That was the cover story we used, to disguise what the arm truly is. Given how long my travels were, nobody suspected that I may not have come across Nuada, or that this might not be the arm from legend.
[His previously content smile suddenly dipped into a sadder one, and his words turned somber as he worked on buttoning up his shirt.]
...Ah. I suppose I should start from the beginning. My apologies, Dazai, I should have told you from the start. It's just...painful to think about. But knowing the truth may become important in this Grail War, as it is a truth that nobody else here will know. And it may be used to our advantage.
I'm...Well. When a Servant is summoned, they can be summoned from any point in their life, so long as they have done heroic deeds at that point. It's why babies of heroes cannot be summoned: they haven't done anything heroic yet. But if you were to summon a powerful warrior like Alexander the great, you could summon him at any age during his time as king. His skills and Noble Phantasm would be based on whatever age he is summoned at. He would also only carry the memories of who he is at that point, though he would be aware that he could be summoned as older.
[He paused to draw in a breath and steady himself, and then:]
I am, in my current iteration as you summoned me, over 1,500 years old.
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[His previously content smile suddenly dipped into a sadder one, and his words turned somber as he worked on buttoning up his shirt.]
...Ah. I suppose I should start from the beginning. My apologies, Dazai, I should have told you from the start. It's just...painful to think about. But knowing the truth may become important in this Grail War, as it is a truth that nobody else here will know. And it may be used to our advantage.
I'm...Well. When a Servant is summoned, they can be summoned from any point in their life, so long as they have done heroic deeds at that point. It's why babies of heroes cannot be summoned: they haven't done anything heroic yet. But if you were to summon a powerful warrior like Alexander the great, you could summon him at any age during his time as king. His skills and Noble Phantasm would be based on whatever age he is summoned at. He would also only carry the memories of who he is at that point, though he would be aware that he could be summoned as older.
[He paused to draw in a breath and steady himself, and then:]
I am, in my current iteration as you summoned me, over 1,500 years old.