AUUUUGHHHHHHHHHHHHH NO, STOP, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU! WHO THE HELL CASTS SWORDS FROM A MOLD?!!!
THIS WAS ALLOWED EXACTLY ONE TIME, FOR THE 1982 CONAN THE BARBARIAN AND THEN NEVER AGAIN.
No wonder Japanese people assume their swords are so superior if this is the shit they think everyone else...
Wow, an almost-kiss and it's not even chapter 10 yet? Truly Reiwa is a glorious era.
It's so nice reading a Japanese romance that doesn't have to build up to a Confession moment.
It's also one of the first, in terms of major popularity. It and Bakarina were getting fan translated at around the same time.
As has been argued in earlier comment threads, Bertia has had the better staying power because of this dynamic.