A/N: hey guys. You might think that I'm uploading chapters really fast... Well I'm just taking advantage of a long weekend from our school. Anyways, hope you enjoy the chapter and feel free to leave reviews.

As noon passes by, the two warroiors arrived at a blacksmith shop near a town when they noticed that a man was being surrounded by a gang of bandits.

"Just give us all your money and your weapons and we will guarantee you that you will still live and work for another day." as one of the bandits as their group crept closer to the man.

"You know that it would be impossible for me to accept that don't you? My family has been forging weapons for a living and this is the only thing that keeps food a t our table." as the smith raised his blade. "Now prepare yourselves! I'm not going down without a fight!" The smith readies himself to engage the bandits to battle.

"Well well well, what is this? Picking up on a single blacksmith to get what you want eh? Isn't that disgusting to see?" as Mitsurugi approached the scene.

"How about three against ten to make things more fair huh?" Sigfried then saw a worn out zweihander near the shop." Do you mind if I borrow this for a while good sir?" as Siegfried holds on the sword, the blacksmith then nodded to the knight.

As the the battle started, it did not take time for the three to defeat all their opponents except for one. "Now listen here you thief, you tell your leader that he can no longer take wahatever he wants from people around here or else." as Mitsurugi let go of his hold on the thief and immediately ran away from the three.

"Still as skilled as ever huh Mitsurugi?"

"Yeah. And I see that you haven't have rusted over Hwang."

The two then shook each others hand and hugged as a sign of their deep friendship among another.

"How have you been old friend?"

"You know me. Still travelling the world in search for battles where I can test my skills as a warrior. I see that your shop has improved since the last time I came to this place.

"Well not to be boastful or anything but we are the most skilled blacksmiths anywhere in this part of the country and we also have the highest caliber of weapons around. So I guess that made our reputation very high to warriors and travelers who may in need of our services. That may be also the reason that I was attacked by those gang of bandits to get hold of the weapons in here." as Hwang holds his chin.

"Oh yeah by the way, this is knight over here is Siegfried Schtauffen."

"Woah a knight eh? And one who can really handle a zweihander like a normal sword. Haven't seen a lot of knights who uses that kind of weapon now these days. Nice to meet you Sir Schtauffen." as the blacksmith look in amazement at Sigfried.

"Nice to meet you too good sir. Actually that was the reason that Mitsurugi and I came to you because I am in need of a weapon and repairs to my armor."

"Yeah sure help yourself. It's the least I can do to thank you for aiding me a while ago with the bandits. Actually, I think I have a weapon that can suit your style of combat." as Hwang goes inside to his shop. After a while Hwang came out holding a sword in his had and was struggling to pull it out of his shop. Siegfried then approached the blacksmith and helped him with the sword and wield it with one hand. Both Mitsurugi and Hwang stood in amazement on how easy it is for Siegfried to wield the gigantic sword. Then Mitsurugi noticed something about how the knight is wielding the sword.

"There's something familiar about that stance but I can''t quite put my finger on it." the samurai said to himself.

"Woah! How did you do that with just one arm. Most of my other customers can't even come up with a budge with that sword. So it gut stuck here for a very long time since customers want weapons that they can carry. My father said that this was found on the battlefield where a lot of people were killed during the battle. It was during his scavenge for weapons that he came to encounter the sword. Wierd thing though is that even though that it was stuck here a long time ago, it still look like it was newly forged from a rare ore. "

"This sword, it can't be... but... how did it moved itself in here?"

"Why is something wrong about it?" as Hwang asked in confusion.

"It once belonged to my father before he was killed. This is called Faust... It has been too long since I once held this back when Father was still teaching me to wield a zweihander. Back in Germany, this sword has been in my family for many generations. It was said that it was once held by the hero of our country who prevented the invaders from conquering our lands. Once I found out that father got killed in battle, I thought that the sword has vanished to nowhere... How much do you want for this weapon? I'll pay you no matter how much the amount is." as Siegfried stares at the blacksmith.

"...Just take it sir knight. As I told you earlier, that thing cannot be wield by ordinary warriors let alone make a budge on it. One more thing it is a sign of gratitude for the aid that you gave me a while ago."

"Thank you... I promise to you that I will take care of this sword with all my life and remember the forever this kindness that you showed me." as Siegfried offered his gratitude to Hwang.

"Well then you can rest in my house as you wait for your armor to be repiared. Make yourselves at home. Don't worry this won't take long. After all as i've said earlier we have the reputation as one of the best blacksmiths around." as the blacksmith said in pride.

"Hahahaha you just couldn't stop saying that don't you? Even back then when you were still a newbie blacksmith." laughed Mitsurugi.

"Just like old times doesn't it?" as the the two bumped their fists against each other with smiles on their faces.

The two then went to Hwang's house to rest as they prepare to continue on their journey to the realm of Cervantes.

A/N: Chapter 4 is coming up. What did Mitsurugi find out about Siegfried?