27. Another Half Year! Master Blacksmith - Rob!

"Add money?"

Hearing Kozaburo blurt out this quite familiar condition, Rob glanced at the old man in front of him unexpectedly. He had some doubts whether this old man was a time traveler like him. He pondered for a while.

Rob didn't try to guess Kozaburo's identity. He just nodded and agreed:

"Okay, thirty million berries!"

After exhaling the smoke ring again, Kozaburo looked at Rob and said, "Fifty million berries!"

Fifty million berries is not a small amount, at least in the eyes of Kozaburo and Koshiro. For two young children, fifty million berries is definitely an astronomical figure. But unfortunately—

The wealth accumulation of Rob and Robin is close to 100 million berries. If you take out 50 million berries, although it is equivalent to taking out half of their savings, it is not a big deal for the two who don't think about money at all.

"Can."

Without hesitation, Rob directly agreed and looked at Kozaburo expectantly:

"For the remaining 40 million berries, let me take a touch later, and I will give an extra 1 million berries! When I am here to learn the sword forging technique, I will rely on the dojo for my basic necessities."

"It shouldn't be a problem, right? Kozaburo-sensei, Koshiro-san!"

Looking at Rob who agreed so readily, Kozaburo, who was smoking dry tobacco, continued with some regrets:

"It looks like you are very rich! I'm careless... I should have asked for more! It's a pity..."

Hearing these words, Rob didn't care about what Kozaburo said but just laughed it off. For him, being able to learn an excellent sword forging technique and forging a superb sword for himself is more important than mere tens of millions of berries. Much more.

Money. Rob really doesn't take it that seriously!

That's all—

After paying 51 million berries, Rob and Robin temporarily lived in Isshin Dojo.

Rob began to follow Kozaburo every day to learn the forging technique and comprehend the true meaning of the sword according to Kozaburo's request.

Robin, on the other hand, is studying some of the books that Kozaburo brought from Wanokuni. At the same time, she cooperates with Potential Potion and Body Training Potion to develop her own physique.

At this stage, Rob does not insist on Robin's practice, but only needs to continue to develop her physique.

Besides—

Rob and Robin also got to meet Koshiro's two-year-old daughter, Kuina, who just learned to climb!

...

After a month.

Through watching Kozaburo casting various styles of swords every day and his serious explanation, Rob mastered the theoretical knowledge of the forging technique. Under the surprised eyes of Kozaburo, he cast a good-quality long sword for the first time.

At this time,

Rob's sword forging technique, according to Kozaburo, has already started.

...

Two more months later.

Rob, who has mastered all of Kozaburo's forging techniques and further developed his own style, has created his first famous sword with the quality of a Grade Blade. After continuous forging, he has crafted swords of skillful grade quality many times!

At this time, according to Kozaburo's evaluation, Rob's sword forging technique is ready for him to become a teacher. To a certain extent, his forging skill even surpasses that of Kozaburo! As a teacher, Kozaburo's success rate in creating a Skillful Grade sword isn't as high as Rob's.

...

Another month and a half passed!

After summarizing and finding mistakes, and discussing with Kozaburo, Rob improved his sword forging technique again. He successfully forged his first sword that reached the quality of a Skillful Grade blade!

At this time, Rob's forging technique is comparable to Kozaburo's. However, the difference is that Kozaburo is a legendary swordsmith who forged two famous blades at the level of Great Grade blade, while Rob's reputation is not yet well known. But it is only a matter of time before Rob, who has forged many Grade and Skillful grade blades, becomes a famous sword maker in the sea!

...

In the blink of an eye, it has been half a year since Rob and Robin came to Shimotsuki Village.

On this day--

On a shore with a nice view, under the shade of a tree, Robin held a book written in ancient characters brought by Kozaburo from Wanokuni, reading it with great interest. On the other side, Rob is holding the long sword he bought before, practicing with a style that is gorgeous, elegant, handsome, and also has a sense of danger.

Since forging five different types of Skillful grade swords in a row, Rob has not been in the state of forging and re-smelting iron every day. Instead, he has begun to relax his state. When his condition is adjusted, he will start forging—

A sword of a higher level, a treasured sword of the Great Grade level!

According to Kozaburo, the ranking of swords is not constant. The ranking of each sword may increase as the owner of the sword improves, but unless there is a strong person who can use Armament Haki to turn their own sword into a black blade, the quality of the sword will not improve!

So—

It seems that the ranking of swords among grade, skillful grade, great grade, and supreme grade blades will change, but that is due to the owner, not the factors of the swords. The quality of the swords depends on the moment when the swords are made!

If you want to create a sword with its own "character" and "temper," it depends on your own condition, the material of the forging sword, and many other factors!

There is no problem with Rob's technique, and in terms of materials, Kozaburo gave him two pieces of high-quality iron, which is enough for him to have two chances to try to forge a sword of the level of a Great grade level!

Rob intends to use these two pieces of high-quality iron to forge his own treasured sword.

So—

Now Rob is relaxing and adjusting his state!

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