"The more powerful an ability is, the greater its side effects usually are.
"That attack you just used, 'Space-Time Severance,' directly struck my past self, didn't it?
"The past can affect the present and the future. If my past self were killed, my current self would fall as a result.
"Judging by where you swung your sword at me, it was probably my self from around ten minutes ago?"
If Bercouli had merely been surprised when Seiya previously saw through his strong exterior but weak interior and discerned the Time-Splitting Sword's ability,
then after hearing Seiya's analysis, Bercouli was genuinely horrified.
He had used his trump card only once, yet the other party had completely seen through it!
Seiya had even deduced, based on their earlier positions, that the limit of "Severance" was ten minutes. Such observation and analytical ability was simply absurd beyond belief!
Not only was the other party a monster in terms of strength and talent with the sword, he was also inhumanly powerful in every other regard!
What Bercouli did not know was that Seiya, whom he regarded as a beast, had only recalled the ability of Bercouli's Divine Object, the Time-Splitting Sword, after Bercouli severed his left arm.
In the original story, Bercouli had used this very move to accomplish the feat of slaying a god, killing the Dark Emperor Vector before ultimately perishing alongside him.
A slash that directly ignored defenses and struck the past—such an ability had already touched upon the laws of time and causality.
Of course, as incredible as the ability was, its side effects were equally obvious.
Using this move consumed a huge amount of Bercouli's durability, and it also left him in an extremely exhausted state.
The only reason he could still stand now was because Seiya had gone