If Christine Daaé, even after being stripped of her appearance, still fought with such splendor and poise, then Phantom of the Opera had completely unleashed his nature as a Berserker—what could only be called madness.
When Chaldea had encountered Phantom of the Opera before, he might have been obsessive and quick-tempered, but compared to the one before them now, he had been as quiet as a mouse.
Clang—
"Get out of my way!!! Get out of my wayyyyy!!!"
His enormous, bloodstained claws knocked aside the Evil Dragon Flag Jeanne d'Arc was swinging. Screaming all the while, Phantom of the Opera tried to break through the encirclement around him and reach Christine.
"Don't even think about it!"
Clang—
Boom!!!
Compared to how Artoria normally wielded the Holy Sword, her Alter form was far more violent. Mimicking Anno's earlier movement, she shrouded the Holy Sword in radiant light and brutally slammed it down from above, forcibly driving back Phantom of the Opera just as he had begun to advance.
"You bastards, you goddamn bastards—aaahhh!!!"
Phantom of the Opera let out a horrifying, piercing cry and almost without hesitation unleashed his Noble Phantasm. Fujimaru Ritsuka sensed it and leapt backward, holding the simplified Divine Authority Seal in hand, but—
Unfortunately, he landed not far from one of the Coloratura Songstresses.
Enraged after being disturbed by Christine's singing, the Coloratura Songstress immediately spun toward Fujimaru Ritsuka and lunged at him.
Bang!
Fujimaru Ritsuka fired without hesitation, shooting a shell-like bullet that blasted the Coloratura Songstress into a stagger.
"What is that thing the Master is holding?"
That novel weapon, which was by no means weak in destructive power, caught Jeanne d'Arc's attention. But before ten seconds had passed, Phantom of the Opera's frenzied counterattack forced her to refocus on the battle.
Though she and