Scylla, Echidna, and Cerberus turned back into golden light and returned to Sword R's body.
They had originally been summons of the Golden Sword, and once their power was exhausted, they would return to it.
To summon them again, she only needed to swing the Golden Sword.
And those were far from all the magical beasts the Golden Sword could summon. Those three were simply the most famous. The title of one person being an entire army of magical beasts was no empty boast.
Through the reflection on her shield, Sword R saw her own smile. It was the same smile her sisters wore.
At last, she understood why her sisters always chose to face everything with a smile, even smiling before death.
Perhaps a smile truly could make people forget all their pain and worries.
She recalled every little moment she had shared with her sisters on Sardinia. Only now did she realize that perhaps her sisters had wanted to see her smile as well.
This smile came from the bottom of her heart. It was a smile that bid farewell to her past inferiority and welcomed a brand-new future.
At first, she had feared that she would not be able to let go of her obsession, that she would reject her own bloodline and thus be unable to wield the Golden Sword.
Only now was she certain that she had long since let go of her attachment to the past.
It was all thanks to that man. Now, she felt completely at ease, and everything seemed to flow smoothly.
She looked at the spot buried beneath the rubble. Not a trace of presence leaked out.
But Sword R knew that puppet Artoria would never give up so easily.
Sword R: "Get up. How long are you going to