My mother's love song

"Woman... have you also been bewitched by Ruler?"

He finally remembered the conversation at the port between Yui Masayuki and Dorothea about their jealousy over Rod.

"It's unreasonable! Why are you all so...hateful to that man!"

Rider barely managed to free himself from the white snake's entanglement and rushed out of the forest and came to an open area.

Although the field of vision became wider, there was no place to hide anymore, and Rider secretly felt that it was not good.

"Bewitching or something like that... that's too ugly to hear."

This time the female magician's voice came not from behind, but from above.

Dorothea, standing on the giant snake demon, looked down at the two-meter-tall warrior as if she were looking down on an insect.

"I just respect that adult from the bottom of my heart...

Ruler has a noble charm that shakes people's hearts, and all nobles cannot help but be attracted to him.

So... rather than cooperating with you, it would be more appropriate to use your head as a gift to show my respect to him.

Farewell, poor warrior! "

As the female magician swung her whip, the giant snake attacked Rider with its tongue spitting out its tongue.

The cavalryman did not intend to sit and wait for death. He pushed off the ground and exerted his mobility far superior to that of the demon.

Mud flew, the earth cracked, and a lightning blade flashed that was strong enough to split the night sky.

however

"Gu...!"

Rider's lightning-wrapped sword landed on the white snake scales, but was bounced back.

The big snake just shook its body slightly, then opened its mouth and fought back at the cavalry.

This should have been absolutely impossible for Rider.

A mere transformation of this level can be solved with just one sword from the master if there is still a master.

Even the giant snake that could only be killed if Saber released her special skill that combined the Command Seals was nothing to him.

But the current Rider is nothing more than a masterless Servant with a majestic appearance but a weak heart.

Rider's body was knocked away by the fierce attack of the snake.

He fell heavily to the ground, the armor on his shoulders was shattered, and the exposed skin was stained dark.

The poison comes from the snake's fangs.

"It looks like the winner has been decided."

A moment later, Dorothea came to Rider, who was unable to move and leaning against the mound.

Even though he was poisoned by the followers of Ibuki Daimyojin and had no magic power provided by his master, the knight still had a breath of life.

"Then goodbye forever"

The female magician raised her whip high.

As long as she swings it down, the snake will devour the cavalry mercilessly.

"Excuse me, can you give this thing to me?"

Dorothea's eyes widened as she saw the boy emerge from the shadows of the forest.

"Ruler...sir?"

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"Ruler...sir?"

Dorothea looked at Rhodes who appeared in the mountains outside the city in disbelief.

"Good evening, Dorothea."

"...Hey, good evening."

After being stunned for a moment, she quickly used her fingers to smooth down her messy hair and tidied up her appearance and attire.

"Why are you here?"

"Ruler!!!"

The cavalryman who was dying just now suddenly got up from the ground and rushed towards the young man.

But this was just a fight of a trapped beast. Before she could get close to Rhode, she was whipped away by the snake demon's tail, fell back to the ground, and was immediately entangled by the snake demon.

Rhode said to Dorothea with his back to Rider without even glancing at him.

"Yui Masayuki has withdrawn from the Holy Grail War. I am here to retrieve Rider."

"Recycle...?" Dorothea asked in confusion.

The young man nodded and said, “The Ying Yue must collect six servants’ souls to fully function.

But I didn't expect Rider's obsession to be so strong that it still exists in the world after the Master's death.

What a terrifying obsession, could it be that mental strength alone is enough to qualify for the berserker class?"

"That's why you..."

"That's right. As the referee of the ceremony, I must ensure that the Waxing Moon Ceremony proceeds in an orderly manner. I can't let this guy survive forever."

“So you came to this place just to deal with Rider… You are indeed the one!”

"..."

Rhodes frowned slightly: Is Dorothea being sarcastic?

For some reason, Dorothea's voice was filled with emotion, and her eyes sparkled with respect.

It seems not.

Rhode said, "That's what happened. Dorothea, leave it to me from now on. I will be responsible for dealing with this guy."

"I understand."

Dorothea accepted the boy's words completely and agreed without any doubt.

