Night had fallen, and we were lying in bed, naked.

  The bed was a mess, and the bnket was on the floor. Holding each other, we stared at the ceiling. Then, Hephaestus turned her head to look at me. I did the same.

  "Was it good?" she asked.

  "It was great. What got into you? You were way more aggressive than usual today."

  "Do you want me to tell you the truth?"

  "Of course."

  "It's because I was jealous."

  Hearing Hephaestus' words, my eyes widened instinctively. Jealous? But of who? Luana? But she's been dead for a long time.

  Besides, she died in another world.

  Hephaestus doesn't know that, but…

  "You were jealous of a dead woman?" I chuckled, but Hephaestus pced a hand over my mouth, silencing me. She looked at me angrily and said:

  "I was jealous of Tsubaki! Do you have any idea how I felt when I arrived at the training field and saw you lying in her p? I even thought about killing her!" Hephaestus said, staring into my eyes.

  I could tell her anger was genuine, so it was best not to joke around.

  She removed her hand from my mouth, and I said, "You were jealous of Tsubaki? Hahahaha."

  Despite promising myself I wouldn't make a joke, I couldn't help but burst into ughter.

  Hephaestus just stared at me in silence.

  "I'm sorry… HAHAHA… Sorry. It's just funny."

  "It's not funny at all! Tsubaki is a beautiful and attractive woman, of course I'd be scared that you might be interested in her! So when I saw you lying in her p..."

  "There's no way I'd ever fall for that woman. She spends the whole day beating me up. I'm not a masochist, you know? I was 'lying' in her p against my will after she kicked me in the chin!"

  "She kicked you in the chin!?" Hephaestus looked horrified.

  "It was so fast I couldn't even react. I passed out instantly."

  "I need to have a word with her..."

  "You can come to training with me tomorrow," I said, caressing Hephaestus' face. Even though she could be scary, she was adorable when jealous.

  Hephaestus stayed silent, staring at me for a few seconds before speaking.

  "About that… You won't be training anymore starting tomorrow."

  "Hm?" I didn't understand what she meant.

  "Tsubaki decided to end your training earlier than expected."

  "..."

  Hephaestus was acting like a guilty puppy. I immediately understood what had happened.

  "You canceled my training because you were jealous of her..." I said.

  Hephaestus' cheeks turned red, and she looked away, avoiding my gaze.

  "..."

  I stopped caressing her face. Just as Hephaestus was about to say something, I couldn't hold it in anymore.

  "Pfft… hahahahahahaha. Are you serious? Hahahahaha!"

  "Why are you ughing!? I'm sure you'd do the same thing!"

  "Hahahaha, sorry, I can't help it."

  "Idiot!" Hephaestus jumped out of bed, still naked, and ran to the bathroom.

  "I did it because I care about our retionship!"

  Hearing her words, I kept ughing.

  Tsk!

  Hephaestus clicked her tongue and entered the bathroom. After closing the door, she opened it again and shouted, "And don't even think about coming in!"

  I heard the door lock.

  I kept ughing as tears welled up in the corners of my eyes.

  "My god, she's so cute!"

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  The next day arrived, and I went to the training field in the morning. But unlike usual, Tsubaki wasn't there waiting for me.

  I also checked the dining hall and walked around the corridors, but she was nowhere to be found.

  "What did Hephaestus say to her?"

  She never told me exactly what their conversation was about.

  But since I wasn't going to train today, maybe I could have some fun in the training room?

  I headed there first and then went straight to the storage area.

  I took out all the Refined Rank swords I had forged and pced them on the ground. Then, I began analyzing them one by one.

  "I thought there were more swords with the same abilities..."

  There were several swords, but most of them didn't have matching abilities.

  Two swords had the ability Impact LV1.

  Two swords had Strength LV1.

  Two swords had Quick Attack LV1.

  All of them also had a secondary ability. So, I started combining them.

  The first sword now had: Impact LV2, Frost Aura LV1, and Sharpening LV1.

  The second sword now had: Strength LV2, Weight Adjustment LV1, and Fmes LV1.

  The third sword now had: Quick Attack LV2, Cutting Wind LV1, and Impact Absorption LV1.

  I looked at the three swords, satisfied.

  "They're all weaker than my current sword. I haven't tested some abilities, like Frost Aura, Sharpening, Cutting Wind, Weight Adjustment, and Impact Absorption. Should I test them?"

  In the end, I got too zy to do it.

  I stored the three swords away again and removed some ores from my inventory.

  "Since I'm here, how about forging another high-level sword?"

  Excited, I turned on the forge to start heating the mithril.

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  The heat of the forge surrounded me, the orange glow of the fmes reflecting off the silvery metal inside. The mithril began to melt under the intense heat. I watched closely, waiting for the perfect moment to remove it.

  Once it was ready, I pulled the metal from the forge and pced it on the anvil.

  With the special hammer I had found inside the dungeon in hand, I began shaping it.

  Each strike sent sparks flying through the air, and the metallic sound echoed in the workshop.

  With every hammer blow, the shape of the bde began to emerge. I struck with precision, spreading the metal evenly, ensuring there were no fws. Once the base shape was ready, I quenched the bde in the special oil I had prepared beforehand. The loud hiss was followed by thick smoke rising in spirals.

  After the heat treatment, I grabbed the whetstone and began sharpening the bde.

  The friction between the metal and stone produced sparks, and each movement made the sword sharper. When I felt it was enough, I raised the bde to inspect it. The mithril shimmered under the workshop's light, reflecting a bluish hue.

  Now, it was time for the finishing touches.

  I picked up the hilt and attached it to the bde, securing it with reinforced rivets.

  The moment I completed everything, the mithril's glow intensified.

  The bde shifted into a deep silver, with golden lines appearing along the bde as if veins of energy ran through it.

  A status window appeared before me:

  [You have forged a Level 1 Legendary Sword]

  [The ability Lunar Ssh LV3 has been added to the sword]

  [The ability Absolute Resistance LV3 has been added to the sword]

  [The ability Shadow Dance LV3 has been added to the sword]

  ParodyGirl