Episode 131.
The discharge process was completed quickly.
Han Chae-rin’s condition, which has not yet been resolved.
In fact, I had no choice but to be discharged.
But, as expected, everything went smoothly with Chae-rin’s one word that she would be discharged.
After being discharged like that.
Chaerin followed Siwoo to the location.
And how much time passed?
“Here… .”
Chaerin stopped walking for a moment.
Because this wasn’t the SH Hunter Guild’s training ground.
The sight before Chaerin’s eyes.
“A workshop… isn’t it?”
Seo’s workshop.
It was the workshop I had visited with Master Aurelian the other day.
It was also the very workshop where Siwoo was working.
“Today’s class will be held in the workshop.”
Siwoo opened the locked door to Seo’s workshop.
Daughter.
Siwoo entered the workshop with a cheerful bell ringing.
“……”
Chaerin stood there quietly.
You’re taking classes in a workshop?
It was never a suitable place to learn swordsmanship.
I don’t know if he knows Chae-rin’s feelings or not.
“Come in.”
Siwoo urged them from inside the workshop.
After a moment of hesitation, Chaerin slowly stepped into the workshop.
The workshop was dark and quiet.
Siwoo asked, turning on the lights in the studio.
“Chaerin, have you ever held a hammer?”
Chaerin shook her head.
Then Siwoo spoke as if everything was fine.
“Then, would you like to try it today? I will teach you right here.”
“Are you Siwoo?”
Chaerin was deeply suspicious.
Of course, I knew that Siwoo was a skilled blacksmith.
I knew that he was a blacksmith recognized even by Master Aurelian.
That Siwoo teaches metallurgy.
This is probably what all blacksmiths wish for.
but.
“Didn’t you say you were going to… teach?”
It wasn’t for Chaerin.
Chaerin is a hunter, not a blacksmith.
Chaerin came here to learn swordsmanship, not metallurgy.
“Today’s class is metallurgy.”
But it seemed like Siwoo wasn’t like that.
Chaerin didn’t feel like it.
Beyond being reluctant, I didn’t want to learn.
Because I didn’t have time to learn metallurgy.
Because I had to learn swordsmanship as soon as possible.
I don’t know if he knows Chae-rin’s feelings or not.
“Come this way.”
Siwoo was preparing to teach metallurgy, one by one.
Chaerin looked at Siwoo quietly.
The continuing worries.
Chaerin reluctantly walked slowly towards Siwoo.
Siwoo was already lighting a fire in the furnace.
“To make equipment, you must first refine metal materials.”
Huruk, huruk!
A hot flame blazed and the surrounding air became heated.
“It requires a process of heating the metal and then hammering it to remove impurities. This is one of the refining processes and is called forging.”
Siwoo handed Chaerin an unidentified metal.
A rough, unprocessed metal.
“Would you like to try it yourself?”
Chaerin quietly looked at the metal Siwoo handed her.
I didn’t readily take it.
I still wondered why I had to learn this.
“It’s all part of class.”
But Siwoo’s words continued.
Chaerin reluctantly accepted the metal that was offered to her.
When the received metal was placed into the furnace, the heat of the furnace instantly heated the metal.
Red hot metal.
Chaerin took out the hot metal with tongs.
Then he placed it on the anvil and struck it with a hammer.
Kiang!
A sharp, sharp sound was heard.
It was a metallic sound that made me frown without realizing it.
Chaerin continued to hit the hammer.
Kicking─! Kikking─!
“Well… it’s not working.”
Chaerin put down the hammer.
Somehow, the metal didn’t work as intended.
It wasn’t that I lacked strength.
Chaerin is an A+ class hunter.
It was nonsense to say that there was a lack of strength.
“It’s because the temperature wasn’t right. You took it out too quickly.”
Siwoo spoke from the side.
“If you forge like this when the metal is not hot enough… .”
Siwoo pointed to the metal on the moru.
The very metal that Chaerin was striking.
“Rather, the shape becomes strangely distorted and becomes completely unusable.”
Chaerin nodded slightly.
A distorted and ugly appearance here and there.
It seemed certain that this metal would no longer be of use.
Soon, Siwoo started walking towards the workshop’s warehouse.
Then he took out the exact same metal that Chaerin had been forging.
Naturally, the metal was put into a furnace and heated.
Huruk, huruk!
A flickering flame covered Siwoo’s face.
But Siwoo did not avoid it.
I looked straight into the fire as if I could feel the heat on my skin.
After some time, Siwoo took the metal out of the furnace.
Unlike before, the metal itself had turned red.
“Would you like to tap again?”
Chaerin showed off her hammer.
Kaang─!
A clean sound echoed throughout the workshop.
It wasn’t the same sharp, sharp sound as before.
The refreshing sound of hammering.
The sensation felt by hand was also on a different level than before.
Chaerin opened her eyes slightly, looking surprised.
Siwoo nodded as if telling me to keep hammering.
Han Chae-rin continued hammering again.
Bang! Kaang─!
The clear sound continued to resonate.
And it took the form that Chaerin wanted.
Siwoo’s voice was heard in Chae-rin’s ears.
“When making equipment, the quality of the equipment depends on the metal used. In human terms, it can be seen as a kind of talent.”
Quality equipment is made from quality metal.
Likewise, outstanding talents create outstanding people.
