I continued investigating the mystery of the 『Sword』 skill together with Father.
In terms of actual ability, I have enough skill that it would be strange for me not to have acquired the 『Sword』 skill.
And yet, I still have not obtained it. Why is that?
「What do you think, Alec?」
「Hm?」
「Do you have any idea what the cause might be?」
「Even if you ask me that…」
I really do not know. I am a little different from ordinary people.
I am a reincarnator, and I even did something called a cheat roulette, so maybe that had some kind of effect…
To begin with, it has only been seven years since I started using a sword, and yet having enough ability to almost obtain the skill is apparently not normal…
Well, that part seems to be thanks to my titles, though…
…Hm?
「Ah… could it be because of my title?」
「Your title?」
「The title 『Son of the Sword Saint and the Sage』. I assumed it was a title that gives a lot of experience for swords and magic, but maybe that is not it?」
「What do you mean?」
「Maybe it simply boosts my sword and magic technique overall」
Father said that my swordsmanship was beyond what level one should be.
But maybe that was actually skill that had been boosted by my title.
『In reality, my ability was at level 0.9, but the title increased it by 0.2, making it equivalent to level 1.1』
That is the hypothesis I put together.
Well, calling it a hypothesis might be a bit much, but that is the idea I came up with for now.
「I see… if that is the case, it makes sense that you have not acquired the 『Sword』 skill yet」
「Right?」
Yes, yes. That is a pretty good guess, right? Father agreed with it too.
Actually, maybe this is already the correct answer.
「I see, I see… huh?」
「Hm?」
「Then does that mean it is possible that you are actually still very far from acquiring the 『Sword』 skill…?」
「Ah…」
It might be possible that my actual 『Sword』 skill level was only around 0.5…
Even if it was just level 0.5, the title effect could have boosted it up to around level 1.1.
…Well, that would still be kind of amazing in its own way.
If that were true, it would mean the title effect more than doubled my sword ability.
「But wait, does it really raise your ability that much? Are titles really that powerful?」
「Hmm. I do not think it goes that far…」
I hope it does not go that far.
I am happy if my ability gets boosted, but if it turns into something like 『Actually, you will get the skill in ten years』, that would be pretty depressing.
「I am not sure… Cases where a title is inherited like this are rare, so I do not really know」
「Rare?」
「Well, yeah. Unless it is a very high rank job, titles are not passed down to children…」
「I see…」
So that is how it works. I have never seen anyone else’s title list, but normally people do not have them.
I assumed everyone had something.
Even if not Sword Saint or Sage, I thought there would be things like 『Daughter of a Merchant and an Archer』 or 『Son of a Blacksmith and a Mage』.
But apparently, only high rank jobs pass them down. It is rare.
…Or did Father just casually brag about being a high rank job? Maybe I am imagining it.
「So basically, you do not really understand titles either?」
「That is right. There are not many cases, after all」
He really might be bragging a little.
「Hmm… I wonder if we could learn something by asking Lisaberte-san?」
「Lisaberte-san…?」
Lisaberte is Ralina-mama’s name.
Would asking Ralina-mama help? Why?
「Why would Lisaberte-san know?」
「Because due to Lisaberte-san’s influence, Ralina-chan should also have a title」
「Huh?」
「The 『Stealth』 skill is――――ah, sorry Alec. Forget that」
「Eh? Huh? W-wait, what…?」
What was that. You cannot just stop after saying that much.
「No, no, no. What do you mean, Father」
「Um, things like this are not something you should talk about with others…」
Not something you should talk about with others…?
Oh, that. The thing where wanting to know other people’s status is perverted. The thing Yggdrasil-san told me before.
Still, I really want to know. I want to know so badly I cannot stand it…
Um… so that means Ralina-mama has a high rank job, just like Father and Mother.
And that job seems to be some kind of stealth-based class.
What kind of job would that be…? I cannot really imagine it. Maybe it is that? A ninja, perhaps?
For now, let us assume she is a ninja. That would make Ralina-mama’s job 『Ninja』, and Ralina-chan would have the title 『Daughter of a Ninja』.
…It feels like I just gave Ralina-mama and Ralina-chan some very strong character traits.
Anyway, because of that title, Ralina-chan would have some kind of bonus to the 『Stealth』 skill.
「Eh… Ralina-chan is a user of the 『Stealth』 skill…?」
「You really should not ask people about things like that, Alec…」
「No, but… is that not something I really need to know? If I do not know, could that not be dangerous in some situations?」
「…………」
So that is how it was.
I always thought it was strange how Ralina-chan slipped into my room without making a sound. It was the effect of the 『Stealth』 skill…
Somehow, it makes sense now…
She was using that skill and working behind the scenes in various ways…
「Ah!」
「Eh, what? What is it, Alec?」
「M-maybe just because I cannot notice her, she might even be hiding somewhere right now…?」
Maybe I am being watched from somewhere nearby even now…
I instinctively look around, but
「That is fine. She is not here right now」
「…………」
She is not here right now.
Right now, she is not here…
Why is it that those words do not reassure me at all.
Instead, they stir up an overwhelming sense of unease.
Next chapter: Rom-Com Arc 5
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