I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"……what?"

"What are you talking about? Wishes, wishes, you should have some too, right? Wishes for the Holy Grail or something like that. Otherwise, why would you come to the Holy Grail War? This isn't a joke, people will die! Most people wouldn't come, right? There's no way someone would come just to get killed, right? That's too stupid."

Modred's words stunned Lion Jie Jie Li.

Without turning back to look at the other party, Mordred continued to shout across the tree: "Well... Am I not your Servant? We are going to the final battle together, so... so... I want to know your wish or something... I know this process should have been carried out earlier, but... but... Anyway! Tell me what your wish is!"

Modred's tone was not very good, making people wonder if she was going to punch someone if Lion Jiejieli didn't tell her.

Shizi Jiejieli took another deep puff, and the cigarette that was burned to ashes fell down, leaving only a very short piece that he was holding between his fingers.

Modred waited for a long time before the voice of Lion Jie Li was heard again.

"...I have no wish to place my trust in the Holy Grail."

There seemed to be birds in the woods, and the sounds they made were very pleasant. The leaves above his head rustled in the wind, and the light and shadows cast made Lion Jie Li's vision a little blurry.

"The universal wish-granting machine...it's a very tempting name indeed."

"However, I don't have any wishes that I want it to fulfill... Of course, I did come here with a purpose, but by the time I participated in this Holy Grail War, my purpose had almost been fulfilled."

Hearing this, Mordred's heart skipped a beat.

"Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing?"

Mordred poked his head out from behind the tree, stared at Lion Jie Li and said, "Doesn't that mean victory means nothing to you?"

There is no desire to make the Holy Grail come true, which means there is no reason to win.

What if Lion Jiejieli just ran away?

"Wrong, of course I have reasons to win."

Lion Jie Jieli suddenly laughed and turned to look at Modred.

"I am the Master who summoned you, so, winning the Holy Grail with you and fulfilling your wish is my reason for continuing to fight."

"Don't worry, I won't just abandon you halfway through. Now that you've joined, you have to stick with it until the end."

He pinched the empty cigarette butt and threw it casually on the ground, then stepped on it. Anyway, this area had experienced the burning of the sun's fire and the baptism of the storm's gun, so a few cigarette butts didn't matter.

"Oh, by the way, what is your wish? Mordred."

Chapter 230 Mordred's Wish

"Oh, by the way, what is your wish? Mordred."

"..."

Mordred suddenly fell silent.

Seeing this, Lion Jie Jie Li showed a look of astonishment and said, "Hey, hey, hey, isn't this some shameful wish?"

"What the hell! What on earth are you guessing about?"

Mordred bared his teeth and glared at the lion Jie Jie Li, like a furious lioness.

Although he raised his fist, he hesitated for a long time and did not hit him. Instead, he scratched his hair in annoyance.

“…Tsk! Okay, okay, I’ll tell you.”

With a tone that seemed like he had admitted defeat, Mordred looked embarrassed and even spoke in a lower voice.

"My wish is... I want all of me to have the memories of this period of time."

After saying this, Mordred felt the irritation in his heart growing stronger and stronger.

"Master, didn't you tell me before? Regardless of whether I win the Holy Grail War or not, I will lose this part of my memory after it ends. When I am summoned again, I will still be the rebellious knight who destroyed Great Britain... I don't want that."

Mordred covered her face with her hands, and through her fingers one could see her brows knitted tightly together in dissatisfaction.

"What a joke!"

Resentment and anger, these emotions accumulated in Mordred's chest, making it difficult for her to breathe.

She didn't want that to happen.

She didn't want to draw swords against her father again because of misunderstanding.

She would never forgive her past self... Mordred had never told Altria about this. She hated herself in her lifetime because she had betrayed and ruined all the hard work of her gentle father.

"So, I must obtain the Holy Grail... Only the Holy Grail can fulfill my wish."

There is no concept of time in the Throne of Heroes. The memories of the Servants in the Holy Grail War will eventually be known to the main body on the Throne of Heroes in the form of records, but they will not be synchronized with other individual Servants.

And this is what Mordred wishes for, hoping that other Mordreds can also have memories of this Holy Grail War.

Especially... the memories of being with Artoria, and Artoria's words.

Those were the treasures that Mordred prized most, treasures more important than this world.

"Okay, I'm done. Master, you can laugh if you want."

After saying this, Mordred felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders, and he felt much more relaxed.

Perhaps another word to describe it is more appropriate - "playing badly".

Then, Lion Jiejie was surprised.

"Huh? Why would I laugh at you?"

"Hmm? Master, you really don't laugh at me?"

"Why would I laugh at you? I think you're amazing." Lion Jiejieli said in a deep voice, "After all... not everyone can see their truest wishes clearly, and... speaking out a wish takes courage."

"Master... I am very satisfied with what you said, so I will spare your life."

After saying this, Mordred carried the magic sword Clareng on his shoulder and walked away.

"Hey, hey, hey! If I had just smiled, would you have chopped me down with that sword?"

"Isn't that natural?"

"Such a matter-of-fact tone? And with an expression that seems to be asking, 'What kind of stupid question are you asking?' Am I not your Master? What would you do if I were to be hacked to death by you before the final battle?"

"Huh? Yes..."

Mordred raised his head and was stunned for a moment.

"...But, isn't it not cut?"

