"Dual Gashat!"
"The strongest fist, what's the next stage?"
"MAX Henshin!"
"Gacchaaan! Mazaru-up!"
"Red fist strength! Blue puzzle chain! Red and blue cross! PERFECT KNOCK OUT!"
I transform into Perfect Knock Out. Then,
"Stage Select!"
Using the Stage Select ability, a standard feature for Ex-Aid-line Riders, I change our location. In a matter of seconds, the area becomes a deserted factory.
"Hmm, this is..."
"I don't want any unnecessary collateral damage."
I pull out the Gashacon Parablaygun. Here, I can fight at full strength. I crouch into a fighting stance.
"Fighting at full strength, you say. Just how much can you fight, I wonder... Berserker, do it."
"■■■■■■■――――――!!!!!"
He charges at a speed that makes my vision blur, even after transforming. Leaving a trail of dark aura, his mighty arm roars. In response, I use both the Speed Up Energy Item and my Time Alter ability to meet his attack.
He's somehow picked up a steel pillar. Twisted off with brute force, the end of the pole is jagged and sharp. Infused with magic, it has more than enough power, even with a simple downward swing.
The wind pressure from our weapons blows away the dust accumulated on the machinery.
Berserker fluidly changes his grip. He takes a stabbing stance. He'll pierce me in the blink of an eye.
I laugh and step forward.
"■■■■―――"
Because of the grip change, my fist is faster.
I unleash a scorching hot fist.
"Bunshin"
Another me waits in the direction he is blown away.
"ORA!!!"
I hit him with a full-force uppercut, launching him into the air.
"HAAAAAA!!!"
My original body releases a compressed blast of flame. Berserker is incinerated without a sound. It's a testament to his status as a Knight of the Round Table that he hasn't been defeated yet. However, his armor is glowing red in places from the heat, and he can only crawl on all fours.
"Wh-What is this...!"
Zouken can't comprehend what just happened. He probably thinks that an irregular Servant couldn't possibly have the strength to overwhelm Berserker like that.
"What did you...!"
"You think I'd tell you?"
The secret is the combination of my Rider transformation and the dark magic Magia Elevea. I transformed into a Kamen Rider on top of an already enhanced base ability. But that's not all. My body is brimming with power like never before.
There's no particular reason for it. If I had to say,
"I'm just in top form today!"
"10 Chain!"
I scatter light bullets. The projectiles, following an irregular trajectory, turn the ground where Zouken was standing into a wasteland with an explosion. But Zouken is no longer there.
The revived Berserker is carrying him and making his escape. Berserker himself, however, is on his last legs. He's barely able to move, even with just one person to carry.
Despite this, Zouken's composure remains unshaken.
"I see, it seems underestimating you would be a mistake. In that case, I'll show you one of my secret moves."
Zouken's Command Spells glow ominously. At the same time, Berserker lets out a screeching cry. No, it's not Berserker's voice. It's his spiritual foundation screaming.
It's clearly not normal. Those Command Spells were used in a way they weren't meant to be.
"Zouken!! What did you do!!"
His reply to my shout is a single line.
"You think I'd tell you?"
His helmet cracks, and the holy sword, Aroundight, appears in his right hand. I'm shocked. The face beneath the helmet isn't one of madness and rage. Instead, it's the face of a brave and handsome young man.
"—!"
His speed effortlessly surpasses what it was before. He closes in on me in an instant, raising his sword. So far, it's a replay of the first attack.
But a steel pipe and the holy sword Aroundight are on completely different levels. In addition, a submachine gun is in his other hand.
Even though the barrel is pointed in an odd direction, the trigger is already pulled to its limit.
The submachine gun, infected by the Noble Phantasm Knight of Owner, is a wild horse that spits out magic bullets capable of easily gouging out concrete. He wields it in perfect tandem with Aroundight.
"This guy!"
The sword I block is heavy. Far too heavy. I can barely hold it back with both hands. It goes without saying that I can't defend against the bullets.
"GAAAAAAH!!"
Sparks fly as the whip of lead strikes from below. As I stumble, additional bullets rain down. Using the momentum of my fall, I slide away and pull a Steel Up Energy Item towards me.
"――――"
But it seems he won't be that lenient.
My outstretched hand is batted away by Aroundight, causing me to miss. He follows up with a kick that sends me flying.
As I regain my stance, I am met with a volley of anti-materiel sniper bullets. They detonate the moment they hit.
"Kokuen (Black Shadow) Dark Shadow"
I wrap my body in Dark Shadow, which is resistant to physical attacks, to protect myself.
