Don't Mistake Others for Fools

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"You won, Arthur..."

As those words echoed through the air and reached Saber's ears, Saber sensed it.

Behind her, Assassin's presence gradually faded away until it finally vanished completely.

Opening her eyes, Saber stared at the holy sword in her hand and murmured softly, as though speaking to the swordsman who was no longer there.

"As a Servant with low parameters and no Treasure Tool, you forced me to release Invisible Air and use the holy sword through swordsmanship alone. You have every reason to be proud, Sasaki Kojiro."

Invisible Air's main purpose was to conceal Excalibur, preventing its true name and true nature as a Treasure Tool from being exposed.

Thus, although Invisible Air could hide a weapon and was extremely effective when used well, maintaining its effect continuously consumed Saber's magical energy and prevented her from using all of it.

Once Invisible Air was released, Saber no longer needed to maintain it and could wield all her magical energy and strength, displaying her true power.

Therefore, although it was merely a matter of making the holy sword visible instead of invisible, it represented Saber bringing out her true full strength.

If it had to be measured numerically, then while maintaining Invisible Air, Saber was probably only at around eighty or ninety percent of her peak strength.

Only by releasing Invisible Air and drawing her holy sword could Saber concentrate the magical energy used to maintain Invisible Air and unleash one hundred percent of her power.

For a Servant with low parameters and no Treasure Tool to force Saber to that extent, he truly had reason to be proud.

Bang—!

Just as Saber and Assassin determined the victor, a heavy muffled