I Will Be the Son of Man

I can't play her.

Chapter 006: Can I talk to you more (44,45/n)

Tsukihara Academy.

The arena, Ichizuki thinks about the sea, the first floor.

Like a labyrinth made up of transparent walls, in this dark space, this transparent labyrinth seems to be suspended, making Hill deeply feel the abnormality of this world.

If you stand at the entrance and look inside, you can occasionally see imaginary enemies with different shapes moving within the designated range, like NPCs, performing their duties.

If there are people here who have acquainted with video games, I am afraid that there will be a strong sense of déjà vu in front of them.

However, it is such a game-like Holy Grail War that determines the fate of 128 masters.

"Wow.......It's really a sight, is this [Arena]......"

The witch fox looked at the monotonous maze, and couldn't help complaining.

"Sure enough, there are enemies inside, but please rest assured, Master, I will get rid of them all!"

Witch Fox said with great momentum, but immediately she said with some worry.

"However, today is the Master's first attempt to fight, so if possible, I think it's better not to go too deep into this maze."

"Although Xiaoyu, I am confident that I can protect the master, but the future battles may require the cooperation of the master, so, so I think it is better to proceed step by step..."

I sincerely suggest that from the status of her contract, Witch Fox can feel that Hill's ability in electronics should be relatively weak, so in [SE. RA.PH], the opponent's starting point is somewhat unfavorable.

But at the same time, she also felt that her ability value should be able to go further. This may have something to do with the other party's potential.

"Then, let's not get the [First Password Key] today."

"However, there are some things I want to try, Caster."

Hill did not object to Witch Fox's opinion, but in order to verify some guesses in his heart, he needed a battle to prove it.

"Are you trying....... I understand. But what exactly do you want to do, Master?"

The witch fox looked puzzled, and then she saw Hill pointing to the area in the maze where the imaginary enemy was closest to them.

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"Well, Master, is this really all right?"

The witch fox's face was worried, because just now, Hill made a request to face those imaginary enemies alone.

These enemies set up in the maze were originally given to the master and the servants for joint trials, but in fact, they mainly depend on the strength of the servants.

So when she heard that a master like Hill planned to step forward, Miko Fox's worries were undoubtedly revealed.

"It doesn't matter, at that level, it should be able to deal with it now."

Hill looked at the area of ​​the enemy. At this time, there was a stinger with a cold light on its tail floating back and forth. An imaginary enemy like a large purple wasp clenched his fist slightly.

The feeling of being full of energy that was always abundant in the body is no longer there, but the method of fighting is still remembered.

Therefore, Hill wanted to try to see how much he could do so that he could play a more conducive role in winning the Holy Grail War.

"Since you have said so, then, I know."

Choosing to respect Hill's decision, Witch Fox nodded with a serious expression.

"However, please understand. If things get to the point where I feel dangerous, I will take you out of here immediately, Master."

"Well, please, Caster."

Then, Hill walked towards that small area.

When he just stepped into the boundary of that area, the wasp-like imaginary enemy flew towards Hill swiftly as if it had triggered the attack function.

The pair of claw-like pincers on its hands spread out in a certain arc, and the pincers on its tail came with a sharp light.

Hill didn't immediately dodge the opponent's attack line, because most of the time before, he would be holding a bow or sword in his hand at this time.

So, in this empty-handed state, Hill immersed his feelings into the situation at that time.He sideways avoided the opponent's attack without the slightest stagnation, then imagined his hand as a sword blade, clenched his fist, and directly hit the back of the imaginary enemy who was fluttering its wings.

Click!

As if something was broken, the wasp-like imaginary enemy was hit on the ground by the impact, and then shattered into a pile of data streams, merged into the floor of the maze, and disappeared.

Hill blinked in confusion at this scene, but immediately, there was pain in his hand.

Looking down at his raised hand, Hill found that the back of the hand and the fingers were scratched to a certain extent, and blood was slowly oozing out.

"Master, are you alright?!"

Watching Hill's battle from beginning to end, although the other party is worthy of praise for solving the imaginary enemy as the master.

However, to that extent, it is actually not difficult for other magicians who are already proficient in hacking techniques to solve it.And for the Servants, it is an object that can be easily eliminated.

