Chapter 75: CH 74

I hit the heated mithril and stretch it thinly. To stretch it to the same length as the normal steel, it seems that it takes 2 to 3 times longer. However, the thing that makes me think that it is indeed a mithril is because there is no unevenness in the structure, which always occurs with steel. It felt nice to be able to concentrate on the stretching part.

One more thing is that, it is so light that it makes the stretching process easier. Since I’m going to put it in the fire bed a lot, it’s better if it’s light. However, I also feel that if I hit it in the wrong place, it will be ruined shortly after. When I stretch it, I make full use of my cheat so that the cross section becomes diamond-shaped and the edges become thin. It would be unthinkable without my cheat, and it would take a considerable amount of concentration to hit it. And in that case, I got no choice but to spend a lot of time working on it. Though it is also quite fun because the sound when hitting it is very clear. The three of them also seemed to like this sound,

“It makes a beautiful sound.”

“It sounds like an instrument.”

“Samia and Rike also like it huh. Well, me too.”

Each of them praised the sound. Then the momentum and hitting speed increased. The speed of stretching also increased a little. Even with lunch break in between, the work of stretching remains to be finished. I then hit it further and stretch it.

“Don’t you get bored?”

I’ve been working on it all the time so I asked the three of them.

“Hmm, no. It’s pretty fun to watch.”

“I’m learning a lot from this too… In addition, I’ve never seen mithril forging at home.”

“Yes, that’s right. The sound is beautiful, and I never get tired of seeing it stretch little by little as you hit it.”

All three of them negated me.

“I see. That’s good then if that’s the case.”

I swing the hammer down on the mithril again. Eventually, I had a sheet of mithril about 1 meter long and the thickest width is about 2.5cm, with a diamond-shaped cross-section and a slightly pointed tip, a sheet of mithril with a stick-like grip is completed. The tip of the sheet will be the point of the sword, so I hit it a little more to make it sharper. The basic shape itself is now completed.

From there, I sharpened it all at once. Steel requires quenching and tempering but mithril does not. I feel that it is suitable for mass production especially if you have sufficient processing equipment and a certain level of skill.

Well, actually, the distribution volume of raw materials for this is not enough, and the heating process is harsh, so even if computer control is possible like in the previous world, it is not possible to mass-produce them in this world where civilization has not progressed to that extent.

I was worried whether I could sharpen it with an ordinary whetstone, but I managed to sharpen it with the maximum use of my cheat. I could feel from my fingertips that the blade would be ruined right away if the angle or something like that was misaligned even a little. To put sharpness on the sword blade, I sharpen it slowly and carefully so as not to lose my concentration.

Every time the blade moves on the whetstone, a cool, crisp sound echoed out, pleasing the ears of the observers. I move the blade like I’m doing a tiptoe, and after a long time, I was able to put sharpness on the sword’s blade.

“Alright, with this, the blade is now ready.”

“Can you wield it now?”

Diana asked with her cheeks flushed.

“I haven’t wrapped some leather around the grip yet and there’s no guard either, but if it’s only swinging…”

“Can I try it?”

“It’s dangerous as it may slip, so let’s do it outside.”

“OK, got it.”

I handed the mithril sword to Diana.

“Whoa, it’s so light.”

“Sometimes people say “it’s as light as feathers”, but even if it’s not that much, it’s as light as a stick compared to steel.”

“Yes. With this lightness, you can make quick thrusts.”

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“Yeah, I guess. Alright then, let’s go outside.”

We went out in succession. Everyone’s eyes are sparkling. Of course, in my whole life, this was also the first time I ever saw a mithril. I too can’t contain my excitement.

To begin with, Diana wields the rapier like it was nothing. Basically, it is a movement that moves around back and forth, left and right, and then she thrusts out. Perhaps because it is light, the thrust is reasonably sharp, but it doesn’t seem like it will slip off. Although there is a difference between the short sword and the rapier, the speed of the thrust also seems to be considerably faster. As if she is dancing, Samia and Rike watch her movements with interest.

The rapier is a weapon that can also be use to “slash”, but she doesn’t move that much for it to be called as “slashing away”. Diana moves with a slashing movement interwoven with a piercing movement. I think this movement is also much faster than in our usual practice.

“Maybe you can move a lot faster because the weapon is so light.”

“Just like I thought huh? Because the rapier is light, somehow my body itself feels light too, it seems that there is little exhaustion on my physical strength.”

“I see.”

There’s nothing better than a light weapon, right? The heaviness of the weapon itself is for weapons like hammer, but weapons for cutting or thrusting don’t need that much weight.

“Then, let’s try it with a target for the next one.”

I prepared a piece of lumber as the target.

“Should I stab this?”

“Yeah. Be careful as it may fall down.”

“Got it.”

Diana points the sword at the target, takes a quick breath, and exhales slowly. Only the sound of the wind covers the area. What had probably been a few seconds felt like several minutes or more.

“Ha-!”

With a short shout, she unleashes a thrust as if she were pouring all of her strength into the rapier..

The rapier hits its target and the point of the sword buries into the lumber. No sound was made. From the side, it looks as if the wood has swallowed the rapier. Diana pulls out the rapier with as much speed as she did when she thrust it.

There was a hole in the shape of the rapier’s tip, telling us clearly that what looked like a thrust earlier was not “just what it looked like”.

“This… It’s amazing!… There was almost no resistance.”

“Does it feel the same from when you were just throwing thrusts in an empty space?”

“Yeah. It’s almost the same.”

“Then, it’s working fine. Let me see it.”

When I received the rapier from Diana, I scrutinized the point of the sword. As expected, there is no distortion or blade spillage. It can be said that the blade is now complete.

But then I thought of something. I returned the rapier to Diana and I bring some rope and sheet metal from the workshop. I tied them to the lumber that we just used earlier.

“Alright. Now try to thrust on this thing.”

“Okay, got it.”

Diana nods obediently. She then holds her sword up again, and this time, she strikes with a slightly relaxed mood than before. Shiriin~, a light sound echoes around the area, and the sheet metal that is attached to the lumber has a hole in the shape of the rapier’s tip. I checked the rapier again, but it wasn’t distorted, spilled, or even scratched.

“I think I may have made something outrageous.”

When I said that, the three people who were watching nodded with a marvellous look on their faces.

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