Re:Monster Vol.9 (Day 336 - Day 370)

Day 362

Early in the morning, after spending the night in a luxury hotel named after the forest base Kikoku -it would be easy to recognize our base - we returned after a morning of training. After I had eaten I went to the «Workshop» where the Blacksmith's worked.

　In the «Workshop» the craftsmen swung their hammers while streaming sweat, with the constant sound of them breathing life into metal resounding while scattering sparks.

　The most important work of these members is maintaining our weapons and armor on a daily basis, and today my main job is to help the Blacksmith.

　Like before, in the same way as not having the culinary skills to help the sisters, I could not directly lend a hand to the Blacksmith working at the smith's.

　From Blacksmith's level of expertise, it would be like barely putting my foot a hair's length in, like an amateur.

　As for what I can do, so far I have taken in about dozens, if not hundreds, of the magic metals that were mined and taken from each dungeon into my silver arms, making armor utensils for use in the «workshop» like the artisans desired of the alloy to be produced with the ingots.

　Originally, it was necessary to prepare the magic metal alloy according to certain guidelines. Although, with research, it is still possible to somehow work with a small amount, but it becomes quite difficult when it comes to making alloys in large quantities.

　In my case though, I can take in a wide variety of magic metals in my silver arms only changing them into ingots while shifting the respective ratio needed.

　An analogy would be easier to understand, the process would be like building some mass then kneading it like clay, making as many lumps as possible. Getting a more accurate example would be tough, but this is close enough as a rough image.

　Either way, this is too easy to do, but more than half of our visitors came to tour all of the work, it still would not have been meaningful like this.

　I tried various mixtures ​​while changing the ratio in a short period of time, led by the master dwarf that wields a huge hammer, they carefully craft various armors as our Blacksmith are serious enough you could not imagine a smiling expression as they continue forging.

　Each dwarf enters a dedicated workshop, while flames are incessantly leaking from the furnaces that are using spirit stones.

　High-pitched sounds come from the hammers hitting the magic alloys, violently flying sparks scattering incessantly. Slowly and gradually, the work which has the soul of the craftsmen will be built.

　There was certainly the mark of craftsmanship there. So far their technology has been cultivated by practice, inherited and passed down first by tradition, it is the final result learned after countless trial and errors.

　The characteristics of the magic metal that is used as a raw material, probably due to the【Job】 of 【Blacksmith】, can make an armor with ​​magic, and afterwards it becomes sublimated into a magic item that surpasses any regular armor.

　A longsword with improved sharpness and an added heat strike, a tower shield to prevent the wearer from attacks even by the wind, a sling staff that would generate gravel shots automatically, even such a mace that would strike again at the same time lightning as the initial strike, the items being ​​worked on have a wide range.

　The sight of a real blacksmith is simply fun to watch, and I was inspired by it, I also decided to try to build various things. Of course, because Oniwaka is the child of Blacksmith he was there in the workshop with his mother in a corner, wielding a hammer alongside Blacksmith.

　Material to be used is stacked in the corner, it is suitably the magic alloy extracted from my silver arms. Since the magic alloy has a larger amount of mithril blended in ​​it is slightly bluish.

　With a whistling like a kettle and while being advised by the Blacksmith, Oniwaka struck with the hammer for a while. What was finished by trial and error by Oniwaka was a thick knife, almost like a hatchet.

　I just polished a horn in a corner, and fitted them with a magic alloy handle, but the material's sharpness to the material was outstanding.

　Even dropping a rock is cut by its own weight, there is also 【Automatic Repair】 along with other various skills. It might be exactly good for disassembling knives when dismantling prey or for subordinate armor with good usability.

　The one that was first completed and presented was to Oniwaka, and we planned to make more ​​together for the rest of the children - Auro, Argento, Nicola, and Opushii, we decided to continue blacksmithing again.

　I knew the way was already possible, so we would continue to the working as father and son. Anyway since Nicola still can not be use it because she is the baby, the other kids are also pleased, so it ended up being good after all. Because of this experience, I want to continue building things.