Hero of Darkness

Chapter 168: The Katana

One week had passed ever since the Bloodborne company entered the market in the weapons manufacturing sector.

The first week was very fruitful and because of Kahnʼs impeccable planning on creating the hype around their brand using the Half-price announcement, having a Grandmaster Blacksmith in command and the public acknowledgment from the Vandereich clanʼs leader who personally came to their opening ceremony..

The number of customers they built in just the first week was something others didnʼt make even in a couple of years of doing business. All the prior setup and preplanned had greatly benefited their business.

Kahn had invested around 21 million gold coins from beginning to end. All the money he had gathered from robbing the dead people such a Dormammu, Arkham & Solomon was all spent in just the initial launch of their company. He barely had 2 million coins left.

But in the first one week of successfully launching their company, the profits alone were past 14 million. Even with half the cost they charged for weapons and armors than other companies.. The sheer number of customers alone made up for the losses.

By tallying the ledgers and record books, Kahn found that theyʼve had nearly eighteen thousand and six hundred customers cumulatively.

And these were just your normal day-to-day small-income folks. The real big guns were the clans and organizations who needed these weapons and armors in tens of thousands.

Their company received 7 big orders that were to be finished by the end of this month. And as a form of down payment alone.. Kahn received 40 million gold coins as half of the payment based on the terms and conditions of their business contract.

So by only investing more than 20 million.. He gained 50 million in just one week.

”Business is booming.” spoke Kahn as he happily tallied the record books and ledgers.

Knock! Knock!

”Come in!” spoke Kahn as he sat on his luxurious office chair. His main office alone was probably the most costly room in the entire building. Let it be furniture or decorations.. Everything was top-notch and grade A when it came to appearance and quality.

This was his sacred temple where he met and conducted business deals with all the guests and influential figures, so no way he would have subpar arrangements done here.

”Kid, we need to talk.” spoke Albestros as he sat down on the cushioned chair on the opposite side of the table.

”What is it?” asked Kahn.

”Weʼre running out of materials and soon will require more workers to raise the production. Plus there are many things that I need to teach these rookies so that they donʼt mess up the forging. So extra set of hands would be appreciated.” said the old man.

”Agreed. I thought our current manpower would be enough for the first month but given the popularity and selling we are making, Iʼm afraid we will need to start recruitments again or lack of manpower will affect the functionality of the company.” replied Kahn.

Insufficient manpower would indeed adversely affect them if not taken care of quickly.

”Based on my estimations, we will need at least 2 thousand more employees. The logistics department can manage for now but we need the normal workers and apprentices first. Because we are already flooded with orders and contracts.” he spoke.

”I hope this doesnʼt affect our production speed in any way for now. And one more thing... I have it ready.” spoke Albestros.

”ʼHave readyʼ what?” asked Kahn.

Just then, Omega who was dozing off on the sofa placed in Kahnʼs office suddenly opened his eyes.. As if he sensed a great treasure lying underneath the ground.

He looked at Albestros with expectant eyes..

The old blacksmith nodded in return and took out a sky blue Damascus Katana along with a black curved sheath. The extremely sharp edge would easily cut a paper in two if dropped on the blade.

”Behold.. Another one of my best works. With this Katana.. You will be able to attack at an extremely fast speed and the blade itself is made to suit your body build. It will strike like lightning.” explained Albestros.

Kahn was completely surprised by the sudden reveal. Although this was the first time for Albestros to make a Katana.. There was no difference in terms of appearance of the blade compared to the traditional swordsmiths from the old ages on Earth.

Exactly how talented was this old man to make such an impeccable sword in his very first try?..

Omega held the sword with both of his hands and started checking out the edge and the balance. He started swinging it upside down like a traditional kendo practice session.

[The hell.. How does he know that? He didnʼt even know what a katana was before I told him.] thought Kahn.

Just then, the system that had been dormant for weeks finally spoke.

[The subordinate named Omega has inherited part of the hostʼs memories, knowledge & personality traits. Especially regarding swords and how to use them. The host seemed to have fond memories of this particular weapon. And hence, the subordinate has a sense of familiarity with this weapon & fighting style. With time, the subordinate will also unlock more of these memories. This condition is also applied to the other subordinates with a 100% loyalty increase.] explained the system.

[Son of a bitch!.. So it basically means he is a Katana worshipper like I was in my Chuunibyou days? And others also share my characteristics & emotional traits?] thought Kahn.

Omega on the other hand placed the sword on the sofa and performed dogeza in front of it with respect. This was how the Japanese showed respect to someone or something.

[Dammit.. Will he turn into a samurai or something?] asked Kahn.

Omega looked at the Katana with reverence-filled eyes and then glanced at Kahn.

”Master.. I want a fitting name for my first weapon.” spoke Omega.

Kahn then looked at the Katana and then Albestros.

”You said it will strike like a lightning, right?” he asked the old blacksmith.

”Yes. I made it that way; fast and destructive.” replied the old man.

”Sky blue color, fast and destructive like lightning.. Thereʼs only one name fitting for this Katana.” spoke Kahn and took a pause.

”What is it?!” asked Omega impatiently.

”From this time forth, this blade shall be named as…

RAIJIN.”