Lin Guang helped himself to a bowl of rice and sat down across from Mitsuri Kanroji.
Watching Mitsuri Kanroji eat with such gusto, Lin Guang felt that the food before him seemed even more appetizing.
"They're about to start forging my Nichirin Blade. When that happens, the villagers might be too busy to attend to you, so if you want a blade forged, you may have to wait a few extra days."
Lin Guang knew just how much power the piece of cold iron he had chosen contained, so he knew how difficult his blade would be to forge this time.
Mitsuri Kanroji looked at Lin Guang in confusion and asked, "Why?"
Lin Guang smiled softly, then said, "You'll find out tomorrow."
Having said that, Lin Guang happened to finish his meal as well. He got up and left the dining hall, leaving a bewildered Mitsuri Kanroji behind.
Mitsuri Kanroji shook her head and stopped thinking about it.
"Forget it. I'll just keep eating. Another bowl, please!"
When Lin Guang returned to his temporary lodgings in the Swordsmith Village, he saw Kanamori waiting at the door.
"Mr. Kanamori? Is something wrong?"
Seeing Lin Guang return, Kanamori walked up to him and handed him a letter.
"Mr. Lin, Haganezuka left the village sometime this afternoon and only left a letter behind. This is the letter he left for you. Please take it."
Lin Guang glanced at the letter in Kanamori's hand in puzzlement, then took it and opened it.
"Lin Guang! I have a feeling that the heat of a coal furnace alone will probably have trouble melting this piece of cold iron, so I've decided to go forge your blade at a volcano! I'll use the heat of the magma to melt this material and forge you an unrivaled blade!"