My mother's love song

There are only three older brothers and one older sister in my family. Growing up under their care, I have always wanted a younger brother or sister.

I want to take care of them like a sister, be their role model, and listen to their troubles."

The saint's voice was very lonely.

“In the end, I was unable to realize this wish.”

There was only one reason why Joan of Arc failed to realize her wish and became a sister even after her death: she died too young.

She died at the young age of 19, which was an anomaly even among the Heroes.

Most heroes at her age may not have left the Novice Village yet, but she has already achieved success on the battlefield as a woman.

An ordinary country girl listened to the voice of the sky.

He led the army to unstoppable victory and became a national idol and a military god on the battlefield.

He was betrayed by his country and his companions who also believed in the Lord, and was thrown into prison.

The interrogation was too long compared to the war, full of deception and cunning, until he finally ended his life in fire.

The above happened in just two years, from the age of 17 to 19.

Joan of Arc's life was as heroic and short as a summer rainstorm.

For the saintly girl who lived for only 19 years but whose name has been passed down through the ages, "being a sister" is a wish that is too small but absolutely impossible to achieve.

"…I'm sorry, after saying so much…I'm causing you trouble again."

Jeanne patted her cheek and spoke in a reassuring, cheerful voice.

"Okay, go to sleep, Rod! I won't bother you anymore from tomorrow on."

"It's so cold."

Rhodes suddenly said in a stick voice: "Ah~ah~It's so cold tonight. I feel like I'm going to freeze to death."

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Joan of Arc stared blankly at Rhodes who had his back to her. She was silent for a while, then showed a happy expression.

“Fufu, there’s really nothing I can do about you…!”

Afterwards, Rhodes felt warmth and softness coming from his back.

Joan of Arc moved her body and moved closer to him.

His forehead was against Rhodes' cervical vertebrae, and one hand was on his waist.

"Do you want your sister to sing you a lullaby?"

"Don't push yourself too far."

"Hoohoo... I'm shy, I'm shy."

Jeanne murmured with a motherly smile.

"Good night, Rod."

"Good night, Jeanne...sister."

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A night passed, and a clear and crisp morning came.

On the first floor of Tuliface Church, in a small and simple restaurant.

Rhodes sat on a wooden chair, savoring his breakfast with a subtle expression under the tense gaze of the girls... the Master and the Arbiter.

"How about it?"

As soon as they swallowed, the two girls asked in unison.

"Even if you ask me how..."

Rhodes looked at the porridge in the bowl in front of him and said, "It's just a bowl of porridge, right?"

"It was me and Ms. Aige who did this, right?"

Joan of Arc stared at Rhodes with a lively expression. If she had animal ears like Atalanta, her ears would definitely be shaking wildly at this moment.

It seemed that she and Aige got up early while Rhodes was still sleeping, and came to the church's kitchen to help prepare breakfast.

Rhodes nodded: "Yeah, it's delicious."

"Great!"

Jeanne and Aige clapped in unison.

After that, the two of them also started to enjoy breakfast.

Ai Ge's posture of drinking porridge is graceful and charming, just like a young lady in the ancient palace or a fairy in a fairy tale book.

As for Miss Saint?

In the blink of an eye, he wolfed down the entire bowl of porridge, then slammed the table and shouted "Another bowl" without any scruples. His heroic demeanor made Rhodes think of his goddess wife who was far away at the end of the world.

Ai Ge, who was sitting next to her, filled a bowl of porridge and handed it to her. As a result, Joan of Arc quickly finished the bowl of porridge.

“You really can eat.”

“Yes, yes! No, well, how should I put it… wuwu… there’s nothing I can do about it!”

The Saint Lady's face was flushed, with white juice on the corners of her mouth, and she stared at Rhodes resentfully.

Rhode asked while scratching the soup spoon: "So, how do we plan our time today?"

Joan of Arc stopped eating, raised her head, licked the porridge on her lips and said.

"I'm going to Ideal Forest this morning to investigate the damage and say hello to the Yugdomrenia clan. Rhodes will come with me."

"Don't take it for granted that you should give orders to others."

Rhode rolled his eyes. "You want me to go to Mirenia City? Do you want me to die? After what happened last night, it's impossible to have a good relationship anymore, right?"

"Hmm... that's true. If you go there now, you'll probably be besieged by the angry Yugdomirenya..."

Joan of Arc tilted her head and asked, "So what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to meet with Father Shirou, the supervisor of the Holy Grail War in the church in the next town today, and ask him to introduce me to the Master of the Red Team."

Rhodes said lightly that at this point the only way out was to form an alliance with the Red Side.

