The Return of the Legendary Golden-Handed Blacksmith - Chapter 135

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Episode 135
135.
-It’s a Hammer!
“!”
The additional reward the Great Dwarf God had mentioned was none other than a Hammer.
-He says it’s exactly the equipment you need!
“It’s certainly something I need right now.”
If it was a Hammer from the Great Dwarf God, it would undoubtedly be a high-spec piece of equipment.
‘Since it’s a god’s Hammer, after all.’
Jin-woo let out a slight laugh.
“I should prepare at once.”
Before entering the tower.
After gathering all the materials, Jin-woo
headed toward the dwarves who had assembled. They currently stood before the Lava’s Glory like prisoners.
“Don’t worry yourselves. Just enjoy the festival.”
“……Thank you.”
“Thank you for retrieving the Iron Helm.”
They spoke awkwardly.
“There’s no need to apologize so much.”
Jin-woo said, looking at them.
‘They can’t help but think it impossible.’
A blacksmith defeats a dragon and becomes the savior of the Iron Helm?
‘It’s a difficult thing to believe.’
“I’ve already received my compensation.”
The dwarves bowed their heads, then left with a few awkward coughs toward the Central Plaza. There, a festival for the savior of the Iron Helm was just beginning.
And then.
“I’ve returned with reinforcements!”
Big Hammer had returned.
* * *
MiTube.
Jin-woo’s name was being mentioned repeatedly across various communities.
KBC conference room.
Inside the room sat a producer and a large man.
“The momentum is extraordinary.”
The KBC producer spoke to the large man seated across from him.
“What happens now?”
He was Slayer, the user who had been signed as KBC’s main talent.
Slayer frowned at this absurd situation.
This ratings war should have naturally ended in KBC’s victory.
They had surpassed OBC’s competition and claimed the top spot on Netflix.
It was what he’d expected.
Based on this result, he’d thought he could secure whatever he wanted next.
But then a variable emerged.
A massive variable that came from JBS, whom he’d barely paid attention to.
“We’re currently at number one on Netflix, aren’t we? There’s no need to worry too much, is there? Though the view count trajectory is certainly significant.”
“Netflix has signed an additional contract. With JBS.”
At the producer’s words, Slayer’s expression hardened.
That meant Netflix had officially recognized JBS’s achievements.
“I’m quite taken aback as well. I never expected JBS to achieve this.”
JBS had never been considered a competitor in the first place.
Including Slayer himself, countless others would have felt the same.
Even the KBC producer who’d recruited him had said the only rival worth watching was OBC.
But the results left him astounded.
“It’s well over fifty million, Jeong-su.”
The producer unconsciously called Slayer by his real name.
That’s how unbelievable this situation was.
The video uploaded to JBS’s MiTube channel currently had fifty-three million views.
It had already surpassed the entire population of South Korea.
“It’s gaining traction overseas and climbing steadily. The momentum continues to build.”
The producer’s expression darkened.
“If that video had also been released on Netflix…….”
The numbers were already clear.
“They would have beaten us.”
Netflix and MiTube.
Because the numbers couldn’t be directly compared, they could claim to still be competing. But had the video launched on the same platform, Slayer would have been relegated to second place.
“This is…….”
Slayer clenched and unclenched his fists repeatedly.
“How is this possible?”
“It shouldn’t be.”
The producer sighed deeply.
“It shouldn’t have happened. Have you watched the video?”
“No. I haven’t.”
“If you watch it…… you’ll roughly understand why things have turned out this way.”
The KBC producer had watched the video.
And he couldn’t help but acknowledge it.
Why the view count was so high.
Why Netflix had approached JBS with the offer.
“He’s orchestrated the entire game alone.”
Jin-woo had begun to reshape the board by himself.
JBS, which everyone had mocked, was now beyond ridicule.
Jin-woo, whom they’d said couldn’t succeed as a blacksmith, had completely reversed that judgment.
No one.
Truly no one had predicted this outcome.
“JBS has pulled off a complete reversal with this.”
JBS had been cemented as minor-league in New Gene circles due to a string of failures.
Once an image is set, it doesn’t change easily.
But Jin-woo had flipped that script entirely.
“PD Han In-gu must have planned this. Planned it thoroughly.”
The KBC producer pressed his palm to his forehead.
“He must have had real conviction to pull this off. Internal opposition had to be fierce.”
Internal and external forces must have tried relentlessly to dissuade Han In-gu. Yet somehow he’d pushed through.
If this had failed, Han In-gu’s career at JBS would have been over.
