"Hmm, not bad. A true expert."
A third person's voice suddenly rang out in the room.
The voice did not affect Su Chen, but it gave Kanamori a fright.
"It's you, Haganezuka. What are you doing here?"
The newcomer was none other than Haganezuka, a fellow swordsmith.
Kanamori had no idea when Haganezuka had arrived. He had simply appeared here without anyone noticing.
"I was drawn here by a fine work of art."
Haganezuka watched Su Chen's forging closely as he spoke with an air of affected gravity.
Kanamori could not help quipping, "You're as shameless as ever."
Haganezuka did not answer. He kept watching Su Chen work.
Kanamori asked, "Can you make out what he's doing?"
Haganezuka shook his head. "No."
"Then why are you watching so intently?"
"But I can smell it. That red-hot iron smells wonderful."
Kanamori wore a strange expression. "So you followed the smell here?"
"It was me."
Tanjiro had come out at some point.
"I brought Mr. Haganezuka here."
Tanjiro ran out and explained.
He had also come to pick up his sword from Haganezuka today.
But when Haganezuka learned that Tanjiro had damaged his Nichirin Blade again, he became furious and refused to say a word about the sword.
Instead, he grabbed a sword and chased Tanjiro around, slashing at him!
Then, while fleeing, Tanjiro caught the scent and mentioned it in passing, which was how Haganezuka ended up being drawn here.
"His hands are so fast."
Haganezuka wore a mask, but Kanamori could still see stars in his eyes.
Seeing this, Kanamori could not help feeling a little proud.
Hmph, I didn't make such a fuss earlier!
"Mr. Su Chen!"
Just then, Tanjiro had fully recognized Su Chen.
His delighted, surprised voice successfully snapped Haganezuka out of his attempts to observe.
"What