Chapter 52

Ghost"..."

Shadow Gaurd"..."

Leon"(⊙＿⊙')"

" Hwhat!!!"

Leon strangely looked at Mar and Mar didn't even seem to notice how his words could have been misinterpreted. ' It would seem that sir Mar has taken a liking to you Guardian. Will you accept sir mars invite, who knows you two might make quite the co..'

'Shut up Ghost, please stop talking.' Leon begged Ghost to speak further, not even wanting to have the image of himself with a man. Especially with a man the size of Mar.

The shadow guard was already on edge ready to defend her master's purity at a moment's notice.

" Um, Mar can I ask why you need to take off my clothes." He asked unsurely.

" Mhh, it is to look at your physique, that way I'll know what parts you will need to improve upon and ill then forward you some exercises to improve those areas, for example, we blacksmiths can hammer for hours at a time so we develop big brachioradialis, like this." He answered pointing at his forearm or more specifically his brachioradialis. And he was right his forearm muscles looked like chiseled marble.

Everyone in the room sighed in relief. Ghost sounded disappointed but Leon was sure he was just hearing things.

"I see, ye that's fine then." Leon agreed once he knew the full context of the request.

Leon hadn't stopped working out and training with Lucia so his muscle since half a month ago looked more refined but only a keen eye that had seen his body every day would notice it.

Leon himself had noticed that his physique had improved but he just thought it was Ghost's healing abilities that were the cause.

Mar stood up and looked at Leon up and down before circling him. He poked and jabbed once in a while but besides that, he just eyed Leon's body. After 5 minutes Mar seemed to have been satisfied as he told Leon he could clothe himself again.

" You must be a martial artist, you have really good muscle and balance ratio and your traps, lats, and shoulders are well developed for a human child. Though your forearm flexors and extensors need some work, but that will come with time and practice.

You should add more barbell wrists curls and plate pinches to your workouts. This will improve those forearm flexors and extensors, and help with your grip strength."

Leon nodded not writing anything down. One because he has Ghost and two because he has a photographic memory so he won't forget.

"I'll also lend you some grippers there my old ones so you can keep them. When you get too used to one use a harder one."

" Now that's out of the way time for your first lesson. Blacksmithing is practical in a metaphorical sense. It teaches care and balance and consequence, each blow of the hammer impacts the world, literally, as each human thought and action does metaphorically. Light blows don't work and heavy blows damage the work. Rhythm guides the work and arhythmic approach fatigue."

" Forging and Hammering: These are two foundational and essential processes to start blacksmithing. When you forge metal, you heat it in the forge to hammer and bend it into your desired shape. Forging temperature and hammering processes depend on the type of material you are working with and the object you plan to create.

Drawing is an essential technique in blacksmithing and is used to make your metal longer and thinner. You will want to use your tongs to hold down your piece on the anvil and hammer both sides to extend the length.

Upsetting is the opposite of drawing and is used to make your metal thicker, shorter, and narrower. This requires a little more technical skill than many forging techniques. The process can be difficult to control and is used in more advanced stages of blacksmithing. You can heat the specific part of the metal in the forge that you intend to shape, rather than heating the entire piece in the forge..."

Leon was silent throughout the whole lecture. He listened while Mar taught him the beginner knowledge of the art.

The more Leon listened the more interested he became and all sorts of questions came to mind to ask but he decided to stay silent, those questions would probably be answered when he was truly learning.

Just like that, an hour had passed and Leon had Learned a lot." And that's all for the introduction, that's all I can teach you today but you should take these and memorize them. The faster you do the easier it will be." Mar said giving him two books.

One on Blacksmithing tools, terminology, techniques, and machinery. While the other had the title' Blacksmithing for dummies.' Leon looked at Mar and Mar just shrugged with an uncaring look.

" I didn't come up with the title my drunkard uncle did. But take care of that book. It has a lot of information and my uncle's insights written in it.

Not just anyone is given one or even gets the opportunity to read detailed notes from a blacksmith of his caliber. Now if you'll excuse me I have a door to fix and a sword to remake, ill see you tomorrow."

" Thanks for everything, I had fun learning, ill see you tomorrow." Leon said his goodbyes and walked out the door.

But just as he did, he got a message from his friend Ichika, and also Chifuyus's younger brother.

[ Hey Li I got the new Zombie shooter 'Zombie World 2'. Wanna come round my house to play.] Leon had completely forgotten that the new Zombie world game had come out today.

[ Sure, can't wait to shoot some zombie brains to smithereens. I'll see you around 6, if that's cool.]

[ Ye that's fine, see you then.]

[ See you then.]

Leon thought this was also a good opportunity to see Chifuyu, he hadn't seen her since the waterpark incident so it would be nice to talk to her if she was even there.

" Let's start heading back then ghost, I'm starving, I think ill have the chefs make me a beef Wellington for lunch."

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{Location: Cielo - Imperial Palace}