The Huntsman of Red V2

Chapter 47 Lecture: Legends of Remnant Part 1

For the briefest of moments, the lecture space fell silent, many shifting their gazes from Ozpin's eyes, then to Blake's, but the action turned moot when Blake buried her face in her books. Then only Ozpin's indignant expression was all that was left to look at, causing many with more tact to stop staring, but Yang wasn't one of those. She continued standing, her arms crossed, using Ozpin's stiff expression and Blake tapping out to really prove her point.

"Xiaolong. Detention after class."

Glynda tired sighed, shaking her head while using a hand to rub at her temples. She was busy enough keeping Jaune suspended in the air away from those who'd use relations with him for their benefit, that she really didn't want to add onto her plate.

"On what grounds?!" Yang hollered, petulance lacing her features. Confidence always swelled when one convinced themselves they stood on the correct side.

"Defamation of character and harassment."

"But it's the truth!"

Blake finally had enough and glanced up at Yang, her features practically screaming vengeance. And this was more so, since Blake's grand plan was to announce her affiliation to Vermillion in the Vytal festival to elevate its standing. Therefore, a clean reputation and record of achievements was a must. Being slandered as a thief now before she'd even stolen anything was practically a stain on a white shirt. The stink eye Blake was giving Yang might as well have been the equivalent of a hissing cat.

"Sit down, or risk eviction of this lecture hall," Glynda was having none of it. This wasn't her first time dealing with rowdy students. Though, it was the first time she'd found herself partially inclined to agree with what was said. Ozpin's silence on his own defence was somewhat concerning. Did he actually plan to steal?

Ozpin's features flickered to Yang in genuine annoyance when Archer ultimately kept the sword and laid it down over the lecturer's podium.

No way, right? Glynda frowned, but she certainly wouldn't allow Ozpin to air dirty laundry out in public.

Yang wasn't so quick to appease.

"But professor-"

"Sit. Down."

Yang's mouth locked shut, finally persuaded when Ruby began tugging harder and harder on the skirt of her uniform. The strength was pitiful, far from enough to budge Yang into compliance, however, the same couldn't be said for her skirt. Ruby was directly putting it at risk of being tugged off by grabbing at the hem from beneath the desk. Talk about choosing the wrong side and playing innocent! Yang gave Ruby a betrayed scoff, but Ruby was just relieved that the matter could be tided over. She was utterly embarrassed.

"Moving on," Archer blinked and pretended the entire exchange didn't happen, much to Blake's relief and Ozpin's disquiet.

Archer was intent to just carry on with the lecture. This was important as it would set the stage for every future event that could make a connection with this first lecture's revelations.

The strength of Noble Phantasms, and even Heroic Spirits was directly tied to their legends. Each Noble Phantasm and Heroic Spirit possessed their own base parameters, but just as Heroic Spirits gain strength for fighting in their home countries, knowledge and belief of the legends augment those parameters.

Considering that Archer and Shirou were practically the only Heroic Spirits in Remnant, their parameters were set when first summoned. It was only through garnering renown as the Huntsman of Red and the Mercenary 'Archer,' that their parameters could see a noticeable increase.

What he was trying to convey here, was the need to propagate the legends of bygone heroes, and the 'magic artifacts' they left behind. The more people he convinced; the stronger an introduced Noble Phantasm's parameters could be. This was the primary reason why Noble Phantasms grow stronger with time, and not less.