The infinite sword system has been mastered, and you say this is the dragon clan?

Chapter 375 In FGO, showing off and slapping faces makes you invincible.

"Are these the paladins who appeared in the singularity before...? No, they look like physical entities, but are they just some kind of projected phantoms?"

Black Mary circled around a shadowy figure of "Bradamante" in the corner, but the figure did not react.

Emiya followed her gaze and knew what the Avengers were wondering about.

The dazzling, shimmering magic shield in the young paladin's hand was clearly visible, radiating a true Noble Phantasm-level aura. The sharp spear in her other hand was menacingly sharp, and her long blonde twin tails cascaded down from her head to her calves. Her waist and hip curves were also... well, quite alluring and captivating.

But Bradamante's face was expressionless, she showed no reaction to the outside world, and her pupils lacked luster... in other words, she had no soul.

“That’s right. But these paladins are not entirely illusory; they should be considered as… ‘Shadows of Servants’.”

Emiya withdrew his glance and raised the blade of Juvayus. The smooth blade gleamed with a sharp light, illuminating the faces of everyone in the workshop.

This is actually what he, even if he misses the Chaldea meeting, still wants to study with Plerati and BB, which is also an important gain from the previous singularity.

Moreover, Emiya believes this aspect is extremely important, both from the perspective of personal development and from the ultimate goal of Chaldea.

When tackling singularities, forming bonds with various Servants and summoning them to Chaldea is a relatively guaranteed reward. In addition, any other rewards that can enhance your combat power are the pleasant surprises.

Unlike the other members, Emiya had a pre-existing expectation of what would happen in the Final Singularity.

If the king behind the Demon Pillar is Goetia, the "Human Evil" and "Beast of Mercy" he knows, then no matter how many or how powerful the Servants are, they are meaningless in the face of this beast that possesses the power to counter summons.

Servants are ultimately products of summoning spells. No matter how noble their spirit origin or spirit rank, they cannot violate the principles of their own manifest world.

The effect of "anti-summoning" is to nullify the Servant's Noble Phantasm, nullify and destroy future attacks from the Servant... In short, it is a noble all-resistance specifically designed for Servants.

Only Solomon, the creator of Goetia, was an exception.

In other words, Chaldea's Servant reserves are not intended for dealing with Goetia, but rather for the second line of defense against the Demon Pillars. As for the first line of defense against Goetia, Emiya believes it should be left to the living, not Servants.

Therefore, Chaldea needs to acquire as many Servants as possible, beyond just increasing their numbers, from different singularities.

Longinus and Juvayus, brought back from the previous singularity, caught Emiya's attention.

At present, it is certain that the God-Slaying Spear Longinus is a special attack against the Crusader pantheon, possessing high firepower and high output characteristics similar to the artifacts Levadin and Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi. As for its other potential, it is difficult to explore in a short period of time.

Unlike the Gwayus, this holy sword can be said to contain all of Charlemagne's power at the time. Although a portion was used up in the battle with Emperor Charlemagne, a considerable amount still remains. This peculiar residual power is almost fused with the holy sword, much like the lance given to it by Astolfo, giving the holy sword new abilities.

Emiya has now tried it out, and besides being able to transform the holy sword into a giant spear to sweep and defeat enemies through the skill "Spear of Astolfo", one of the most amazing new skills is "Pseudo-Paladin: Follow".

He can infuse magic into Juvayus, after which the Holy Sword will summon the shadow avatars of 12 Holy Knights, who can follow Emiya and slash at the enemy...

This "call for backup" skill sounds pretty cool, right?

However, Prellati and Emiya soon discovered that these summoned Servant shadows could not be maintained for long periods of time. They were essentially like game skills, disappearing after only one or two hits.

Furthermore, if he chooses to let them unleash their Noble Phantasms, Emiya will have to increase the supply of magical energy to the Holy Sword.

If that's the case, Emiya thought to himself, why not just grab the divine weapon and cut straight at them?

After studying the matter for a while, Prellati and Emiya changed their approach. Regardless of the consequences, they decided to use the Holy Sword to summon the phantoms of the Holy Knights, but prevent them from making any moves.

These paladins will not disappear as long as they don't make a move.

As for the rest, all that's left is to keep experimenting.

