Kamen Rider Date A Live

Of course, it's not Rider's style to remain inactive. He can seize the opportunity, manipulate his Noble Phantasm, and unleash a few lightning attacks from the Bull of Heaven.

As for the last one, Saber, who had her eyes closed since the start of the battle, suddenly opened them at the very moment when the battle was in full swing!

Chapter 233: The Battle of the Three Kings (Part 2)

Chapter 233: The Battle of the Three Kings (Part 2)

"Gathering the hopes and prayers of countless people, awaken from your long slumber... the perfect king (I) born from countless fantasies!!"

The Excalibur that Saber had been holding in her right hand was now tucked back into her waistband. As Saber spoke, countless particles of light began to appear around her, enveloping her entire body. Meanwhile, in another abode in this world, in the countless Halls of Heroes where all the Heroic Spirits slumber, two of the Halls of Heroes were connected by a road.

In reality, Saber, enveloped in light, had her armor change shape within that light, and the main color of her armor changed from sky blue to pure white, while her hairstyle also changed to a ponytail.

"Return to my hands, Caliburn!!"

The first thing Saber did after transforming into her new form was to call out loudly. The longsword of light in her hand, which had been transformed into points of light, scattered the light attached to the sword, or rather, the light that formed the sword, the moment Saber called out its true name, revealing its true form in Saber's hand.

Like Excalibur, this is a knight's sword of the same type, but unlike Excalibur, the Sword in the Stone is more exquisite and ornate. However, as a weapon, it is more decorative than practical, and the price it pays is that its accuracy is not as good as Excalibur.

However, this does not mean that the Sword in the Stone is weaker than Excalibur.

Because the sword in the stone has another name... namely, the oath (victory) golden sword.

As a Noble Phantasm, it is rated A+, only slightly inferior to Excalibur. However, in terms of sheer power, it is in no way inferior to Excalibur.

If Excalibur is a map-wide attack on cities, then the Sword in the Stone is a divine weapon used against people.

The Sword in the Stone has two effects.

The first effect is permanent. Any sword wound inflicted on the opponent will result in severe injury.

The second effect is that after releasing the true name, it can deal an overloaded fatal blow to a target enemy that even if the opponent's current vitality is several times stronger, they will not be able to withstand.

Of course, it wouldn't be surprising if the Sword in the Stone with these two effects were rated as an EX-rank Noble Phantasm, but there are two restrictions to activate these two effects.

First, it only works when the enemy is engaged in a fair and square battle. Second, the effect of the True Name Release can only be activated when the wielder pierces the opponent's body with the sword within half a meter of the sword.

Oops, I seem to have gone a bit off-topic. Let's get back to the main point.

The moment Saber grasped the Sword in the Stone, she opened her eyes and drew another invisible sword (Excalibur) from her waist. At the same time, she revealed a smile that she rarely showed before, and even at this moment, she greeted him with a spirited tone.

"Wow... Ha! This is the first time in my life I've ever come out of Valhalla! But is this the world of my dreams...? Well, I almost forgot to mention. Nice to meet you, I'm Saber, Saber-Lily. Although we won't be together for long, please take care of me!"

Saying things that were completely out of place in this scene, and under everyone's astonished gazes, Saber... oh no, Saber-Lily, although saying things that were completely out of place compared to this scene, her hands moved the moment she finished speaking!

"Wind King's Hammer!!!"

As Saber-Lily spoke, the Noble Phantasm attached to Excalibur changed its trajectory. Instead of refracting light with the wind, it manipulated the wind, creating a hurricane that tore the earth apart as the sword was swung!

Boom!!! The timing of this Wind King's Hammer move was absolutely brilliant. It was used perfectly, taking advantage of the negligible moment of stun after Lancer and Berserker had just shattered some Noble Phantasms, allowing the Wind King's Hammer to roar forward and sweep away and shatter most of the low-level Noble Phantasms!

"Although I don't know exactly what's going on... but Saber! You really are an interesting fellow! Let me see how long you can hold out against my onslaught!"

