My mother's love song

However, the slightly sad sound of the flute contains an extremely sincere emotion.

This is a melodious tune of mourning... no, a farewell to a friend.

"........."

Saber's sword stopped in mid-air.

Not only him, but even Archer, who had completely lost his rationality, seemed to be attracted by the sound of the flute and lowered the bow in his hand with a full string.

The scarlet murderous intent in Archer's eyes gradually dimmed, and the ferocious expression disappeared from his face.

When Miyamoto Iori saw this scene, she couldn't help but think of the story known to everyone.

There is a mistake in the song, Zhou Lang looks back.

Hearing such a clumsy flute sound, Zhou Yu of Sun Wu in Jiangdong must have frowned.

"Unexpectedly... it's a really nice flute sound."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "I thought you just listened to me playing every night... I didn't expect you were secretly practicing in private.

But that's true...you are just that kind of person, Master."

"Archer!"

Zheng Chenggong rushed out from behind the two men and ran towards Zhou Yu.

"do not come!"

Archer shouted.

Everyone noticed that his eyes were still red and the manipulation technique had not been lifted.

He held the bow in one hand and the arrow in the other, and spoke in a trembling voice.

"Master, if you come over here..."

Zheng Chenggong, sweating profusely, raised his right hand: "Archer! Use the Command Spell to order me to make a promise once again..."

"Zheng Mingyan!"

Archer's call made Zheng Chenggong give up on condensing magic power in his right hand.

"...I'm sorry I couldn't see you till the end..."

As he said this, Zhou Yu pointed the sharp arrow in his hand at his neck. He had already accepted his fate.

"You have to achieve your wish through your own strength... even if it means using any means necessary."

Zheng Chenggong opened his eyes wide and trembled. Although he wanted to speak out to stop it, at this moment the desire for his friend to be freed overwhelmed everything.

He put away his sadness and responded with a relieved smile: "Yes, I swear."

Seeing Zheng Chenggong nod heavily, Zhou Yu smiled back, and then carried out his master's final order with his own will and committed suicide.

"No matter in the past or now"

"Although none of them could realize their dreams... they all found good masters."

With a satisfied smile, Archer concluded his waxing moon ritual.

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Yokosuka Port, inside a large three-masted merchant ship belonging to the Coyette family.

The female magician Dorothea from the Clock Tower crossed her long legs and sank into a soft chair. She seemed to be looking at the nautical chart on the wall, but in fact she was looking into the distance.

Through magic connecting to the eyes of the familiar Orochi, she saw everything that happened in Akasaka tonight.

"After Rider, the second person to leave is actually Archer... This is really surprising.

I originally thought that the two of them would be my greatest enemies. Although Saber is very powerful, her master is a rookie."

The corners of Dorothea's mouth curved up slightly.

It was as if she was blessed by God, and everything was developing in her favor.

His own Servant, Rider, Koga Saburo's greatest enemy, has already withdrawn, and Archer, who was also a Top Servant, also committed suicide tonight.

"Although I lost a valuable familiar in the battle at the port, I also learned Saber's true name.

Japan's top hero, Nippon Takeru, is not inferior to Rider in terms of threat to Orochi, and may even be higher.

But as long as you know his real name, there is nothing to be afraid of. After all, although his treasure is invincible, he was a hero who died from the poison of the snake god before his death...

Just like the invincible Greek hero can be killed by the poison of the Hydra. "

Dorothea looked up at the corner of the room, "Assassin, are you listening to me?"

Although the assassin is usually taciturn, he is particularly quiet today... I have a bad feeling about this.

Koga Saburo was silent for a moment before speaking: "Master, someone is eroding my spiritual foundation. It is an external method used to seize the mind and use the servant as a puppet."

"?"

Dorothea frowned, a little stunned.

"So? Of course I know. Didn't you report it to me yesterday?

This evil magic has no effect on you. As a subordinate of the Serpent God, it is easy for you to resist this kind of magic."

Koga Saburo nodded: “Yes, I did say that.

Until now, I have been resisting the external law, but..."

"!"

A chilling and terrible feeling ran through Dorothea's magic circuit.

