MY QUIET BLACKSMITH LIFE ANOTHER WORLD LIGHT NOVEL SC (2025)

Eizo is a burned-out, middle-aged software engineer. One night after working late, he throws himself in front of a speeding truck to save a cat. The cat survives, but 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! Eizo wants a peaceful life, one where he can live off the things he creates with his own hands, so he decides to become a blacksmith! He does have one other stipulation: a cat companion for his quiet life. His requests are granted... but with a twist! His cat companion turns out to be a half-tiger girl, and he soon finds out that his blacksmithing abilities are well above average-in fact, his skills are practically cheats! Eizo's blades soon garner attention, and he realizes that he can turn the tides of battle with his hearth and hammer. With so much commotion in store, will Eizo be able to forge a quiet life?

Now a blacksmith in another world, Eizo Tanya lives a quiet life-well, maybe it's not so quiet now that tales of his cheat smithing abilities and overpowered blades have started to spread! Eizo tries to earn a modest living while avoiding politics, but trouble finds him anyway when he happens to save the daughter of a comital family. The nobility is butting heads about the line of succession and the fate of a family heirloom, so it looks like the safest place for the girl is with Eizo!

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 apprentice. Enter Karen Katagiri from the Nordic region! Eizo prays that Karen doesn’t press him about his fake backstory, but as he gets to know her, he can’t help but feel that something is amiss... Are her intentions as pure as the steel she wishes to forge? Or will she thrust a dagger into the heart of Eizo’s family?

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 apprentice. Enter Karen Katagiri from the Nordic region! Eizo prays that Karen doesn’t press him about his fake backstory, but as he gets to know her, he can’t help but feel that something is amiss... Are her intentions as pure as the steel she wishes to forge? Or will she thrust a dagger into the heart of Eizo’s family?