Seeing Saber in her new form, Archer, who had begun to feel bored, revealed a joyful and excited smile, laughing wildly. However, he continued to unleash his seemingly endless Noble Phantasms without any carelessness. At the same time, he took out a sword from his Noble Phantasm collection that was neither sword nor not a sword, with a golden hilt and a spiraling, translucent red blade.

"That sword is...!!"

Everyone present had witnessed the battle between archer and agitω, a battle that could not be described as earth-shattering!

Moreover, it is naturally clear that if Archer were to unleash his true name and strike with this sword... the Reality Marble would be impossible to preserve!

"Ugh!! That's the Noble Phantasm I saw in Lia's memories!!"

Upon seeing Archer draw that sword, Saber-Lily's pupils instantly contracted, and her previously somewhat relaxed expression turned extremely serious in an instant.

(Ugh! I absolutely can't let Archer's true name be released, but Excalibur might not be able to hit or kill Archer, and the effect of the Sword in the Stone is too demanding to use. How can I possibly get within half a meter of Archer in this situation... I don't have much time left.)

But just when Saber-Lily was feeling troubled, the incident that the author had mentioned several times finally happened!

—The Holy Grail at the very center of this Realized Boundary… was devoured along with all the evil of this world by a gigantic, fleshy mouth! Aaaaaaaahh ...

"What?!"

Of all the Heroic Spirits, the one most shocked by this was Archer, who, relying on the cheat ability of "Evil of This World," could ignore mana consumption and continuously unleash a rain of Noble Phantasms!

Without the inexhaustible supply of magical energy from the evil of this world, Archer's own magical power was now decreasing at an alarming rate, like a dam bursting open. This phenomenon prompted Archer to immediately shut down the Gate of Babylon and prepare to return his trump card—Ea—and take out his other Noble Phantasms to engage in hit-and-run tactics with Saber-Lily... But now, Archer seems to have forgotten his original plan, hey!

Archer stopped unleashing his Noble Phantasm rain, which startled everyone, but they quickly realized why—even so, Archer's danger level remained unchanged.

However... now that the Noble Phantasm rain has disappeared... then close combat is no longer impossible!

Saber-Lily, having instantly formulated a battle plan in her mind, leaped to Berserke's side and whispered something. Berserke nodded, and the two of them took a deep breath and shouted at the same time.

"Everyone! Please help me (the King) pave the way! I (the King) possess the power to surely defeat the Archer!!"

The 235th chapter: A future guided by courage

The 235th chapter: A future guided by courage

P.S.: Um... because I'm starting a full-time job now, the update schedule will be changed again—usually I'll update every other day, but because of work, I prefer to rest and go straight to sleep now. But I can't stop writing—it's become a source of enjoyment in my life, so I plan to take a day or two off when I have articles over 2,000 words, like 3,000 or 4,000 words. I apologize to readers who like my writing, but please understand.

PS2: That means the next update will be in two days!

"Tch... I never expected to fail again... If we meet again, I'll definitely settle this score with you, Saber... Lily!!"

Leaving behind those words, Archer, having suffered an irreversible and fatal attack, vanished once more from the Holy Grail War. This time, it should be his soul truly returning to the Holy Grail...

"Did we win...?"

Seeing Archer completely gone, Saber-Lily, realizing she had finally achieved a complete victory, showed a relieved expression. Her tense nerves began to relax, and Saber-Lily naturally sat down on the ground, panting heavily.

"Ha, ha... Hahahaha!!! We won! As expected, the first battle after waking up should be like this! Ah, but I hope this kind of high intensity doesn't come all the time."

Sitting on the ground without any manners, she smiled broadly as she enjoyed the fruits of her victory... All of this made it clear to everyone present that the girl in front of them, who looked exactly like Saber and had the same identity, was indeed completely different from Saber, or rather, completely opposite to her.

"Your Majesty, thank you for bestowing the sword. Now, I return this sword to Your Majesty intact."

Putting aside everyone's individual thoughts, Berserker, having now removed the disguise effect of his Noble Phantasm and returned to his original form, solemnly returned the Excalibur that Saber-Lily had temporarily lent him during the chaos to Saber-Lily.

