He Became the Genius Blacksmith of the Namgung Family - Chapter 113
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Chapter 113
Episode 113
One week’s time.
Namgung Gang and Namgung Ho, as the sect leader and vice sect leader of the Iron Sword Sect, completely wiped out all the bandits that had been parasitizing the nearby area.
Following that, they also helped reorganize the roads leading to Namgung.
As they did so, time flowed like the Yangtze River, and before they knew it, the time for the two to part ways had drawn near.
The day before.
The last day.
Once again, the family gathered to enjoy a final feast.
“These are swords and Ungongwha for Father and Uncle.”
During that feast, Namgung Cheon-gang handed swords and Ungongwha to his father and uncle.
“Oh my, even the scabbard that captures the blue of the sky seems extraordinary.”
“So you’ve been holed up in the blacksmith’s forge all this time, and you were making such a famous sword. What a praiseworthy thing.”
Being warriors, their eyes went to the swords first.
Admiration came naturally.
Their hands automatically went to the sword hilts, and when they gripped them.
“…!?”
“…!!”
Lightning struck in the minds of the two brothers who gripped the sword hilts.
What was this?
What on earth was this that, though clearly a new sword, felt so familiar as if they had held it for a long time?
It was as if they had found a lost companion.
Before they could ask their son, their nephew, what this sword was that had created something beyond a famous sword, a mystical object.
“I made these swords thinking only of Uncle and Father. I crafted them with my will, asking that when you wield these swords and deploy your martial arts, you would be able to perform at least one level higher.”
He spoke first to answer.
“…!!”
“…!!”
Swords made with his own will for their sake.
What kind of touching gift was this?
Moreover, it would have been enough to make only Uncle’s, but his thoughtfulness in making Father’s as well was truly beautiful.
Namgung Gang and Namgung Ho’s eyes naturally reddened.
They truly felt he had grown up well.
“…Thank you.”
“…Truly.”
The brothers expressed their gratitude with tear-filled voices.
* * *
‘I said I imbued it with will, but actually, I imbued it with breath, Father, Uncle.’
And that too, with the ability of the double-effect breath I finally discovered!
Not only that.
When I made them thinking of the nature of the martial arts that my father and uncle deploy, truly perfect swords were born for them.
‘Excellent!’
An exclamation like downing a bowl of refreshing cider naturally comes out for swords that perfectly suit the word “exclusive”!
However, I think weapons with such proper martial arts might be dangerous.
Why?
Being able to learn Namgung’s martial arts by gripping the sword means there’s a risk of martial arts leakage.
Martial families keep their martial arts thoroughly secret.
If the ‘techniques’ of martial arts are ‘leaked’, the martial family immediately forms an assassination squad to take the life of the one who leaked them.
Those who remember the techniques also don’t remain safe.
This is to prevent martial arts that have long sustained the martial family from falling to third-rate martial arts that anyone can learn.
Martial arts are the pride and honor of a martial family.
If they fall to third-rate status, that honor and pride would be trampled, so how could they not prevent leakage?
This alone would be great damage, but if it falls into enemy hands, it becomes even more uncontrollable.
They would learn ‘counter-methods’ to prevent the martial family’s survival, so how could it not be called dangerous?
Therefore, if there were weapons that immediately allowed one to learn martial arts, they would desperately rush at them like moths to flame—
‘It’s okay. They’re exclusive, right?’
That’s right.
They’re exclusive to Namgung Gang and Namgung Ho.
If others try to pick them up, they’re just sturdy supreme famous swords.
They can’t even get a single character of Namgung Family martial arts.
Moreover, as explained, without learning the Namgung Family’s internal energy cultivation method, they can’t see the martial arts +1 enhancement effect either.
‘There were items with skills like this in my previous life too, so I can’t help but know better! Anyway, there are various restrictions, so there’s no risk of Namgung Family martial arts leaking.’
I’m not, uh, an idiot!
I wouldn’t revive the past when I trembled every day in fear of assassination squads after learning Cheonloe Jaewang Singong!
Since all the safety measures are in place, wouldn’t this be more than enough to make!
‘If there had been great danger, it would have already appeared in the breath!’
Namgung Cheon-gang!
Not an idiot!
