My mother's love song

I almost became a puppet controlled by manipulation techniques like those Servants, but thanks to you I was able to return to normal."

Miyamoto Iori shook his head: "No... The person I should thank is Ruler. He told me how to unlock the manipulation technique."

He recalled what the young judge had said to him before.

"Hmm? You're asking me what to do if Saber is controlled by a spell?

Well... the safest method is of course to use the Command Spell immediately, as it will become ineffective if you delay it for a moment.

One stroke... No, at least two strokes are needed. Consuming two strokes of the Command Spell should be able to forcibly regain sanity.

But Iori, you have already used up one stroke of the Command Seal in Yokosu Port... Are you really reluctant to use up the last two strokes?"

"There are other methods as well."

Rhodes stroked his chin and said, "The spirits of the Master and the Servant are connected.

The suspicious magic book [Ruby Book] over there will send you into Saber's spiritual world, and you will be the one to wake Saber up.

But if you fail, your soul and body will be instantly destroyed."

Following Ruler's advice, Miyamoto Iori connected with Saber's spirit through the help of the Ruby Book when Saber showed abnormalities.

Finally, Miyamoto Iori successfully retrieved Saber's self and called out his real name [Nihon Takeru] in Saber's dream.

"...Iori, I hope you can call me Saber."

Hearing him say this, the usually serious young man nodded with a smile: "Of course no problem, I promise you."

"Hmm~"

After a moment of silence, Saber stretched leisurely and stood up from Miyamoto Iori's arms.

It was already night, and the road in front of the longhouse was quiet.

Saber looked towards the familiar house and said to the young man beside her, “Let’s go in, Iori.

Take a break, have dinner, and then go investigate the criminal behind this series of events. It is unforgivable that he wants to control me!"

"it is good."

"By the way, we owe Ruler a favor again this time..."

Saber said this, opened the door of the longhouse, and walked in.

"Whoa!"

The boy with pigtails screamed as if he saw a ghost.

In the long house, there were already two uninvited guests sitting there enjoying dinner.

"Good evening, brother, Miss Saber."

The girl, Ogasawara Kaya, dressed in an elegant light green kimono, was adding more rice to the boy beside her while greeting the two people who were standing at the door in a daze with a smile.

"Xiang, Xiangya...!? Why are you and Ruler here?

Could it be... a return? Ruler, you are not planning to return Xiangye."

"It's not a return! I'm not a commodity! How rude, Miss Saber!"

The girl puffed up her cheeks cutely. "Is there no reason why I can't come to the longhouse? Rod-kun and I are here to play."

"Uh... is that so?"

Miyamoto Iori looked at Rhodes doubtfully, trying to find the answer from his face.

"I'm sorry, Iori. Please let me stay with you for a night."

Rhodes said: "If it interferes with you, I will think of another way."

"Hehehe...Brother, we shouldn't interfere with your and Miss Saber's world of two, right?"

Kaya's smirk reminded Miyamoto Iori of the phrase "the husband sings and the wife follows."

Even though Xiangye is not married yet, he feels like his sister is coming home with her husband to visit her family.

Is this the peaceful Edo life after the waxing moon ends? Miyamoto Iori seemed to have seen a future as smooth as water.

"..."

Ignoring his sister's teasing, he asked curiously, "Did something happen? It's rare that Ruler would ask me for help."

"Well...something happened at home, so I escaped with Kanaya."

At this moment in Rhode's magic workshop, the demigod's son, the demigod's witch, and the cyborg's military scientist were fighting fiercely for the right to speak in the room.

"How shameless! Unmarried young men and women squeezed into the same room. Mom can't stand it!"

I don't know where Ugly Gozen got this momentum from. She was still Rhode's slave until yesterday.

"From now on, any woman living in this house must have a corresponding status, otherwise it would be too indecent!

Let me, the son of Indra, make the decision.

Masayuki and Ogasawara Kaya will be the child's principal wives, and Caster and I, as Heroic Spirits, will be his concubines.

All right... let's put aside our prejudices against each other and work together to serve this child!"

This is the speech of Ugly Emperor.

“No, no, no! Rider! What you said is too weird! Don’t act on your own!

And and and and and and... I'm not suitable for being a legal wife... But, grunt!"

You Jing Zhengxue's head started to smoke, his eyes turned black, and he passed out.

"Becoming Adonis's concubine... Well, let me think about it. Rather than that, are you interested in opening a shop together after marriage?

It's rare to have so many girls here, let's open a restaurant in Edo!

The name of the store is Circe Stock! The main product is of course the classic oatmeal porridge, Huqueon!

Hey, Adonis, you will pay for it! Show me the manliness of a head of the family! "

Circe took advantage of the chaos to promote her evil ambition of turning all the people of Edo into pigs.

