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

'However, is it really good to give Illya my defensive treasure?In case the other servants have some powerful Noble Phantasm...'

As she spoke, the smile on Illya's face gradually disappeared. Although she was very happy that Seleus could give her a gift, and although she knew the power of Seleus, when she thought of the fact that Seleus, who lacked a treasure, was facing other This elf-like girl couldn't help worrying about the accidents that might happen when she was a servant.

'Relax, my lovely Illya. 'Maintaining his spiritual body, Serius carefully touched Illya's small head with his hand.

'My body that has been tempered and tempered is my best shield.Moreover, as the Master, you should be able to see my Noble Phantasm in its entirety. 'Illya, who always hated being touched on her head, was very calm today, which made Serius realize his responsibility more clearly, and his voice became softer as a result.

'Father's blessing can make me resist death, as long as my will is strong enough, I can come back from the dead. '

'I can guarantee that my will is strong enough, no matter how many times I die, I can be reborn with the determination to protect Illya, but the magic power needed can only trouble my lovely Illya. '

'That is to say...' Illya's eyes lit up.

'I will protect Illya from harm, Illya will be my backing to support me from the dead, and the two of us will be the most perfect partners to end this last Holy Grail War. 'Selius in spirit form blinked at Illya. 'Now, will my lovely Illya worry about her undead guardian? '

'really! Berserker is the strongest! 'Ilya suddenly raised her little hand and cheered. I don't know when, this sentence has become a girl's mantra.

'To be precise, Berserker is the strongest with Illya next to him.' Serius added on the side...

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This is the boundless desert of swords, the yellow and dry land is lifeless, and the raging storm rolls up the yellow sand all over the sky.

I was running and running in the yellow sand all over the sky.The direction has been lost, the way home has disappeared, and running forward is the only thing I can do and must do.

I don't know the specific reason myself, but there is a voice in my heart constantly reminding me, reminding me to catch up with him quickly...

"--Aha!"

In the storage room of Emiya Mansion, Emiya Shirou, who was awakened by the dream, kept panting heavily, and it took a long time to calm down his breathing.

"It's this dream again."

Emiya Shirou has been having this dream of running non-stop since two months ago, as if he wanted to catch up with someone.

"Speaking of which, why would I have such a dream? And that someone who wants to catch up? Could it be Kiritsugu?"

Emiya Shirou ignored the constant pain from practicing magic, and didn't want to pack the sweat-soaked clothes. Emiya Shirou, who had not recovered from that heavy and depressing dream, just wanted to stay in peace for a while. .

"But it sounds good, at least it's not the hell I've been through."

Emiya Shirou murmured softly, his tone actually had a hint of rejoicing.

"Since I don't have to go through hell again thanks to this dream, I have to cheer up and do my duty. I, who have inherited Kiritsugu's ideals, can't just go on like this."

"Ideal" seems to have a special meaning to this red-haired boy, as if whenever "ideal" is mentioned, he will have inexhaustible energy...

"Good morning, senior!"

Emiya Shirou, who had changed his clothes, came to the corridor, guessing that it was almost time, so he went straight to the door and opened it.

As Emiya Shirou expected, a beautiful girl with long purple hair and a red sash on the left came right behind the door and greeted him with a smile.

"Good morning, Sakura."

The girl has been insisting on greeting Emiya Shirou every morning since she was in middle school, and Emiya Shirou knew that he had given the girl the key to the door, but he still insisted on opening the door for the girl every day.

This seemed to be the instinct of the two of them.

"Senior... that... after tonight, I may not be able to help you for a while..." Sakura, who was helping cook in the kitchen, seemed to suddenly think of something, and then looked at him very hesitantly. Emiya Shiro cooking miso soup.

"Don't mind, it's a weekend after all, and Sakura also wants to play with her friends."

"It's not going out with friends, because of some special relationship... In short, I hope seniors don't misunderstand, I didn't suddenly give up or something..."

Sakura lowered her head, not wanting her senior to see her blushing face.

"Don't worry." Shirou Emiya couldn't help reaching out to touch his head with his cute expression. "I've always had confidence in Sakura."

"senior."

The trust of the senior seems to have given Sakura a lot of encouragement. She mustered up the courage to say something to her senior, but suddenly saw the red engraving on the senior's hand...

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Outside the private school named Hokunhara Academy, Illya, who activated the magic on her clothes, and Seleus, who turned into a spirit body, were standing in front of the school gate blankly, looking for a red-haired figure with wide-eyed eyes.

"Berserker, let me go inside and look for it. It's written in the information that Emiya is often asked to be on duty. It is very likely that he has already arrived at the school before we come." Yili was really impatient to wait. Ya begged her servants to allow her to enter the school.

