My mother's love song

If that were the case, life would be so hard...

The girl didn't know why she had such an idea.

Just then, BOOM!!!

A muffled sound was heard in the distance, and purple lightning illuminated the night.

The initial battle of the Waxing Moon Ceremony has begun.

"Can you see it from here?"

"Ah, ah... barely."

Yui Masayuki used magic to strengthen his eyes, allowing him to clearly see the scene several kilometers away.

The lightning swung by Minamoto no Raikou blew up the mansion, and a young man jumped out from the explosion.

Although he managed to save his life from the surprise attack, crisis soon ensued.

Dozens of men in black appeared on the moonlit street late at night. They surrounded their target, Miyamoto Iori, in a well-trained manner.

Needless to say, these taciturn ninjas were the troops sent by Tsuchimikado to eliminate the outsider [Master].

Miyamoto Iori questioned as a matter of course, and in response, the ninjas drew their swords.

The murderous aura covered the darkness, and even the skin could feel the chill.

Seeing this, Miyamoto Iori also drew the two swords from his waist.

Rhodes leaned lazily and rested his head on Yui Masayuki's knees.

"Well... since he is Miyamoto Musashi's disciple, this level is also natural."

"Uh, what did you say?"

The girl's question might have been a little redundant, because in the next moment, Miyamoto Iori swiftly chopped down several ninjas.

The character displayed by this young man can be summed up in one word: "steadiness", a steadiness beyond imagination.

Even when faced with an attack, he did not get confused but quickly grasped the situation.

While forcing back the ninjas who attacked at night, Miyamoto Iori shuttled through the streets and alleys, and finally came to a wide area with a good view.

This way, the attackers would not be able to take advantage of their location and numbers.

Not only that, his swordsmanship is also extremely superb.

Even when facing a ninja unit that was good at multi-person coordination and accustomed to the night, Miyamoto Iori was not at any disadvantage at all. It could even be said that he overwhelmed everyone with his own strength.

The two katanas in his hands drew beautiful silver arcs in the night, cutting down the ninjas who rushed forward one after another.

Miyamoto Iori possesses exquisite swordsmanship that is inconsistent with his age. This is a realm that can only be achieved by combining natural talent in martial arts with acquired hard work.

However, Yui Masayuki didn't pay much attention to his swordsmanship, but instead stared at his left hand, on the back of which there was a red mark similar to his own.

Although no servants have been summoned yet, this is exactly the qualification for the Ritual of the Full Moon.

The girl's guilt for attacking an innocent person was slightly alleviated.

I'm sorry, if I have to blame someone, I should just blame my bad luck for being chosen by Yingyue...

If possible, Yui Masayuki hoped that she could appear in front of the other party and state her name openly, but Rhodes forced the girl to stay by his side and drink with him.

Thinking of this, Yu Jing Zhengxue felt annoyed again.

On the other side, the ninjas around Miyamoto Iori retreated.

Are you planning to let yourself go, or...

While the young man was thinking, a huge figure blocked his way.

An iron warrior wearing airtight full body armor, whose presence and pressure are like a human fortress

The moment he saw Rider, alarm bells started ringing inside Miyamoto Iori's body.

He did not know what magic power was, but he could clearly see the powerful aura emanating from Rider.

This person is no ordinary person!

Facing the oncoming Rider, Miyamoto Iori showed an all-out effort, but he regretted his naivety the next second.

The large sword wrapped in purple lightning swung by Minamoto no Raikou actually knocked the young man away more than ten meters.

This is not a fight between swordsmen at all, it's just like hitting a home run with a baseball bat

Rider vented all the resentment that had accumulated over the past few days on Miyamoto Iori.

“Hehehe… Rider is still angry.”

The instigator who made Rider angry smiled nonchalantly, while Yui Masayuki lamented the power gap between Servants and humans.

Although it is known that Servants are a fantasy that is far superior to humans, Miyamoto Iori is also an outstanding and even rare swordsman.

As a result, he was still vulnerable in front of Rider.

Yui Masayuki glanced at Rhodes and said: What kind of monster are you who can confront a servant head-on and even overwhelm him?

"Well……"

Miyamoto Iori, who fell to the ground, had the illusion that the bones in his arms had been shattered.

Minamoto no Raikou walked up to him, raised his sword and prepared to execute him.

A red light flickered between the swordsman's fingers.

Bang! ! !

There was a sudden explosion between the two of them, and a huge airflow blew them away without distinguishing friend or foe.

Yui Masayuki was surprised and asked, "What happened...!?"

"Oh, it's actually gem magic."

