I don't like the gods, I want to be a hero

"Really?" Seleus didn't notice anything strange on Ahadeon's face, so he withdrew his aura. "Trust me just once."

"Thank you for your understanding, then, can you please cooperate with Eliasfiel to perform magic synchronization from tomorrow?"

Having confirmed his will to help Illya from Seleus himself, Ahadeon, who settled his mind, heaved a long sigh of relief, and then impatiently made Einzbern's request.

From Ahadeon's point of view, it is in Einzbern's best interest to have Seleus and Iliasviel complete the synergy of magic power, so that this almost invincible hero can have full power at the very beginning of the ceremony.After all, winning rate is something that no one can have too much of.

"I reject!"

The decisive words contained Serius' unshakable will. He would never let a little girl suffer unimaginable pain because of the reason of increasing the efficiency of magic power circulation, especially if this kind of behavior would still cause her to suffer. In the case of extracting the little girl's meager vitality.

"Why? Your Majesty clearly promised to help me, Einzbern, but why did you refuse this unique privilege of Einzbern, which can increase the winning rate?"

Ahadeon couldn't figure out the reason for the great hero's refusal at all, and then began to search in his mind the performance of other noble followers similar to Serius, trying to find the reason for Serius' refusal.

"Is it because they are unwilling to accept unfair contests? But the problem is that it is an undisclosed secret that each of the Yusanjia has its own opponents. The rest of the participating magicians will also try their best to increase their winning percentage. The ritual called war, the master's own means are also part of the competition..."

Speaking of the noble hero, the name of the 'Knight King' Arturia instantly appeared in Ahadeon's mind. Since the Knight King destroyed the Little Holy Grail that was close at hand in the last Holy Grail War, she has become the only Two beings who can soar the blood pressure of an emotionless artificial old man just by their name.

However, if you are angry, you are angry. The character of the King of Knights is still somewhat similar to that of Seleus. In addition, Ahadeon has an experience with her, so he naturally substituted the thinking of the King of Knights on Seleus.

"Aren't you really in the mood to think about yourself or your compatriots?"

Originally, Serius was very annoyed when he heard that Ahadeon asked himself to perform a magic attunement with Illya that would seriously harm her body.He clearly understood that he cared about Illya herself, but why didn't he take Illya's body and life seriously?

But after seeing Ahadeon's reaction to his refusal, Seleus could only sigh silently, and then tentatively asked the old man a question that he already knew the answer to.

"No, the mission of our birth, the meaning of Einzbern's existence, is to complete the 'Cup of Heaven'. All sacrifices made to complete the 'Cup of Heaven' are worthwhile."

Without any hesitation, Ahadeon directly said the answer that Serius had already guessed.

"Ugh--"

Seleus sighed again, what could he say to this old man who had been firmly bound by the so-called 'thousand-year long-cherished wish', and to this man-made man with a chilling sense of mission?

"You just have to remember that I refuse to do that kind of boring magic power synchronization."

Closing his eyes again, Serius did not want to say anything more after expressing his attitude.

"Is it because of Eliasviel's body? If that's the case, as a miracle of the Einzbern family, she has enough magic power to last until the end of the Holy Grail War. At that time, we only need to let her achieve the 'Cup of Heaven' You can restore her... No! As long as you achieve the personality of the 'Cup of Heaven' Eliasviel, you can compare to a god!"

Seleus' question finally made Ahadeon realize the reason why the hero refused to perform magic synchronization. He racked his brains to persuade him, but Seleus, who closed his eyes tightly, never gave him any response.

"It's really disturbing, please rest assured to cultivate, Your Majesty."

Ahadeon, who had nothing to do, had no choice but to give up persuasion, and left the room with doubts after saluting to Serius...

"Hero, the more noble you are, the more brainless you are!"

Ahadeon returned to his magic workshop - a tower built on the highest point of Einzbern Castle.