"Whoa, whoa, what's going on?"
"I don't know."
A boost from the Command Spells? That alone doesn't explain it. The most notable thing is the change in Berserker's expression. Why is he so calm...so normal? It's like he's not a Berserker anymore...! Could it be?! But is something like that even possible?
"Did you change his class...!"
I arrive at a terrifying conclusion.
"You're sharp, Irregular."
I didn't mean to say it so loudly... Zouken, probably using the power of his bugs, gives a sinister laugh.
"The Matou family created the Servant summoning system. With me, it's possible to transfer a Servant to another class while retaining the Berserker curse."
"I thought you weren't going to tell me? You're quite the chatterbox. What did you do to a Heroic Spirit?"
"Kaka, a Heroic Spirit is nothing more than the shadow of a dead person. Even if they are extinguished in this world, they return to the Throne and are sent to the battlefield again as pathetic puppets."
I return his sarcasm while trying to understand what he means.
So, he has the skills of another class in addition to the Berserker's madness. From the look of things, it's Saber... Oh, this is the worst.
What's even worse is...
"But doesn't that just shorten the amount of time he can stay here?"
"Of course, it tears his spiritual foundation to shreds. He won't be able to maintain his physical form for long... but it's more than enough time to kill you. Berserker, incinerate him."
It seems stalling for time is over.
A bright blue light burns my eyes. Berserker... No, that name is no longer correct—Lancelot's sword is emitting a magical energy on par with the King of Knights' holy sword.
First—!
"Aroundight—!!!"
A flash of light is unleashed. My entire field of vision is enveloped in light. I can't evade this. I don't have time for tricks, and this isn't an attack they would work on anyway.
Sorry. This will be the last time I use you.
"Kiryu, I'm counting on you."
Swallowing my tears, I summon Kiryu in front of me to act as my shield. The wave of light crashes into it, melting its armor. The automatic interception system is active, but it's no more effective than a drop in a bucket.
But his sacrifice won't be in vain.
Using Kiryu as a shield, I manage to get away with only a graze. Even so, I fall clumsily, and my transformation is undone.
"Ugh... ah."
"Hahaha! Seeing an arrogant little brat grovel on the ground always feels good. Berserker, kill him now!"
Lancelot shows no signs of fatigue despite unleashing a high-class Noble Phantasm. He holds his sword and gun at the ready, closing in on me.
Ah, Lancelot is strong. He's able to unleash his Noble Phantasm's true name, something he couldn't do as a Berserker. His stats, boosted by the double class and Aroundight, are far above mine in every way.
But I can't lose here. It seems I'll have to show off my ace in the hole.
"...What's wrong, Berserker? Hurry up and finish him."
Zouken, impatient with Lancelot's lack of movement, gives an additional command. But Lancelot still doesn't finish me off.
That's only natural.
Because I'm not there.
"I'll show you my secret move, too."
"Wha—! Gahhhh!!"
I pierce Zouken's body with the Claw Shot of Tusk. I had secretly moved a spinning hole to this location.
"Tusk, ACT3."
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Tusk ACT3
Having evolved even further from ACT2 after I resolved myself following the attack by Kirei Kotomine, this is the new Tusk.
By shooting myself, I can get pulled into a spinning hole and move around. I can move this hole to any location I want and come out whenever I want. I can also pull just a part of my body into the hole.
If anything other than my own body tries to enter the hole, it will be destroyed.
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"Chumiinnn!!"
The more mechanical Stand vision of ACT2 screams. The spinning energy ravages Zouken's body, and the bugs that make up his body are torn into dead, scattered pieces on the ground.
Zouken's body is constantly rotting and in tatters from his reckless attempts to prolong his life. A complete surprise attack must have done a number on him.
"Guh, ah, Ber...ser..."
"■■■■■――――"
Before he can finish, his pathetic Servant rushes to his master's aid.
He swings Aroundight down, but I'm already inside the spinning hole. Even the magical bullets enhanced by Knight of Owner can't penetrate the power of the spin.
But I can't just hide in here.
The spin lasts for about ten seconds. But that's enough to chant one spell.
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Negi Springfield's Magic (vol. 1)
I can now use the nine spells that Negi Springfield, the protagonist of Negima! Magister Negi Magi, knew before coming to Japan (Arrow of the Magician, Fuka, Armed Dispel, Spirit Summon, Slumbering Mist, Fuka, Tempestuous Dance, Storm of Lightning, White Lightning, Javelin of Lightning, and Hand of Yorda).
