A few days had passed, and I had already returned to using my training room. I spent the last few days farming excelia and points almost all day. I trained with Tsubaki in the morning, had lunch, and then returned to training.
I only stopped after ten at night, when Hephaestus came home and was ready to go to bed.
After farming so many points, I finally ranked up! I've now reached Rank F! It's not a high rank, but the probabilities have improved a lot. Here are my current chances:
[ Rank F Probabilities ]
[ Failure 1% / Common 30% / Refined 50% / Rare 17% / Legendary 2% / Ancestral 0% / Mythic 0% ]
With the items I have, my chances of forging a legendary item are now at 7%! That's amazing. I'll definitely be forging more legendary items from now on. "Though honestly, I've already been really lucky and have been forging legendary items quite often."
But aside from the probabilities, nothing really changed.
I thought I'd get a new skill after ranking up, but it didn't happen. I was a little disappointed, but there's nothing I can do. "For now, all I can do is keep improving and see what happens."
I feel like once I reach the next rank, I'll receive something special!
So, I opened the system to take a look.
Name: Eryk Martin
Forging Skill – Rank F
[234/20000]
"Now I need 20,000 points. If I farm every day, it shouldn't take too long… I think. I'll also be facing the 10th-floor boss soon. Maybe I'll get a massive point bonus from that."
Feeling excited, I left the training room late at night.
I didn't have anything else to do, so I decided to take some of the money I earned from selling the magic stones I collected and go have some fun at a nearby bar. I wanted to invite Hephaestus, but she was busy.
Since I'm not someone who drinks a lot or causes trouble, Hephaestus doesn't mind me going out for a drink—but she has told me she wants to go with me someday. It's just that she's always busy.
And when she's not busy, I am.
We need to schedule some time to go out together.
Even though we're married, the only thing we ever do together is have sex. We've never gone on a proper date or anything like that. I understand the reason: not everyone knows about our relationship.
Still, more and more people are starting to recognize me as "Hephaestus' boyfriend." Most don't even call me by name—they just call me that. It's kind of annoying.
'But whatever. It's not worth getting bothered over.'
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The next morning, when I woke up, Hephaestus was sleeping beside me. I got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash my face before heading off for my daily training session with Tsubaki. While looking in the mirror, I started making plans for the days ahead.
There are some things I need to take care of.
I need to keep improving my falna, defeat the boss, and then talk to Hephaestus about my own workshop. I think it's time I start showing the world my swords and armor.
Even though my rank is still a bit low, it's fine.
I'm only going to sell items that are rare rank or lower anyway.
Selling a legendary item to someone could completely disrupt the balance between adventurers. If an adventurer level four or higher got one of my legendary weapons, they'd become way too overpowered!
I only gave one to Tsubaki because she's part of the Familia and a friend!
'Alright, I'll keep farming excelia for a few more days, then I'll go face that boss. I think the sword I'm using now is good enough for the job.'
But I'll still try to forge something better in the meantime.
"And maybe… I should invite Hephaestus on a date too…"
"Invite me to what?" Hephaestus asked as she walked into the bathroom.
"I was just talking to myself, sorry. I was thinking about what I should do over the next few days."
"Don't you think you're overdoing it?"
"No, it's fine. I need to keep pushing forward to fulfill the promise I made you."
"Promise?"
"Yeah. The promise to become the best blacksmith in the Hephaestus Familia. Did you think I forgot?"
"You're still thinking about that!?"
"Of course. It was a promise I made to you."
"I…"
"You didn't take my promise seriously? I figured as much."
"Back then, I still had doubts about you. But you've shown me that you really can become the best blacksmith. I just don't want you to push yourself too hard because of that. In time, you will become the best—I have no doubt. You don't need to go to extremes."
"I already said it's fine." I turned to Hephaestus, held her cheeks, and kissed her lips. "Let's have breakfast. I've got to head to the training field to work with Tsubaki."
"Speaking of which, I heard she gave you your new armor."
"She didn't give it to me—we traded."
I left the bathroom, and Hephaestus followed.
"Either way, be careful. I don't think it's a good idea to let people know too much about your skill. The things you forge are on another level—they're not normal."
"I trust Tsubaki. It's fine."
"I trust her too. I just want you to be careful."
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After training with Tsubaki, I had lunch and went back to my training room to continue farming excelia and points. Right now, my main focus is on excelia—not points. I want to raise my stats as much as possible.
I don't know if I'll be able to level up through forging in the future, but for now, the important thing is to strengthen my status!
So, I got started.
I grabbed some mithril, heated it up, and started hammering to gain points and excelia. After that, I broke the blade and melted the metal down again. It's a repetitive and tiring process—but it's worth it.
I'll have to keep doing this for a few more days. After that, I'll ask Hephaestus to update my falna.
"Then I'll head to the 10th floor to face the next boss."
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