CH 173

“Sarge dotes on Aina too much …… It’s not good to spoil her too much, so please be moderate, okay?”

“After she grows up a little bit more and understands the language only. It’s okay to indulge her for now. That’s how Mother feels too. “

“It’s nice of you to take care of her while I’m at the Academy, though.”

At the start of the morning, Sarge says something outrageous, and my brother retorts to him for it. I’ve never seen any other dragons, but I’m pretty sure Sarge is special.

“U-Unnn …… It feels so ragged.”

“A little more ……”

Sarge went around waking up everyone who was sleeping, patting them on the cheek. That’s more than just good of taking care.

“Nora, wake up. Wake up the girls.”

“Hmm, okay.”

There’s no way I couldn’t help, so I asked my brother to wake up Nora, and after eating breakfast, we headed to Arjan-san’s house.

“Oh, there’s smoke!”

“I wonder if the forge is open yet?”

“Last time we’re there, there was no one there at all ……”

We turn the corner and–

“Whoa, amazing!? Are they lining up?”

“It’s going really well, isn’t it!?”

We saw a line of roughly thirty people, and the duo of Luciel and Jack’s family doing business were amazed, and Tigre-sensei put his hand on his chin and opened his mouth.

“Well, with that man’s skill, it’s no wonder. The father’s skill was also good, so I guess it’s true for the son too. I’ve already talked to him about it, so let’s go.”

As Tigre-sensei tried to move forward, he was approached by a man who seemed to be a customer in line.

“Oi oi, you need to wait for your turn, okay? We’ve been waiting for a long time, too. You’re not going to favored just because you have kids, okay?”

“Aaan? We have already requested for half a month now, you know. Since there’s been no customers at all.”

“What does lying do for me? Then you can just ask Arjan. Maybe it’s thanks to one of these guys that he got his name out there.”

“That–“

When Tigre-sensei looked at the man with an even worse look in his eyes, he was a little intimidated and tried to argue with him. At that moment, however, he hears a voice from the front.

“Ah! You’re finally here! Oh, I’m sorry, bro. it’s just like the teacher here said, I was requested by these kids for quite a while now. I’ll take care of the request itself, so just wait a little longer!”

“Seriously …… Well, if that’s the case, then I guess I have no choice.”

“Yeah, he’s the owner of the sword I showed the king, made out of dragon material.”

The man rolled his eyes and looked at me when Arjan-san said it in his best way. For the time being, he was left alone in his surprise and we were led to the back workshop.

“Oh my, It’s been a long time, Nora-chan.”

“Hello!”

We came across Arjan-san’s mother accepting requests from people waiting for their turn, and Nora raised her hand in greeting.

“Hello.”

“You’re all here today, huh? Please wait a moment, and I’ll serve you tea when I’m done.”

“Don’t worry about it! Can I help you?”

“Oh, hello, Luciela-chan. Did you get your hair cut? It looks good on you. Can I ask you a bit to do it?”

“It’s no problem!”

“I’ll help too, Sis. I’m her sister, Luciel.”

“Oh, she looks like you too.”

Luciela winked at us to go to the workshop, so we went in first. The furnace is working and the tools are in use. But the only person is Arjan-san. As I was thinking this, Arjan-san smiled as he picked up a frying pan.

“I’ve decided to work with 25 people a day. I’m sorry to my mother, but I asked her to be the receptionist. But it’s different if you’re here. I’ll give you priority after today’s work is done!”

“Er, aren’t there any craftsmen? Aren’t places like this supposed to be done with people who do their part?”

When Yogus said this, looking around the workshop curiously, Arjan-san answered.

“…… Actually, some of the guys who helped out when my father was in charge came back. When I decided to take over the business, they said I couldn’t do it and left, so I turned them away. Well, if it’s a small group, I’m fine on my own.”

Arjan-san smiled as he said that. I can see that he must have had a pretty bad experience and probably had a fight.

“Oh, and where’s my sword?”

“Oh, it’s this one.’

He handed me the sword in its sheath, and I pulled it out.

“Whoa ……”

“Gulp ……”

“Beautiful ……”

Ryuuze and the others gasped. Of course, I was speechless from the sheer brilliance of it. Because it uses the white fang of Sarge, it has a white blade with a silver flange, and the cobalt blue handle accentuates the white.

“Heh~ …… You completed it……”

“Thanks to you, Sensei. It’s thanks to the fact that you clearly said I’m inferior to my father for a little bit. The craftsmen said it was not good enough without even looking at it, but the teacher judged it after seeing how good or bad it was. There were no other customers anyway, and I was bored, so I took a chance, right?”

“Still, you’re a genius for doing it in such a short time, aren’t you?”

When I heard the word “genius,” I recoiled for a moment. It’s a phrase I don’t like to hear, then Arjan-san said, waving his hand in front of him.

“Stop that, I’m not that good. If I were, I’d have surpassed my father in no time, wouldn’t I? It’s like they’re ignoring my efforts, so I don’t feel too good about it.”

“Oops, you’re right …… Sorry.”

“Oh, don’t worry about it. You’re serious, too.”

“Aaan? You say “too”, but are you serious, Arjan?”

“Hahaha, what are you, a snake!”

Arjan-san laughs saying that.

I see, there are times when you don’t like being called a genius …… I felt as if the scales had fallen from my eyes.

Anyway, it feels like he and Tigre-sensei are getting along well. Is it because they’re similar?

“It’s nice that Teacher and Arjan-san are just like friends.”

As we were smiling at the scene, Arjan-san suddenly let out a few words.

“…… To tell you the truth, I wanted to show it to my father. I reported it to his grave, though? I asked him if I have surpassed him.”

Right after that, Urka nodded and told Arjan-san, looking at nothing.

“Yes, yes …… Arjan-san, he says it’s brilliant. He says you’ve grown well.”

“What?”

“Oh, I see. You can’t see him, then I’ll have to do this–“

“Ah!? Don’t tell me!”

As soon as we’re about to tell him, Urka used his [Spiritual Art].

M-Maybe two chapter a day is too much ……?

Thank you for reading!

[Afteroword Theater]

“Let me eat some Pizza”

What’s with you all of a sudden!?

“No, haven’t I lost my wine and cheese setting lately?”

You’re not in the main story, so it’s not really needed, right?

“……”