My mother's love song

"I'm just teaching you how to be a good person."

"Okay, okay, I give up."

Orange's tone softened, and it sounded more sincere than before: "After I hang up the phone, I will reflect on my past interactions with you, so just listen to my request this time, okay?"

Unlike her sister who liked to act like a spoiled brat, Orange was a woman of her word, which Rhodes admired very much.

He said, "Of course you can, but before that I want to ask you. Since you have a job, why don't you find a job?"

Shiki has now graduated from high school and is gradually taking over the affairs of the Yomiuri family, so he has long since finished his part-time job at Galan Hall. However, he will occasionally help Chengzi with some work for her sake.

Orange said: "Well... how should I put it, if I ask for help this time, she will definitely yell, 'It's boring, don't push such boring things to me!' and then hang up the phone."

"If it's a boring job, don't call me. I'm very busy. Youzhu is going to give birth in a few months, you know that, right?"

Although the relationship between Chengzi and Qingzi is incompatible, the relationship between her and Youzhu is quite good.

"Ah, I will return to Japan before Yuzu's baby is born. Please tell her to look forward to my souvenirs.

Well, this time the work commission is like this..."

Orange ignored Rhode's complaint and said to himself, "A few days ago, a mother contacted me and hoped that I could use magic to 'save her daughter'."

"..."

Hearing this, Rhodes was speechless for a long time.

"Is the client a super super rich woman like Youzhu?"

Orange said slowly: "No, it's not what you think. The job itself doesn't make much money."

Rhodes felt like she was going to make him speechless.

"I'm hanging up."

“Wait, wait a minute!”

"I say, Orange... I think you should look for a doctor in the hospital or a priest in the church. I'm not some great saint who can save the dying.

While we are talking on the phone, countless people are suffering from disasters at every moment. Do I have to save every single one of them?

Sorry, I can't do it. It's difficult both physically and mentally." Rod refused seriously.

"I understand your moral standards a little bit now."

Orange smirked, “If it’s a tragedy that happens right in front of me, I can’t just sit back and do nothing, but if it’s not within my reach, I won’t act out of kindness.

Should I say it's ordinary, or too ordinary... Is that your self-protection mechanism?"

Rhodes snorted, “That’s about it.

Although we often say that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, but if I really follow this standard, I would spend at least 30 hours a day saving the world.

In the end, won't you be unable to take care of your own family? Am I going to let Youzhu stay alone in her empty room every night?"

"Don't be impatient. I don't mean to blame you. I mean, I like this about you.

Yes, that's right. Common-sense kindness is the best.

If everyone were like you, the world would probably be a better place than it is now."

Orange is not complimenting, he is telling the truth.

Especially for a guy like Rhodes, who has almost omnipotent power but still maintains a normal mind, this is really amazing in Orange's opinion.

Then, she changed the subject: "But, Rhodes...

What if the girl I want you to help rescue is not an ordinary person, what would you do?

If that girl has similar characteristics to you, what would Rhode do? "

Rhode frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"

"The girl who is the client of the job I want to accept this time is not an ordinary person. Should I say she is similar to you in nature or something like that?

In short, Rhode, do you know the Japanese belief in Shin Hina?"

"Uh, that's...wait, Orange."

Perhaps sensing the obvious hesitation in Rhodes' voice, Orange raised his voice and spoke.

"Sakutsuki Miyu is said to be a girl who was born as a child of God and has the power to respond to the wishes of others without distinction."

……

……

……

In a dark world where even the stars have gone out.

In the magic circuit composed of huge rocks with a radius of more than 50 meters, the noble soul of the saint is bound.

Pure white robe, pure white long hair, every inch of the body radiates golden glow.

The saint girl smiled at the boy and said, "It's great to see you at the very end."

The boy responded coldly: "I'm sorry, I can't save you. I have to destroy you here."

Then, without hesitation, the boy released the dark aurora from the black holy sword, piercing through the girl's bound soul.

She did not resist, but just smiled and spoke softly.

"Thank you, Onii-chan."

The Golden Saint kept smiling until she collapsed, looking down at the boy tenderly, and gradually peeled off from the magic circle.

"!!!"

Rod woke up from his airplane seat.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha..."

His back was soaked with sweat, and he was breathing heavily as if he was short of oxygen.

I've been having the same dream a lot lately...

In a world left with only darkness, Rod ended the fate of a girl for the sake of the world and justice.

That was his experience at Mount Enzo at the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War.

In order to end the Fuyuki Holy Grail War, Rod personally killed the last consciousness of the Winter Saint in the Greater Holy Grail.

Because the contaminated Holy Grail can no longer remain in the world, it is like Pandora's Box, and only by completely destroying it can disasters be prevented.

So, Rod did.

He killed Justissa Rizleich von Einzbern, who was like his own daughter and sister...

"..."

Rhodes covered his mouth and let the strong feeling of discomfort surge in his chest.

