Xia Xi paid no attention whatsoever to Haganezuka's request.
He had pretty much finished grinding his skills. Of course he had to return to the Northern Region.
Swordsmith Village was full of rough men. There was not even an assistant who could lend him a hand.
Just look at Persimmon back in the Northern Region...
Whether it was his daily needs or all the miscellaneous business in the corps.
She could handle everything perfectly for Xia Xi.
Here?
Who would be his secretary?
You, Haganezuka, or that good buddy of yours, Tetsujin?
If not for the batch of fine ore Village Chief Tiezhen had given him, which made Xia Xi feel he ought to at least let him see the finished blades.
He would have notified the Kakushi to pick him up and take him away tonight.
After driving away that middle-aged blacksmith who did not know his own limits, Xia Xi began his grand forging project.
This was the [Village Good Ore] the Village Chief had treasured for years...
At least it would not disgrace his craftsmanship.
With a thought, he activated [Forging LV.4].
His goal: to forge his own signature weapons!
The lengthy process, lasting a full two weeks, began.
Along the way, several blacksmiths he got along with came over curiously to see what the Dawn Hashira was tinkering with.
But Xia Xi, completely absorbed in his work, ignored them entirely.
Only people like Tetsujin and Hotaru, who waited until he finished working and was about to rest.
Could approach him for a few words.
When the first Nichirin Blade began to take shape, quite a few swordsmiths could not help discussing it.
Because even as a rough blank.
Its length and thickness already far exceeded those of an ordinary Samurai Sword.
Only those who had spoken