"Information also said that the heirs of the Tosaka and Matou families in the Misan House went to school there, and we both sensed the breath of magic power here."

"It's really not a wise choice to directly break into the place where other magicians have been operating for many years, especially during the special period of the Holy Grail War."

Serius lowered his head to look at Illya. Although he didn't explicitly refuse, his serious expression already showed his attitude.

"What? This is a school. No magician would dare to set up barriers or magic circles in public." Illya pursed her lips, obviously thinking that Serius was being too cautious.

"This is not an ordinary school, although it looks ordinary and normal."

'Isn't this just ordinary? 'Illya muttered softly.

"Although Suiqunyuan Academy is a private school, its enrollment rate is not high, and the clubs in the school are only as good as the Arrow Club, but it is such a small school, but there are murderers, gangsters, magic families, politicians and others at the same time. Religious and other figures gathered."

"Do you think such a school will be as ordinary as it appears?"

Serius ignored Illya's murmurs, and after seeing a man with a strong hand and eyes exuding a hint of murderous intent, he was a teacher in this school, and he would never allow Illya to enter this school. school.

"As long as the dangers that will cause harm are resolved in advance, isn't it enough?" Ilya was still a little angry.

"Who can guarantee that there will be no accidents? What if there is a magic barrier in the school that absorbs life force in a large area?"

Serius would not make fun of Ilia's life, the girl's flame of life was extremely weak, and it really couldn't stand a little trouble.

"And, isn't that red-haired boy right there..."

Chapter 12 Encounters

"Big brother, if you don't hurry up, you will die."

Emiya Shirou, who kept his head down in thought, didn't pay much attention to the silver-haired girl who passed him by, but when he realized what the girl said, and turned his head to search in panic, he found the girl who was still beside him just now. has disappeared without a trace...

"If we just want to meet up, we can obviously go directly to that boy's house, and..."

On a tree branch by the roadside of Suiqunyuan Academy, the spirit-formed Seleus shielded his body with his hands and leaned forward with a depressed face, trying to observe the reaction of the red-haired boy through the lush leaves.

"Is it necessary for us to do this?"

In Seleus's extraordinary vision, the red-haired boy whom his Master never forgets was looking around looking for the cute girl who just greeted him inexplicably.

When he found that the girl couldn't be found no matter how hard he searched, the boy touched the back of his head in confusion.

Serius felt that it was normal for the young man to feel inexplicable, because even he, a bystander who had witnessed the whole process, was confused by a series of confusing operations by his master.

Leaving aside the experience of running to the vicinity of the college after wandering around for a few times before, this time alone, after washing up early in the morning, he refused Sera's breakfast in the name of verifying information, and because he came too early I waited a long time outside the school because of...

During this period, Serius stood guard for a long time as if he was facing an enemy, for fear that something threatening to Illya would suddenly appear in this school with many elements.

But in the end, it was hard to wait for the right owner, but Illya just walked over and said hello inexplicably, and then asked Serius to take her to hide when the boy didn't react...

"Berserker!"

Serius originally thought that Illya had done so much just to play a prank on the boy, but Illya's expression at the moment told Serius that things were not that simple.

"I'm here, Elijah."

Although he was confused by Illya's behavior, Seleus put aside his doubts when the girl called him, and responded immediately.

"If... I mean if..." Illya's tone was a bit tangled, and it seemed that she didn't understand her own mood.

"If I ordered you to kill a living person who had done nothing bad, would you obey?"

"Order me to kill a living person who hasn't done anything bad?" Seleus wondered why Illya would suddenly ask this question, but he immediately gave his own answer. "If he will hurt Illya, I will definitely erase his existence directly."

"Hmph! Illya knew that Berserker would use such a clever answer to prevaricate Illya." Illya crossed her arms and stared angrily at Serius.

Although her servant's answer did not exceed the girl's expectation, and she was mentally prepared for it, but when she really heard that Serius answered her as she expected, instead of making her happy with a human touch, She still couldn't help but want to be angry.

"There's nothing we can do about it." Seleus had a flattering smile on his face, of course he knew why Illya was angry, and of course he knew that Illya just wanted to make her happy.

But he still insisted on his answer, because he knew that even if both of them knew it was just a joke, if one day Illya ordered him to kill someone, every moment of hesitation would give this sensitive The young girl did great damage.

Even if things are perfectly resolved in the end.

"Forget it, it will be Berserker who answers me like this." Illya sighed suddenly, knowing that she would be even angrier if Seleus' answer was unexpected.

how to say?In fact, when Illya asked this question, the master and slave had already guessed the follow-up scene:

Seleus knew that his answer had been guessed by Illya, and would definitely make her angry; Illya knew that she would be annoyed because Seleus' answer met her expectations instead of expectations.

In just one month, this pair of master and slave has established a tacit understanding and bond far beyond the imagination of others.

