Expecting to Fall into Ruin, I Aim to Become a Blacksmith

## Fandom

***Expecting to Fall into Ruin, I Aim to Become a Blacksmith*** (没落予定なので、鍛冶職人を目指す, Botsuraku Yoteinanode, Kaji Shokunin wo Mezasu) is a Japanese light novel series written by CK. Originally published via the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in February 2015, the series was later acquired by KADOKAWA Books, which began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Kawaku. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Aya Ishida, began serialization on the Niconico-based web manga platform *Monthly Dragon Age* in February 2017.

## Synopsis

The main character is reborn as a character from a game he played in his previous life. He falls into ruin along with the villainess, spending the last of their years together. A man named Kururi Helan.

No details of this decline is written inside the game, it can't be understood why this sub-character ended up with the villainess route. However, that is of no importance. Living as a needy farmer along with someone is unpleasant, so the main character seeks a profession. For now, he aims for becoming a blacksmith as he originally had skill in it.

(Source: Novel Updates)

## List of Published Books

### Light Novels

written by CK. Originally published via the novel posting website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in February 2015, the series was later acquired by KADOKAWA Books, which began publishing the series in print with illustrations by Kawaku. The book version has been published since April 2016 by KADOKAWA's web novel-related book label "*KADOKAWA Books*".

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### Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Aya Ishida, began serialization on the Niconico-based web manga platform *Monthly Dragon Age* in February 9, 2017.

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## Kururi Helan

### Affiliation:

* Gensou Academy
* Helan Territory
* Arc Kudan *(Prince)*

### Allied:

* Iris Palala *(friend)*
* Curosshi Amirale *(friend)*
* Vaine Lotte *(friend)*
* Toto Gapp *(friend)*
* Reil *(friend)*
* Prince Ark *(friend)*

## 「Biographical Information」

### Traits:

Reincarnated, TS Character, Blacksmith, Knight

### Relatives:

* Toral Helan *(Father)*
* Aisu Helan *(Mother)*
* Eliza Deauville *(Wife)*
* Poovey [Dragon] *(Tamed)*

### Occupation:

* Professional Blacksmith
* Gensou Academy Student *(former)*
* Autonomous Feudal Lord *(Helan Territory)*

## 「Physical Description」

### Status:

Active

The protagonist of this work. Mob character scheduled to fall in the game "*Gensou Academy*". In a previous life, he was a student, but was killed in a car accident and reincarnated in this life (*or so it seems*). He fell from a tree to the ground and hit his head hard, and the shock brought back his memories of his previous life, and he realized that he had been reincarnated as the mob character Kururi Heran in the world of the modern Japanese game "*Gensou Academy*," which he was addicted to in his previous life.

He also remembers that she will fall into ruin and lead a miserable life in the future, so she decides to prepare herself for the worst and starts to take action, such as training to become a blacksmith and digging for hot springs. Iris says he is a beautiful boy, and he is popular among the people.

* After practicing magic with the help of Moran and exercising for around a month, he lost all his fat and became a handsome young boy. He also mastered the basics of property change in magic and his total mana is growing at an insane paste. 3 months later, he began his training with Donga to become a blacksmith for an entire year.

BeforeAfter

A white dragon ride owned by Kururi.

### Abilities

Kururi build up himself muscle and reduce the fats on his body, he exercise everyday for Donga request and after the months of exercises he came back for the teaching for blacksmithing. Kururi excels in both magic and swordplay. He also is skilled at forging high quality weapons. He also denoting himself to able ride (horse's & Dragon) mounts and vehicles.

* *Kururi Evaluation*:【Face: B】【Sword: C】【Charisma: B】【Boke: B】【Tsukkomi: A】【Common Sense: B】【Luck: A】

He developed a senses are really clear after blacksmithing. As I thought, that simple work has a good effect on the mind or perhaps it’s the rhythmical sound of metal crashing together. Kururi obtained the [*Rye White-Iron Ore*] to the village from Kudan Country, the ore he obtained to create a sword that forge by his skill of blacksmith and gained as a sentient being because of the skill of Kukuri's Blacksmith.

* Burn to nothing! Fire: Casting and forging with one's whole body and spirit, to the point of burning up oneself.
* Water magic; Water Blog: certain platform turning into a soft spot or like a swamp.
* Water Magic; Triumph, Frog God: A spell that can create water.
* Ice arrow
* Unique Magic: Transform
* Magic Tome IV - Goddess Tears: [Incantation: Listen to me O' Heaven and Earth! Pour Down the Goddess's Tears!] A spell that can make artificial rain.
* Light Magic; Flash: [Incantation: Light it up! Three seconds of sunshine] a spell that releases a flash of bright light on the palm of the caster.
* Even within the game, there was weapons refining. I had even refined weapons that weren’t available within shops. Now that I’ve decided, one must strike when the iron is hot; I searched around the smithies in the territory and visited the smithy that was said to hold the place of best among the population of the fief.
* He was taught how to forge weapons by Donga. After a year of training, he tells Kururi that he has nothing else to teach him and that he should be capable of making high-quality weapons on his own as long as he keeps on practicing. *“Striking iron is for removing the impurities from that iron and raising the purity. In addition, you strike iron to create balance and to mix different types of metal. Well, anyway, there’s a lot to striking iron. There’s nothing better for improvement than to just keep striking iron.”*

## External Link

* *Botsuraku Yoteinanode, Kaji Shokunin wo Mezasu* ─ Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
* *Botsuraku Yoteinanode, Kaji Shokunin wo Mezasu* ─ Official Manga Website | Nico Nico Seiga
* *Botsuraku Yoteinanode, Kaji Shokunin wo Mezasu* ─ Official Manga Website | ComicWalker
* *Botsuraku Yoteinanode, Kaji Shokunin wo Mezasu* ─ Wikipedia **JP**

## Trivia

* Kurui actually manages to break several plots and cliches in the normal game story; such as keeping the villainess from being a bully. Even helping the heroine and prince see their worst sides before they could a solid foundation for a relationship.