"Then."
"Miss Jeanne d'Arc!"
Whoosh—
A phantom appeared beside Fujimaru Ritsuka, wielding the great French flag in its hand as it thrust forward.
After completing the attack, Phantom Jeanne returned to Fujimaru Ritsuka's side and stood there without moving.
"A shadow's shadow."
Napoleon found it rather novel.
Servants were originally just projections of Heroic Spirits from the Throne, yet this Spirit Origin Shadow that Chaldea had tinkered up was even more outrageous.
Because the Spirit Origin Shadows it created genuinely possessed combat power.
Although they could not match the strength of true Servants, Fujimaru Ritsuka was capable of controlling more than one.
So long as his mana allowed it, Fujimaru Ritsuka could operate three Spirit Origin Shadows at once without falling into confusion.
But that was the limit. There was no need to control three Spirit Origin Shadows simultaneously anyway—trying to bite off more than one could chew would only backfire. Even when switching them out, Sherlock Holmes's assessment had been that it was best not to summon more than six Spirit Origin Shadows in a single battle.
It would overload the cerebellum.
Besides, his mana could not keep up.
After all, while controlling Spirit Origin Shadows in battle, Fujimaru Ritsuka also had to supply mana to the Servants already present and fighting. That only made the division of his mana even more severe.
If possible, one at a time was the most suitable choice.
As always, Spirit Origin Shadows were merely shadows—and shadows of shadows at that. While some Noble Phantasms with remarkable effects could produce miraculous results in many situations, they could never compare to the originals.
Still, under the current circumstances, when summoning Servants was difficult, this was undoubtedly the best means of supplementing their combat strength.
Before that, though.
There were still some things Fujimaru Ritsuka