Chapter 422 – Matching Weapons (2)

How did you manage to convince the two of them and bring them into Areum’s studio?

For the hunters who had been officially working for less than a month, the dwarf workshop was an unfamiliar place.

First of all, dwarves themselves have a strong pride, so they tend not to accept guests unless they approve of them.

As a result, it is common to get to know them through the introduction of acquaintances, but if you are skilled enough to know a dwarf artisan, you tend to introduce acquaintances very carefully.

After all, if the relationship between the acquaintance he introduced and the Dwarf craftsman went wrong, he was bound to be affected by it too.

But well, first of all, I think Jin-ah and Sun-ah were enough children who can see the buds of growth as much as Min-ah.

He brought them because he thought it would be okay to introduce them to Areum.

In the first place, there was no time to argue about that, and the most urgent thing was to match the children’s weapons.

“Wow… Is this the store your real brother knows?”

“Jinah, title.”

“Oh, no, that’s right. I had to say Seongcheol was her older sister here.”

“It feels a little awkward to have to call my older brother her sister. Until now, Mina was the only older sister to us.”

“You don’t have to call me if it seems awkward. I’ll take care of aligning your weapons anyway.”

“No. This feeling is also fresh, so I like it, Seongcheol unnie.”

Why does it feel so cute even though it’s a title that should be unfamiliar?

Unlike Suna who looked up at me and answered with a smile, Jina was still spouting immature voices even after she came this far.

“… In fact, there’s really nothing wrong with fighting without a weapon right now…”

“Write.”

“Yeah, but there’s nothing bad about it! Uh, that’s just… !”

I wonder if she still intends to grieve after coming here.

Looking at that aspect, it seemed that Jina was much closer to Mina than Suna.

Even their appearance full of saving spirit is attractive if it’s their charm.

Still, not being able to distinguish where to save money and where to spend it was scolding.

… Ah-reum seems to be working in the back studio today as well.

As soon as I entered the store, I gave one last warning to the two people who were looking around curiously.

“I’m calling the shop owner, so don’t wander around. And Jin-ah, be careful not to make mistakes when calling me.”

“Why didn’t you tell Sunah to be careful and only do it to me?”

Well, that’s probably why she knows better.

Jina didn’t bother answering her words, and she rang the call bell placed on the counter.

Immediately, I heard a welcome voice from the workroom inside the shop for the first time in a long time.

“Yes yes! I’m leaving soon!”

The sound of walking outside from behind the store door with slow steps.

Waiting for the store owner to appear, my two sisters and I looked at the inner door leading to the workshop.

Before long, a half-dwarf girl with soot sticking around her clothes appeared from beyond the door.

“It took me a while because I was working on it. So, you came here because of the Mercenary…”

“Long time no see, beautiful.”

“…”

As soon as she saw my face, Soo Areum blinked her eyes with a dazed expression.

I wondered if it had been too long since I hadn’t recognized her, so I waved her hand again and called her name.

It only took me a few seconds to realize that it was my needless worry.

“Are you beautiful?”

“Sister… !!”

“Eh, huh?!”

I don’t know why, but Areum suddenly runs towards me with a bright expression on her face.

It was a somewhat burdensome rush for seeing her after a long time, but I was worried that she would get hurt if I avoided it.

She opened her arms and rushed at me.

“Sister! Wow, long time no see! I thought I was going to lose my eyes while waiting!”

“Oh, that, is it? I think it’s only been about a month.”

“Didn’t I tell you earlier that Mithril weapons need to be repaired often! The harder the material is, the more time consuming it is to fix!”

“I haven’t been wielding weapons lately, so I’ve been relatively less hurt. I’m leaving it for today anyway, so it’s okay if it takes a little time.”

“Oh, is it? Anyway, that’s good The other day, I was wondering if my older sister heard me and thought it was strange…”

“… Huh? Did you say something strange the other day?”

“Oh, nothing! If you don’t remember, just forget about it!”

Of the conversations I had with Areum in the studio the other day, I don’t think there was anything particularly strange about it.

Rather strangely, it was even more strange now.

Even though it’s only been a month, Areumi’s attitude of being happy like a lover whom she met for the first time in years.

… And, in the process, I felt her physical contact with my body.

Even in the past, when I had only seen it with my own eyes, I thought it had a very strong three-dimensional effect.

As I was rubbing her huge breasts directly against my body, I could feel their bulk and weight softly through the layers of her thin clothing.

At the same time, in this awkward situation, I could feel the eyes of her two younger sisters who were focused on Ah-reum.

“… Uh, girl?”

“It’s a dwarf artisan, but it’s a woman… ?”

Han Jin-ah and Han Seon-ah look at Areum-i, a female blacksmith, with a slightly puzzled look.

Of course, in this world, the perception that dwarf blacksmiths are almost always male was prevalent.

It seemed that Areum, a female dwarf artisan, felt quite unfamiliar.

As I’ve said before, other races like elves and dwarves weren’t originally residents of this Earth.

They were a new race that came to Earth relatively recently, about a few hundred years ago, through a warp gate and started living there.

Of course, by the standard of human years, a few hundred years was not such a short time, so it was enough time for the hunters to become aware of the ‘normal’ race.

