My mother's love song

There are three wooden high chairs and a mahogany table in the sunroom, which are usually used by Youzhu and Qingzi for drinking tea.

There are also two sets of rattan tables and chairs, which look more comfortable than wooden ones. They were prepared by Youzhu for reading in his spare time in order to use the sunlight here.

As for the garden outside the sunroom, it has been abandoned because no one has mowed the lawn outside for many years. The half-human-high weeds completely block the sunroom, so that even if you sit there, you won’t be in a good mood.

"It looks like the garden will turn into a rainforest next summer."

After finishing Rod's class for the day, the three of them gathered around the mahogany table and chatted.

"Hey, isn't the Sajo family's garden particularly beautiful?" Aoko asked, resting her head on the boy's shoulder.

"Like the ornamental greenhouses in the botanical gardens, they also keep pigeons used as sacrifices for black magic."

Rhodes answered honestly.

"Hey~~~~ Youzhu, can't we find a professional cleaner?"

"Maybe you can find it if you look for it, but it will take time."

Youzhu, who had just returned from the tea room, sat back in her chair perfunctorily.

When she saw the chocolate box on the table, she suddenly frowned pitifully.

"Six less."

Qingzi said with a smile: "Did I stop him just now?"

"Did Lord Luo eat it? Then it's okay."

"I'm sorry, Yuju. I didn't know it was something so valuable."

"It doesn't matter. Qingzi must have deliberately wanted to see my reaction and tricked you into eating it." Youzhu raised his eyebrows and glanced at his roommate.

"...Hehehe." Qingzi stuck out her tongue.

Rhodes looked curiously at the chocolates placed in a high-end wooden box on the table.

The name engraved on the box is "The Song of Sixpence", and the chocolates inside are finely crafted, smooth and round, making it hard to imagine that they are made by human hands.

Various dried fruits are used to make the shape of stars on top and arranged in these shapes to distinguish the different meanings represented by each chocolate.

"This is actually a fairy tale monster from Yuzu," Aoko explained to the confused boy.

"【Song of Sixpence】, twenty-four gray starlings that are good at reconnaissance. They have no combat power, and are mainly responsible for monitoring Misaki City."

Rhode was shocked: "Huh!? I just ate the familiar with the pearl!?"

"Although it's a familiar, it's also a familiar made of cocoa liquid. It's still chocolate in essence, so it can be consumed directly."

Qingzi suppressed the smile on her face and said, "So, what are the results of the surveillance?"

"There are two of them in the forest outside the city. They are very difficult to deal with. We are trying to capture them, but they seem to be aware of our surveillance and are unwilling to take the bait."

"Really? Are we going to set up a trap tonight?"

"Let's set up the trap tonight." Youzhu nodded and turned to Rhodes.

"Can I ask you, Lord?"

"no problem."

"What? Are you finally going to show the results of your magic?" Aoko said after taking a sip of black tea.

"I really envy Rhode's magic system. It took me a whole year to learn just the basics."

In the past week, Youzhu has been helping Rhodes create a familiar that belongs only to him.

Since Rod has the blood of the Sajo family flowing in his body, with just a few adjustments, he can use the fairy tale monsters created by the beads.

Aoko was not clear about the specific situation, she only knew that the mysterious familiar was created with the materials provided by Rhodes and the help of Youzhu's technology [The Fragment of the First].

"Well... there's nothing we can do about it." Rhode raised his chin proudly, "Magic is made up of 99% blood and 1% sweat."

"Do you mean that the bloodline of the Aozaki family is very weak?" Aoko puffed up her cheeks angrily and wrapped her arms around his neck from behind.

"No, the bloodline of the Aozaki family is excellent. This is clearly demonstrated by your sister Aozaki Touko."

"You damned little brat!"

The back of Rhodes' head was sunk into Qingzi's towering breasts, and his neck was tightly strangled by the girl's arms.

While performing her ground move, she said viciously, "Then I want to see your outstanding performance tonight!"

“… Sorry, Rhode and I will be the only ones left to take care of the miscellaneous soldiers. Aoko, stay home and prepare for the decisive battle with Orange in the future.”

"Um... OK, I get it."

Qingzi let go of Rhodes' body, picked up a piece of chocolate and gently put it into her mouth.

"I'll listen to you and order takeout first. How about pizza tonight?"

