My mother's love song

"Assassin!"

Dorothea called for her servants, and then a large snake jumped out from the side and let her ride on its back and leave the deck.

Seeing this, Yui Masayuki shouted, "Are you trying to escape? Magician!"

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not backing off because of you."

Dorothea stood on the snake and looked out to the distance.

Two more teams are heading this way.

One team is Zheng Chenggong and his Archer, and the other team is Miyamoto Iori and his Saber.

The danger to Yu Jing Zhengxue's life was temporarily resolved.

The battle of Yokosuka also entered its final stage.

"..."

The silver-haired girl wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked in the direction of Edo thoughtfully, and murmured softly.

Thank you, Rod, for helping me find myself again.

After tonight's battle is over, and after the waxing moon ceremony is over, I still want to continue talking to you.

thump.

The girl's legs suddenly lost strength and her body fell forward uncontrollably to the ground.

“…Master!”

Rider's anxious voice was heard in the distance, but it soon faded away.

Yui Masayuki's consciousness was disconnected.

Chapter 940: So beautiful, ahhh… Damn, it’s really beautiful…

The first one to arrive at the scene was Saber, who had the fastest feet.

He exclaimed when he saw the silver-haired warrior girl lying motionless on the ground.

"Ah! Yui! She's fallen!"

Yui Masayuki is one of the people Saber believes is behind this. She and the Heroic Spirit who controls the snake are probably birds of a feather.

But when they arrived at the battlefield, they found that they were the first to fight each other, and one of them fell down directly. The boy was suddenly confused.

After thinking for a second, Saber came to a conclusion.

"I understand...it's an internal conflict!"

"certainly not!"

Dorothea, who appeared on the mast, shouted to him angrily.

"Weren't you companions?"

Miyamoto Iori, Zheng Chenggong and Archer also arrived one after another, and it was Miyamoto Iori who asked the questions.

"It has nothing to do with me. I didn't do anything. She just fell down on her own... Humph, aren't you pushing yourself too hard?"

Dorothea bit her thumb and said with an unhappy look on her face.

The eldest daughter of the Coyette family still feels resentful about the fact that she was briefly suppressed by a layman in magic.

"You are Saber's Master, Miyamoto Iori. I am Archer's Master, Zheng Chenggong."

Koxinga took advantage of Dorothea's confusion to talk to Iori and invite him to fight together.

"Long story short, Miyamoto Iori, have you ever considered joining me in the fight against Assassin?"

Although he didn't know what happened before he came, his ally Yui Masayuki seemed to have lost his ability to fight.

Rider would probably retreat immediately to protect his Master, which would mean that Archer and he would have to face the snake demon army alone, which would be bad.

Should we take Yui Masayuki with us when we retreat? No, we finally found the base of the assassins and we must not waste this golden opportunity.

Therefore, Zheng Chenggong chose to decisively abandon his ally Yui Masayuki and instead invited Miyamoto Iori to fight together.

Although Zheng Chenggong is a man with a passionate heart and cannot sit idly by and watch the injustice around him, he also has greater righteousness that overrides lesser righteousness.

In order to obtain Yingyue and save the Ming Dynasty, he was willing to lower his own character.

His calmness and clarity in giving up other things to achieve his dreams stems from his deep love for his motherland.

Miyamoto Iori looked at the unconscious Yui Masayuki and nodded briefly.

"I understand. Let's fight together. I also want to defeat Assassin."

After a brief exchange, Saber and Archer formed a temporary co-fighting camp.

Miyamoto Iori drew out his double swords, Zheng Chenggong took out his stick, and their servants also prepared for a fierce battle.

"...Haha, they come to me one after another."

Dorothea looked down at the people surrounded by the demonic snakes, maintaining a calm expression.

Her Assassin relies on the spiritual power of the sea and the power of the Noble Phantasm to summon snakes almost infinitely, and can easily defeat four opponents.

Dorothea also ignored Rider, who was picked up by Yui Masayuki and taken away.

"The two parties, who met for the first time, actually cooperated to defeat me.

By the way, in Japanese terms, you are a "mob."

“You know what, Miss Exotic.

"A mob" refers to people who gather together like crows, just like these snakes of yours!"

After the battle resumed, Zheng Chenggong rushed to the front line shouting, and repeatedly smashed the head of the ferocious snake with a stick.

He was a more outstanding general in terms of military equipment, but he was not as good as Miyamoto Iori in terms of martial arts.

It is better to say that Iori's swordsmanship has already surpassed the realm of mortals and is only one step away from becoming a sword saint, but Saber, as a comparison standard, is too strong.

This is not the first time that Miyamoto Iori has fought against a demon snake. From the initial difficulty to now when it is as easy as playing a lawn mowing game, it is difficult for ordinary big snakes to pose a threat to him.