Jeanne Alter listened for a long time, the sheer volume of information flooding her mind making her a little dizzy: "So what exactly are you trying to do? Are you trying to make these paladins last a long time?"

Upon hearing this, Prierati immediately glanced at the other party with a pitying look. Black Jeanne, who had just been scorned by Black Cake, instantly flew into a rage upon realizing this. She thought to herself, "If I could beat you to death in this workshop, let's have a one-on-one fight somewhere else. Do you believe I'll roast you into an Orleans kebab?"
The black magician shook his head. "'Servants' are not our primary development goal. Rather than simply increasing the number of Servants summoned, we need to find ways to increase combat power through the Holy Sword."

Emiya nodded and said, "Chaldea can actually summon Servants on its own, and the accuracy of the summoning can be increased by collecting relics from singularities, but this is not very useful. Compared to scattered and low-level combat power, what we need more is a small but elite force of strong combat power."

[Hehe, senior, regarding this issue, perhaps the two aspects you're struggling with aren't contradictory!]

A figure with long purple hair suddenly emerged from the huge chassis in the corner.

This scene truly shocked Jeanne Alter and Mary Alter:
"It crawled out of an electronic device? Is this some kind of electronic ghost?"

Just as Plerati had been exposed, she seized the opportunity to launch a fierce counterattack, because this wasn't the first time BB had tried to sabotage her—she pointed at BB with a sneer and said:
"Hehehe, electronic ghost, what modern people call a 'cyber ghost,' right! Did you hear that? Long time no see, little purple-haired cyber ghost?"

[Oh dear, who is this? Isn't this the gender-swapped, perverted black magician? Hey, I heard your original physical appearance was pretty good, so why did you become so fond of this petite, 1.5-meter-tall figure? Is it because you have a fetish for transforming into a small, delicate girl and then tormenting her?]

BB retorted without hesitation, "[By the way, when you were testing the Holy Sword with your senior just now, you also let out a whine like a sow, right? You were having so much fun acting out that, weren't you? I recorded it! Hehe, tell me, is this the kind of 'witch' you wanted? If so, it means you're really into life, and I'll comply.]"

Plerati tilted his head. "Compliance?"

Ah, it means respecting other people's fate.

BB's entire body floated in mid-air with her back turned, then tilted her head back slightly to form a 45-degree angle, as if in pity. [After all, what you love is your life.] "...Ha!"

Plerati managed a weak sneer, her fingertips almost leaving marks on the table beside her. She felt like she was being sarcastic by BB, but she couldn't find the right words to retort.

"Pfft." Black Jeanne felt she didn't quite understand, but seeing Prieratie get the short end of the stick made her feel smug.

While watching the drama unfold, Emiya pretended to be studying the Holy Sword. Honestly, why did Prierati have to use internet slang to attack BB? Did she think she knew everything just because she'd been surfing the Chaldea intranet for a few days? Throwing half-baked, clichéd ideas at a superior AI was like trying to teach a fish to swim, a futile attempt, utterly ridiculous and overestimating her abilities.

"Alright, BB, you were just analyzing the Holy Sword data, right? Tell me what new discoveries you made."

"Okay, senpai!" BB immediately returned to Emiya's side, transforming from a mischievous little devil into a charming angelic junior. She smiled sweetly, "Hmm~, this discovery is both complicated and simple. All I need to do is ask you to activate your Reality Marble, senpai."

Emiya had no suspicions.

"I am the bone of my sword—"

The other three magic-type Servants in the room watched with astonishment as Emiya chanted incantations, transforming the surrounding environment into a massive sword hill and a fragrant plain. He can even create a Reality Marble? ...Well, that makes sense. He can even slay gods; a Reality Marble doesn't seem so unacceptable.

While the other Servants looked around out of curiosity, Emiya, guided by BB, planted the Holy Sword on a small hill covered with numerous swords.

After being cleansed by the abundant "sword element" all around, Juvayus trembled gently on the ground, emitting a clear ringing sound, and the light on the sword became even more dazzling.

"? This is..."

Emiya instinctively gripped the sword hilt, quickly absorbing new skills from the power flowing through the holy sword. Honestly, he wanted to complain that Charlemagne's gift was excessive; it was practically a skill list in itself!

"A new skill, 'Ruler's Path'? Strange, isn't that Charlemagne's own signature skill?"

