When Artoria saw Jeanne, Jeanne also saw Artoria.
I have to say that Joan of Arc was lucky.
If she had come ten minutes earlier, she would have seen Astolfo returning from seeing Sieg off.
If she had come a few minutes later, Artoria would have already left. With the isolation of the "Hades Cloak", even the Ruler would have found it difficult to catch her.
The moment she saw Jeanne's appearance clearly, Altria was stunned.
This hair—
This face shape—
This ear—
This eyebrow -
This nose—
And this mouth—
Why does it look so familiar
It felt like I was looking in a mirror—wait, isn’t that my face
Who is she? How come she looks exactly like me
It's no wonder that Altria was so shocked. Even an ordinary person would be startled if they saw someone who looked like them on the street, let alone Altria, who had a special experience.
She clearly remembered that her sister Morgan used magic to give birth to the forbidden child Mordred, who looked exactly like her. Although she was sure that the girl in front of her was not Mordred, her first reaction when she saw this face was - this couldn't be her sister's trick again.
Morgan was the "Sprite of the Lake" and a great magician as famous as Merlin. It would be strange if such a person did not die. Unfortunately, when King Arthur "died", Morgan was still alive and well.
Of course, if Altria could break the dimensional wall and meet a guy named Takeuchi Takashi, she wouldn't be so surprised. What's a lookalike? Characters with the same face can form a team and even fight a Holy Grail War.
Unfortunately, Altria didn't know Takeuchi Takashi, so she was confused and just stood there blankly, watching Jeanne approach with unfocused eyes.
"You are the Black Lancer, right?"
"... "
"Black Lancer?"
"... "
I have to say here that at this time Artoria has switched to armor state, and only she can see Joan of Arc's face, but Joan of Arc cannot see her face.
"Black Lancer?"
Jeanne spoke for the third time, and Artoria finally woke up with a "Ah" and said, "Servant Ruler?"
"Yes." Joan nodded, and then asked with some concern, "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing." Artoria replied subconsciously, then realized something was wrong and asked, "You asked me what's wrong?"
"Yes, what happened?" Joan of Arc was a little confused. What was going on
"You'll know soon." Altria took a deep breath to calm herself down, then she took off her full-face helmet.
This time it was Joan of Arc who was stunned.
However, her reaction was much smaller than that of Altria. This was mainly because Altria was now a queen, much more mature than Jeanne, and there were still some differences in their looks. Secondly, Jeanne did not have Altria's special experience, and the resemblance was just a simple surprise to her, and there was nothing to be confused about.
"I was shocked. I didn't expect you to look so similar. If I could live a few more years, I think we would look even more alike."
"Who are you-?"
"Servant Ruler, Jeanne d'Arc, please give me your guidance, the Knight King of Britain."
"Joan of Arc!"
This name awakened Altria's memories that had been buried for many years. At that time, she had not yet let go of her obsession. At that time, a crazy magician called her Jeanne d'Arc, and the queen of the Kingdom of Shadows also said that she was very similar to Jeanne d'Arc.
"So it's you. It wouldn't be strange if it was you. Indeed, except for the eyes, the face is almost the same."
Artoria didn't find it strange, but Jeanne found it strange because of the former's attitude.
"Why do you say that?"
"Because someone mistook me for you, during another Holy Grail War."
Perhaps it was a preconceived fondness, or perhaps it was because she felt a similar nobleness, Altria did not hide it.
"Who is it?"
"Gilles de Rais, should be your comrade-in-arms."
"Jill!"
Joan of Arc's pupils shrank. He was her most staunch supporter and ally. This friendship would last until death.
Countless memories came to mind, including the oath they made together under the iris flag, the bloody battles on the front lines, and the laughter they shared after saving Orleans.
Thousands of words finally turned into a sigh.
"Is he... okay?"
Altria hesitated for a while, and finally shook her head: "It's not good. He is crazy and stubbornly thinks I am you. Although you and I are very similar, there are also many differences. If it is someone familiar, there is no way he would make a mistake. And-"
"And what?"
"Furthermore, he committed many crimes after being summoned to the present world, and finally wanted to summon a monster to destroy the entire city."
"Gil, Gil he—"
The color on Joan of Arc's face drained away instantly, even though she already knew Gilles de Rais's experience and the sins he had committed through the knowledge granted by the Holy Grail.
She felt sad about it, but she also accepted this fact. However, when she heard that he was summoned to the world and remained unchanged, her heart was shaken - Jill, are you still obsessed with my death
Altria stared at the girl in front of her without saying a word. She could understand this feeling, if Lancelot and Gawain became like this, she would behave in the same way.
All she could do was wait for Joan of Arc to come out on her own.
She believed that this girl who looked very similar to her would come out, because the two were similar not only in appearance, but also in spirit.
After an unknown amount of time, Joan of Arc raised her head, lowered her head, and asked in a hoarse voice, "How did Gilles end up?"
"Dead, died under my holy sword." Artoria's expression was calm, and she didn't mind the fact that the person she killed with her own hands was Jeanne's comrade.
"Is that so?" Jeanne's voice was very soft, very soft. When she looked up again, her eyes were clear again. "Thank you, Knight King, thank you for stopping him for me."
"No need to thank me, you would do the same if it were you."
"yes."
This trust made Jeanne feel much better, and she smiled more. It was only at this moment that she realized the strangeness of the words just now.
"No, how come you have memories of other Holy Grail Wars?"
Heroic Spirits are beings separated from the timeline, and they can be summoned in all eras, whether in the past or the future. However, only the "world" itself can summon the real body of the Heroic Spirit, and humans can only summon Servants who are clones of the Heroic Spirit.
The intelligence (soul) that constitutes the Servant will return to the main body when the Servant dies, and the main body can know the Servant's actions in the form of records like reading a book. However, this record will not be inherited by the newly summoned Servant.
In other words, the Servant will not have any memory of the last time it was summoned.
But Artoria had it, how could Jeanne not be surprised - could it be the effect of the Command Spell
Without waiting for Jeanne to think further, Artoria raised her head and said:
"Because I'm special."
PS: Well, she is taller than you and has bigger breasts than you.
PS2: Well, don't take Gundai's Noble Phantasm animation seriously. At least Jian Shao didn't find any evidence that other East Starion can fly. As for the Noble Phantasm, if you insist on explaining it, it's the Wind King's barrier that blew it up.