Chiho Li picked up the small knife, pulled out the blade and looked at the lines on it carefully, centuries of wind and frost polishing made the blade of this knife extremely tough and sharp, the blade was exactly the same length as her forearm, and it was not as hard to hold it in her hand as it was to hold those knives in the Raiden Mio room.

"Uncle, how much does this knife cost?Can you sell it to me?" Chiho Ri liked this knife very much, she seemed to understand a little bit of why Mio liked to collect swords so much, this metallic feeling was simply addictive.

"Oh, that's not going to work, this knife is a treasure in the town, and I won't sell it for any amount of money. The uncle took back the small knife in Chihori's hand and pinned it to his waist.

"Chihori, what's wrong?" At this time, Raiden Mio happened to walk up to her and glanced at the small knife on her uncle's waist, "Do you like that?"

"Well, but the uncle said that this knife is not for sale. Chiho said in a depressed voice.

Thunderbolt Mio precipitated his breath for a moment, and said slowly: "I've seen all the knives inside, all of them are vulgar, none of them can be called excellent, I originally thought that I was using a gorgeous appearance to cover up the blunt blades inside, but now it seems that even those scabbards are inferior." ”

"What are you talking about?!" the uncle suddenly became angry, glaring at Raiden Mio, "You say my knives are all inferior?, these are all things that I have made after hundreds of tempering, and there is no knife more perfect than them!"

"Yes? As a craftsman who forges knives, he doesn't even have a pair of discerning eyes. Raiden Mio took out a knife from the glass cabinet behind him, and the sound of unsheathing was slightly harsh, completely different from what Chiho Ri heard in the room yesterday, the sound that seemed to be a dragon's groan was thousands of times more majestic than this knife!

Mio hung the sword diagonally to the ground, only to see that the knife was reflected in a very rough light.

"The blade is rough, the blade is twisted to the right, and the blade is probably difficult to even cut watermelons, can this kind of thing be considered a thousand tempers?" Raiden Mio took the knife back into the scabbard and stuffed it into the uncle's hand, he couldn't bear to say anything, because these are facts, knowing that the girl in front of him is a person who knows the goods, but he still wants to look ugly here.

"It's true that this is a defective product, but the knives in the back row of glass cabinets are all of the highest quality. The uncle put the knife back in the display case, bypassed the thunderbolt Mio and walked to the back row of crystal cabinets, and took out a simple and unpretentious sword from it, this sword was rarely seen, there was neither ornate decoration nor any background, it was just a knife that the craftsman uncle had carefully forged, and he was very confident in it.

"This knife only needs one blow to shatter, and if you don't believe it, we can make a bet on the knife at your waist. ”

The uncle pulled out the blade in disbelief, and sure enough, it was different from the one just now, the blade was very smooth, and there was cold air everywhere.

"Okay, if I lose, this knife will be given to you, and if I win......" The uncle glanced at Chihori behind him, frowned, and said, "You will never come here again." ”

"Mio-san. ”

"Shut up Chihori, I'll win. Raiden Mio had never shown such a strong expression, and it was the first time that Chiho had seen her like this, as if a child was angry with the adults.

"Hmph, what a little girl who doesn't know the height of the sky, okay, wait for me here, I'll go inside and get the props for the experiment. The uncle put the knife on the display case and went to the depths of the store alone.

At this moment, Raiden Mio suddenly took out a spray can containing blue liquid from his handbag, pulled out the knife and sprayed it on the body a few times, then quickly retracted the scabbard, put the sprayer into the handbag, and pretended that nothing had happened.

"Mio-sama?"

"Don't talk, since it's something you like, I'll get it for you. Raiden Mio looked at the time, it was now eleven forty-five noon, and it was almost time for lunch.

After a few minutes, the uncle dragged a training wooden figure back to the display case.

"Hehe, this guest, you just said that it only takes one blow to break my knife, right?" The uncle's movement alarmed the other employees in the store, and they all poked their heads out of the lounge in the back to watch the gambling game with interest.

Raiden Mio glanced at the knife on the display case behind the uncle, thinking that the time was almost up, so he nodded and said, "That's right, with one blow, your knife will immediately turn into pieces, don't forget what we gambled." ”

"Whew-"

The uncle's broad arm picked up the knife with one hand, pulled out the blade and slashed it neatly on the wooden man!

"Smack!"

A surprising scene happened, the center of the knife was shattered in the violent impact, the first half of the knife fell to the ground crisply, and the steel fragments splashed to the ground, almost everyone was shocked, but they didn't expect this knife to really turn into pieces with just one blow!

