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On the way to Yoizuki headquarters, Akari resumed our previous conversation.

"So, why did you know about that?"

"Why? Well… I am the one who wrote that information, after all."

"Eh?"

In response to that confession, Akari stopped in her step, and an astonished noise came out of her mouth. Then, a few seconds after that, she finally comprehended what I meant.

"…. Are you serious?"

"Aa, very serious."

"Does that mean, you have that sword and title?"

"Naturally."

Even after seeing me nodding, it seems Akari still couldn't completely believe the information that I just told her, as she had a doubtful expression on her face.

… Can't be helped.

Although regarding Nameless, I'd like to avoid showing it to her, as it would be troublesome if its ability was exposed if she used [Appraisal] on it, I think it would be fine to show her the title. Therefore,

"Here, this is the proof."

I showed her my status screen while hiding every parameter there and showed only the description of the Nameless Swordsman title. And looking at the description, Akari opened her eyes widely.

"You really have that title… Or more importantly, to think that the things written on the bulletin board weren't a lie…"

"Aa, isn't that natural?"

"Why are you giving me such a smug look…. even though you faced a barrage of criticism from everyone in that thread. It was actually hilarious to see, you know?"

"Isn't it their fault to not have good eyes to discern something?"

"It was indeed their fault, but I can't completely agree with that. Because when you think about it normally, no sane person could believe such a ridiculous explanation. So, of course it would be like that."

"…. Are you aware that you just casually said that you're not sane?"

When I retorted like that, Akari's face reddened.

"N-noisy! I had a reason to believe that, you know?! That's why, it doesn't mean I am insane, okay?!"

"Reason?"

After calming down, Akari nodded, saying, "Yes."

"I was certainly shocked by the Sword of the Nameless Knight but, I think what's even more amazing is the Nameless Swordsman title. It has an exceptional ability that every swordsman would want to have. But, precisely because it's too exceptional that people would normally think it was a lie. Especially after they saw the process to get it."

"But… you, on the contrary, believed it?"

"That's right. Does Rin know about the unique title?"

It's certainly a rare thing, but I've heard about it.

"It's the title version of unique skills, right? The probability it appears in someone's status is extremely low compared to unique skills, and even if it appeared, it does not receive much attention because most of them have a bad ability. Wait, does that means you—"

"Ee. I have a unique title. Curious? You must be curious, right?"

Looks like she wanted me to answer that I am curious.

"Somehow."

"You should have answered that clearly! Well, fine, Look at this!"

Akari smiled confidently and showed me her status screen. In there, a description about the unique title that Akari said was written.

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【Aptitude For All Shields】

・The owner of this title is able to equip any shield regardless of the recommended level to equip.

・However, if the level of the owner doesn't reach the recommended level of the said shield, the shield's performance will be reduced partially.

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"This is…"

When she saw me widening my eyes after looking at the description, Akari smugly laughed.

"What do you think? Although the performance of the shield will be decreased to some extent according to my level, it is still many times more effective than equipping a normal shield! Nee, don't you think this title is as great as the Nameless Swordsman?"

"… If that's true, this is definitely an excellent title."

"I know right, Rin!"

Hearing that, Akari foolishly smiled. And when I saw that lovely smile, I thought.

— I ended up thinking.

… Why did this girl want to be a swordsman despite possessing this kind of title?

It made me want to ask that, but there is no way I could erase such a happy smile, so I swallowed that question back.

While I was thinking about something like that, we arrived at Yoizuki's headquarters.