Published at 18th of November 2020 07:11:56 PM
Chapter 314
Chapter 314 – Dwarf Juano
My name is Juano .
I am the leader of a group of 200 dwarves .
I have become the leader ten years ago and am currently in the midst of being questioned for my leadership skills .
Until a little while ago, I was able to smith at will but after becoming the leader, things have become troublesome .
I can now understand why the former leader always looks sulky .
Meanwhile, a group of them annoyed a certain village and we were informed that they had been imprisoned .
The one who informed us are elves who live in the nearby forest .
Do you know what’s funny? How can these ferocious elves who dislike us inform us?
However, that information is helpful .
If we go pick them up, they will release the imprisoned dwarves .
I’m thankful . I’m worried about those guys too .
I want to leave immediately and beat them up upon picking… .
The village they caused trouble to is called Village Five .
Although it has only been founded recently, I heard that influential people from the demon king’s kingdom have gathered there .
It is impossible for them to leave without anyone intervening .
As the chief, I have to apologize for what they’ve done .
I thank the elves for the information they brought and start preparing to leave .
… . eh?
You want my signature as evidence that I have received the information?
Is it necessary?
No, I do have a signature but… . well, if it’s really important .
I understand .
I went to Village Five with a few relatively manned people .
If I take someone violent, it will only cause more trouble .
According to the information we gathered before leaving, the purpose of those guys in prison were the weapons and armors sold in Village Five .
To be exact, the magic iron power contained in those weapons and armors .
It seems like they asked the other party to give it to them for free .
Those idiots .
That will only work in dwarven society .
It won’t work elsewhere .
If you are in other places, you should have said “Please let us use magic iron power” obediently .
How can they not know that?
That might be the reason why there are not many leader candidates .
We arrived at Village Five .
I think my mouth is wide open .
I heard that Village Five is a really big village .
But where is the village?
Isn’t this a huge town, no, this is a city!
Those idiots!
How dare you trouble a place like this?
Kuh… . My stomach hurts .
Fortunately, the representative of Village Five… . . the acting village chief is a very gentle person .
She easily accepted my apology .
Peace of mind .
Since this is the case, she won’t execute the imprisoned dwarves .
Also, I won’t need to force myself to ask for their freedom .
I want you to punish them according to the law here .
It will become a good medicine for them too .
If you are really troubled, you can work in this village as an apology .
Ah, that’s right .
I almost forgot .
I presented an ax to the acting village chief .
「This is wonderful . 」
I was surprised . She can tell .
I’m glad .
I’m sorry for troubling you but, can you show this to the person who forged those weapons using magic iron powder?
He will understand what it means .
I’ll wait for your contact .
Inn on the south side … What was the name?
The inns here have similar names so it is a little confusing .
Acting village chief-dono, I think you should do something about that .
It has become a blacksmith showdown .
Areh?
Why?
Did I make a mistake?
I thought that the blacksmith of this village would understand if I showed him my ax .
I am one of the blacksmiths of the demon king’s kingdom that adopted the techniques of an eminent blacksmith group .
I intended to prove that there would be no shortage of blacksmiths that can process magic iron powder .
Could it be that they want to test my ability?
If so, I can’t decline… .
When I saw the opponent, I was almost blown away .
… . Gutt-dono?
The son of the mayor of Howling Village?
Eh?
The blacksmith of this village is Gutt-dono?
……
Th-this is bad .
I’ve completely failed .
My technique came from Howling Village .
I have also trained in Howling Village for several years .
That ax of mine… .
To a blacksmith from Howling Village, being shown of the ax that was forged using the technique of Howling Village is the same as provocation!
This is bad .
He’s glaring at me .
Don’t-desu .
It’s all a misunderstanding-desu .
E-ehto .
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「That dwarf over there, if we win, you can’t say that we’re not skillful enough . 」
Hnn… Gutt-dono raised the edge of his lips while glaring at me .
By chance, do you remember me?
When you met me, you were only a child who hadn’t even entered a forge yet…
No no, leave nostalgia aside .
I’m worried about the gaze of the dwarves behind me .
The current me is a leader .
As the leader of this group, I have to stand straight to a challenge even if it is due to a misunderstanding .
Yeah, there’s no other way .
「Let’s make a weapon better than the beastkin blacksmiths over there . 」
I, myself, don’t have time to play .
Let me show you my skill as a blacksmith!
The blacksmith showdown will be taking a week .
Meanwhile, Village Five seems to have a festival .
Kuh, those were some fun music .
Those smell delicious .
I’ve been served with food and alcohol but they are not this good smelling .
I have never smelled something so delicious smelling before .
As for the alcohol .
Yes, especially that alcohol .
No no .
Concentrate on blacksmithing .
I’ll make a once-in-lifetime kind of sword hatchet!
However, I’m curious about those delicious-smelling food and alcohol .
How about we take turns?
If I knew this would happen, I would have brought more people .
