Ore no Ongaeshi: High Spec Murazukuri

Episode 28: Gaton's Old Story

I ask the old blacksmith Gaton about the problem of the rock salt mine near the village of Uld.

"Can't that rock salt mine be mined anymore? Jii."

"No... I still have the reserves. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's one of the best rock salt reserves on the continent."

"That's amazing."

The Mountain Hole (or so-so) tribe, who love iron and rock so much, is also an excellent miner.

Some people are able to use it in various countries as competent miners, and their wisdom eye (cancer) sometimes dictates the amount of excavation and the economy of the country.

According to Gaton's speculation with the arms and eyes of one of the leading blacksmiths on the continent, the reserves of rock salt near Uld are considerable.

We have enough salt to use in this little village.

"Is that rock salt mine someone else's property?"

"No… now abandoned and belongs to no one… if you say so, it will be the property of" qualified people who have survived the trials "

"Trial."

"Oh......"

I don't really like far-fetched conversations. But only this time was I specifically listening to Gaton.

The old blacksmith Gaton is a man of excellent craftsmanship while at the same time having a clear (vertigo) brain.

He opens his mouth carefully, clouding his words.

"Then I'll tell you straight from me. The salt in the village of Uld is in danger."

I also tell Gaton without covering up the village's salt shortage problem. This man can also be trusted with his mouth.

"Is that what happened..."

Finished listening to the village salt issue, Gaton nods quietly.

Then I decided to start talking about the mine.

"As a matter of fact, a" spiritual beast "descended on the rock salt mine..."

"He said it was a spirit beast."

"Oh... a spiritual beast..."

Old artisan Gaton speaks quietly.

Until now, more than a hundred years ago, its rock salt mines were mined by the Mountain Hole tribe. High-quality rock salts mined were said to have been distributed throughout the continent.

What to hide. Gaton, a young man, was also involved in mining while a blacksmith, he said.

"A hundred years ago."

"The Yamaguchi live longer than the humans."

"I see."

But there was an incident in such a good rock salt mine.

That's the "spirit beast" - one day, suddenly, the spirit beast descended.

"Most of the Mountain Hole tribes that worked by the Spiritual Beast were killed..."

"Right."

"Even as I was badly injured, I could barely escape. When I realized I was saved by this people of Wold..."

"Is that why you owe it to the people of Wold?"

"Oh well..."

A mysterious beast called the "Spiritual Beast” descends abruptly on this continent.

The exterior mimics all kinds of beasts, but the ecosystem is unknown. There is no regularity at all and suddenly it appears.

The people they encountered fled every disaster and disaster and said they had no choice but to destroy the land.

"Can't you get rid of it? In the Soldiers and Knights."

"I can't... the spiritual beast has a“ curse "..."

"A curse”?

Spiritual beasts are said to have many times more ferocious powers than ordinary beasts and strange abilities.

The most troublesome of these, he said, is the ability to “curse”.

Decades ago, a certain urban state sent knights in an attempt to crusade spiritual beasts from other lands.

But in front of the spiritual beast, the Knights went mad to fight each other and perished. In addition, the city state was wiped out by mysterious oddities in a few months.

"The" curse ”of the spiritual beast dies even the kingdom"

Since then, no nation or lord has had a hand in spiritual beasts. Never touch until you are gone, as the presence of contraindications.

"According to legend, there were heroes who defeated the spiritual beast in the past. To avoid the“ curse, "he tried to survive the spiritual beast on his own..."

"I mean, do spiritual beasts need to be challenged by themselves?"

"I haven't seen a hero like that in the last few decades..."

I've got more or less the story.

The beast "Spiritual Beast” possesses a strange ability to make opponents argue with each other.

That's why we can't crusade in large numbers, and we just have to defeat them with one individual's martial arts.

Furthermore, the ability of the spiritual beast to fight is high, making it difficult to have this fierce knight or warrior of another world.

"So even with mines, you can't get this rock salt..."

Old artisan Gaton stares at the rock salt sculpture on the shelf.

He said this was a product of his family's shapes, which he held selflessly a hundred years ago.

To remember them who died, and to remember the horrors of the spiritual beast.

"I got the story."

I never open my mouth.

"I'll leave when I'm ready. Lead me to the entrance to the rock salt mine."

"Hey, what!? You weren't listening to people! Kid!?"

Gaton listens back with a stunned face. Spiritual beasts are dangerous beings who can't even get their hands on a great nation.

"I was listening. I don't need a curse. I need a guide to the front."

"Not if you're joking..."

"You know I hate jokes."

"Oh... well..."

I'm still with Jii, the old artisan Gaton, for a short time. But I've been dealing with the real deal.

Otherwise I can't knit out real tools or anything for village reform.

In a way, the person who knows me best in this village is Gaton.

"Do we have a chance?

"If I can't, I'll run away. Mr. Jii, you must have been able to escape.

"Right... give me seven days to get ready..."

"Okay. We're leaving in seven days."

Old artisan Gaton said he wanted to get ready before he left.

I was just about to need some time to get ready for a crusade, too.

I had heard information about the spiritual beast in the rock salt mine. We have to take all possible precautions in advance and finally try with this body.

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I then told everyone in the village what was going on.

I honestly talked about having a salt dead and alive problem, and going out on a spiritual beast crusade to solve it.

"Yamato, it's too dangerous!

"It's impotent! Brother!"

There were many objections to this bet, which was too dangerous.

But as a last resort for the village to survive, everyone agreed.

"Will definitely come back alive"

Of course, when it gets dangerous, I'm conditioned to retreat.

(But I don't think it's that easy to escape from a spiritual beast...)

My warning signs gave me maximum vigilance. Perhaps the spiritual beast is not such a sweet being.

But don't tell anyone about my dangerous assumptions.