Incidentally, although Berserker was hit hard just now, since he doesn't have the dragon attribute and has even fought dragon legends before, and Archer's attack didn't hit his spirit core, Berserker wasn't seriously injured. However, it's true that he shouldn't move around too much or engage in combat for a while, since it takes time for his wounds to heal.

On the other hand, upon hearing Berserker's serious reply, Saber-Lily revealed a bored smile. Her carefree actions, however, did not diminish the elegance and nobility hidden within them.

"Haha. Really, don't be so boring and rigid, Lancelot! When you're happy, you should be happy; when you're sad, you should be sad. There's no need to hide yourself so much, because whether it's me (the King) or you, although we hold incredibly high positions, we are still human. Humans are just like that, with tears and laughter, sadness and joy... Ah, time's up, what a disappointment, time to go back."

"Well... never mind, I'm very satisfied with this fight. Well then, Lancelot, everyone, see you next time."

Having said that, Saber-Lily, who had been frowning halfway through her sentence, relaxed her expression, revealing regret and remorse, and then looked incredibly relaxed and satisfied. Her body began to be enveloped in white light, and after the light dissipated, Saber-Lily's figure disappeared, and what returned to everyone's eyes was the familiar, serious-looking Saber.

"We won... Thank you all for your hard work, even though I was hardly of any use."

Upon returning, Saber's first expression was a slightly self-deprecating bitter smile, while Berserker, standing to the side, shook his head.

"Please don't blame yourself too much, Your Majesty. Whether you are the current king or the king before, I understand that it is just another side of your personality. There is no doubt about that."

"Yes, King Knight, don't overthink it. Although I don't know what was wrong with you just now... she was still you, right? Comparing yourself to yourself is pointless. Think more positively, and life will be much more fun."

"Yes, Saber. Don't blame yourself. I understand. Saber wasn't the only one who fought alongside us just now."

Following Berserker, Rider and Lancer also came over, smiling at Saber who looked remorseful.

Upon hearing everyone's words, Saber's expression gradually returned to normal, revealing a smile.

"Thank you, everyone. I guess I got a little carried away... Sorry, but it's all over now. After resting for a bit, let's meet up with the others!"

"Oh!"

Everyone laughed and replied, then began to adjust their own state of mind.

Now that the ground battles have all come to an end, let's raise our gaze and look at the sky.

————Back to the dividing line of the Treaty of 224————

"Ughh ...

In the sky, the fierce battle had been raging for some time. At this moment, Shining Agitω, accompanied by the declaration of his ultimate move, had a pale blue hexagonal dragon totem appear in front of him. He held the Shining King Sword (dual-blade mode) in an X shape, then pushed his body through the totem. As he passed through, the immense light power gathered on the totem merged into Shining Agitω's weapon, transforming into an X-shaped stream of light. With a clang, the Reaper's Evil Reversal Body (Evil of This World Plus Reversal Body), which had just recovered, was once again cleaved into four pieces!

Even after tearing the Evil Reversal into pieces, Shining agitω did not end its attack. It turned around instantly, and two tiny hexagonal dragon totems flashed across the Shining King Sword and merged into the blade. The next moment, a powerful surge of light erupted from the sword and slashed fiercely at the Evil Reversal, which had recovered eighty percent of its body!

"Dazzling Combo Slash!"

Clang!

Watching its body being cleaved into pieces again, only to rapidly regenerate the next moment, Shining agitω, already feeling fatigued, had a flicker of fear in its eyes.

From the very beginning of the battle, Shining Agitω, who went all out from the start, easily defeated the Evil Inverted Form. After all, the Evil Inverted Form's ability stats were exactly the same as Shining Agitω's, the only difference being its personality and values. In addition, the Evil Inverted Form was in the over-burning stage, while Shining Agitω was in the completed Shining stage. There was already a gap in combat power, and with Shining Agitω going all out at this moment, the Evil Inverted Form had no power to resist and was directly crushed into several pieces.