>◇【)/:Beep!(That’s right!)</p】
Wait?
Baekseol-a?
How are you reading Dad’s thoughts and responding?
“Having received such a good sword, how can we just sit still? How about we have a sparring match?”
“You speak my mind, elder brother. I was about to suggest it first myself. Uhahahaha!”
While I was surprised by Baekseol’s mind-reading.
The two brothers, pleased with the swords they received, wanted to swing them around.
“Hahaha, yes, good! My son gave Uncle a good gift before parting, so as a father, I can’t just stand by. Follow me, I’ll personally check how much you’ve progressed.”
“Do you know, elder brother? Perhaps I might have already surpassed you long ago. Hahaha!”
“Confidence is good. However, there’s a saying ‘not as good as his elder brother’, meaning one falls short of his brother.”
However.
“That’s a fine saying, elder brother. But there’s also the saying ‘the elder brother is not as good as the younger brother’. You have to measure long and short things to know, don’t you?”
“Hahaha, even so, wouldn’t you be one level below?”
“You, elder brother? Uhahahaha!”
The atmosphere is quite.
“Hahaha! You’ve grown a lot!”
“Uhahahaha! I’ve grown a bit taller, elder brother.”
Strange?
‘Why are famous lines from classic movies coming from these two?’
They’re even holding swords, so the atmosphere is quite similar.
No, is it more serious?
You’ve learned martial arts, haven’t you?
“Haha…”
“Hahaha…”
“…”
“…”
The laughter stopped.
It’s quiet.
The strange atmosphere became menacing.
The two brothers glare at each other.
The elder brother steps forward first.
“Come out, you little bastard.”
“Alright, let’s have a good fight after such a long time!”
His younger brother follows behind him.
Cursing and swearing as they go.
“Uh…”
Namgung Cheon-gang was bewildered by the very aggressive behavior of his father and uncle that he had never seen before in his life.
What is this supposed to be?
‘Is this a hidden camera show?’
So suddenly?
That’s how confused he felt.
However, this wasn’t done to surprise him.
“It’s alright, my son.”
“Yes?”
“Those two, your father and uncle, have always been like that. Even before you were born. And continuously after you were born too.”
“But, but I’ve never seen Father and Uncle fight so aggressively before, Mother?”
“You were always at the blacksmith’s forge. Those two are always outside.”
“Ah, I see.”
Indeed, since they were a family that had never been together both inside and outside, he couldn’t have known such deep inner workings.
Namgung Cheon-gang deeply understood from his mother’s explanation, who kindly smiled and told him it was always like this.
‘As expected, sibling fights are similar whether in past life or present life.’
The Martial Arts World was more similar than he thought in many ways.
Crash, crack, thud!
The only difference is that it’s more brutal because it’s the Martial Arts World.
Whoooosh!!
The night before the family’s farewell.
“Ha, hahaha…”
“It’s a complete mess, isn’t it?”
“…Yes, Mother.”
Namgung Cheon-gang nodded deeply at his mother’s blunt expression.
“All warriors are like that, you know.”
Mother has reached enlightenment.
As expected, Mother was strong.
* * *
After the beautiful farewell, Namgung Cheon-gang returned to Anhui Province with his family.
After handling what needed to be handled and finishing what needed to be finished.
The place he visited afterward was Jingyuelou.
Ah, Jingyuelou, Jingyuelou.
My beloved Jingyuelou that I missed so much!
Why?
Because they have egg fried rice!
“Munch munch!”
Chomp chomp chomp!
“Here, please have some soup while you… Hiiiek!”
Aeso, who was bringing egg soup in case he got thirsty, had a fit and pulled her hand back.
It was because of how Namgung Cheon-gang looked when he reached out to take it while inhaling the egg fried rice.
Tears streaming down his face with cheeks puffed up like a squirrel with a mouth full of acorns.
Ugh, what an unsightly appearance.
Regardless of that.
Namgung Cheon-gang drank the egg soup Aeso handed him in one gulp, then buried his face back in to inhale the egg fried rice.
“Mmph, delicious! Chomp, chomp!”
“…”
Is he human or a demon?
Looking at the ten stacked plates, he seems like a demon.
But seeing how he speaks, he seems human.
