Manlio's Joy and Tears

Lawrence went to sleep.

"Teacher is really exhausted." A voice sounded from the doorway of Fujimaru Ritsuka's room.

She was studying the map before her.

"Mr. Manlio?" Ritsuka was a little surprised.

Standing in the doorway was Lawrence's student, one of the Servants independently summoned to this London Singularity, Manlio Ferdino Springer.

"I didn't expect you to still be awake, Master of Chaldea." Manlio wore an "innocent" smile. "May I come in?"

"Aren't you already inside?" Fujimaru Ritsuka rolled her eyes and muttered under her breath. "What is it, Mr. Manlio?"

"There is something." Manlio smiled a little awkwardly. "Then, excuse my intrusion."

"Miss Fujimaru Ritsuka, when did you become Teacher's Master?" Manlio sat across from Fujimaru Ritsuka and sighed. "I can see what state she's in. It's bad—really bad."

"I only want to ask. Really, that's all."

Hearing Manlio say that, Fujimaru Ritsuka put down the map in her hands.

"Yes, we've all seen Miss Lawrence's condition." Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression fell. "This state probably started at the end of the previous Singularity."

"At that time, a Servant said something to Miss Lawrence. After she returned, she began investigating something on her own. Later, another Servant from Chaldea, Leonardo da Vinci, joined Miss Lawrence's investigation."

"Wait, Leonardo? That guy was summoned by Chaldea too?" Manlio's eyes widened, and he blinked.

"Oh, right. Mr. Manlio should know Da Vinci too. Though Da Vinci also..." Fujimaru Ritsuka's mouth twitched as she gave Manlio another look.

Mm, he was a very delicate and pretty boy. Honestly, calling him a girl would not have been much of a stretch; the only difference was the style of his clothes.

Did all you Renaissance Servants like this sort of thing?

"You mean Leonardo turned into a woman too? But he never got married, did he?" Manlio