CH 12

The first time he fell from a White Iron and White Rose, I instinctively recognized that he was a basic swordsman.

The knowledge to know the characteristics of White Iron, which he would never have had the opportunity to sew, and the ability to deal with speculation at such a young age.

Both were far beyond the level of a freshman who had just entered the academy.

I didn't want to admit it, but I had to admit that this guy was one of those people who were often called geniuses.

But, most importantly, he lacked humility and an objective view of himself and the world.

‘The young man…’

Previously, I told him not to hold the sword again if he failed, because I know he will do stupid things in the future.

For that guy, this will be an excellent opportunity to immediately know his skills.

‘There’s no point in trampling on the young shoots here, even if you can’t fully cut a white rose, you don't have to do anything I said before…’

In the midst of such thoughts, an intense fighting spirit that even non-swordsmen could feel emanating from his body.

When I unintentionally raised my head, there was a completely different person standing there, glaring at the white rose with bitter eyes.

As if he had forgotten that I was even here, I swallowed the saliva that had accumulated on my lips without realizing it.

– Gup!!

Did he gather speculation in his sword?

The scabbard, pulsing like the heart of a sprinting horse, shook as if it would explode at any moment.

‘This young man has such a speculation…!!’

Feeling that the amount of speculation was unusual, I turned my gaze to the white rose, but the white rose did not seem to be affected by the speculation at all.

In other words, that kid was in complete control of such an intense and vast amount of speculation.

Perhaps… I wondered if the unexpected result was actually happening, so I hurriedly tried to stop him…

“Sorry——!”

Faster than I could call him, a flash of flame like a spark from his scabbard collided with the white rose.

A roar was heard at the moment of his sword and a huge shock wave that blows away the swords around it.

As a blacksmith, I have watched the leading swordsmen wield their swords several times, and I have noticed that this was a phenomenon that occurs naturally when the sword was swung over the speed of sound.

-Bangg!!

With an intense fighting spirit, he defeated the White Rose’s helmet with a sound like tearing metal with the speed of sound.

If someone was wearing that helmet, this blow would have split that person's head in two.

The sword that defeated the White Rose’s helmet did not stop there and then collided with the White Rose’s breastplate. Ripped the chest to the breastplate and continued to cut through the entire body of the armor.

But a few minutes after…

The white rose, which had been in contact with the sword full of intense fighting for a long time, immediately demonstrated its unique ability and prevented the sword from going any further.

If someone had worn it, this sword would have cut off all his internal organs, but the sword that could not withstand the speculation soon exploded.

Fortunately, no one ended up with injuries because of the exposition, but it wasn’t the case for White Rose and me.

How does it feel to meet your runaway daughter at a prostitute village?

That was my current feeling...

The White Rose, which had been tanned and torn from the impact of the explosion, had turned into a truly horrific form.

Thinking that the beautiful and innocent fortress of White Rose had changed so much, my fists were clenched involuntarily.

I felt like smashing that guy’s face right away. But I thought it was my fault to think that he will not be able to cut it.

‘…I have no choice but to admit this.’

The white rose was able to maintain its shape, and the pieces of iron and even the ground beneath them were torn apart as if trampled by a giant.

I even thought that if the white rose had not acted as a cushioning material, the ground in the area would have collapsed.

'No, it is not my imagination, it will be been like that.'

“…Who taught you that sword?”

The man who looked into the sky with an impression of resentment for not being able to completely cut the white roses said.

“What I formally learned is from a local swordsman. And this is one of my Baldo techniques which I learned by self-study.”

“Is that so…”

Hearing that he learned that swordsmanship almost by himself and handle such speculation with ease, I did not feel any guilt for thing low of him.

Because even gods sometimes make mistakes, sometimes people who are not human like this came up so it's not like I can always recognize them just by looking.

“Now that you have cut the White Rose’s helmet, I will make you a reverse-edged sword or whatever you want.”

“Then the money is here…”

“No, I don’t need money.”

I declined the money bag he was about to hand over, and I said to him.

“Not just this time, I don’t need money in the future.”