The injury caused by Seleus’ aura is still aching, but the old man doesn’t care about adjusting his body. He has seen hope, and he just wants to solve the communication problem with the hero as soon as possible. Being born is not just talk.

"Obviously, as long as you prepare well in advance, wait until the Holy Grail War starts and kill all the contestants with all your strength, and then use the Holy Grail to let Eliasfiel complete the 'Cup of Heaven' to solve all problems..."

But why?

What if an accident occurs during the Holy Grail War due to a problem with mana input?What should I do if there is a sneak attack on Illya by a highly concealed servant... Once these situations happen, Illya will inevitably die, so it is better to spend some money to prepare in advance.

The great hero is clearly aware of this, but why does he still refuse to perform magic synchronization?

Ahadeon couldn't figure it out, his proposal was obviously the most effective and safest, but why was Seleus unwilling to adopt it?

"That's why Berserker, who erases the sanity of Heroic Spirits, is the most suitable servant of Einzbern. It possesses great power and can be perfectly controlled by our technology."

Although Seleus was also a Berserker, he was strong enough to maintain his sanity, and Ahadeon had obviously excluded him from being a berserker.

"Fortunately, I didn't tell this great hero that Einzbern's long-cherished wish is the 'salvation of all mankind' according to the initial plan. Otherwise, due to the deviation of our thinking, there may be more unexpected things Disagreement."

"And once there is a disagreement, Einzbern must give up this hero, even if his strength is unrivaled and he will definitely win the Holy Grail War."

As the patriarch of Einzbern, Ahadeon certainly understands how catastrophic it will be for a top servant like Serius if he harbors ill will towards the Holy Grail, even though Illya has Command Seals all over her body There is no guarantee that the ceremony will go smoothly.

Moreover, Ahadeon, who has personally experienced the majestic momentum of Seleus, is not sure at all—is the current Einzbern really capable of sending him back to the Seat of Heroes against the wishes of the great hero?

"Things have come to this, let's think about how to prepare for the future Holy Grail War."

Ahadeon didn't worry too much about what had happened and what hadn't happened yet. The most important thing for him was to fulfill Einzbern's thousand-year long-cherished wish.

"Berserker promised to help Eliasviel complete the 'Cup of Heaven', and the other servants are no longer worried about the incomparable power of that great hero."

"All the old man can do is to strengthen the connection between Berserker and Eliasviel when Berserker refuses to perform magic attunement."

But how to do it?

Just the ritual of synchronizing the magic power will almost drain the magic power of Illya, the highest masterpiece, which will lead to the rejection of the great hero, let alone signing a formal contract directly.

And how can a great hero who lacks magic power and cannot move freely establish a close connection with Illya?

"Using other cyborgs to supplement the magic power will definitely be rejected, and the magic materials can't fill that bottomless pit at all..."

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Master Ahadeon, may I go in and complete the daily cleaning tasks?" Standing outside the door was the artificial maid who can be seen everywhere in the castle.

"...come in."

The door was opened, and the expressionless maid walked in slowly. After receiving the instruction, she bowed to Ahadeon and began to complete her cleaning task meticulously.

These maids are all waste products produced in the artificial man factory. Out of the mind of waste utilization, Ahadeon ordered them to maintain the castle, which are worthless and lack of function.

"Even if these souls are incomplete, and even the waste products that don't even have the basic personality, that noble hero will not accept their magic power."

Although he had never tried it, Ahadeon didn't want to anger that great hero because of a method that was likely to be rejected.

"I wasted so many precious materials and the magic power of the leylines, but it turned out to be useless...to use..."

Ahadeon suddenly thought of something.

"That's right! The magic power of the leylines!"

As the patriarch of Einzbern, Ahadeon inherited the ownership of the land under his feet from the disciple of the magician. As long as the operation of the artificial man factory is stopped, the freed magic power can be used to supply the powerful hero.

Although the artificial man factory will suffer irreparable damage due to the loss of magic power, Ahadeon no longer cares.

