Seiya - Weapon Synthesis

“Rista, look at this sword.”

Seiya, who usually never shows any emotion, is blushing a little as he shows me the sword. I gaze at the blade with its elegant silvery-white glow and raise my voice.

“I-is that a platinum sword?! W-wow! What in the world did you combine to make that?!”

“I  needed  to  change  my  perspective.  Combining  swords  with  other  swords only slightly increased the strength. However, strong weapon synthesis requires something completely different to serve as a catalyst.”

“A catalyst? Like what?”

“The  hair  of  a  goddess.  I  found  some  in  your  room  when  you  were  gone. Then,  when  I  synthesized  it  with  a  steel  sword,  it  turned  into  this  platinum sword.”

M-my hair...? He was in my room?

I have mixed feelings about it, but I keep my mouth shut until...

“I want to make some spare platinum swords, so could you give me some more of your hair? I’ll only need around one thousand strands, root and all.”

“Do you want me to go bald or something?!”

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Volume 1, Chapter 16