Therefore, Witch Fox wasn't surprised by this in her heart at this time. Although from her point of view, Hill might be proficient in some martial arts, it was obvious that the opponent should be good at fighting with a weapon in hand, not fighting with bare hands.

So the body simulated to [SE.RA.PH] is somewhat affected by this aspect, making the other party into a wonderful state of martial arts, but unable to protect the body well.

Raising Hill's hand in a panic, Miko Fox took out a spell from somewhere and stuck it on Hill's hand.

With the flash of a water-blue halo, a cool feeling was conveyed from Hill's hand.

After the halo dissipated, the charm had disappeared.What also disappeared was the scratch on the hand.

"Really, Master. Please don't be so impulsive next time! If you really want to fight, at least tell me in advance so that I can prepare some protective charms."

"Also, the enemies in the future may not be as easy to deal with as they are now, so please rely on me more, Master."

Seemingly looking at Hill angrily, Witch Fox frowned with a very serious expression.

"Sorry, not next time..."

As if he hadn't recovered from the long-lost pain, Hill paused before apologizing.

"No, in fact, you don't need to apologize so seriously. After all, you and Xiaoyu are the relationship between the master and the servant. Of course, it may become another relationship in the future..."

The volume of the second half of the sentence was slightly lowered, so Hill did not hear clearly what the witch fox was saying.

"So, I think we still need a relationship of trust..."

"You're right, but I believe in Caster."

Hill nodded, agreeing with Witch Fox's statement.

"Eh? Is this a straight ball?"

"Wow, nature is really scary, I didn't expect it to be so powerful..."

The witch fox became a little flustered instantly, but Hill didn't quite understand what the other party said.

"So, is there anything Caster wants to ask me?"

In order to establish a better relationship of trust, Hill asked.

"Well, may I ask you anything, Master..."

The witch fox returned to its original appearance, but when she heard Hill's words, she cautiously raised her eyes to look at him.

"it should be OK."

"So........"

The witch fox took a deep breath, as if she was planning something.

"May I ask what type of woman the Master likes? Do you mind a little older than you? Can you accept fox ears and tails? What type of food do you like..."

As if some switch had been triggered, the witch fox kept throwing out a lot of questions, which made Hill even have some delusional dizziness.

"apple."

"I like to eat apples."

Not knowing how to answer the other party's question, Hill finally chose the easiest one and said it.

But his eyes remained confused, looking at the excited witch fox who seemed to have not heard what he said, he blinked in confusion.

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As soon as he left the [Arena], Hill realized that it was dusk.

However, he clearly remembered that it was not yet noon when he went inside, and he didn't stay there for that long.

So, why did it go straight to the sunset time as soon as I came out.

【Ah, looking at it this way, it seems that the speed of time is different, Master. 】

[If you want to go to the arena in the future, it may be better to go there after you need to settle some things in advance.Otherwise, it's a bit of a waste of time. 】

Re-formed into a spirit body and hid near Hill, the voice of the witch fox rang in Hill's mind again.

【Then, Master, I will help you go to the student cafeteria and bring the meals to your personal room. You can wait in the room for a while. 】

After all, private fighting was restricted in the academy, so Miko Fox felt relieved and let Hill be alone for a while.

Because I learned about Hill's favorite food in the arena, I said I was going to pick up the food, but in fact, Miko Fox wanted to make a dish for the other party.

Or according to each other's taste, to make corresponding adjustments.

"I see."

Hill responded that the state of the witch fox before really made him feel very strange.Fortunately, the other party quickly returned to normal.

But under the words of the other party, Hill also suddenly remembered another thing.

That is, there seems to be a free lunch in the health room.

—Hunger is the great enemy.

In order to adjust his state to the best level, Hill decided to go to the health room to see if there was any extra bento.

The setting sun came in through the windows, dyeing the teaching building red.

There were scattered students passing by talking and laughing in the corridor, but Hill just glanced at them and walked towards the health room.

Because he learned the concept of NPC from Tohsaka Rin, Hill also knew that those students were only performing their duties.

However, it was also because Tohsaka Rin said that he could leave them alone for the time being, and so did Hill.

After all, those NPCs look no different from humans, and Hill still can't understand the difference between them and humans.