Shijou Saikyou Orc-san no Tanoshii Tanetsuke Harem Zukuri - Vol. 4 Ch. 31 - Orc-san's Swordsmanship

[Turkeysocks]

Wow... since when is it "knightly" to use poison and sneak attacks?

 

[BuffSoul]

I can't see this guy turning into a lesbo fake being a man. Definitely didn't even think of that. If it happens. It's obvious you read raws (if it's even out?).

Of course now that you said it. I'm leaning towards it's true. Damn spoilers without telling us honestly if it's a spoiler.

Like roses? And poisons? Probably woman. Maybe not even a lesbian.

 

[Closedbox]

EKSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU----------------- CALIBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!

 

[Vincentius]

@Hollow7F Never thought I'd see an SBG link here of all places. That said, your comment is both right and wrong; unless you're buying a custom, one-off piece, anything marketed as "Damascus" these days is crap stamped out in a factory and given an acid etch to bring out the pattern. But Damascus steel, in and of itself, isn't inherently bad from a sword buying perspective. It's just unnecessary and done solely for the aesthetics of the pattern.

 

[boag]

getting boring

 

[arirnarukami]

Oruku: Noble Phantasm Deployed.
EKUSU..
KARIBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

 

[reicchimaster]

Justice for elephants.

 

[roohazz]

Leme guess ,
ITS a kick

 

[IsseiTheOppaiMaster11]

Wohooooo!! Thanks for the update, please continue translating this manga really love it. Thank you translators. Can't wait for the next update.

 

[pingustrategist]

lmao, what an actual trash "mc". He's basically a pseudo Knight Assassin class.

 

[hyun50]

shame you're not doing the pass chapter, i mean the 1-21. the re-draw are pretty good.
Thank you by the way.

 

[Mothified]

@Hollow7F So, I am greek, born and living in Greece, and since Greece had a lot of trade in the mediteranean, I can explain a few things about Orichalcum. Orichalcum is a latin word coming from the word Orichalkos which is literally the combination of the words Oros (mountain) and Chalkos (copper). It's a metal that existed and has been identified as a copper alloy (so it's closer to bronze). It was considered rare and strong in an age without iron armor and weapons, the Bronze age. Damascus steel swords from the time of the original Damascus steel weapons do exist even today, and they are quite sharp too because of the qualities of said steel. However the art of making it was lost forever a few centuries ago and now you will only find bad immitations of it (purely made for the sake of the famous pattern) that are nowhere nearly as strong as the original mixture that created the Damascus steel. Nobody knows the ratio of impurities, the heat it needs to be tempered at, etc. They are trying to re-discover it by experimentation and also make a quick $
What you linked is a 101 guide for the blade nerd's online purchase. These people don't know history, they just like "shiny". which is why most of them become authors and dub mountain copper as some legendary metal because ancient greeks, who didn't even have iron, considered it strong. Now we know it is not so strong.
Both original Orichalcum and Damascus steel have been found in excavations. Orichalcum has been recreated close to perfection. Damascus steel, on the other hand, has never been recreated perfectly. And nobody knows the recipe. Because, while impurities in metal are often unwanted, Damascus steel was created on purpose by adding impurities (such as carbon) to make it denser. Yes, Damascus steel was made with the folding method but it was stronger than any other steel used to make a folded blade. Folding means that the blade gets chipped away, fold by fold, with use and passage of time. Damascus sword had a longer lifespan and the blade would not get chipped because "density".
Here are the differences between a donated 18th century sword actually made by Damascus steel and one recreated. While the pattern might seem the same, you will see that it's not the case. https://www.mse.iastate.edu/news/john-verhoeven/

 

[Newbii]

@Mothified as someone who is interested in material and swordsmithing (but not as educated, obviously), I find those facts fascinating! I've always thought that Orichalcum was a fantasy metal. Thanks for the information about damascus too! I'm now doubly curious on how it's actually made

 

[Petrapavlosk]

@Mothfied nice info u got there

 

[Hell_Satan]

I always thought orihalcon and mythril are magic metal that is sturdy and light.

 

[Mothified]

@Newbii Orichalcum was considered a fantasy metal because the entirety of the western civilization that was not from Greece hardly ever studied Greece (they jsut dug up and looted whatever they found to bring back to their countries, really) and they only knew of said metal from the fictional works of people like Hesiod and Plato who often mentioned that gods and heroes wore said metal and that Atlantis knew of such metal. And you know how theorists are with anything that involves atlantis. They just HAVE to treat it as lost and forgotten by time....
Truth is Orichalcum is just a type of bronze. Probably a good quality one because Ancient greeks like Plato compared it to gold, for its extraordinary shine ( When you leave it to authors like Plato to identify metals, THIS happens. imagine future civilizations finding all the generic isekai mangas speaking about Orichalcum... )

 

[Hell_Satan]

@Mothified Didn't the method for making Damascus steal lost in history.

 

[Eddnom]

So this world has elephants.

 

[Hell_Satan]

@Vincentius@Hollow7F Aren't those just called Damascus steal not real Damascus steal since the method to make them are already lost in history.

 

[toastedguy]

5 ton sword okay thats a bit much