After Reines silently moved her things away, on the other side, the blonde girl walked over with light steps and sat down beside the boy.
The moment she sat, she curiously looked toward the girl next to Alvin.
There was a hint of surprise in those blue eyes.
Alvin seemed to know what she was wondering, and softly explained, "Her name is Gray. She has nothing to do with Morgan."
"I see… she really does look a lot like Princess Morgan when she was young."
Sajyou Manaka gave Gray a deep look. Very quickly, she broke into a smile and extended her hand toward Gray.
"Nice to meet you, Miss Gray."
Gray froze for a moment, her delicate and gentle face full of fluster. She hurriedly reached out and shook Sajyou Manaka's hand.
"H-hello… nice to meet you."
The blonde girl was like a princess who had walked out of a castle, her bearing incomparably elegant.
Compared to the radiant and eye-catching Sajyou Manaka, Gray was more like Cinderella. At first glance she seemed plain and unremarkable, but if she were to shed that simple gray outfit, she would be like the Cinderella of fairy tales, outshining everyone present.
As the two girls' hands clasped together, Alvin quietly let out a breath of relief, a faint satisfied smile appearing on his face.
He had originally been worried that someone with Sajyou Manaka's personality might show hostility toward Gray, but it seemed he had overthought things.
At that moment, an interface quietly appeared before his eyes.
[You have completed a special CG: Reunion after the Fourth Holy Grail War, Part 2]
In the image, it was the CG scene of Sajyou Manaka and Gray shaking hands in the large classroom.
A trace of confusion couldn't help but pass through Alvin's mind.
'Strange… didn't Manaka and I already reunite and trigger a CG? Why is there another special CG?'
Just as that thought crossed his mind, he suddenly saw another prompt box quietly appear.
[There is a third person observing your relationship with Sajyou Manaka. Next… please aim for the "little black room" CG]
Alvin: "?"
'There's a third person watching me?'
The moment he saw the system's notification, Alvin was completely dumbfounded.
He subconsciously raised his head and glanced around at the students in the large classroom.
There were indeed quite a few people here that he recognized, but if you were talking about those who could trigger the CG system, there probably weren't many.
'A third person in the dark… could it be Reines?'
That thought had just crossed his mind when he quickly shook his head and denied the guess.
'No, if it really was Reines, the system wouldn't need to be so roundabout… why can't it just directly state who it is? Why does it have to make me guess?'
Besides, although Reines could be a bit sly sometimes, she didn't seem like the type who would lock someone in a little black room.
'But other than Reines, who else could it be?'
With all these messy thoughts in his head, Alvin soon finished the class.
After class ended, quite a few students in the classroom gathered around Sajyou Manaka to chat.
They all knew how strict the admission requirements for the Clock Tower were. Being able to enter at this time period either meant having an extremely powerful background, or possessing outstanding talent.
They were all curious which category Sajyou Manaka belonged to.
As for their questions, Sajyou Manaka maintained an elegant smile throughout and answered them one by one, as if she hadn't noticed the meaningful gaze Kayneth was casting from the front.
Don't be fooled by how easygoing this girl seemed right now. Not long ago in Fuyuki, Kayneth had personally witnessed just how troublesome Sajyou Manaka's true personality could be.
'It is said that this time, her enrollment into the Clock Tower was arranged by a certain Lord. Who could it be?'
'And what exactly did she come to the Clock Tower for?'
Although he wanted to keep Sajyou Manaka behind and ask her in private, Kayneth had to give up the idea for now since he still needed to meet his teacher later.
When the Clock Tower's dismissal bell rang, Alvin was just about to head back to his dormitory.
Although the male and female dorms weren't in the same building, the route back was the same, so Sajyou Manaka had been following beside Alvin after class.
"By the way, how long until your next time jump?"
Alvin suddenly remembered something important and asked.
After all, the reason Sajyou Manaka appeared in this world was because of her identity as a "time traveler."
'And logically speaking, now that the Fourth Holy Grail War had ended, the time for her next jump should be approaching,' Alvin thought.
Sajyou Manaka gazed at the countdown ahead of her, pondered for a moment, and said, "Hmm… about 72 hours, I think?"
'So around three days,' Alvin thought.
'After three days, will Manaka return to her own world, or… travel back to ancient Britain?'
Alvin didn't know.
But he suddenly thought of something important.
After all, Sajyou Manaka wasn't the only time traveler who had come to Fuyuki this time.
His "King sister" was also one of them.
'After the Greater Grail was destroyed, where did she go?'
As the two talked, they unknowingly followed the path and arrived in front of a dormitory building filled with European-style architecture.
Since Sajyou Manaka still needed to report to the dorm supervisor first, she quickly said goodbye to Alvin and left for the time being.
After returning to his room, Alvin threw himself directly onto the snow-white bed, feeling his body, tense from the entire day, slowly relax.
Then, his mind couldn't help but replay everything that had happened during this period.
Even now, it all still felt somewhat unreal.
He hadn't expected that instead of participating in the Holy Grail War as a Master, he would take part as a Servant, and during the Fourth Holy Grail War, the Greater Grail had been comple tely destroyed.
'I wonder how Sakura and Illya are doing now?'
With Tohsaka Tokiomi's personality, he had probably already brought Sakura back to the Tohsaka household.
As for Illya… as long as Irisviel was still around, she probably wouldn't be too lonely.
Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared on Alvin's face.
Looking at it this way, this Holy Grail War had been a huge win. After all, not only did Kayneth survive, but he had also saved the fates of two girls along the way.
And with the Greater Grail of Fuyuki already destroyed, there would be no need to worry about "nuclear-level destruction" in Fuyuki in the future.
Lying on the soft white bed, Alvin thought about all these random things and casually opened his CG achievement gallery.
The CG images were categorized by story arcs. Aside from the earlier ones like Britain and Mesopotamia, a new category labeled "Fourth Holy Grail War" had now been added.
Opening that category displayed all the CGs Alvin had obtained since being summoned as a Servant, including the special CG he had just acquired after reuniting with Sajyou Manaka at the Clock Tower.
The only thing that puzzled him was that, so far, the CG progress related to Manaka still didn't seem to be complete.
"Do I need to fully complete all the CG achievements with Manaka before her time-travel countdown ends?"
"But exactly how many CGs between us are still unfinished?"
Alvin lay there with his hands behind his head, staring at the ceiling, falling into a long stretch of thought.
'Forget it, I'll just try again with Manaka over the next couple of days and find out,' he thought.
Knock! Knock!
Just as he was thinking about these things, someone suddenly knocked on the door.
Manaka had just gone to report to the dorm supervisor. Could she have finished that quickly and come to find him already?
A trace of confusion flashed through Alvin's mind. He quickly got up from the bed, walked over, and opened the door.
What entered his view was a woman draped in a black cloak.
She wore a black hood, with a strand of striking silver hair faintly visible.
Alvin's gaze froze for a moment as he subconsciously said, "Gray?"
———
Meanwhile, elsewhere—
Knock! Knock!
Inside a luxurious, classical office, Kayneth knocked on the door of the Department of Spiritual Evocation.
"Come in."
An old, gloomy voice came from inside.
Kayneth pushed open the office door and saw the white-haired old man, the Lord of the Department of Spiritual Evocation, Rufleus Nazeley Eulyphis.
Kayneth hesitated slightly and said in a low voice, "Teacher…"
Before he could finish, Eulyphis's calm and steady voice sounded, "You don't need to explain. I've already heard about what happened in Fuyuki."
Kayneth paused for a moment and subconsciously asked, "How did you know?"
"After Sola returned, she told me everything. She even said that if the Greater Grail hadn't been destroyed, you might have become the winner of the Holy Grail War."
Hearing this, Kayneth unusually remained silent.
The difficulty of this Holy Grail War had far exceeded his expectations. In truth, even if the Greater Grail had still existed, the final winner would most likely have been Sajyou Manaka… what his fiancée said sounded more like she was trying to help him save face.
Ever since she had tried to accept Kayneth, Sola had begun to think from his perspective as well.
After a moment of silence, Kayneth said quietly, "This Holy Grail War was extremely difficult… even if the Greater Grail had still been there, I might not have been able to obtain it."
His pride didn't allow him to lie in front of this future father-in-law.
"You're quite honest."
Eulyphis snorted, "The White Dragon and the King of the Britons, along with the King of Heroes Gilgamesh and the King of Conquerors… this Holy Grail War was indeed not easy to win. But I didn't expect you to say something so defeatist."
"If it were the old you, even when facing these heroes of legend, you wouldn't have shown any hesitation, let alone fear before the battle."
If it were anyone else, Kayneth would probably have snapped back with, "Then you go try it yourself!"
Which Servant in this Fourth Holy Grail War wasn't a completely broken existence?
Kayneth was confident, even a bit arrogant, but in this Holy Grail War, unless he killed the opponent's Master, he couldn't think of any way to defeat Archer head-on, nor how to overcome Saber who had a supply of mana from the Root.
"The girl who just enrolled today seems to have a good relationship with Alvin?"
At this moment, Eulyphis suddenly changed the topic.
"Yes, why do you ask?"
"Sajyou Manaka, she hasn't decided on her primary field of study yet, has she? The Department of Spiritual Evocation has always been short on promising talent. I wonder if she might be interested in joining my department…"
Each department of the Clock Tower had its own specialties. Even though the Lords of each department often appeared arrogant, when they encountered a truly talented student, they were still eager to take them as disciples.
On one hand, it was for the sake of inheritance. On the other, a highly gifted disciple could greatly help a Lord expand their own influence.
Besides, no one disliked fame. A transfer student like Sajyou Manaka, no matter how you looked at it, was the type who would definitely bring huge surprises and returns if taken as a disciple.
From the very first day Sajyou Manaka transferred in, the upper echelons of the Clock Tower had already begun paying close attention to her. If not for the sake of maintaining their "dignity," a Lord might have already approached her to invite her to become their student.
Kayneth said calmly, "I don't know much about Sajyou Manaka. It's only her first day. How about letting her get familiar with each department first, and then let her decide which one she wants to join?"
"I'm afraid before that happens, a Lord will already extend an olive branch to her."
Eulyphis said faintly, "Find a time to have Alvin test the waters. He seems to have a good relationship with that girl, doesn't he? If it's his suggestion, Sajyou Manaka will probably give it serious consideration."
Kayneth's lips twitched slightly.
Although he was somewhat wary of Sajyou Manaka, from the very first day she enrolled, he had also entertained the thought of taking her as his disciple.
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