Jergente

The man named Jergente spotted us, and at the same time, Fiora turned around, a genuine smile spreading across her face. ╰☆☆ Claws☆☆╮

Her smile always brings me immense warmth, whether it was the infatuation I once felt or the familial feeling I have now.

I was even a little jealous of the man beside her; selfish thoughts made me feel like he had stolen Fiora from me.

"Oh Yasuo, Riven, my dear younger brother and sister..."

Fiora ran over and gave us a big hug, then let go. "Sorry, I smell sweaty. I'll go take a shower."

"No need. Someone as clean as you won't smell even if you sweat a little, unlike us who're like savages, never clean, haha."

"I heard you helped Darius conquer Freljord, why did it take you so long to arrive?"

"Sigh, we were just two idle people, but ever since we met him, things have been nonstop..."

I briefly recounted to Fiora my experiences after conquering Freljord, returning to Noxus, and then going to Piltover, Zaun, and Bilgewater. She was quite surprised.

"You two are truly remarkable explorers; the experiences you've had probably surpass even those of the major guilds."

"Let's not talk about that for now. We've come here to ask for your help. We need a lot of Nullifying Weapon to defeat the undead on the Shadow Isles. Can you provide us with some?"

"Well... it takes many days to forge a high-quality Nullifying Weapon, and even a regular one takes a day. How many do you want?"

"The more the better, but there's no rush, we estimate we still have about a year."

"That's no problem. By the way, let me introduce you. This is the master blacksmith I hired, Jergente. He can forge Nullifying Weapon for you."

Finally, Fiora introduced the man. I hadn't planned to pay him any attention, but I didn't expect him to be the blacksmith master that Garen had mentioned.

No matter how dissatisfied he was, he had no choice but to put it aside, since he still needed their help. "Hello, my name is Yasuo, and I'm Fiora's friend."

"My name is Riven, and like Yasuo, I'm Fiora's friend, but I don't think Yasuo likes you very much." Riven, that girl, blurts everything out, making me really embarrassed.

Jergente: "It's our first meeting, how could that be? I haven't offended Yasuo, you're overthinking it."

"Did you hear that? You're overthinking it!" I glared at Riven.

"Hey, not being honest at all." Riven grinned mischievously and went to Fiora's side.

I quickly changed the subject, asking, "Master, how many Nullifying Weapon can you forge in the next ten months?"

"At most ten."

Jergente's answer surprised me greatly. Ten in ten months? That means he can only forge one per month? That's far too few. Does he also mind what happened earlier?

Fiora quickly explained, "Jergente only forges when inspiration strikes. Generally, he can only forge one a month, and sometimes it can even take two months to find inspiration."

"But this isn't enough! Could we look for other craftsmen? For example, on that hill we went to before, weren't there many weapon workshops there?"

"After the war, many people moved away from Silver City, though most stayed, but their skills were no match for those of Jergente."

It's clear that Fiora greatly admires this man's forging skills, but considering his young age, I'm a little skeptical.

However, the skill level is not important at the moment, as long as mass production is possible. Demacia's weapons, no matter how bad the quality, are still better than those from other places!

"Then please ask Jergente to help forge high-quality weapons, and then hire other blacksmiths to forge ordinary weapons. What we mainly need is the power to suppress magic."

"I can help with this. I know many people in the same industry who forge excellent weapons, and their production efficiency is trustworthy." Jergente accepted the task.

"That's great, but I didn't bring much money..."

"You don't need to worry about that, leave it all to me."

I originally wanted Fiora to help with some funding, but Jergente took it all on his own, which made me feel a little embarrassed, since I was initially somewhat resistant to him.

Fiora was also satisfied with his performance. "So, Yasuo, didn't I find a good guy?"

"What do you mean by 'found a good person'?" That made me feel a little awkward; it sounded like I was offering myself to someone.

Fiora frowned, staring at me for a moment. "What are you thinking? And whatever it means, you shouldn't be making that face, should you?"

"I..."

Fiora is right. Whatever she means, I should wish her well, whether she finds a master blacksmith or they find true love.

But strangely enough, I just couldn't control my temper. Even though I knew Jergente was helping me, I just couldn't get over it.

Driven by this feeling, I actually wanted to teach him a lesson. "Master Jergente, I would like to have a match with you! Would you be willing to teach me?"

"Yasuo! Jergente just finished sparring with me and he's exhausted. Don't do this!"

"Then you can rest for a while."

The harsher Fiora's tone, the more stubborn I became, but Jergente didn't care. "I'm willing to learn your skills, please show mercy."

Ignoring Fiora's attempts to stop me, I went to the gladiatorial arena with Jergente. I knew I couldn't beat him with swordsmanship, but I was sure I could defeat him if I used a little Uniform Strength Wind Force!

Jergente asked me to put on my fencing uniform, but I refused. Although it was a bit disrespectful to him, I was too hot-tempered to care about such things!

I drew my Gale Sword and thrust it forward. Jergente his sword to retaliate, and in the instant we clashed, I felt a surge of immense power rushing towards me!

This guy still had some strength left after that fierce battle! No wonder he accepted my challenge so readily; he had something to rely on.

However, after being struck by this force, I gradually came to my senses. If I hadn't known that he was repaying evil with kindness, that would have been one thing, but knowing everything and still making him lose face, my behavior was truly despicable!

Of course, I have no intention of stopping. It's always fun to spar with a master. I originally planned to teach him a lesson, but now I just want to have a proper match!

Faced with the overwhelming force of Jergente, I decisively used the Uniform Strength to counter it. No matter how strong you are, I'll neutralize it and see what you can do!

As our swords clashed, our battle intensified, shifting away from the emphasis on technique and focusing more on sheer power.

I initially thought I could easily win using Uniform Strength, but after fighting for quite a while, I didn't see his strength diminish; it was almost in sync with my own stamina decline. This is interesting. Is he unaffected by Uniform Strength?

Gradually, I began to infuse the Gale Sword with Wind Force, a perfect opportunity to test his skills and see if the weapon he forged with inspiration was truly as powerful as he claimed!