Violet: I'll go first, go to my place when I give you the signal.
Violet immediately teleport out of Sunz and Sword's sight.
*Only Sunz and Sword are left on the beach*
Sunz: Oh yeah, forgot to thank you for the training. It's help out more than it should.
Sword: My pleasure. It will be a waste to see you all die at such a young age… but what part of the training are you talking about?
Sunz: The part where you subtly help me get used to fighting against heavy weapons. If that didn't happen, I wouldn't have been able to block the zweihander.
Sword: That's part… consider yourself lucky. It took one life to save many.
Sunz: Are you saying… you came up with that lesson because one of your students died?
Sword: I was born to teach myself not others. Teaching you was not an obligation, but while sitting in here watching them underperform made me annoyed, and had to step in.
Sunz: Wait, underperform? I thought everyone you taught was skillful.
Sword: Sure some of them are and some are in due time, but most are like you, have the potential, just don't know how to unlock it.
"The student that died was good, better than you physically. They were so good that I've never had to step in. Winning every fight they got themselves into, until they met someone that was stronger and wielded a bigger weapon."
"This is when experience comes into play. Normal heavy weapons I've encountered before, but they haven't. So with one swing, they die… and that was one of the first death that hurt me, because I didn't do anything."
"So I tried to fight the fragment of the person that killed them, and for the first time in forever, I broke down every detail of that enemy. And the result I got was, they were not surviving after that match."
"But like always there is a small chance that they could have survived. So I turned that misfortune into something that you were able to use. I didn't watch your match but that Grimm guy. And his zweihander? Weren't as strong as that 'Misfortune Bringer'."
"I was struggling at the start when fighting them. Their strength was overwhelming, even more than of a dragon."
Sunz: Kind of sucks that this training doesn't increase my real-life strength.
Sword: Well, that lesson was only acted as a strength measure, to know if you are fuck or not. And everyone is built different, for you, strength is not something you should focus too much right now.
"Increase your low stamina pool and train your mind. You are probably the glassest canon I've ever taught."
…
"It's time to go, Violet just send me the signal."
Sword snaps his fingers to teleport him and Sunz to Violet's location.
To Sunz's surprise, he didn't expect to visit the place he first met Violet.
Sunz: Sooo… the next activity is here. Are we forging? Because that is the only activity I can think of.
Sword: Probably, she is only good at two things, fighting and forging.
"Hey, Violet! We are here!"
*Quick and loud sound of footsteps echoed through the building*
*The sound comes to a stop with a loud door open*
Intense hot air blasted out of the room with Violet welcoming Sunz and Sword in her blacksmith outfit, with an enormous authority aura.
Violet: Welcome to HELL! Sunz!
Sunz: How are you even scarier than before?
Sword: Because you are entering her domain.
Violet: Come on Loser get in! *walk away* AND CLOSE THE DOOR!
Sunz: Is she giving me nick name now?
Sword: You did nearly lose without her help. *walk in first*
Sunz followed behind Sword and closed the door.
Inside the smithy, the heat is way more intense than the first time visited and the layout is also completely different, with only a hall leading to the forging station. As they got closer, the heat was also getting more scorching.
Sunz: Hey Sword, is it possible to faint in here? I know that my body is fully awake, but this heat is fucking scary.
Sword: I did say there is no time skip in here but maybe you can break that rule, haha.
Sunz: How are you still the same?
Sword: I visit this place from time to time so I'm used to this environment.
Inside the forging station, there is a big forge in the corner of the room, normal smithing tools hang on the wall, some are scattered across the room, inside of metal buckets. Then there are three anvils arranged in a triangle shape.
Violet is opening windows to ventilate the room, Sword is going to one of the empty stations and Sunz confusingly approaches the other empty station.
Sunz looks at all of the tools and materials in his station, grabbing and putting them down like he doesn't know what to do.
Violet approaches Sunz station: Well, how are you enjoying this environment so far?
Sunz: It's a bit hot but I'll manage.
Violet: We all sweating like crazy, no need to act tough. Water is dripping out of me like crazy.
Sunz: Dripping? Doesn't your outfit absorb your sweat?
Violet: Yeah, you are new so you don't know this. Our clothes don't actually absorb water.
She rotated her arm down toward the floor, and then a small stream of water dripped down and vaporized when it hit the floor.
"See, waterproof. I even have water slowly dripping down my legs as we speak."
Sunz: ok, I don't need that much information.
Violet: True, if you don't like this we can make your clothes absorb water again.
Sunz: No, this might be better, wet clothes are worse than this environment… That must suck for you back then, working in that outfit and it getting drenched every day.
Violet:… well well well, look like that Yellow hair girl did change you a bit. I like you a bit more now. Because of that, I'll pay more attention to you.
*Slam a paper onto Sunz's station*
"Complete this order for me~. Also, remember to hold it tight and pound it hard."
*leave*
Sunz takes the paper and reads what's on it.
"katana blade"
"thin katana blade"
"rapier blade"
"Tutorial - Heat metal and smash it with a hammer."
"ok…"
Before he started working, Sunz watched Sword and Violet to see how they smith because he had no idea what he should do.
First, they both pick a piece of metal from their station, Violet then puts her metal into the forge then uses a set of tongs to pull out a piece of red hot metal.
