My mother's love song

"Ellie!"

"lady……!?"

Irisviel's behavior was beyond the expectations of everyone present.

Rhode lay on the ground, staring at the blood-stained Irisviel with wide eyes.

Hisau Maiya stood there in a daze, unable to understand why she would risk her life to protect the enemy.

"Fuck your mother."

Rhodes gritted his teeth and jumped up from the ground.

In an instant, he crossed a distance of ten steps and came in front of Hisau Maiya with the wind.

Facing Hisau Maiya who was standing there in a daze, Rhodes grabbed her wrist, threw her into the air, and then slammed her heavily to the ground.

“Ahem…!”

Hisau Maiya fell on her back and wailed, vomiting blood.

Without pausing, Rhodes turned the pistol back on herself with enough force to break her arm.

The muzzle of the Glock was against Hisayu Maiya's chin, and Rod pulled the trigger.

"Lord Rhodes...please don't kill her!"

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Rod and Hisahi Maiya helped the injured Irisviel into the mansion.

After opening the door, what came into view was the desolate scene as expected.

Rhode walked through the garden filled with waist-high weeds and chose a relatively clean room to place Irisviel there.

"If anything happens to Ellie...I will kill you."

Rhode glared at Maiya and left the two of them in the room. He closed the sliding door and sat down at the edge of the courtyard.

Hisau Maiya is a professional soldier and has some experience in surgical emergency treatment, so Rhodes gave the task of removing the bullet to her.

This is a room full of Japanese style, with wooden floor corridors, tatami mats, and paper partition doors.

Irisviel lay on the tatami mat with a mattress, looking around the room with her big, curious eyes, then returned her gaze to the woman next to her.

“Maiya…please don’t mind it. This is not your fault.”

She reached out and tried to touch the other person's face.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry. But please keep quiet for now and don't move..."

Her forehead was covered in sweat, and Maiya was nervously treating her wound with tweezers.

“…Mmm.”

Irisviel pouted in dissatisfaction and fell silent obediently.

With a crisp sound, a piece of brass fell on the tatami.

The bullet was removed.

“Long time no see, Maiya.”

Irisviel struggled to get up from the tatami and greeted her again.

"No! Madam, you need to rest well now. Please lie down and don't move!"

“Haha, Maiya’s panic is really cute…”

"What are you talking about? Now is not the time to talk about this. Rather, let me bandage your wound first."

Before Hisau Maiya could finish her words, she was speechless due to surprise.

The shoulder, which was bloody just now, stopped bleeding immediately after the bullet was removed.

Afterwards, her broken skin was gradually stitched together by invisible needles and thread, slowly recovering to become smooth and flawless jade-like skin.

"Sorry, did I scare you?"

"Ma'am, what is this?"

Irisviel smiled mysteriously.

"Now I have buried in my body the holy relic that was originally used to summon the Lancer, the scabbard of King Arthur [Distant Utopia]... Do you know its effect?"

"Stop aging and the ability to heal infinitely"

Hisau Maiya then nodded in sudden realization: "Was it the scabbard that healed your wound?"

"That's right, but the scabbard is more than just a magical item that automatically heals injuries to me."

"Ma'am, what does this mean?"

Irisviel nodded, adjusted her rapid breathing, and then spoke calmly.

"I am a humanoid designed for this Holy Grail War... You know that, too."

"……Yes."

"My mission as the guardian of the container is to manage and carry the small Holy Grail prepared for the Holy Grail's arrival... but that's not actually the case.

In the third war, not only did Ahadion lose the Servant, but the war was rendered ineffective because the Holy Grail was destroyed before the winner was decided.

From that time on, my grandfather began to reflect and decided to design the Holy Grail this time as a humanoid figure with self-management awareness, that is, me. "

The calm tone seemed to be leisurely narrating something that had nothing to do with him.

Because she saw through everything, she decided to tell everything about her body.

"How could it be... Then, you..."

The shocking fact made Hisau Maiya's icy face waver.

Irisviel nodded: “Three Servants have already died in the Holy Grail War, and the battle will be over soon.

As time went by, the function of my body as a container began to constantly oppress this unnecessary appearance.