[That's because Charlemagne, due to the instability of his own Spirit Origin, bestowed his entire Spirit Origin upon his predecessor! He essentially dispersed his own soul, but gifted the power preserved within his Spirit Origin to the Holy Sword. This kind of power is difficult to trigger directly, but the predecessor's Reality Marble is an exception; it is perfectly suited for the application and development of sword-type Noble Phantasms.]

BB explained, "As for Charlemagne's 'rule of the king,' it is actually the embodiment of Charlemagne's 'rule of the king' as a fictional heroic spirit in chivalric literature—as long as one performs an action that conforms to the definition of 'cool,' the holder's strength will receive a significant buff."

Emiya carefully sensed the power, feeling somewhat confused by this standard. "A cool move?"

[Hmph, to put it bluntly, it's just showing off and getting slapped in the face in front of everyone. Charlemagne was an immature Karl the Great; the path he followed was this kind of pattern that commonly exists in fantasy stories.]

BB shook his finger.

[How about it, senior? I highly recommend Juvayus's 'Public Display of Power' system! It allows you to reasonably reveal your strength, slap people in the face, and exude domineering aura, making heroes bow down and adding countless beauties to your harem!]

[Yes, the super genius BB has already figured it out. Senior's future life will become a refreshing novel titled "In Chaldea, you can be invincible by showing off and slapping faces."]

"Wait a minute... you didn't finish your sentence." Emiya shook his head. This little bastard is still not honest.

"So you're not mentioning at all the downsides of 'not being cool enough will lead to a decrease in strength,' are you?!"

Emiya experienced the effects of "Breaking Through the Path of the King" again. A more comprehensive explanation is that "performing a cool action will increase one's own ability stats," while conversely, the corresponding negative effect is that "performing a lame action will weaken one."

[Don't worry, senior. Didn't we just discuss the use of the 'Shadows of the Twelve Holy Knights'?]

"and then?"

[Don't you think that due to the issue of Charlemagne's power grant, the skills on the Holy Sword Juvayus are overly complex and varied? While the effects are numerous and diverse, overall they severely lack the strength we desperately need?]

[What if we could further adjust the Holy Sword and combine these skills? For example, could we integrate the Shadow of the Warrior into the King's Path Breakthrough skill?]

After listening to BB's description, Emiya looked at Juvayus, and his thoughts began to race.

This actually involves the secondary modification and development of Noble Phantasms, which falls under Emiya's own area of ​​expertise. Therefore, as soon as BB brought it up, Emiya was able to quickly determine various things.

Ultimately, this is essentially an integration of power, forging Charlemagne's spirit origin power into the Holy Sword at a deeper level. In this respect, bringing Juvayus into the Reality Marble Unlimited Blade Works was indeed the right thing to do, because the Sword Mound is the power that Emiya has used to forge swords and Noble Phantasms over the years, making it very suitable for the Holy Sword to integrate power.

By incorporating new power, Emiya can indeed be confident in eliminating the negative impact of "the destruction of the royal path" and even enhancing its positive effects.

But what about the Twelve Holy Knights' shadows merging in?
Emiya was mentally calculating and analyzing the potential impact.

Although he doesn't have the supercomputing support of the Atlas Institute, he possesses a dual mind, meaning he doesn't need to use his brain to calculate. Relying on his rich forging experience and physical intuition, he can make predictions about things related to swords.

The most direct correspondence between the Twelve Paladins and the twelve layers of power buff is that they provide a twelve-layer power increase buff.

Wait, twelve layers of power, twelve releases of power... twelve restraints!?

Emiya suddenly thought of King Arthur's sword (Excalibur) and spear (Rungomminiad), which had a seal called "Thirteen Bindings".

These seals are said to be related to the court sorcerer Merlin, and each corresponds to one of the thirteen Knights of the Round Table under King Arthur. Each Knight of the Round Table is bound by a specific rule, such as Knight Kay's "to fight for survival," Lancelot's "not to be an enemy of the elves," Galahad's "not to fight for personal gain," and so on.

When a Noble Phantasm is unleashed, a seal is broken for each constraint met in the current battle. The more seals are broken, the greater the power of the Noble Phantasm.

Emiya looked at Juvayus, wondering if this could also be followed by a "Release of the Twelve Restraints, Paladin Meeting!"
(End of this chapter)