Hey, that guy is really an unemployed person... right?
Yeah, right?　Normally, you wouldn't lie about your profession at a convention...
What if...


Why are you overwhelming a Class A swordsman?


Guh!

　My sword avoids the protection of my opponent's shield and slashes through his thighs, taking away his blessings.

'd*mn you!'

　My opponent fires back at me in a yakuza-like manner, but a slash cuts through the air in front of me as I was quickly backing away.

''Don't be silly!　There's no way you're unemployed!

　The man who roared with such a rage is a "Shield Swordsman".
　Since he is equipped with a shield in one hand, it is an occupation that allows him to have a well-balanced fighting style with excellent offensive and defensive skills.
　It is quite difficult for the A-class swordsman to deal damage by sneaking through the protection of his shield.

You can't go so far as to say, "Thanks to you, it's not overwhelming. The only thing I can do is chip away at the blessings little by little because I'm not hitting the vital points.
That's already funny to me!　You don't have to be 'unemployed' to have won this far without a single scratch in the first place!

　As he called out, I had dispatched six B-class swordsmen in a row, and now I was facing the seventh one.
　Fortunately, I hadn't been attacked once so far, so my blessings continued to be maxed out.

''I don't want you to say that. I'm a veritable 'unemployed'.
So how can you be a decent cutthroat with me, when I'm supposed to have mastered the sword technique and advanced skills?
That's obvious. Because of my sword training. --effort, if you will.
That's a profession and a skill that can't be solved by hard work!

　He slashes at you with a look of anger.
　But he pretends to be.

You got it!　Shieldbash.

　He tried to slam his shield down on me.

　But I can read that move.

"Anticipation.
　By intuitively predicting the next move, I start moving faster than my opponent's initial move.
　It's one of the hardest 《Sword Princess》 skills I've had to learn.

　I backstepped to evade the shield attack and delivered a kick to the side edge of that shield.

''Wha?''

The shield, which is a lifeline for the 《Shield Swordsman》, blows away from his hand.

''Hm, now I've managed to deal with that troublesome shield.
Hey, you know, that's a...
The sword-fighter you just fought, how do you think he did it?

　It was a poor one, though, due to a lack of practice yet.

　I should have lifted my foot a little higher.
　I'll need to adjust my angle too.
　Hmmm, is that about right?

What...?

　My foot was impaled on the other man's side.
　I lost my shield and lost the will to fight, or maybe I was just standing there stunned, so I had them use it as a training ground.
　It seems that he got into a good spot as he intended, and his blessings are quietly decreasing.

''See, look and see........!　I can't do that!
'Sure, some skills take practice, but I'm sure some things can be imitated to a certain extent on the first try, don't you think?

　I picked up the shield my opponent had dropped and held it up.

'Like this?'
Nah....

　He continues to close the distance.

''Ta, don't think you can handle the shield easily........!

　The Shield Swordsman, who had his shield taken away, slashed at me.

""Catching away."
What?

　I tried the 《Shield Swordsman》 skill that was shown in front of me a few times earlier.
　The sword deflected as it slid across the surface of the shield.
　Furthermore, this skill also had the effect of breaking the opponent's stance, so I didn't miss the opening that was created by doing so and looked at the counterattack.

''Bah, idiot........''

　The Shield Swordsman, with his blessings reduced again, tries to hurriedly get away from him.
　But I wouldn't let him.

　I closed the distance between us by "shrinking the distance between us and ourselves," and also rushed forward with that momentum.
　I slammed my shield down.

''Shield Bash!''
What?

　He takes a strong shield blow and is blown wide open.

　Hmm.
　Just as I thought, this technique is a good match for "shrinking ground".
　You can go straight into it from a full blown sprint.

.........I don't think my skills are also.......

　He was thwarted by his own technique and finally lost all of his opponent's blessings.

''Winner, Arel........!

　The name of the winner echoes in the silent hall before you know it.

''........He even beat a Class A swordsman.......?
And I can't believe you haven't taken a single hit yet...
Hey, are you really an unemployed person?

　Such a voice could be heard from all over the place.

''No, no, no, 《unemployed》 or whatever you think it is, it's not true!　I'm definitely faking it!
'You're not going to let them do that!　What the hell is the management doing?!
'Yes, yes, yes!　Disqualify me!

　As if to cut through the silence, such an angry shout also begins to rise.

''........But, if it wasn't ''unemployed''......then what is that guy's occupation......huh?
".........

　That's why I'm saying I'm unemployed.
　I just had the "Appraiser" take a look at it right before the tournament.

　Sensing this atmosphere in the venue, the organizers of the tournament seemed to have made a move.

'What?　Ah, yes. 　Arrell, are you ready?'

I don't mind.

　The facilitator unfolded my certificate and held it up.
　It would be difficult to see from the audience, but if you have reasonable eyesight, you should be able to read the occupation written on it.

''Mm, 《Unemployed》........she's really unemployed.......?
'Seriously...'

　Of course.
　If you think about it for a moment, you will understand that there is no point in going to the trouble of falsifying your occupation as "unemployed" in the first place.