I Surrendered My Sword for a New Life as a Mage: Volume 6 [Parts 1 to 5] by Shin Kouduki

Author:Shin Kouduki
Language: eng
Format: epub

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Gustav Balling was what they called a first-rate blacksmith. In fact, it wouldn’t have been an exaggeration to call him the best of the best. When the current Dark Lord had taken power, Gustav had even been tasked with forging a sword to serve as the emblem of his ascension. Just based on the facts and his accomplishments, he was definitely worthy of being called the best blacksmith currently living.

But Gustav didn’t think of himself as anything special. He was confident in his smithing skills, of course; he acknowledged that he may even have been the greatest of his time. But that wasn’t enough to satisfy Gustav. The peak of blacksmithing that he was aiming for was far above his level. Maybe he could say he’d perfected his skills to some extent...but Gustav knew better than anyone that that wasn’t the pinnacle.

So that must have been why.

Once he finished his work—complete, but far from perfect—he let out a sigh...and then opened his eyes wide in shock at the boy who entered his shop right at that moment.

He felt intuitively that this boy was a master.

Gustav’s instincts immediately told him that this boy, although surely in a different field, had reached an absolute pinnacle.

He only looked about ten, but that didn’t matter. In another scenario, Gustav might even have knelt and begged him to answer one question.

How had he reached that pinnacle?

The answer would surely exceed all of his own experience.

But he didn’t ask, and not because he was too proud.

He understood as soon as he saw the boy’s eyes—he was a customer. That meant it was Gustav’s responsibility to take the boy’s request, not the other way around. Even if he was far from the pinnacle, he couldn’t get that wrong as a blacksmith.

“I apologize for the intrusion.”

“No... I just got done with a job. No problem. But what do you want from me?”

That was why he treated the boy curtly. Gustav couldn’t afford a lax attitude even toward someone who’d mastered a field. Depending on the boy’s objectives and attitude, he intended to take a firm stance.

However...

“Yes, well, I apologize for my rudeness, but I find your skills promising, so I have a request of you. Here...”

When the boy made to draw a sword from his sheath, Gustav saw that his suspicion had been correct and let out a small sigh of resignation. That determined that he would refuse the boy’s request.

Gustav had originally specialized in swords, so whatever the boy’s request was, he would have heard him out as long as it had to do with swords. It was unclear whether the boy had perceived that...but that was in the past now. As of now, Gustav was never to forge a sword again. That was also why he was holed up in an area like this, forging knives, despite being confident in his first-rate skill.

To make a long story short, Gustav had lost his confidence in forging swords. While he was proud of his skill as a blacksmith, he’d grown dissatisfied with the swords he created.

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