Heroic Spirit: I, Shinji, have tried my best.

"Hmm... Nissan, you guys got up really early... What are you doing...?"

"Drink tea."

"Um... Really..."

"So do I still cook?"

Sakura looked at the three people in a weird atmosphere and asked weakly.

"Do it! But don't bring Medea this time!"

Shinji ignored the malice coming from Medea's direction and spoke with a rare firm tone. After all, if he didn't stop her now, the food that came out later would be darker than his hair.

Just eat as much as you can without making a sound.

Because we got up late, we simply combined breakfast and lunch together, and the four of us happily ate at the dining table...

"Hey...don't we need to send food to Mr. Kojiro?"

"What do useless people eat?"

Medea held the chopsticks in her mouth with a sulky look on her face, puffing up her cheeks as if she was sulking. The chopsticks in her mouth tapped against the bowl again and again, making a crisp sound.

"No need. Last time when we were sparring, he got angry and ran away after seeing me use the Swallow Return. Now he seems to have found a place to practice swordsmanship... And Medea, if you hit me again, I will throw away your clothes."

After hearing this, both of them fell silent, but Medea still had a sad face.

"Wow... My Saber, you still have a lot of new clothes that you haven't worn yet, why did you leave me..."

Shinji was speechless when he saw the crazy woman in front of him. She was a sinister and vicious woman when they first met, but how come she has become so naive now...

In fact, Medea has also noticed the changes in herself. It seems that she used to think of dirty tricks to torture her opponents, but now after following Shinji, she finds that this guy is even more ruthless than her. He can make a lot of money every day just by following his orders.

Since something even more sinister is coming, why is she still busying herself? She might as well give her brain a break.

Especially after her little habit was discovered and tolerated, she became even more unscrupulous, as if she had returned to the happy days when she was a princess in Colchis...

Medusa didn't say much either, and always acted as a bystander. She seemed to enjoy just staring at the show with wide eyes.

Medusa: The evil eye patch has blinded my eyes. It turns out the world outside is so wonderful!

After dinner, Shinji ignored the women's mischief and put on his mask and went to the Einzbern castle alone.

……

"Miss, someone broke into the castle! Do you need me to deal with it?"

"who is it?"

"A man wearing a mask walked in with a swagger."

"…Have Lijelite take him to the living room. Sera, go make some tea. We have guests…at least for now."

"As ordered!"

Looking at the android maid in white maid uniform in front of him, Shinji knew that he had obtained his master's permission, and immediately followed the maid into the castle.

“Why should guests wear masks?”

Shinji looked at the expressionless maid in front of him curiously and asked a question.

"Did your master ask you to do that?"

"It's just a casual remark, the guests don't need to care."

"Oh, of course it's to create a sense of mystery. Otherwise, how can I attract a little girl to negotiate with me?"

"..."

Shinji found it quite interesting to see the maid's expression suddenly change. However, knowing the cruelty of Einzbern's artificial human technology, he knew that these girls were just mass-produced weapons. But here with Illya, not only were they allowed to have feelings, but they also seemed to be treated well. This also made him feel that this negotiation would not fail.

He entered the living room and sat down on the high-end leather sofa. Another maid poured tea for him and the little white-haired girl opposite him, and then two maids stood on Illya's left and right.

There was a burly man standing behind Illya, and he had been following her eyes since he came in...

"I am going alone for this negotiation. Miss Illya, is this inappropriate?"

"Don't blame me, sir. You must be the Master. You are the Master but you have the fighting power of a Servant. I had to resort to this measure to protect myself."

"Really? So you think you can stop me this way?"

"Eh!"

Illya's squinting eyes suddenly opened. She had already prepared a set of excuses to get away with this matter. After all, asserting sovereignty through display of force has always been an unspoken rule at the negotiation table.

But now the other party seems to say that it is not good enough?

"It's just a joke, don't take it seriously, let's talk business."

In the end, it was Shinji who spoke up to break the suddenly tense atmosphere. Seeing the initiative being taken back, Illya raised Shinji's danger level to a higher level in her mind.

"what do you need?"

"I need the help of the great Greek hero Hercules."

Although she had anticipated the exposure of Berserker's real name, she still looked unhappy when it was casually spoken out. She still knew nothing about the other party.

“…Where are your chips?”

"I have a lot of chips at stake. To put it simply, it's your lives."

"Qiang!"

Lijelite had already taken out an axe that was bigger than herself, and was ready to start fighting if there was any disagreement.

"Lijelite! Put your weapons away!"

Illya looked serious.

"Sir, this is not something you can joke about."

"Who said I was kidding?"

Shinji chuckled and leaned back on the sofa, as if he was laughing at Illya's ignorance...

"You are not unaware of your situation. As the vessel of the Holy Grail, your fate has been determined from the beginning. No matter what the outcome of this Holy Grail War is, you will become the sacrifice for the activation of the Holy Grail."

"And after you die, the little maid over there probably won't be able to survive either."

"…You know about the Einzbern family."

"Not only do I know, I can also solve your problem. Moreover, with the appearance of the Holy Grail, all those who pursue the Holy Grail will target you. After all, even if you die, it will not affect the Holy Grail."

"…I admit that I am tempted by your offer, but I have two conditions: first, prove to me that you really have the ability to do that, and second, I want to know where you got the news from, as well as intelligence about you."

"You're really asking for too much. This is far beyond your value."

"…What else do you want?"

"Smart! I need you to be my experimental material."

"I'm sorry, but that's probably too..."

"Don't worry, I just want a permission, and I want you to be prepared in advance. I will take you away even if I have to rob you. The contents of the experiment are kept secret, but it won't do you any harm."

"How dare you, you..."

"Sierra!"

Illya opened her mouth to shoo away the excited maid, and looked at Shinji with a complicated expression...

"I hope you can convince me with my two conditions..."

"Thank you for your trust. This is your first condition. Injecting it into your body should make you feel my sincerity to some extent. Of course, the same goes for using it on your maid..."

Shinji said as he pulled out a reagent bottle filled with green liquid from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"As for your second condition, I will reply to it tomorrow."

After saying that, he left on his own, and no one tried to stop him at this time.

Illya looked at the reagents left by Shinji, with a confused look on her face...