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"Hum—!"
Like ripples suddenly stirring through space itself, golden waves abruptly appeared above Noah's raised palm, causing the air to tremble slightly as their radiance lit up a patch of darkness.
Immediately afterward, an ornate Knight Sword slowly emerged from within. Noah seized it in one hand, drew it forth, and angled it toward the ground.
It was a Knight Sword astonishingly similar to Saber's Excalibur.
However, compared to Excalibur, the Knight Sword in Noah's hand was even more splendid and dazzling, its form lighter and more refined. It barely looked like a weapon meant for battle, seeming more like an extravagant ornament instead.
The instant she saw that sword, Saber's expression changed dramatically.
"Th-that is..."
It was not only Saber. Aside from the still-worried Sakura Matou, Rin Tohsaka and Illya were equally stunned.
"A Treasure Tool?"
Ignoring the girls' shock, Noah pointed the ornate sword in his hand at Saber, his dark, profound eyes turning serious.
"You should recognize this sword, shouldn't you, Knight King?"
Saber stared fixedly at the Knight Sword in Noah's hand and murmured as if in a dream.
"The Sword in the Stone..."
In the Arthurian legends of Celtic Mythology, Artoria, hailed as the King of Knights, had obtained two exceedingly famous Treasure Tools during her lifetime.
One was the sword drawn from the stone, through which she became the King of Britannia—the king-selecting sword that symbolized royal authority itself, the Sword in the Stone.
The other was the holy sword bestowed by the Lady of the Lake, through which she achieved an extraordinary legend—the universally renowned Sword in the Lake.
The former had been broken after Artoria fought a duel that violated the code of chivalry.
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