A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 48

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 48

“Wow! That’s a really huge building!”

It was the fourth day since leaving Pearl City.

Tie quickly pulled her head back inside the carriage window.

“Grandfather! There are so many really huge buildings over there!”

Nordics burst into hearty laughter.

Just as Tie said, they were now adjacent to the Popurosa Weapon District.

“But why is that black smoke coming out?”

He showed a calm smile at Tie’s follow-up question.

“The Popurosa Weapon District has a very huge furnace called the ‘Primordial Forge,’ you see.”

“Fur-niss…?”

“Furnace, child. Fur, nace, try it.”

“Fur! Niss!”

Veil made a tsk sound and turned his head.

Tie pouted and made her lips into an “oo” shape.

“…Tie will be able to pronounce things well when she turns five.”

Teasing a child about pronunciation – Veil was really such a meanie.

“But what does the fur-niss do?”

Anyway, Tie turned her head back toward Nordics.

Unlike Veil, Nordics didn’t correct Tie’s pronunciation.

Instead, he began explaining gently.

“Simply put, you could say it’s a place where weapons are made.”

“Weapons?”

“That’s right. Basto’s war hammer was also made in that furnace’s smelting facility.”

Tie’s mouth fell open.

Basto’s war hammer was a really amazing and cool hammer.

It was twice as long as Tie’s height, with a very heavy and solid head.

But recently its durability had declined, so he couldn’t use it anymore.

“If we take it to the fur-niss, can the hammer be fixed?”

“That’s right.”

Basto, who answered, had one arm out the carriage window and was staring at the Weapon District visible beyond the heat haze.

“However, I don’t plan to drag this out for too long. If we’re quick, we might leave tonight right after finishing the maintenance.”

“I see…”

They had traveled for a full four days to reach the Weapon District.

It felt somewhat disappointing that they might have to leave tonight.

But then Basto continued speaking.

“The reason I want to leave early is because of the Factory Manager. Nothing good comes from getting deeply involved with that guy.”

Tie’s eyes widened.

“So if you meet the Factory Manager, don’t look at him, don’t talk to him, and don’t make eye contact. If possible, don’t even go near him, Tie.”

Tie unconsciously opened her eyes wide.

She had never once seen Basto dislike or avoid someone without reason.

“Factory Man-ger…?”

The name sounds cute, but why does he dislike him?

However, Tie would soon learn the reason.

“What? Two months?!”

Weapons District, visitor accommodations.

Veil jumped up at Basto’s words after returning from the smelting facility.

Basto let out a sigh.

“Yes. I wonder what rubbed the Factory Manager the wrong way again…”

“I can’t wait. I absolutely cannot wait. We’re in a hurry to find the child’s father right now, and you’re saying we should be stuck here for two months?”

Basto shook his head.

“I know too. That two months is unreasonable. So I said we couldn’t wait that long and asked him to just give back the war hammer instead. But…”

Nordics clicked his tongue as if he understood.

“He said he couldn’t stand to see a weapon he crafted being fixed by some other low-quality blacksmith, so he took it away.”

“Took what away?”

“…My weapon. He took away the war hammer.”

“What?!”

Silence fell over the accommodations.

Tie was curious about what had happened and looked at the members earnestly with eyes hoping for an explanation.

Enzo, feeling her gaze, approached Tie.

“The Factory Manager of the Weapon District is someone even the Emperor can’t handle.”

Tie’s mouth fell open.

The Emperor is like a king, right?

Is this person called the Factory Manager really that incredible?

“The Factory Manager is the general supervisor of this Weapon District. He’s also the leader of all the blacksmiths working here. How should I put it – he’s someone with a very clear world of his own, so everyone finds him difficult to deal with. Even when he acts unreasonably like now, it’s not easy to stop him.”

An image of the Factory Manager formed in Tie’s mind.

A giant figure standing tall in front of a burning furnace.

Terrifying eyebrows and a fierce expression…

“Sc-scary.”

Enzo nodded.

“Scary, definitely.”

“I’ll try meeting with the Factory Manager myself around tomorrow.”

Then Nordics stepped forward.

“I could say we have some acquaintance with each other. How about we tour the Armory today first?”

Enzo’s expression brightened.

“Great! I was actually looking for a sword to use going forward.”

He then turned to look at Tie.

“The Weapon District is largely divided into two areas, Danzu. The Smelting District where the Primordial Forge is located, and the Exhibition District where the Armory is located.”

Tie nodded her head earnestly.

The Smelting District has the furnace, so it must be where weapons are made and repaired…

“The Exhibition District is where finished weapons are displayed and sold. It’s over there.”

Enzo pointed toward the window.

Tie’s eyes widened at the huge building visible outside.

“That’s the Armory. It’s a place where all weapons in the Empire – no, the continent – pass through at least once. The Popurosa Weapon District is that massive of a place.”

Tie now understood why the supervisor of the Weapon District was called the ‘Factory Manager.’

The Popurosa Weapon District itself was like one truly massive factory.

Wire fencing installed in several layers surrounding the entire district.

Even the sand and metal pieces rolling around on the ground.

“Would Danzu also like to tour the Armory?”

“Yes!”

Tie quickly nodded her head.

When everyone was going to look at weapons, Tie couldn’t just stay cooped up in the accommodations alone.

“The child is going too?”

But Veil seemed somewhat displeased.

“Just stay at the accommodations with me? You don’t have any weapons to buy anyway, child.”

Feeling urgent, Tie ran over to Veil with a patter.

“No, Tie has weapons to buy too!”

“What.”

“So I need to buy…!”

But no matter how much she racked her brain, she couldn’t think of what weapon to buy.

That was because saying she had a weapon to buy was a lie she made up because she wanted to look around the armory.

“Tie is… uh, umm…!”

“Let’s just all go together.”

At that moment, Basto stepped in like a savior.

Tie looked at Basto with a brightened face.

“I need to look for a new weapon in case I can’t get my war hammer back. Also, Veil, your sword’s blade has gotten quite dull. Wouldn’t it be better to buy a new one while we’re at it?”

Veil furrowed his brow.

Basto’s words made sense, and he seemed unable to find anything to argue against.

Basto then turned his gaze to Nordics.

“Wouldn’t it be better for you to carry at least one weapon for self-defense, Elder Nordics?”

Until now, Nordics’ belongings consisted only of a personal water bottle, simple medicine, and a telescope.

This was because he wasn’t a combatant to begin with.

However, given the nature of mercenaries, it was right for even non-combat members to carry at least one weapon.

“And lastly, Tie too.”

When her name came out of Basto’s mouth, Tie’s eyes widened.

“Just in case, it would be good to see if there’s a weapon you can easily handle.”

“Are you crazy? What weapon for a child? If she tries to use it and gets hurt…”

“Something like small poison darts that shoot paralyzing poison just by throwing them at a target.”

Tie’s mouth fell wide open.

“Po, po, poison darts…!”

However, despite that terrifying name, the others remained quiet.

Soon, Veil broke through the silence and muttered.

“That’s good?”

Tie looked at Veil in shock.

Veil was stroking his chin and repeating.

“Now that I think about it, that makes sense. At four years old, it’s about time to try using poison darts and such.”

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