hotmtlnovel Chapter 191 The True Value of the Noble Phantasm!
Chapter 191 The True Value of the Noble Phantasm!
Chapter 192 The True Value of the Noble Phantasm!
He sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, and pondered.
At this moment, Shirou Kotomine is deep in thought with his eyes closed, immersing himself in his inner world and communicating with Atalanta and Astolfo, whom he has absorbed into it.
There, Shirou Kotomine revealed his abilities and purpose to them without reservation.
Therefore, Atalanta and Astolfo readily accepted Shirou Kotomine's invitation.
He allowed Shirou Kotomine to transform them into cursed spirits.
"Indeed, it is no accident that someone becomes a hero."
Open your eyes.
Regaining his composure, Kotomine Shirou looked up at the sky with a satisfied smile on his face.
Although he had prepared other explanations for Atalanta and Astolfo in his mind, Shirou Kotomine was surprised that he didn't use any of them.
This made Shirou Kotomine think more highly of these Heroic Spirits.
"Now everything is ready."
Standing up, Shirou Kotomine dusted himself off and looked up at the Hanging Gardens in the sky.
Magic began to flow.
A sense of fulfillment filled Shirou Kotomine's heart once again.
The power belonging to Astolfo is spreading within Shirou Kotomine's body, enveloping his entire body.
In the blink of an eye, a set of clothes similar to those worn by Astolfo was put on Kotomine Shirou.
This can be considered a change after acceptance.
Just like how adopting an animal can turn you into an animal yourself.
Because Servants are spirits and still in human form, Shirou Kotomine does not transform into the appearance of the Servant he receives.
However, the Servant's equipment will be accepted by Shirou Kotomine.
However, there is a change, although this was initiated by Shirou Kotomine.
After all, the servant's clothes are woven from magic, just like Jeanne d'Arc's before.
Therefore, changing the style of clothing is still very easy.
As for how Shirou Kotomine was able to transform the Servant's equipment into a form that suited him so quickly?
Shirou Kotomine only made minor changes.
After all, he had projected Erza's armor quite a few times back then, and Shirou Kotomine had spent a lot of effort changing those women's armors into men's clothing.
Therefore, he has some experience in clothing design.
So they were all used for this purpose.
This made Shirou Kotomine sigh.
After receiving Astolfo's power, Shirou Kotomine immediately activated his Noble Phantasm, "The Phantom Horse That Does Not Exist in This World".
The eagle that Astolfo had once ridden appeared before Shirou Kotomine.
As Astolfo's mount, which is of the Rider class, this eagle is naturally Astolfo's signature Noble Phantasm.
This Noble Phantasm is actually Astolfo's trump card.
The eagle is a magical beast born from a griffin and a mare.
Its upper body is that of a lion and its lower body is that of a horse. It should be a mythical beast that could not possibly exist in the world, but it was born into the world by means of the special nature of the Servant's Noble Phantasm.
In terms of rank, the eagle is inferior to the griffin, which is a divine beast, but its charge attack is comparable to an A-rank physical attack.
It can also fly at high speeds of up to 400 kilometers per hour.
But this is not its trump card. The eagle's real trump card is a hidden ability called "Dimensional Jump".
After revealing its true name, the eagle will emit a sharp cry, and both the eagle and its rider will switch to a blurred form and disappear, escaping all forms of observation in the world, and even reappearing in other places.
Even the most powerful attack, capable of destroying gods and Buddhas, could not harm a single hair on its head.
As its name suggests, the illusory horse that does not exist in this world is very vague in its existence; it is even unclear whether it exists at all.
Therefore, the more its true name is revealed and its power is displayed, the stronger the understanding that "its existence is not substantial" becomes.
This means that the eagle will be elevated from this dimension, erasing its original self.
However, since Astolfo, as the rider, is a tangible being, whenever the eagle is about to fade away, the tangible rider will pull it back.
Their cycle of disappearance and reappearance lasts only a moment.
This shows just how rare this eagle's abilities are.
Before receiving Astolfo's power, even Shirou Kotomine didn't know how precious the hawk's ability was.
That's right, it's about cherishing.
This ability was something that Shirou Kotomine greatly valued.
By riding him and reversing his abilities, Shirou Kotomine can see the world that only Mythical Zoan species exist in the instant of dimensional jump.
That's the world of mythical beasts!
In this day and age, there are almost no mythical beast species left.