If the combination of the best master and the most powerful servant cannot win the Holy Grail War, it means that Einzbern is doomed to miss the "Cup of Heaven", and naturally there will be no meaning of existence .

"This is already the last Holy Grail War in Einzbern, everything depends on Eliasviel herself..."

......

In the early morning, Ahadeon, who had been thinking all night, appeared before Serius again.

"Your Majesty, I have already thought of a way to replenish your magic power."

"Oh?"

Serius opened his crimson eyes, and looked at the old man bowing in front of him with interest.

"I know that Your Majesty is unwilling to let Iliasviel suffer, and I know that Your Majesty will not accept the soul of an artificial human as a sacrifice, so I would like to offer you the power of the Einzbern clan's leylines, as long as Please let Your Majesty see my apology."

The determination revealed in Ahadeon's words moved Serius, and his crimson eyes became extremely serious.

"This is not a small matter, have you considered the consequences?"

"Yes!"

There are two sources of magic power required by magicians to perform magic tricks: large sources and small sources.The big source is the magic power in nature, and the small source is the magic power inside the human body.

And the leylines are the trajectory of the magic power flowing in the earth, that is, the great source of magic power fixed in a certain position.

Many magic ceremonies and magic will consume a lot of magic power, which cannot be afforded by the magician's own small source, so the magic families with a long history are basically the owners of the leylines.

They built their families and magic workshops on the leylines they held, and then obtained the magic power flowing in the earth from the leylines, and used them for magic performance, teaching, and family inheritance.

It can be said that the leylines of a magic family are their important inheritance no less than the magic engraving, and once there is a problem with the leylines, the family's inheritance is likely to be cut off.

It was precisely because he understood the importance of the leylines that Seleus confirmed it aloud and gave Ahadeon a moment to calm down.

"Based on the amount of mana I consume, at least I have to drain the magic power of this leyline for about 20 years. Are you really determined?"

"This is Einzbern's apology for his previous rude behavior towards His Majesty."

Ahadeon still bowed respectfully. Although Einzbern would be destroyed no matter whether the Holy Grail War was won or not, this did not affect the old man's appearance of sincerity in front of Serius. It is enough for this cyborg to study through the thinking template of the hero Gao Jie.

"I understand..."

Chapter 6 The weirdness hidden in the dark

In a room of the castle, a petite girl stared angrily at the tall muscular giant in front of her with her eyes wide open.The android maids surrounded this strange pair, using magic material mixed with Illya's blood to outline Einzbern's unique transfer magic circle.

After accepting the magic power of the Einzbern Territory, Seleus, who has satisfied most of his own magic power needs, no longer refuses to perform the magic attunement ceremony with Illya, but his master is because he concealed that he has reason. And there was a little emotion.

"Not only did he hide the matter of reason from me, the Master, but he also dared to unilaterally cut off the contractual relationship between us. He was obviously just a Servant, but he didn't realize it at all."

Ilya stood at the end of the two-way link magic circle with her arms crossed, expressing her dissatisfaction impatiently.

"I'm so sorry, Master."

Seleus sat cross-legged on the ground, trying to show respect by keeping his gaze parallel to the girl in front of him, but he was embarrassed to find that even though he sat down, he was still two heads taller than Illya.

In his mind, he roughly imagined the posture he needed to put his eyes on the same level as Illya, and Serius finally chose to give up this idea.

After all, if he really wanted to do that, let alone whether Illya could appreciate Serius' respect for her, anyway, he himself felt that it was a very ironic thing to put his head in front of others.

"But I can't help it. If you perform magic power synchronization from the beginning, your body, which has already lost a lot of vitality, will really not be able to bear it."

It's a pity that although Seleus has been carefully choosing his words, his words still stimulated Ilya's self-esteem.

"You nasty guy, are you underestimating me? A mere dead soul, what right do you have to dictate to me who is still alive!"

Raising her small fist, the angry Illya hit Serleus in front of her with all her strength.

