My mother's love song

Aika Sajo pulled Rod's arm.

"Ah."

Forget it, it's none of my business.

While Rhodes was thinking, the group of five had already joined the worship queue.

"Well... I really should forget about pagan gods or something."

Kyon Shinko is very resistant to the idea of ​​telling her wishes to the Oriental God.

"Don't say that. You don't want Rhodes to spoil his fun, right?" Aige said.

“…Well, but.”

Fanatic gave Rhodes a solicitous look.

"There's nothing wrong with that. Just keep the respect for God in your heart."

"I understand." Kuang Xinzi nodded reluctantly in agreement.

After Rod had been bathed in the envious gazes of the men around him for more than ten minutes, he came to the cash box surrounded by beautiful girls.

Five people stood in a row horizontally in front of the money box.

After everyone threw a coin, they clapped their hands and made a wish.

I wish that one day I can bring Tiamat and Nero back to this era.

""

The mission of the New Year's visit was completed and everyone left.

Walking on the approach to the shrine at night, the flickering firelight illuminates the beautiful silhouettes of the girls in kimono.

"What did you wish for?" Rhode asked as they walked. "By the way, my wish is that Miss Aigo will increase my pocket money by 100% in the new year."

“May the whole world know the Master’s majesty and glory.”

Kyonoko firmly expressed a wish equivalent to "I hope the earth will be destroyed."

"I hope Rhodes can mend his ways and be a good person from now on." Altria said calmly, "At least change his habit of staying out all night within this year."

"Where are Aika and Ayaka?"

Ayaka said happily, "I want to be as good as my sister!"

Finally, Rhodes looked at Aige.

She stroked her sister's hair and smiled at the boy: "Secret"

During the Japanese New Year, drawing fortune sticks is a standard activity after visiting shrines.

The whole family draws a lot at the shrine to ask about their luck for the year. If they draw an unlucky lot, they can hang it on a tree in the temple and pray to Guanyin to eliminate the bad luck.

The Kannon fortune sticks at Sensō-ji Temple are the most popular and effective in Japan, so Rod was very excited when he came there for the first time.

But after getting the same result for three consecutive years, he has lost interest in this religious money-collecting behavior.

"Rod draws the 'Great Unlucky' every year, hehe." Aige said to Altria and Kuang Xinzi.

Look, here she is! The annoying mother who uses her child's embarrassing moments as a topic of conversation!

"As expected of you, Master."

"Really? I always thought Rhodes was very lucky."

While chatting, they moved from Asakusa Shrine to the lottery place in Sensō-ji Temple.

After all, it is the number one Sensoji Temple in Japan, and it is crowded with people, including Beo and Ryougi Shiki.

"what's the result?"

Rhodes calmly walked behind Beo.

Pretending to be a fellow traveler, he inserted himself perfectly into the huge queue.

"How do you read this Chinese character?"

Beo handed the drawn lot to Rhodes.

He looked carefully and found that it was "凶".

"Mist covers the high-rise building, a beautiful woman walks on the water; white clouds return, the moon is not visible on the clear water."

"Translate for them?"

Rhode patted him on the shoulder and said, "Not bad. It seems that your luck this year will be better than mine."

"Great!"

Beo ran towards the food stall in the temple very excitedly.

"Miss Liang Yi, don't you want to smoke? It's my treat."

Rhode naturally approached the girl who was abandoned by Beor.

Come to think of it, she doesn’t even know my name yet. Would you like to introduce yourself?

"Try it."

Ryougi Shiki hesitated for a moment, then nodded to the miko.

Half a minute later.

"…"Very bad." Ryougi Shiki read out the result with a frown.

"If you are presumptuous, you will be involved in lawsuits and have many other things happen to you. Be careful of people in your family who are in danger, and don't sigh when disaster strikes."

"Ahaha." Rhodes laughed bitterly.

Afterwards, she received a four-word explanation from the shrine maiden.

Something wrong happened to you, you were accused, and it led to litigation.

In addition to this lawsuit, there is another difficult dispute that is difficult to resolve.

