Alessandro was in the bathtub. Yukiko had told him that their father was thrown out from the Coven, the same one for which Alessandro worked. But was it true? And if it had been true what would Alexander have done about it? He didn't know. He didn't know what to do. The Holy Grail War would have been easier to fight if he hadn't known all these things.
He left the tub, dried himself and dressed again. Once out of the bathroom he saw that Saber was dozing on the bed. Alessandro, in order not to disturb her, went into the dining room and sat on the sofa; he didn't have time to turn on the television that he heard a knock at his door.
Alessandro opened up to a girl of his age. She was a magus just like him and wore a black robe. This girl had glasses, blue eyes and red straight hair, styled to have two long braids. Alessandro, seeing her, asked:
« Have you been sent by the Coven? »
« Yes, that's right! I'm Elisa Mancini. You must be Alessandro Serpi, right? »
« Right. You want to get comfortable? »
« Yes, thank you. »
Elisa entered the lobby and stood still waiting for Alessandro to tell her where she could go. He, realizing that she would be able to make the statue in the lobby for half an hour, told her:
« Come, put your luggage next to the sofa. »
« Ok, that's fine. »
« You can unpack your luggage tomorrow, if there is no problem for you. There must be enough space in the closet. Has the Coven already paid for your accommodation? »« Yes, yes. »
« Good. »
« Where is your Servant? »
« She's sleeping. »
« Do you and her sleep together? »
« Yes. »
« Ah. » She exclaimed, blushing.
« Don't misunderstand, nothing happened. We simply share the bed. » He replied, slightly agitated.« No, of course, I understand. Um ... where can I sleep? »
« There's the couch. Is it okay to sleep on the couch? »
« Of course, no problem. »
« Great, then we're good. »
Alessandro went into the kitchen and asked Elisa:
« Are you hungry? »
« What is there to eat? »
« I bought some pasta. Do you want some? »
« No, no, that's okay. »
Elisa started to open a bag and took out some magic books. Alessandro noticed that the girl had alchemy, enchantment and even evocation texts. Alessandro had no intention of talking to her about what he had discovered about the Coven and his father.
« Don't you find it weird? » She asked.« What? »
« The Regent's Park earthquake is strange. One of the elders, my mentor, thinks it was caused by the Holy Grail. But don't you find it strange? »
« Who is your mentor? »
« Marco Lombardo. »
« I know him, he's the one who studies Norse culture. So he also believes that the Holy Grail is the cause of these earthquakes, but why should it be strange? » Alessandro asked curiously.
« Because the Holy Grail of Yggdrasil is not corrupt. The blood it contains is that of a Norse god. Only a corrupt Holy Grail would be able to destroy everything, but this is not corrupt, I am sure. »
« What if it was? »
« I don't want to think about it. » Elisa replied with a slightly worried expression.« Then we have nothing else to tell us. »
The following morning Alessandro woke up because of the noise he heard coming from the bathroom. With a constant headache, the boy approached the closed bathroom door and, knocking on the door, exclaimed:
« Girls, what are you doing? »
« Nothing, don't worry! » Elisa answered.
« I just wanted to play with this young lady! » Saber answered, laughing.
Alessandro left the bathroom, calmed by the fact that his Servant had managed to easily accept the presence of Elisa Mancini. The two girls giggled and joked in the bathroom and meanwhile Alessandro made himself a bowl of cereal and sat down to have breakfast.
In the meantime, he was thinking about the offer Yukiko had made to him: a part of him would have quietly chosen to destroy the Holy Grail to avoid unnecessary bloodshed, but another part of him told him that he should not destroy the Grail, after all Saber's desire was also at stake. Alessandro had promised Saber that he would fulfill her wish and could certainly not betray her.
Saber came out of the bathroom, in a towel, and then Elisa, in a bathrobe. The two entered the bedroom and began to dress. Elisa, seeing Saber, could not help but notice her very accentuated curves with a practically perfect breast; Elisa got a little jealous because she realized she was in front of a very seductive girl.
Saber, noticed to be observed by Elisa and asked her with a vain grimace:« Do you like what you see? »
« What ...? No! No! I wasn't looking at you, I swear! » She replied, embarrassed.
« Don't worry, I don't mind being admired as a Roman goddess. My family is descended from the goddess of beauty Venus, did you know? I am related to Venus and this technically makes me a goddess! Ah, ah, ah! » Exclaimed Saber with a laugh full of pride.
« I wanted to ask you a question, Saber: what kind of relationship do you have with
Alessandro Serpi? »
« With my Master? Well ... I don't know exactly. He has a pure heart but he must
grow. »
« In what sense? »
« In the sense that he must learn to take risks. My Master is a good person, I feel it, he can be a bit rude but he has a good heart, but he wants at all costs to have a quiet life, without problems and without risks. Such a life is not life, it's just an illusion. We would all like to live in total peace, without problems, without danger, without sacrifices and without suffering. But life is not like that. To live we must face problems and dangers; we have to make sacrifices and suffer. It's a harsh reality, I know, but it's reality. »
« I think you're right, Saber. » Said Elisa.« I know I'm right, but I don't know if my Master will ever be able to accept it and change. »
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