He opened his eyes wide and stared at the sea of ​​clouds and the sun outside the plane window.

Sure enough, I still can't accept it.

　At this moment, Rhodes made up his mind.

In the past, Rod was unable to save Justissa due to his lack of ability, and he chose to execute the "correct justice" like Emiya Kiritsugu.

For the sake of the world, he gave up Justisa.

But Rhodes made his decision.

One day, I must rescue Justisa and bring the Saint of Winter back into this world.

Of course, before that, Rhodes had to deal with another matter first.

A girl who, like Justisa, is the living Holy Grail of Rhodes' daughter and sister, Sakutsuki Miyu.

Rhodes accepted Orange's commission.

Because he was just at the airport sending the vampire princesses to the plane, Rhode called Ai Ge and told her that he would be away for a few days, and then boarded the plane.

After the nausea completely subsided, Rhodes opened the work materials faxed by Orange. The content was of course information about the Shuoyue family, all of which were the results of Orange's investigation.

"Until the age of seven, you are considered a god"

In the past, there was a legend in Japan that children under the age of seven were not ordinary people, but beings close to gods.

In an era of extremely high infant mortality, children were seen as ambiguous beings situated on the boundary between human and divine.

That is a folk legend that has been lost for a long time in modern times with advanced medical care...

Somewhere in Japan, such a legend still survives...

Shuoyue family.

A prestigious family with a long history that has continued from the Tensho period to the present day in a certain place in Japan.

On the surface, it is an ordinary family that has nothing to do with magic.

Apart from its long history, this family has no achievements worth mentioning, but there is only one thing that seems abnormal.

No one had ever seen a child born in that home. To be more precise, no one had ever seen a girl under the age of seven.

Once they pass that age, children are suddenly exposed to the public.

"My frail health condition has been cured", "I moved here from another hospital", "I adopted a child from a relative", these are the excuses they use to cover up.

Sakutsuki Miyu is one of these examples.

It's no wonder that Aozaki Touko was curious and even asked Rhodes to investigate while she was abroad.

Rhodes, who had watched "Magical Girl Illya", naturally understood what was going on.

Miyu Sakutsuki is the heroine in "Magical Girl Illya". Of course, her true identity is not the son of God, but the "Living Holy Grail".

It was born into the world as the completed Holy Grail, and until the age of seven it retained the "power to grant people's wishes indiscriminately."

Of course, all of the above are from the settings of "Magic".

The world that Rod lives in is obviously not either of the two worlds that serve as the background stage for "Magic".

Although the Sakutsuki family and Miyu have never appeared in the Fate series, it would not be surprising even if they did. Rhode was going to find out.

In less than an hour, Rhodes arrived at his destination, Hokkaido.

The Sakutsuki family in "Magic" is a family living in Fuyuki. In this world, it seems that the whole family moved from Fuyuki to Hokkaido more than a hundred years ago.

Because they are a semi-reclusive group. If they want to live in seclusion, staying away from Kanto is naturally a better choice.

No wonder Rhodes didn't get any information about the Sakutsuki family when he investigated Fuyuki in the past few years. He naturally thought that there was no such person as Sakutsuki Miyu in this world.

"Illya in FGO is a native of Hokkaido (Anui), but here it's the other way around. Has Miyu become a Hokkaido person... How ironic."

Rhodes smiled bitterly, got into a taxi and drove to his destination, downtown Sapporo.

Although Sapporo is also a well-known urban area, it is no different from the countryside compared to Tokyo. If it were in China, it would be at the level of an urban-rural fringe area.

Not long after we started driving, the sky was covered with dark clouds, making it feel as if something big was about to happen.

Although the sky was not kind, at least an incident like in "Magic I" where the Holy Grail War happened not to happen.

In the evening, Rhodes arrived at a rather large Japanese-style courtyard in the drizzle.

Only here is a barrier set up that is so impenetrable as to avoid people in modern society.

Because of the existence of the barrier, this huge mansion became a secret place in the urban area. But for Rhodes, the barrier could not only fail to avoid people, but would attract his attention.

Rhodes glanced at the sign at the door, which read "Shuoyue Family".

After knocking on the door, it opened quickly.

A woman in a brightly colored kimono stepped out.

She has red pupils, a fair face, and long black hair tied into a braid on her shoulders.

With beautiful appearance and outstanding temperament, she is an oriental beauty that makes people unable to take their eyes off her at first sight.

She is tall and well-proportioned, and walks in a different graceful manner than ordinary people. The Japanese-style clothing that should not reveal her figure outlines beautiful curves on her body.

This woman should be Sakutsuki Miyu's mother.

Rhodes frowned and thought to himself: Strange...Mrs. Shuoyue is much younger than I thought.

I originally thought she would be a pampered young lady like Tōsaka Aoi, but it turned out to be the pure and lively type like Irisviel.