Chapter 308: I Want To Fight

"Ahh.. Angus, you are here." called Benjamin.

"Yeah. So, how is it going?" replied Angus.

"Everything is going on the track. With Lily's learning speed, she is already learning up to fourth circle spells already." said Benjamin.

"Really?? That's much faster than we previously planned." said Angus.

"Yeah, It is actually thanks to you for making her learn all the basics and the theoretical part first. Now, she could completely learn magic spells on her own just by reading the books." said Benjamin.

"Well, I just thought it would help her in learning spells, but to think she could learn on her own is beyond expectation. It seems I still underestimate her learning capability." said Angus.

"Of course. Otherwise, she will never survive after thousands of years inside that place. Lily's learning capability is almost or maybe higher than other normal people, especially with her thinking speed." said Benjamin.

"Alright, then let's check her. We need to prepare Lily in her best condition during the demonstration." said Angus.

"Ahh.. about that. To keep the information secure, it seems only Master Valeron is going during the demonstration. Because of that, I don't know who is going to attend the demonstration or what kind of demonstration it is. Did you perhaps have any idea?" said Benjamin.

"I don't know about the demonstration either. His majesty is to keep it to his own and only be revealed during the demonstration day. However, one thing for certain is she is going to fight someone." said Angus.

"As for the spectator, it is all the nobles in the Heart Kingdom. I heard from my father that this would show not only the first Homunculus but also a demonstration to show the Heart Kingdom's power and might." added Angus.

"Haa… It seems there will be another war because of my creation." said Benjamin dejectedly.

Hearing this, "Did you regret it?" asked Angus while checking the paper in front of him.

"Regret?? Of course not. Even if my creation destroys the world itself, I will never regret it. During my thousand years of experience, I learned that there are no bad or good tools. There are only evil people."

"As long as my creation is not made by sacrificing living beings, I don't care who is going to use it and their purpose." 

"All I want is to keep doing my research and making some breakthroughs. Since I am already cursed with this body, I already stop caring about that political stuff." said Benjamin while also checking the data in front of him.

"Master Benjamin is right. From the start, we know that we created a weapon. As for how his majesty wields this weapon, it is up to him." chimed Valeron from the side.

"I see. Then, I don't have to worry about it anymore." said Angus.

Then, everyone begins to work and check every part of Lily.

At this moment, "Master, Did I also go to this war you are talking about?" said Lily.

This question stupefied everyone in the room. 

Before anyone could respond, "Why are you asking Lily? Did you want to go to war?" said Benjamin.

"If the masters and father wish for it, I will gladly fight for war." said Lily.

"*Sigh* No, Lily. You will not go to war. We will create others that are similar to you to go to war." said Benjamin.

"I see. So, you will create something like my siblings." said Lily.

"Err.. You could put it that way." said Benjamin.

"Will these siblings live for a thousand years in that place?" said Lily.

"No, of course not." said Benjamin.

"Then, they will never become as strong as me." said Lily.

"Ehh… Why did you say that?" said Benjamin as everyone was also curious about Lily's answer.

"Master, you may not know this. But, I keep being conscious while being trapped in that place. For thousands of years, my brain and what you called mentally also became mature. With this, I could make a better decision and learn things faster while filtering other unimportant stuff."

"If you only create a copy of me from my memory, they will still not be as good as me. They will only inherit my memory but not experience it by themself. Based on my calculation, their capability will drop down more than fifty percent." said Lily.

"Hmm… That's certainly logical. It is the same case as the battle golem. Even though their database is the same, the older one is slightly stronger than the new one in terms of combat." said Gilford.

"Master Gilford is right. There will be a lot of incompatibilities with their body and brain. In the worst case, their brain may get overloaded and destroyed." 

Even if their brain can survive, they still need time to adapt. They may be able to fight against low-grade combatants. However, when fighting against the elite, they have a high chance to lose. My suggestion is to train them a little bit before sending them to a real fight." said Lily.

"Hmm… that's certainly a problem. I need to let his majesty know about this." said Master Valeron.

"Agree. But, we need to test them out first. Right now, we are only speculating on this matter." said Benjamin.

Then, Angus back approaches Lily and looks at her.

"Lily, why did you bring this up? Did you feel pity towards your siblings?" asked Angus.

"No, master Angus. If it was a few hundred years ago, I might feel pity for them. But, I know they are created for a purpose. It is already their responsibility to fulfill their purpose. I bring this up because I also want to fight." said Lily.

"I know Father Benjamin is not wishing me to fight anymore. However, for a thousand years, I kept learning about fighting and killing others."

"This feeling is already engraved in my… soul. I am not sure if I even have a soul like other living beings, but I feel fighting is part of me." said Lily.

Hearing this, everyone once again didn't know what to reply. From the start, all of them are already suspicious about Lily. Her thinking process is too humane for artificial intelligence. At first, they thought it was because of Benjamin's brain formula and research.

However, to make an artificial intelligence have a soul. This is certainly not an ordinary case. The soul is a mysterious thing and no one can fully understand it. They exist yet are also not real. But one certain thing is every living being has a soul.

After a while, "Then, let's check it. If you truly have a soul or not. I have a friend that could do this for you. As for your intent to fight, I think it will be a little bit difficult." said Angus.

"Really? Then, thank you, master Angus." said Lily.

"Don't thank me yet. You may not know this, but your father, Benjamin, is creating a contract with His majesty, King Leon, never to implicate you in any war. Be it foreign war or inside the kingdom war. Your father wants you to live like a normal girl." said Angus.

"Is that true, father?" asked Lily.

"*Sigh* Yeah, that's true. I just want you to live peacefully like a normal girl." said Benjamin.

Hearing this, Lily immediately hugged Benjamin. At this moment, Benjamin fell silent, and everyone didn't know what he felt as there was no expression on his bony face.

"Thanks for the consideration, Father. But, I still wish to fight. I feel like it is already part of me." said Lily.

"Hmm… I may have a solution for that. All you want is to keep fighting, right? Then, you don't necessarily need to go to war by yourself." said Valeron.

"Master Valeron, what do you mean?" asked Benjamin.

"She could train her siblings." said Valeron shortly.

A few days passed by since Angus went to the research center. During these few days, many nobles come to the capital city. Be it lower nobles, honorary nobles, or high nobles, they all gather at the capital city.

Their King called all of them to look at the first homunculus demonstration. Despite this being an official gathering, most of them bring their armor and weapons. This is because no one knows the content of the demonstration.

In the past, there were similar events, and King Leon suddenly picked one of the nobles to fight for demonstration. Although there is no bloodshed or severe injury, the noble is humiliated as he could not perform significantly due to never training for a long time.

Since then, all the nobles have never neglected their training despite having a position as noble. Still, whenever there is a demonstration without unknown content like this, the nobles feel nervous about not getting picked up.

Of course, not all the nobles feel the same way. Some of the high nobles responsible for guarding the border or restrictive area didn't feel nervous even if they got chosen as part of a demonstration.

Currently, the demonstration is happening at the special training facility in the capital city. Almost all the nobles come by themself or send a representative from their family. 

Since Angus happens in the capital city as an adult, he also gets invited into this demonstration along with his father. He also wants to see and check Lily's performance.