My mother's love song

Although he was a lone Servant, his strength was the strongest one that could rival Karna and Achilles, and his Master was a monster whose reason was unknown...

And more importantly, this guy is now working with that woman Ruler!

"You misunderstood, Caster. I just felt that there was no need for me to speak, but since my Master cannot satisfy you, it is necessary for me to communicate with you."

The Assyrian Queen said this with a smile, but Rhodes replied unmoved.

"It's your flattering attitude that makes me uneasy, Ms. Assassin."

...Flattery, flattery! ?

Why do I have to please someone like you?

Semiramis' cheeks felt hot, and she felt ashamed and annoyed, but she didn't know how to express herself.

"I... I just made the best choice for the Red Team's victory. I would like to call it the leeway and tolerance of a king."

Now the empress finally understood that one should not be too humble.

Black Caster is a shameless man who will take advantage of even the slightest bit of sweetness, so he must act casually.

So she played hard to get.

"Oh my, this is really... If you think that the sincerity I showed is some kind of deception, then please leave."

"Oh, bye."

Rhodes grabbed Aige's wrist, turned around and left.

"wait wait wait!"

Semiramis stood up from the throne in a hurry.

"……Well."

Father Shirou watched his Servant silently from the side.

The Empress, who usually had an overbearing and domineering attitude in front of other Crimson Servants, actually lost her composure today, which made him feel very puzzled.

Semiramis spoke hastily, no longer caring about the fact that the initiative was completely in the hands of the other party.

"I understand. You want tangible benefits, right? Hmm, if I think about it, it's not fair to let you fight against the six black knights alone."

In response, Rhodes nodded readily.

From the gleam in his eyes, you could tell that he was delighted to finally hear something of real value to him.

Although I don't know what value I have to Semiramis, it seems that there is something I can use.

Semiramis sat back on the throne and asked, "Tell me, what are your conditions?"

Father Shirou does not understand Assassin's behavior.

Including Amakusa Shiro Tokisada himself, the Red side has seven Servants. Why would they be so humble and ask for an alliance with the Black Caster who is just one?

He didn't know that Semiramis had lost her calm judgment in order to return the Hanging Gardens to the sky and to live up to his sixty years of preparation.

Rhode put on an arrogant attitude and said, "It's fine to accept Black's alliance, but we have two requests."

Without waiting for the other party to react, Rhodes continued speaking forcefully.

"First, tell us the true names of all the Servants participating in our Holy Grail War.

If I knew the true names of all the Heroic Spirits, then there would be no need for me to work with Jeanne... This should be the result you want to see, am I right?"

""

There was silence in the hall for a few seconds. The Assyrian Queen frowned and finally sighed.

"My Master, please tell them this information."

"..."

Father Shirou was stunned.

He wanted to say something, but seeing the anxious light flashing in Assassin's eyes, he could only grit his teeth and tell the servants' real names one by one.

"Red Caster is the great British playwright William Shakespeare."

"Uh-huh."

"The Black Assassin is Kama, the god of love in Indian mythology."

When he heard Kama's name, Rhodes' expression froze.

Is this Kama the Kama that I know?

No, that's impossible... Normally, I would definitely think so, after all, this is a parallel world, but

Normally, you can't summon divine servants in the Holy Grail War!

Just when Rhodes was feeling confused.

"Red Saber... only her real name is unknown. It's hidden by a Noble Phantasm or an inherent skill."

"Hidden?"

Rhode blinked. So the Red Saber is still Xiao Mo.

Rod remembered that in the original story, Kotomine Shirou once asked Shishi Jie about Xiao Mo's real name.

The [Helmet of Hiding Infidelity] that the Rebellious Knight received from Morgan can conceal his true name and abilities.

"…Okay, what's the other request?"

Seeing that Rhodes was lost in thought, Semiramis urged.

Caster looked at him sternly and spoke in a firm tone that would not allow him to refuse.

"The second request is that I am short of manpower here and need help. As you know, it is very dangerous for a Servant to be alone."

