Leveling with the Gods

Chapter 79

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Caw, kaw-!

A loud hammering sound.

The hand repeatedly tapping on the heavy hammer turned to one side. The hand held another small hammer.

Whoosh!

Repeat operation with a small hammer.

Finally, Hephaestus stopped hammering and put the incomplete metal ball back into the fire.

“Whoo-.”

The towel had dried up and turned hot because it was hung on one side of the workshop. Hephaestus wiped the sweat off his forehead with a towel.

It was hot and suffocating.

It has already been three days since he stopped moving in the workshop.

Did I overdo it?’

The requested work was piled up.

All the things commissioned were armor. Armor, shield, or accessories with special skills.

All items lacking in killing power.

“My hands are itching.”

Hephaestus recalled a huge amount of minerals in his inventory.

There were mountains of items that came to mind right away.

And half of it was raw. But Hephaestus did not build weapons, including swords and spears.

There’s only one.

There was only one sword for a benefactor.

That’s right.

“Huh?”

The sound of footsteps coming down to the workshop.

Hephaestus, who was resting for a while after wiping his sweat, got up from his seat.

“You’re here.”

There was only one guy coming into his workshop without knocking.

Furthermore, not too long ago, I heard through the player kit that I would visit soon.

‘It’s done, but…….’

Hephaestus looked at Guntlet, who was slowly cooling in the water.

‘Can he handle this, that’s the question.’

It was YuWon who fought with Ranker from the first floor.

There was no doubt of skill. By now, it might have been really rank-class.

But even so, it is the same.

It wasn’t a matter of being strong and weak.

It was a matter of qualification.

“Are you there?”

“That’s what the guy who just walked in the door said?”

When Hephaestus saw YuWon’s face, he calmed down and answered bluntly.

Soon YuWon came down the stairs. Hephaestus, who was holding his back, could see the faces of the two.

“What’s that guy behind you?”

“Oh, this is…….”

YuWon paused for a moment when he saw the hardened expression on his face.

His eyes were on Hargan’s blonde hair. Blonde hair wasn’t that unusual, but brilliant blondes like Hargan weren’t very common.

I couldn’t help but answer that.

When YuWon was about to answer.

“I’m Hargan.”

Hargan first stepped forward and introduced himself.

An undesirable expression. Hephaestus seemed to know Hargan.

“He’s my father’s son.”

“Why don’t you call me brother if you’re a king?”

“It’s too much of a brotherly fight to call it that friendly.”

Hephaestus’s eyes turned to the hammer.

“Are you here for me, too?”

“No, it’s not. I don’t think so. I don’t have the ability.”

Hargan shook his hand in a hurry.

Even if his job was a blacksmith, his opponent was a ranker.

Not a half-ranker, but a ranker who climbed the tower thousands of years ago.

No matter how much Hargan was famous for his performance in the lower-floor section, he was an unrivaled opponent.

“Then why are you here?”

“I want to see it once.”

“Me? Why?”

‘Cause I don’t trust Olympus.’

Hephaestus’ eyes widened at Hargan’s answer.

I don’t believe in Olympus.

The word came from the mouth of Hargan, Zeus’s immediate lineage, not anyone else.

“You… No, I was taught that you were a sinner. Ever since I was born. But this guy saved your brother.”

YuWon made Hargan’s eyes open.

Olympus, who believed to be everything in the world, found it incomplete.

So I decided since then.

I’d rather believe what I see than what I hear.

“I wanted to see for myself and judge. I’ve only heard of what brother Hephaestus is like.”

“Hmm…….”

Hephaestus, who set his face on his face, stroked his chin and looked at Hargan.

a brilliant beautiful blonde hair

Confident eyes and gold eyes like hair.

‘You look alike.’

Hephaestus saw the image of King Olympus, whom he admired most in the face of Hargan.

I heard a lot of rumors.

Hephaestus, who is not interested in what is going on in the world, had heard his name a couple of times, and Hargan was more famous than most rankers.

Hargan.

He inherited the blood of Zeus the most.

“So? How does it look?”

“I don’t know what you can tell just by looking at your face.….”

Harkan’s eyes scanned the interior of the workshop.

All I could see was items such as armor, shields, and pitches.

It was a short time, but Hargan felt a lot when he saw the workshop.

“You don’t build weapons.”

“…….”

“It wasn’t always like that, was it? There are so many weapons you made in Olympus.”

“Not from the beginning.”

Hephaestus looked at YuWon’s sword at his waist.

The most recent sword he made.

I don’t know how excited I was when I made that.

“Since when? I didn’t build the weapon.”

When asked by Hargan, Hephaestus closed his eyes.

Although it was short, the silence felt quite long because the conversation was abruptly cut off.

Even in silence, Hargan did not hasten to answer.

Many emotions rose and disappeared on the face. Hephaestus, who managed to erase the distressed expression, replied.

“It was after Gitomacia.”

