[ Over the course of May, Muramasa's speed at churning out blades has only sped up as the month has gone on as the stock of scrap metal shrinks and the pile of smelted iron grows. The charcoal pile has likewise shrunken considerably without their old routines of going into the forest to build new kilns and fire them up. Lately, when Yuta goes into the smithy while Muramasa is manning the forge, the smell of woodsmoke is undercut with ozone and magical energy, as he supplements his fuel sources with his own reserves to keep up the production speed necessary for the prodigious amount of work he's turning out. Timelines that ought to stretch over months are compressed and overlapped into days and weeks, without a single moment to sacrifice the quality of the work.
Three days after Geto's visit, there's a parcel for Yuta when he arrives to take his "break" from the medical wards and recover his energy, this time left in Aventurine's care. Inside is a full-sized katana, with koshirae that match Yuta's wakizashi. The blade has the same signature sharp edge and wave pattern on the hamon as the shorter blade, a matched pair perfectly complimentary to each other.
If Yuta tries to thank Muramasa, he's rewarded with a reserved expression (which might be called "fond" on someone who is more forthright about his feelings) and a dismissive wave of the hand before the smith returns to his work.
He said he'd take care of Yuta, didn't he? This is all that is. ]
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Three days after Geto's visit, there's a parcel for Yuta when he arrives to take his "break" from the medical wards and recover his energy, this time left in Aventurine's care. Inside is a full-sized katana, with koshirae that match Yuta's wakizashi. The blade has the same signature sharp edge and wave pattern on the hamon as the shorter blade, a matched pair perfectly complimentary to each other.
If Yuta tries to thank Muramasa, he's rewarded with a reserved expression (which might be called "fond" on someone who is more forthright about his feelings) and a dismissive wave of the hand before the smith returns to his work.
He said he'd take care of Yuta, didn't he? This is all that is. ]