In this way, the three parties expressed their ideals to each other without giving in. Rod took the opportunity to take Xiangye and escape to her brother's house.

"I don't know what happened, but you've been having a hard time."

"That's right...it's really not easy to be a popular boy." Ogasawara Kaaya teased.

Miyamoto Iori and Saber sat on the ground, and Kaya served them food as usual. Miyamoto Iori talked about what had just happened.

"Is that so... Saber was controlled just now?"

In fact, Xiangye and I had already seen it in the house. Rod and the girl next to him looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

"Thanks to the method you provided, Ruler, I was able to restore his consciousness."

"Even if I don't say anything, you will definitely find a way."

Rhode waved his hand lightly and said so. Iori felt

Ah... The Judge might have known from the beginning what would happen to Saber and himself.

At the side, Saber was wolfing down the food prepared by Ogasawara Kaaya.

Needless to say, Saber's appetite is huge. In fact, Miyamoto Iori himself also has a big appetite, with at least two large bowls of rice for every meal.

Together with Rhodes, the three of them easily finished the whole pot of rice cooked by Xiangye.

After dinner, Kaya was about to go to the kitchen to wash the dishes, but was stopped by Iori.

"No, Xiangye, you are the guest today, so leave this to me...you can do the housework after you return to Ruler's place."

"Hey, brother, you've already treated me as an outsider so quickly? How heartless!"

The girl said this but ignored his request.

So after the meal, Miyamoto Iori came to the workshop, intending to contact Zheng Chenggong and Archer to explain to them what had happened not long ago.

"I can't get in touch with Zheng Chenggong through telepathy...Aren't they at home?"

Saber looked at the unresponsive ceremonial dress, and Miyamoto Iori's expression gradually became serious.

A bad premonition arose in his mind.

No, I should have thought of it a long time ago!

The seven servants with their masters who had not been affected by the manipulation spell before were not unaffected, but had not been subjected to the spell!

When Saber's spiritual foundation was corroded, the other riders should have been attacked at the same time!

Zheng Chenggong's residence is located in Akasaka, Edo. It takes about a quarter of an hour to run from here.

"Then let's go there immediately."

Saber also nodded in agreement with his proposal, and then looked at the boy who was leaning on his chin with one hand at the window, gazing at the moonlight.

Looking at the Arbiter outside the window, Sabe had a strange feeling that he was gazing at the world itself rather than looking at the hazy night sky.

"…Ruler, Iori and I are going out for a while. Nagaya and Kaya are in your care."

After Saber spoke like this, Rhode did not respond, but the space around him began to distort.

An object appeared from the chaotic void and was grabbed by the young man and thrown over.

Saber hurriedly caught it, and upon closer inspection, she discovered that it was a flute.

At this time, Rhodes, who had been looking out the window all along, finally spoke.

"This is a gift for Koxinga and Archer. Say hello to them for me."

"okay."

Saber readily agreed and looked at the flute in her hand: Why are you giving me this?

Also, one flute as a gift for two people?

With such doubts, he left the room and caught up with the Master.

“…Cherish the present moment, Saber.”

As the door closed, he seemed to hear the Arbiter mumbling to himself.

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When Miyamoto Iori brought Saber to Zheng Chenggong's residence, his worst expectations became reality.

In the distance, the once quaint Chinese-style mansion had turned into a sea of ​​fire, and the billowing smoke could be clearly seen across several streets.

In the chaos, people dressed in foreign clothes kept fleeing from Zheng Chenggong's mansion.

As far as they know, there is only one Heroic Spirit who can do this, enough to turn a city into a cradle of hell.

"Sure enough, something has happened... Let's go, Saber!"

Miyamoto Iori rushed towards the burning Zheng Mansion, and then met the depressed Zheng Chenggong at the door of the mansion.

The Koxinga who was superior to others in both voice and momentum, was now sweating profusely, supporting the door frame with one hand, and his expression was a little depressed.

"Zheng Chenggong! Are you okay?"

"Well, barely survived."

The arrival of Iori and others gave Zheng Chenggong hope, but his expression was still solemn.

"The situation is extremely hopeless. My magic power and auxiliary equipment have been exhausted.

If I had known this, I should have taken out more spells and ritual objects from the family warehouse...!"

"Where is Archer now?"

"He is in the mansion, and is currently being temporarily suppressed by my soldiers. Of course, this is possible because Archer is resisting the ritual and suppressing his own power.

Fortunately, Archer is an abstinent Servant. But, I don’t know how long he can maintain it…”

When he said this, Zheng Chenggong looked at Saber.

He was surprised that Saber was not affected, and Miyamoto Iori explained to him the reason.

He was sent into Saber's spiritual world by the Ruby Book, and the two of them stopped his entire process after a confrontation there.