Alessandro Serpi had obtained from Kumahira Yukiko a note with information on the hotel and the number of the room where Rider's Master was staying. Alessandro had already used a spell to track down the various Servants on the London map and he already knew that there was a Servant in that hotel. However, he didn't know if he really was Rider or not. He didn't even know which room the Master was in with his Servant. So Yukiko's information could be false. It could have been a trap.
Alessandro decided to disguise himself, so as not to be recognized, and entered the hotel. He had ordered Saber not to follow him because they would surely have recognized her.
Alessandro had worn a hat, a pair of sunglasses, bright summer clothes and he had even taken a backpack to give the impression of being a tourist.
Entering the hotel, he took a look around and immediately noticed that most of the people inside were dressed in elegant suits. The floor was made of a polished marble and in the center of this there was a symbol that Alessandro had already seen: the symbol was that of a tree with nine circles around it.
Why was there a similar design in a luxury hotel?
Intrigued, Alessandro went up the elevator and reached the floor where the room indicated by Yukiko was located. He immediately noticed something strange: there was no one in any of the rooms. No noise could be heard. It seemed that the hotel was uninhabited, which was rather strange since it was full of people in the lobby. Suddenly, Alessandro was seized by an enormous doubt: "Why didn't they stop me?"
The boy returned to the elevator and went down to the ground floor. He saw that the men in the atrium had too many features in common: hair, eyes, face shape, way of walking and more.
They looked like machines commanded by someone. Those people were surreal. He climbed the twenty-two stairs in front of the entrance and, having in front the whole panorama of the atrium, he noticed how their movements were stereotyped. In front of Alessandro there were people who repeated some actions, which moved in a way that was apparently random but that was actually well calculated. The displacements were definite and repeated. No one left the hotel.
Alessandro snapped his fingers, muttering at the same time:
« Inveniet Vitam. »
Alessandro immediately saw that while the bodies of the people outside the hotel lit up a white color, those of the people inside the hotel emitted no light.
He snapped his fingers again, muttering:« Suspendat. » Then he added, irritated: « Fucking homunculi. This place is full of homunculi. »
Alessandro returned to his bedroom where he saw Saber standing, waiting anxiously for him. The girl asked him curiously:
« Have you discovered anything? »
« That place is full of homunculi. It's not a real hotel, it's a damn cover. »
Alessandro went to the bedroom and began to undress; meanwhile Saber asked him again:« So does that mean it was a trap? »
« Maybe, but I bet there's more. Yukiko probably wanted me to see that stuff, I doubt she's a fool. She has something in mind, maybe she wants to scare me ... or maybe … »
« Will you call the Coven? »« Yes. I will report to the Grand Master. He must know. »
Shortly afterwards Alessandro phoned Grand Master Giovanni Monteverdi X to tell him what he had seen:
« Hello? Disciple, what news do you take me? » Asked Giovanni.
« We have a problem, Grand Master. »
« What is it? »
« I met this girl named Kumahira Yukiko, she invited me to this hotel in front of Regent's Park. »
« Ok, go ahead. »
« I checked the hotel and it swarms with homunculi. As if this were not enough, I noticed a symbol on the floor of this, a drawing that reminds of Yggdrasil. What do you think it means? »« Apparently things are getting interesting, disciple. If what you are telling me is true, it means that this Yukiko is directly involved with the appearance of the Holy Grail. I suggest you approach her with caution. I don't want you to hurt yourself unnecessarily. We will try to find out more about it. »
« Okay. »
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