Chapter 354

Kayneth: "This kid is just an ordinary homunculus, but the storage and operation of this magical energy seem a bit too strong."

Tohsaka Tokiomi: "Is it because of Siegfried's heart?"

Siegfried: "No, my heart doesn't have that function."

Could it be that his heart underwent some mutation after being transplanted to Sieg? Or is it Fafnir's masterpiece.

If it really is Fafnir causing trouble, then Sieg is in danger.

Although it feels too coincidental, this is the only possibility.

He can't hold back anymore and must use all means to eliminate the opponent.

Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou jumped to distance himself from Sieg and summoned a large number of Black Keys.

"I declare—"

Sieg couldn't dodge at all and was directly pierced by the Black Keys in his arm, instep, and flank.

Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou took the opportunity to rush up, aiming his sword at Sieg's neck, preparing to behead him.

"—Open!"

Sieg endured the severe pain and grabbed the Black Key on his foot, directly shattering it; after recovering his mobility, he quickly dodged, and the wounds on his body were quickly healed.

"This..."

At this moment, Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou finally knew where Sieg's wrongness lay.

The rotation speed of the opponent's magic circuits was too outstanding, and could even be said to be abnormal.

Such a rotation speed could probably rival a Servant.

Sieg also felt something running wild in his body, and his whole body began to heat up continuously without limit.

Someone inside him was shouting: Win.

He himself was roaring: I want to win.

Even if his swordsmanship couldn't keep up with the opponent, even if his strength couldn't defeat the opponent, he was still shouting to win.

"Ahhh—"

Sieg used the accumulated magical energy to start strengthening his body, and the problem of muscle tissue rupture was completely left to the Shroud of St. Martin to repair.

Of course, this couldn't keep up with the damage.

Covered in blood, Sieg roared and swung his long sword, killing his way toward Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou.

The attacks were dodged, and Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou's attacks kept landing on his body.

Kicks, Black Keys, sword slashes.

Sieg endured these attacks on the edge of death and turned to make more powerful counterattacks—of course, these counterattacks were all easily dodged.

Not enough, still too slow; he should be able to move faster.

Even if he didn't move, this heart would force him to drive. Even if the muscles ruptured, it didn't matter; although it would hurt, it could be repaired.

Although the injuries hurt him to tears, Sieg still didn't shrink back even a step.

If he couldn't catch up even at full speed, then he could only inject nitroglycerin to promote a crazy explosive acceleration regardless of the consequences.

For Sieg, who was built from magic circuits, magical energy is nitroglycerin.

There was an infinite amount of residual magical energy floating around, because until just now, there was a huge magical energy mass here, so he could collect as much magical energy as possible and drive the magic circuits hard.

This is no longer a trick that a homunculus can possess.

Collecting the residual magical energy around and using it again; only a so-called "perpetual motion machine" can do this.

Video paused.

【Question: What exactly happened to Sieg?】

【Please answer within 5 minutes; overtime counts as giving up.】

Rin Tohsaka: "Hm? It's not a multiple-choice question this time."

Waver: "Guessing the reason for the changes in Sieg is more difficult than a multiple-choice question."

Gordes: "Isn't it because of Siegfried's heart?"

【Ding! Gordes answered incorrectly, 1 Saint Quartz deducted.】

Gordes: "???"

Gordes: "I didn't answer!"

Caules: "You forgot again, Uncle; as long as you say words related to the answer, they will be automatically judged as answering."

Gordes: "I... (want to cry without tears)"

Celenike: "Idiot, didn't the video say it wasn't because of the heart."

Gordes: "Then you tell me what other reason there is! Besides Siegfried's heart, there is nothing else on Sieg, right!"

Celenike: "How would I know!"

Fiore: "Alright you two, now is not the time to quarrel."

Caules: "Indeed, besides Siegfried's heart, only the Shroud of St. Martin is left on Sieg; that thing is for treatment, it shouldn't have the function of accelerating magic rotation."

Waver: "Perpetual motion machine... it seems the answer should be on this."

Kayneth: "Perpetual motion machine... no, I can't think of any connection to Sieg at all."

Frankenstein: "... oo, woo ah!"

【Ding! Congratulations to Frankenstein for answering this question correctly, obtaining 3 Saint Quartz.】

Everyone: "???"

Rin Tohsaka: "Wait a minute, what did she say?"

【Frankenstein: That homunculus has my power in his body.】

Caules: "Your power? But, when?"

Frankenstein and Sieg, it seems they haven't had any contact.

【Answering time ended, video continues.】

In the past, a genius created a homunculus, and it is said that a second-class perpetual motion machine was equipped on her.

Time returned to that night of the Red-Black War; Frankenstein hugged Mordred and blew herself up. At the moment of her death, a fragment of her heart happened to hit Sieg's body.

Frankenstein's heart is the so-called perpetual motion machine.

Theoretically, the person hit would turn into a second Frankenstein under the erosion of the fragments, and the probability depends on the strength of Frankenstein's will.

However, the kind-hearted Frankenstein clearly resisted such things as possession.

She only hoped that the person could accept her fragments and thoughts.

Frankenstein: "Ah ah."

Caules: "I didn't expect such a turn of events."

Waver: "This is really a dramatic development."

Shishigou Kairi: "Sieg, this kid, is really lucky."

Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou: "..."

Heh, besides laughing, what else can he do.

Caules, who had been watching the battle, unconsciously revealed a smile and muttered: "So that's how it is; are you there."

Didn't it say on that design drawing? Her Noble Phantasm, although the probability is not high, the true trump card can indeed give birth to a second her.

Of course, this is a fantasy.

At least Sieg is not her and didn't retain any memories at all.

But at that time, the dying girl did entrust it.

"Please accept a part of me; I hope someone can accept it."

He accepted the prayer, accepted the legacy of the Servant who was the first to be defeated in the Great Holy Grail War.

A part of her lived on like this, and at this final moment, it became a help.

At this moment, Caules felt very proud.

"Go, Berserker!"

Caules: "Mm, you are really great, Frankenstein."

Frankenstein: "Mm hehe."

Amakusa Emiya Emiya Shirou looked at Sieg, who was fighting more and more bravely, and unconsciously saw Frankenstein's shadow on the opponent.

In an instant, he understood.

So that's how it is.