"The Bull of Heaven came here?" Roland looked at the enormous hoof descending from the sky and sighed. "Feels like Ishtar can summon it anywhere except the Absolute Demonic Front."
"Is this really the time to talk about that? Aren't you going to block it?" Jeanne d'Arc urged.
"Huh? Shouldn't you be using your Noble Phantasm to block the attack?" Ritsuka asked curiously. "Why is he doing it?"
"Hang on. Let me familiarize myself with my skills and Noble Phantasms," Roland said unhurriedly.
"Huh?"
"Oh, right—Noble Phantasm deployed, True Name Release, first Noble Phantasm: Vital Strike." Roland flew into the sky and turned the Bull of Heaven into a cow with one kick.
[Vital Strike] User: Roland Rank: A Type: Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm Maximum targets: 1 Special attack against males.
A Noble Phantasm was an armament celebrated in a Heroic Spirit's legends, its essence a crystallization of human fantasy.
Roland's first Noble Phantasm, Vital Strike, originated from a certain ball-crushing legend widely circulated in Gotham City. Since its user was Roland, and his opponents had included beings on the level of the Six-Palace Demon, this Noble Phantasm stood at the pinnacle of physical attacks.
"Hiss—" Every male creature present felt a phantom pain. How could there be a Noble Phantasm that specifically targeted that part?
"Noble Phantasms with special attacks against males are pretty common," Ritsuka said. "Like Harem Castration Fist! Marriage Fraud Execution Cannon! And Lineage-Ending Kick!"
"—Senpai, now I'm curious about your past." BB gave Ritsuka a strange look. "Don't tell me—you used to be a boy, but you built a harem and got—so that's why you became a girl?"
"Uh—" Mash looked curiously at Ritsuka's crotch.
"My Bull of Heaven!" Ishtar screamed.
"Ha. It's gone to heaven." Roland dusted off his hands.
"Who on earth