chapter 15
Episode 15 – To Glessius Academy (2)
In response to a question from his relative, Serbona, Serin placed his sword, Diamant, on the table.
Serbona looked at her with a questioning expression, not understanding what her Serene was doing by placing her sword on her table.
“Why are you putting the diamant on the table? “To end your career as a prosecutor?”
“That’s not it.”
In response to Serbona’s question, Serin took out her sword from her scabbard.
Then, Serbona’s face, which was full of doubts, disappeared and gradually began to look filled with surprise.
“This…” “Diamant?”
“That’s right. “It’s the sword her grandfather used.”
“It doesn’t make sense… ….”
Serbona’s gaze was fixed on the diamant placed on the table.
No matter how well it was maintained, the Diamant was a sword that had been in the hands of humans for a long time.
As a result, the color when it was just made was very dull, and the blade also had a lot of scratches.
However, the diamant currently placed in front of Serbona did not show a single scar from its long history.
If you said it well, you could believe that this was not a Diamant, but a carefully crafted imitation of the Diamant.
However, Serbona had the experience she had accumulated while working on her black feather and the insight she had developed from watching the diamants for a long time.
Through this, she had the ability to distinguish whether the famous sword was real or fake.
Serbona said that at first she thought Serin was pulling out a fake diamant to make fun of her.
But the sword that Serin took out from her sheath was the Diamant, the treasure of the Ekatos family.
When Serbona saw Diamant, who had transformed into a neat figure, she remembered one piece of news.
Some time ago, a piece of information was delivered from the Oak Tree Village.
‘An ability user with such great skills that she was able to completely hide her own skills was discovered.’
And that her own cousin, Serin, was put in charge of escorting the person that the information appears to indicate.
Finally, the diamond returned to its original state when completed by the craftsman.
Serbona combined the information available in these circumstances and came to the following conclusion.
‘It is clear that the man in the information from the Oak Tree Village did something to Serin, who was guarding him, and that something must have had an influence on Diamant.’
Serbona decided to go back slowly rather than in a hurry, but she was so curious about what happened to Diamant and Serin that she couldn’t contain her curiosity.
“What on earth happened to Diamant?”
So she gave up asking questions in return and asked Serin directly.
When Serin saw Serbona like that, she reacted as if it was natural.
“You know. “This time, a man named Pathos appeared in Oak Tree Village.”
Serin told Serbona about her journey from the Oak Village to Belsarem.
Serbona was angry at the part where the diamant was broken, but she couldn’t help but admire the part where Pathos used his abilities to completely repair the diamant.
“You fixed the diamant so easily? “With just three hammer blows?”
“That’s right. “I saw it with my own eyes, but I couldn’t believe it.”
Serin answered Serbona’s question by nodding her head.
Serbona, seeing her like that, stuck out her tongue.
“That’s ridiculous. You know very well what the Diamant sword is made of. “It is a sword made of steel that was carefully refined by a dwarf craftsman who was recognized as a ‘master craftsman.’”
From Serbona’s excited mouth, information about what kind of sword Diamant was was flowing out.
A sword made of steel that was carefully refined by a dwarf craftsman who was recognized as a master craftsman.
This meant that there were only a few blacksmiths skilled enough to repair this sword.
The reason he was given the title of master craftsman among the dwarves, a race of craftsmen, was because he was truly an unparalleled craftsman.
“Okay. That’s why even most craftsmen said they couldn’t repair a diamond. It’s a sword that’s too well-made for them to mess with. Well, I guess I don’t have the ability to repair a sword.”
“But even a dwarven craftsman cannot repair a sword if its blade is broken. “Even the most skilled dwarf craftsman said it was impossible to repair a broken blade.”
This was precisely why Servona was surprised.
No matter how good the craftsman is, he cannot neatly reconnect a broken blade.
Even if you connect it, it will break again soon after.
“If, as you said, a man named Pathos completely repaired the diamant.”
“The value cannot be measured.”
Serbona and Serin were thinking the same thing.
How many weapons, armor, shields, etc. Have appeared in this world throughout history?
However, most of the weapons have not survived to this day because ‘perfect repair’ was impossible.
No matter how skilled a craftsman is, can he return a blade that has shrunk by a third after using it for a long time to its original state?
The answer is no.
That is why Serin and Serbona did not dare to measure the value of the man named Pathos.
These are black feathers. Those who collect information about everything and give value to that information and objects.
Even from the point of view of Serbona, who had risen to the position of deputy director of the Black Feather who handled information for a long time, the value of the man named Pathos was inestimable.
“So, what are you going to do?”
“I will invite Pathos to my family and ask him to repair the ‘Stormbringer’.”
Serin confided her own plans to Serbona.
The plan was to entrust the repair of the new sword ‘Stormbringer’ used by the founder of the Ekatos family to Pathos.
“What is the price? How are you going to pay for it?”
In Serin’s words, Serbona pointed out one thing she had forgotten.
Let’s say Serin brings her man named Pathos to the family and asks him to repair the Stormbringer.
Will he really say ‘Yes!’ And kindly repair the Stormbringer?
“What would you do if I asked you for yourself in exchange for repairing the Stormbringer?”
“… ….”
Serine couldn’t say anything to Serbona’s words.
What should she do if Pathos asks Serine for everything she has in return for repairing the Stormbringer?
Serin realized that she had never thought about this.
I don’t know what Pathos will ask for in return for repairing the founder’s relic and family treasure.
Of course, it is known that he has no fighting ability, but Justin announced that he was a fearsome man who maintained his composure until the end even under pressure.
She had to consider that if she did not pay the price, her family could fall due to pathos.
Justin, the branch leader of the Belsarem branch, has enough strength to not be pushed aside even if he fights against the vice-leader of the Imperial Knights. It was clear that the power of Pathos was so great that he told them to be careful.
“If he says he wants me…” “I am willing to sacrifice myself for my family.”
After much thought, Serin expressed her true feelings.
“But Pathos is not that kind of person. “If he was that bad, he would have wanted me in return for repairing the diamant.”
“… ….”
“At least the person named Pathos that I saw with my own eyes wasn’t that bad of a person. “That is my conclusion.”
Hearing Serin’s words, Serbona sighed and said.
“Okay. At least you have better eyes for people than me…….”
Ser Bona recognized Serin’s human-seeing eyes, so she nodded her head with a helpless expression.
However, there was something that both Serbona and Serin did not know: Pathos likes people with great tolerance.
Of course, Serin and Serbona’s tolerance was not small, but it was not enough to satisfy Pathos.
Even if Pathos stopped by the Ekatos family and healed the Stormbringer, and her family offered Serin as a bride in return, he was the one who would refuse.
Because Serin’s tolerance was very small.
In the Erasto Chronicle, the heroine named Mina, whom Pathos likes, was ranked in the top ten based on the size of her tolerance alone…….
Serin may have increased her tolerance by using the ‘legendary elixir’ that is said to be hidden somewhere in this world, but the current Serine is just ‘Heroine 1 of the Erasto Chronicle’ to Pathos.
“Thank you very much. Thanks to our customers, our flight was no longer delayed. Thank you!”
“It’s a comfortable ride by carriage, but I can do this for you.”
At the same time, Pathos, the man who became the subject of Serin and Serbona’s conversation, was making his presence known to the people around him by fixing the wheel of the carriage he was riding.