The Red faction had also been reduced to six Servants after Berserker was taken from them. If he were the Red faction's commander, naturally he would want to attack before the other side could fill Saber's vacancy. Their current, unprepared state was the perfect chance for victory.
"We need Caster's Noble Phantasm."
"But I heard the materials required for it haven't been fully gathered yet."
A Noble Phantasm was something a Servant brought into the present world upon being summoned, and naturally, it too was woven from magical energy. Setting aside whatever conditions were necessary to activate it, a Noble Phantasm itself generally did not require any materials.
If there was an exception, it was probably when that Noble Phantasm still existed in the present world. But in that case, what was needed should have been the Noble Phantasm itself, not materials.
Noble Phantasms were not unknown weapons. They were merely exalted fantasies formed from the legends of Heroic Spirits passed down through later generations. Thus, Noble Phantasms were complete from the very beginning... or at least, that was how they were supposed to be.
If any Noble Phantasm deviated from that rule, then either it was too enormous for an individual Heroic Spirit to possess, or else—it had been engraved into legend precisely because it remained unfinished.
"We're short one material. Once we have it, we can activate it."
"And what exactly is that material?"
"A first-rate magus."
Darnic spoke with a grave expression. Only after hearing him did Archer finally understand several things.
"I see. So that's why Caster wanted that Homunculus."
"Exactly. They say Caster's Noble Phantasm directly reflects the performance of the 'Core Reactor' in its power. Within our clan, individuals with talent of that level..."
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