Unlike the elves, who were easily corrupted by the stimulating civilization of modern society, the dwarves took advantage of their own strengths and blended into society even after migration.

Among them, the most representative job is the Dwarf Blacksmith who makes weapons for Hunters.

There were also human artisans who made weapons with awakening abilities, but it was a bit lacking to follow the Dwarf weapons made with their own strength, skills, and time.

As if Hwayoung’s homemade potion performed better than mass-produced potions on the market.

Anyway, in that process, one of the perceptions deeply rooted in Dwarf Blacksmiths was the perception that ‘Dwarf Blacksmiths are all male’.

In a way, it was natural to be surprised to see Areumi, a female dwarf craftsman.

Well, to be precise, she was a half, not a pure-blood dwarf.

“Oh… , Uh, is this the Dwarf Blacksmith you mentioned?”

“Huh. Because Areum regularly takes care of the weapons I use, and her skills are clear in other areas as well.”

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a female dwarf craftsman. Seongcheol unnie seems to know a very strange acquaintance.”

“But how long are you two going to be hugging like that, Tae and Seongcheol unnie?”

“… Beautiful I know it’s nice to see you after a long time, but would you please stay away for a while? Other people are watching.”

“Ah, that’s wrong…”

She belatedly realized that I wasn’t the only one staring at her, and Ah-reum dropped her body with an embarrassed expression.

Looking at this reaction, it seemed that he really didn’t notice Jina and Suna.

How long have you been waiting for me? If I had known it would be like this, I would have exchanged contact information the other day.

“Uh, I didn’t know Unnie would come with her acquaintances… Embarrassed Gesri…”

“Isn’t that just an acquaintance?!”

“Eh?”

“Well, we are Seongcheol, oh, no, uh, older sister and younger sister! Rain, although they are not real siblings, but in terms of relationship, they are closer than her real siblings…”

“… ?”

“I-I don’t know how close you are with my older sister, but Seongcheol’s older sister is Seon-ah’s first relationship with me, right?!”

“Hey, hey, Han Jin-ah!”

Just because it’s been a few minutes since I met Areum, I can’t say it right from the start.

She suddenly felt a sense of rivalry in her strange part and hastily blocked Jin-ah’s mouth from bursting out with her strange words.

Before misunderstandings spread in a weird way, I first introduced the two to Areum.

“This is Han Jin-ah, and the one next to me is Han Seon-ah. They’re younger siblings I’ve known since I was little, but I started working as a hunter a while ago.”

“Oh, is it? Then, can I call you Jin-ah and Sun-ah?”

“You can call me whatever you like. That…”

“Ah, I am Suareum. If you are my older sister or younger siblings, Seonah will sing whatever you feel comfortable with.”

“I understand, Mr. Su Areum.”

Still, it was fortunate that the other two seemed to be able to communicate well, except for the older sister who was held in my hand.

Aside from that, Han Jin-ah, I don’t know where in the world he was angry with Areum.

“Jin-ah, say hello properly too. Don’t get excited all of a sudden.”

“… This is Han Jin-ah, Mr. Su-areum.”

“Ah, yes. Sister or sister?”

“Yes.”

“Please take care of me.”

“… Yes.”

Han Jin-ah carefully shakes hands with a very awkward expression.

I don’t know what happened to her, but there was a strange wariness in her eyes.

On the contrary, she was looking at Jin-ah with innocent eyes that Areum did not know her world.

“She might be a bit puzzled when she sees that Areum is a woman, but she is sure of one skill. In fact, even when I faced S-class or A-class monsters in a dungeon, I saw the effect of the weapon Areumie made. At least if you leave it to Areumi today, she probably won’t be disappointed.”

“Since he is an acquaintance of her sister, she never particularly suspected it. However, I was just a little surprised that most of the dwarven artisans are female, unlike most of the dwarf artisans.”

“Well, even if you look at it like this, I know everything about how to mangle weapons because I learned it properly from my father. So, what do you two need?”

“…”

“…”

Unable to answer Areumi’s obvious question, the two silently stare at each other.

In fact, even if you ask me now, there’s no way it will come out as soon as it happens.

I wasted my time arguing about whether to buy or not to buy weapons during the time I was supposed to come to decide on that.

In the end, though, I managed to win and somehow dragged the two of them here.

“Actually, we have to decide from there.”

“Ew? Didn’t you say Hunter? How have you been fighting so far?”

“Because both of them are animal-realm Awoken, so they can fight with their bare bodies to some extent. They say they’ve been doing that until now.”

“Ah, was it like that? Also, no matter how animal-like it is, there is a limit without weapons, so you’ve come to get a new one?”

“That’s how it is.”

“If that’s the case… I guess I’m an expert kid again.”

Ah-reum nodded and smiled as if she understood my words at once.

As she wondered what the meaning of the laugh was, she immediately began to collect the various weapons displayed in the store one by one.

She passed the five or six weapons she had gathered in her arms to me, and she immediately gathered other weapons in her hands.

“If you don’t know what to write, you can just use everything! There is also a place in the backyard where you can wield a weapon, so try all of them here one by one and decide!”

… One action is really cool, so it’s good.