I Became an Academy Baldo User

Siam (1)

-smart.

As I knocked lightly twice and opened the door to the forge, the nervous sound peculiar to the old hinge tickled my ears.

Inside, there was a lot of dust, like an old abandoned house, and the eerie atmosphere made me wonder if it would be ok to stay here.

“Are you there?”

I spoke to someone who might have been inside, but there was no reply from inside the building as it was when I knocked.

Reluctantly, when we went a little deeper, there were weapons and armor hanging out there, just like any other weapon shop.

I couldn’t help but be amazed to see the weapons and armor hanging down as if they were decorations.

‘It’s not a sword, it’s a work of art.’

Picking up one of the hanging swords to gauge its sharpness, I forgot the purpose of coming here for a moment and stared blankly at the sword.

Although it was a sad sword that was not born as a katana, its sharpness could not be compared with any sword I had ever seen.

The perfection of the blacksmith’s appearance did not match the appearance of the forge, and I even thought that this might not be a blacksmith’s shop, but a secret hiding place where weapons stolen from the royal palace were hidden.

“How long are you going to be watching?”

As I looked at the sword, about 30 seconds had elapsed in the sense of time, I turned my head to the voice I heard from behind.

When he turned his head, standing there was an elderly man who was well over 70 years old.

The old man wasn’t short, but seeing the thick beard that reached down to his chest, he seemed to see a rare dwarf even here.

“Ah, sorry. Because it was a perfection that I could keep looking at unintentionally… .”

“huh!”

The old man snorted as he thought I was an obvious father.

“Since you have become such a father, tell me what sword you want me to make soon.”

“… Actually, I came here because I wanted to request a special katana… .”

Looking at the sharpness of the sword I held a while ago, I just realized that it was absurd given the budget I have now.

“Looking at the sword, it seems that the budget I have is not enough. I will make more money and come back next time.”

“… … .”

I gave up, and when I went back and tried to come back the next time, the old man’s horse caught me.

“How much money did you bring?”

“Yes… ! That’s 180 gold coins.”

As he spoke in a trembling voice, foreseeing a possible miracle, the old man nodded his head as if thinking for a moment, and then opened his mouth.

“I like the word “special katana”. Please tell me what kind of katana it is.”

I said to the old man, barely holding back the corners of my lips that almost rose involuntarily.

“Yes. What I am requesting is a katana with no blade on the blade.”

“No days? Are you going to use it for a match? If that’s the case, any blacksmith would do it for you.”

As the old man said, up to this point, he confidently exclaimed that all the forges and weapon shops could do it.

But in the next part, they all let me out with a perplexed look.

‘The incompetent… .’

If it had only stopped at letting me go, I wouldn’t have thought like that.

But when I said the second condition, I couldn’t stand the scornful look that looked at me like a strange person.

Never, I didn’t make a strange request, it’s just that I wasn’t able to make a sword in the conditions I wanted with their skills.

‘But this old man might be able to make it.’

When I looked at the sword and the armor around it earlier, this old man’s skills were clearly top-notch.

I said to the old man, confident that this old man could do it.

“I want the back of the sword to stand up unlike the blade part!”

“What?”

The old man’s face contorted.

*****

In his lifetime as a potter for about 70 years, there are countless times when he has received unreasonable requests.

I have also received a request to make a sword so thin that the blade can be seen through, or a request to make a huge sword over 5m tall.

There were a lot of unreasonable demands, and frankly, there were times when I couldn’t understand the meaning of making a sword like this, but that was only for a while.

By making swords and talking to the swordsman, I was able to understand their thoughts and the purpose of making these swords.

But this time around, I couldn’t seem to figure out why.

“First, let me ask you, why do you want to make such a sword?”

“Yeah, to use that kind of sword for non-killing purposes… .”

“So, if it’s a sword for that purpose, there’s no reason to sharpen the back of the sword.”

If it is used for sparring, and furthermore, for the purpose of fire, then what is the reason to sharpen the blade on the back of the sword?

As if trying to answer that question, the boy blushed and stroked the katana around his waist, saying,

“I didn’t want to say anything because I thought I was bragging about this, but in fact, I am a swordsman who uses foot swordsmanship.”

“Okay, so?”

“Yes?”

If you work as a potter for a long time, you will naturally become familiar with swordsmanship.

Was it definitely a technique to draw a sword at high speed and surprise the enemy?