Because this world was not an era suitable for the survival of mythical beasts, they went to the inner side of the world after the Age of Gods perished.
Many mythical creatures exist there.
This naturally includes dragons!
A real dragon!
"Although the dragons in the Type-Moon world and the dragons in the Fairy Tail world are not the same, they are undoubtedly top-tier beings, and the dragons in the Type-Moon world are even more powerful."
Kotomine Shirou guessed.
This is not wishful thinking, but a reasonable conjecture.
After all, in the Type-Moon universe, dragons can gain an indestructible body simply by bathing in their blood after being killed.
Siegfried's Noble Phantasm originated from this.
Could the dragons in the Fairy Tail world do this?
That's probably impossible.
This shows that the dragons in the Type-Moon universe are much more powerful.
This also means that Shirou Kotomine will be able to obtain even greater power.
The moment he learned about the Eagle's abilities, Shirou Kotomine immediately thought of his Dragon Slayer Magic.
Although Shirou Kotomine made smooth progress in Dragon Slayer Magic with the help of the little blue dragon.
But this was still not fast enough for Shirou Kotomine.
If you want to improve your dragon-slaying magic more quickly, there is naturally no faster way than hunting real dragons.
However, dragons no longer exist in the current era of Fairy Tail's world.
We can only wait until the future dragon returns from the past to the present.
But that will take seven years.
As for Mine Shirou, he obviously doesn't have that much time.
His original plan was to use the power of the Holy Grail to complete this process.
To his surprise, he obtained the method to travel to the fantasy world from Astolfo's eagle.
This is a real lifesaver for Shirou Kotomine!
"I never expected Astolfo to give me such a big surprise!"
Kotomine Shirou thought excitedly.
At that moment, Shirou Kotomine suddenly realized that there might be even more treasures hidden within the Servant.
The Noble Phantasm of a Heroic Spirit!
As the Servants' trump card, their Noble Phantasms are their greatest characteristic.
From the very beginning, Shirou Kotomine has placed great emphasis on the Noble Phantasms of his Servants.
He attached great importance to this.
To his surprise, even though he had already placed great importance on the Noble Phantasm, it now seemed that he still hadn't given it the proper attention.
He still underestimated the value of the Noble Phantasm.
Because he originally valued the power of the Noble Phantasm, treating it as a unique ability.
But now it seems that the composition of the Noble Phantasm also hides a dazzling value.
Noble Phantasms are the embodiment of the legends of the Heroic Spirits in their lifetimes.
Not all of these abilities were possessed by the heroic spirits during their lifetime.
The most famous of them is Gilgamesh, whose Gate of Babylon is an escalation of the legend that he collected all the treasures during his lifetime.
Therefore, 99% of the treasures in his Gate of Babylon were things he didn't have during his lifetime.
Then there's the Ea.
He also acquired this sword after becoming a Servant.
He didn't have this sword when he was alive.
Of course, some of these treasures were things that the people possessed in their previous lives.
For example, Karna.
His treasures, whether it's the God-Slaying Spear or the Golden Armor, are things he possessed in his previous life.
However, these two treasures never existed at the same time.
He even obtained the God-Slaying Spear because he had given away the Golden Armor.
It is precisely because of this legend that Karna's two Noble Phantasms cannot be activated simultaneously.
When Karna unleashes his ultimate weapon, the God-Slaying Spear, he will lose his golden armor.
Therefore, his strongest moment is also his weakest moment.
In short, many of the Noble Phantasms of Heroic Spirits are based on the heroic legends of their lives.
However, many of these legends are fabricated by later generations.
But because of its high profile, it became a real entity.
For example, Vlad III.
It was precisely because he was stigmatized as a vampire by later generations that this Romanian monarch acquired a vampire side after becoming a Servant, which became one of his Noble Phantasms.
But it is precisely because some of these treasures are fictional and fictitious that they possess a higher value.
For example, the Falcon, a fantasy species that should never have been born.
"This is really interesting!"
After thinking it through, a meaningful smile appeared on Shirou Kotomine's face.
At this moment, Shirou Kotomine became even more interested in the Servants.
Besides this, Shirou Kotomine also thought of other things.
For example, could I learn the Eagle's ability to jump between dimensions?
In a sense, this should also be considered a kind of spatial ability, right?
"This is getting more and more interesting!"
Kotomine Shirou thought to himself.
"But we have other things to do right now, and it's really frustrating that we can't explore this ability immediately!"