Mordred turned around and gave Lion Jie Li a bright and sunny smile.

"Since it wasn't chopped off, there's no need to worry about it. At worst, I'll treat you to a meal. No matter what happens, you still have to eat... Let's go, let's smile."

"I just walked around the gates of hell... How can I laugh like that?"

"Then you should laugh even more. What's the saying in modern times? As long as something survives, there will be good fortune in the future!"

"It's 'Those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future'..."

…………

"Caster... has he already left?"

When she heard the news, Artoria was stunned.

"Yes……"

Fiore's expression was a little heavy... This was easy to understand. Caster Avisbronn's importance to the black side was not even inferior to Vlad III and Siegfried, who were the strongest fighting forces.

Avisbronn can not only provide an endless army of puppets, but its Noble Phantasm is also the trump card that the Black side has been hiding.

The Black team will send two servants to capture Astolfo and the android Sieg. The main purpose is to make the escaped android into the core of Avisbronn's Noble Phantasm. Others including Astolfo and Modred are secondary targets.

From Fiore, Artoria learned that Avisbronn was killed by Amakusa Shiro Tokisada for the sake of his master, Roger.

Taking advantage of the chaos caused by the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis and the stolen Greater Holy Grail, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada boldly entered the Black Castle and found Avisbronn and Roger.

At that time, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada sincerely invited Avisbronn to join the Red Team, and also declared that he would do his best to help the other party complete his Noble Phantasm... as long as Roger was used as the core of the puppet.

However, perhaps because of his previous conversation with Altria... this time, Avisbronn made a completely different choice.

He saved Roger from the clutches of Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, but at the cost of his own soul core being shattered.

"Caster's Master must be in great pain... The teacher he admired and looked up to the most died because of him."

Altria didn't know whether what she did was right or wrong.

She just did what she felt she should do.

There are times like this... someone gets hurt because of the choices she makes.

"Ever since waking up, Roger has been locking himself in his room... He doesn't even go to his favorite puppet workshop anymore."

"Perhaps it's because the familiar environment there reminds him of Caster... I hope he can get over the pain of separation as soon as possible."

"yes……"

There was a hint of worry in Fiore's eyes, and this kind character made her stand out among the group of magicians.

Just like the other people on the black side, even Fiore's brother Colles, were all thinking about the final battle tonight. In their eyes, Roger, who had lost his Servant, had long lost his value. He was like a broken toy, thrown in the corner and no one cared about him. No one would care about his thoughts and sadness.

But this may be a blessing for Roger, because broken toys can be sold in addition to being discarded, and exchanged for other values. For example, in the original book, after Gold lost Siegfried, Danic and Avisbronn planned to use him as the core of the [Crown·Light of Wisdom].

Chapter 231 Mordred and Frankenstein

After hearing what happened to Roger, Artoria still felt a little sorry.

After all, Avisbronn made this choice because he listened to her.

But she thought again... If it weren't for her, Roger might have been mistaken for the core of the furnace by Avisbronn and died, and he would have died after being betrayed by the person he loved most.

It is said that the most feared thing in everything is comparison.

With this comparison, Artoria suddenly felt...that she had nothing to feel sorry for Roger?

Or maybe just the opposite, Roger should thank her?

Afterwards, Artoria also learned about the current combat strength of the Black team.

From Fiore, of course.

The withdrawal of Caster Avisbronn was an extremely serious loss of combat power for the Black side, because with the withdrawal of Avisbronn, the army of puppets and the Adam puppet that had taken so much time and energy to build up disappeared.

There is also the previously captured Red Team Berserker Spartacus, who has also left the stage.

Before, after Amakusa Shiro Tokisada killed Avisbronn, he was naturally discovered by the black servant.

Although Amakusa Shiro Tokisada is also a servant, his combat power is actually not that high... at least not high among servants.

Therefore, in order to escape successfully, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada used some unknown method to make Spartacus go crazy, causing chaos, and even causing him to self-destruct in the end.

Literally self-destruct.

Spartacus's Noble Phantasm, [Roar of the Beast], can convert all incoming attacks into magic power to strengthen himself, and when the converted magic power reaches the limit of the body, it will explode.

Therefore, at least two-thirds of the castle of Eugdomrenia was reduced to ruins not because of Semiramis's Hanging Gardens, but because of Spartacus's self-explosion.

It was also because of that explosion that Amakusa Shiro Tokisada escaped safely.

Hearing this, Artoria once again admired Amakusa Shiro Tokisada in her heart.

Not only does he have strategy and ambition, he also has courage. He actually broke into the enemy base alone, and his results were amazing. In addition to obtaining the Holy Grail, he also killed two servants.

No wonder so many people were upset that such a man lost to Sieg.

Therefore, the remaining combat power of the Black side is...

Saber Siegfried, Archer Chiron, Lancer Vlad III, Berserker Frankenstein.

There are four servants in total.

Then, the Red Servant's combat power...

Well, Altria didn't know that.

The only two Red Team members who are confirmed to be still alive are Assassin Semiramis and Lancer Karna.

Although the hanging garden had been shot down by her [Spear Shining at the End], it had not completely disintegrated, indicating that the owner of the Noble Phantasm was still there.

As for Karna, it was because Artoria believed that the other party would not be so easy to kill, and even the power of the Holy Spear would not be able to kill him with one shot.

Oh yeah, almost forgot about Mordred.