An Old Country Bumpkin Gets Invited

“The sharpness is something I’m curious about, too!”

Kurni looked at my sword, eyes sparkling as the words slipped out.

Oh, you’re curious too? Really curious?

Of course you are. I’m curious, too. I can’t wait to swing this longsword. I can’t exactly do that in the middle of town, so I’ll have to find a suitable place.

“Unfortunately, I don’t have a testing ground here. I think I mentioned that before.”

“Yes, I know.”

I nodded in response to Balder’s words.

Well, this was the Central District, right in the heart of the capital, Baltrain. Land wouldn’t come cheap, and setting up a testing ground would take quite a bit of space. Expecting him to build one here was asking a lot.

Besides, there were only so many places in town where you could freely swing a sword. Maybe I should head back to the Knights’ Order headquarters and see how the sword feels at the training grounds.

“Oh, right. The Zweihänder seems to suit Kurni.”...