I Will Be the Son of Man

"Of course, if you don't like it, you can replace it."

The girl's way of speaking has a strange old-fashioned feel, giving the impression that she is simply performing a certain function, rather than talking.

"My name is Hillingal, just call me Hill."

In response, Hill was a little puzzled by the other party's strange way of speaking.

"Understood. Now start to log in the information, [Hirningal], the special individual identification name has been documented inside [Mooncell]."

The girl's tone became stiff at this moment, making a slightly mechanical sound.

But in the next second, her voice returned to its original appearance.

"This way, I won't forget your name again."

"In addition, the memory that you hosted when you entered [SE.RA.PH] has not been retrieved here, so please confirm the memory problem yourself."

The explanation was formulaic. Although the girl had a faint smile on her face, it carried a strange sense of strangeness and alienation.

Although my memory was indeed blocked when I first came to this strange place, but now there is no problem, so Hill shook his head.

However, the confusion remained with him.

"who are you?"

"My name is [Matou Sakura], and I am the AI ​​responsible for managing the health of the masters participating in the Holy Grail War. Please just call me by my name."

The girl named Sakura Matou introduced herself with a smile.

"AI?"

"Yes. To put it simply, it is artificial intelligence, but my performance is not that superior. It was only created to make the Holy Grail War more efficient."

Matou Sakura carefully explained for Hill, without any impatience or doubt mixed in.

Unintelligible vocabulary has increased.

Hill blinked. Although there was no expression on his face, there was confusion in his eyes.

"artificial intelligence?"

"It is an artificially created intelligent system. However, it is not human beings who created me, but [Mooncell]."

"Not human?"

Although he didn't quite understand those words, Hill understood one thing, that is, the girl in front of her didn't seem to be human.

"Yes, because I am an AI."

With a slight smile on Matou Sakura's face, she said it as a matter of course.

"Why? It looks exactly like a human being."

He made a doubtful sound like talking to himself, and Hill couldn't figure it out.

"Eh?"

Matou Sakura froze for a moment as if there was a slight malfunction, but immediately her face returned to that smile, and she spoke in a soft and delicate voice.

"Then, if you have other questions, you can ask Father Kotomine in the school. He is in charge of the arrangements for the Holy Grail War."

"Also, please take this mobile terminal with you. Information about the Holy Grail War will be displayed on it, please don't lose it."

Putting something like a touch-screen phone in Hill's hand, Matou Sakura's tone was very natural.

Looking at the thing in his hand in some confusion, Hill put it in his pocket without researching it first, and then left the bed.

Speaking of which, it was only then that he realized that he was also wearing a brown high school uniform, which was completely different from what he wore when he was in Yuanzang Mountain.

what is the problem?

"If you have other things, or if you feel unwell, please come here again, senior."

He didn't call him by his own name directly, so Hildo glanced at the purple-haired girl.But he didn't care about this, because what needs to be obtained immediately should be information about the Holy Grail War.

In other words, should I go to the person called [Father Yanfeng] that the other party said...

Stepping out of the health room, Hill watched the occasional high school students wearing the same uniform pass by the corridor, and then looked at the blue sky outside the window, and the scattered playground where students were active under the sky.

For a moment, he was almost filled with confusion.

However, when Hill looked far, far away, he always felt as if there was something blocking it.

——[Oh, it was really "dangerous" just now, Master. 】

Suddenly, that energetic voice sounded in Hill's mind.

"Danger?"

Not quite understanding what his servant was talking about, Hill asked in confusion.

——【No, nothing.Although slowness is sometimes quite worrying, but that kind of unconscious behavior, even AI can't resist it......】

"Caster?"

The other party's words had nothing to do with the question, and Hill was a little puzzled.

——[Please treat it as my soliloquy, Master. 】

"I see."

Nodding lightly, Hill looked at both sides of the corridor, and then planned to find the [Father Kotomine] that Matou Sakura was talking about.

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Wearing a black ascetic uniform with a cross tattooed on it, the first impression of his face is dull and depressed.

Hill looked at the middle-aged man who called himself Kotomine. Although the appearance of the man was very similar to the one he knew, Hill knew that the man was not the priest he knew in Fuyuki City.

Because, Kotomine Kirei of Fuyuki City does not smile like the other party.

With a pleasant smile on his face, Father Yanfeng's voice with a slightly natural low tone sounded.

"My name is Kotomine Kirei, and I am an NPC with supervisory functions during this Holy Grail War."

"Is there anything you can do with me, Hirningal."

Even the name is the same as the priest in Fuyuki City.

Hill came back to his senses, thought for a while, and then asked.

"Where is this place? What is [SE.RA.PH]?"

"Huh? Where do you start? So that's how it is....Is it because of memory problems that I can't even remember the most basic information, lucky people..."

Although the other party's tone was natural and steady, for some reason it made people feel inexplicably unhappy.

"This is [Tsukikaihara Academy] created by [SE.RA.PH] for the ceremony of the Holy Grail War."

"And [SE.RA.PH] is the fictional world of spirits. You can understand it as the world we are in now, which is the computer space."

computer space?

What is a computer?

For Hill, who has only been in contact with home appliances such as refrigerators and TVs, it is difficult to understand this overly informative vocabulary.

Therefore, he intends to write this down for the time being.

"So, what is [Mooncell]?"

"[Moon Spirit Crystal Self-discipline Calculator]. That is to create a supercomputer including AI and [SE.RA.PH]."

Father Yanfeng didn't give any further explanation, he seemed very happy to see Hill's confused look.

However, this strange emotional characteristic is also carried out according to the prototype he simulated.

Self-discipline...... Calculator?supercomputer?

Hill felt that his mind was full of question marks. He really had no experience with these strange things, so he couldn't understand further.

After a while, he finally reacted a little bit.

Anyway, just get the Holy Grail.

"What's going on with the Holy Grail War here?"

Father Yanfeng raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and then he opened his mouth to explain.

"This Holy Grail War is conducted in the form of a knockout match. From the first round to the seventh round, the Holy Grail can only be awarded to the last remaining person."

"In other words, the selected 127, no, plus you are a total of 128 masters, and they will continue to fight each other every week until the last one is left."

"It's very simple and easy to understand, right? A very simple system that no matter how stupid a person can understand."

"The battle is held every seven days, and each master has a hesitation period from the first day to the sixth day, when he is ready to fight his opponent."

"From now on, you can already plan how to deal with your opponent during the six-day hesitation period."

"Then fight against the opponent's master on the seventh day of the final day. The winner stays, the loser leaves, that's it."

It is said that there are a total of 128, but in fact, after each round of fighting, it only takes seven weeks to decide the final winner.

In other words, each person only needs to fight 7 people.

"opponent......."

Calculated, it is no different from the ordinary Holy Grail War, no, it should be said to be more convenient.Because you only need to face one opponent in each round.

"Huh? What?. The opponent for the first round hasn't been decided yet?"

Suddenly, as if he had received something, Father Yanfeng nodded, and then spoke to Hill.

"It's really strange. There may be some errors in the system. Anyway, your opponent will be decided tomorrow."

"Before that, you can go back to your room first."

"The entrance is in the classroom over there. Enter the authentication code 2-B into the mobile terminal and put it on to enter."

"Then, if you have other questions, please come back next time."

With a slight bow, Father Yanfeng smiled and left the corridor where Hill met by chance.

Hill, who was full of doubts, lowered his head slightly while thinking, but unknowingly, walked up the stairs to the rooftop.

When he came back to his senses, the bright sunlight made him squint his eyes a little, and on the rooftop, a red figure was talking to himself.