Ikazuchi spent most of his time outside of training and dueling at the forge. He could have taken it easy after successfully crafting Breaker, but he didn’t do so. After spending two years focused on blacksmithing, it had become a part of his daily routine that he generally wouldn’t ignore unless necessary. Plus, the various guild members welcomed the addition of a skilled blacksmith. He actively took requests from the guild members as long as they provided the materials in order to craft items that they needed. When his crafting skills were considered on top of his strength, it could be said that Ikazuchi had improved his reputation even further.
Other than when he was occupied with those things, Ikazuchi would try to find an appropriate request for himself in order to earn more money. On this particular day, he was more determined than usual to do so. Recently, he had come across a particular set of armor that he bought without hesitation. This caused his funding to run low, so he hoped to recoup some of his losses as soon as possible.
It was at that time that a somewhat familiar person entered into the area where the guild handled requests. Ikazuchi didn’t immediately notice who it was, but they directly approached him after entering. “Excuse me!” Ikazuchi’s attention immediately turned from the various request forms to the person who spoke. “Do you remember me?” The woman asked without waiting for a response after seeing that she got his attention.
‘Who is she?’ Ikazuchi was naturally confused for a moment, but he was able to quickly recall due to the information he gained after looking at her. ‘Ah, her…’ Ikazuchi’s expression shifted resulting in the woman’s face noticeably relaxing in response. “I do, what brings you here today?”
She couldn’t help but look somewhat excited as she heard his response. “That’s great! Actually, it’s a continuation of the former request. Everything was okay for a while, but the wall leading to the sewers broke the other day and it looked like even bigger rats than before broke in as we were renovating the location.” Ikazuchi couldn’t help but notice the fear and disgust that was revealed from her expression. ‘I think she said she hated rats last time…’ He couldn’t help but sigh slightly as he recalled his previous experience and understood her somewhat. “I assume you can discuss the payment?”
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