"But please be careful, Lord Ruler. Rider has been shouting that he wants revenge on you until just now. He will definitely kill you."

"Oh? To seek revenge on me?"

Rhodes pinched his chin, turned to look at Rider, and showed a sly and evil smile.

"It seems that Rider needs to receive a comprehensive "education"."

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Dorothea rode the giant snake and disappeared deep into the forest.

Rhode approached the dying but aggressive Rider and silently began to heal the snake venom on his shoulder.

The cavalrymen saw the boy's actions and couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"Ruler...what are you doing? Didn't you say you were going to kill me?"

Rhodes first tore the tattered shoulder of the armor apart, and then put his mouth on the wound.

"Stop it now, I will kill you...!"

The snake god's poison, which had already spread throughout the blood and even the bone marrow, actually gradually returned to the injured area from the end after Rhodes' lips touched it.

"..."

Rider, who had been yelling loudly just now, finally calmed down a little.

The boy sucked out the poison along with the blood, and then

Instead of spitting out the poisonous blood, he swallowed it in one gulp.

"thanks for treatment."

Of course, snake venom would have no effect on the young man who appeared in the world with the spiritual power of Ibuki Daimyo.

Rhodes got up from the ground while licking his red lips with satisfaction.

"Don't think I'll be grateful to you for this..."

After being detoxified, Rider said the same words her former Master said last night.

Rider stared at Rhodes and said angrily.

"You actually swallowed that kind of poison... My judgment was correct. What kind of evil heretic are you..."

Hearing this, Rhodes smiled contemptuously.

"If I am a heretic... Rider, what are you?"

"I am Minamoto no Yori, the samurai who protects the capital..."

"Stop lying."

Rhode interrupted her and said, "The way you treat human masters won't work on me. You are not Minamoto no Raikou at all."

The cavalryman said in a deep voice: "...Have you seen through my real name?"

True Name Seeing is one of the abilities possessed by the Ruler class. As its name suggests, it can see through the true names of Servants participating in the Holy Grail War.

"Don't be silly. There's no way I'd use something as vulgar as that."

Rhodes narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Even without using any skills, there's no way I wouldn't recognize you... Ugly Gozen."

"...!"

Knowing that hiding his true name was meaningless, Rider removed the magical armor that covered his entire body.

Appearing under the starlight was a girl with a petite figure and slender limbs, but an extremely crazy look.

The Rider summoned by the girl with artificial life form was not Minamoto no Raikou, but the devil within her body.

The incarnation of the Bull-Headed Heavenly King.

The Gyu-Oni of Sensō-ji Temple that was conquered by Yorimitsu.

She was the ugly gozen [demon child] who was trained only as a killing weapon before becoming Minamoto no Raikou [the pillar of the Minamoto clan].

Ugly Gozen bit his lips tightly with a look of humiliation on his face: "Damn Ruler..."

Chapter 944: "Educating" the Devil's Son

"Fufu... I really miss it. This is how you should treat unruly ghosts."

Rhodes crossed his arms over his chest, clenched his chin, and admired his latest masterpiece with satisfaction.

Rider Ugly's hands were tied tightly with chains, and his whole body was suspended under the beam. He could only stretch his body straight to barely let his toes touch the ground.

After that, Rhode forcibly abducted Rider back to the base.

Although she tried to resist and attack Rhodes, she was still subdued by him with his strength and taken back to his magic workshop.

The time was early morning.

Now, what he had done to Shuten Douji and Ibaraki Douji was once again replicated on Ugly Gozen.

"What a shameless outfit."

Rhode looked at Rider, whose hands were tied and mouth was sealed.

Wrapping the slender limbs is a dark tight leather bodysuit, which seems to have the function of connecting to an exoskeleton mecha device, which reminds people of the sexy costumes in Gantz.

Although Minamoto no Raikou has a plump and proud figure that seems to be the embodiment of the two concepts of "motherhood" and "cow", the Ugly Gozen that appeared this time is exceptionally petite.

This is because she is not the pillar of the Genji in his prime, but a "demon child" who was abandoned in a temple and raised as a weapon to protect the human world and kill strange dust before being brought back to the capital and gradually gaining human emotions.