My Blacksmith System: Transforming my Weapons into Beautiful Maidens
Chapter 37: The Flame maiden.

Chapter 37: The Flame maiden.

While staring at the new blueprint he got, Daki suddenly showed up from behind.

An excited gasp left her mouth as she uttered, "Is Master about to summon another weapon?"

Rashin looked at her. "I guess so."

"Amazing! Who would have thought I’d have to defend my rank so soon? I feel so excited."

"Rank? What are you talking about?"

"Oh?" Daki moved back a bit. "Pardon my rudeness, I got carried away there."

She raised a finger. "We weapon maidens have ranks that we must obtain in order to serve you better."

Rashin tilted his head to the side. "What are... ranks?"

"Well, as far as I know, the ranks go as follows: Queen rank, which is the highest, and then there’s Rook, Bishop, Knight, and Pawn."

’My soul-rank weapons have their own internalized ranking system?’ Rashin thought to himself.

"So if you have another maiden, then I have to secure my position as the Queen. I can’t afford to let someone else take that position from me."

Rashin could not fully grasp why the rank was so important to Daki, but seeing as she was motivated, he could not flat-out ignore it.

"I see. Alright then."

He clicked on the blueprint.

[Flame Sword.]

[Would you like to forge this weapon?]

(Yes/No)

Adding another weapon to his collection would mean he’d grow stronger. It was a win-win.

"Yes," he responded.

[Gathering resources needed to forge the Flame Sword.]

[Resources needed have been gathered.]

[Forging is now in progress.]

Rashin took a second to move his face from the template and check up on Daki. To his surprise, she was still staring at him with an excited look.

Dismissing it, he faced the template once more.

[Congratulations, you have a new weapon.]

[The Flame Sword.]

Appearing in his hand was a red-glowing sword. It was long and sturdy, twice as sharp as any weapon he had wielded.

The body of the blade had flames dancing around it, and the sheath was so comfortable it was hard to tell whether or not he was holding a blade.

"So this is my new weapon. Flame Blade. It’s quite a good sword," said Rashin while inspecting the blade.

"I don’t think it will live up to your expectations, Master. I can already tell." Daki stared at the blade as if looking at a low-ranking artifact.

Of course, Rashin didn’t care. He was still going to upgrade the blade regardless.

Currently having six soul stones, he could easily upgrade the sword to a Gold Soul rank.

Rashin calmly moved himself towards the throne where the Skeleton King had once sat.

Taking the skeleton’s place, Rashin sat on the throne, eyes focused on the system.

"Upgrade Flame Sword," he said to the system.

[Upgrading Flame Sword to Bronze Soul rank: 2 soul stones.]

[Flame Sword has been upgraded to Bronze Soul rank.

You have four stones left.]

Another notification appeared.

[Flame Sword has now evolved into a Soul Maiden.]

[You may now summon your second maiden.]

Rashin stared at the template.

’Her upgrade seems to be cheaper than Daki’s. I can do it in one go.’

"Upgrade."

[Upgrading Flame Sword to Silver Soul rank: 2 soul stones.]

[Flame Sword has been upgraded to Silver Soul rank.]

"Upgrade."

[Flame Sword has been upgraded to Gold Soul rank.]

[Flame Sword has evolved into Flame Maiden.]

[Flame Sword now has the following skills:

Pyro.

Instant Teleportation.

Healing Flames.]

Rashin was now satisfied.

Even as he sat on the throne, he could already feel his body getting stronger just from having a new soul-ranked weapon.

"Summon," he said with deep authority.

Following his order, a bright light shone in front of Rashin, the strange light forming into a human body.

Replacing the light now stood a beautiful woman.

She was dressed in a black top with a black short skirt. On one arm, she was sleeveless, while on the other, she had armor clinging to her skin—truly a warrior’s outfit.

Her red, fiery hair was packed to the front, calmly resting against her breasts. And finally, hanging behind her back was a red-glowing blade.

She was none other than Rashin’s second Soul Maiden, the Flame Blade.

Opening her eyes, the first thing she saw was the handsome man who would later be her master, sitting on the skeleton throne.

A small smile formed on her lips.

"It’s an honor to meet you, Master," she said with joy.

Rashin replied, "Welcome to your rightful place..."

[Bestow upon your maiden a name.]

Rashin took a second to read the red-haired woman.

"Estella... Hm, your name shall be Satella."

Satella smiled yet again. "I am grateful that you have gifted me with such a name. I will forever cherish it."

Rashin was about to say something when he noticed the dangerous look on Daki’s face as she clenched her fist.

Baam!

It was unexpected.

The moment Daki’s fist connected with Satella’s face, Satella went flying and crashed to the ground.

Rashin immediately jerked up. "Oi! What was that for?"

"Forgive me, Master. I shall take any punishment you give me later on. But for now, my position as your Queen is at risk," Daki said with a serious face. "Who would have thought she would end up... impressive."

"Uhn? I don’t care about the stupid rank. Ah, you ladies are all the same." Rashin sat back down on the throne.

Figured it was best not to get involved with whatever traditions his Soul Maidens practiced.

’Come to think of it... how on earth do they even know about such a tradition?’

"Oh? Attacking me while I was speaking to my Master has to be the most messed up thing you could ever do."

Satella stood up from the ground, fire burning her from head to toe before quenching itself.

The little bruises she had sustained suddenly healed up from the flames.

"What can I say? If I didn’t attack you when I did, you were planning to do the same," Daki said with a grin.

"Oh... most definitely." Satella pulled out her blade. "Now then... it’s about time I took over... as the Queen."