However, after fusing with the evil of this world, even if the core of the evil inverse is destroyed, with the support of the evil of this world, it can be said to be truly immortal. Even if the evil inverse is burned to ashes, leaving not a trace, it will instantly recover in the next moment—more resilient than a cockroach.

Of course, this immortality has its limits. For example, Shirogami Shido, who was just watching the show, could easily eliminate the immortality of the evil inverted form and then kill it directly.

However, the cruel truth is that Shirakami Shido will not make a move at all. Shining Agitω, who has already killed the Evil Inverse dozens of times with all his might, is quite normal to feel fear when he sees the Evil Inverse still alive and well, showing no signs of dying.

But in the next instant, whether it was the slight fear that Shining agitω felt that became fertilizer for the Evil Reversal and the evil of this world, or whether the Evil Reversal, having been tortured and tormented to the point of near ecstasy, had developed immense rage even if it was only acting on instinct, the Evil Reversal's body, the moment it regained a certain shape, shattered into pieces like a broken mirror. Countless black robes then enveloped the fragments, and before Shining agitω could even react, they transformed into a new form!

A distorted face, like an angry demon; a grayish-white body, like an insect; wings like cicada wings on its back; and double blades on the outside of its arms, like bloodshot eyes when a person is angry…

This new posture startled Shining agitω, not only because of the opponent's new form, but also because of the almost tangible anger emanating from the opponent!

I absolutely must kill you! I absolutely must kill you! I absolutely must kill you! I absolutely must kill you! I absolutely must kill you! I absolutely must kill you! I absolutely must kill you! I absolutely must kill you! I absolutely must kill you! ...!!!!!!!!!!

The killing intent emanating from this anger startled even Shining agitω. But if it was just killing intent, then it was something he had been trained for. Enduring killing intent was not something he had trained for in vain. This kind of killing intent was far inferior to Yiwen's.

What truly startled Shining agitω was the fear she sensed from the other party—a fear she hadn't felt before due to the vast difference in strength! It even triggered a strategic retreat (escape)!

At this moment, what Shining agitω felt from the other party could only be described in five words—an angry demon (killer) god.

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"What?! That form is... the mirror image form I transformed into here before!? What's going on... Never mind, now is not the time to think about why. When Shiori and I, the two butterflies, came here, we realized that we couldn't completely rely on past experiences."

"But this is really bad... These special forms are formed from pure emotions and will. The purer the emotions and will, the stronger the special form. Moreover, since this evil inversion form has no intelligence and only instinct, the anger it generates is absolutely pure... Although it is mixed with killing intent, making it a bit impure, the current evil inversion form is at least several times stronger than me now. After all, with the help of the evil in this world, the current evil inversion form's combat power should be close to Tohka's... No, it might even surpass her. It should have similar strength to the inverted Tohka."

"The current evil inversion is something I can't contend with right now, so I have to take action myself, or forcefully activate it... Hehe, well, should I say it's truly as expected, or just as I always have, it really has my style."

Shirakami Shido, whose expression had changed drastically and who was preparing to go to provide support, seemed to have sensed or heard something. He smiled, his eyes filled with expectation and relief as he looked at the figure surrounded by countless colors of light.

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"But... so what..."

It was as if he was comforting himself, encouraging himself, and reaffirming his beliefs...

His head, which had been slightly lowered out of fear, and his eyes, which had been half-closed, were raised again. He opened his eyes, gripped his twin swords tightly, and opened his lips to make a vow to the world, to himself, and to all those who longed for his return.

"If you are timid, you will not be able to take a step towards the future; if you are fearful, you will shrink back and become a coward; if you are afraid, you will lose your courage. If you run away from here, you will kill your own future possibility of defeating your opponent!"

"Come on! Inverted form! I will not be cowardly, I will not be afraid, I will not be scared, and I will not run away! There are still people waiting for me, there are still people thinking of me, there are still people missing me... Everyone is waiting for me to come back. If I am afraid just because of this, then even if I go back, I will have no face to see everyone!"