Chapter 53: The Tin Knight and The City of Clockwork — Act 2 (2)
“Damn it. This is getting messy,” Smith Geppetto, the master of the doll workshop, complained.
The parts of magic doll parts came in all shapes and sizes, and many of them were particularly vulnerable to moisture.
One of the doll craftsman’s tasks was to inspect these parts to prevent damage—a task so routine for Smith, it was practically second nature.
But today, the work he repeated daily just wasn’t going well.
The cloth used to wipe off rust would tear, he accidentally spilled the maintenance oil container, and just as he tried to sit down and work steadily, the city guards came and rummaged around. Nothing was going right.
“Haa.”
A sigh escaped from Smith’s mouth.
In fact, he knew.
While the previous incidents were unpleasant, when he reflected on them calmly, none of them were particularly significant.
The problem was Smith’s own state in dealing with them.
Just as an ailing person reacted sensitively and got irritated by trivial things, Smith was the same.