Probability

"Merlin, based on my skills and your data, what are the chances of success on that plan?" Ryan asked.

"None," Merlin replied.

"… What should I do to increase those chances?" Ryan asked after frowning.

"There is nothing that you can do," Merlin said. "If you insist on that plan, you will die. I hope that my next master will have a better brain."

"I don't pay you to say bullshit like this," Ryan said.

"You don't pay me, we exchange mana for knowledge," Merlin explained. "Therefore, I am free to say whatever I think it is convenient for myself."

            Ryan was starting to think that Merlin's initial behavior was just an act, and that was the truth. Merlin… a very annoying AI-type creature, even though his behavior made him look really far apart from any decent AI.