Seleus is the one who knows Illya best in the world, and Illya is the one who knows Seleus best in the world.

Assuming, of course, that no special characters suddenly appear in the world.

"However, although my heart makes it impossible for me to kill a person who has no threats and has not done evil things, what I can promise is that if Illya really makes up her mind and uses the Command Seal, I will definitely not Will resist..." Seleus suddenly made a promise to Illya.

After becoming a servant and being summoned by Illya, Seleus often thought about this question when he was alone-what if one day the master's order conflicted with his own will?

Is it to stick to your heart?Or follow orders?

Seleus couldn't think of a perfect answer, but when he got along with Ilia, he found that this question might not need an answer...

"Too cunning! Berserker is so cunning to say such things in such a tone all of a sudden!"

Obviously her own servant gave herself a clear answer, but Ilya not only didn't agree, but waved her fist again.

"Why, obviously I made such a big sacrifice for Illya, otherwise, with my anti-magic power, mere command spells would not work on me at all."

Although there was a smile on his face, Seleus deliberately put on an aggrieved tone.

"You know it! You know I can't really use Command Seals...Huh?! Bad Berserker! Bad Berserker! How dare you play tricks on me!"

Hearing the grievance in Seleus' words, Ilya, who had been beating Seleus softly and softly, raised her head worriedly, but only saw the smiling face of her own servant.

Instantly realizing that she had been duped, Illya hit Serleus with another 'violent' hammer, but soon discovered that it was of no use to the thick-skinned hero at all.

Illya, who had nothing to do with her servants, crossed her arms, pouted her lips and ignored Serius beside her.But her ignorance does not mean that Serius will not take the initiative to make trouble.

"What? Illya doesn't know what to do with Command Seals?"

Spending so long with Illya, who was mostly a child at heart, seemed to give Seleus a little bad taste.

"Damn Berserker! Put me down, we're going to get down to business!"

Illya, who was ashamed and annoyed by her servant's behavior of knowingly pretending to be confused, directly changed the topic, and then ran away almost like escaping after Serius put her down the tree.

"Just like this, since the problem can't be solved, shouldn't it be enough to avoid the problem?"

Looking at Illya's petite figure, Serius once again rejoiced that he was able to form a bond with this child in the way of a servant.

"Next..." Seleus's eyes suddenly flashed crimson, and his facial expression became extremely cold. "Taking advantage of Illya's short absence, let me say hello to the peeping guys."

From the time Illya stood at the school gate, she never left her vague gaze and chilling gaze, which meant that someone had been watching them all the time.

It's just that because Illya was by his side before, he didn't want the girl to worry, so he allowed the existence of those monitors.

And now that Illya is not around for the time being, Serius will naturally seize the opportunity to teach those people some lessons.

A crimson light flashed in his eyes, where Serius looked, a fat and disgusting bug suddenly ignited a crimson flame, it was struggling crazily, and its vitality was quite tenacious.

"Couldn't Berserker's job agent be able to do such a precise operation?" Seleus sighed helplessly for not burning the bug that monitored himself and Illya to ashes in the first place.

This shot not only failed to achieve the expected purpose, but also raised the vigilance of the people behind the scenes who manipulated the worms and familiars. It can be said to be quite a failure.

And it seemed that it was judged that Seleus's ability had no effect on him, and that disgusting guy hiding in the dark sent a large number of bugs to announce his existence to Seleus openly.

"It seems a little underestimated?" Even Serius couldn't help being a little angry at being provoked so unscrupulously. "Since I am looking for death, I will fulfill you!"

The brilliance of destruction and death was fleeting in Seleus' eyes, and the flames of destruction instantly reduced all the bugs to ashes, and the meaning of death directly acted on their masters along the magic connection in the bugs' bodies.

"According to Ahad's information, it seems that the manipulator of the bugs is the Matou family of the Gosan family, and it is likely to be an old monster that has lived for hundreds of years."

The magic power of manipulating bugs is full of corruption and evil, which allowed Seleus to confirm Ahad's speculation about Patriarch Matou, and also aroused the great hero's strong killing intent.

Demigods don't have such a long lifespan, but the old man from the Matou family has lived for hundreds of years in a human body. One can imagine how many unconscionable things he has done behind his back.

"This should be regarded as an innocuous greeting to the 'Alliance' of the Yusanjia. After all, I didn't pay a visit, did I?" Seleus glanced at the ashes blown away by the wind. If it wasn't for protecting Illya His first task, with his character, had already gone straight to Matou's house to kill that old monster.

"We should meet soon. I hope you will like the color of my flame." Serius said, and then chased after Illya who had run away.

"Of course, if your decayed soul survives the call of death..."

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"Does Emiya Shirou have any special meaning to Illya?"