What the hell has that kind of skill to do with that monstrous sword?

Rather, when I saw the face of the kid who tilted his head as if he was saying what I was talking about, his fists were clenched involuntarily.

“uh… I think you don’t know the old Gong because he’s dark about the world, but the rule of the country is that swordsmen who originally use baldo use a reverse-edged sword for the purpose of killing fire.”

“Reverse-edged sword? Soup rule?”

Whether it is a reverse-edged sword or not is probably the name of the sword this kid wants. But soup? what else is this… .

It felt like I was talking to a foreigner whom I couldn’t understand, so my head hurts.

Didn’t I just tell you not to hold on to me when I was about to leave?

“First, let’s check what that reverse-edged sword is. Is it true that the sword you want is a sword with the blade and the back of the sword changed?”

“Yes! Exactly!”

“then… Why do you need such a sword? I think it’s a sword that will only put you at a disadvantage.”

I can’t make it because I just want the back of the knife and the blade to be reversed.

For other potters, durability and other issues would be a bit of a headache, but for me, that wasn’t a problem at all.

The problem is self-esteem.

It is absolutely unacceptable for the user to die as a result of a bizarre failure that is more than a sword made by me.

“If there is a blade on the back of the knife, you can’t press the back of the knife to give it strength, and it will result in cutting yourself.”

“You just have to cover it with your skills so that it doesn’t happen.”

“That’s a lot of confidence… . Then why do you want to use a reverse-edged sword while taking such a risk?”

“… The swordsman I respected used it.”

Listening to the kid, I heard that the reverse-edged sword is the last sword used by a swordsman who made countless sacrifices for the country.

Although it is for the sake of the country, the fact that he took the lives of many people does not change.

In order to atone for that sin, the swordsman said that he set out on a journey of atonement to protect the weak with a reverse-edged sword that could not kill.

“The reason the sword has a blade on the back is so that he will not forget his sins and atone for the rest of his life.”

“Well… That’s a good story. What’s the swordsman’s name?”

“… My name is Himura.”

… Himura, I’ve known him since he said he was wearing a katana, but maybe it’s a swordsman from the East, not here?

In any case, it was clear that he was a man worthy of respect.

“Then, are you going to follow the swordsman and swear an oath of death?”

“Yes? No, why would I quit doing something that feels so good?”

“What? Then why… .”

“I respect it, but I don’t want to live like that. The reason I want to use a reverse-edged sword is simply because the swordsman’s special move is the swordsmanship. The reverse-edged sword will only be used in Dalian.”

“hahaha… I did.”

I got up from my seat and pointed to the door.

“Get out of my studio right now.”

“Yes?”

“It’s a notice, get out of my studio right away, where does a bastard like a pretentious bastard dare make such a rude request from me!!”

If a truly talented prosecutor had made the same request in the White Paper Concession, he might have given up on his pride.

For a swordsman who made a living by fighting, the oath of immortality was not an easy task.

However, this kid wants to use that sword just for the absurd reason that his special move is Baldo.

It was like insulting the life of me and that swordsman named Himura.

Unexpectedly, the boy walked towards the door without saying anything.

And just before opening the door and going out, he turned his head and said to me.

“ha… . An old man is just like any other potter.”

“what? What do you mean the same?”

“A person who cannot admit his lack of skill. So, aren’t you going to catch me like this and let me go?”

When I came to my senses after hearing those words, I already had the sword next to me in my hand.

“… What are you talking about now?”

“What did I say wrong? Aren’t you saying that because you don’t have the confidence to make one!!”

“Shut up!! It’s not that I don’t have confidence, it’s that I don’t want to make such a sword for a kid who doesn’t have the same skills as you!!”

“You have no skills? Have you ever seen me wielding a sword?”

“You look like a freshman at the academy, but I don’t know if it’s the village you used to live in, but do you think your skills will work here!!”

“under!”

What was so funny, the kid who snorted at my words said with a stern expression.

“I wasn’t going to say this, but my skills are already at the level of a swordsman.”

“Swordsman?!”

Hearing those words, I couldn’t open my mouth easily because it was ridiculous.

Swordsman, that’s not a title anyone can call himself.

Swordsman is a title that a talented person can barely hear after decades of training.

At a young age, it was only the undisputed geniuses who left their names in history who had acquired the title.

But how dare this kid dare to call his name easily.

“If you are so confident, prove it somewhere!”