28 23: Invasion of the weirdo blacksmith Gawain.txt





 Thanks to Noelia's directions, we arrived at Gawain's workshop without having to fight the pterodactyl in vain.

 It's a tidy house in a large grassy field.

 There was a blacksmithing furnace, a wooden hut that looked like a materials storage area, and an equally wooden main house that seemed to be sleeping and waking up.


 It's a very unreliable building for a place where pterosaurs are looking for food. ......

 I wonder why they're doing blacksmithing work in a place like this.

 The story goes that he's a weirdo, but ...... I wonder if he's a man who can talk.


 I felt a bit uneasy about a terrific blacksmith who lives in a danger zone, building a workshop and house like a dugout.


"Flick-sama, Gawain-sama is a bit ...... strange, but he's also one of my magic masters, and I'm sure he's probably not going to be harmed, so don't worry.


 Noelia's lack of inflection makes me even more anxious.

 And the reason for more anxiety is that Noelia's eyes are swimming.


 Are you sure it's okay ...... Oh, I want a good sword, but I'm worried.


''Yeah, I'm hoping that I can commission the sword to be made without any problems.

Now, please wait a moment. O unseen air. Let it appear around you as a solid barrier. The Wind Barrier.


 Noelia was wearing an air wall (wind barrier) to avoid arrows and flying objects.


 No way, he's a dangerous person who suddenly shoots arrows or something .......

 No matter how much they call you a freak, there is no way they would do such a thing .......


 I involuntarily put my hand on my sword and stepped in front of Noelia.


''Flick-sama, don't worry. This is in self-defense. I know my opponent has no harm in mind.

"Yeah, ...... I was sure you were going to shoot an arrow at me.

'An arrow might be better. Oh, but I really don't mean any harm. Then I'll go.


 Noelia, who said something she didn't understand, knocked on the front door.

 With a bang, the door was pulled open vigorously, and a huge figure quickly jumped out from inside.


 Hurry! What the hell was that?


 That figure's movement was many times faster than an ordinary person's, and even my kinetic vision, which does not lose sight of Alfine's sword point, could not catch it.


''No~ery~a~, yow're here! Mmm, what a barrier! You will not be able to touch my precious Noelia!


 A mature man with a round shaved, muscular body jumped out of the door.

 The man was blocked by the air wall (wind barrier) that covered Noelia and struggled to get close.


 Was this man the awesome blacksmith Gawain!


 I glanced at Noelia to see if the man in front of me was the one I wanted.

 Noelia sensed the intent of my gaze and nodded with a coke-nod.


'Master Gawain, it's been a while. I am now an adult myself, so I would appreciate it if you would refrain from excessive touching me.

It's been a long time since I've seen him, but he's just a pupil talking nonsense to his master. It doesn't hurt to have a little talk with him.

No, it's less. Mainly because it reduces my mental capacity.


 Noelia seems to be tough on Gawain, the master of magic.


 I heard that there were many sorcerers that Noelia apprenticed with in order to learn various kinds of magic.

 It seems that Gawain is one of those mages.


 It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're looking at, because it's a good thing that you're a blacksmith who mainly does physical labor.


''You're that ...... blacksmith Gawain-sama, right?


 For a final check, I checked with the man who was struggling against the air wall (wind barrier).


What is it, kid? I am indeed Gawain the Blacksmith.


 Gawain's price-taking gaze was focused on us as he recognized my voice.


'Oh, is that ...... flick that the kid ...... liked about that swordsmanship idiot Lloyd?

Yes, that's right. I have come to ask you to make a sword. Would you be willing to do it?


 The price tag-like look from Gawain still hadn't subsided and I was feeling somewhat uncomfortable.


I said, "Flick, if you get Noelia to release the air barrier and accept my touch, I'll give you a sword for free. How's that for a good deal? Each of the swords I shoot are over 100,000 ounces worth of work.


 Gawain, who had been stamping out the price, offered me a condition to have the sword made.


 I know from Lloyd's sword that I can strike a sword of ridiculously good quality.

 However, this condition was absolutely unacceptable to Noelia, who was unwilling to accept it and even put up an air barrier, because it would cause her pain.


'Noelia, let's go home. I'll have the swords struck by the blacksmiths of the YughaNotes.


 Noelia looked surprised when she heard he was leaving.


'What? Are you going to leave? If I could just be patient, you could strike a sword for free: ......

''I wouldn't want to sacrifice people to get a good sword. The frontier lord might be angry at me, but there were a few better swords in the city, and that's fine.

'Are you sure about this? My sword is one of the best qualities not only in the frontier, but also in the kingdom. Don't you want to use it as a swordsman?

'Yes, as I said before, I'm not willing to sacrifice anyone. You can forget about your request if you want. Now, Noelia, let's go home.


 As I turned to leave, I saw Gawain laughing loudly behind me.

 When I turned around to catch the voice, Gawain turned to me, smiling and laughing and nodding at me.


''Wahaha!'' You're a strange man, aren't you? You don't want Gawain's sword, which all the swordsmen in the world are willing to sacrifice to get. You are an idiot, idiot. But I love a**h*les and a**h*les. I'll allow any flick I like to touch me.

What do you mean?

Mr. Fricke, please run!


 Noelia told me to run away in an unusually impatient voice.


 What's going on--!


 Without being able to grasp the situation, something collided with my body with great force.

 The object that collided with me was Gawain.


 As it was, my body was tightened up with tremendous force.

 I struggled to escape, but I couldn't shake it off with my tremendous muscle strength.

 I thought I still had more muscle power than a person, so I was shocked that I couldn't shake it off.


'Master Gawain, you're getting too carried away. Be a sleep-inducing cloud and manifest it around you. A sleep cloud (sleep cloud).''


 As the cloud from Noelia's wand tip enveloped me and Gawain, I couldn't keep my eyes open because of the sudden sleepiness that came over me.