Animeverse Slayer!

"Round them up."

Leo dusted his palms and ordered his men. Infront of him were several pirates that lost consciousness.

Mace and several men came forward with cuffs and locked them up. A woman came forward, she had a box in her hand.

She took out a syringe from the box and injected the pirates.

After she was done the others carried them back to the ship.

Mace reported to Leo, "Captain, the brig is full, we need to wait till the prisoners can be transferred."

Leo nodded, "Alright, make the arrangements."

Mace saluted, "Enjoy your time, sir. I will be off."

Shinobu grabbed his arm and said, "Let's go. I saw some good stores."

Both of them walked around for some time.

Leo suddenly stopped his steps and looked at a particular shop.

Lake Weapons.

"Let's check this one."

Both of them stepped inside and saw different types of weapons placed orderly in separate cabins.

Good work.

Leo praised. He picked up forging as a hobby when he visited the swordsmith village. Over the years he practiced whenever he had time or needed to calm his mind.

He wouldn't call himself a master blacksmith however he was still experienced enough to know the qualities of these weapons.

"Welcome, what kind of weapons do you need?"

An old man greeted them.

Leo replied politely, "We are just looking around."

The old man nodded and went behind the counter. He sat down comfortably and stared to smoke.

Leo checked the swords. He saw slim swords, heavy swords, curved blades.

All sorts of swords were displayed. And they all had good quality as well. While they couldn't be compared to his sword, they would still fetch a good price.

The old man suddenly caught sight of Leo's sword. His eyes went wide, he choked on his cigar and coughed.

"Are you alright?"

Leo asked.

The old man coughed a couple of times and calmed down. He pointed at Leo's sword and asked, "Customer, can I take a look at your sword?"

Leo wasn't surprised. He could see that this man was a blacksmith.

He nodded and gave his sword to the old man.

The old man carefully checked the sheath and pulled out the sword. A red blade with a dragon engraving on one side of it's blade and a tiger engraving on the other side revealed itself.

A fanatic expression came over the old man's face. He pulled out a wooden box and took a book from it. The book looked like it saw some years. It had less than a hundred pages, and the pages were yellow and crumbling in some areas.

"Not this one, not this one, not this either...

The old man was mumbling as he carefully turned the pages.

Shinobu was also attracted by the old man's peculiar reaction, "What's wrong with him."

Leo shook his head, "I don't know. He seems very interested in my sword."

After flipping through the entire book. The old man carefully placed it back into the wooden box.

He traced the sword's red blade and said excitedly, "Wonderful! Another Great grade sword! Haha, I knew it! There are masters who can still make Great grade swords!"

Leo's curiosity was aroused, "Sir, can you tell me more about what you just said?"

Only now did the old man realize that they were still there. He coughed in embarrassment and said, "Sorry about that."

Leo smiled and waited for him to explain.

The old man coughed and said, "Weapons are classified into Skilled Grade, Great Grade and Supreme Grade. Together they are called famed weapons."

"There are 50 Skilled Grade weapons, 21 Great Grade weapons and 12 Supreme Grade weapons."

"However each of these weapons were created years ago. Not a single weapon was added to these three grades in the last century."

"That's why I was so shocked to see your sword. It is a Great Grade sword! One that was made no more than a decade ago."

"Masters that could create swords like yours never appeared in the last century or so. But here you are with a sword that is less than a decade old. This news would definitely rouse a storm through the seas."

Leo was surprised.

The old man sheathed the sword and handed it back to Leo, "If I may, can you tell me the name of the master who made this?"

Leo didn't mind, "Awataguchi Sakon."

"Awataguchi Sakon... never heard of him. Must be a reclusive master!"

The old man mumbled.

Leo laughed when he heard him. Of course you wouldn't know him, he is in a different world.

Shinobu whispered to him, "Looks like a red blade from our world is equal to a Great Grade weapon here."

Leo nodded.

From the old man he got a rough understanding of how weapons were classified.

Nine by One to Nine by Five equals Skilled Grade.

Nine by Six to Nine by Eight equals Great Grade.

And Nine by Nine equals Supreme Grade.

And only the best swords among these three categories could be named as a famed sword.

Leo's sword was a masterpiece. Though it wasn't a Nine by Eight sword it was still a red blade and can be considered a Great Grade weapon.

The old man bowed and apologised, "I am sorry, my store doesn't have any weapon that matches your requirement."

Leo waved his hand hastily, "Sir, it's alright. We are just looking around. And your store has excellent weapons."

The old man nodded. He was quite happy when he heard Leo praise his store.

"Feel free to look around. I will give a 20 percent discount for anything you take!"

Leo thanked him and checked the other cabins. He turned to Shinobu and asked, "Since we departed abruptly your sword is still back home. Why don't you buy one from here?"

He had a habit of placing his sword next to him. This was also a form of training.

Shinobu however wasn't excellent in sword skills. And she refused to always have a sword by her side. She wasn't a brute.

Hearing him she nodded and checked every weapon in the store and finally she chose a set of three inch long needles.

Leo raised a question, "Are you sure you want this one?"

Shinobu said, "Sword skills aren't suitable for me. I am trying to create a different set of skills suitable for me."

Leo nodded and said to the old man, "Sir, we will take this."