It was night. Alessandro and Friedrich had agreed to fight two duels in two different parks to avoid letting people know they were collaborating. Alessandro chose to go to Hyde Park with Saber. He was waiting for a Master with his Servant, sooner or later someone would come and someone actually "answered" the invitation.
Nishijima Kazuki arrived with Rider, with the smile of a boor and the bold attitude, he saw Alessandro, indifferent, he settled at least four meters from him, he was practically in front of him, but Alessandro was ignoring him. He got slightly nervous.
« Do you think you're tough just because you ignore me? »
Alessandro deigned him a look.
« Let's hurry. That Servant is Rider-class, right? But where is her horse? »
« Let's say it's a surprise. »
« I hate surprises. » Alessandro snapped his fingers: « Dis. »
Kazuki was pushed to the ground by a powerful invisible force. Alarmed, Rider attempted to attack Alessandro but her sword collided with Saber's. The two Servants started fighting.
Alessandro approached the opponent who was getting up.
« You have no idea who I am! I can defeat you in no time! » Kazuki shouted.
« I doubt it. »
Kazuki took off a necklace, showed the pendant that had the shape of a drop of water on which "水" was engraved. Alessandro understood immediately that it had to be a kind of catalyst or something similar and prepared himself for anything. The necklace lit up and suddenly seven spheres made of water appeared around Kazuki and were fired like bullets.
Alessandro snapped his fingers and exclaimed:
« Defendere! »
The water bullets broke over a magical barrier that appeared in front of the boy.
« Gladius Flammae! »
Alessandro, snapping his fingers, summoned a fiery sword. This was launched at very high speed and Kazuki was forced to throw himself on the ground to dodge the blow. Alessandro had discovered his opponent's weakness.
« Lignum! »
With another snap of fingers, roots, sprouted from the ground, took the shape of a human being at least two meters long. Frightened Kazuki again used the same magic as before and it was a failure. Alessandro then said:
« Ledo. »
The root creature moved and grabbed Kazuki by trapping him in a fatal grip. The boy would have been strangled if it hadn't been for Rider's prompt intervention. Alessandro was slightly amazed by the presence of the Servant turned around and saw that Saber was fatigued. Something was wrong.
« Saber ... what do you have? Why don't you seem sure of yourself? »
« There's a problem, Master ... I think I'm not particularly suitable in a battle against Rider. »
« What are you talking about? Of course you can do it! Come here! »
Alessandro touched Saber's chest, closed his eyes and saw the parameters of the Servant and then noticed that among her skills there was a particular one: Warlord and Historian. This ability made Saber more effective against every Servant of European origin but weaker against every Servant of Asian origin. Looking at Rider, Alessandro immediately understood that Saber was at a disadvantage.
« Do you think you can face her? »
« I don't know ... she fights in a way that I don't know ... I don't understand who the hell she is. It's a problem for me, a serious problem. »
« No, you can still do it. Now we will study a plan and ... »
Alessandro had completely forgotten that the battle was still going on. Rider attacked without hesitation, he was able to lower himself just in time but Saber received a blow of the sword directed to the side.
Saber was more clumsy against Rider. She couldn't parry the blows, hesitated to hit and was less determined in her attacks. She had completely changed compared to when she faced Specter, it was like being in front of another person.
Meanwhile, Kazuki was preening himself behind his Servant:
« Apparently you are no longer the "big man". I've the best Servant. Rider will crush Saber, destroy her and you won't be able to do anything about it. »
« Then I'll just have to kill you. » Replied Alessandro.
Kazuki, clearly terrified, used a Command Seal to order Rider to kill Alessandro and so she, without a minimum of forewarning, abandoned Saber and used her Noble Phantasm against the boy:
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