The android girl will not dream of the fairy knight sister

　Smiling softly at herself in front of her, the girl spoke slowly.

　"I'm Sieg, please give me your guidance."

　The boy responded like this.

　If there is someone who grits his teeth, endures the pain, and reaches out to the unreachable stars.

　Then "Sieg" is the one who shoots down the stars.

　Just an artificial life form, just a human being.

　It’s just “myself”.

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　Interlude: IX. The Tranquility Before the War

　"Then let's continue exchanging information."

　The rich aroma of coffee rushes into your nose along with the rising white steam as the spoon stirs it.

　For Chiron, who is proficient in almost all human skills, it is not difficult to brew coffee suitable for each person according to their habits and personality.

　The brown swirl began to show milky white lines as the milk was gradually added.

　"Although we are currently at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, if we were to talk about quality..."

　Chiron's eyes slowly scanned the crowd, finally fixing their gaze firmly on the girl.

　"Ridiculously high, isn't it? Even when facing a siege by multiple first-rate Servants, it won't necessarily be at a disadvantage."

　Achilles took over Chiron's words and continued for him.

　"What's more, the other party is not a true Servant."

　"Um...what is a Servant in the true sense?"

　Listening to the conversation between the two, Fujimaru Ritsuka slowly raised his questions while stirring the coffee in front of him that was emitting an enticing aroma.

　"Because from the feeling, the opponent is obviously not a Servant in the normal sense. Rather than a Servant with self-awareness, he is more like a low-level familiar like a Dragon Fang Soldier or a Golem."

　"That's basically what it means."

　The boy listened to the girl's words and nodded slightly, his red pupils, which were exactly the same as the girl's, reflected the swirl of coffee.

　"If you define a Servant as a simulation or reproduction of a person who has ascended to become a Heroic Spirit, that's incomplete. They are fundamentally different. Each person is unique and cannot be completely replicated. If you insist, you can compare them to beings very close to zombies and robots."

　"Although they possess the same combat abilities as a Servant, they are completely devoid of emotions and theoretical thinking."

　Chiron nodded and then used his pointer to gently circle some of the characters on the blackboard.

　"Generally speaking, a Servant's Noble Phantasm exists as a trump card or ace. Unless there is a possibility of a fatal blow or when it is absolutely necessary to use it, no Servant will release the Noble Phantasm freely, but..."

　Chiron changed the subject and then forcefully tapped an extremely glaring number on the blackboard.

　"They won't. It's like they've been programmed with a set priority. They'll activate their Noble Phantasms in order of priority. Once the cooldown period is over and they can release their Noble Phantasms again, they'll do it regardless."

　The strongest trump card becomes the most fatal weakness.

　Even if they don't have the same hard power as the girl to crush the enemy head-on, as long as they find the right moment to release the treasure, they can easily turn defeat into victory.

　"So... what about distribution?"

　The girl raised the cup in front of her and drank the coffee in it, then raised her hand slightly towards Chiron.

　"While it's true that we eliminated them yesterday, judging by the intelligence and the situation in this world, I'm afraid they'll keep reappearing."

　"Regarding this question..."

　Chiron smiled slightly and turned his gaze to the boy next to the girl.

　"No matter how accurately the other party recreates the Holy Grail War, no matter how much they deviate from established facts, they still cannot escape the concept that they are actually carrying out this work through their authority."

　"I see! If the other party is using the authority to reproduce it continuously, as long as this

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　If Sieg takes back the authority of those Servants, he can stop the reproduction, right?"

　The boy swallowed slightly as he listened to Fujimaru Ritsuka's words.

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　"Just let the other me defeat the enemy Servant... I understand. Try to delay the main force as much as possible and then have a part of it go looking for Ritsuka and the other me, is that right?"

　"No, no, no, this is a bit too much, isn't it? The concepts of destruction and delay are different, right? And the opponent has a full twelve Servants, right?"

　Achilles waved his hands repeatedly as he listened to the girl's calm words, which sounded as if she was just saying that she was full.

　"Then what about the three-horse three-horse power grab? You guys fight the other side under the maximum pressure you can bear, and we will try to finish it as quickly as possible here."

　"Correct answer, Ritsuka-sama."

　As if he was really in class, Chiron put a small red flower on Fujimaru Ritsuka's chest.

　"I suddenly have a bad feeling now."

　Achilles felt something was wrong when he saw Chiron's actions, and there was a hint of pity in his eyes when he looked at the young man.

　"Well, that's our topic for today!"