After Qingzi left, only Rhodes and Youzhu were left in the sunroom.

"Lord-kun."

"Yes, Aritsu-sensei."

Rhodes would call them both teachers during class.

For him, it was not a sign of respect, but a way to add interest.

Youzhu didn't look into the boy's eyes and lowered his head slightly.

"Were you happy when Qingzi hugged you just now?"

"..."

Even Rhodes could smell the sour atmosphere between the words.

As she spoke, she slammed the chocolate box shut as if she was blaming her best sister for eating it secretly.

The slender white fingers were placed on the bright red box lid, and were illuminated very beautifully by the light.

"Why does the teacher think so?"

"No, I was just asking casually." Youzhu raised her voice angrily.

"……Well."

Rhodes stroked his chin.

Could it be that Yuzu is envious of Qingzi's carefree personality?

Because of her personality, she and Aoko had a lot of physical contact while Yuzu was the exact opposite of her.

"Teacher Yuzu, can I hug you?"

After Rhodes blurted out, Youzhu's cheeks flushed.

"……what?"

"I've been learning magic for an entire afternoon and I want a little reward from my teacher."

"No, the reward is not something like this...ah!"

Youzhu was pulled from the chair by Rhodes and held in his arms somewhat forcefully.

"Stop it now, I'm going to call for help!"

"Who to call, Aoko?"

"...Woo." Youzhu lowered her head, "Be quiet."

Rhodes had hugged many girls so far, but this was the first time he had hugged a body as soft and boneless as Youzhu's.

As if it would shatter if touched, Rhodes carefully lifted the beaded calf as if it were a glass work of art.

While sitting on Rhodes' lap, Youzhu just lowered her head without saying a word.

Her shoulders trembled slightly, and the way she let herself be manipulated was very adorable, which made Rhode's desire to conquer her boil.

"Rod, Youzhu, do you want Hawaiian style pizza or ham and bacon pizza?"

Aoko poked her head out from the phone at the entrance.

“No dog would eat Hawaii!”

Rhodes lowered his body to cover the pearl in his arms and responded.

As the girl's face was forced against his chest, her heartbeat began to speed up.

"...This is too embarrassing." The witch lady sitting on the boy's lap pursed her lips.

Rhode smiled slyly and whispered in her ear, "Are you happy being held by me?"

"I'm very angry. I hate Rod-kun who is violent towards girls like this."

Youzhu grabbed the front of his clothes.

"Although I'm angry, I miss it very much. It reminds me of the first time I met Luo Dejun."

Holding the soft waist firmly with his hands, Rhodes observed the witch's lips.

The girl's lips, nourished by the highest-grade black tea, are light in color but very seductive.

Rhodes swallowed and leaned forward towards her.

""

Youzhu shook her head and closed her eyes uneasily.

"Don't...just stay like this, that's all."

"Ok."

Rhodes nodded and obeyed her.

If you mess around, Youzhu will be angry.

perhaps.

"After dinner, before you go and defeat the invaders, why don't you take some time to show your teacher the results of your magic studies these days?"

The girl in his arms suddenly said.

"If Mr. Luo behaves well, then..."

By the end of her speech, the girl's voice was barely audible.

"what?"

"No, it's nothing."

Kuonji Yuju buried her burning face in Rhodes' chest.

……

……

……

That day fell at night.

Rhodes stood alone in the courtyard.

He was preparing to report the results of the magic classes over the past week to his two teachers.

For a magician, talent is more important than hard work.

This is because a magician's magic circuits cannot be changed later in life.

Magical aptitude can generally be systematically divided into three major categories, namely [Magic Circuit/Quality], [Magic Circuit/Quantity] and [Magic Circuit/Composition].

Take the relatively mediocre Aozaki Aoko as an example.

Her Magic Circuit/Quality is [C], Magic Circuit/Quantity is [E], and Magic Circuit/Composition is [Normal].

Aoko's sister, Orange, who stands at the pinnacle of modern magic, has these three attributes: quality [EX], quantity [B+], and organization [normal].

Even for the Tousaka sisters, who are considered to be the Clock Tower's once-in-a-century prodigies, the possibility of them reaching the Orange Realm [Grand Rank] when they grow up is very low.

However, people are ultimately unequal.

There are also some people who are born above the entire magician system.

Existence outside the specification.

For example, there are beads in Jiuyuan Temple.