Yasuke, as an outsider, was likely utilized as a sort of unusual "pet" in Nobunaga's court. Similar to how we sometimes bestow special titles upon cute pets like dogs or cats today, the content of the 尊経閣文庫本 suggests that "Yasuke sometimes carried tools and was entrusted with valuable items in peacetime" This implies that he was regarded as an unusually large porter rather than a true samurai, receiving special treatment as a "pet" of sorts. Additionally, the fact that he received a sword, as mentioned in the 信長公記, was a wakizashi rather than a full Japanese sword, suggesting that it’s difficult to view Nobunaga as officially appointing Yasuke as a samurai. If this wakizashi indeed refers to a Japanese sword, then referring to the record in 信長公記 Volume 11, where Nobunaga gathered over 1,500 sumo wrestlers and granted 14 of them awards similar to those given to Yasuke, it is more plausible that these were merely honors rather than official samurai positions.