Clutching her chest, Jeanne glared at Xu Yue with puffed cheeks, her expression shifting from that of a saint to that of an ordinary young girl.
"Pervert!"
"Oh, I wouldn't dare accept that. I was merely curious about your construction."
After grabbing hold of her and inspecting her from head to toe, Xu Yue did not seem to think it was a big deal.
He had more or less understood the principle behind her existence.
It was likely that the true Jeanne powerhouse in Reincarnation Space had reached a certain level of strength. Any existence connected to her had begun transforming into her projections, spread throughout the Myriad Heavens and Worlds where she had left her mark.
Barring any accidents, once this mission ended, or once the Jeanne before him dissipated, that powerhouse would probably learn what had happened.
But clearly, she was still entirely constrained by Reincarnation Space. So even with her projection present, she could only descend according to Reincarnation Space's rules, at the current world's level of power.
Overall, she existed only to serve this mission.
Perhaps if he had not exposed her identity, she would have dutifully fulfilled the responsibilities she was meant to undertake.
And judging from his contact with this Heroic Spirit, although that person had lived for a very long time, her nature did not seem to have changed much.
Hmm...
Perhaps that was one of the necessary conditions for people at their level to succeed—preserving one's true heart?
He had not sensed any difference from Artoria before. Did that mean King Arthur had not reached such a level, or had the difference in True Names for King Arthur in this space severed the connection? After all, King Arthur could not possibly be a girl...
If he could summon Proto-Saber, perhaps he could