I will definitely become unable to move gradually until the end, Maiya, I will not even be able to talk to you like this."

"..."

Maiya bit her lower lip and remained silent for a moment, thinking about what Irisviel had just said.

"Then what is this scabbard..."

"Yes, it was this that slowed down the shedding of my flesh. Thanks to it, I have been able to maintain my human appearance and behavior until now...

However, if we distance ourselves from Lancer like we are doing now, the situation will get worse."

Facing the weakened Irisviel, Maiya lowered her eyes.

From the very beginning, no matter what the outcome of the Einzbern camp was, Irisviel was doomed to die.

Does Emiya Kiritsugu know all these things?

Will he win the Holy Grail War even at the cost of his wife's life?

Hisau Maiya began to doubt the image of Emiya Kiritsugu in her mind.

She understood Emiya Kiritsugu's justice and ideals.

That is the lofty ideal of devoting oneself to eradicating all evil and suffering in the world.

Hisau Maiya herself has no ambitions or ideals, and becoming an aid to Emiya Kiritsugu in saving the world is her only reason for living.

But she was not a completely cold tool. Especially after learning from Rhodes that her son was still alive, Maiya often missed him.

Therefore, Hisau Maiya also believes that Emiya Kiritsugu, like her, has family affection deep in his heart, and his wife and daughter are only Emiya Kiritsugu's bottom line.

Until today, her understanding has been completely overturned.

This saintly spirit of giving up even his wife and daughter for his ideals made Maiya confused and hesitant.

"Ma'am...why are you telling me?"

Irisviel smiled calmly.

"Hisauma Maiya, I have something to ask of you."

"Please...?"

She nodded: "Well... this is something only you can do."

Maiya stared at her smile in silence, and then nodded quietly.

"I see, ma'am, so what can I do for you?"

"After I die, please give the scabbard in my body to Lord Rhodes."

Irisviel said with a resolute expression.

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"Lord Rhodes... the gunshot wound has healed, and I feel much better now."

After Rhodes re-entered the room, Irisviel sat up from the mattress, looked up at the boy and said.

"Hehe... I'm sorry to have made you worry again. I'm such a burden. Sir Rhodes, are you beginning to regret taking me in?"

"That's not the case."

Rhodes sat down beside her, naturally held her hand, and the two chatted and laughed.

Looking at the backs of the two of them, Hisau Maiya felt an inexplicable strange feeling in her heart.

The intimate scene between the young man and the married woman that he had seen in front of the door of the mansion before appeared before his eyes again.

In Maiya's heart, Irisviel has always been as noble as a princess.

Although she has a naive and childish side, she is considerate, gentle and caring, and is very kind even to servants like herself.

Born in a war-torn country, Hisau Maiya had never seen a woman as perfect as her.

However, why would Irisviel be so

There was no doubt that maintaining such a close relationship with the boy who had defeated her husband was a betrayal to Emiya Kiritsugu.

For the sake of this young man named Rhodes, he even disregarded his own safety... Why?

Is there any reason for Irisviel to do this for him?

Even the supreme holy relic such as the scabbard must be left to him.

Hisau Maiya was extremely confused.

"Lord Rhodes...can you promise me something?"

Irisviel hugged the boy's waist and made a coquettish sound like a girl.

""

Rhodes frowned and said, "What is it? Tell me first."

“Can you forgive Ms. Maiya for shooting you just now?”

"……lady."

Hisau Maiya stared at her in amazement: "You don't need to go to this extent for someone like me."

Irisviel smiled at her, turned to Rhodes and said, “I just heard it from Maiya.

She has no connection with Emiya Kiritsugu now, she just wants to witness the Holy Grail War to the end in Fuyuki.

Maiya must have done such disrespectful things to protect me, I hope you can forgive me."

What Irisviel said was true. After defeating Emiya Kiritsugu, Rod forced him to sign a contract that prohibited him from entering Fuyuki City ever again.

The person who made the contract was Morgan. The British witch added a curse to the contract, which is said to turn one into a giant caterpillar after entering Fuyuki.

Even if Emiya Kiritsugu wanted to remove the curse on him, no one in this era could do it.