“However, good equipment is not made simply by having good metal. A refining process like hammering to remove impurities from the metal is necessary.”
Even with the same material, the quality of the equipment can vary significantly depending on how much hammering is done.
“I would say that metal refining is a task that requires effort on the part of humans.”
If we say that the quality of metal is an innate talent.
The process of refining metal can be said to be an effort.
“In that sense, Chaerin is a truly excellent metal. It is no exaggeration to call it the best metal in the world.”
Genius of the century.
Han Chae-rin could be said to be the owner of the greatest talent in the world.
“Also, Ms. Chaerin works harder than anyone else. She refines high-quality metals to the quality they deserve.”
That’s why Han Chae-rin was doing well enough.
A talent greater than anyone else’s.
Efforts that are harder than anyone else’s.
No, it’s an effort bordering on hard labor.
however.
“As you can see, metal is not refined simply by beating it.”
Siwoo pointed to one side with his finger.
“No matter how good the metal is, if you hammer it too hard before it is heated enough, it will become useless and just end up being thrown away.”
A metal that is so distorted that it cannot even be used.
Siwoo said.
“It’s great to hammer yourself with effort. But, Chae-rin, hammering yourself when you’re not yet ready is actually ruining your talent.”
Like this metal now.
Siwoo handed the distorted metal to Chaerin.
Chaerin didn’t say anything.
I couldn’t do it.
I couldn’t say anything, nothing.
A hammer in hand.
It felt like I got hit in the head with a hammer.
I’m so dazed.
“……”
Chaerin just looked at Siwoo without saying anything.
Han Chae-rin’s blank eyes.
Siwoo continued speaking while looking at Han Chae-rin.
“The Chaerin I saw is the best metal in the world. But Chaerin, in order for the best metal in the world to become the hardest, it must endure the hottest fire for a long time.”
“……”
Han Chae-rin’s eyes are still blank.
But the gaze was solely directed at Siwoo.
“I cannot fathom what drives Chae-rin to do this.”
I heard about Han Chae-rin’s past from Kim Min-jae.
But I only heard the story.
I can only vaguely sympathize with Han Chae-rin’s feelings.
I can’t fully understand the person named Han Chae-rin.
I can’t fully understand that feeling.
“I don’t know what kind of thoughts Ms. Chae-rin has, or what obsessions she has.”
And I didn’t feel sorry for it.
I didn’t even think it was pitiful.
There are many more pitiful people in the world than Han Chae-rin.
Compared to them, Han Chae-rin’s past is not particularly pitiful.
At least you’ve lived without worrying about money.
Each person’s circumstances cannot be the same.
We just live our lives doing our best with what we have in our respective environments.
Han Chae-rin has an obsession with becoming stronger.
Kim Min-jae was hoping that Han Chae-rin would break free from that obsession.
It seemed as if he wanted me to let go of that obsession.
But Siwoo didn’t think so.
Because it was an obsession and at the same time something that supported Han Chae-rin.
Because it was something that made Han Chae-rin work hard.
The flame that heats up the metal called Han Chae-rin.
Siwoo had no intention of putting out that flame.
but.
“Now is the time for Chae-rin to fully warm herself with the fire of her heart.”
There was a need to control that fire.
The metal of Han Chae-rin’s talent needed time to sufficiently heat up in the flames of her heart.
“The next thing you know is to beat yourself up with a hammer.”
Siwoo finished speaking like that.
Han Chae-rin still just had a blank expression on her face.
He just sat there, not moving at all.
“And don’t worry too much. Even if everyone around you leaves, even if everyone in the world leaves you. Even if Chae-rin herself turns her back on you.”
Siwoo said while looking at the blank Han Chae-rin.
“I will definitely stay by Chaerin’s side.”
Because I have to pay 20 billion won in private tutoring fees every month.
Siwoo swallowed his last words instead of saying them out loud.
Only then did Han Chae-rin quietly raise her head.
I looked at Siwoo with both eyes.
At that moment, I thought that the sight looked exactly like a deer looking at me.
“…thank you.”
Han Chae-rin muttered softly.
There was a bright smile on Han Chae-rin’s face.
That was Han Chae-rin’s smile.
Not the granddaughter of SH Group.
Not the genius of the century.
A woman named Han Chae-rin.
It was a genuine smile from that beautiful woman.
Is that why?
‘I really want to check it out on GotTube.’
I thought that maybe she was a woman created by God to discriminate against humans.
It was really a shame that it was an administrator account.
anyway.
“That’s all for today’s special lesson. I don’t know if it was of any help.”
“It really helped me a lot.”
Han Chae-rin nodded without hesitation.
A face that still has a bright smile.
Her already innocent and pitiful appearance was definitely different when her smile was added to it.
‘She’s comparable to Cleopatra.’
They say beauty is a matter of taste.
But that was only to a certain extent.
Taste was meaningless in the face of this level of beauty.
anyway.
Han Chae-rin certainly seemed to have gained some insight.
It seemed like I wouldn’t be pushing my body as hard as I used to.
But why is that?
It felt a bit regretful to end the class like this.
“Chaerin, just a moment.”
Siwoo quickly walked closer to Han Chae-rin.
Han Chae-rin tilted her head and looked blankly at Si-woo.
Two eyes that resemble a deer.
Siwoo grabbed Han Chae-rin’s wrist.
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