But he’d won spectacularly.
“It’s become a three-way race.”
JBS, which hadn’t even been considered a rival, had climbed to the top.
A three-way race?
The KBC producer knew better. This wasn’t a three-way race.
Based on current trends, they’d already fallen behind in the rankings.
To JBS.
To Han In-gu.
No.
To Jin-woo. JBS was clearly in first place now.
“So then…….”
Slayer spoke.
“What happens from here?”
“The contract is for three episodes, so we’ll see three parts total.”
“And since JBS has also signed with Netflix…….”
“Yes. Now the real competition begins.”
At those words, Slayer’s eyes hardened.
“Starting with episode two, it’s direct competition. On the same platform.”
For now they were split between MiTube and Netflix, but from episode two onward, they’d compete on the same Netflix platform with identical metrics.
Slayer exhaled slowly.
“Don’t worry.”
Slayer rose from his seat.
“The decision has already been made within the guild.”
Leap, the guild Slayer belonged to.
Leap, currently ranked number one among New Gene guilds, viewed this broadcast as a platform to cement their top ranking.
With Slayer, their flagship dealer, and the guild’s image broadcast to the world, the number one position would solidify, and Leap would become synonymous with untouchable power.
But now that strategy would backfire—the advertisement’s purpose would be lost, and their iron grip on first place would inevitably crack.
“The second video will begin with an inter-guild battle and proceed to a tower clear. And we don’t intend to just clear any tower.”
Leap had already prepared their main storyline.
“You know towers have different difficulty levels, right?”
“Yes. I do. Are you saying…….”
“We’re going to clear the Trial Tower.”
Tower clearance difficulty was divided simply.
One star through five stars.
“We’re going for a four-star.”
The tower cleared in episode one had been three stars.
“There’s no room for failure. Leap will back us up properly.”
“……!”
Leap had committed.
The KBC producer swallowed hard. If Leap was making a move like this, everything changed.
“We’ll show you. I’m going to give it everything this time too.”
He’d barely slept before, but now he was willing to forgo sleep entirely. He had his pride.
* * *
“So be it, Big Hammer!”
Big Hammer had finally secured their cooperation.
“For our covenant.”
“For our brothers! Let us make for the Iron Helm!”
The Iron Helm was in dire straits.
“My thanks! The Iron Helm crumbles even as we speak. We must make haste!”
Big Hammer rode through day and night with his reinforcements at his side.
Whoooosh—
The air reeked of sulfur as they approached the Iron Helm.
Upon arrival, Big Hammer cried out loudly.
“I’ve returned with reinforcements! Now the dragon’s threat is ended…… huh?”
Big Hammer was bewildered.
“……What is this sound?”
A loud noise was coming from the Iron Helm.
“Ah……! Have we come too late?”
As Big Hammer rushed closer, confusion washed over him.
“……Laughter?”
“Big Hammer. What’s happening? Why is there laughter?”
“That can’t be right…….”
Big Hammer was astounded.
As they neared the city, a dwarf spotted Big Hammer and his reinforcements and shouted.
“Our Big Hammer has arrived!”
“And he’s brought aid!”
“What is the meaning of this? Have we surrendered to despair!?”
“No, Big Hammer.”
Then Hairun stepped forward.
“The Corrupted Dragon, Shadow Wing, has fallen!”
“……Fallen? That cannot be. How could such a foul beast possibly…….”
The dwarves’ greatest warrior and their finest hunter had both failed. How could anyone possibly have slain this worst of dragons?
“Our Honorary Dwarf defeated it!”
“……Honorary Dwarf?”
“Greetings.”
Jin-woo smiled and bowed.
“Human. You are human, are you not?”
A human as an Honorary Dwarf—impossible!
Big Hammer’s expression suddenly shifted to shock.
Whoooosh—
A powerful force of earth surged before him.
“The Great Dwarf God……?”
It was unmistakably the presence of the Great Dwarf God.
The reinforcements Big Hammer had brought were disciples of the Great Dwarf God.
They immediately recognized that power.
“A Divine Oracle descends!”
“Let us hear the Divine Oracle!”
One among them who could hear the Great Dwarf God’s words stepped forward.
“The human before us…… is not merely an Honorary Dwarf, but a true Dwarf…… so He declares!”
“……?”
This was official recognition from the god himself.
“He has slain the Corrupted Dragon and brought peace to the Iron Helm, He says! Therefore…….”
Big Hammer fell silent.
“We must acknowledge him. A festival must be held in his honor, He commands.”
“…….”
Big Hammer blinked slowly.

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