Shirou's Grand Heroic Saga Chapter 717

"No need. Come to think of it, do you really not need a name? Want me to give you one?"

Seeing how enthusiastic Jeanne d'Arc was, the homunculus felt it would be rude not to answer, so she decisively refused. "Better not. I want Mr. Assassin to help me pick a name."

"So you like him?" Jeanne d'Arc suddenly asked curiously. "What do you like about him?"

The homunculus froze. "What does liking mean?"

"Then... love?"

"What is that?" The homunculus frowned. After thinking for only a short while, her head began to hurt.

She truly did not understand what it meant.

"All right, it looks like you still don't understand these feelings. But that's okay. Take it slow. Come on, get back into bed and rest for now. Assassin should be back soon, and there should be food soon too."

Suddenly, a strange sound came from Jeanne d'Arc's stomach.

"Looks like Ruler is hungry too." The homunculus rubbed her own stomach. Clearly, she was hungry as well.

"Mm, I'm hungry. People are iron, food is steel. You have to eat before you can fight, train, or do many other things."

"Then why are people iron and food steel? Does iron need to eat steel in order to fight?" the homunculus asked after thinking for a while.

Jeanne d'Arc was instantly stumped.

She had heard it from Shirou too, but she did not understand this strange logic either.

"Uh... anyway, Assassin said it."

"Oh—" The homunculus nodded, her eyes utterly clear. "Then it must be right. Mm, people are iron, food is steel."

Jeanne d'Arc wiped away a bead of sweat. Talking to the homunculus was exhausting. But why were people iron and food steel? Why did iron have to eat steel? After thinking for a long time, Jeanne d'Arc