"Alright, let's move on."
Damien calmed himself, eager to explore his gains in familliars.
For efficiency, he didn't immediately release everyone from his Reality Marble but summoned Saber first.
As Artoria came into contact with the Cardinal World's rules, a flood of information rang in both Damien's and her ears...
[Initiating familliar conversion]
[Conversion complete]
[Individual 'Artoria Pendragon' granted race: 'Holy Spirit - Dragonoid']
[Discovered new exclusive skill: 'Hero of the Sword']
[Discovered new exclusive skill: 'Knights of the Round Table']
[Discovered new exclusive skill: 'Isolated Legacy']
Artoria did not disappoint.
Three consecutive exclusive skill notifications confirmed her potential surpassed even the Snow Empress's.
Now, her attribute panel.
[Artoria Pendragon]
[Race: Holy Spirit - Dragonoid]
[Magicules: 108,000 (Special A-rank)]
[Common Skills: Sword Mastery, Weapon Mastery, All-Type Pokémon Magic, Ancient Magic, etc.]
[Intrinsic Skills: Total Sword Mastery, Total Melee Mastery, Magic Resistance, Universal Riding, etc.]
[Extra Skills: Thought Acceleration, Universal Perception, Spatial Manipulation, Multi-Barrier, etc.]
[Exclusive Skills:
- Hero of the Sword (Possesses Hero Seed, awaiting awakening)
- Knights of the Round Table (Can summon all Heroic Spirit counterparts to form a knight order)
- Isolated Legacy (Avalon's blessing, granting supreme immunity and resistance, ignoring all non-Ultimate Skill death judgments)
[Unique Skill: Sword of Promised Victory - Thirteen Restraints (Unleashing restraints grants world-saving power)]
[Special Skills: Magicule Solidification, Command Spells (Blade and Shield of Rules, bypassing principles to achieve goals)]
[Resistances: Physical Attack Immunity, Status Effect Immunity, Mental Attack Immunity, Environmental Effect Immunity, Holy-Demonic Attack Resistance]
"..."
Luxurious. Unimaginably luxurious.
That was Damien's sole reaction to Artoria's attribute list.
Three exclusive skills, one unique skill, and an additional special skill, 'Command Spells.'
Starting with the simplest, Command Spells.
Their effect: expend one Command Spell to use magicules to achieve something Artoria couldn't otherwise do.
This covered many scenarios.
For example, if Artoria was hungry and wanted food, without the ability to create it, a single Command Spell could manifest her desired meal.
The storage limit was three Command Spells.
One would regenerate daily.
Though three was the cap, the longer they were stored, the more magicules they accumulated.
Thus, three Command Spells stored for thirty days were vastly different from those stored for three.
"It's like another version of the Ring of Divine."
Damien imagined that using a Command Spell with a hundred days' worth of magicules to wish for food might summon a mountain of it.
With three Command Spells, it was like granting Artoria three wishes.
With enough stored magicules, a single Command Spell could amplify her power tenfold or even a hundredfold.
"Absolutely terrifying!"
Thankfully, Damien had this skill too.
This skill is too overpowered; it must be banned!
What? I have it too?
Never mind then...
"Hero of the Sword gives Saber a Hero's identity. That's surprising."
In the Cardinal World, Demon Lords and Heroes were sworn enemies.
Just as Demon Lords had Awakened Demon Lords, Heroes had Awakened Heroes.
Currently, Artoria only possessed the Hero's Seed, yet to bloom.
Only upon awakening would she become a True Hero, rivaling a True Demon Lord.
"But King Arthur as a Hero makes sense, doesn't it?"
In Japanese games and anime, the tale of King Arthur and Excalibur was practically the origin of the Hero archetype.
With that in mind, Damien wasn't surprised.
If Artoria couldn't be a Hero, the concept itself might as well not exist.
"Artoria, what's this Knights of the Round Table?"
Having followed Damien to the Cardinal World, Artoria naturally gained access to his Reality Marble.
She was reeling from her transformation.
Immense power, unprecedented surges of magicules.
She'd never felt so strong!
"Huh?"
Caught off guard by Damien's question, Artoria blinked, then explained, "It's a strange skill."
"Strange?"
"Well..."
Artoria seemed a bit embarrassed but answered honestly, "I can summon my counterparts from that world to fight alongside me."
"That's possible?!"
Damien's eyes widened in shock.
He understood her meaning.
Her counterparts... Saber Alter, Saber Lily, Lancer Artoria, Lancer Alter.
If expanded further, it might even include Heroic Spirits with Saber faces.
This exclusive skill was outrageously powerful.
"What's their relationship to you?"
"Well..."
Artoria hadn't expected so many parallel versions of herself, "Most are manifestations of my personality."
In short, Alter, Lancer, Lily... they were all Artoria, controlled by a single consciousness.
But their distinct personalities led to different behaviors.
"I get it."
Damien figured this skill likely split Artoria's seven souls to create powerful Heroic Spirits.
"How strong are they?"
"Roughly equal to me."
By "equal." Artoria meant not her Heroic Spirit self but her enhanced self in the Cardinal World.
With her current magicules, that meant Special A-rank.
When activating Knights of the Round Table, she could summon up to twelve Special A-rank Heroic Spirit counterparts to fight alongside her.
This power wasn't conjured from nothing but drawn from her daily accumulated magicules.
If these spirits died, Artoria would need time to revive them.
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Bonus Chapter:
100 Power Stones = 1 BC
300 Power Stones = 2 BC
500 Power Stones = 3 BC
700 Power Stones = 4 BC
1000 Power Stones = 5 BC
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