The android girl will not dream of the fairy knight sister

　"In that state, is she really still a cyborg?"

　Fiore asked herself silently as she looked at Sieg's back.

　-

　Embark on a Pilgrimage: 10. Day of Despair

　"Murder..."

　Sieg curled up in the seat, using her collar to cover her face as much as possible, with her legs bent, her small heels resting on the seat, her arms hugging her knees, her upper body slightly arched, her long silver hair completely covering her face from top to bottom.

　But it's so strange...

　There was no fear, no excitement, and the whole person was extremely calm.

　It’s as if nothing has happened, as if what happens in this world has nothing to do with me.

　My sister said that the weak just need to obey the strong.

　but...

　I don't want to become like that.

　But my chest hurts so much.

　Sieg trembled slightly.

　Not the pain in the physical sense, but deep down inside.

　Tearing pain continued to spread from her chest, stimulating the girl's fragile nerves.

　Am I still human?

　Zig kept asking himself.

　Are androids human?

　Who am I?

　After having that thing, she was no longer an ordinary artificial being. Siegfried's heart also strengthened her organs to the level of ordinary people.

　Then am I really still a human being?

　Or in other words, am I still a single organism?

　The heart of a Servant, the lungs of a dragon, the body of a human.

　The girl fainted completely.

　-

　"What on earth is it? This is a really hard question to answer..."

　Melusin touched Zig's head helplessly.

　"Sieg."

　Melusin turned Sieg's face over and forced her to look into her eyes, and Sieg showed no intention of resisting.

　"You are a being like me, a life born from a decaying body. You are essentially a meaningless mass of flesh, and that's how it should be."

　"Should it be like this?"

　Sieg tilted his head and looked at his sister who suddenly looked a little sad.

　"When we begin to yearn, the flesh will change, changing into the form we yearn for. I yearn for Aurora, so I became like this. You yearn for humans, so you became what you are now."

　But longing is not understanding; longing is the furthest distance from understanding.

　Melusin admired Aurora, so she turned into the most beautiful fairy, but she couldn't understand Aurora either.

　“So don’t dream, try to understand, try to comprehend it.”

　Melusin pressed her forehead against Sieg's, their hair slowly intertwined, and their palms began to clasp together tightly.

　"It doesn't matter. Even if you fail, I will always be here waiting for you. Even if you are exiled from the whole world, the door here will always be open to you."

　"Ah."

　Sieg closed his eyes and relaxed his body, snuggling into Melusine's body. His breathing gradually became steady, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

　Melusin gently stroked the top of Zig's head and gently placed her on her thighs covered with white silk.

　"So don't worry, just fly freely towards the distant horizon. Aren't humans creatures destined for the sky?"

　Melusin sat quietly like this for a while, until Sieg disappeared from her legs, and then there was a sudden loud noise outside the castle.

　The knight's armor was put on in an instant, and he disappeared from the room like a gust of wind.

　Arondite extended from his body, blocked the slash of a red-haired hedgehog with his left hand, and grabbed his wrist with his right hand and threw him into the forest outside the city.

　Next, it was time for her hunting.

　-

　"Wake up, wake up!

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　19

　er! "

　Before she even opened her eyes, Astolfo's voice broke into her mind.

　But what about the ruler? Isn't she not allowed to appear in either side's base camp?

　Sieg opened his eyes. The darkness had already faded away. In his pupils were reflected Astolfo, who was inexplicably excited, and the ruler who had been hurriedly pulled over by him.

　"rider?"

　Sieg looked at Astolfo in confusion, but before he could respond, Ruler arrived in front of her first.

　"I'm sorry, Sieg, but I have a few questions to ask you. They have to do with whether you can continue to participate in this Holy Grail War in the future."

　"Ruler?"

　Sieg looked at Joan of Arc in confusion. Joan of Arc shook her head and then pushed Astolfo out of the room just like she did that night. She also set up a few magic spells in the room.

　"First, Sieg, do you still consider yourself human?"

　Ziggy blinked innocently.

　"Am I not human?"

