keep swords too?
Rifa has a good point, though. But the legendary equipment used by the brave men is tricky and difficult to handle in many ways.

　When it comes to the equipment of a brave man who saved the world, it is very rare.
　Apparently, there were more than a few people who got greedy and tried to keep it for themselves.

　Of course, the country had strict controls on them, but........
　It is said that one of the greedy ones was in a good position to do so.
　As a result, the Sword of the Comet was lost by the hands of that fool.

　Looking at the past records, both the Shield of Truth and the Heavenly Ring were said to have been lost several times.
　They too were done by human hands.
　It's quite a messy, awkward and irredeemable story.

'By repair, do you mean sharpen?　Or do you want to retype it?
They'll have to re-sharpen it. A little sharpening won't help with that one.
Hm?　Then why do we need to get involved?　None of us have any blacksmithing skills.
'Like the legendary former blacksmith, now fallen and drunk, who will get back on his feet by reuniting him with his son?
Kanade, what are you talking about?
He looked at me like I was an idiot!

　The story Kanade tells is a common staple in stories.
　However, this time it's different.

'It's going to take a lot more than me, it's going to take all of us.
Meow?　Ours?
''I heard that if you want to re-fight your sword, you have to go further east of the Eastern Continent to the easternmost city, Kagne.
Kigu... right?
'It's a city with its own culture. I've never been there, so it's hard to describe it in words, but it's the birthplace of the katana Axe uses. I've never been there, so it's hard to describe it in words, but it's also the birthplace of the katana that Axe uses.

　There are other unusual clothes called kimonos.
　In summer, there is a fire flower called Hanabi that blooms.
　Apparently they have a quaint and unusual culture.
　Even without this incident, I would have wanted to visit this place at some point.

It is said that the Sword of the Comet was made in Kagne. So I'll have to go to Kagne to repair it.
Mm-hmm, yeah.
But what do we need to do?
'It's a legendary sword, so it's not just a matter of simply striking it again. It looks like the power in the sword is missing, so we need to perform a ritual to rekindle the new power.
You know, it's possible that these powers are...
Yeah, he's relying on everyone else's help.

　The last time they created the Comet Sword, more than a thousand people had poured their magical power into it.
　The result was a legendary piece of equipment that had the power to defeat and destroy the Demon King.

　One might think that they could strike again in the same way this time.
　However, that's not a very practical method.

　There's no way it would be easy to gather a thousand people with a reasonable amount of magical power.
　It would take quite a bit of time.

　Even if they were able to gather them, it would be a massive activity.
　The chiffon, the comet sword.
　We can't keep them hidden.

　With the demon race actively moving, what if those information is passed to them?
　First of all, there is no doubt that we will be sabotaged.

...and so on. That's why it's not practical to get a bunch of people together.
I see. So, since we're only a few people away, we should be able to fix it without any problems.
I mean, what's the point of having me and Sora around, right?
Is that so?
Hmm. I heard your mother once told me that the magic contained in the legendary sword is the same amount of magic as her own.
Sora and the others don't have as much magical power as my mom but if you can put them together with Luna as a set, I'm sure you'll get the same amount of output.

　Sola and Luna looked more reliable than usual.

'Are you sure you want to be further away from Horizon?'
I've contacted them, so there's no problem. It's hard to refuse a request from a brave man. Also..........personally, I want to take on this request.
What... so?
'Cause he's a cute kid?　Rain's husband is a man, too.
No, no, no.

　Everyone gave me zit eyes and I hurriedly excused myself.

''After I said earlier that it wouldn't be a problem....but just in case, I want to check what kind of person Chiffon is.