"I changed my mind."

Koga Saburo said in a serious tone: "Forgive me, Dorothea Coyette. I intended to test your resolve.

Therefore, after careful consideration, I decided to accept the control of the spell."

Dorothea was furious when she heard this and shouted, "...You actually said you wanted to test me! Stop talking nonsense, Assassin!"

"Humph"

The giant man with his face covered by a white cloth laughed contemptuously, and the female magician shook her head helplessly.

"Really? A Heroic Spirit with half-abridged divinity is really disturbing...!

Listen up, Assassin! You can mess around if you want, but what about Ruler?

Do you think that adult will forgive your reckless and foolish behavior?

He has instructed you to protect your master well."

Assassin interrupted, “No, Lord Snake has never said such a thing.

Although I was troubled for a while, the master only asked me to clarify my wish for the Waxing Moon Ceremony from beginning to end."

"what……"

Dorothea half opened her mouth.

She remembered the words of warning the boy left her when he said goodbye.

"Don't forget the fundamental difference between humans and gods.

Even this little ghost has Yu's blood flowing in his body [curse]

Don't get devoured by the snake before you give me everything, okay?"

After a brief moment of shock, Dorothea quickly regained her composure.

She knew Assassin's divine nature [arrogance] very well, so she decisively gave up on having an equal dialogue with him:

“I give this order with two Command Seals…!”

Dorothea is undoubtedly the best Master in this Holy Grail War.

She can make the best move the moment a servant shows his rebellious teeth. Her response is perfect.

If her Servant wasn't Assassin, who was known for his speed, the Command Spell would definitely work.

Koga Saburo's arm, which was hanging down to his knees, suddenly turned into a giant snake and hit the girl hard in the abdomen.

"Goooo!"

Dorothea groaned and fell into the chair.

"Come on, my lord in this world, Dorothea Coyette. Try to stop me!"

The assassin, his eyes dyed red, left the female magician's studio.

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Longhouse.

"Iori and the others will be back soon."

Sitting cross-legged on the straw mat, Rhodes closed the half-read book in his hand, blew out the candle, and lay down next to the sleeping Xiangye.

The boy stared at the ceiling for a while, closed his eyes, and muttered to himself bitterly.

"Tsuchimikado Yasuhiro... that ignorant brat, why don't you come and manipulate me?

Alas, I can’t even find a reason to cause trouble…”

Chapter 951: Rhodes: I will take care of your wife and children, don't worry

The next morning, at the door of the long house.

"Is this... a marriage proposal?"

Rhodes stared blankly at the comb in his hand, then looked up at Saber in front of him.

After staying overnight in the long house and having breakfast, Rhodes said goodbye to Iori and Saber with Ogasawara Kaya and prepared to return to his workshop.

But just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Saber.

Then, what Rhodes received from the hesitant beautiful swordsman was this exquisitely crafted wooden comb.

The comb decorated with beautiful shells exudes a natural atmosphere like the sea in its elegance.

In ancient China, combs were often used as tokens of love between men and women. It is said that this was because they implied "growing old together" and "being married forever".

In ancient Japan, combs had a similar function, and men would often give combs to women when proposing to them.

No...nearly 2000 years before Yamato Takeru lived, there probably wasn't such a custom in Japan, Rhodes thought.

"What proposal...?" Saber blinked.

"Nothing," Rod shook his head and asked, "What's wrong with the comb?"

"Well……"

Saber, who was usually quite straightforward and cheerful, became uncharacteristically shy.

The cute look of Yamato Takeru, who was pinching his fingers and shaking his shoulders left and right, really looked like a girl before confessing her love.

How on earth could that kid Iori hold back?

If it weren't for the contract, Rhodes really wanted to use his clairvoyance to confirm whether he was a man or a woman.

“Mmm~~Wuwu~~~”

No matter how Rhode asked, Saber remained hesitant and refused to speak.

But Rhode also found that his eyes were always glancing to the side.

That was Ogasawara Kaye, who was standing in the middle of the street about ten meters away from the two of them, waiting for Rod to go home together.

"So that's what's going on." Rhodes suddenly realized.

"Huh? What did you understand?"