It felt as though what he had gained was hardly worth what he had put in.
Of course, that was judging by the Sword Guard alone. If he counted everything else he had found in the workshop, Tetsu no Sosuke's haul had been extraordinarily rich.
It was just that the Sword Guard, the centerpiece of it all, felt a little underwhelming.
He turned the Sword Guard over and over, examining it from every angle. Once he was sure there was nothing special about it, he sighed in disappointment.
But his gaze soon shifted to the box.
This Heavenly Artisan seemed to have a habit of making complicated things simple and simple things complicated.
If the box had hidden the Sword Guard, could it be hiding something else?
Given the man's way of doing things, it was entirely possible!
Tetsu no Sosuke carefully picked up the box and began investigating it.
Since it was a puzzle box, other mechanisms might be concealed inside, taking up some of its space.
That made him especially careful. Every one of those mechanisms could be valuable.
They could greatly expand his knowledge and understanding. It would be a shame to damage them.
But Tetsu no Sosuke soon discovered that such caution was unnecessary... A gentle tug opened the bottom of the box, revealing another hidden compartment.
Inside lay a stack of Silk Scrolls. Tetsu no Sosuke took them out and read through them, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
It wasn't their contents that left him feeling that way. It was the fact that something so important had been stored so simply.
The puzzle box itself was intricate, but the way the extra compartment had been added was far too simple...
It left him at a loss for words.
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