After Flainn is named Forging King, rivals publicly accuse him of driving his master Dashiel to suicide and demand he be banned. A desperate craftsman brings a broken heirloom blade to Mr. Lever, begging it be repaired so he can enter the contest, win prize money, and save his family's indebted forge. Mr. Lever refuses, claiming he is not the man they seek and that he vowed never to forge again. The creditor Yusuf appears, pressures the petitioner and gropes her; someone shouts "Let her go!" Her safety and the forge's fate remain unresolved.
A scrap collector intervenes when thugs demand repayment from a woman who owes $10 million. He's told scavenging can't cover it and is attacked—assailants shout "Chop him up!" until bystanders cry "Don't touch Master Lever!" The episode cuts to a workshop where Joscelin's nephew insists he can fix the world-class Dragon Sword even the Forging King couldn't, and accuses Joscelin of betrayal. A grabbing incident involving Yusuf, a shouted "You pervert!", and someone calling "Iron Hand?" close the episode, leaving the debt unpaid and the sword's fate unresolved.
After a street scuffle drives off Yusuf, Marilyn credits scrap collector with saving her and 'fixing' Dragon Sword. He refuses the name Master Lever, admits he only brute‑forced the blade—and the repair breaks on inspection, earning ridicule. With the forging contest tomorrow, Marilyn confesses she failed to guard Dad's forge and watched a master's life's work fall to thieves. They consider finding Flainn, the long‑missing smith who ruined their father but likely won't help. The scrap collector steps forward: "I can help you." The episode ends with their choice: trust him to fix the sword in one day.
When a scrap collector tells Joscelin he saw someone use the Iron Hand and reattach the Dragon Sword, the claim rattles the group because Iron Hand belonged to Flainn, believed dead ten years ago. Joscelin orders a search for the collector. A remorseful disciple apologizes to their late master, saying they'd pay with their life to bring him back. The episode turns when a man confronts Flainn and confesses he killed their master, framed Flainn, caused the crash, and seized leadership. He answers Flainn's return with: "If you're not dead, I'll just have to kill you again!"
Marilyn returns to her mother's forge with the damaged Dragon Sword and asks Master Lever to repair it. Locals scoff: Harlem and a proud top-50 forger mock the idea that a scrap collector working at the forge could handle such a blade. Marilyn insists the scrap picker can help, and Lever calmly accepts the job, assigning the scrap man rough work while he focuses on the Dragon Sword. A rival warns that ordinary rods will fade the blade's red luster and crack its surface. The episode ends with the sword entrusted to Lever and that warning hanging over the repair's outcome.
Master Lever examines the Dragon Sword and declares its crimson-iron damage irreparable, saying only the strongest forger Flainn might help. Joscelin plans to bait Flainn by using the Towse family as leverage. The scene flips when Yusuf storms in to collect $10 million, accuses them of stealing their father’s shares, and threatens to seize the forge; he even strikes Harlem. Yusuf offers a last chance: a best‑two‑of‑three forging contest—win to buy time, lose and Marilyn becomes his. Pressed and desperate, the Towse family accepts, leaving the forge and Marilyn’s fate unresolved as the contest looms.
During a crucial forging session, Yusuf's group brings in globally ranked Master Lever to craft a winning blade blank. They plan to use recycled scrap a junk picker brought—Marilyn insists it contains rare black-gold ore that would strengthen the blade, while others scoff. Master Lever demands higher pay because forging blanks drains energy but agrees to test the metal. He times the furnace precisely and declares, "You can open it." Just as they prepare to reveal the result, someone suddenly shouts, "Whoa! Don't open it!" leaving the outcome and the team's gamble unresolved.
In a forging contest a scrap collector is mocked for using a half-finished blank but completes his piece and insists it’s solid. Spectators then hail Master Lever, a celebrated top-50 forger, praising his blank as the best of a forty-year career. The scrap collector fires back: Master Lever already lost because he used high‑carbon steel, overheated it, and suffered carbon loss that left the blank weak. The crowd demands an apology as observers point to a chipped edge and the blank stuck in the iron stand. Master Lever erupts and vows to prove his skill, leaving the outcome uncertain.
At a forging contest Harlem and his team are humiliated when three Gold Rank forgers, ranked among the global top 20, outperform them and claim victory. The rivals demand Marilyn and the family's factory as the prize. They offer a last-chance condition: if Harlem's final blade blank forms and defeats the three Gold Rank forgers he keeps everything; if not, Marilyn and the factory are forfeited. Harlem wants to fight; Mrs. Towse and his mother insist it's impossible. Despite doubts and a junk picker's support, one more decisive round is granted, leaving them poised to make the final blank.
A forge furnace has exceeded 3,000 degrees and a scrap collector insists on opening it to retrieve material despite Master Lever and workers saying the scrap vaporized and tools can't handle the heat. He refuses—"I have my ways"—and works without gloves, so the crowd calls him insane. Sir warns opening it rashly will blast and burn everyone. Marilyn rushes forward, shouting, "Let me go! I'll save him!" but is held back as others warn she'll die. The furnace stays out of control, leaving the attempted rescue and both lives in immediate danger.