Chapter 14: A Small Promise

About a month had passed since Ars began visiting the forge.

Although he only went a few times a week, visiting the forge with his personal maid had become a regular part of his routine.

Today, too, the rhythmic sound of hammering echoed from behind the mansion.

Clang, clang, clang,

「Oh, young master!」

Gorn waved with a smile.

「Back again today, huh?」

「Yeah!」

Ars happily ran toward him.

Of course, he didn’t go near the furnace.

His experiences in his previous life had taught him well just how dangerous it was.

「Good boy.」

Gorn nodded approvingly.

「You know better than to go near dangerous places.」

「That means I can let you watch without worrying.」

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Today, Gorn was making a sword.

He took out a piece of red-hot iron and repeatedly struck it with his hammer, gradually shaping it.

Sparks scattered.

The color of the iron slowly changed.

Ars watched the process intently.

(So in this world, the most common method of blacksmithing is to work a single piece