My mother's love song

Hey, Grandpa."

……

……

……

There was a snap and the sound of something igniting.

Shiki woke up from his dream and opened his eyes.

The breath of death had dissipated, and the girl was lying on the cold concrete floor.

The body that seemed to be falling apart brought back all of Shiki's memories.

Ah... That's right, I was

I've been killed...

The severe pain that enveloped the whole body has gradually subsided, and Shiki's nose smells the familiar smell of tobacco.

There was a woman standing next to the girl.

She looks to be only in her twenties, but has an oppressive air that doesn't match her beauty.

The magician-style robe could not hide her beautiful figure, and the slender legs revealed from the tight skirt were wearing high-heeled leather boots.

With her long bright red hair tied up and her neck exposed, she looks like the secretary of a big company's president.

She is Aoko's sister, the woman who brought Shiki into this world early, Aozaki Touko.

Orange was holding a cigarette between his right fingers and puffing out smoke.

"I thought we were all wiped out tonight, so I came to see... you're still alive, Shiki."

""

Shi ignored him and just stared at the night sky.

"Huh? What's wrong? Do you remember who I am?"

Orange observed the girl's empty expression and felt a pang in his heart.

Could she have lost her memory?

"You are an orange." Shiki said.

"What? You still remember it. It scared me." Orange breathed a sigh of relief.

"I just checked your body, and it seems that there is nothing serious. It's amazing that you can survive against such a strong enemy. Didn't I tell you not to provoke him?"

"Ah... Really strong. Looks like the enemy let him off the hook."

The girl bit her lower lip tightly and hummed unwillingly between her teeth.

"But the only one who was let off the hook was me."

"...?"

Orange asked, noticing something was wrong with her voice.

"What's wrong, Shiki. Did he do anything to you?"

"Zhi is gone...Zhi is dead."

Shiki said in a lonely voice.

The moment I woke up, I found that the tissue in my body was gone.

Compared to the physical pain of losing to the black giant, the empty feeling in my chest was even stronger.

After losing Zhi, Shi felt extremely confused.

Who am I? Am I really Shi? Maybe I am actually Shi?

"Why did Zhi disappear?"

"Orita...died for me when I was killed by the enemy." Shiki said through gritted teeth.

"That bastard enemy found out I was still alive after killing me and just walked away."

After listening to her description, Orange fell silent.

She knew the situation of the Liang Yi family and Shi Shi very well.

As an artificially created multiple personality, Shiki cannot fill the void left by the loss of one personality.

Now, she doesn’t even have a sense of being alive, let alone self-awareness.

Orange didn't tell the truth and continued the conversation.

"Is that so? But even if Ori died, you would still be Ryougi Shiki. You may not be aware of yourself yet, but you are still Ryougi Shiki.

No matter how you plant a rose, it will still grow into a rose. Even if the soil and water in which it is planted change, it will not grow into a different flower. "

So don't worry about this kind of thing, just take a good rest first, she added quietly.

Orange threw the cigarette butt away and reached out to Shiki who was lying on the ground.

"Let's go back to Jialan Hall. Or do you want me to carry you?"

"I don't want it."

Shiki smacked his lips, sat up from the ground, and turned to look at Orange.

"!?"

"What's wrong, Shiki?"

Orange blinked and looked at the girl with her mouth wide open in confusion.

"Orange...what's that around your neck?"

Black lines, attached to the orange's fair skin.

Shi looked around privately in panic.

Dark, ominous lines appeared on the human body, walls, and even the air.

At the same time, she also discovered that these lines held the same concept as the enemy just now.

After fighting the Pale Knight, Shiki became able to see "Death".

P.S. To explain, it seems that the powers of Type-Moon's Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are common, and each knight has four abilities.

In addition to the [Infection] skill for basic attacks, Plague's other treasures are abilities related to [Death] and [Apocalypse].

Chapter 117 Witch's First Kiss [8/8]

The sky is high, the moon is bright, and the road is long.

The vast night stretched out the shadows of the two people. After dealing with the invaders, Rhodes and Youzhu were on their way home.

The Pale Knight had been retracted into Rhodes' body, leaving no trace on the outside.

The Pale Knight was not a "created" familiar, but rather a pre-existing thing that was transformed into a familiar using the magic of the beads.

To put it simply, the lost first magic was used to integrate the "plague" into Rhodes' body.

Only when it is used will the "Mark of the Beast" appear on Rhodes' body.

Pale Rider

Source: The New Testament: Revelation

Body: Dove/Mark of the Beast

Description: The first Horseman of the Apocalypse to appear in the Book of Revelation, the white horse rider "Plague".

It usually takes the form of a ball of black fog, which can be as small as a cell or as large as covering an entire city.

Because the knight on the white horse is often interpreted as the incarnation of Jesus, Rhodes named the pale knight in the form of a dove "Yahweh".

But is it really just because of this?

Effects: "Epidemic", "Death", "End".

That's dangerous stuff, so use it with caution.

After Yuju gave his final warning, he fell silent.

It was already the second half of the night, and there were neither street lights nor people on the country roads.

Rhodes put his hands in his pockets, glanced at the quiet girl beside him, and spoke.

"I guess Youzhu is thinking the same thing as me right now."

"Tell me, what am I thinking about now?"

"You're thinking about the night we first met."

correct answer.

Youzhu was surprised and let out a warm sigh.

Thank you, Mr. Rod.

The black girl said calmly, "At that time, I was unable to thank you."

"I am not bringing up such old matters in order to reaffirm my past kindness to you.

And it wasn't anything worth mentioning, I just chased away a few gangsters who came to chat with me.

If I didn't take action, they would be beaten badly by Youzhu." Rhodes said.

One night three years ago, Rod was wandering the streets of Tokyo when he ran into Miss Kuonji who was being harassed by gangsters, and he helped her.

The story, which seemed like the plot of a third-rate novel, was their first meeting.

For both parties, this is a trivial matter.

An outstanding witch like Youzhu can deal with harassment from ordinary people just by moving her magic eyes, so naturally she doesn't need help from others.

Rhodes was just going with the flow, and had no intention of using this incident as a breakthrough to get in deeper contact with Youzhu.

But just as Rhodes was about to leave, Youzhu grabbed the corner of his clothes.

"That...boy, have we met somewhere before?"

The boy had no intention, but the girl was hopelessly attracted to him.

Youzhu felt that she couldn't take her eyes off Rhodes, even though they were just meeting for the first time.

She naturally didn't know that in the winter of 1989, she was resurrected by "a certain person" at the cost of a hundred years of life.

The girl just felt that if she didn't talk to him, she would definitely regret it.

"If it's convenient, could you please leave your contact address... Well, I want to visit you to thank you." Youzhu lowered her head to hide the blush on her cheeks.

"No need. It's just a piece of cake." Rhodes waved his hand.

After all, he is nominally the adopted son of Sajo Aika, so there is no need for him to have too much contact with the witch of Kuonji. It would be bad if he was misunderstood as a trap set by him.

"No, please tell me your name and address."

Pulling the corner of Rhodes' clothes, Youzhu showed an extremely persistent attitude.

"…Thank you for your help."

This is undoubtedly a very disturbing pick-up.

At that time, even the girl felt embarrassed about her behavior.

Finally, Rhodes could not resist Youzhu's insistence and had to exchange contact information with her.

That was their first meeting.

"Yuzu at that time... was definitely trying to flirt with me."

Walking side by side with Youzhu on the night road, Rhodes hugged the back of his head and looked up at the stars.