Toughness -30 Durability -30 Sharpness...
Tetsu no Sosuke looked at the piece of iron material on the Anvil. After a moment of silence, he tossed it aside.
Then he found another piece and put it into the furnace.
Yuichiro watched from the side, his brow furrowing again and again. He glanced at Kanae, who had arrived at some point and was watching Tetsu no Sosuke intently, and could not help whispering, "Teacher, he..."
"Shh!"
Kanae raised a finger to her lips.
Only after she saw that Yuichiro's voice had not disturbed Tetsu no Sosuke did she smile faintly. "Don't disturb him."
For a moment, Yuichiro was at a loss for words. Something was clearly wrong with Tetsu no Sosuke.
Kanae could plainly see it too, so why wasn't she stopping him?
I can't shake the feeling that Teacher's in a really bad state right now.
With no other choice, he turned a pleading gaze toward Shinobu Kocho beside him.
The corner of Shinobu Kocho's mouth twitched, and she sighed softly. "Don't say anything right now. Nothing you say will help."
"Huh?" Yuichiro's mouth fell open.
"Look at how intently your teacher is watching that iron material, and how intently Kanae is watching him. Can't you see it?"
Shinobu Kocho sighed. "They're both completely absorbed. This is the worst state to be in right now, but also the best. Your teacher must have made a breakthrough. He probably failed just now, but he'll definitely succeed."
"Oh." Yuichiro nodded, puzzled. How can you be so sure?
I don't usually see you putting this much faith in Teacher. Why are you suddenly so certain?
Without learning to forge, it was hard to know just how difficult it really was. It always seemed as though you simply took a piece of iron,