044 is it you, Morgan (Ch 044)

Lancer——Diarmuid successfully tricked Saber with a beautiful feint and jumped backwards.

The handsome man frowned and said, “How strange… What is the entity of your sword?”

A playful smile appeared on the blonde girl’s lips. “Yeah, what is it?”

Saber hides her weapons through her skill “Invisible Air”, which gives her a huge advantage in hand-to-hand combat.

Lancer could not see the invisible sword in Saber’s hand, nor could he tell its length. He could only try his best to stay out of the opponent’s attack range.

Although Diarmuid himself remained unharmed, the repeated setbacks in his attacks made this skilled knight anxious.

Not only was the attack distance difficult to grasp, Lancer also sensed a strange feeling from the collision of weapons with Saber—

It was as if what he was fighting with was not a sword, but something… a thick blunt weapon?

“Although there is no honor in this duel where neither side knows their true names—”

Lancer said to Saber.

The twin guns in the handsome man’s hands were filled with murderous intent, but his eyes alone remained relaxed.

“Anyway, accept my compliment. You haven’t even broken a sweat in this fight. Even though you’re a woman, you’re really amazing.”

“You don’t have to be so modest, Lancer.”

The sword-wielding girl responded.

“Although I don’t know your real name, your martial arts skills are remarkable. It is an honor to receive praise from a master like you, and I accept it with gratitude.”

The two knights who didn’t know each other’s true identity expressed respect to each other. Is that –

“This is the end of the game, Lancer.”

A cold male voice broke the silence. It was the master of Diarmuid who was hiding in the dark.

“Don’t let this battle drag on any longer. That Saber is a strong enemy, get rid of her as soon as possible – I will allow you to use your Noble Phantasm.”

Upon hearing this, Saber’s expression remained unchanged, while Lancer’s previous relaxed expression changed, and his momentum and posture also changed.

Throw away the pistol and unseal the spear.

The scarlet spear filled with magic power appeared in the moonlight.

“——You heard it too. I’m going to use all my strength from now on.”

Lancer declared that he had not been serious until now, and while holding the Vermillion Spear with both hands, he gradually closed the distance between himself and Saber.

The next moment, Diarmuid launched a surprise attack.

Compared with the previous gun dance that was as flexible as a magical skill, this straight thrust seemed too simple and straightforward.

He seemed to no longer be on guard against the weapon hidden under the “Wind King’s Barrier” and completely gave up on defense.

Saber took a defensive stance, blocking with the invisible sword in her hand.

Then, use the intersection of sword and spear as the starting point.

The Sword Girl’s “Wind King Barrier” was forcibly lifted, revealing the sword hidden within.

That’s how it should be.

“What!?”

Diarmuid, who was repelled by Saber’s brute force, managed to stand still, his eyes wide open in disbelief.

The Noble Phantasm he possesses, the “Red Rose of Demon Breaker”, can cut off the magic power of the enemy when it touches their weapons.

This treasure does not have particularly strong destructive power, but it can be very effective in hand-to-hand combat.

No matter how powerful the magic power contained in the enemy’s weapons, the magical effect will be completely lost when touched by the tip of the gun.

Normally, Saber’s “Wind King Barrier” should have been lifted…but this did not happen.

There is only one possibility.

That is, Saber’s sword possesses a mystery far superior to that of the Vermillion Spear.

Lancer was not discouraged by the failure of an attack, on the contrary, he showed high fighting spirit.

There is no doubt that the other party is a powerful enemy that is superior to himself.

In that case…

The scarlet spear in Diarmuid’s hand burst out with an even more powerful aura.

“Go through it! “Gae Dearg”!”

Lancer himself turned into a flying shadow, and released the True Name of the Noble Phantasm while roaring.

“Red Rose that Breaks Demons” is a magic spear known as the “Noble Phantasm Killer”.

At the cost of exposing the Servant’s identity, the magic spear gained a power far beyond its previous one, and its mystery increased dramatically and powerfully!

This time, Lancer not only wants to penetrate the “Wind King Barrier”, but also wants to directly pierce through Saber’s magic armor!

However, the future that Diarmuid expected has not yet arrived.

Saber once again used the invisible sword as a shield, completely resisting the magic-dispelling effect of the red spear.

“I finally understand the true power of this sword!”

Lancer yelled.

“Not only is it good at hiding its body, but it is also a sword that specializes in defense – if that’s the case!”

The magic spear released by Zhenming turned into a raging red rainstorm, stabbing at Saber like an overwhelming force.

If we only talk about speed, Lancer is still better than Saber. Now he uses his advantage to launch a swift combo.

Any servant would collapse under the thrust of this demonic spear.

Any treasure will disintegrate under this magic-breaking combo.

Finally, the wind barrier that was wrapped around the blonde girl was destroyed, revealing her true appearance.

“Lancer, I feel your fighting spirit…”

With a flash of words.

“In return, I will let you see my full strength…!”

A beam of golden starlight burst out from the strong wind, piercing through the dazzling red roses.

The huge amount of magic power released from the girl’s palm blew away everything around her.

Power and magic beyond common sense.

The Holy Sword of the Stars, which had not yet released its true name, easily defeated the “Noble Phantasm Killer” that the Lancers were so proud of with just one swing.

The winner has been decided.

Lancer fell silently to the ground several dozen meters away.

Even though the chief knight of the Fiona Knights had risked everything he had, he was still unable to harm Saber in the slightest.

All he did with all his might was to make the Holy Sword Master’s invisible sword reappear under the moonlight.

“…………”

All the magicians who witnessed the duel opened their eyes wide.

While they were shocked by the overwhelming strength of the sword soldiers, they were also surprised to find that—

What the girl held in her hand was not a sharp blade filled with starlight at all.

After the Wind Sword Scabbard dissipated, what was revealed was another extremely gorgeous golden sword scabbard.

Its name is “Avalon”.

The strongest defense in the world that even the five major magics cannot reach.

——Tonight, Saber was swinging people with her scabbard from beginning to end.

Then, among the people who witnessed this duel.

There was only one person who was not attracted by the EX Noble Phantasm in the swordsman’s hand, but instead stared at her face closely.

Shirou stared at the crystal ball in a trance, and called out the girl’s real name (? ).

“Is that you…Morgan.”

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P.S. You can directly hit people with the scabbard, refer to the classic skin of the old sword (the second broken one in FGO).

After all, the Wind King’s barrier is essentially a scabbard. Yamato Takeru next door also made a water scabbard. It is a Type-Moon tradition to hit people with a scabbard.

After the Holy Sword and Avalon are combined, it is still considered the “Sword of Promised Victory”, the Noble Phantasm type becomes “???”, and the Noble Phantasm rank becomes “EX”.

According to the setting, after Aige summoned Arthur with the scabbard, she directly gave the scabbard to him. Kiritsugu, look at you.