An impulse is just an impulse after all, and it is not put into practice.
Handing Sieg over to Danik or Avisbronn might bring enough benefits, but there are also many disadvantages.
The first person to jump out is undoubtedly Astolfo. This guy who has lost his rationality and only has emotions left will definitely turn against Jishenji and turn from friend to enemy.
The great sage Chiron was not so thoughtless, but judging from his behavior of helping Astolfo this time, he would surely have some grudges. With Chiron's influence, this grudge would most likely affect Corles and even Fiore, leaving a rift in the trust relationship that had been built with great difficulty.
Once the seeds of distrust are planted, it will not be so easy to act freely like in the past two days. Chiron is famous for his good eyesight in history, and Astolfo's unpredictable style and ability to stir up trouble are what Shinji is most wary of at this stage.
Selling Zig is to exchange for the future, not selling is to protect the present.
Regardless of the future or the present, it is all for the purpose of ensuring the ultimate goal of "obtaining the Holy Grail". For a moment, Shinji was unable to make a decision, and he remained entangled and silent.
Seeing Shinji's serious expression, Chiron and Astolfo did not disturb him and just waited quietly.
Until - the boy lying on the bed, the beginning of everything, opened his red eyes, the symbol of the Einzbern series of androids, and looked at Shinji with confusion, helplessness, doubt and a hint of vigilance.
"Who are you-?"
At that moment, Shinji made a decision.
"I am Assassin, the owner of this room, and I want you to answer a question for me."
The young man said "hmm" as a sign of agreement.
"My room is not safe. If I stay here, Caster will find me sooner or later. Tell me, what are you going to do?"
"Ah, of course it is—"
"Ah Fu, don't say anything. I'm asking him. You have to decide your own affairs by yourself."
Since the two ends of the scale are roughly balanced and it is difficult to choose, let the external force be the last weight - Sieg's fate is decided by himself. From the moment he awakened his own will and escaped from the incubator, he was no longer a puppet, no longer a prop, he was a person.
Maybe he is still ignorant, immature, and confused, but he still has the power to think, choose, and decide his own destiny - this is the biggest difference between humans and props.
If his answer satisfies Shinji, then Shinji will stand on Astolfo's side and help him.
If you can't, then I'm sorry, your life, which has just begun, has to end here. I gave you a chance, but you didn't take it.
You can say I'm hypocritical, of course you don't necessarily know what hypocrisy means, but who asked you to appear in front of me? You have affected my fate, so don't blame me for affecting your fate.
Under Shinji's aggressive gaze, the boy shuddered involuntarily and curled up. He instinctively looked away and sought help from the person he first met and who made him feel warm.
However, Chiron reached out his hand first and blocked Astolfo. The wise sage had seen that Shinji had similar plans to him. We can help you, but first you can't give up on yourself.
The only person he could ask for help from was blocked, Shinji's gaze became increasingly fierce, and the young boy couldn't tell himself what he had to do.
"I... I... don't know what to do."
The boy's voice was weak and his speech was intermittent, but he still tried hard to speak and express what he meant.
"But, but, I... I want to... live!"
Live, just live. No matter how to live, I still want to live.
"Great." This answer made Astolfo feel relieved.
"Survival is the instinct of life, and expressing it in words is the privilege of human beings or intelligent life. Congratulations, you are already a real person." This answer made Chiron smile with relief.
"I hope you can live and live well."
This answer also shifted the balance in Shinji's heart.
"I'll leave the room to you for the time being. I'll set up a barrier in the room to prevent outsiders from prying eyes, and this—"
Shinji said as he pulled out a few shells from his pocket, then took out a carving knife and carved ancient runes on the inner walls of the shells.
"—This is the simplest communication rune. When using it, inject magic power into it, then break it apart, and you can send a message to the other shell holder. With this, we can react in time if anything unexpected happens. It's a pity that Fiore only found this most common shell. If the material is better, I might be able to make a magic version of the phone."
Similar to gem magic, the better the material that carries the rune, the more effective the rune will be. Unfortunately, although the Thousand World Tree has a family that studies runes, it does not store high-quality magic materials in the city of Mirenia. These shells are the best materials that Fiore can find.
Of course, this is also related to Shinji's low level. If Scathach were to do it, even the lowest-level materials could produce high-level effects. The best example is that the outer wall of the Matou family, which was made of ordinary bricks and stones, has a defensive power no less than that of a city wall after being reinforced with runes.
"No, no, that's good enough. Thank you so much, Assassin." Astolfo cheered and rushed over, apparently wanting to give Shinji a hug.
Shinji quickly raised the carving knife he had borrowed from Fiore and stopped Astolfo between his eyebrows, stopping him from flying.
"It is unacceptable for a man to do this. Don't think you are a woman just because you are wearing women's clothes. Be more restrained."
After saying that, he turned the carving knife over and hit Astolfo hard on the head.
The latter covered his forehead with his hands, tears welling up in his eyes: "Woo woo, the assassin bullies me."
Ah Fu, are you going to completely destroy my gender boundary? If you have the guts, cut off that thing down there.
While complaining in his mind, he distributed the newly made rune shells one by one.
Chiron took it with a smile, and the boy carefully put it away and said softly, "Thank you."
Shinji also responded with a smile: "You're welcome, you deserve it. By the way, what's your name?"
"Name..." The boy lowered his head and whispered, "I don't have a name."
Shinji's smile remained unchanged, but it had a deeper meaning: "How can that be? All humans have names. It is a symbol of self."
"Symbol?" The boy seemed to understand.
"Would you like me to get one for you?"
The boy hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Yeah, yeah."
"Let me think about it." Shinji held his chin and said tentatively, "Golden?"
As soon as the name came out, Chiron frowned immediately, and Astolfo protested repeatedly: "What kind of name is this? It's too ugly."
"So, Roland?"
"Oh, this name is good, but forget it." Although he thought it was a good name to use the name of the bravest warrior under Charlemagne, Astolfo still refused.
Chiron said seriously: "Assassin, be serious."
Shinji raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, no more jokes, Sieg, I think this name is good, what do you think?"
"Well, I think it sounds nice. I like this name."
Before Chiron and Astolfo could express their opinions, the young man spoke first. After all, he was given a name, and once the person concerned spoke, the matter was settled.
"That's settled then."
"Thank you for your guidance, Sieg, my name is Astolfo."
Did you choose this name after all? Perhaps this is fate.
Just like my name is Matou Shinji and your name is Sieg.
At the same time, a certain man officially entered Tuliface's range.