-[Holy shit, this blows my mind for a whole year! So this is how Jeanne d'Arc received her divine revelation!]
-[Is there any possibility that this video was actually filmed by someone who traveled back to 1429 France?]
-[Suddenly I have this crazy idea—what if after I die, I hire a professional team to craft me into identities like Kamen Rider or Ultraman? Would I become invincible when summoned as a heroic spirit centuries later?]
-[Damn, that's an amazing idea! I'll wear my Ohma Zi-O suit to cheer you on when the time comes!]
...
"Incredible! This explains all the historical mysteries!" Roya's eyes sparkled as she recalled the French history she'd studied.
Back then, the peasant girl turned saint claimed to have received "divine" instructions.
She recruited villagers and local knights as soldiers to liberate Orléans.
With no money, her armor, horse, sword—even her banner—were all donated!
Even more unbelievable, this illiterate peasant girl actually led the army to a series of miraculous victories that turned the tide of the entire Hundred Years' War!
Historians had racked their brains trying to understand this miracle, eventually attributing it to divine intervention—"proof" that science's limit is theology.
If this video is authentic, it truly explains everything!
In the scene.
The young saint shook her head: "Sorry, I don't want to deceive anyone."
"These people died holding the belief of saving our nation. Only we, the living, can give their deaths the meaning they deserve."
The nameless heroic spirit gazed steadily at her with an easy smile, "So let me be the one to deceive the world. Let me bear all the burdens. You just need to remain the sacred and radiant saint!"
At this point, all viewers understood the meaning behind the video's title.
Anyone hearing these words would recognize him as a truly selfless knight willing to walk in darkness and shoulder all sins!
A genuine unsung hero!
Jeanne d'Arc looked at him with complex emotions: "Who are you really? Why do all this?"
"Just a nameless heroic spirit," he replied with a smile, his red cape fluttering in the wind.
Then.
The dark clouds parted, and sunlight bathed the man, making him appear extraordinarily sacred and transcendent.
-[Ahhh, this man is so handsome, I want to duel with him!]
-[So romantic! I'm crying with envy. If any man said this to me, I'd marry him on the spot!]
-[This hits the theme! Your name unknown, your deeds immortal!]
-[This is way more hype than Boruto!]
...
"Dammit, he's so cool!"
Roya couldn't help but watch with shining eyes.
Though his face resembled that deadbeat Souma at home, his presence was heart-stoppingly handsome.
Next.
With the nameless heroic spirit's assistance, Jeanne began claiming she'd received divine revelations, testifying she'd witnessed an archangel serving the Lord.
As proof, she accurately predicted the French army's defeat in the Herring Battle!
Charles VII, leading the French forces, had exhausted all conventional options to no avail.
In desperation, he had no choice but to trust this divinely inspired illiterate peasant girl and let her command the troops.
Then miracles happened!
Jeanne d'Arc wielded a banner lance - a spear topped with a pure white flag.
Embroidered with golden fleur-de-lis.
Waving this sacred banner, she led the French army to victory after victory, miraculously reclaiming Orléans!
Despite her monumental achievements, the saint refused noble titles, only requesting tax exemption for her home village.
She truly sought no personal gain, willing to sacrifice everything!
"Typical edited video, jumping between select scenes so quickly."
Roya couldn't help but comment.
The war sequences were all montaged using movie clips.
But upon closer inspection, the nameless heroic spirit appeared beside Saint Jeanne in every shot!
With formidable combat skills, he consistently stepped forward during crises to turn the tide.
Otherwise, how could a militia-like force defeat such vicious enemies?
Through countless battles, the nameless spirit earned the fearsome title "Red Specter."
Inspiring fanatical loyalty among allies and terror in enemy ranks.
He truly delivered!
Remaining nameless yet omnipresent, he helped Jeanne reclaim Orléans!
"A nameless heroic spirit... To think such a person exists - upholding justice while staying anonymous, selflessly dedicating himself. Truly admirable!"
Roya watched him with starry eyes.
For any girl, a hero silently watching over you possesses lethally intoxicating charm.
The flames of gossip burned fiercely in her heart.
Did Jeanne d'Arc and this person have some kind of...
At that moment,
The scene abruptly shifted from the intense war to an execution pyre.
The golden-haired maiden was tied to a cross, with piles of firewood stacked beneath her feet.
Countless people surrounded the stake, shouting fervently:
"She's no saint guided by the Lord, but a witch seduced by the devil to lead us to hell!"
"We've been deceived!"
"Burn her! Burn her! Burn her!"
...
The frenzied cries of the crowd formed an overwhelmingly cruel scene.
"These people truly deserve to die! Nameless Heroic Spirit, hurry and take her away, far from France!" Roya's heart ached even more for the saint.
After paying every price to lead the army in liberating Orléans, on the verge of completely defeating the invading forces,
She was betrayed by the very people she saved and sent to the stake!
Countless foolish commoners would rather suffocate in their iron houses than listen to the words of the awakened, willing to sacrifice everything to fight.
Mourning her misfortune, resenting their inaction!
-[Damn, the saint saved France, yet was betrayed by those she saved. No wonder Napoleon refused to become Emperor of France!]
-[Alas, before the wheel of fate, humans are still too weak!]
-[Why doesn't the Nameless Heroic Spirit save her?]
-[I beg you, Nameless Heroic Spirit, please appear and save the saint!]
...
As if answering their pleas, the Nameless Heroic Spirit descended!
His crimson cloak billowed dramatically as he carved a bloody path through the crowd.
The once fervent crowd recoiled in terror: "Red Specter, stay away!"
His reputation forged in blood ensured no one dared block his path.
All could only watch helplessly as he approached the pyre.
Dominant! Overbearing! Invincible!
Standing atop the execution platform, the Nameless Heroic Spirit swept his deathly black eyes across the crowd and sneered with utter contempt: "You fools! Do you not realize she's the one who led you to liberate Orléans and repel the invaders?"
Though openly called fools with such disdain, not a single commoner, soldier, or even noble below dared raise their voice in protest.
They hated him to the extreme—yet feared him just as much!
The previously cheering crowd fell silent one by one, staring at him with mingled fury and terror.
Yet.
The Nameless Heroic Spirit couldn't care less about their reactions. Turning to the saint bound on the cross,
He extended his hand: "Jeanne, why must you sacrifice yourself for these fools? Come, let me take you away!"
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