"Are you finally no longer thinking about fighting against the remaining 13 people alone? Fufufu... Sister, I am so relieved!"

When Ruler reached out to touch Jeanne's hair, he felt the Master's slightly resentful gaze beside him, so he quickly slapped Jeanne's hand away.

Jeanne ignored his resistance and kept putting the spoon of porridge into her mouth. The saint said with concern: "But...will the magicians of the red side be willing to accept you?"

You know, those were the guys who took the initiative to send Servants to attack Ruler.

By the way, the reason why the Red Team would take the initiative to attack me is still unclear.

The Crimson Lancer Karna is a great hero with high moral character. It is for this reason that he would straightforwardly follow the Master's order and want to take Ruler's life.

From Jeanne's perspective, it would be great if Rhodes could get in touch with the Crimson Masters.

"Although I would like to ask you to help me contact the Red Team. But... I think it is too dangerous to take the initiative to enter their territory."

"No problem. The Red Team lost a Berserker last night, and I heard that the proud Rider also suffered a setback. They should be in great need of additional combat power right now."

Under Rhode's clever inducement, Jeanne had already revealed everything about the battle in the forest last night without any precautions.

It is said that Rider, who was using a lance, was suppressed by a petite archer girl, and finally escaped from the battlefield in a carriage.

The Red Rider needs no further explanation, it must be Achilles

The problem is the young archer who overpowered the great hero Achilles?

First, we have to rule out the Red Archer Atalanta whom Rhode saw last night.

Rhode couldn't imagine such a Servant for a moment... Hahaha, it couldn't be Paris.

Anyway, let’s sort out the current information first.

Rod had already confirmed 4 black servants in the battle of Spartacus last night.

Only Berserker and Assassin are left, and the Berserker confirms through Jeanne's description that it is undoubtedly Frankenstein.

On the red side, Karna, Atalanta, and Spartacus have been confirmed, and Rider speculates that it is Achilles.

Since a large number of pigeon familiars were seen in Tulipas, it can be confirmed that Assassin is Semiramis.

Of course, the mastermind behind the Holy Grail War must be Amakusa Shiro Tokisada.

Therefore, Rhodes deduced the matchup schedule for this Holy Grail War in his mind.

Saber: [Red] Unknown - [Black] Miyamoto Musashi

Lancer: [Red] Karna - [Black] Grand Duke

Archer: [Red] Atalanta - [Black] Chiron

Rider: [Red] Achilles - [Black] Avisbronn

Castr: [Red] Unknown - [Black] Aleister

Berserker: [Red] Spartacus (retired) - [Black] Frankenstein

Assassin: [Red] Semiramis - [Black] Unknown

"Well, if you say so...if there's any danger, you must run away, okay?

Lancer over there completely disregarded the iron rule of 'the Holy Grail War is held at night' and threw the national treasure at the other party as soon as he met him. He is a dangerous person!"

Joan of Arc touched her chest with lingering fear.

"No, Ms. Ruler, you are the supervisor of the Holy Grail War, right?" Rhode said with a wry smile, "What's the point of worrying about the safety of the Servants participating in the war? If no one leaves, this war will never end, you know?"

"……Well!"

Jeanne blushed and turned away instantly.

"I just think that if you leave too early, I will lose face! This is not partiality! Since you say so, I will no longer care about your life or death!"

After finishing breakfast, the three left the church.

Joan of Arc went to the city of Milenia east of the town, while Rod took Aige to the neighboring town of Sighisoara.

Although Rhode had previously agreed with Aige that she should try not to show up too much in the Holy Grail War, he still decided to bring Aige with him to show his sincerity.

"I'm so glad. I can finally be alone with Caster again."

Ai Ge walked beside Rhodes, wearing a Western dress and smiling like a flower in the sun.

Rhodes casually agreed: "Well, I'm happy too."

"Really? I thought Caster would be sad that he wasn't with Miss Ruler today."

"Why would you think so? My Lady."

"Why... you're asking even though you already know the answer."

Aige stopped her graceful steps, turned around and stared at Rhodes, speaking word by word.

"Why did you sleep in the same bed with Ms. Ruler last night? And why did you hug each other?"

Ah this.

Rhodes' face turned pale in an instant.

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Yes, another important reason why I brought Aige out today is that Sighişoara is a famous tourist city.

Rhode planned to take Ai Ge for a good stroll, to make up for the fact that she caught him and Jeanne sleeping in the same bed this morning.

The girl puffed her cheeks cutely and said, "Miss Ruler and I will sleep in the same bed tonight."

"Yes." Rhodes bowed his head respectfully and responded, "I'll do as you say."