Save Log 13: The Blacksmith’s Helping Hands (Part 4)

~Day 08

Time: Morning;10:31 Am~

The shop is closed. We are currently having a day off. We will have another one after 4 more days. The last one. We are at the Grodmin's and finished our breakfast an hour ago. Well, I am sitting on the bank of the small river that flows beside the house. The stream water wasn’t so lively now. The water slowly flows on its own track.

“Do ya always sit idle on this spot when you used to stay in this place?” said Lina approaching me with her tail wagging left to right.

“I guess. The surrounding is calm and the sound of the flowing water, the branches and leaves makes the sound when the air sweeps past them are calming. But now it's god damn cold and completely silent. Still, it’s beautiful...!!”

Lina pushed me off the bank and I fell on the cold icy water. She was laughing hard as Furara also approached the scene.

“Why are you laughing abou...Hanjiro? Why are you taking a bath in such cold water?”

“I am not! Sh-sh-she pushed m-m-me off!”

Furara used defrost and amber to warm me up while taking me into the house. Sylfia made tea for all of us. It helped me feel better. The fireplace was cracking as it was burning the woods.

“It's getting colder pretty early this year. Are the winter spirit on the move or something?”

Winter spirit? Something related to winter I guess.

“Are you feeling alright now niisan?”

“Are you feeling well now Hanjiro-sama?”

“Yeah, I am good. Thank you and don’t call me that now.”

I sat beside the fireplace with everyone else, covered with a blanket and holding the cup of tea with my hands still shaking. Grodmin was wearing a leather jacket, he seems to be going somewhere.

“Where are you going otosan?”

“Hmm? Ah, I am just going to the shop. You guys can stay home. I just want to check everything and get the stuff I left back there.”

“Oh, alright. Everything is under control. We are going to sell about half of the goods. All is going well till now.”

“Glad to hear that boy. Anyway, I have to get a tool of mine. You mate stay in the house and enjoy the day off. I will be off.”

“Take care ojisan.”

“Bye bye.”

Grodmin left the house shutting the door. I continued to warm beside the fireplace with the rest drinking their own tea and relaxing.

“By the way Hanjiro, don’t you think we should do a quest? You know what happened when we didn’t do anything for a weeks.”

Oh yes, the level decreasing mechanics that I have never seen in any other rpg I played. Why would the level decrease in the first place?

“You are right, we should do some quests...just to keep safe.”

“I would like to accompany you in your quest.

“Oh, oniisan you are gonna go to the guild? Can I come too?”

“Oh, lil’ Sylfi wants to go too. Cool, why don’t you take both of them and leave me here to guard the house? It’s not like I don’t wanna go or something..hehe…”

Time moved on and so did we. Dodging the pin attack from the Horned snail.

“I didn’t expect this to hapen. I WANTED TO STAY AT HOME!”

“Shut up and help us out.” I yelled back at Lina who was complaining. Every one of us was in the scene including Sylifa and Zefira.

“Don’t worry niisan, I will help you.”

“Young master! It’s dangerous.”

“FIREBALL!”

A fire orb came out from the tip of the staff which was held by Sylfia. The orb hit one of the snails and its health went to zero.

"Guuooo.."

The snail hit the ground. While the others are now trying to escape firing their pin attack once more.

"That was pretty good Sylfi. You are better than that useless mage Furara."

"Wh-what? I am not useless. I just can't use…." Furara lowered her with disappointment. Lina tried to calm her down, hugging and patting her.

"There, there. Everyone has their weakness or two."

" Hehe, I learned this with my otosan. Pretty cool isn't it niisan?"

"Yeah, it was pretty cool. I never thought you knew magic skills."

"That was wonderful, young master. You will grow into a fine arch-mage one day. By the way Hanjiro-sama, the snails are getting away." she pointed to the snails which were slithering away.

"Damn it, I forgot about them!"

"Heh, you guys didn't need me with this thing. Why did you made come along with thi…...holy gold a shiny stone!"

Lina started to run toward the snails, raising one hand toward the snails.

"I will go after the snails, you guys stay here."

"As you wish master."

I ran toward the following behind Lina. She almost got closer to the snails and then she yelled it

" STEAL!"

She stopped running after that and held a red shining stone in her hand.

"Hanji! Look, look! This thing is beautiful! I wonder how much it is worth. I am gonna be rich."

"Those snails are getting way you stupid cat! Can you at least stop with that binding skill….well nevermind. Quick multishots!"

I used my skill after seeing the damn cat observing the stone and ignored everything else.

We shared the money with everyone after finishing the quest. The quest was 3 star difficulty with 33,000 Azuls. The stone however was worth 1,000 azuls.

"What the fu*k? What do you mean it's only worth a thousand azuls?"

"It is too damaged and has a lot of scratches. I would have bought this magic stone for at least 42,000 azuls if it was brand new."

"......"

"Just take the 1,000 azuls. You might get rich with that like you said you will."

"Don't you mess with me you fu*king coward! Or I am gonna take all your money!"

"I am not a coward!"

"Don't fight niisan!"

We went home after our fight was interpreted by Sylfia. Lina took the money and we went back home.

~Day 10

Around Midnight~

The stars were playing in the black sky without the moon. The 'crickets' are chirping away.

"Oh crap! Why do I have to go so late?" I quickly jumped out of the sofa as nature called me. The toilet is outside the house. I have to walk all the way so late at night.

".....can I see Sylfia?"

I stopped hearing someone whispering at the entrance. It was a female voice.

"Sorry, I can't let you see her. She is sleeping."

That's Grodmin. Who is he talking with?

"But, I will just take a glimp…"

"Like I said, you CAN'T see her now. She is sleeping."

There was silence for a few moments. Finally the woman spoke.

"Oh, I see. I will come visit again another time."

"Yes, maybe after 4 days or so"

"Teleporte"

There was a sound and it seemed like the woman disappeared. Grodmin closed the door and was heading back home. I quickly used stealth to get back to my bed and pretended to be asleep.

What the heck was that? Who was that woman? Why did she come here late at night just to see Sylfia? Oh right, I have to go for real now!

After I made sure Grodmin wasn't around. I quickly headed to the toilet outside the house.