My mother's love song

"I came here with Rin." Rod said, "I was asked by your mother... Aoi to bring Rin to visit the Clock Tower.

I left London yesterday for some things, but I didn't expect something to happen here.

When I came back here, I found you lying at the door of the hotel where Rin and I were staying. "

"what?"

Only then did Rin remember what had happened.

After escaping from the Clock Tower, she rushed here to seek help according to the address on the note that Rin stuffed into her hand.

Because she was in such a hurry and was seriously injured, Sakura didn't pay any attention to the name of the person Rin asked her to seek help.

It turns out that the person my sister asked me to seek help from... was Brother Rod?

Speaking of which, what is the relationship between Brother Rod, his sister, and his mother?

Well, a little... a little concerned.

Rod was asked by Aoi to take Rin abroad to London... It sounds like a family trip.

"What's wrong, Sakura?"

"No, it's nothing!"

Ying shook her head desperately as if something was wrong.

"I saw you suddenly become dazed, and I thought you were feeling unwell."

"No, I am completely normal now. I was in a lot of pain just now, but now I can breathe very smoothly. It must be Brother Rod who saved me."

"The main reason is that Ying is strong enough. If you don't have a strong will to live, even I can't save you from that state." Rhodes said.

"That sounds like something Brother Rod would say... Hehe, he has always encouraged me in this way."

Sakura showed a happy expression and was about to thank Rod when she found that another pair of eyes were staring at her.

"Hello, my name is Gray."

The silver-haired foreign girl wearing a hood greeted Sakura a little nervously.

"Hello... My name is Matou Sakura."

For some reason, they both felt an inexplicable awkwardness when their eyes met.

Gray & Sakura: This person is similar to me in some ways...

"Why, do you two know each other?" Rhodes asked, looking at the strange looks on their faces.

Sakura and Gray both shook their heads.

"Um, um... I'm Lord Rhodes's follower, please don't mind me!"

Worried that Sakura might misunderstand, Gray spoke first, with a melancholy tone.

"Follower?" Sakura blinked.

Rhode glanced at Gray and said, "Ignore her. She's saying nonsense again."

"Ugh...I'm sorry."

Gray hid her face in the shadow of her gray hood.

At this time, Ying pursed her lips and said as if she had a great awakening: "Brother Rod, I just had a very real dream."

Ah this...

Rhodes thought to himself: Could it be that she felt that I was feeding her saliva?

No, I must find a way to cover it up and make Sakura forget about it as soon as possible.

If Aoi knew about this, my legs would definitely be bitten off!

"What kind of dream was it?"

Gray asked with great interest, completely disregarding Rhode's feelings.

Matou Sakura's cute face flushed. She glanced at Rhode and whispered, "That... kissing the person you like... that..."

Rhodes: “I see.”

Gray smiled and clapped her hands softly, "Oh... That's amazing. It's a nice dream, Miss Sakura. It would be great if it could come true."

This kid is a bit evil in some ways... Rhodes thought to himself.

"I, I'll do my best!"

Sakura puffed up her cheeks cutely and clenched her fists forcefully.

"Okay, enough of the small talk."

Rhode looked at Sakura with a serious expression and said, "Tell me what happened in the Clock Tower."

"Yes, Brother Rod. Actually, I met my sister... Miss Lin in the Clock Tower today."

"Is Rin with you? Where is she now!?"

Rod excitedly grabbed Sakura's arm.

Ying frowned: "It hurts..."

"Ah, sorry."

Ying shook her head, feeling both happy and a little upset, and thought: As expected, Brother Rod cares about me a lot...

After that, Sakura Matou explained to Rod everything that happened today and revealed the identity of the enemy who captured Rin Toosaka.

"The culprit who attacked my sister and me and caused the London fog was a woman who called herself Aleister Crowley."

"Wait, what did you say???"

Rhodes' mind went blank.

I understand every word she said, why can't I understand her when they are put together?

First of all, Aleister Crowley is right in front of you, with a perfect alibi.

Secondly, what is Aleister Crowley (♀)? Is there such a person?

"So, the mastermind is Aleister Crowley..."

As the girl uttered the name again, a "cannonball" broke through the thick fog and fell towards them.

The loud explosion pierced through the sky and earth.

……

……

……

The sudden attack and the "bombs" falling from the sky caused the earth to shake violently.

boom! ! !

