My mother's love song

"By the way..."

Rhodes held the empty glass in his hand and said, "Your father doesn't drink? What a surprise."

He was not referring to the current adopted Ogasawara, but his deceased adoptive father Miyamoto Musashi. The smart girl immediately understood what he meant.

"My father's health was not good in his later years, and he has already quit drinking..."

Xiangye said angrily: "I heard that my father was also addicted to alcohol when he was young, and he often got drunk and fought in the streets."

"Haha, that does look like her."

The boy narrowed his eyes happily and murmured softly.

Xiangye looked at him curiously and asked, "Why don't you ask your brother but ask your father?

Considering my age, I am more likely to pour wine for my brother, right? "

"Iori doesn't drink, does he?"

The girl poked her chin and said, "That's true, but how did you know that?

Ah... you didn't invite me to drink with you, did you? Luo Dejun!"

"No, absolutely not."

Before Xiangye gets angry, Rod proves his innocence.

"Because I can tell that Iori isn't the type to drink."

"Indeed, my brother is different from Rod-kun. He is a very serious person." Xiangye said proudly.

Rhodes said aggrievedly: "Drinking has nothing to do with being serious or not, right?

Saber is also serious, and he drinks, too."

"Hey! Miss Saber can drink too!?"

Ogasawara Kaye opened her mouth in disbelief.

"Yeah, you can't judge a person by appearance... although I'm not sure."

How can someone who can't drink wield the Kusanagi sword? Ibuki will be furious.

"If you don't know, don't talk nonsense!"

Ogasawara Kaye, who was so angry that she laughed, hit the boy's shoulder with her pink fist.

While blocking, Rhode said, “What I want to say is that Saber and I are the same kind of people, while Iori is another kind of person.

He doesn’t care about material enjoyment at all, so he has no interest in wine.”

"Although I am a little uncomfortable with you putting yourself together with Miss Saber, but...

If that's the case, well, it's true... my brother has never been interested in anything other than sword training."

Ogasawara Kaya sighed and said, “If he could have half of Rod-kun’s drinking and sex habits, I wouldn’t have to worry about him all day.

If my brother continues to indulge in swordsmanship, no matter how many years pass, I'm afraid he will never have a wife or an official position...

Although it is annoying to be like Rhode and enjoy oneself all day long, it is also distressing if a person is too desireless. "

"No desire... huh?"

Rhodes murmured and repeated the girl's words, maybe it was just the opposite.

"What's wrong?" Xiangye asked.

"No, it's nothing."

He looked at the girl beside him: "Xiangye, it's late at night, are you cold?"

“It’s not cold… ah!”

Rhodes took advantage of Xiangye's unpreparedness and hugged her in his arms, with his arm on her shoulders.

"Luo, Luo Dejun, I hate you... No... Everyone should go to bed!"

"I won't do anything to the little brat."

"Who are you calling a brat?"

When Ogasawara Kaya found that the other party was just hugging her shoulders, she quickly gave up struggling.

Then he leaned forward.

Xiangye was usually very lively and active, but now she was quiet and docile. She buried her upper body in Rhodes' arms and snuggled up to him tightly.

Rhodes hugged the girl's slender and soft body, feeling her body temperature through her kimono.

The two of them let time pass slowly in silence.

Xiangye's lazy murmur could be heard in his arms.

"It would be nice if it could continue like this..."

"Of course."

"I'm astonished that you can lie with such a normal look on your face."

Xiangye stared at Rhodes with resentment, and then slowly said: "The day when Rhodes-kun leaves... is getting closer."

"..."

Rhodes was shocked.

Does Xiangye already know about the existence of the Waxing Moon Ceremony?

No, this is unlikely.

But the perceptive girl may have already noticed the sign that the recent series of incredible daily routines are about to end.

"Lord, don't forget me, okay?"

"No...I will stay for a while."

Rhodes held the girl's hand tightly and said, "Even if the incident is over, I want to stay in Edo for a while.

There are still things that need to be taken care of here, and didn’t I promise Xiangye to make you happy? "

"what?"

Xiangye blinked in surprise and Rod smiled at her.

"In order to realize this wish, we must work together to create a better tomorrow."

"Lord-kun!"

Xiangye smiled in a trance of happiness and buried her flushed face in the boy's arms.

