The following morning, Meliodas left his house and went towards the guild. On his way over, he pulled out his iron sword that he had bought before going on the Ogre mission. Despite it being new, his overwhelming strength coupled with cutting Ogre's hard skin had caused the sword to already have cracks forming in the blade. Meliodas swung the sword around a few times in front of him. He looked down at the blade, looking at his reflection and frowned.
'I can probably use this sword a few more times at best. It's only been a few days and it's already cracked. I shouldn't have been a cheapskate and bought a more expensive one. Although then I wouldn't have been able to buy my booze…' Meliodas sighed and sheathed his sword again as he began walking to the guild hall. 'I need to get a new sword…one like Lostvayne'
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Meliodas finally arrived at the guild. By this point the guild renovations had been complete. The guild looked far more extravagant than its previous appearance, now looking more like a castle. The front of the guild had two large towers at both sides of the entrance with Fairy Tail symbols above them. To the left of the entrance, was a small souvenir shop, although it was still closed.
Meliodas entered the hall and noticed that the guild felt slightly serious today. He wondered what was happening and went towards the person who would have the most knowledge about this. He sat down on the stool and called Mirajane over.
"Yo!"
Mirajane smiled and greeted Meliodas.
"Meliodas, welcome back. How was the mission?"
Meliodas replied with a deadpan expression.
"A little annoying."
Meliodas changed the subject as he was more curious about what was happening in the guild.
"But enough about that. What's going on with the guild? Why did it suddenly become so tense?"
Mirajane's smile slightly fell as she explained.
"Most likely because of the new recruit."
"Me?"
"No, not you. He is sitting over there." Mirajane said while pointing towards the direction of a black haired fellow with piercings over his left eye who was eating chilli out of a metal bowl. After finishing his chilli, he proceeded to eat the metal spoon along with the bowl.
"What's wrong with him? He just looks broody. A nice mug of ale will cheer him up." Meliodas commented, ignoring the fact that the man just ate the bowl and the spoon.
Mirajane explained the situation with Phantom Lord that happened before Meliodas joined. Meliodas had heard little pieces of information about it formerly, but didn't know the exact details.
"That's Gajeel. He was a member of the Phantom Lord guild. They are the ones who destroyed our guild and hurt our members. Actually, he was the one that was directly responsible for damaging the guild and attacking our members."
Meliodas understood the situation and looked again towards Gajeel.
"I see.. So why did you let him join?"
"It was the master's decision. But everyone is on edge because of it."
"No wonder everyone is so angry."
"So, what are your plans for the day." Mirajane said, changing the subject.
"I have to take care of a few errands for today. Nothing major." Meliodas responded. He quickly gulped down a mug of ale and said goodbye to Mirajane. Mirajane waved goodbye to Meliodas who was now walking towards the entrance.
Meliodas looked one more time towards Gajeel's direction before leaving the guild and made his way towards the blacksmith shop he had visited the other day.
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Meliodas arrived at the blacksmith shop and was greeted by the same viking looking fellow he ran into before.
The giant man remembered Meliodas since he was there just a few days ago.
"Welcome back lad! Ya lookin for a better sword?"
"Yeah. I was using the one I bought the other day and it already has a few cracks in it." Meliodas said as he pulled out his iron sword and placed it over the counter.
"What!? This may just be an Iron sword, but it was still extremely well made. Who were you fighting with it?"
"Well they were some pretty tough guys. And now I'm going to need another sword. A much more powerful sword then what I had."
"The best sword I have is this one." The owner said as he brought out a sword from the backroom.
"Crimson Tempesta. It's the best Magical Sword I have. It's 1.3 million Jewels."
Meliodas eyed the sword which looked like a scimitar. It had a red blade with a golden guard and hilt.
"Do you mind if I try it?"
"I don't mind if you hold it but don't swing the sword in here. It possesses a unique holder type magic that generates a combination of wind and flames."
Meliodas held it for a few moments before putting it back down. It was definitely a powerful sword. Meliodas also noticed the strange symbol on the blade of the sword. It was a musical note. Even if he could afford it, he didn't really like the style of the sword.
Meliodas turned toward the owner.
"Can you do a custom order?"
"You want a personally forged weapon? Sorry lad, but I only get the swords from a few blacksmiths here and there. You want one personally made, I'd recommend finding a blacksmith.
"Who's the best blacksmith around?" Meliodas asked.
"The best blacksmith lives in Clover town. His name is Thor. A lot of swords and other weapons I have here are made by him.
Meliodas remained silent for a few moments before picking up the Crimson Tempesta again.
"And who made this?"
"That-.. It was made by Musica."
"Musica?" Meliodas asked.
"Yeah, Musica is THE LEGENDARY blacksmith. He's so legendary, I even named my business after him. He used to provide a lot of weapons for this place, but I heard he rarely forges swords now. He forges a few here and there, but he's whimsical, and rarely sends out his swords to sell."
"Do you know where he lives?" Meliodas asked.
"Yeah, he also lives near Clover town, however he lives near the forest in the outskirts of town. The best way to get there is by taking a train from Magnolia Station. But I have to tell you, he doesn't forge personalized weapons anymore."
Meliodas was silent for a moment before making a decision.
"Thanks! If I want a good sword, then I am going to the best guy around."
The large man laughed.
"Which one will you be going to?"
Meliodas looked back and smiled before exiting the store.