Sword way is way more different, he pulled out a knife and ignited it with fire, then stabbed it into the piece of metal to heat it up to the same color as Violet's metal.
Then the two of them grabbed a hammer and started hammering their metal.
(I guess that's how they d-)
"HEY! IF YOU GOING STAND THERE AND WATCH! PUT YOUR INGOT IN THE FURNACE!"
Sunz's thoughts were cut off by Violet screaming at him.
Sunz: I'm sorry! I'll do it now *franticly chooses his ingot*
Violet: Fucking kid, wasting everyone's time.
Sword:…
After grabbing his ingot, Sunz makes his way to the furnace and places two third of the ingot inside then waits for it to heat up while watching the other two work.
After waiting around near the hot furnace for some reason, Sunz saw that the metal Violet was working on had cooled down and she was making her way to the furnace with the beat-up ingot being held by the tongs.
She placed her ingot back into the furnace and grabbed the other ingot that she put in before.
Violet: What are you waiting for? Your ingot is ready.
Sunz moved his arms to grab the tongs and grabbed the ingot with it without saying any words.
Violet: Hold it tight! Drop it on the floor, I'll kill you!
Sunz followed her instruction with fear across his body and a pair of eyes watching all of his movement until he reached his station.
Violet took the other ingot back to her station and started working on it while keeping an eye on Sunz.
Sunz after having a firm grip on the ingot with the tong, grabbed a hammer from his station and remembered the words that Violet told him before.
*klink*klink*klink*klink*klink*
Hearing the sound that she wanted to hear, Violet diverted her eyes away from Sunz and focused on working the metal.
Time passed as everyone focused on their project and after an amount of time, everyone finished their project. Sword finished creating his weapon, Violet finished creating 5 different weapons and Sunz is still on his first blade.
Violet walks over to Sunz's station to check on him: Hey kid, how you doing? Sword and I already finished with our work, while you are still on that blade. Something wrong?
Sunz: Oh, no. I'm fine and this smithing is kinda fun.
Violet: Ah yes, smithing is fun indeed but it's also important for you to finish your job. I see that you have finished this blade, but why haven't you moved on?
Sunz: I don't know, you said this blade is finished but I don't feel like it is finished.
Violet grabbed the tongs that were holding on to the blade: What do you mean it's not finished? It's look good, easy to swing like your first katana and *slides one of her fingers across the blade* it very sharp, see I bleed.
Sunz grabs the tongs back: I know, but… after learning and knowing what I can do with my Elements. This blade doesn't spark that much joy anymore.
Violet: Hmm *places a hammer onto Sunz's station* even the perfect sword is imperfect in the wrong hand. As blacksmiths, all we can do is keep hitting it until we are satisfied.
Sunz grabs the hammer and asks: Do I need to heat it up?
Violet: It's already thin enough but your choice.
Sunz holding the tongs with the blade in one hand and the other hand holding the hammer. After pondering for a moment, he struck the hammer and… broke the blade in half.
Violet
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"When I said all of that, I also mean an imperfect sword still better than a broken sword… but beginner mistake so I'll let you off this time."
Sunz:...
Violet: ehh? Are you ok kid? Did your body reach its limit?
The arm that was holding onto the tongs suddenly stabbed the hand that was holding onto the hammer.
Violet:…
Sunz: never…been…better… I guess.
Violet: What was that for?
Sunz: My intrusive thoughts get the better of me… Also, were you about to kill me?
Violet: Yes I did! Broke another one in my home, I'll send you back like last time.
Sunz: I'm sorry, but I didn't break it, instead I somehow modified it to my liking.
*pulls the blade out of his hand*
"I can now restrain my opponent without hurting them."
Violet glanced at Sunz's hand: You sure? It's bleeding, not too much but still.
Sunz wipes the blood from his hand with the suit: Still a work in progress and I have to thank you for that.
Violet: What do you mean? This is just something I do to relax.
Sunz: While forging my sword, I can feel the importance of the weapon's length and width. I hope you can teach me more about forging.
Violet: I can't believe it… Sword what you said was right, it does feel rewarding when they learn the lesson you were trying to teach.
Sword: That's why I'm still the best after teaching millions of them.
Sunz: Wait, you were actually teaching me?
Violet: I wish that was how it was from the start. Like I said before, this is something I do to relax. I've never intended to teach you, but you did show me that you want to learn, so I'll give it a try.
Sunz: That's generous of you.
Violet: Well, don't take it the wrong way. He is still your main teacher and I'll teach you things that might come in handy. Your fighting style matched him more than me.
"But I'm more strict than him, so be careful."
Sunz: What if I need to break another sword to get the result I want?
Violet: Eh, as long as you reuse it, I don't mind.
Sunz: This is not a trap right?
Violet: Kid, my father didn't let me use the good metal until I restored a blade to its former glory. So I know where you stand… right below where I was.
Sunz: Not wrong.
Violet: So Sword, it's your turn to choose the next activity, but I need to take a bath after this long day of work. I'll signal when I'm ready.
Sword: Got it, see you later.
Sunz: See you later too.
Violet: Yeah, bye bye boys.
*Sword teleported himself and Sunz out of there*
Sword: Well want to take a bath, because I am.
Sunz: Sure, she said the sweat doesn't stick to our clothes but it still feels annoying.
Sword: Great, then I know a place.