The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

Who told you to go out without a helmet?

With his hands bound, Sigurd had no way to avoid Vener's deadly headbutt, and the dark light in his eyes was extinguished by the blow.

After the medical team rushed onto the field and confirmed that Sigurd was otherwise unharmed except for a head injury, the referee nodded and announced the result of the match.

"The winner is Mikazuki!"

Chapter 226 Sigurd's Furious Outburst

"It's dented so badly."

Looking at the shallow, thumb-sized dent on Thief's Armor's chest, Vena couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

This is the spot where Sigurd's counterattack hit, and it's also the only mark left on the Thief's Armor to date.

"You should be grateful. That was an armor-piercing weapon specifically designed to target armor." Anna glared at Vena, annoyed. "Not only did it not pierce through you, it even blew out the spearhead. How are you going to compensate me?"

"Do you want to listen to what you're saying?" Vena put down the thief's armor, turned to look at Anna leaning against the door, and narrowed her eyes with a puzzled expression.

“Sigurd bought his gun from the Chamber of Commerce, and you broke it on the first use. This will make others doubt the quality of our Chamber of Commerce’s products,” Anna said deliberately.

“Then I’ll make you a suit of armor, and you can advertise it as being specifically designed to prevent armor penetration.” Viner’s reply was clearly a joke.

After defeating Sigurd, Viña immediately gave up on the rest of the match, and it took him a long time to figure out what had happened.

Generally speaking, armor-piercing weapons can effectively counter heavy armor, even across a different tier.

In other words, a C-rank armor-piercing spear is sufficient to penetrate most B-rank heavy armor.

However, this thief's sword armor only resembles armor in appearance; in essence, it is a variant sword with a special shape.

This means that armor-piercing guns are completely ineffective against it.

If armor penetration is not the goal, a C-rank armor-piercing spear is actually inferior to a regular spear of the same rank.

Spears counter swords, and armor-piercing weapons counter heavy armor; this should have been a situation where the user was doubly countered.

When calculating the effectiveness of spears against swords, the Thief's Blade Armor is considered armor; when calculating armor penetration against heavy armor, the Thief's Blade Armor is considered a sword.

Viner got all the benefits, and even with his thick skin, he felt it was a bit shameless.

When a C-rank weapon and a B-rank weapon collide at full power when both sides are evenly matched, the outcome is self-evident.

"If you really do it, I'll definitely hang it in the most prominent place in the store." Anna didn't take it seriously, instead asking about other things, "But is this really a good idea?"

"What's wrong?" Wiener asked, puzzled.

"Shouldn't you be in the workshop completing Her Highness the Princess's request right now? What if you accidentally get injured during the ranking competition?" Anna asked with concern.

Although college teachers will be on hand to assist students during ranking matches in order to prevent them from suffering serious injuries, the competition will still be held.

However, minor injuries such as bruises and fractures still occur from time to time.

If a blacksmith injures his hand, he will be unable to continue working.

“You mean this?” Viner understood Anna’s concerns. “Actually, I’ve already finished it.”

"So it was already finished...you finished?!" Anna exclaimed in shock.

“What’s so strange about that? The blueprints are ready-made. How long will it take to make an axe?” Wiener asked, puzzled.

“…Sometimes I really don’t know what to say to you.” Anna shook her head helplessly in response to Viner’s words.

She knew Wiener's skill level all too well. And Wiener rarely spoke carelessly about matters of forging.

But he also has something that I don't know if it can be considered a flaw.

He always felt that if he could do something, others could do it too.

Little did they know that the artisans of the Valentin Chamber of Commerce spent two whole days studying the blueprints for the rusted case provided by Viner.

The blueprints for the Basara Axe are more than ten times more complex than those for the Rust Armor.

"Should I contact Her Highness the Princess for you now?" Anna asked.

After all, Edel's status is what it is. Sending Schuster to deliver materials to Venus was already the limit for her. How could she possibly appear in a first-year alchemy workshop by herself?

Therefore, Anna still acted as the middleman, and the handover took place inside Valentine's shop.

It all depends on when this princess will be able to free up some time.

"Let's contact each other again in a few days," Viner advised.

He didn't want the client to think the task was easy just because he completed it quickly.

Therefore, non-urgent requests should be postponed until the deadline.

"This is clearly a great opportunity to score points with Adele, isn't it?"

Anna's face showed a hint of amusement, as if to say that it would be a pity not to seize such a good opportunity.

"She can't just pull out a second set of replica blueprints for the Hero's Legacy for me right away," Viner said nonchalantly.

Another legacy of heroes.

Since returning to the academy, Venere has been constantly bringing up the topic of the hero's legacy, prompting Anna to finally ask, "Are you really that eager to hear about the hero's legacy?"

“Yes,” Viner admitted without hesitation, “this is related to my breakthrough to the level of a master blacksmith.”

While the blueprints for the Basara Axe provided some inspiration to Viña, they also raised more questions for him.

