Chapter 677 – Mithril-Orichalcon Greatsword (3)

Within a few months, I appeared in front of Areum holding orichalcone, a material for alloying.

And the first thing Areum did after being surprised to see the orichalcon material was to quickly approach the front door of the store and hang a closed sign in front of the door.

“There’s no need to close the store, right? “You can just confirm that it is an orichalcon stone and proceed with the work slowly later.”

“W-Why are you saying that?! I’ve seen this material with my own eyes. Do you think I can start a business today? “Don’t talk nonsense!”

“Is it that much?”

“It’s not ‘that much’! Where on earth did you get something like this…”

Because it was easier to obtain than expected, it felt relatively less like a precious item, but it seems that Orichalcon ore was quite a rare material for dwarven craftsmen.

I felt that way especially when I saw Areum hurriedly running around the store, making all kinds of fuss, holding a bag full of chunks of orichalcum stones.

Well, seeing that reaction, I was glad that I didn’t think they would accept my request.

“Anyway, are you going to do what I said last time, Areum?”

“Oppa, are you telling me that you asked me to recreate the sword by alloying it with orichalcon?”

“Huh.”

“Oh, brother, I’m asking you to do it, so of course I can do it…” .”

“Huh? “Are there still any ingredients left?”

“Well, it’s not like that… Just, that…”

Even though she brought the material for Orichalcon, Areum trailed off as if she was hesitating.

As I was watching her reaction with some confusion, Areum’s mouth slowly opened and she carefully asked me a question.

“Oppa, do you mind if I leave it to you… ?”

“What are you talking about?”

“My, I only have about 60 years of experience, and this is the first time I have directly dealt with materials such as Orichalcon and Mithril, so Ankana…” . My dad and uncles make it. I’ve seen it a few times behind the scenes, but this is my first time handling it myself…”

“Huh. That’s why I leave it to you.”

“Well, if you’re that famous, you can leave it to a dwarf with more experience than me, right? I don’t understand why you should entrust it to a probation officer like me…”

“Doesn’t care. “Anyway, you are the only blacksmith I know.”

“Well, if that’s the case, I’ll contact you and let you know! If you contact your uncles who specialize in rare minerals, they will probably give you a great sword…”

“Areum.”

“Uh, huh?”

“I’m asking you a favor right now.”

“Uh, ahhh… Oh my brother…”

Areum is a little embarrassed by my face coming right in front of hers and avoids her gaze.

If you think about what she said, she was probably giving advice for me, but she still had to get over what she wanted to be clear about.

For me, Suareum is enough to play the role of a blacksmith.

“I asked Areum to do you a favor. “I didn’t ask your father or other dwarven craftsmen whose names I don’t know yet.”

“Well, I know that too…”

“Or is it just that you don’t want to look at my weapons anymore?”

“W-Is that possible?! Oh, brother, of course I have to look after the weapons…”

“Then accept this request as well. Areum said you were confident. Huh?”

“Well, of course you are…”

“Then it doesn’t matter. “If you make it, Areum, I won’t complain no matter what the result is.”

“Boo, I’m not going to make you complain, so you don’t have to worry about that! I was just asking if you could leave it to me since I am not a truly proven craftsman…”

“Huh. “For me, Areum, you are the most trustworthy craftsman.”

“Ah, I get it… If you say that, of course you should get it…”

I added one last word to Areum, who nodded cautiously with an expression that still seemed to show some hesitation.

It clearly means that she has no intention of entrusting my sword to anyone other than her.

“Areum.”

“Ah, uhm… Hey brother…”

“Unless something unexpected happens in my life from now on, Areum, you will be my blacksmith for the rest of my life.”

“Wow, what are you talking about out of the blue? My brother…” .”

“I will never entrust my weapons to a blacksmith other than you in the future, so don’t feel burdened by me asking you anything in particular.”

“…”

Well, there might be a blacksmith with better skills than Areum somewhere that I don’t know about.

There was also a possibility that the unknown blacksmith who made my mithril greatsword, which I purchased from the point shop, might have better skills than Areum.

But no matter how much that may be, Areum is still the only blacksmith that I fell in love with, and this is probably a fact that will never change in the future.

It wasn’t that strange to entrust my weapons to the woman I cared about the most.

If Areum accepts my request this time and learns how to handle new materials, she will be able to receive even more help in the future, so of course it will be a good story.

