The Author's POV

Chapter 303

"It's me, but who be ye? Human?"

Malvil picked up the hammer from the ground and tried to place it on the table.

Seeing him struggle to put the hammer on the table, I moved forward and offered him a hand.

"I'll help out."

"Ah, thank ye."

"...What in the world is this hammer made out of?"

In hindsight, I probably should've thought this more thoroughly since the hammer weighed a ton.

Even with my current stats, I could barely lift it.

"Khh, what is this hammer made out of?"

"A lot o' bloody metal"

"Aren't you a blacksmith? How can you work with a hammer that you can't lift."

"...Well, it's nae mine, it's me students."

"Bounded artifact?"

"Ye."

"...no wonder."

Bounded artifacts were artifacts that could only be used by a specific user. If anyone else tried to use it, the artifact would not respond to any mana fluctuation.

As such, unless held by the true owner, it was nothing more than a piece of scrap metal. An extremely heavy one at that.

"I'll hold it by its head an' ye hold it by tha handle."

"Okay...ukk."

"Put more strength in your hips, youngster."

"Ugh, I'm trying."

After struggling for what felt like an eternity but was actually more like a little less than a minute, we finally managed to place the hammer on the table.

"...My god."

I collapsed on the ground, completely drained of energy.

Even if the artifact was a bounded one, to think that it would weigh so much in its regular state. Just how difficult was crafting it?

"...So what did you come here for?"

Malvil wiped his forehead that was filled with sweat.

Standing up, I tried to introduce my self. However, before I could do that, I was quickly cut off by him.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Ren, and I'm he—"

"You're here to get an artifact, right?"

"...yeah."

It looks like he already knew my answer. He probably just asked out of formality.

"What type of artifact do you want?"

"A sword."

As I asked, my heart rate sped up a little. Most likely, I was going to get rejected. But I at least wanted to know the requirements for getting accepted.

Malvil pointed towards the front of the shop and said.

"We have plenty in our shop; you can check them."

"I already have."

"...and?"

"I'm here to have a sword crafted rather than buying one."

"Crafted?"

"Yes."

An odd look flashed Malvin's eyes.

Patting the hammer on the table, he sat down on a wooden chair and rested his elbow on the table.

"Alright, show me your move. If ye can intrigue me, I may be interested in forging ye a sword."

"That's it?"

move, and if he was impressed, he would craft it?

my expression, Malvin

let me tell ye this. I've seen all kinds o' swordsmanships. If what ye show me

"That makes more sense."

as one of the greatest blacksmith's of

Ko—! Tok—!

to get

me, dinna assume that it will affect me

"...Never thought you would."

"Glad ye know."

out a random sword from my dimensional space, I rested it by the side of

sword in my waist as it hinders my movements when walking. I only took it out whenever I was about to fight or was in

set, lifting my

show you a

can damage tha place. Whatever

"Sure..."

precious materials and artifacts,

I wasn't sure about what he wanted exactly, I

"Huuu..."

on the sheath of the sword and calmed my mind. Closing my

"Ye ready?"

"I am,"

I replied.

my right foot back,

long as not even a couple of seconds after I spoke, Malvil gave me the

what ye

—Click!

okay from Malvil, almost out of instinct, my thumb pushed forward, and a silver streak of

streak was a

second, I had sheathed and unsheathed my sword at

my head, I looked at Malvil, who wordlessly stared at me with his arms

"..."

"How was it?"

curious and nervous

one strike. I

enough to

couple more seconds before Malvil opened his mouth. His voice,

"That's it?"

"H..huh?"

made me lose composure slightly as my

on his face was what did it

making me doubt myself. Was it really that

looked back at Malvil and

do you mean that's

I meant was, was that truly tha best ye

"...Yes."

of my main movements,

The fundamentals were there.

"I see"

out a sigh before going back to

"Excuse me?"

"...What?"

"So, did I fail?"

"You dinna think."

of disappointment flashed across my

had too much hope from the beginning, getting told outright that

you at least

leaned on the counter

was the problem

disappointed, I

failures in my

it was best for me to understand why I had failed so that I

rejected me now, didn't mean he was going to reject me again in

from the novel could

at me from the side, Malvil picked up an

letting out a sigh, he

do this because ye be

"Please."

I smiled happily.

went

swordsmanship

"A mess?"

how ta wield a sword

picked another one and repeated the same process

me from the side of

"Is me analysis wrong?"

"...no, you're correct."

bitterly shook

world. With just one glance, he was able to tell that I had only touched

bad for someone who just touched a sword for that little bit o' time. I can tell from your rank that yer talented, an' that tha

Malvil paused.

once again picked another one

artifact he put down and looking

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