Chapitre 222: Zoe's Noble Phantasm
Grendel Buster (A+).
Drako's luck was undoubtedly Rank EX. Once again, he had received a Noble Phantasm that surpassed the Rank A. Drako suspected that perhaps the system was designed so that he would receive good things frequently. In fact, only Kuroka's Fate Skill was the only one that could be considered trash.
Just like every time Drako used a Fate Point, he asked the system to show him the Noble Phantasm description.
[Grendel Buster: Primal Conflict is the Noble Phantasm of Beowulf. It is the proof of his battle prowess, even after losing both his weapons in legend. It is a special Noble Phantasm that is barred from being used, but its ban can be lifted with the destruction of Hrunting and Naegling. The concept of killing Grendel becoming a Noble Phantasm. This Noble Phantasm temporarily revives the amazing power he had in life, before crushing his target in front of him by throwing, punching and kicking it.
In addition, since this attack is the same primitive form of weaponry (one's own limbs) that has been unchanged since the primeval times, Noble Phantasms and Skills with characteristics of "grasping and perceiving attacks after seeing them once" are nullified against this attack].
At first glance, the Noble Phantasm was very good. Sage described it as a kind of attack, but Drako didn't see it that way. The principle of this Noble Phantasm was the concept of killing Grendel when Beowulf lost his two swords, the great power that Beowulf had in his own body. In other words, Drako saw this Noble Phantasm as something like Branch Destruction, only with more complicated requirements to meet.
And that requirement was the only problem Drako found with this Noble Phantasm, as this Noble Phantasm was one that could work perfectly on Zoe. Not to mention that hidden power that she hadn't wanted to use even to avoid her own death against Atlas, she already had very high stats on all her physical attributes.
Once again, the problem was the activation of this Noble Phantasm. The only time Beowulf could use it was when he lost his swords, Hrunting and Naegling. However, they did not have these swords available. And if they did, this Noble Phantasm would become a desperate trump card if both swords were broken.
So what would happen now with this Noble Phantasm?
"Is something bothering you, Drako-nyaa?"
Drako came out of his mental world when he heard Kuroka's worried voice. It seemed that the other two girls were a little nervous too when they saw Drako's face. Apparently, he wasn't making a good face, with a frown and a thoughtful look. He had already been silent for quite some time.
"I'm just thinking," Drako said. "I already have your Noble Phantasm, Zoe. However, this one is... complicated to understand. Give me a few moments, I have to clear something up first."
Without waiting for a response from the girls, Drako began a mental conversation with Sage.
"Tell me, isn't this Noble Phantasm completely useless without the use of the two swords?
[That's what it looks like, but it's not. The description I have given you above is exclusive to the use of Beowulf's Noble Phantasm, not anyone else's.]
"You mean..."
[Yes, the Noble Phantasm fits the person receiving it. Just as your Servant Caster's Noble Phantasm adjusted to her when she received it, or just as your Noble Phantasm adjusted to you the moment you received it. The clearest case was that of Laevatein. Since you could not resist the heat emitted by the weapon, the seven seals on it were automatically sealed, and you were given the Fate Skill Branch Destruction].
"So, something similar will happen if I give this Noble Phantasm to Zoe, right?"
[Fortunately, the bow Zoe has is of very high quality. Although it's not a Noble Phantasm, it could be considered a pseudo-Noble Phantasm because of the high quality of this one].
"If Zoe's bow breaks in battle, the Noble Phantasm will be activated."
[Exactly.]
Drako now understood better how this Noble Phantasm would work.
From the beginning, Drako was not clear that the Noble Phantasm that came out was going to give it to Zoe. Logically, if that Noble Phantasm was more suitable for Kuroka, Mordred, or even himself, then Drako would not hesitate to give it to the person who was fit it the most.
But... it is true that Zoe is the only person who can really put that Noble Phantasm to good use, since Drako's, Kuroka's, and Mordred's weapons are very difficult to destroy or replace.
"Give this Noble Phantasm to Zoe,"
[Understood.]
Drako focused again on the girls who had been watching him all this time and smiled at them. Almost instantly, Zoe made a surprised face.
"So this is... a Noble Phantasm," Zoe muttered.
"It looks like we're all set," Drako said. "The Noble Phantasm is quite simple. Once your bow is destroyed, you'll gain a boost in your physical attributes."
Zoe nodded. "Yes. I don't know why, but I instinctively feel that will happen when my weapon is destroyed."
As with Kuroka's Noble Phantasm, Zoe gained an instinctive understanding of how this new power she had gained was used.
"Now you can really consider yourself a true Servant," Mordred said.
Zoe did not know how to respond. Becoming a Servant of Drako was something she had never expected, so she didn't know whether to feel happy, angry, sad or any emotion. She simply accepted it without further ado.
"I'm going to give you a few days to spend with the rest," Drako said. "Our journey is going to take over a decade, but I have to warn you that it will only be a second for them. It's best not to mention anything about going to another universe or anything like that. Just be with them as if it were an ordinary day."
"Got it!" All three responded at once.
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