I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

Time moves forward slightly.

Astolfo knocked down Spartacus with his Noble Phantasm "Fall at Touch", and then left the battlefield.

Because they knew that he was a reckless man who evaporated rationality and acted only on emotion, Vlad III and Avisbron did not pay attention to his strange behavior. The two servants still focused on capturing Spartacus. superior.

Leaving the Servant's perception range, Astolfo returned to Milenia City and Shinji's room as quickly as possible.

At this time, Zig is practicing walking.

This was the first thing Chiron taught the newborn.

"First of all, you have to practice walking. Your feet are too soft. If you can walk, you will be able to perform magic. In this way, the obstacles to your survival will be alleviated."

The second thing is to think about how to survive. Although Sieg's life was short, with only three years left, if he didn't think about it, it would be the same as dying here.

After teaching these two things, Chiron handed Sieg to Astolfo. This is Astolfo's responsibility. He has been destined to respond to Sieg's wish since he picked him up.

Astolfo complained on his lips, but had no intention of refusing in his heart. He also made plans to escape with Sieg - his method was very simple. When all the servants were dispatched and the castle's defenses were empty, he would first take Sieg with him. Escape from the city and use his trump card again, being chosen as the reason for Astolfo leaving Tulifas in one fell swoop.

Astolfo didn't even think about the next things, such as where to send Sieg, and what kind of punishment he would suffer if he didn't break the master-slave contract. He just wanted to take Sieg with him. Leave, that's all.

Astolfo, with his slightly injured body, smiled and stretched out his hand to the android.

"Now is a good opportunity, quick, let's escape!"

The artificial man immediately understood the situation, held his hand and ran together.

Perhaps because Astolfo was holding his arm, walking felt overwhelmingly easier than usual. Even so, probably because their fragile bodies were overwhelmed, Astolfo and Sieg's escape made little progress.

In the corridors of the city, I passed by the patrolling androids several times, but no one came up to check. Instead, he silently watched them leave with cold eyes and weak emotions. There was sadness and a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

But this is not the case for the stone dolls who are another fighting force. Luo Xie followed Caster's suggestion and asked the improved surveillance golem to closely pursue the two people running on the stone road.

Of course, with the Servant Astolfo beside them, they would not take action. Firstly, the golem cannot stop Astolfo; secondly, this is how the golem is programmed.

Caster had no intention of pursuing him personally. That was something that should be done by someone other than himself. He had more important things to do.

In this way, the two of them were out of breath and finally escaped from the city. Passing through the back gate on the east side of the fortress, you will see a rushing river in front of you. The turbid current, which was like a torrential downpour, was obviously a mechanism set up by a magic cloth.

On the other side, as far as the eye can see are steep mountain peaks. But, there is freedom there. Although it is a freedom with only a little joy and cruel reality, it can at least give people the will to live. ??

"Well...you must never let go from now on?" Sieg nodded nervously.

There are obviously traps and barriers set up by magic in this area. Servant aside, if it was a defective product like Sieg who would be on the verge of death just by using magic, he would probably die in less than ten minutes.

But the black rider—Astolfo said with a confident smile:

"I have this, jiangjiang————!"

What he took out was a thick leather-bound book. Although the words and graphics depicted on the cover were dim and unclear, Sieg understood that this was clearly a magic-related item.

"In the past, I once saved a woman named Roger Stella. This is what she gave to me at that time. Just holding it in your hand can break all magic!"

"It's amazing." Sieg sighed.

This seems to be a Noble Phantasm too. Astolfo, the twelve warriors of Charlemagne, is said to be an adventurer who went on various adventures as he pleased and finally reached the moon. In the process of adventure, he obtained many strange Noble Phantasms.

"However, there is one problem. Although this is a Noble Phantasm, I have forgotten its true name."

Astolfo gritted his teeth as if he was shy and unexpectedly said this ridiculous thing.

"Ah, but it doesn't matter. Basically, as long as you have it, it will be effective. At least, modern magicians cannot hurt me. If it is not a modern magician, the situation will be different."

Or maybe it's the same thing with something called an inherent barrier, something that's infinitely close to magic. But that kind of magic cannot be contained by the barrier, and it is impossible to activate that kind of big magic just to chase oneself (Sieg) alone.

"Hmm...what's it called? Mana...Break...Manual? Like this? It seems to be the name of this feeling, but it doesn't seem to be..."