"Bah."

Although he was the attacker, and Serius, who was afraid of accidentally hurting Illya, tried his best to relax his muscles, but the difference in strength was clearly there, and Illya's tender little hands were red and swollen visible to the naked eye. .

But even though there was pain in her fist, Illya stubbornly stared at Seleus, who looked a little dim, with wine-red eyes.

'What did I say wrong? '

Serius kept thinking in his heart, he couldn't understand why his concern caused Ilia's disgust, and he didn't understand what kind of experience made this little girl have such eyes.

In Serius' vision, Illya in front of her has a soul that is almost identical to that of a human being, and this level is obviously beyond the scope of artificial intelligence, and she can truly have her own will, but why does her eyes So what about a guy like Ahadeon who is firmly bound by the family mission?

'My sympathy and pity?Lack of vitality?Or is there something else I'm not aware of? '

Serius couldn't get the answer, but he knew that the little girl in front of him was bearing a responsibility far beyond ordinary people's imagination...

The magic power synchronization ceremony ended in the silence of the master and servant. Although the magic power connection between the two parties became closer, because of the previous unpleasant exchange, Illya stared at Serius with angry eyes throughout the whole process. It makes it impossible for the big hero who wants to improve the relationship to speak.

"I have to take action. If I can't manage to get a good relationship with Illya, then the period of the Holy Grail War will not only be very difficult, but if I'm not careful, the gutter will capsize. I don't care about it myself. It doesn't matter if you lose, but Ilya's life is..."

Seleus looked worriedly at Illya who left with the maids as soon as the ceremony was completed. The weak flame of life on the little girl in his vision clearly told Seleus the fact that she could only live for another year at most.

"We must hurry up..."

......

Serius walked out of Ahadeon's magic workshop with a face full of anger. He never thought that a little girl like Illya has been suffering from inhuman torture since she was eight years old...

After performing the magic attunement ceremony, Serius wanted to understand Illya's character and her experiences for the purpose of improving the relationship between himself and the Master, and asking Ahadeon is undoubtedly the fastest way. effective method.

Therefore, Seleus, who possessed relatively sufficient magic power, directly found Ahadeon who was hiding in the magic workshop by virtue of his perception.

To be honest, when Ahadeon, who had been thinking about how to continue to increase Illya's winning rate in the magic workshop, was stunned when he saw Serius who pushed the door straight in.

The old man knew very well that he left a very bad impression on Seleus, so in order not to let his own existence block the eyes of the great hero, he has been hiding in the magic factory after replenishing the magic power of Seleus with the leylines. In the workshop.

But who can tell him that he has been hiding so carefully, why was he still approached by Serius?

And when he learned that the reason why Seleus came to him was to ask about Ilia's experience, even though he was essentially an artificial human with no emotions, Ahadeon couldn't help but sweat coldly on his head.

No one in the world knows what happened to Illya these years better than Ahadeon, and even some of the difficult transformations were carried out by him himself.

Ahadeon was worried that once the cruelty of these magical transformations was known to Serius, would this noble hero judge the Einzbern family as evil existences and refuse to complete the 'Cup of Heaven'.

But he changed his mind again, Serius must have come to inquire about Illya's situation in order to establish a good relationship, and to save Illya, he must complete the 'Cup of Heaven'.

'As long as you can complete the 'Grail of Heaven', it doesn't matter if you are torn apart by an angry hero, and this will make Seleus feel more pity for Illya's existence, and will be more motivated to win the Holy Grail War. '

With this in mind, Ahadeon, who was ready to die, told Illya's experience in the past ten years:

As the most outstanding miracle of Einzbern, Ahadeon began to transform Ilya's body according to the method of the magician's disciples after confirming that Emiya Kiritsugu personally destroyed the Holy Grail.

Referring to the magician's body data, Einzbern forcibly transformed Illya's magic circuits to have the same quality as the magician's, and was surprised to find that the transformed magic circuits all had the effect of command spells.