He shook his head helplessly.
Kotomine Shirou rubbed the head of the hawk, then flipped over and mounted it.
"Fly, eagle! Towards the Sky Garden!"
Upon hearing Shirou Kotomine's command, the hawk let out a shriek and then flapped its wings and took flight.
After circling halfway in mid-air to locate its target, the eagle suddenly flapped its wings to accelerate and flew straight towards the sky garden.
Despite feeling the fierce wind blowing against his face, Shirou Kotomine maintained a constant smile.
Originally, in Shirou Kotomine's mind, Astolfo was just a side project.
To his surprise, Astolfo turned out to be a treasure trove.
"Let's take this opportunity to study this first!"
Kotomine Shirou reached out and a grimoire appeared in his hand.
This is also one of Astolfo's Noble Phantasms.
This is also Kotomine Shirou's true goal.
That's right, this is actually the Noble Phantasm that Shirou Kotomine truly wanted to obtain.
It was called the "magic encyclopedia" by Astolfo.
But this is not its real name.
Due to the negative buff of "rationality evaporated," Astolfo forgot the true name of this Noble Phantasm, and could only recall it on the night of the new moon.
Its name is "Declaration of Destruction".
This Noble Phantasm is unusual; it is one of Astolfo's cheat Noble Phantasms.
Why is it considered cheating?
Because its effect is indeed very cheating.
Although this Noble Phantasm cannot be released under its true name at any other time except on the night of the new moon.
Even without using its true name to unleash its power, simply holding it grants one A-rank anti-magic power, making it a groundbreaking anti-magic weapon.
And this is only the state where its true name has not been revealed.
Once its true name is liberated, the Declaration of Lack of Name is declared.
Then this treasure can break all magic.
There's no need to elaborate on how overpowered such a treasure is in this magical world.
With this book in hand, Shirou Kotomine is virtually unhindered in the world of magic, and no one can stop him.
That's why Shirou Kotomine wanted it.
That's why Shirou Kotomine didn't choose Astolfo when eliminating five Servants; he was after this grimoire.
But that was before.
Having witnessed the power of the hawk and realized the hidden value of the Noble Phantasm, Shirou Kotomine turned his attention back to it.
As the owner of this Noble Phantasm, although he had forgotten its true name, Astolfo remembered the legend that gave birth to it.
According to legend, this book was a gift to Astolfo by a witch who was madly infatuated with him.
It is said that reading this book will give you the possibility of cracking any magic trick.
Simply possessing him grants one A-rank magic resistance.
This treasure was born from this legend.
Although after becoming a Noble Phantasm, Astolfo only needs to release his true name to break any magic.
But the original version needs to be read.
After reading it, you will have the possibility of cracking all magic tricks.
So what kind of magic books, once read, would grant the possibility of breaking any magic spell?
Shirou Kotomine believes it should be the knowledge of magic itself.
Only by mastering all the knowledge of magic can one naturally crack any magic trick.
The reason it's considered a possibility is because you need to understand this knowledge.
Therefore, in Shirou Kotomine's view, this book is very likely an extremely precious book of magic that contains all the knowledge of magic.
It is precisely because of the precious knowledge contained within the power of this magical book.
Therefore, simply holding it will grant you A-rank magic resistance.
After all, there are fundamental laws of mystery in the Type-Moon universe.
Mystery is rendered ineffective in the face of mystery at a higher level.
A typical example is the Servant.
Modern weapons cannot harm Servants; neither missiles nor nuclear weapons are effective against them.
Although Lancelot used missiles from his fighter plane to exchange blows with Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm during the Fourth Shinobi World War, that was because the plane was transformed into a Noble Phantasm under the enhancement of his Noble Phantasm.
Including the missiles it carries.
"I guessed right!"
Hahahaha!
After flipping through the grimoire in his hand, Shirou Kotomine immediately burst into wild laughter.
Just as he had guessed.
This is indeed a magical book that encapsulates all the magical knowledge in the Type-Moon world from ancient times to the present.
Such books are impossible under normal circumstances.
But just like the birth of the eagle.
It was born because of Astolfo's creation of the Noble Phantasm!
"Hahaha! I see, I see!"
"Is this actually the correct way to use a Noble Phantasm?!"
"Hahaha!"
Kotomine Shirou's unrestrained laughter echoed continuously in the night sky.
At this moment, he was so excited that he could hardly contain himself!
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