Chapter 65

“Hey, you people. How could you give up your family treasure that easily?” Davey spoke to the dwarves.

“It’s fine! We can’t use it anyways! I think our ancestors would be happy if you used it in the last work of the ‘Thousand-day Blacksmith’, wise teacher!!”

Davey was afraid that the dwarves’ ancestors would really feel that way. The ancestors were also dwarves, after all. “

Sigh

...” Davey let out a deep sigh and looked at all the materials laid out in front of him.

-You don’t have enough?

‘All these materials are also going to disappear, too.’

Davey thought as he looked at the orichalcum, adamantium, and various aged reagents. Not only that, but there were also the dragon bones that were going to be the finishing material.

‘I think I’m going to have to tweak my design a little.’

Davey was going to use what he was given; he decided to look at the bright side.

* * *

“I will issue my authority as the highest-ranking elder! I cannot give up anymore!” Golgouda shouted.

“You cheap grandpa!”

“Hmph!

Tsk tsk

!”

At last, the dwarves’ fight about whose workshop Davey was going to use came to an end with Golgouda’s dirty trick. It could be seen as a cheap trick, but it could also be seen as realistic and practical.

“H—How do you like it? Wise teacher! Is it just right?” Golgouda asked.

“Haha... It’s very nice!” Davey was truly in awe when he saw Golgouda’s workshop. The old dwarf wasn’t called the best craftsman in the tribe for nothing; the workshop was neat and tidy, and had a furnace directly connected to the Great Furnace, along with various tools and anvils.

“Ahem! As much as I want to assist you on the final work...” Golgouda’s voice trailed off. He glanced at the two swords on the anvil with a strong yearning in his eyes, but soon shook his head as if he had decided. “I can’t do that, since there are rules I must keep as a craftsman. Like you said, we will think about it while you work.”

Davey watched Golgouda, who walked away after speaking gallantly, and mumbled quietly, “Hm... He could’ve watched if he wanted.”

-What are you going to do if someone steals your techniques?

“They won’t know how to do it even if they watch.” Davey wasn’t exactly wrong to say so. He then added, “Well, then. Let’s get started.”

Davey stared at the furnace that was burning with a bright blue flame, then immediately pushed the two swords in. He spread his hands and closed his eyes.

Whoosh!!!

Blue energy began escaping from his body, creating a giant magic circle in the air.

‘If you don’t have something, improvise with the next best thing. There’s more than one way to skin a cat.’

Davey wasn’t enlightened enough to be a craftsman as outstanding as Surtr, but he was getting there in his own way. Even though Davey had trained for about a thousand years, he still couldn’t catch up to the accomplishments that one human had achieved in a lifetime; Surtr wasn’t called monstrously talented for nothing.

‘Now that I think about it this way, maybe I wasn’t really that gifted,’

Davey thought, but he soon shook the thought off. He believed that the things he lacked in comparison to Surtr could be improved by doing something else.

He took the shiny swords that were surrounded in a blue flame out of the furnace. Then, he grabbed his hammer and took a deep breath.

* * *

-Those are awful names...

Davey could hear Perserque’s tired comment coming from behind him, but he was eager to examine the status of the swords first.

‘[Check Information].’

Since he didn’t have a reason to wait, Davey reached out toward the swords. He didn’t hide his excitement and used Perserque’s authority.

Bleep!!

-Name: Red Ribbon.

-Status: Finishing up.

-Shape: A wide, two-bladed Ring Pommel Sword.

-Length: 88 centimeters.

-Width: 6 centimeters.

-Contractor: Davey O’Rowane.

-Completion Level: 99.9%.

-Details: The first sword of the final work created by the great blacksmith, who had used mana in his crafts, by pouring out all his strength before passing; sword repaired and completed by the student of the great blacksmith to execute his teacher’s final wishes; stats are out of this world; not at 100% completion level because the ego has not woken up; large amounts of elemental and devil mana circulating; has the absolute authority to cut the living; cuts and ignores all physical attacks on the sword; all abilities amplified when held together with twin sword.

Bleep!

-Name: Blue Ribbon.

-Status: Finishing up.

-Shape: A wide, two-bladed Ring Pommel Sword.

-Length: 88 centimeters.

-Width: 6 centimeters.

-Contractor: Davey O’Rowane.

-Completion Level: 99.9%.

-Details: Second sword with stats that are out of this world; second of the twin swords; large amounts of the power of the spirits and holy power circulating; has the authority to cut the dead; cuts everything that does not exist in the physical world; destroys authority of immortality; lethal to demon-type beings; all abilities amplified when held together with the first sword.

“...” Without a word, Davey raised the Red Ribbon and lightly slashed down on a mithril anvil. The swing was light and had no mana on it. However...

‘Slash it.’

Shwing!

As soon as Davey wished for it to be cut, the mithril anvil was divided into two without the slightest resistance. The greatest dwarf-made anvil that didn’t even dent when struck multiple times with the Aura Blade had been cut into two by a single swing.

“...”

-...

There was a moment of silence. Then, Davey picked up the Blue Ribbon and slashed the air.

Crack!

He heard the sound of something being sliced in the air.

“Wow...”

-What kind of sword cuts mana with a swing?!

The Blue Ribbon wasn’t able to cut the anvil as easily as the Red Ribbon, but the mana floating in the path of the Blue Ribbon had stopped flowing and disappeared. It was the sword’s authority to cut things that didn’t exist in the physical world, and since mana was an energy that was part of the law of anti-physics, it had been slashed apart. It seemed like Davey had created something insane.