“…In the future?”

He tilted my head as if he didn’t expect this, so I continued.

“Literally. From now on, if you ask for a sword, I won’t take any money.  But if I need special materials for your sword or whatever you want, you will have to get them.”

“I don’t understand. So that’s good for me, but what’s the benefit to you?”

“It’s an advantage… Of course, if it is beneficial.

"For a blacksmith, the sword made by him, used by a suitable master, was an advantage that was more important than anything else.

"That alone was worth tens or hundreds of times greater than money."

“…Thank you for saying that.”

He didn’t expect such a word to come out of my mouth, so he blushed.

Seeing him like this I asked.

“But can I ask you just one thing?”

“Yes, ask anything.”

“The skill you showed you a while ago… Why did you use it like that? Don't you think that if you use it in the state of firing in advance, you can use the recoil more effectively without breaking the sword and, above all, without being swayed by the recoil during the eruption?”

I have no intention of denying that it was a powerful technique, but I was curious as to why he did it.

“… …This is because Baldo swordsmanship is the strongest swordsmanship, so it was more effective to use it like this.”

“What nonsense… It’s much better to just use――.”

It was not explained at all, so when I asked that question, the man who had blushed before shouted with evil and angry voice.

“It is not correct!! this is the condition!! you have to use it like this!! Because it is more efficient!!! Do you understand?!”

“… …Yes-yes, let’s do it like that.”

They say that all geniuses are crazy, but this guy was probably just crazy regardless of his talent.

‘He’s like a troll…’

*****

I came out of the smithy and looked up at the blackened sky and thought.

‘How the hell did this happen?’

To be honest, I didn't quite understand how this happened.

I just came here to get a reverse-bladed sword to safely shoot a sword at people, and now I have a top-notch blacksmith that could be used for free.

‘No way… Is this all thanks to my Baldo?’

No, no matter how much I think about it, there was no other reason other than that.

Because the only thing I did was argue with the old man and break the armor that the old man had commissioned with my Baldo.

Although the old man was ignorant of my swordsmanship and misunderstood the effectiveness of my technique, it was clear that he was fascinated by my beautiful Baldo skills.

I knew for a long time that Baldo was an all-around technique for all fights, but I did not know it will be helpful in making connections like this too.

‘I’d rather not send a present to the Young-ae. Should I just show my Baldo once to her and finish it?’

As I was seriously thinking about it, I heard a voice calling me from afar.

“Hey, Ian!!”

When I turned my head, Victor who I met in the dormitory, was waving at me.

Seeing him this late in the market, I asked.

“Isn't it a little late, did it take that long to just select a present?”

“It’s a popular store, so I had to wait in line.”

Victor said so, but he had nothing in his hand so I again asked in response.

“Then, where is the present?”

“They said the store would deliver the best desserts in the world to Jessica Young-ae’s villa. They seem to want to send her the one they just made.”

“Okay.”

Hearing that, they would deliver desserts that were the best in this world to her villa, I felt a strange sense of incongruity.

However, it was a dessert made for the amount of money for 10 katana, so of course there must be a service like that.

“By the way, what kind of dessert they were bringing? Are they going to come dressed in gold leaf?”

“It might be. But is gold leaf edible?”

“I don’t know.”

I and Victor were also noble, but I had no such knowledge because I was far from the word wealth.

To be honest, it was not something I will eat, so it did not matter what comes out, but considering it was a 10-piece katana dessert, I was curious about what would come out.

“By the way, you said you went to get a sword, but seeing you’re here until this late, didn’t you find it?”

“… I did find it. I smashed one in the process. Still, looking at the results, I don’t have to pay any money in the future, so it’s good to see the results.”

Victor looked at me with eyes wondering what the hell happened, but honestly, I have nothing to say.

To put it bluntly, I had nothing to say except that it happened because I was fighting and arguing.

“Well, we’ll talk about this later. And it is dinner time, would you like to go eat together? Let’s have some drinks while we’re eating.”

“That’s good. But let’s drink in moderation. I have to go to Jessica Young-ae tomorrow.”