　Joan of Arc blushed slightly, and then she coughed lightly a few times.

　"I mean, do you consider yourself to be something other than an android, like a dragon or something?"

　Sieg shook his head.

　"That's good, now for the second question."

　Joan of Arc breathed a sigh of relief and then asked her second question.

　"Zig, have you ever had any strange dreams?"

　Zieg's pupils suddenly shrank.

　"No."

　Joan of Arc's questioning eyes gradually approached.

　"Really do not have..."

　When Joan of Arc moved forward, she moved backward, until the back of her head was completely against the headboard and there was no way to retreat.

　The room was so quiet that only the breathing of the two could be heard.

　"I see."

　Finally, Joan of Arc sighed helplessly and slowly stepped back to give Sieg some space.

　Just when Sieg had breathed a sigh of relief, Joan of Arc's words almost made her choke back on her breath.

　"To be on the safe side, I will be with you for the next period of time to prevent any physical or mental changes in you."

　"Um... this is the castle of Yugdomirenia, the Black side's headquarters..."

　"I know."

　Jeanne interrupted Sieg's words.

　"But forcing you to quit will definitely violate the rules, and you'll encounter even greater obstruction. Since you'll be breaking the rules anyway, why not choose the one that's the least intrusive?"

　The hope that had just risen in Zieg was instantly shattered, and the light in his eyes disappeared.

　Joan of Arc didn't say anything when she saw her like this. After all, she also needed time to adapt.

　"Um, this is my room..."

　Sieg pointed to his bed with a slightly trembling voice, then looked at Jeanne with a hint of expectation.

　"I know. I just said that I will be by your side for a while."

　"Click..."

　A sound as if something was breaking came from Sieg.

　It's over. My plan for human understanding is over before it even began.

　Compared to Sieg's expression of "What's the point of these eight people living?", Joan of Arc looked at Sieg with a serious expression.

　When her true name was revealed, only a short section of Sieg could be seen, and then she was shrouded in fog.

　-

　One on Two, Black and White

　There are both top and bottom, such as the first turn of attack and so on.

　Embark on a Pilgrimage: Eleven: Everything is Wrong

　"I say, rider?"

　Sieg supported her head with one hand and stirred the coffee in the cup with the other. Just now, she added a lethal amount of sugar cubes into her cup while Astolfo and Joan of Arc looked as if they had seen a ghost.

　Literally lethal dose.

　If Dur hadn't come over and changed her cup to a bigger one and added some coffee into it, her coffee would have turned into a mess by now.

　"What's wrong?"

　Astolfo tilted her head and leaned back on the sofa carelessly, not caring at all about whether the scenery under her skirt would be exposed.

　No, it seems that he is originally a man, and the exposure has nothing to do with him at all.

　"Why did you want to save me then?"

　The aroma of coffee, mixed with a sweetness that was enough to make one sick, filled the air around Zig.

　"Because you asked for help!"

　Astolfo kicked his calves out of boredom, gesturing with his hands in the air.

　"Although we are Heroic Spirits, we were also human in our previous lives. Even if we obey our Masters as Servants, it does not mean that we lose the glory, honor, and humanity we possessed in our previous lives."

　"Rider is absolutely right. This is also the most important part of our Heroic Spirits."

　Joan of Arc listened to Astolfo's words and echoed them.

　Although some rationality has evaporated, the most basic common sense still exists.

　20

　"There's nothing wrong with wanting to live. Siegfried helped you out of his own free will. His death has nothing to do with you. I don't know what others think, but Jeanne and I are definitely on your side!"

　"Yes, Siegfried is a great and gentle hero. He certainly wouldn't want to see you struggling with your heart."

　Joan of Arc placed her hand on the back of Sieg's hand, with a gentle smile on her face, just as recorded in history.

　"So what do you understand about humans?"

　"Well..."

　Astolfo scratched his hair, and a groan-like sound came out of his mouth from time to time, which lasted for a long time.

　"I think! I think! Humans are creatures full of possibilities and courage, striving towards impossible goals!"