My mother's love song

"Brother, you are so lucky. I will let you go. You can go now."

“Kill, kill me… It hurts… Kill me…”

The man raised his bloody upper body, no longer caring about his fear, and just sighed.

The girl frowned and said, "You are so spineless... Big brother is a boy, right? Can't you just bear the pain for a bit?"

"Please... kill me..."

"Okay, okay, since you begged so hard, I'll satisfy you."

As the magician watched in despair, the girl's fingertips gradually extended into a tentacle covered with teeth and a mouth.

……

……

……

Looking at the all too familiar purple-haired girl lying in his arms, Rhodes fell into a daze, thinking about his life.

Twenty minutes ago, he, Scathach and Grey drove into London shrouded in thick fog.

The destination was the hotel where he was originally staying. He had to go there first to ensure the safety of his companions Toosaka Rin and Lanice.

Along the way, the originally bustling and bustling streets of London became as quiet as a city in a doomsday movie.

However, this is not the case that the entire 800 million people in London have mysteriously disappeared, but rather the effect brought about by this magical fog.

It seems that the instigator of this incident is not a completely evil person without bottom line. He did not consume ordinary people as fuel or carry out massacres in the city. He simply used hypnosis to make the citizens stay at home obediently.

Rhodes and his party had just arrived at the hotel where they were originally staying when they found a fainted girl at the door.

The girl lying alone on the street in a dirty maid outfit was none other than Sakura Matou.

"…Is this someone Lord Rhodes knows?"

Gray stared at Rod's dumbfounded expression and asked curiously.

Rhode nodded: "It is indeed someone I know, but..."

But I clearly brought Toosaka Rin to England a few days ago, so why did I become Matou Sakura just after leaving London for a while?

Is this some new kind of magic or just some weird TV prank show?

Although he had no idea what was going on, he still carefully picked her up.

"Uh...uh..."

The girl made a small sound of distress.

She didn't scream, but just closed her eyes and breathed deeply.

It looked more like he was having a nightmare than losing consciousness.

Scathach looked at Sakura and simply stated her conclusion: "It looks like she's seriously injured... but it's a really strange injury, since you can't tell from the outside that there's any trauma.

Wait, is that where... the curse was borne?"

Scathach stared at the skin exposed at Sakura Matou's collar and sleeves, her brows slightly furrowed.

On the girl's snow-white skin, red lines emitting an ominous glow are clearly visible, reminiscent of Kuroyura in FSN.

Rhodes shook his head. This was not a curse.

According to his speculation, Sakura's current condition was a manifestation of magic poisoning.

Just as over-discharging a battery can affect its lifespan or even destroy it, excessive use of magic power by a magician can cause irreversible damage to the circuit.

Because she has an extremely rare imaginary attribute, her performance when poisoned by magic power is different from that of other magicians.

Sakura must have consumed too much magic power when using magic.

This is the same as long-distance running. During the running, people not only do not feel tired but feel relaxed. Once they stop, they will feel pain and fatigue as if their heart and lungs exploded and their limbs lost sensation.

Maybe today is the first time that Sakura actually uses magic, and she has no way of knowing her physical limits and safety lines.

In addition, she was not mentally prepared for this, and the excessive use of magic power resulted in serious damage to her body.

“Although you may not be happy to say this, this child is beyond help.

The backlash of magic has penetrated deep into her soul. Even my original rune cannot save her life."

Scathach lowered her eyes that were filled with magic and spoke lightly.

"What a pity... She had such an outstanding talent, but she had to perish in a place like this."

"...I can tell even if you don't explain it." Rhodes said unhappily.

He raised his head while holding Sakura and looked at Scathach: "You go to the clock tower first. Just do as I said just now. I will come over after I settle the child."

"...I see. You should be more careful then."

Scathach nodded hesitantly.

A gust of wind blew, and the majestic figure of the Queen of Shadow Kingdom disappeared as if blending into the air.

Rhodes lowered his head again and stroked the cheek of the sleeping beauty in his arms.

The red magic lines are spreading on Sakura's skin little by little, climbing up along her neck, onto her cheeks, and extending along the back of her hands to her fingertips.

The lines corroding the girl's body were like marks carved on her body with a knife, and Sakura's expression was quite painful.

Her delicate breathing seemed like it could be interrupted at any time, and her pitiful face seemed like a bubble that would shatter at the slightest touch.

"I really don't want to do this if I can help it...If Scathach sees this, she'll definitely laugh at me again."

As he said this, Rhode supported the back of Matou Sakura's neck with his left hand and held her shoulders with his right hand.

