How Could I Not Have Seen It?

"Clang—!"

Beneath the crisp clash, the two demonic spears were like scarlet bolts of lightning that had bitten into each other, erupting with astonishing force the instant they made contact.

Faced with Cu Chulainn's merciless full-power strike, Scathach likewise displayed spearcraft that had reached the divine realm. As if she had not needed to think at all, her demonic spear moved naturally, tracing an abstruse trajectory, catching up with Cu Chulainn's spear and colliding with it.

"...I never thought that even after gaining the power of the 'Holy Grail,' I'd still be blocked so easily by you. You're just as absurdly strong as ever. What a troublesome woman."

Cu Chulainn clicked his tongue.

"Unfortunately for you, strength is the one thing I have in abundance. And this was not easy in the slightest. It was obvious to you, yet you still use that tone. It seems I really should teach you properly how to treat your master, Setanta."

Scathach stared intently at Cu Chulainn's face, her gaze as sharp as if it had transformed into two demonic spears.

Clearly, toward the current Cu Chulainn, Scathach felt nothing but displeasure and fury.

As for the name "Setanta," it was Cu Chulainn's childhood name.

Under normal circumstances, if the Cu Chulainn manifested before Scathach were called by his childhood name, this hound-like hero would probably have found it quite unpleasant, wouldn't he?

Unfortunately, the current Cu Chulainn did not possess even a trace of such feelings.

"Even if I had to guess, I could still figure out that the reason you manifested in this unpleasant form is entirely because that woman Medb made a wish to the 'Holy Grail,' right?"

Scathach spoke as she increased the force applied to the demonic spear in her hand.

"That woman is loyal to her desires