Boom...!!!
"■■■■!!!"
"What kind of power...!"
Heracles overwhelms Brynhildr, pummeling her with brute force. She tries to resist using primordial runes, but Heracles dodges everything with Mind's Eye and lands a punch.
"Guh...!!!"
Brynhildr blocks with primordial runes and soars into the sky, her spear gradually growing massive.
"{Brynhildr Romantia}(Until Death Do Them Part)!!!"
Brynhildr charges with her enlarged spear. But...
Crunch...!!!!
"... Huh?"
"─────"
Brynhildr Romantia. The deeper her love for the target, the heavier and larger the spear becomes. It's said to work well not only for Sigurd or similar heroes like Siegfried but also for true heroes and warriors, befitting a Valkyrie. At its maximum, it can weigh up to 5,000 kg and tear through space.
But... Heracles isn't that level of a love interest, and her Noble Phantasm is B-rank.
{God Hand}(Twelve Labors). An ability that nullifies all attacks B-rank and below. Even if it's a mass-type Noble Phantasm like the Incineration of Humanity, if it's B-rank or lower, it won't work—a conceptual Noble Phantasm.
It needs to be A-rank to deal effective damage. Of course, it's affected by mass and such. But the current Heracles... catches Brynhildr's spear without issue and tosses it aside.
"Primordial──"
Thud!!!
Immediately, Heracles, with his guard up, steps forward and lands a hook to her side, throwing a punch. The impact creates a shockwave, shaking the buildings.
Good grief... boxing with that physique. Did he learn from Pollux? It feels a bit different from modern boxing...
Thudthudthudthudthud!!!
Brynhildr, unable to regain her senses, gets pummeled by the consecutive strikes. Gritting her teeth, she sheds tears of blood, showing the whites of her eyes. A black aura seeps from her. What is that...?
"Grr... Uwaaaaaaah!!!!"
Brynhildr roars, steadying her stance. Heracles pauses briefly, watching her roar.
"I am a Valkyrie... a battle maiden who carries out my master's orders! Even if you are a great hero, I am also Odin's daughter! As a divine spirit, I will──"
Ignoring her words, Heracles grabs her leg and swings her around.
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thumpthumpthump!!!
He slams her against the ground several times, then hurls her away.
"...."
"■■■(Divine spirits are weaklings)"
Well, the positions might be roughly correct. Even from the same mythology.
"A, not yet... not yet..."
Brynhildr staggers, trying to get up. As she reaches out to summon her spear, Heracles grabs her leg again.
"■■■■■■!!!!"
Whoosh!!!!
A shockwave, a sonic boom occurs as Brynhildr is sent flying. That, that's... {Boomerang Spear}(The Blue Spearman that Charges by Spinning)!
A recreation of the myth...!
"As expected... Berserkers are strong."
"....(Nods)"
Berserkers really are the strongest...!
"My performance..."
"He was stronger than us. We got careless. If we had followed Dumpty's instructions, we would have won."
Jing Mi makes a somewhat lame excuse, but since she's cute, I won't nitpick.
"By the way, Heracles, is it? It's been a while since I've seen this form. Did you put in effort to appear like this?"
"? What do you mean, 'been a while'? Haven't we been meeting at Chaldea?"
"Hmm? Ah, right. Did you forget, Dumpty? Well, it's simple. After devouring many Holy Grails, there were changes. To meet the challenger, appearing in this former form—certainly, this has more impact."
What's he talking about? Heracles strokes his chin, seeming to ponder, then smoke rises from his body as he gradually shrinks. No, his frame is similar, but his muscles seem reduced...
"Huh... huh?"
"... It seems we can't stay in this hideout much longer. We need to move our base, Dumpty."
"Huh..... Huh?"
Oh my... is something wrong with my eyes? This, this form is...
"Hmm! I have just the right clothes prepared! I picked them up when we fell to the lower floor, but they should fit perfectly! No problem going outside!"
"Thank you."
No way, that form is...
"He, Heracles?"
"Yes, it's me, Dumpty. My living form, from when I fought as a hero before going mad."
What in the world... it's the same form as the Archer version...?
"A miracle...?"
"A miracle? Certainly, for a Berserker to have a normal conversation without Madness Enhancement could be called a miracle."
This handsome man, what the heck... no wonder he was popular with women.
"Indeed... Berserkers are the best!"
"... I'm feeling a bit left out, Jing Mi."
"Well... as long as it's not bromance, it's fine, right?"
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While spending time at school, I saw a massive explosion occur in the city.
Isn't that the newly built Hyatt Hotel? Could it be because of the Holy Grail War?
The shockwave in the distance seemed to distort space. Not just me, but students and teachers were watching it.
Crazy, where did the secrecy of mysteries go?
Should I take Saber with me? But hiding mysteries isn't my role. And what should I do in that fight...
After a while, seeing the shockwave stop, the fight must have ended. I slip out of school and decide to investigate the aftermath.
"Saber!"
Fwoosh...
"You called?"
I call Saber, whom I had materialized and waiting outside the school, and we start moving immediately.
"Stay alert, there might be a victorious Servant."
"... Wait, Dumpty, I sense a powerful magical energy──"
At that moment, a spinning blue ring of light appeared. That's... a, a Noble Phantasm?
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saber pushes me aside, takes the hit, and a massive explosion occurs.
"Saber...! Are you okay!?"
"......."
Saber is knocked out cold, losing consciousness from a single blow. My god, what kind of Noble Phantasm is that!?
Fwoosh...
And, looking to the side... a woman holding a spear, embedded in the ground, was visible.
"Huh...?"
Wa, was that the Servant that just flew in...? Seeing the spear, it must be a Lancer...? I feel like I've seen it before...
Ssssss...
Immediately, the Lancer turns to black dust and disappears.
"... The Lancer is dead?"
Wh, what the hell... what's going on!?
"So... I don't get why I have to be the one doing the styling."
"That's because Berserkers are charismatic! Right, Nero?"
"Hmm! If he's handsome, he should be dressed up to look even better!"
"I see... I understand, but it's not easy. I've never done styling before..."
Wow, this is it. This is the rightful Heracles. Our Berserker is the best...! I can almost see Jason and Sitonai waving glow sticks from beyond the sky...!