Published at 26th of December 2025 7:40 am

Chapter 482: Only Those With Strength Can Push Through With Sheer Force.

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Woaaaaah!? Hey Ed, what the hell was that!?

Heh. Hows that? My splendid skill

Youve ruined my plan to coolly save you when youd be crying after pathetically having your sword deflected!

I dont care about your plan!

I hit Taruho for spouting his selfish delusions. But for some reason, Jigu also dropped his fist on my head.

Ouch!? Hey, what are you doing, Jigu-san!?

What am I doing? You idiot! Youve ruined the Armadillos materials! Most of the reward for this comes from the materials, you know!

Ah

The buying price for an Armadillo was one silver coin per beast. That might seem like a good price, but in reality, the extermination reward was only 20 copper coins, and the rest was all from selling the materials.

And naturally, the valuable material from an Armadillo was its hard shell. When hit with a hammer, it dents a bit but the deduction was small. Even burning it with fire doesnt damage the shell much as its heat-resistant its a weakness because the contents inside get boiled so Brans magic, which slowly roasts it with medium heat, doesnt damage the materials too much.

But what I did was

Oh man, what are we going to do with this? If it was just a little chipped at the edge it might be okay, but they wont buy it when its completely split in two, you know?

In that regard, Tia-san is amazing. Since she stabbed it from the belly, the shell isnt damaged at all. Its rare to find someone who can take down an Armadillo in such perfect condition.

Ehehe, thank you, Bran. Your magic was amazing too!

R-really? Its rare for a woman other than Rena to praise me, so Im a bit embarrassed.

As Jigu sighed exaggeratedly, Tia and Bran laughed happily together. Taruho put his arm around my shoulder as I stared at them blankly, grinning.

Hmm, not good, Ed-kun. Did you get carried away trying to show off? But you know, you shouldnt kill them in a way that doesnt make money, right? Should I show you an excellent example again?

Shut up.

Annoying. Gross. And his breath stinks. Normally, punching Taruho when hes being annoyingly clingy was a right guaranteed to all of humanity, but this time I cant talk back because my response was poor.

I mean, well, yeah. I wont deny that I was trying to show off a little. But who would have thought that such a small bit of vanity would bring about such an unreasonable fate!

But it really is cleanly bisected, isnt it? Its probably because you got a good sword, but senpai is really amazing! Alright, I cant lose either!

Then Luka, who had been looking at the Armadillo that Jigu and I had bisected, said this and drew the sword at his waist. The extremely thin and slender sword was so soft and flexible that you might doubt if its really made of metal, swaying gently just from being held.

Hey Luka, are you really going to do this? No matter how you look at it, that weapon cant handle an Armadillo, right?

Heh heh heh, well see about that. Senpai, please watch me carefully!

Haha, I got it.

I wave back to Luka, whos smiling and waving at me. Then Luka sets his sights on a nearby Armadillo and slowly approaches it.

There, there, dont be scared Huh?

Luka was using a cat-coaxing voice, but unfortunately, it didnt seem to work on the Armadillo. As the curled-up Armadillo came charging while rotating, Luka somehow inserted his sword under its body and flexed it, bouncing the Armadillos body upwards.

Huh!? No way!? How can you do that with such a sword!?

Theres a trick to it. Do you know, Taruho-san? Being soft means its harder to break than adamant! Now for the finishing blow!

Kyuii!?

As the launched Armadillo slammed into the ground under its own weight, it let out a squeal and stretched out. Not missing this chance, Luka thrust his sword into the gaps between the Armadillos overlapping shells, and the Armadillo, cut from the inside, screamed and died.

And with that, extermination complete! How was that, senpai? Im pretty amazing too, right?

Yeah! Youre really something!

As Luka came running up happily, offering his head as if wanting to be patted, I patted his head as he hoped. Lukas face, narrowing his eyes in pleasure, looked just like a cat.

I mean, he really is incredibly skilled. With skills like these, he should be able to hang out with people who earn much more than us Oh, right, I think he was looked down upon because of his age, and thats why hes with us was it? I feel like it was something like that.

So now everyones taken down one each, right?

No, thats not right. Jigu-san hasnt yet. Right, Jigu-san?

Ugh

Oh my~ Surely the most senior skilled swordsman, Jigu-san, isnt going to end up not taking down even one, right~?

O-Of course not! Watch this! Where is it! Wheres the next Armadillo hiding!

Provoked by Taruho, Jigu gritted his teeth and looked around. He soon foubd his prey, but sadly, Jigu was just an ordinary swordsman. He slashed at it many times but couldnt land an effective hit, and finally, when he tried to imitate Luka by inserting his sword into the gap between the shells, the dying Armadillo twitched its body, causing the trapped sword to snap with a crack.

Aah!?

Ah

Oh dear

Wow

He did it

It broke

As we all look on with indescribable gazes, Jigu looked at his broken sword with a sad face. Although he managed to take down the Armadillo, its clearly a loss with just the battered shell and the extermination reward.

Ha, hahaha I just had it sharpened a little while ago

These things happen, Jigu-san! Right! Everyone thinks so too, right!?

Thats right. You fought against an incompatible opponent, so it couldnt be helped.

Im sorry, Jigu-san. Its because I suggested this unnecessary thing

Taruho, Bran, Luka, dont make such faces! This is what I decided and what I started! So the one at fault is me Ugh.

Ah Um, Jigu-san? Actually, Ive become a bit capable at blacksmithing If youd like, shall I fix it?

Huh!?

Jigu turned to me in surprise as I timidly offered.

C-Can you do it? Its not just a little chip in the blade, its completely broken

Well, somehow This much should be fine.

I smiled ambiguously as I took the sword in hand. If it were a famous sword it would be different, but with this, Id normally melt it down completely and reforge it, but considering Jigus mental burden, Ill keep that a secret. Theres a big difference in cost between repair and reforging, after all.

But of course, not right away. Id need to borrow the towns forge.

Thats fine! Its more than enough! Oh, what a relief. If I had to buy a new sword, Id be seriously holding my head in worry. Alright, I lost todays match! Ill treat you all to drinks, so lets head back right now!

No, we cant let Jigu-san treat us in his current state right, Bran?

Thats right. Then Taruho and I will finish up the request, so Ed and the others should go back to town with Jigu-san. Well give half the reward to Ed, and you can use that to fix Jigu-sans sword.

Eh, is that okay? Wont your share be too small compared to the work you did?

However, Bran smiled gently in response to my question.

Its fine. We help each other out when in trouble, and Ed too right?

I understand.

Given the meaningful look hes sending my way, it seems Bran has figured out that I intend to pay out of my own pocket. In that case, it would be ungracious to stubbornly refuse.

Well then, shall we head back, senpai? Ill take care of Jigu-san.

Yeah, thanks Luka. ets go, Tia, Jigu-san.

Okay~ I kind of wanted to rampage a bit more, but I guess it cant be helped.

Ugh, my sword

There, there, itll be alright, Jigu-san. Until we reach town, Luka and I will be your sword.

Sword Luka is my sword? So you were a man after all?

? What do you mean?

Dont mind it, Tia. Itll rot your ears.

Smiling wryly at Jigu, who managed to slip in a dirty joke even in this situation, we all head back to town together.

By the way, a few days later, Jigu would cause a commotion by excitedly claiming Ive obtained the sword of God! but thats another story.

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