My mother's love song

So even though Ayaka has entered high school, her admiration for Aika has not changed.

Although, the girl has become more rebellious recently.

"Did Rod go out this morning?" Ayaka asked.

"Do not……"

Ai Ge said calmly while stirring the poached eggs in the pan with a spatula.

"Rod went out last night. I don't think he will come back for a while... No, maybe he will never come back."

""

The girl was stunned.

My bad premonition came true.

Last night Ayaka had a dream: she would never see Rod again.

That's why after waking up from bed sweating profusely, she immediately searched around the house in her pajamas for her nephew's whereabouts.

“…Why?”

Ayaka excitedly ran to the kitchen entrance and grabbed the door frame.

"Since you knew, why didn't you stop Rod? Sister, where did Rod go? "

This was the first time the girl had used such an emotional tone towards her adored sister.

"..."

Even Ai Ge was a little surprised by her sister's violent reaction. She quickly turned off the stove, wiped her hands with a scarf, and turned to her sister.

“Ayaka, actually it’s like this… Eeheeeheheheh!?!?”

Sajo Aika stood there stiffly.

She stared at her sister with her beautiful emerald eyes wide open and her mouth half open.

"How, how could this happen..."

A genius girl who has been omniscient and omnipotent since birth and can grasp anything with just one glance.

Love Song had never been so vehemently surprised by something before.

It has never happened before and it will never happen again.

Because, what came into view now was a scene that even the Root Princess could not have foreseen.

That well-behaved and introverted Ayaka...

The sister who always follows behind me...

She actually dyed her smooth black hair blonde! Blonde!!!

"Ayaka, Ayaka!"

Aika Sajo stood there with her mouth wide open. It took her several seconds to come back to her senses.

She ran over and grabbed her sister's arms: "What's wrong with you? Why did you dye your hair? And it's still such a bright and exaggerated golden yellow!

Is it a breakup? No, that's not right... Could it be that Ayaka was bullied at school? Was she bullied by bad kids? Does father know about this? "

"Sister, your reaction is too exaggerated."

Sajo Ayaka stroked her brilliant golden hair, lowered her head and muttered in embarrassment.

“It’s not that I’m heartbroken or being bullied, I just want to change my mood.

I had told my father about dyeing my hair before, and he didn't object... He said that since I was already in high school, it would be good, and my mother also had beautiful blonde hair.

So I dyed my hair blonde last night."

"Oh... sorry. I was really surprised."

Aige then breathed a sigh of relief and let go of Ayaka's shoulders.

Just by dyeing her hair blonde, her aura has changed dramatically... she sighed.

The gloomy atmosphere was swept away.

The cute and tender oriental face paired with the exaggerated blonde hair looks very harmonious.

Aige held her chin up, smiled and nodded: "Very cute."

"Really? That's great..."

The girl clenched her fist happily when her sister praised her. "Thank you, sister."

A second passed.

Aige carefully probed while looking at the blonde girl with glasses' younger sister.

"Ayaka, are you really not bullied by others?"

"So that's not the case, sister, you are so long-winded."

Aige: “…What.”

Ayaka's puffed up cheeks made her realize for the first time that her cute sister had really become a rebellious JK.

"Let's get back to the original topic, sister. About Rod-kun."

"Ah... yes, I must explain to you what happened to Rod."

As the world's number one love song fan, Ayaka could tell that her sister was somewhat reluctant.

Obviously, Rhode was her sister's closest and dearest lover, but she did nothing about the boy's departure. Ayaka had no way to urge her and could only wait silently.

""

The two of them were speechless.

"Sajo Ayaka."

Suddenly, he whispered his sister's full name.

"……exist."

"You, do you want to know the secret of Rhodes?"

Aika stared at Ayaka from the front with an unprecedented serious look.

The girl met those transparent gazes like the galantō that could not even imagine the emotions.

The desire to know what happened to Rod surpassed Ayaka's awe and admiration for her sister.

"I want to know."

Ayaka nodded heavily.

“Rod and I have lived together in this home for more than five years. He is not only my sister’s child, but also my nephew.

So...please tell me, sister."

Who on earth is Rhodes?

Why did Rod become the adopted son of the Shajo family?

What happened in his past?

Where is he now and what is he doing?

Ayaka said, "I want to know the real Rod."

“…Haha.”

Sajo Aika stared at her sister's serious face and let out a small sigh.

Then, after a while, Ai Ge said this.

"Rod told me before he left. If Ayaka wants to know, there's no harm in telling her."

"…Hey, did Rod-kun say that?"

Ayaka's shoulders trembled slightly.

She couldn't tell whether it was nervousness or joy.

"Ayaka, come over here with me."

Aige took off her apron and walked out of the kitchen.

Hurrying to catch up, Aige walked through the door and headed towards the corridor of the garden.

There is a white path in the lush botanical garden.

There are apparently nearly a hundred pigeons raised here, but not a single one can be seen at the moment.

Ayaka, who is an apprentice magician, felt something strange.

Following Ai Ge deeper into the garden, the two sisters passed through a field of tropical plants that did not belong to an island country.

"Huh? Our garden is actually this big."

Just as she was about to ask, Ayaka's eyes widened.

Amidst the green, an ancient iron door appeared.

It should be the so-called Victorian style. This door is incompatible with the Japanese-style Sha Tiao home decoration.

"... In a place like this, there are rooms in the garden? No, why have I never seen one before?"

The girl was at a loss.

It should be a camouflage barrier.

But if that's the case, then even a great magus like my father would never have noticed it?

My sister's words can indeed be done, but...is this really set by my sister?

"This was set up by Rhodes."

Aige replied as if she had noticed her sister's confusion.

"Hey... isn't Rod-kun's magic level lower than mine?!"

Shatiao Aige smiled and gently touched the rusty iron door handle with her fingers.

With a creak, the door opened automatically.

The dreamlike scenery that was like a different world made Ayaka Sajo's eyes tremble.

Shrouded by the setting sun from above is a room filled with books and magic props.

There were unknown patterns painted on the walls.

The bookcase on one side is filled with books in Hebrew, Latin, English, German, French, Chinese and Japanese, and on the other side is a wine cabinet.

There are various objects on the desk in the room.

Dried frogs soaked in a tank, an inverted crucifixion, a thirty-eight-sided dice with unknown numbers written on it, Egyptian-style masks and mirrors, clay tablets displayed in glass display cabinets... and so on.

It looks like

Ayaka asked knowingly, "Where is this place?"

"Rod's secret base...or magic workshop?" Aige answered with an intoxicated expression.

"You've seen my father's workshop, right? Since they're both black magicians, their styles are similar.

Hmm... this may be a little depressing for you, do you want to open the curtains?"

"……How can it be."

Ayaka was so surprised that she covered her lips.

It's still hard to believe.

My nephew, who was corrupted by video games and nightclubs, actually has such an outstanding black magic workshop.

But...my sister won't lie.

Sajo Ayaka nodded and asked.

"What are you bringing me here for?"