"Ok?"

Gray tilted her head. It seemed like she had seen this action before...

"Wait, Lord Rhodes, are you going to..."

As Gray's eyes widened, Rod lowered his head and covered Sakura's thin, dry lips with his mouth.

""

When the boy's lips touched the girl's lips, her painful expression eased in an instant.

When Rhodes gently pushed open Sakura's closed lips, he did not encounter any resistance.

咕呜

With a slight tremor in her throat, Sakura swallowed all the magic power that Rhodes sent her.

"Woo..."

Time passes slowly in silence.

In the thick fog, the two of them continued to kiss, motionless like statues.

Gray covered her burning face, and when she saw the sleeping purple-haired girl's throat twitching as if greedily, she couldn't help swallowing.

"call……"

Their lips parted reluctantly, and Rhodes ended the transfer and exchange of magic power.

When I looked at Sakura Matou again, her pale cheeks had regained their color, and the red lines that had spread across her cheeks were slowly returning to their original path as if the reverse button had been pressed.

Faced with this situation, Gray showed an incredible expression.

As a gravekeeper, she has a strong sense of vitality. She felt that Sakura Matou, who was originally dying, was recovering rapidly.

"Lord, Lord Rhodes, who was that just now...?"

Rhode wiped his wet lips and said, "It's like an emergency blood transfusion. It's a coincidence that this kid and I have the same magical attribute."

Gray asked in confusion, "Is that so...?"

Can a kiss... or replenishing magic power alone bring the girl back from the clutches of death?

Magic is magic, and vitality is life force; the two cannot be equated.

Gray had already learned this basic knowledge of magic when she first arrived at the Clock Tower.

Rhode saw Gray's doubt and said, "Of course, this alone is not enough. If replenishing magic alone could cure incurable diseases, all magicians would be immortal.

The child was saved thanks to her own efforts.”

As he spoke, he smoothed the girl's messy hair and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Sakura."

"I'm sorry, Lord Rhodes... I don't understand..." Gray asked timidly.

"The reason is the magical properties of this child."

Rhode patiently explained: "Her magic attribute is... [Absorption]."

The magical properties passed down from generation to generation by the magicians of the Machiri family: absorption.

Magic that uses this property has the characteristic that "the results will definitely be sent back to one's own body."

Absorption can also be used to restrain others. It was with this talent that Zouken Matou created the Command Spell system.

Likewise, he would also use this trait directly to prolong his life by absorbing the vitality of others.

Although Sakura did not learn the techniques of the Matou family due to Rod's interference, Kama herself seems to have the same characteristics.

After several years of possession, Sakura Matou resonated with her, her hair and pupils turned purple, and she also gained the characteristics of absorption and plunder.

Just now, the sleeping Sakura Matou unconsciously used the magical properties of the Matou family and directly took away Rhodes' vitality.

"Eh!? Did you directly plunder the vitality from Lord Rhodes? But, then you..."

"I am fine."

Rhode shook his head: "It's more than enough to feed a little girl's vitality."

“Mmmmm…”

At this moment, Sakura Matou also opened her eyes.

Although he regained consciousness, his limbs were still unable to move.

This feeling of being unable to control her own body put the girl in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness.

"Rod...Brother...?"

After seeing the face in front of her clearly, Sakura was instantly awakened from her dazed state.

"how come……"

The boy who had his arm around her shoulders looked exactly as Sakura remembered.

His black hair and eyes are very cold, and his handsome face is always smiling, making it impossible to tell what he is really thinking.

He must be a very cruel and heartless man.

This was Sakura's first impression of Rhodes.

But even such a boy would reveal a hint of tenderness only when he was talking to Sakura.

Even though five years had passed since they parted at the Matou residence, Rod's appearance had not changed at all, and he still looked the same as the girl remembered.

It is certainly impossible for a human teenager to not grow at all in five years, so... is this a dream?

Just like the little girl who lit a match in the cold wind on Christmas Eve, is this a happy dream that belongs only to me at the moment of death?

"I'm not dreaming. I'm here to save you."

The gentle words shattered her guess.

"!!!"

Ying asked in surprise: "Rod...brother...?"

"Long time no see, Sakura."

Chapter 515: Rhodes: Are you my illegitimate fan?

Looking at the face in front of her that she had been thinking about day and night, Ying was so excited that she was speechless.

Similarly, even if she wanted to hug his body to confirm the truth, her body could not move.

The girl could only blink her big eyes, which looked sad and wanted to cry: "...Why...Brother Rhodes is here?"