It took him half a day to read through the entire technique and absorb all its intricacies. When he was done, he put the book down and sighed.
"Having this technique will not only greatly ease the difficulty of what I want to do, but also increase the quality of the end result," he mumbled while scratching the stubble on his chin. "It's far better than the technique I had before."
"Sorry, old man," he chuckled fondly as he remembered the teacher he got this technique from.
"Anyway," he said while standing up from the chair he'd been sitting in. "That means I'll need to fuse my ice an lightning before I get started on the forging."
Suddenly, something flashed before him, and Eira appeared. She pouted a little and poked her fingers together. "D— Does that mean its going to take longer?"