[47] The Nameless "Bling" Sword

A gentle breeze swept by.

The silvery-white blade appeared before his eyes in an instant, causing Ikki to swallow his next words involuntarily.

"Ikki-kun, let's not talk about things that don't exist."

Eiji looked at Ikki with a kind expression.

"...I understand."

Ikki gulped and nodded obediently.

The truth was indeed as Ikki had said.

Just like when he tried to learn judo before, even if he could grasp the essence at a glance, he simply couldn't learn or use it.

Techniques like Trackless Step, which were unique footwork, were beyond Eiji's ability to master. However, the footwork inherent in swordsmanship itself was something he had fully internalized.

It seemed that he was bound to the sword for life.

If he wanted to become stronger, there was no other choice but to dedicate himself to the sword. He had no other path but to follow this one to the end.

Eiji's mindset was quite positive. He understood the principle of being content with what he had, as his natural talent was average, but now he had a standout skill.

However, mindset and pride were two different things.

This kind of thing was fine for his own family to know, but having others point it out was quite embarrassing.

After all, he was a genius swordsman. According to his master, he was destined to reach the pinnacle of the world. If people found out that he couldn't learn anything else, wouldn't that be humiliating?

"Hahahahaha! I get it! Junior, you can't use Trackless Step, can you? Hahahaha—!"

Ikki wisely kept his mouth shut, but Nene didn't spare his pride at all, clutching her stomach and laughing loudly at him.

"At first, seeing you defeat the careless Kuro-chan, I thought you had become quite strong. But to think you can't even learn something as simple as Trackless Step? Hahahaha! This is truly a masterpiece!"

Nene, being the God of War's most satisfied disciple, naturally knew Trackless Step. Her Trackless Step technique was quite perfect, even more proficient than Touka's, so she had the right to call it "something as simple as Trackless Step."

When she was in Eiji's dorm earlier, she had used it on him once, and while his intuition had seen through it, he hadn't been able to escape.

Eiji: "...."

Damn.

I shouldn't have mentioned this in front of Nene.

Even Touka-senpai didn't know about this, but now Nene knows. I'll probably be mocked endlessly in the future.

It was during his year of rehabilitation last year that he gradually confirmed that he couldn't do anything other than swordsmanship. Before that, he had only vaguely sensed it. The only people who knew about this were himself and his master, Torajirou Nangou.

Now a few more people know, and another piece of black history has been exposed. It's just... damn.

"Ahem... By the way, that sword of yours is really beautiful. What's its name?"

Seeing Eiji's expression darken, Ikki coughed lightly and quickly changed the subject.

His intentions were good.

But when Eiji heard this, the corner of his eye twitched, and he glared at him.

"That sword doesn't have a name."

Nene, having laughed enough, wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and said with a teasing expression, "But because it makes a 'bling~' sound every time it's swung, the old man gave it a name: the Bling Sword."

"..."

Ikki immediately understood why Eiji had glared at him earlier. No wonder he hadn't heard Eiji call the sword by its name. Calling it the "Bling Sword" was indeed quite a test of one's tolerance for embarrassment.

But—

"What do you mean it doesn't have a name?"

In contrast, Ikki was more concerned about Nene's earlier statement.

"Logically speaking, shouldn't every Blazer naturally know the name of their Device after awakening their ability? After all, the Device is the materialization of their soul. There's no reason not to know its name, right?"

That's right.

A Device is the ultra-dense crystallization of mana formed from the materialization of one's soul, symbolizing the Blazer's self and essence. Upon awakening their ability, one should inherently know its true name.

For example, Stella's greatsword is called 'Lævateinn'; his Device is a rather ordinary katana named 'Intetsu'.

The Nene's Device is the iron fan she always holds, named 'Beniiro Ageha'.

The fact that Eiji didn't know the true name of his Device was strange.

"Ikki-kun, have you heard of this saying?"

Nene snapped her folding fan shut with a flourish, lightly tapping it against her palm. Her teasing expression gradually faded.

"A Device is the manifestation of the self. Sometimes, if a Blazer changes their self, or discovers their true self, the form of their Device may also change."

"This..."

Ikki hesitated, as if recalling something, searching his memory for relevant knowledge.

Indeed.

There were such rumors in the Blazer world. Since a Device is a manifestation of the self, when a Blazer's self changes, the form of their Device may also evolve.

"...The reason junior's Device doesn't have a name, according to the old man's speculation, is because he hasn't yet discovered his true self."

Nene gave a meaningful look.

"Because he has no self, it has no name. In other words, if one day Junior discovers his true self, he will know the true name of his Device—and perhaps even his ability will evolve. No, it should be said that he will discover his true ability."

Blazers don't always correctly recognize their abilities from the start.

Take Nene, for example. When her Blazer ability first awakened, she thought her ability was to make objects float. It was only later that she realized her ability was to manipulate gravity.

Eiji's situation of not knowing the true name of his Device might be similar. It could be because he hasn't yet discovered his true self and hasn't awakened his true Blazer ability.

More precisely—the current "Absolute GodSpeed" might only be a superficial manifestation of Eiji's true Blazer ability. Within him lies a far greater potential.

His true Blazer ability is still hidden in the mist deep within his soul.

"I see, so he can become even stronger..."

Ikki nodded slightly, casting an envious look at Eiji.

Causation Interference abilities are only the external manifestation of one's true ability. If he awakens his true Blazer ability, his power could reach an even higher level, becoming even more extraordinary.

Eiji scratched the back of his head, feeling quite uncertain.

In reality, this was merely his master's speculation. Whether it was true or not was hard to say.

Of course, Eiji himself hoped to have a more fitting "transmigrator's cheat."

Not necessarily a system or something, but at least the ability to travel between different worlds, right?

Eiji was confident that he could stand at the pinnacle of this world's strength with just his swordsmanship, just like "the world's strongest swordsman, Edelweiss."

Given more time, with his talent, even without relying on other cheats, he was confident he could surpass Edelweiss.

But having been reborn, if he were confined to just this one world and couldn't experience the wonders of the multiverse, that would be a real shame—if the multiverse truly existed, that is.

To be honest, Eiji thought the probability was quite high. After all, if the world of "Chivalry of a Failed Knight" could exist, there was no reason other worlds couldn't.

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