Rhodes, who was leaning on the silver-haired girl's legs, spoke the unfamiliar term to her with a look of surprise.

"You even touched on Western magic... But I guess it's just for fun."

When the smoke from the explosion cleared, only Miyamoto Iori was blown away, while Minamoto no Raikou was still standing there.

The mediocre gem magic not only failed to hurt Rider in the slightest, it couldn't even make him retreat a single step.

That's it for now.

As expected, no matter how humans fight, they cannot shake the Servants.

Masayuki was so sure, and he apologized to the swordsman in his heart while closing his eyes.

Instant time

The incandescent light surged out like a raging wave.

"Has the summoning been successful? At this time...!?"

Rider jumped back cautiously, and it turned out that his judgment based on battlefield intuition was correct.

The figure that appeared in front of Miyamoto Iori swung a powerful sword at Rider.

If he had stayed where he was just now, he would have been seriously injured by the sneak attack.

This shows that the Servant summoned by Miyamoto Iori is a Servant who is not bound by the means of victory.

As the light gradually faded, the last Servant of the Waxing Moon Ceremony appeared under the moonlight.

She is a Servant who is dressed in white Japanese-style clothing, has a slender and petite figure, and looks to be underage.

She has an androgynous beauty that is difficult to distinguish between the two, and her smooth black hair is tied into a braid and draped over her shoulders.

Although this young man (?) looks frail, his eyes reveal a strong will.

The long sword in his hand had a strange wave-like shape, and the powerful mystery contained in it even made Minamoto no Raikou feel dangerous.

Finally appeared, Saber, known as the best class in the Holy Grail War

Yui Masayuki exclaimed with his mouth half open.

"…That's why I'm talking about you newbies to the Holy Grail War."

The young man who treated the many Holy Grail Wars in parallel worlds as a daily recurring task laughed contemptuously.

"Class is just a correction for a Heroic Spirit. What's more important is the character of the Heroic Spirit itself.

But... in this case, it's really nothing to say that he's the best."

Rhodes stared at the strange sword in Saber's hand and smiled evilly.

"gone back."

The boy stretched and stood up from the eaves.

"what……?"

Rhode said to the stunned girl, "Tell Rider to prepare to retreat. We will stop here today."

"What...are you planning to let Saber and his Master go? How can this be possible!"

Rhode's arbitrary behavior made Yui Masayuki feel a little overwhelmed.

Now the girl finally understood why Tsuchimikado Yasuhiro was always frowning those days. He must be helpless with this free-spirited boy.

Yui Masayuki argued, "Miyamoto Iori has just completed the summoning of the Heroic Spirit and has no knowledge of the Waxing Moon Ceremony yet!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We should defeat them completely while they are still young!"

"Zhengxue, are you a little too impatient?"

Rhode glanced at the silver-haired girl who lowered her head and said, "Tonight is only the first night of the Full Moon Ceremony. There is no need to fight to the death.

If you are too impatient, things that could have been accomplished will end in failure.”

"........."

The logic that Rod said was so simple and easy to understand, how could Yui Masayuki, the best military scientist in Edo, not understand it.

But her impatience is justified.

The lifespan of artificial life forms is very short, and Yui Masahiro's body has already reached its limit of activity.

Her designed life span was more than ten years, and the fact that she lived to be over thirty years old was already a miracle in the field of magic.

There is probably only one week to half a year left at most.

Of course, all of this cannot be told to outsiders.

In this last moment, the girl only wants to grasp the miracle called the waxing moon and fulfill her life's wish.

Rhodes turned his back to Yui Masayuki, rubbed his abdomen and said, "I'm just hungry.

Zhengxue, let's buy some Japanese confectionery before going back. I know a shop that's open late at night. Invite Rider along as well."

"…………"

Yui Masayuki was silent for a moment and pursed his lips.

"Yes."

……

……

……

At the same time, Edo, Yoshiwara.

On the second-floor balcony of a colorfully decorated street-facing building, a silver-haired beauty propped up her face with one hand.

"Seven Servants including me have already appeared, huh, they are all insignificant guys.

Tsuchimikado who thinks he is the mastermind is also a fool... Hehe, don't you think it's going a little too smoothly...?"

The woman possessed an unparalleled beauty that would take any man's breath away, as well as a charm that surpassed her looks.

Although they both have silver hair that looks like moonlight, the temperament of this beauty is completely opposite to that of Yui Masayuki.

The face of Kama, the Servant who made Yoshiwara his base, was flushed bright red.

“Although it’s just an inferior replica, I’ll accept Yingyue.

Transform Yoshiwara into a singularity large enough to accommodate my full manifestation."