Third day .
When I requested acting village chief-dono, she prepared delicious smelling food and alcohol .
We take turns in eating .
The dishes are curry, pizza, udon, and kushikatsu .
Umu, they are all delicious .
Especially the kushikatsu .
Ho hou, this chicken barbeque and this vegetable dish… . I’m quite happy .
Alcohol .
I was surprised .
I’ve never had such a delicious alcohol .
Moreover, there are various types .
Among those, I especially like the bubbly beer .
It goes well with kushikatsu .
It is so good that I think beer is an alcohol made for kushikatsu .
Ah, no .
I almost forgot about blacksmithing .
Don’t rush into the banquet .
The banquet is after the blacksmith showdown is over .
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The final day .
I almost broke my waist .
The dwarf whom even the dwarven king would care about, the elder dwarf Donovan-sama, has come to see me .
He’s here for the blacksmith showdown .
Eh?
You’re not here for alcohol?
Ah, Donovan-sama is the one who’s making the alcohol in this village… .
It was very delicious .
I’m glad it wasn’t before the showdown .
Even I will be nervous in front of Donovan-sama .
The method of judging the blacksmith showdown is simple .
The judges will use the sword hatchet made for the blacksmith showdown to cut a stacked up wooden boards .
Umu .
Our finished product is not bad .
The sword hatchet forged by Gutt-dono is quite good too .
As for the sword hatchet made by those abominable imprisoned dwarves, it’s good .
They have that attitude but they are skilled .
The sword hatchet of the group called Village Five team is not bad either .
It is a slightly curved sword that’s popular among adventurers these days .
It is also suitable for throwing .
They’ve studied .
However, there’s something I’ve been worried about since a while ago… .
Why are the judges elves?
If I remember it correctly, those two are the tree king of Gon Forest and archer king of Garets Forest?
Or do they only look similar?
However… . there’s no mistake that that elf there is a high elf .
Or am I mistaken?
As the result of the review of the judges, the winner of the blacksmith showdown is Village Five’s team .
The imprisoned dwarves complained saying that they were favored but I’m convinced with their win .
The sword hatchet I made emphasized appearance too much .
On the other hand, the Village Five team emphasized practical use .
It seems like they were able to utilize their advantage of receiving orders from adventurers .
As for Gutt-dono… . I think he was harmed by his frequent use of magic iron powder .
Though a lot of first-class materials were prepared for this blacksmith showdown, there’s no magic iron powder .
Gutt-dono was supposed to compete without magic iron powder .
Given the presence or not of magic iron powder, the tempering, forging method, and even fire handling is different .
This time, I feel like he was not able to fully demonstrate his ability because he’s adjusting on those areas .
If the showdown is one more week longer, Gutt-dono would win .
I’m disappointed in losing the showdown but I’m satisfied with the result .
By the way, I have to apologize to Gutt-dono to resolve the misunderstanding .
I didn’t show the ax as provocation …
Areh?
There are familiar people around Gutt-dono…
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Ehto… . from the right, they are the bloodsucking princess and the angel of annihilation… . .
「Are you the one who provoked Gutt?」
「Ara, Loo-san, do you know Juano-shi?」
「Yeah, I asked him to sharpen my favorite dagger a few times . 」
Yes, she did ask me that several times .
I can still remember those times .
In the middle of the night, there was a tyrannical customer that commanded me to sharpen a dagger and would not take no for an answer .
「That dagger was broken by you . 」
「Ah, is it that dagger you used to cut off my right arm?」
「Yeah, that one . 」
「That cuts well . 」
「It was a waste . It seems like you know him too . 」
「Yeah, I asked him for some armors for the angels . 」
That was because of the relationship our group has with the angels . We’ve been acquainted for several generations .
The deadline is so tight that it can kill someone .
Moreover, the most annoying part is the details about decorations… . it’s difficult too .
Why do they ask for carvings at the inner side of the armor?
Nobody will see it .
I don’t know what it means too .
It will only reduce the durability .
It is probably because if you take a hit, you’ll have carved bruise on your skin .
However, they are wearing clothes as undergarments so that’s not possible .
Anyway .
I knew from the atmosphere that they were related to this village .
Conclusion .
Let’s not get involved with this village .
Though I wanted to use magic iron power, it’s not worth it .
Eh?
Oh, acting village chief-dono .
You want to speak about various things… . eh?
How many good blacksmiths do we have?
No, we’re leaving tomorrow . ……
You want to make the imprisoned dwarves your subordinates?
Those guys will not listen to me .
There will be a banquet from today onwards?
Though I’ll be happy to……there were other alcohols aside from what Donovan-sama made?
Ooohhh .
The next day .
The group of dwarves I’m supposed to be leading is working as blacksmiths in Village Five .
I don’t even know why .
Alcohol is bad .
Kushikatsu is bad .
Somehow, new dishes are delicious .
…… .
I…no, I hope our future is bright .