The Black Spear's Unexpected Use

Suddenly, the projected image changed.

It switched to yesterday's battle—specifically, the footage of him using the Black Spear.

Clad in the pure white armor of a paladin, Yuan Shikai wielded the Noble Phantasm formed by fusing the Black Spear with his shield and struck the decisive blow.

Although he had looked pretty cool at the time, having Sion single him out and show everyone still made him rather embarrassed.

Suddenly, Sion pointed at the projected image, at the instant the Noble Phantasm struck Galahad.

Then she brought up another image showing the battlefield as it was today and placed the two side by side for comparison.

"Everyone, look closely at this spot," Sion said. "Do you notice anything?"

At first, no one could see any difference. Only after Sion brought up images of the aftermath of several earlier battles did the sharp-eyed Rin Tohsaka finally spot it.

"The spot hit by the Black Spear doesn't seem to have been covered by the paperification rule again," Rin Tohsaka said.

"Exactly," Sion said. "It's only a small patch, but I watched it all night, and it hasn't been paperified again."

"I examined that Black Spear carefully and confirmed that it's a replica of BLACK BARREL, one of the Atlas Academy's seven World-Destroying Armaments."

"Although it's a replica, it's practically identical to the original. It also seems capable of breaking the paperification rule."

Everyone turned to Yuan Shikai, seemingly waiting for an answer.

"The Black Spear alone isn't enough to break the paperification rule," Yuan Shikai said. "It has to be fused with the shield, and only the Noble Phantasm attack fired in Paladin Mode can do it."

"Paladin Mode is when the armor I'm wearing turns white. Once everything is ready, the Noble Phantasm [Human Order Sword That Proves Hope] gains the