Chapter 100: Ripples
At night, the moon hung high in the sky, yet many members of the Gojo family had not gone to sleep. They remained awake, keeping a close watch on the forge, fearing that if they dozed off, they would miss the birth of another Zanpakutō.
Satoshi's latest forging attempt had not only caught the attention of the Gojo clan but had also drawn the eyes of other forces across the Jujutsu world.
However, inside the forging room, Satoshi wore a helpless expression.
This attempt had taken an unusually long time. One of the two fire-element Cursed Tools the clan leader had procured for him had already failed during forging. Now, Satoshi was making a second attempt.
Clang!
As the final hammer strike fell, Satoshi set down the blade blank in his hands and sighed.
"Forging failed."
The moment those words left his mouth, shock spread across everyone's faces.
As outsiders, they had clearly felt the sharpness and searing heat emanating from the blade blank. Based on previous experience, the completion of a Zanpakutō should have been a natural process, right?
This was different from Satoshi's earlier months of trial and error. Back then, he had been unfamiliar with the process, experimenting to find the right approach.
This time, everything had proceeded smoothly—except for this final step.