Although he managed to forge a decent A-grade replica, he always felt that something was missing, which made Viner feel that something was not right.

Therefore, he needs more inspiration and references to verify his ideas.

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After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Venere carried the packed weapon case and left the shop to go home.

They had only gone halfway when they were stopped again.

"Vina!"

Wiener looked in the direction of the sound and found Sigurd, whose head was wrapped in bandages.

They are clearly Wiener's masterpieces.

Stay calm, you absolutely must stay calm.

After repeatedly warning myself not to burst out laughing, I finally asked, "May I ask what's the matter?"

"I heard that all of Mikazuki's weapons and equipment were made by you?" Sigurd looked at the weapon case behind Venus.

Having spent a fortune on weapons that were easily destroyed, Sigurd naturally wanted an explanation and, incidentally, a replacement.

They happened to bump into Vina as she came out of the shop.

This time, however, Sigurd had clearly done a lot more homework.

“It’s me, and then what?” Venere said calmly.

"I know we had some disagreements before, but it's okay, we can let bygones be bygones."

"All I need to do is make me a set of Mikazuki's armor as well," Sigurd said shamelessly.

"I reject."

Sigurd hadn't expected Wiener to refuse him, and he suppressed his anger, continuing, "Credits and materials are negotiable."

“Then you should prepare five thousand credits first.” Wiener deliberately quoted an exorbitant price.

"Don't push your luck." Sigurd's expression changed slightly, and his tone carried a hint of threat.

Wiener, however, was not afraid at all.

"Is this how you ask for favors?" Wiener retorted.

"Even if you could afford the price I quoted, I have no obligation to build it for you."

"Fine, fine." Sigurd laughed angrily. "I gave you a chance."

"If you think you can talk to me like this just because you have a cowardly guy backing you, then you'd better wait and see."

"Even without the weapons you forged, I will still defeat Mikazuki completely."

Chapter 227 Rikka: Touching

In Sigurd's eyes, commoners had no right to oppose a nobleman.

Not to mention, why would a craftsman who can only hide in the safe rear refuse a herald who is charging on the front lines?

He was unaware that Vena was Mikazuki, and Mikazuki was Vena.

It was simply Mikazuki's victory that gave Wiener the courage to rebel.

But this was not what Wiener had in mind at all.

Having defeated the prideful Sigurd in a humiliating manner in front of everyone, Wiener had already calmed down and was no longer willing to stoop to his level.

He only needs to win once against opponents of this caliber, and he will never lose again.

But Sigurd had already fallen into a trance.

"Okay, I'll pass on the message. So please move aside." Venere was too lazy to argue with the other party any further.

Sigurd, however, did not give way at all. Even when Venere took the initiative to go around him, he would stand in front of Venere again.

"What else do you want to do?"

"I just wanted to see what else was in the box."

Now that the pretense of civility had been broken, Sigurd made no attempt to conceal his intentions and reached directly for the weapon case that Wiener was carrying.

As Viner was about to dodge, someone else moved faster than him.

"...Felix."

Sigurd secretly exerted force with his right hand, but still couldn't break free from the other's grip, so he had no choice but to call out the other's name.

Felix was dressed in a classic sailor uniform, the hem of which swayed gently in the wind, and two swords were strapped to his waist day and night.

Seeing that Sigurd had stopped struggling, he let go of him and then ran to Vina to separate the two.

"Are you going to protect him?" Sigurd asked.

Felix nodded.

“...Then I’ll give you face this time.” Sigurd rubbed his right wrist, then looked at Vena. “I hope you’ll have someone to protect you next time.”

Noticing that all eyes were turning in their direction, Sigurd quickly turned and left.

Even if Sigurd loses his temper, he shouldn't actually lay a hand on a classmate on campus.

Although Mikazuki defeated himself, he was not unscathed.

Knowing that it was Vena who was in charge of repairing the Mikazuki equipment, Sigurd was 90% certain that the iconic armor was in the box on his back.

Since Vena is here, Mikazuki probably hasn't gone far either. Sigurd tried to use this move to force Mikazuki out, but unexpectedly Felix interfered.

Felix's fighting style is very different from Mikazuki's, and Sigurd, who has fought both of them, is not so sure that Felix is ​​Mikazuki.

After Sigurd left, Felix turned to face Viner.

Eyes facing each other.

“You’re not Felix,” Venere looked into the other’s eyes, sensing something amiss, “...you’re Rikka, aren’t you?”

Felix nodded slightly.

Just as Felix once wore the Thief's Armor to fight in ranking matches for Venus, Rikka, since her creation, has often worn a hood and served as Felix's Stand in ranking matches.

The stated purpose was to increase the sample size and enrich combat experience.

"well done."

Since he was wearing Felix's face, Venere subconsciously patted the other's head to show encouragement.

As a result, Rikka followed suit and reached out to stroke Venus's head.

This, on the contrary, made Wiener somewhat uncomfortable.