Even if the alloy production failed just for once, Areum could forgive it. Of course, I didn’t want that to happen.

“Well, it’s against the rules to say that, brother…”

“Why?”

“Well, to tell a blacksmith to be my blacksmith for the rest of my life…” . Well, if you say something like that, you’ll end up making a strange misunderstanding, Ankana…”

“What kind of illusion is this?”

“Well, my brother has special feelings for me, or something like that, or something else…”

“It doesn’t really matter if you take it in that sense.”

It was undoubtedly true that I had special feelings for Areum.

Of course, the fact that he was my only blacksmith had a special meaning, but other than that, I also naturally had feelings for him as a person of the opposite sex.

The reason I said these words to her was actually to emphasize her special feelings.

Above all, it was strange in many ways that he doubted my feelings when we had already been together once.

Apparently, her crush on me wasn’t that small.

“W-what are you talking about… Now, don’t keep making my heart beat with strange words…”

“Have you forgotten everything that happened in bed last time? “I’m a little disappointed.”

“How can I forget this! Well, of course I didn’t forget what happened back then…”

“So, even though you had sex with me, you still doubt my sincerity?”

“I-I’m not a fool either… Oh, I don’t have any strange illusions that my brother gave me a one-night hug out of sympathy…”

“… Huh?”

I thought he was just saying it out of embarrassment, but it seemed like he didn’t understand that I was really harboring rational feelings.

I thought I had conveyed a lot of my feelings thanks to the several sessions of sex that took place not only in the bedroom but also in the bathroom.

If I just bang a hammer in front of a furnace for 60 years, will I end up like this virgin?

It was a moment when I found her Arum look strangely cute, but I also felt a little resentful of her for not being able to accept my sincerity.

“Areum.”

“Why, why, brother…”

“The last time I hugged you at your house, I didn’t hug you with any sympathy.”

“Well, then what… Either that, or maybe it’s just a feeling of gratitude because I’ve always been indebted to you… “What did you mean by that?”

“It’s true that I feel grateful because I’m indebted to him on a regular basis, but that’s not really why I sleep with just anyone.”

“…”

Areum slowly blushes and takes a step backwards, as if she is anticipating what I am going to say.

Following her steps, I also got closer to Areum, who was moving away step by step.

-Tap.

“Areum, it may feel a little sudden to you, but the reason I hugged you that day was because I liked you as a woman.”

– Again.

“Well, don’t lie… My, I’m not a fool, what kind of man gets excited by a half-dwarf…”

-Tap.

“So, Areum, I was so excited by the half-dwarf that I ejaculated three times in one day, so you’re saying I’m not even a man to you?”

– Again.

“Well, I didn’t mean it that way… That means it doesn’t matter if you don’t treat me that well…”

-Tap.

“It’s not like Areum was trying to be nice to you. I just hugged Areum because I wanted to hug you, and the moment my body mixed with you was so exciting that it hit me. “You can’t accept it like that?”

– Again…

“Well, it’s hard for me to believe your brazen words like that, D…”

Areum was retreating from me step by step, but before I knew it, she was blocked by a wall and pushed into a corner.

I saw her trying to slip away to the side, sneaking glances at me, so I intentionally put one of her arms down on the side of her face.

-Thud!

“Hyaat?!”

“Where are you going to run away?”

“It’s not like I’m running away, I’m just waiting for some reason because I feel like I won’t be able to stand it if we stick close to each other like this…” .”

“That’s running away. “You’re running away from my question, and Areum is running away from your feelings.”

“…”

“It doesn’t really matter, right? “If you can’t stand it, you can do whatever you can’t stand, and do whatever you desire in your heart.”

“Well, that’s not possible…” . Ha, you may be able to say it was a one-night melting pot and move on once, but if it happens two or two times, then I will…”

“…”

“Well, my work is also behind, Ankana…” . There are a lot of customers these days, so I have to work hard… Oh, I have to take care of that item that my brother entrusted to me starting today… Hmm?!”

I could no longer tolerate the sight of Areum trying to get away from me, making all sorts of excuses.

I bent down her upper body with her face pressed against one wall, blocked by her body and her arms, and in that state, I kissed her lips with hers.

I felt like I wouldn’t have enough time to leisurely make love with Areum, so I was planning to leave the sword in charge and go straight to work today.

In order to make it to work in the afternoon, it seemed like I would have no choice but to take care of Bell’s dungeon again today.