"I won, make good on my promise. Raiden Mio crossed her arms and looked at the debris on the ground as if it had all happened to her, and she was not surprised in the slightest.

The uncle sighed, slowly picked up the other half of the blades that had fallen on the ground, and put them in a pile on the display case.

"Chihori, I'll wait for you outside. ”

"Oh. Chiho Li nodded, watching Raiden Mio slowly leave the store.

"I lost...... Uncle took off the small knife from his waist and stroked the scabbard with a smile, "Okay, this knife is yours, please forgive me for not having a package for it here, because I never thought I would give it away." ”

"Actually......" Chiho couldn't bear to watch his uncle give up his beloved things like this, and planned to tell Mio what he had just done, and he didn't look like a person who cared about it.

Just as the words were about to come out, the uncle shook his head and said, "I know." But I can lose in the hands of that kind of guest, I can be convinced, in the end, the casting knife is the sustenance of human will, since my will lost to that young lady, it is time to reflect on it. ”

Chiho was always reluctant to go, so he paid all the wages in his wallet to his boss.

"Let's take this as compensation, my eldest lady likes swords the most, I hope you can forgive her. ”

"You are really an honest child, then, I will accept the money, if there is any high-quality goods in the future, be sure to bring your eldest lady here." The uncle accepted the money and handed over the small knife in his hand to Chihori.

Leaving the shop, Raiden Mio was waiting not far away, looking impatient.

"It's too slow, isn't it possible to get something out?"

"Mio-san, what did you spray on that knife just now?" Chiho asked without forgetting this incident and without answering Raiden Mio's question.

Raiden Mio took out the sprayer from her handbag and said, "This is liquid nitrogen, and when steel encounters it, it will become brittle and break when it breaks, but if it is a high-quality sword, this kind of thing is useless." ”

Chiho Li gave all of her month's salary to Uncle Craftsman, and now she only has a small part of the money she has saved up in her wallet, and she doesn't know if she will be able to eat two meals before returning to Raiden's house, and she is only now beginning to regret why she paid all the money to her boss so generously just now.

"Chihori, there's nowhere to go, do you? Raiden Mio's mood seems to have changed a lot, the coldness in her words is almost imperceptible, and she often has an unobtrusive smile on her face.

"That, Miss Mio, can you please wait for me here?" Chiho didn't want to go back so early, the original plan was to bring Raiden Mio outside to play all day, but now it makes no sense to go back, and in addition to being nervous, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, "I want to go to the mall over there, and the water I drink in the morning is a bit too much......"

"I really can't help you, go and come back quickly. Raiden Mio took the bag from Chiho Ri's hand and watched her run into the distance.

After making sure that he was out of Raiden Mio's line of sight, Chiho took out his phone from his pocket and dialed Fujiwa's number.

Soon after, the call was answered, and Fujiwa's voice was a little tired, it seemed that she didn't have a break today, and she probably went to help Daofeng deal with other things.

"Chihori, how is the eldest lady, are you okay outside?"

"Well, it's just ......" Chiho Ri was a little embarrassed to speak, and paused for a long time before saying, "Fujiwa-san, can you please lend me some money? I'll pay you back when I get back." ”

"Oh, didn't you bring enough, okay, I know, I'll send it to your bank card right away, I wish you all a good time." ”

"Ah, thank you, Miss Fujiwa. ”

"It's okay, goodbye. Fujiwa hung up the call.

A stone in my heart has finally landed, so it seems that today's plan has yet to be implemented.

About twenty minutes later, Chiho Ri retrieved the money that Fujiwa had put on her card, which seemed to be as much as her own monthly salary, and Fujiwa usually didn't go out much, and her salary was rarely spent, and the money was probably nothing to her.

"Mio-sama, I'm back, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. ”

"It's one o'clock, and it's time for us to eat. "Raiden Mio seems to be playing with the knife that Chihori bought, although it is not as good as her collections, but it is a rare high-quality product, no wonder it is the treasure of the town store there.

The day passed quickly, and at dusk, in the shadow of the setting sun, Chiho Ri and Mio sat leisurely on a bench on the park hill, watching the distant sun gradually sink into the horizon.

"Mio-san, did you have fun today?" asked Chihori, tilting her head.

Mio didn't speak, her head slumped, and she ended up leaning on Chihori's shoulder.

"Hmm, are you asleep?" Chihori smiled and looked at Mio's sleeping face, and said to herself, "The lilies in the morning are working, so let's get some sleep and don't continue to push myself......"