"Nimaaa, the food is ready," Arin called out to me from the dining area next to the kitchen of this small house.
"Since the food is ready, I'll just wear my katana." I put on my katana at my waist and straightened it.
Nima hurried towards the dining area where Arin was.
"Wow, what's with that sparkling katana? Is that your new weapon?" she asked, walking towards me out of curiosity.
"Yes, this is my new katana," I nodded and slightly drew the katana to show it to Arin.
"Can I see it?" she asked, hiding her excitement from me.
"Yes, sure. Just open it. Don't be surprised," I handed her my sparkling katana.
She immediately pulled the katana out of its sheath.
"Wow, no way, is this entirely made of diamonds?" she looked at me, wide-eyed.
"What do you think… haha."
"How is it possible? Even small diamonds are incredibly expensive. But this katana is entirely made of diamonds; it's like a walking jewelry, not a weapon. It's a shame to use it for combat with such beauty. And it must be very sturdy because it's made of diamonds. The most important thing is how can a weapon be this light? It's so cool."
"Did you forget we are in a diamond mine? (Well, technically not from this mine)"
"Oh… right. Can I have one like this?" she pleaded with her beautiful face that I couldn't resist.
"Since my weapon is unique, there's only one. Would you mind if I make yours from a combination of diamonds and mithril?" I tried to offer her first because I already had a surprise for her.
"Yes, yes, I want it!" she nodded enthusiastically. Her feet seemed to be on tiptoe.
"I've actually prepared for this in case you wanted it, so I already have it ready from the beginning." I took out the katana from the dimension storage I made along with my katana.
"Wow, the scabbard is so beautiful. Thank you, Nimaaaa," she jumped with joy and hugged me tightly.
She immediately pulled the katana out of its sheath.
The blade, made of diamonds, and beautiful carvings reflected light in various directions. With a mithril handle and comfortable leather grip, it was not only elegant but also suitable for Arin's charming white body. It added to her gracefulness, truly looking magnificent, charming, and enchanting.
"The blade is as beautiful as yours; I really like it."
"Thank goodness."
We enjoyed the meal served in front of us and rested immediately.
On a bright morning in the lush green forest, Arin and I tried to explore the surrounding area. Arin also wanted to try her new weapon. We searched for the nearest monster.
"There it is, why is there an iron golem in a forest like this?"
"I don't know, but it seems hard, so it should be suitable for your new weapon, Rin."
"Of course, hehe."
She immediately tried to strike it with normal strength but only left scratches on the golem's body.
"Wow, it's really tough."
"Try aiming for its ankle," I shouted to her from a distance.
Arin nodded and prepared her skill.
"(This is the first time I've seen Arin fight. She looks even more charming when fighting. Damn, my heart is pounding.)"
"First Sword Technique, Moonlight Gleam," she used her skill and swiftly moved towards the golem.
Her magical power flowed through her sword, emitting an extraordinary aura. This pressure. Haha. Indeed, mithril rank is truly remarkable. She slashed the golem quickly and powerfully from six cardinal directions, as if there were six people attacking. She was truly amazing. My woman. Uh, I mean, my comrade. Ahem.
I approached her.
"Mithril rank attacks are indeed different, strong and elegant."
"It's nothing special, don't exaggerate. It's because of the sharpness, strength, and most importantly, it's very light." She blushed slightly at my praise just now.
"Is that your sword skill?" I asked curiously.
"It's different, any form of attack, whether using a sword or any weapon, is called 'technique,' not 'skill.' Only detecting metals like what you did is called a skill, don't you know." She explained to me, who knew nothing about this.
I fell silent.
"(Damn, it seems like I've misunderstood a lot. I really don't know anything about this world. Even so, I'll still use the term 'skill' to make it easier.)"
"Haha, of course, that's enough testing. Let's go back," I turned around and walked the other way.
"Wait, it's not fair that I'm the only one testing my sword. At least you should too. Luckily, there's another golem over there. I really, really, really want to see the movements of your katana. The beautiful movements you did when hunting the Salamander, I still remember them until now," she pulled my clothes tightly, not letting go of her grip.
"Sigh, okay, okay," I agreed, nodding slowly and resignedly.
I immediately went to face the golem.
"(Would 'swordmaster' skill suffice? Seeing Arin do it seriously earlier, she seems really tough.)"
Creating the 'empty sword' skill...
"Breath of Darkness, Second Empty Sword, Vertical Slash"
Nima walked calmly and peacefully towards the golem with her hand ready to swing her sword, the golem charged towards Nima who was walking. The calm aura of the sword emanating from her katana felt both calming and frightening at the same time. Suddenly, Nima moved quickly, beyond the eye could follow, and had already passed through the golem, the golem split vertically quickly, without being followed by Arin's eyes.
Arin was surprised by what she saw. What was even more surprising was she didn't hear any sound from Nima's sword slash.
"It sounds so silent and empty, like falling into endless darkness, nothing happens, no one is there, just loneliness, silence, no sound. Although no matter how fast a sword strikes something, it always makes a sound even if it's small, but this is so silent and the surroundings also become silent, there's no sound at all. This technique is different from before, which I saw was more colorful and beautiful, and the swing was sharper. This one feels silent and very strong, even though it's very strong, but the swing of the sword feels very gentle."
Suddenly, Nima was beside her and patted Arin's shoulder.
"Done."
Arin was surprised because Nima was suddenly beside her, even though earlier she was clearly still near the golem she had just killed. Without making any sound at all, and Arin couldn't feel her aura.
"How could you slash without leaving any sound? It was so silent like that?"
"(I can't say it's the new skill I just created, right? Oh well)... umm.. maybe I just got lucky."
"Oh, once again, it's a secret… typical," she replied sarcastically and turned her face away.
We returned to the mine and looked at the finished diamonds before leaving the mine.
"Wow, they're so shiny, beautiful... so many diamonds." Arin held one of the diamond cubes, looking very eager to have it.
"(She looks so sweet, damn)"