“One more bowl, no, two more bowls!”
The egg fried rice was already cleanly emptied.
Namgung Cheon-gang added one to one and shouted.
“Two, two egg fried rice!”
Aeso clicked her tongue and ran to the kitchen, then came out with egg fried rice in both hands.
The Head Chef who was watching from the kitchen had already prepared them, thinking it wouldn’t end with just ten plates.
“Here, here, hiiiek!”
“Kyaaak!”
He snatched them with a crazed expression and inhaled again.
After one meal period (30 minutes).
“…Whoa.”
“What is that thing…”
“…My goodness.”
The customers eating at Jingyuelou, the Head Chef, and the owner were all equally shocked with their mouths agape.
Well, how could they not be surprised when over sixty empty bowls were stacked on the table?
Thirty of those plates were.
“Phew, now I’m finally full, burp, ah, sorry!”
Namgung Cheon-gang’s, who burped refreshingly with a face full of vitality and then apologized, and the remaining thirty plates were,
(っ˘ڡ˘ς):Piii.
Emptied by Baekseol.
Baekseol sitting on a chair placed next to Namgung Cheon-gang, patting her bulging belly.
Pat pat.
“How cute.”
“So endearing.”
“I don’t know what that thing is, but it’s adorable.”
Everyone smiled warmly at the sight of her patting her belly.
“You’re satisfied too, Baekseol-a.”
“Piiik!”
“Right? It’s the best, isn’t it? Jingyuelou’s egg fried rice?”
Each grain of rice is perfectly stir-fried and fluffy.
The scallion flavor and fire aroma are just right.
The egg has the yolk and white mixed just right, creating an exquisite savory taste.
And that’s not all?
With chili oil added, the salty taste is also enhanced, perfectly satisfying this Korean from a past life’s palate.
You can’t find egg fried rice like this anywhere else.
Head Chef of Jingyuelou, could you actually be a fellow reincarnator?
That’s probably not the case, but it always makes me think that.
“Huhhuhu! This is why I can’t quit Jingyuelou’s egg fried rice!”
“Th-thank you for loving our Jingyuelou egg fried rice so much, Young Master. But did you starve for several days? This is the first time I’ve seen you eat this much.”
Aeso asks with trembling pupils while looking at the stacked plates.
To such Aeso, Namgung Cheon-gang answered while picking his teeth with a toothpick and putting his arm around her shoulder.
“Aeso, Aeso. Try going on a trip for half a year. It’s natural to miss your hometown food.”
“That hometown food is egg fried rice?”
“Of course.”
“Isn’t egg fried rice a basic inn dish?”
“If my heart says it’s hometown food, then it’s hometown food.”
“I really can’t win against your words, Young Master. But what is that cute thing next to you?”
“Peng, no, North Sea Albatross. This little guy is like a child I obtained in Namman this time.”
Since it hatched from an egg I fixed, it’s like my child.
“Ah. But wait, isn’t the North Sea Albatross a bird that lives in the North Sea? Are they in Namman too?”
“Oh. You know more than I thought? You even know the North Sea Albatross’s homeland?”
“When you work as a servant, you hear and learn many things. Anyway, I didn’t know there were North Sea Albatrosses in Namman too.”
“Mm, well.”
Honestly, it wasn’t a bird.
It was called Sinchung Baekjeop, a silkworm larva.
After meeting Elder Brother Sijo, it somehow became a North Sea Albatross.
‘If I told her this, even Aeso wouldn’t stay quiet.’
I might become the first Namgung direct descendant to get grabbed by the collar by a servant.
‘I can’t be the first as the worst Namgung direct descendant.’
Therefore, Namgung Cheon-gang.
“Aeso, treasures originally recognize their owners. The moment I set foot on Namman soil, this little guy felt it too. ‘Ah, the handsome genius blacksmith I’ll entrust my entire life to has finally arrived.’ Since I’m a handsome genius blacksmith who creates miraculous items one after another, fortuitous encounters naturally come seeking my face and skills, don’t you think?”
He answered with a gentle smile.
Then added a finishing touch with a wink.
Aeso smiled just as gently.
“Oh my, really. How insufferable, Young Master.”
“…”
Was that too much?
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