Chapter 107: Using a New Weapon
"I... I..."
Arthur stuttered, unable to explain himself properly.
He couldn’t confess how his pride led to his weapon almost sacrificing itself, or how he chose to fight barehanded to prove his mettle, leading to his current sorry state.
Xu Tao watched his face change colors rapidly and couldn’t help but sigh. "Well, I don’t know what happened, but I heard you can’t use Excalibur right now? Want a side weapon to use in the meantime?"
He wasn’t the devil himself, so he had no intention of pushing Arthur to the edge when he was already showing remorse. Instead of that, he offered a way to solve the problem at its roots.
"I have a lot of swords to choose from. You can choose any—"
But before Xu Tao could finish his words, Excalibur shifted so violently it clanked within the scabbard. It sounded aggressive, almost as if it was throwing a tantrum.
"S-Sorry, Sir Tao..." Arthur apologized as he placed a hand on his sword’s hilt, calming it down. "But Excalibur doesn’t take it well if I hold another sword—or any bladed weapon at that."
"..."
Xu Tao couldn’t understand the underlying reason behind it, but he let it go. He shook his head, thinking.
"Then, a weapon without a blade..." he pondered, recalling the items in his storage ring.
However, almost every weapon on him had a blade of some sort. Even the polearms and bows had blades on their tips!