　The blackboard was hit hard with the pointer, and Chiron finished writing the extremely eye-catching large characters almost instantly.

　"How can we defeat the twelve Servants with a small number of people and seize their authority? Please prepare, Administrator Sieg."

　"Ugh?"

　His big eyes were filled with confusion.

　My thoughts kept running between Chiron's slightly jumpy words.

　what happened?

　What to prepare for?

　Just as the boy was thinking this, a pat on his shoulder brought him back to reality.

　"Junior."

　Achilles spoke slowly to Sieg with a serious expression, and the words that came out of his mouth were the most serious ones.

　"Don't die... Please hold on, don't die!"

　"Ah... Of course. I'll even cross over to show you next night!"

　The girl looked at Achilles and the boy, who were suddenly emitting light, with her eyes full of confusion.

　I always feel like... the topic seems to have been diverted, and the two people don't seem to be on the same channel.

　"Ritsuka-sama, please take a short break. Rest is an important part of your work after all."

　"Understood—"

　Slightly stretching his voice, Fujimaru Ritsuka slowly stood up and stretched his body.

　The bones in the body, stretched due to long periods of sitting, constantly make a "cracking" sound.

　"See you later then, Sieg..."

　Come to think of it...is this a dream?

　Do people really feel sleepy when they are in a dream?

　His mouth opened slightly, and crystal tears slowly appeared in the corners of his eyes along with a yawn.

　"Let's take a short break..."

　Led by Achilles, Fujimaru Ritsuka disappeared at the end of the corridor.

　After slowly looking around and confirming that there was no one around, the girl slowly stood up and walked towards her room in her memory.

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　Jack the Ripper, the murderer of the foggy city, the abandoned man, the embodiment of resentment.

　Avisbronn, the man who attempted to save the world, the magician who brought paradise.

　Shakespeare, the writer of the story, recorded everything with his pen.

　Mordred, a rebellious knight, a twisted knight who admires the King of Knights.

　Siegfried, the dragon-slaying hero, the dragon-slaying hero who realized his wish.

　Semiramis, Queen of Assyria, poisoner, outcast, arrogant.

　Atalanta, the outcast, longs for the innocent and loves the flawless.

　Karna, the hero of charity, the noble warrior, the one defeated by fate.

　Astolfo, the knight whose rationality evaporates, the shining knight.

　Spartacus, the man of resistance, the rebel, the morning star of struggle.

　Frankenstein, a man-made monster, an innocent monster, and a tragic ending.

　...

　The flashes of swords and the shadows of knives kept flashing alternately in the empty courtyard. The sparks that flew out from the friction between the metal knives drew beautiful curves in the air.

　The girl was brought back to reality by the voice. The red dragon eyes reflected the boy's panting appearance, just like her at that time.

　As a teacher, Chiron is undoubtedly a very qualified and excellent teacher.

　But as for teaching methods...

　The girl sighed helplessly, her long silver hair swaying gently in the breeze.

　Although there is a very fatal prerequisite of quick success here, but no matter what...

　"Managers really have been through a lot..."

　"For someone who has persisted to this extent even after losing contact with the teacher for the first time,

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　It can be said to be extremely excellent.”

　Achilles walked slowly to the girl with his arms folded, his eyes silently looking at the young man in the garden below.

　"Come to think of it... you're the administrator of the other world, right?"

　Listening to Achilles' words, the girl nodded slowly.

　"That's it..."

　Reaching out and scratching his hair, Achilles turned his gaze from the young man who continued to spar to the distant sky.

　"Although this may sound strange, after all, I should be very clear about my own personality and behavior, but I still want to ask you."

　"What's the difference between me over there and me here?"

　After a moment of silence, the girl slowly looked at Achilles, her eyes scanning his face.

　“It feels great, and the sound when you hit it is very crisp.”

　The corner of Achilles' mouth twitched slightly, and the illusion of the burning pain from before suddenly began to reappear on his cheek.

　"You don't mean to say that you hit me in the face so hard that I flew out like a baseball, do you?"

　"It seems... similar to what you said?"

　"Don't you have any intention of denying it..."

　Achilles shrugged his shoulders with a helpless smile on his face.

　"Well, after all, if someone like me were an enemy, it would be easy for them to target me. It's not uncommon for me to be treated specially."

　The scarf swayed gently in front of Achilles.

　"Well, since you know it's all free time until sunset, I won't bother you."

　A green light flashed by, and Achilles' figure disappeared from the spot in an instant.

　"It truly deserves the title of fastest..."