[AUTO]:[Soul Blast (1)] When this unit is placed on (RC) from your deck, if you have a «Royal Paladin» vanguard, you may pay the cost. If you do, draw a card.
希望の剣 リシャール Sword of Hope, Richard
"At that time, the young man was reborn as a knight"
神聖国家第一正規軍“ロイヤルパラディン”に所属する騎士。 元々属していた行商人のキャラバンで、自分の身は自分で守るものと教わり、最低限の剣技と格闘術を学んだという。 組織だった大きな賊に襲われる事も無く、方々を転々としながら平凡な生活を営んでいたが、そんな彼らの前に“リンクジョーカー”との遭遇という突然の不幸が舞い降りる。 収集する価値の無い非戦闘員と判断され、他の商人達が為す術もなく討たれていく中、荷台に逃げ込んだ彼が見つけたのは見た事も無い意匠をした一振りの大きな剣だった。 後の彼曰く、「手にした途端に心を蝕む不安や絶望が晴れていき、謎の敵にも臆する事なく相対できた」との事。 この剣が何時何処で誰が制作した武具なのか、それは未だ解明されておらず、剣に関しての後述は、彼がこの「希望の剣」を今も使い続けているという事実だけである。
A Knight who belongs to United Sanctuary’s first standing army: “Royal Paladin". Originally a part of a caravan of peddlers, it’s said that he taught himself how to protect himself, learning the basics of fighting and swordsmanship. Since he and his caravan were never attacked by robbers, he had a pretty mundane life even though he wandered from place to place. But one day, he had the sudden misfortune of being attacked by “Link Joker", who descended, bring disaster in their wake. Being judged as non combatants that had no value, the other merchants were attacked, unable to do anything. While he was hiding in the bed of the vehicle, he found a sword with a ridiculous design. Later on, he said “The anxiety and despair in my mind went away as soon as I grabbed it, allowing me to fight the strange foes back without hesitation." It’s unknown where his sword was forged or who the craftsman was, but it has come be known as “The Sword of Hope", which he continues to use even to this day.