"It's better to think of it before fighting." Sieg advised. Being defeated without even knowing your real name is not something that can be solved with just a few words.

"That's right. Hey, let's go then."

Astolfo jumped up, clasping his hand. Suddenly, the river swirled up to hinder them, trying to entangle the two of them. But because of the book, it was bounced away as a matter of course.

"Are you okay? Can you leave?"

It’s okay if it’s a little bit, Sieg replied. Astolfo offered to carry him, but he refused.

Until you can no longer walk, you should walk on your own feet, this is what Sieg thought.

"Hmm. Archer's teachings."

Astolfo complained slightly dissatisfied. From his point of view, it seemed unacceptable that Sieg had followed his instructions in just a few minutes of conversation.

"I understand. I will stay with you until you are rescued."

Take a step forward. Although my feet didn't hurt very much, my physical strength was too much. If you are tired, your pace will naturally slow down. His heels and thighs began to creak and groan.

"Are you okay?" Astolfo kept asking.

Although he kept walking bravely in front of Astolfo, after staying up all night, he would still reach his limit.

An hour later, he could no longer walk without the help of Astolfo's shoulders.

"I think you have worked very hard."

Astolfo comforted him while moving forward in the dark mountain road with a steady pace. Even if you look up at the sky, there are no stars shining. It seems to be a disorienting magic trick. I'm afraid the compass and map won't be of any use either. However, Astolfo seemed to know the distance. He kept walking straight on the forest road.

"Isn't it great to be with me?" (Yes, you two will always be together.)

A triumphant smile. Thinking of never seeing this smile again tomorrow, Sieg felt a little reluctant to leave. He will return to the Holy Grail War, and he - he must think about how to survive.

The possibility of his own death is very high, and the possibility of his passing away in the Holy Grail War is also somewhat possible. The probability that this will be a matter of life and death is very high.

He is a hero, an adventurer, and a follower. He was summoned to this world for the purpose of fighting. Compared to an existence like my own that was created just to be consumed, it was a huge difference.

"What's wrong? Are you thinking about something?"

Sieg vaguely muddled through. There is no need to let others know about your sense of worthlessness and inferiority.

The forest, immersed in darkness, was very silent. Apart from the faint sound of vegetation swaying every time the wind blows, not even the chirping of birds can be heard. Is this a countermeasure against familiars? This forest is so completely and pathologically full of barriers.

"Ah, I miss this kind of atmosphere so much! Do you know? I was turned into a tree before?"

While smiling and looking up at the sky, he talked about his past failures. It is said that Astolfo had committed as many fatal failures as his glorious adventures.

He always lost every time he appeared in the horse riding competition; he fell into the trap of magic several times; the rationality he finally gained on the moon also evaporated unknowingly.

However, Astolfo never suffered a setback. He didn't seem to regard failure and defeat as setbacks at all.

"For example, being turned into a tree is very stable, which is unexpectedly good. Birds will fall on my hands without warning, and animals, whether they are deer or wolves, will lean on me." (This paragraph is also true. If you want to read the comics, Ah Fu who turned into a tree is even more enchanting.)

I'm afraid he is the only one who thinks so. Normally, if you were turned into a tree, you would be in despair. Is it due to his born optimistic character? He has lived a positive life all the way.

"How do you want to live?"

Suddenly, Astolfo threw the problem over. Although I was asked the same question by Chiron, since survival itself is the goal now, I can only answer that I have no time to think about what kind of life I want to live.

The dark forest...yes, my life is this darkness itself. It's like a forest with no purpose, no goals, and just survival is difficult.

The caring voice from the heart struck a chord in his little soul. Ah, it would be nice to really escape. If possible, after that, I want to talk freely with Astolfo, Sieg thought.

Astolfo stopped. He put strength into his clenched hands, which hurt a little.

Blocking the way in front of him was the Black Saber and his Master Gold.

It seemed that they had taken the lead and were waiting for them here. Siegfried was as expressionless as ever, while Gold glared at the two of them with a look of displeasure. ??

Astolfo sighed and said, "Hmm, do you have any secrets about you? Are you actually a Servant?"

"I don't think so." Sieg shook his head.

Astolfo also knew this very well, but he couldn't understand——. Why do you have to be so rigid for an artificial human? Aren’t they everywhere in the castle?

PS: Danik: Because you can become the nuclear button.