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YuWon waited outside for Hargan and Hephaestus’ conversation to end.

The conversation between the two was long.

Gitomacia.

Since the name came out, Hargan’s heart has been beating hard.

“My weapon penetrated the hearts of the giants.”

Giant people.

One of the tribes that controls the tower. The natural strength and force emitted from the giant made them the dominant species of the tower.

“They considered Olympus an ally.”

Hephaestus, who said so, shook his head.

“No, it must have been a friend. No, I’ll say both.”

Anyway, murmuring Hephaestus looked Hargan in the eye again.

“They may point fingers at me for being hideous outside, but we shouldn’t have. The Olympus could be because there were giants.”

“Did that happen?”

“These days, I don’t know much about it. If you’re an old ranker, you probably grew up hearing stories.”

Hephaestus suddenly said, ‘When I was you.’ Ranker, who has lived for thousands of years, knew a lot.

“But when the giants began to be increasingly ostracized, Olympus declared war on them.”

Hargan’s forehead is wrinkled.

“What’s the reason?”

“It’s a political reason. There were some things that didn’t look good outside. If we just deal with the giants, we’ll be able to deprive them of the power of the people they share.”

“Is that really the only reason?”

“That’s a relief.

“What?”

“It’s like it’s all ‘for you. In fact, there are far more people who don’t.”

Hephaestus muttered bitterly.

“Including my father.”

“…….”

“That’s how the war against the giants began, Gitomachia. The giants of Asgard, the giants of Olympus, and the other guild rankers who are fighting for interest. The war grew, and the weapons I made took my friend’s life.”

YuWon bowed his head as he listened to the story.

It was the second time I heard this story.

I had heard the same story before I returned to the past. Hephaestus, then, was closer than he is now, showing weakness in front of YuWon.

Hephaestus, who cried his eyes off the past.

Perhaps it was the same feeling then and now.

It’s just that I clench my teeth and suppress my feelings to save face.

“They were sacrificed. To raise the position of Olympus. And to wipe out the disgrace of Olympus holding hands with the giants.”

“So since then…….”

“I stopped working for the Olympus. That’s when I didn’t build a weapon.”

It’s so clear.

Instead of crying, Hephaestus clenched his teeth to show anger.

“But a few decades ago, he suddenly asked me to build another weapon.”

The quick-witted Hargan understood what it meant.

“No way, again?”

“Because the giants are still there.”

“Is it happening again? “Gi-Gi-Tomakia?”

“It’s still being prepared, but in all likelihood.”

I couldn’t deny it.

Hephaestus was the best blacksmith in the tower.

The larger the war, the more influential the items he makes. One of the reasons why Olympus was able to exist now is because of Hephaestus.

If the reason for chasing such Hephaistos was because of the next period of Thomas, it would be enough.

“It’s up to you to decide which one to trust. Maybe I was wrong.”

Hephaestus rose from his seat.

I had nothing more to say.

“I will fight. With Olympus.”

With the words, Hephaestus looked at YuWon.

It’s time.

YuWon, who was still listening to their conversation, got up from his seat.

“You’re not here to introduce him, are you?”

“Yes.”

“The goods are in the warehouse over there.”

The direction Hephaestus pointed to was an underground warehouse that led downward to the workshop.

“Follow me.”

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Hargan didn’t follow and remained in the workshop.

I guess he had a lot on his mind. Although he seemed to be acting recklessly before, Hargan had quite a lot on his mind.

‘You’ll need time to clean up.’

I knew that Hargan had absolutely no faith in Olympus.

If you look at the situation on the first floor right now, Olympus was not necessarily justice.

But Gigi Tomakia was a completely different matter.

“If you accept what the man says, Olympus will no longer be justice to him.’

It’s the shaking of the pillar of Olympus that Hargan has believed in all his life.

Perhaps it will take some time to make a judgment.

“He seemed like a good guy.”

Hephaestus, who was walking a few steps ahead, took out his usual stingy compliment.

“I can see why you brought him here.”

“Is that so?”

“Are you going to keep going with me?

Hephaestos apparently thought of Hargan as YuWon’s team.

YuWon did not answer immediately.

I was still thinking.

“I’ve been thinking too much for nothing.”

“Isn’t that the same for you?”

“What did I do?”

“He still doesn’t believe everything, does he?”

“It’s still a shaky time. You don’t know where he’s going to be, so you have to wait a little longer.”

“Is it because of age?”

“That’s not all. I wouldn’t trust you if I did I?

All of a sudden.

Squeak, squeak-.

The chains were unlocked and the heavy iron door opened.

“I made it, but it was a little annoying.”

a seal chain

When he opened the door, YuWon got goosebumps at the moment, with a black light that began to flow out.

“I named it first.”

I guess YuWon didn’t like the name YuWon put on the sword the other day.

With the door wide open, Hephaestus introduced another masterpiece of his own.

“It’s Kynee.”