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"Ras Tel Ma Skill Magister."
The starting key I chant is the exact same one used by a young boy aiming to become a proper Magister Magi.
"Come, spirits of thunder, Veniant Spiritus Aeriales Fulgurientes! Wrap me in lightning Cum Fulguratione, and blow, Fret Tempestars of the Southern Seas, Austrina!"
I am clad in lightning and wind. A speed that no one can beat.
"Storm of Lightning, Iovis Tempestas Fulguriens!!"
A defenseless chant is no problem inside the spinning hole.
"Fixation, Stagnet, Domination, Complexio."
The magic power I absorb fills my entire body.
"Magic Armor, Armatione, Gale and Thunder, Agilitas Fulminis!!"
Berserker's left arm flies through the air. In my hand is the Cosmic Holy Sword Space Calibur. I burst out of the spinning hole and slash him in the brief moment of passing.
The arm from the elbow down and the machine gun that was pointed at the spinning hole seem to fall very slowly to my eyes, as my perception of time has been extended to its limit.
"■■■■――――"
The machine gun, which was just firing rapidly, continues to scatter bullets even after being separated from his body. But they don't hit me. The storm surrounding my body twists their trajectory just before they can hit.
Clad in the power of lightning and storm, I've finally managed to surpass Berserker's reaction speed. No, that's presumptuous. It was also a surprise attack, and his spiritual foundation is getting weaker and weaker from Zouken's reckless commands, so he can't exert his full strength.
The least I can do is send him back to the Throne as soon as possible.
"!"
Bugs gush from Zouken's body. They are ground to a pulp by the wind and don't reach me, but I jump into the air to create some distance.
Then, a storm of lead assaults me again. But it's meaningless.
The bullets, fended off by the wind, create flowers of light all around. I spin once in the air, and my mouth smoothly chants a new spell.
"O' ruler of the land of shadows, Locus Umbrae Regnans, grant me, In Manum Meam Dett, the beloved lance, Iaculum Daemonium, with thirty thorns, Cum Spinus Triginta—"
I land.
"—Javelin of Lightning, Iaculatio Fulguris!!"
I take the giant spear made of lightning,
"Domination, Complexio."
and hold it in my left hand.
Looking at Lancelot, his arm, which I had just severed, is reattached. I squint, and I can see bugs crawling out of the wound. Zouken must have performed some kind of healing on him.
I don't care.
"Time Alter, Time Alter 2x speed Double Accel."
I accelerate to twice the speed I was going before. A frontal charge. Considering that both of us are charging, we'll collide in less than a second. I use my Cosmic Holy Sword Space Calibur to shorten that time even further.
Lancelot's Aroundight is also converging with so much magical power that it's leaking from the blade.
This is the end.
In this slow motion, our swords are drawn to each other's necks—
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—Lancelot's Aroundight slashes through empty air.
I drove ACT3 into the ground at my feet, and I'm sucked into the ground to avoid his attack. Lancelot, whose full-weight attack was a complete miss, is more off-balance than he's ever been.
I shoot out of the ground like a rocket and thrust my left hand into his armor.
"Left Arm Release, Dextra Emitte!!"
An impossible bolt of lightning, from the ground up to the sky, flashes. The Javelin of Lightning, Iaculatio Fulguris, that I had sealed, pierces his armor and the steel body beneath it, skewering Lancelot. Thanks to his high magic resistance, he's still alive.
Now, a flash of light from the North Star overflows from my right arm.
"Space—"
Just before he is burned by the light.
"—Calibur!!"
I think I saw a tear fall from Lancelot's eye.
The stellar slash easily cuts through the Javelin of Lightning, Iaculatio Fulguris, and creates a pillar of light reaching toward the sky. The attack for certain victory brought me a flawless victory.
I walk past Lancelot, who is already starting to disappear from the world.
Beyond him is Zouken, who has lost his protector.
"Irregular...! Youuuu!!"
A monster who can only bark. His body is rapidly rotting away, and he can't stop it. That's to be expected. I had completely wiped out his bug cellar, so he can't replenish his body. Zouken himself was cornered.
"This is the end, Zouken."
"Don't screw with me! Me! How much time! How much effort! Do you think I've put into this!"
I extend my hand and say a single line.
"If it makes people miserable, then it's all for nothing."
—Formula Unseal, Perfectus Plasmationis.
"Storm of Lightning, Iovis Tempestas Fulguriens."
My final blow completely erases Zouken from existence.
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