I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 16 The Revenge of Shugus
Noble Phantasm,

A materialized miracle, serving as a hero's badge of honor.
The crystallization of humanity's prayers for miracles and longings is the most powerful weapon known as 'noble fantasy'.

In this seemingly plausible yet ultimately false world,

This miracle belongs to the living!

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Meanwhile, on the other side,
At this moment, the Companion Cavalry Regiment was surrounding a hill on the side of the battlefield. All the knights dismounted and led their horses in two rows from bottom to top.

Tap, tap, tap.
When the sound of an unusual horse's hooves, heavier than that of an ordinary warhorse, rang out...
Boom!
All the knights with one hand behind their backs simultaneously raised their gauntlets and struck their hearts!

“——Captain!”

Amidst the respectful calls of the knights, the fierce figure atop the tall black warhorse dismounted.
He had short black hair, a stern and imposing face, and wore a dark blue cloak with a standing yellow lion printed on it.

Hector raised his banner, handed his riding whip to his deputy who was serving him, and slightly raised his head to look at the top of the road formed by the knights.

"Lars Hawkins, we've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Wavin Hawkins has been waiting for you for a long time!"

Two blue-haired knights, who had been waiting there, bowed and stood on either side, shouting loudly:
"Please, Commander—"

"Leading our 'true knight' Edoardo, and his comrade-in-arms, the scout-red knight Wallace, who has lived up to the spirit of chivalry."

The two took a deep breath and roared in sorrow:

"go home!"

Hector's gaze sharpened upon hearing this, but he did not move, as if he were observing something.

He was waiting for a miracle.

This was also the first time he had witnessed the miracle of a Noble Phantasm being born. Although arrangements had been made according to protocol, he was still a little apprehensive.

It's not that he doesn't care about Edo, but rather that his Noble Phantasm is more important to the Empire's great cause and his own future.

He certainly respected knights who possessed chivalry, but after all, any knight could spout a few words about chivalry, and he had seen quite a few knights over the years who charged into battle while shouting about chivalry and then died.

However, such knights who are driven by genuine and pure faith and perform miraculous acts, even inspiring legends to come to life, are extremely rare.
He must personally inherit the knight's will and realize his ideals!

"Yeah, why hasn't anything happened for so long?"

For a long time,

Feeling slightly awkward, Hector quietly lowered his voice and asked the elderly adjutant beside him.

"Um, old man, is there anything else I should say?"

The old man, who was serving as the adjutant, was dressed in a white, belted magician's robe that was quite different from that of a knight. When he heard Hector's words, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"At this point, you should respond and acknowledge his achievements as his superior so that the Noble Phantasm can truly materialize."

"This should have been done by Lord Seleucus, but since you asked for it, you need to be more devout!"

"Hey, don't be so explicit."

Hector coughed awkwardly.
In the presence of hundreds of knights—

His expression turned serious, and he took a step forward, drawing his knight's sword from his waist.

Facing the sun, he solemnly declared:
"I, Hector, commander of the Third Companion Cavalry Regiment, son of General Parmanuel, hereby acknowledge—"

"Knight, Edoodo, truly a knight worthy of the king!"

"For the sake of the great cause of the king, we are willing to sacrifice ourselves; let us all bear witness!"

"He was commanded by the king to take heed—"

"Declare!"

"I will proclaim your heroic spirit, recount your deeds, and bestow honors upon you!"

"I will honor your dying wish, collect your remains, and return them to your homeland!"

"The Conqueror King and the Greek gods meet here; I will serve him to the death!"

"Announce your presence with proper etiquette!" The oath concluded.

The next moment,
A sudden gust of wind swept up bits of grass from the horizon!

Suddenly, the yellowish clouds in the sky began to swirl and eventually coalesced into a vortex that rotated counterclockwise.

The entire sky suddenly darkened!
then--

"sieve!"

A sudden burst of white light signaled the arrival of birth!
In an instant, a massive amount of magical power connected the earth and the sky, transforming into a magnificent and holy pillar of light, demonstrating the miracle known as the [Noble Phantasm]!

"coming!"

Hector's expression brightened.
However, after a moment, he blinked blankly, staring at the suddenly rising holy pillar of light.

Everything is normal.

just
The location where your Noble Phantasm descended.
Why is it a little crooked?

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Xiu Gus stared coldly at the pillar of light that appeared at the western pass.

He believes,
Not only did he see it, but the group of idiots behind him who were giving an ordinary soldier a grand knightly ceremony must have seen it too.

And this was exactly what he did on purpose.

He distorted the legends surrounding Edoardo, even embellishing them to deceive a group of knights and create the 'real knight' Edoardo that they believed to be him.

however,
Knight Edoardo never performed any of the feats he claimed.

Aidoador was just an ordinary, unfortunate soldier under his command who was killed in an attack.

Charge into battle with certain death, risk your life to deliver a message, fight desperately to return to the aid of the enemy, and even risk your life to kill the future king of Britain.

The one who truly accomplished these legendary feats, which were so awe-inspiring that they triggered miracles, was not Edoardo, but the conman who killed Edoardo in order to escape!

Knights aren't fools, nor are they all brainwashed idiots with chivalry in their minds.

They held a grand funeral for Edoardo, even having the entire Knights Order mourn a man who wasn't even a professional knight, spreading this miraculous feat far and wide. Part of this was for the sake of their belief in chivalry, but undeniably—

They are also pursuing the power of this miracle.

Noble Phantasm!

When miracles occur through a series of coincidences, and signs and initial formations appear, they immediately become more important than the current war, which has no suspense whatsoever.

Now, the Companion Cavalry are desperately building momentum around Edoardo's corpse, waiting for a miracle to occur and for their Noble Phantasm to materialize.
But what they didn't expect was—

This Noble Phantasm doesn't belong to Edo Ado at all; it belongs to that conman who fooled everyone.

They will feel angry, deceived, and humiliated.
then,

This feeling of being mocked and insulted will become the driving force that propels them to mobilize their army!
but--

Xiugus whipped his horse, urging it to gallop at an irrational speed.
A sinister glint, forcibly suppressed to the extreme, flashed in his eyes.
"What I ask for—"

"It's just killing you, you bastard!!!"

The warhorse's speed began to soar wildly, defying common sense under the power of what is called [Combat Skill]!
60km/h!

70km/h!

80km/h!

99km/h!!!

Shugus pressed himself against the horse's back, his cheek against the horse's neck, straining to look up, his gaze rapidly scanning the passing scenery.

Closer and closer!
The pillar of light that marked the enemy, reaching to the heavens and the earth, was already close at hand!
He saw the knight in the pillar of light, saw a head of dazzling golden hair, and saw the bouquet of white roses he was holding!
Yes,

It was him. Although his appearance was different now, Xiu Gu Si remembered him clearly—

That bunch of white roses that shouldn't be blooming at this time of year!

(End of this chapter)