Isekai Nonbiri Nouka

Chapter 312

Village Five, big ground in front of Youko’s mansion .

A lot of people have gathered .

It is very lively .

They are smiling too .

I’m sitting in a chair at the corner of the ground .

It is comfortable because there’s a roof that can block sunlight… . .

But what’s with the height of this chair?

Is this for guardsmen?

I can even see something far away .

Next to me, Youko made a grand declaration .

「Everyone, I have kept you waiting . From this moment, I declare the start of the blacksmith showdown! Participating teams come forward!」

According to Youko’s declaration, people moved to free the space at the center of the ground .

And there, the participants appear .

This showdown is a team battle .

It seems like it is not realistic to perform blacksmithing work alone .

Gutt and his two disciples showed up along with two unfamiliar beastkins as they formed the beastkin team .

Those two unfamiliar beastkins are helpers that Gutt called from Howling Village .

It seems like they’ll take on the challenge with the five of them .

On the other team is the group of dwarves that gave Youko an ax . They are the trigger of this event .

Their number is… . 6 people .

Without asking anyone, I named them ax dwarf team .

There are also three more dwarves only team aside from the team of dwarves that are supposed to pick up the imprisoned dwarves .

It seems like the imprisoned dwarves split into three teams and participate .

Let’s call them prison dwarf A, prison dwarf B, and prison dwarf C teams .

Another team is a team with dwarf participants but there are demons too .

It seems like a team led by the dwarves of Village Five .

Let’s call them the Village Five team .

As I mentioned above, this will be a showdown of six teams .

After taking time to look around, Youko nods solemnly .

「Each team, declare your wishes . 」

This is a blacksmith showdown .

The winning team will have their wish granted .

Of course, only if their wish is feasible .

In order to not ask for anything impossible, they will need to declare their wishes before the showdown begins .

The first one to declare is Gutt from the beastkin team .

「We have no wish . However, that dwarf over there, if we win, you can’t say that we’re not skillful enough . 」

Gutt glares at the ax dwarf team .

On the other hand, the ax dwarf team

「We wish to buy magic iron powder at a low price . We can make better weapons than those beastkin blacksmiths over there . 」

The beastkin team and the ax dwarf team glare at each other .

Let’s ignore them, prison dwarf A, B, and C .

「「「Amnesty!」」」

Village Five team .

「Free eat-all-you-can-eat at the village council hall’s canteen . 」

Youko nodded and confirmed that there was no problem .

At the same time, Loch, who was next to her, records them on a paper .

「All right, then… . 」

Youko came to me .

Though I have been instructed to say things in advance, I’m still nervous .

「In this showdown, I want you to forge a sword hatchet . You are free to decide the blade length . Now, let the game begins!」

There was a loud cheer .

Then, each team heads towards the blacksmith workshop at the foot of Village Five .

For this match, that blacksmith workshop has been constructed .

One location for each team so six workshops .

Each of those places has the same thing .

A large amount of material is also prepared in the material storage area .

It is said that a craftsman has to think about everything else himself .

Good luck to all of you .

Now .

While sitting on the chair, I watch each team leave the ground .

The crowd stays where they are .

Their line of sight is concentrated to me .

I know .

「Then, let’s start the Village Five Festival . 」

After my declaration, there was a louder cheer than before .

Village Five festival .

The festival in Village Five that Youko and the holy maiden Celes had planned for a long time .

They prepared for it while preparing the place for Gutt and the dwarves to compete .

The residents of Village Five are more interested in festivals rather than the blacksmith showdown .

There are smells of various foods flowing from stall to stall around the ground and the main street .

Though it took ten days to prepare for the blacksmith showdown, everyone is also preparing for the festival at the same time .

In those ten days, people come from neighboring towns and villages .

Not only customers but also merchants .

Michael-san from Goroun Company was particularly enthusiastic .

There are a lot of stalls .

From Big Tree Village, several oni maids also participated .

Unlike the usual, they take a little more time to serve since they have to take payment but they are really popular .

I wonder if the camping coach I brought is conspicuous .

This festival is great since it is not limited to food, there are also entertainments like music and simple competitions .

It will last for one week .

Though you might think that a week-long festival is too long, the blacksmithing showdown takes place in over a week .

Youko said that she already adjusted things for it which means she has already assumed things will be like this from the beginning .

My participation is only at the beginning and at the end which is so simple… . .

Maa, I already left everything about Village Five to Youko .

I’ll get off this chair and enjoy the festival… . . ah, I have to go around with guards?

I enjoyed the festival .

Three days later .

One of the ax dwarves requested an audience to Youko .

「Acting village chief-dono, I wish to express our gratitude for preparing the location of the showdown… . 」

「Is there a problem?」

「There is, I’m losing focus on the showdown . 」

「Did something pick your interest? You are being served with food and alcohol, are you?」

「We are grateful for that too but… . there’s really something that caught my attention . 」

「If it is difficult for you to say, I won’t force you . Is it alright if I send spectators to the forge?」

「It’s dangerous so don’t . 」

「If you really want to, then do it but it is still too early . They won’t appreciate the current status of our work . 」

「Right . The blacksmith showdown is not really something that can attract guests . Don’t be angry . 」

「But that’s not… . . 」

「What is your request?」

「Hnn?」

「Don’t you have something to ask me?」

「… . . regardless of the result of the match, I want to know the mechanism of that transforming wagon . It is wonderful . 」

「Is that all?」

「The food and the alcohol they offer, the line is too long . We’re in the middle of a competition so we can’t line up . 」

「I understand . I’ll arrange it . By the way, that alcohol over there came from there… . do you want to give it a try?」

「Please, by all means . 」