"So now this sword belongs to me, right?"
Jiang Yu smiled happily, giving Argenti an expectant look.
Naturally, Argenti nodded. "Of course. You have shown me your strength. Since you have a way to handle it, there is no need for me to keep it any longer."
"Yay!"
Jiang Yu cheered and flew two laps while sitting on the sword.
Then he muttered to himself, "Come to think of it, since it belongs to me now, I should give it a name... You're one big lump of black, so I'll call you Black Cleave from now on."
Martin, who had just walked over: "...!?" Kid, you're terrible at naming things! Wasn't Fallen Star a perfectly good name?
But before Martin could voice his criticism, he heard Argenti offer sincere praise beside him:
"Black Cleave. What a beautiful name. Black, profound and encompassing, commanding yet graceful. Cleave succinctly describes its function. This is a beautiful name!"
Martin, who had been about to complain: "!?" You can praise even that, man? You're really forcing it, aren't you?
Black Cleave: "Actually... I think... I quite like the name Fallen Sta-"
[Ding! The Stellaron's power is showing signs of instability!] [Ding! The Stellaron is attempting to beguile the host!] [Ding! The Stellaron's voice has been blocked. Please rest assured, host!] [Ding! A portion of the power of The Hunt and Elation has been deployed to suppress it. Please do not worry, host.]
Black Cleave: "...What can I say? Black Cleave is a pretty good name too. I quite like it."
Having settled on a name for his weapon, Jiang Yu was asking Argenti how he planned to leave when he suddenly heard a string of system notifications, leaving him momentarily stunned.
Who would have thought this weapon would be so unruly!
Then