"Archer, did you see that? He's so young, it's amazing..."

Zheng Chenggong merely caught a glimpse of Iori's sword out of the corner of his eye, and like all martial artists, he was attracted by his movements.

Miyamoto Iori's ferocity in slaying demons even reminded him of the fierce general under his command who could be said to be the strongest.

"What a superb martial arts skill! I'm really curious about who is better, you or our General Gan Hui."

Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but feel that he valued talent.

Although it was their first meeting, Koxinga asked with the thought in his heart, "Is it really okay to let a man like this stay on a peaceful island?"

"Miyamoto Iori, excuse me... would you like to come to my country and fight alongside me?

Of course, the premise is that we can all survive this ceremony until the last moment."

"…I'm sorry, Zheng Chenggong, I can't promise you."

Miyamoto Iori decisively rejected the other party, and Saber added with a smile.

"Unfortunately, what Iori longs for is the peaceful life in Edo, Archer's Master."

"Hahaha, it seems to be true. Never mind, I'll just give up on this thought for the time being."

At some point, the number of snakes on the deck gradually decreased.

Everyone discovered that a snake demon was swimming towards the port area and began to come ashore in large numbers.

"What exactly is Assassin trying to do?"

Zhou Yu saw through the other party's thoughts at a glance: "Nine times out of ten, this is a trap to disperse our forces.

Having said that, if you don’t know your opponent’s cards, it’s best to annihilate them first.”

Zheng Chenggong took over the conversation: "Anyway, that's it. We will go over first. You also have to be careful."

Just like that, Team Saber and Team Archer parted ways.

Zheng Chenggong went to the shore to track Dorothea and Assassin, while Miyamoto Iori stayed at sea, ready to deal with the largest and most ferocious seven-headed snake.

"Saber, permission to use the Noble Phantasm. From now on, you may use the Noble Phantasm to your heart's content."

"what?"

Saber was shocked by Iori's abrupt words.

The young swordsman looked at the ugly giant snake, which had a presence like a monster, and seemed to be thinking about something.

"What's wrong, Saber?"

"No... Iori..."

The young man looked at Jian Bing with a serious look in his eyes: “That’s really not like you.

If it were any other time, wouldn't you have complacently said, "Leave it to me, because my sword is the strongest sword!"?"

"..."

Saber was in no mood to joke with him.

Staring at the giant snake in front of him, cold sweat oozed from the boy's palms as he gripped the hilt of the sword.

"Saber! Let me see your true power!"

Miyamoto Iori, who was able to remain calm even in the most chaotic situations, shouted out in an uncharacteristic manner.

"Faced with the might of the great snake! Nothing can defeat your sword! That's what you told me!"

"No, but"

"What on earth is there to hesitate about?"

Miyamoto Iori showed a painful expression.

He felt sad that Saber had shown cowardice in the face of the enemy.

Saber was silent for a long time, and finally spoke slowly.

"The last battle of my life ended in defeat.

At that time, I was in my prime. As a warrior, I accepted my father's orders and conquered countless countries and defeated countless gods.

This was how it was described to the outside world, but in reality my father just wanted to find a random reason for me to die on the battlefield.

No one truly wanted my victory, and in the constant war, even my wife, the only person who would hold my hand tightly, left me... I have been living this kind of life.

Until one day, I stepped into the foothills of Mt. Ibuki in Omi Province."

Of course, Miyamoto Iori had heard of the legend and ending of the boy who pulled out the sacred sword from the Ise Shrine.

He wielded a divine sword that was praised as the strongest in Japanese mythology and was invincible. However, he angered the dragon god living in the mountains and was cursed, dying miserably.

Even if some people say that he is the reincarnation of Susanoo, the most powerful god in Japan, it is just a fabrication as the experiences of the two are very different.

Susanoo never used the sword Ama Murasakibara once, but the young man held the sword tightly throughout his life. The legend of the sword Ama Murasakibara was almost written by him alone.

Susanoo killed the Yamata no Orochi, but the boy's life was ended by the Yamata no Orochi's curse, and he met a tragic end.

Of course Saber can easily kill the giant snake in front of her, after all, it is not the real Ibuki Daimyojin [Yamata no Orochi].

But even if he kills the enemy, he does not rely on his own strength, but borrows the sword of Ame-no-Kume in his hand.

Just a little bit of the majesty of Ibuki Daimyojin.

The boy thought: If I don't have this sword, can I still kill enemies like Iori? I can't do it...

"No! You can do it!"

Miyamoto Iori shouted.

"You don't even need to release the divine power in the sword. Saber is enough to kill the snake even with just Saber's sword skills!"

The young man's excited words stunned the boy. Why could he make such an assertion?

"........."

Until this moment, Saber finally realized.

What Iori has been focusing on is not the supreme sword in his hand, but himself as a swordsman.