"Miss Helena looks like she's already forgotten that she's a prisoner," Mash said quietly to Fujimaru Ritsuka with a faint smile.
During their journey to the Great Salt Lake, Helena had practically been chatting with Fujimaru Ritsuka's group the entire time. Though she had said things like, "I'm at least aware that I'm a prisoner," her actual behavior was another matter entirely.
First Noble Phantasm: [King Yama's Great Pi]. Second Noble Phantasm: [Life-Slaughter Bronze Sword]. Third Noble Phantasm: [Thousand-Pace Bow]. Aside from King Yama's Great Pi, which Xiang An used more often, he had barely used the other two in life, according to him. They were probably more like ceremonial weapons.
And then there was the fourth Noble Phantasm.
Xiang An planted the tip of King Yama's Great Pi into the ground and looked back over his shoulder.
The several Servants all seemed to see rolling waves.
From those waves emerged a pure-white steed. It shook out its long mane, galloped over, and stopped at Xiang An's side.
"Is that... Surging Wave Gallop?" Roman was currently searching through Xiang An's records in Chaldea and recognized the horse.
The thousand-li steed that had accompanied Xiang An throughout his military career—the fine horse amid the great waves, Surging Wave Gallop.
"What a huge horse," Artoria murmured involuntarily.
Xiang An glanced in her direction and nodded lightly without saying anything.
Surging Wave Gallop truly was enormous.
Mainland horse breeds were already taller and sturdier than island breeds. On top of that, Surging Wave Gallop was a thousand-li steed from the Age of Gods before the Common Era, and having spent so long by Xiang An's side, it had been touched by the magical energy he unconsciously gave off. Its size was downright terrifying.
Surging Wave Gallop stood a full two meters at the