"Do you mean that you hope we can send a Servant to assist you?"

"Yes, as you know, I am working with Ruler now.

You are very afraid of Ruler now, am I right? This is an opportunity to monitor her personally, don’t you think? "

A light flashed in the young priest's pupils, but then dimmed immediately.

"I'm sorry, Caster. This is not something I can decide. And I don't have much hostility towards Ruler."

Father Shirou said calmly: "Regarding this condition, I need to consult other Masters."

Rod interrupted him.

"Shirou Kotomine, you are the Master of the Six Servant."

The priest, who had been looking relaxed, was dumbfounded when he heard this.

Although Semiramis remained calm, her eyebrows began to tremble.

Shirou Kotomine had seized the Command Seals of five Masters, information that no one else knew except the two Crimson Masters present.

How did Aleister Crowley know this?

"Hahahaha...you really know how to joke."

The young priest calmed his inner wavering and looked like he was wearing a mask with a fake smile on his face.

"What you are talking about is really too far-fetched. I am only the Master of Assassin."

Rhodes just raised his eyebrows in disdain, but did not continue to expose his lies, as that would seem too unclassy.

The atmosphere between the thrones became extremely subtle... no, it became tense.

Father Kotomine narrowed his eyes: Caster knows too much.

The risks of forming an alliance with him far outweigh the benefits. No matter how you look at it, we should get rid of him.

"Assassin, prepare to trap Caster here. I will use the Command Seal to call Lancer and Rider. Caster cannot be allowed to return alive."

Semiramis: "..."

Even if you let me trap him here, I can't control him now!

"Wait... wait, Master!" The Empress stopped the Master in a panic, "Don't kill him!"

"Don't kill?"

"Uh... I mean we can't kill him yet. This man is still useful."

"Is it still useful?"

"Hmm... Yeah, yeah, that's right. Leave it to me... Leave it to me, okay?"

"If you say so, Assassin."

Shirou Kotomine frowned slightly: This is the first time I see Assassin in such a mess, what happened?

"Mm."

Semiramis broke the silence: "I understand. I will assign a Servant to assist you in the battle. I accept your alliance terms."

The moment the Empress raised her hand to call Lancer, Rhodes stopped her.

"No, I want me to be the one to choose the servant."

The Empress paused, then said, "That's no problem. Which Servant do you want?"

then.

Standing in the center of the throne, Rhodes slowly raised his right hand, pointing his index finger at the empress who was high above him.

"It's you, Assassin."

……

……

……

Tuliface Church, restaurant.

“Hey hey hey hey hey!!! Why did it turn out like this!?”

Jeanne stared blankly at a corner of the dining table. The person sitting there elegantly was none other than Semiramis from the red team.

The beautiful empress with long black hair and luxurious clothes made the dilapidated church seem to be shining just by her appearance.

"Wait for Rod to come over here!"

Jeanne grabbed Rod and pulled him aside: "What's going on? Isn't that the Red Assassin?"

"I have formed a temporary alliance with the Red Party."

"Hey? With the red team? Why?"

"Because the other party is quite sincere and the conditions they offer are not bad, and now I don't have much choice."

Rhodes said casually.

Jeanne asked curiously, "What conditions did they offer?"

"Breaking up with you."

“Hah!?!?!?”

Jeanne shouted loudly, and Semiramis beside her glanced over there.

“Just kidding, they did have that idea, but I didn’t agree to it.

The Red Master seems to regard you as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh. He regards you as the biggest enemy of the Holy Grail this time.

How about it, very useful information, right?" Rhodes said with a smile.

"Hostile to me? No wonder Lancer would..."

Jeanne pursed her lips, then turned to look at Semiramis.

The corners of the empress's mouth, which exuded a sweet and poisonous aura, curled up. That beautiful and dangerous smile made Miss Saint shudder all over.

She quickly took a step forward and protected Rhodes behind her.

"what happened?"

Faced with the young man's question, Joan of Arc narrowed her eyes calmly, shook her head and said nothing.

No, that's not right, Rod.