Eizo Tanya is a middle-aged, very burned-out, software engineer. One night after working late, he throws himself in front of a speeding truck to save a cat. Although the cat survives, Eizo is not so lucky. In a spark of divine fate, the cat turns out to be a godlike being who offers him a second chance in another world! Should he be a legendary warrior? A noble king? Nope! All Eizo wants is a peaceful life making things for others, and what better way to do that than becoming a blacksmith?...

Eizo is a middle-aged, overworked software engineer who loves cats. One night after working late, he saves an injured cat from a speeding truck. The cat survives, but Eizo does not... Luckily, that cat turns out to be a god-like being who offers him a second chance in another world! Eizo decides that he wants a slower life, one where he can live off the things he creates with his own hands. So, why not become a blacksmith? He does have one other stipulation: a cat companion for his quiet l...

Eizo’s business is booming, and his weapons are flying off the shelves of Camilo’s shop! As the forge increases output, it’s soon apparent that the family’s handcart is no longer an adequate mode of transportation. Luckily, Camilo has a solution for sale—enter Krul, an adorable drake who’s champing at the bit to be of service! With Krul pulling the cart, the trips to the city are a breeze...until the family is ambushed by a mysterious woman seeking to commission a blade from the blacksmith...

Forging weapons, customizing his cabin, and making connections in the city—though Eizo is still new to this world, his life with Samya and Rike has been filled with fresh experiences. Suddenly, like a bolt from the blue, someone loud and boisterous appears on his doorstep! Helen, a legendary mercenary nicknamed “Lightning Blade,” has traveled alone through the Black Forest to commission a custom pair of swords. And since Helen is a master swordswoman, Eizo agrees to put the full strength o...

Winter will soon descend upon the Black Forest, and Forge Eizo must prepare. Storing food and supplies, adding stoves to the cabin, sewing winter outerwear—their to-do list just keeps growing. Then, one day, a fire spirit appears at the cabin claiming to have been born from Eizo’s magical energy work in the forge! The family is excited to have this warm new addition to their household, but how does Lluisa feel about spirits encroaching on her forest? Meanwhile, Eizo receives a mysterious k...

Autumn is just around the corner, and it’s finally time for Forge Eizo to build a bathhouse! Blacksmithing is exhausting, sweaty work, so who wouldn’t want a natural hot spring to soothe away the aches of the day? As the family begins construction, Eizo realizes he doesn’t have a way to contact his friends outside of the Black Forest—it’s not like texting has been invented yet. Right on cue, Camilo proposes a solution to this problem, but it comes with a catch: Eizo must take in another ap...

With the successful conclusion of the monster subjugation campaign,Eizo returns home with a new addition to the family—Lidy! However, his days of battling beasts aren’t quite over. During a chance encounter with Samya’s childhood friend, Jolanda, the family learns of another corrupted bear that’s stalking around the Black Forest. Jolanda also mentions a tantalizing rumor about a magical knife, which Rike and Eizo are eager to investigate. Could this be a new product to add to Forge Eizo’s ...

Eizo does his best to live a humble life, and the last thing he wants is to be caught up in political intrigue. But when he stumbles across a noblewoman in a precarious situation, he has no choice but to step in and lend a hand. This young woman turns out to be Diana Eimoor, daughter of the Eimoor comital family and the sister of someone Eizo has met many times: Marius, the city guard! Wait, Marius is a nobleman?! Though he’s stunned by this realization, Eizo agrees to help solve House Eim...

Eizo’s back from the capital, Diana has permanently joined the family, and requests just keep piling up at the forge! First, Helen asks Eizo to sharpen her twin blades, and then Camilo commissions a custom rapier—one made of mithril. Eizo struggles to master this difficult ore, but the final product is sharper and more powerful than anything he’s ever forged. However, this is frightening to Eizo, who doesn’t want to see anyone harmed, and he finds himself agonizing over the bloody implicat...

After Marius’s wedding, the Forge Eizo family returns to a life of normalcy. The season has turned, and with a sweltering summer on the horizon, Eizo decides it’s time to construct a water well near the cabin. However, their digging is soon interrupted by a familiar face: the fairy chief Gizelle appears and asks them to meet the mystical master of the Black Forest! This master requests that the family eliminate a terrifying monster—a beast corrupted by stagnant magic that is devastating th...

Eizo Tanya is now living a quiet life as a blacksmith in another world. Well, maybe not so quiet... Tales of his cheat smithing abilities and overpowered blades have started to spread. Alongside his companions, Eizo tries to earn a modest living while avoiding political intrigue. However, intrigue finds him anyway when he saves Diana, the daughter of a comital family. With the nobility embroiled in conflict about the line of succession and the fate of a family heirloom, the safest place fo...

After surviving a recent assassination attempt in the capital, Eizo worries that he and his family might someday need to flee from enemies trying to invade the forge. They decide to investigate a possible escape route out of the Black Forest, and that can mean only one thing—it’s time for a camping trip! But given the forest’s dangerous reputation and the threat of another attempt on Eizo’s life, this journey through the wilderness could be quite harrowing. As they trek deeper into the mur...