"Hehe... I can hear Rod-kun's heartbeat... It's so intense."

"By the way, this is a rare opportunity. Would you like to see my Ten-Grip Sword, Kaya?"

"Really...dirty jokes are prohibited!"

……

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After several days of tracking, Miyamoto Iori and Saber finally determined the location of the mastermind behind the manipulation of the ownerless heroic spirit.

"Hmm... I have a strange feeling. Iori, proceed carefully."

Following the guidance of the Ruby Book, Miyamoto Iori came to a door engraved with a pentagram rune.

"It should be here, but it won't open. Could it be bolted?"

"This door is enchanted. It must be Tsuchimikado's doing."

Saber interrupted, "Although I want to split it directly, I can't use my Noble Phantasm."

Just as they were discussing how to invade the enemy camp, a voice came from behind.

"What a coincidence, Miyamoto Iori and Saber. Why are you here?"

Iori and the others looked back and saw a beautiful woman who was dressed gorgeously, had graceful curves, and exuded a condescending and arrogant aura.

"You are Assassin's Master... Dorothea! Your presence here means that you are indeed related to this series of events!"

The atmosphere instantly became tense, and Saber drew the long sword from her waist, demonstrating with her actions what it meant to be on the verge of a tense situation.

"Stop it, stop it, Saber. Can't you see I'm alone?"

Saber observed her for a while and then said, “Don’t listen to her, Iori.

But it doesn't mean she is a person. Assassin may be in spirit form, or he may be using a class skill."

"My Servant was taken away."

Dorothea's words calmed the swordsman down.

The female magician looked away and said, "The contract has not been rewritten, but the control has been increased... I'm afraid that Assassin's spirit has also been corroded."

"..."

Miyamoto Iori finally understood why she appeared here. Perhaps she came here to put an end to everything.

Born in an Oriental island country dominated by male power, this was the first time they had seen a woman with such a strong and distinct self-assertion like Dorothea.

Not only that...but even though I had only not seen her for a few days, it felt like she had become a different person.

Becoming more feminine... no, more confident and mature?

Is this self-reflection after losing a Servant, or is there some other reason?

As warriors, Iori and Saber would never have thought that Dorothea's change was not spiritual, but a simple and vulgar one.

After spending a night with Rod and tasting the pleasure of sex, she grew up.

Didn't the strongest creature on earth once say something similar, "If you want to become stronger, you must eat the forbidden fruit."

Dorothea, who was already quite perfect on the spiritual level, reached a higher level in every sense after her body transformed from a girl to a woman.

Iori and Saber even felt that they were about to be overwhelmed by her momentum.

"Even so, there's no need for you to act alone, right?"

"No, it is necessary. This is my own fault, and I certainly cannot involve others."

The female magician's eyes sparkled with an unwavering determination.

More importantly, if I want to continue to be with that person... I have to become a better woman than I am now, and I have to complete the trial.

Dorothea shouted.

“This time, it’s not on the Coyette [family’s] name that I’m betting, but on Dorothea [my own] name that I’ll do my duty.”

In this way, Miyamoto Iori and Dorothea, who had the same goal, decided to temporarily form a united front.

"It feels like we will always be ordered around by her..." Saber said uneasily.

"Oh, that's a harsh thing to say. I just meant to be appropriate."

Dorothea put one hand on her waist and looked at the Yin-Yang seal on the door in front of her.

"I see, it can't be opened... I thought so, after all, it's the magician's base.

It should have been designed as a sturdy workshop when it was built. You can think of it as a fortress."

Iori said: "So this is considered a siege? Thanks for your advice.

In that case, Saber, release the Noble Phantasm..."

"That's not necessary."

Dorothea's arrogant laughter was heard in front of the mansion late at night.

The eldest daughter of the Clock Tower covered her lips with the back of her hand and announced with great pride.

"Let me tell you, a workshop of this level is meaningless in front of me, Dorothea Coyette!"

In a flash, Dorothea easily broke Japan's strongest Tsuchimikado barrier.

During the Heian period 500 years ago, due to its closed island environment, this country still retained powerful mysterious remnants that should have disappeared.

However, in the Edo period, when the atmosphere of the Age of Gods had completely faded, the island's mysteries and magic could not compare with the clock tower that has become the center of modern magic.