The sound of the impact was like an explosion, the light deprived everyone of their vision, the glass on the quiet street instantly shattered, and huge smoke and dust rose into the sky.

Before the heat crushed everything, Rhode quickly grabbed Gray's wrist with one hand and hugged Sakura with the other arm, and quickly jumped from the affected area to the safety area behind.

Rhodes protected Sakura and Gray's bodies and avoided the impact of the explosion, then landed on the ground again.

"who!"

Rhodes looked up at the sky.

"……what?"

Sakura opened her eyes in shock from Rod's arms and saw an unbelievable scene.

Standing in the sky with one hand on her hip, looking down at them was a beautiful girl.

She is probably between 15 and 18 years old, just at the age of blooming, a real girl.

Her black hair was braided into a long ponytail at the back of her head, swaying in the wind, and her slender body exuded youthful vitality.

A pair of vermilion pupils were clear and bright, and his upright face revealed a stern and awe-inspiring military demeanor, but also gave people a feeling of being difficult to approach.

"…Ms. Usaha!"

Gray cried out in surprise, and Sakura, feeling puzzled, looked in the direction she was looking, and only then realized that the "bomb" that had just attacked them and was flying down was not a "bomb" at all.

In the center of a large circular pit dug out from the concrete floor, lying was Scathach, a purple-haired woman, her body sunk deeply into the ground and in a mess.

Although she didn't see the whole process of the fight, she was undoubtedly knocked to the ground by the girl with black hair and a ponytail.

The force of the fall was like a cannonball, and the huge energy that burst out when Scathach hit the ground spoke of the power of this blow.

"……how come."

Gray sighed softly.

Although Grey does not know Scathach's true identity, she is very clear that her strength is probably unparalleled in the world.

But the fact is that in such a short time, Scathach was easily defeated by an unknown girl.

Scathach's magical reaction was very weak. Although her spirit core was not directly shattered, she was unable to fight.

Not only Gray was surprised by this fact, but also Rod.

The master lost?

Although Scathach is not using the real body of the Kingdom of Shadows now, but only the body of a heroic spirit, she is still the top servant.

More importantly, in Rhodes' heart, Scathach is the Queen of the Kingdom of Shadows who always maintains her dignity and will not fall so easily.

However, the scene before him showed the fact that Scathach was defeated by a girl who looked only in her teens.

Then, the girl glanced at Scathach, who was buried in the rubble and motionless, with contempt, and turned her eyes to look at Rhodes not far away.

"What a boring trick. Is this the only help you brought with you? It's so boring that it makes people doubt your style."

After a pause, Rhode put down Sakura and Gray, looked up at her and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "How could the master lose to a piece of shit like you.

Don't say I didn't warn you, if you look down on her, you will suffer."

"Heh... You're still saying something like that when the outcome is already decided."

The girl laughed. "That's really your style. Your bad habit of being stubborn hasn't changed even after all this time."

Watching their conversation, Gray frowned: Is she someone Rhodes knows?

Even Gray and Sakura, who were outsiders to combat, could sense the strong hostility in the girl's gaze towards Rhode, which was as piercing as a glacier in winter.

"Don't talk like you know me well." Rhodes said lightly.

Although it sounded very calm, Gray could still feel his voice trembling slightly, and his breathing was no longer as carefree as when he had just escaped from the aftermath of the explosion with two people.

It all started when I saw this girl.

For a moment, Gray thought that Rhodes had seen her, but the boy's next words denied her guess.

"Who are you?" he asked the black-haired girl.

"Hmm."

The girl frowned slightly and said loudly: "Have you completely forgotten me?

You are such a heartless fool. It was a big mistake for me to have any hope for you."

"..."

Rhodes narrowed his eyes and quickly searched his mind for memories of this face.

A black ponytail, red pupils, and a perfect figure that is neither too plump nor too flat.

After inputting the label like AI painting, the answer obtained is None.

Rhodes had never met this girl in his long life.

As far as he knew, there was no such person among the Type-Moons.

Although that condescending attitude was annoying, it was impossible for Rhode to have no impression of such a lovely face.

"I don't know you," Rhodes asserted.

The girl laughed at herself: "Oh, you still don't remember me..."

She first showed an expression that matched her age for a brief moment, and then glared at Rhodes with hostility again.