One of the reasons is that relatives or family members are involved, and once this matter is resolved, the disaster can be prevented.

Don't sigh even if there is a disaster, someone will appear to help you.

"……Thanks."

After hearing the explanation, Ryougi Shiki didn't seem to be affected at all and turned around casually.

"I'm going to hang the lucky sign on the tree, you..."

"My name is Rod."

"Chinese...? Beo, that guy, really knows all kinds of people."

Ryougi Shiki tilted her head and smiled, "Thank you for your treat, Rod."

The girl waved at him and disappeared in the crowd.

"Rod, are you ready to go?"

While Rhodes and Shi were chatting up each other, Ai Ge and the others had already finished drawing lots.

Standing under the paper lottery tree with his head down, Kuang Xinzi looked very depressed. It seemed that he had drawn a bad lot.

I didn't expect that a madman from a cult would believe in such things. I'll give her some encouragement later.

"Ah, wait! I'll be right there!"

Rhode thought for a moment, then took out a hundred yen from his pocket and gave it to the witch.

"..."

He opened his paper sign and stared at the two big words in the center, his brows slightly frowned.

"Good luck"

"A flawless piece of jade, from now on it is easy to carve; if you meet a wise man, you will be blessed with happiness."

"...See, I know it."

Rhodes sighed.

When they met up with everyone under the lottery tree, Rhodes found a branch to stick the lot he had just drawn on it.

Ai Ge pouted slightly: "How is it? As expected, this year is also...?"

It was natural for her to ask that.

After all, according to custom, only "unnecessary" bad luck signs will be hung on the tree, and it is impossible for a normal person to throw away "good luck" signs.

Rod held Aige's hand and smiled.

"Well, this year is also "very unlucky". "

……

……

……

During the New Year, Rod still lived a slow and orderly life.

Watching TV, playing games, or playing cards with Altria and the others in the kotatsu.

The only external social interaction is probably wishing a happy new year to some people I met here.

Irisviel and Aoi had expressed their wish to visit him during the New Year over the phone, but Rhodes politely declined.

I feel like something terrible is going to happen, so let's just forget it.

Rod told the two families that he would visit them in Fuyuki again after a while.

By the way, Rod also unexpectedly received New Year's cards from Weber and Kenneth.

In the letter, Weber stated that he had embarked on a journey of thinking and would return to the Clock Tower only after traveling around the world.

After returning to the Clock Tower, he will apologize to Kenneth for his past immature words and deeds, and continue his studies in the Clock Tower.

On the other hand, Kenneth was broken off his engagement by his fiancée Sora not long after being thrown back to England by Rod. Now he is still trying to save the relationship.

In the letter, Kenneth expressed his deep shock at Rod's actions in the Holy Grail War and strongly condemned them, saying that if he came to London, he would be in trouble.

"Everyone is living well."

Rhodes put the letter in the drawer, feeling that it was time to find some new fun.

At this time, he didn't know that he would be involved in a new incident in a few days.

It was one afternoon at the end of early January when Rod was called into the kitchen by Aige.

"Rod, help me get the New Year's card from the mailbox at the door of my house."

Aige said to the boy behind her while cutting cabbage.

"Why should I go?" he asked.

Rod, who lived the life of a true emperor in the Shajo family, didn't quite understand why Ai Ge asked him to help do something.

Aige said: "Because you haven't left the house for a week, Mom is very worried about your mental state."

The reason why Rhodes didn't go out was naturally because the big sisters in the nightclub had all returned to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year.

Of course, you can't say this to Ai Ge.

"understood."

Rod stretched and walked outside in his pajamas into the cold.

"Aha……"

I opened the lid of the mailbox and was about to reach in to take out a stack of New Year's cards.

Suddenly, someone else's presence appeared behind Rhodes.

One hand reached out from behind and wrapped around Rhodes' waist, while the other hand covered his mouth and nose.

Rhodes opened his eyes wide and felt a powerful force pulling him backwards.

Crash! Bang!

After being thrown into the van, the sliding door was slammed shut.