[Sushi-Y]

Originally Posted by Srin Tuar

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Sure, he's not complaining, but it makes me wonder how the Tifania vs Ruizu showdown will play out. I bet at some point he's going to be forced to choose between them. Tifania wanting him to accompany her on an adventure to the east, and Ruizu wanting him to return to serve as her familiar.

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How their showdown will play out?

Louise: "Besides! What's so good about this elf any-"
Louise's glance floated over Tiffania's chest, and her eyes opened wide. With her eyes pinned on Tifannia's chest, Louise whispered in a trembling voice,
Louise: ".........au"

That's how.

Originally Posted by Srin Tuar

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Meh, the motive is all the same to me: Wanting to escape from a painful reality rather than face it.
She has no real evidence that she'll be able to meet him in the "afterlife" anyway, I guess she's just a queen of self-delusion.
I have to admire her sense of loyalty to saito, while at the same time I cannot respect her lack of maturity and she seems to lack in the ability not to deceive one'self.
(of course, if she was perfect, there would be no story. The Ruizu parts are the most gripping for me, making me all teary eyed even... )

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One word: drama

Originally Posted by Srin Tuar

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Its one thing to try to stop her, to make her food, and be nice. But sacrificing herself to save Ruizu is more than you can ask. After being rejected so many times, I dont know what makes her tick. Perhaps she's betting everything on a long-shot, that in the end saito will see her and choose her.

She's such a sweet girl, and her physical (non-oversized) physical description is far more alluring than some other characters. Her flip-flop passive-aggressive behavior is so cute too...
I think she deserves someone who will treat her good at the very least.

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I don't think Siesta even thought about the risks. Louise was jumping off in front of her face, so she reached out and grabbed her, it's that simple. There was no time to go "oh look she jumped, should I risk my life to save her or not?"

I'm a Siesta x Saito supporter, although some people think her attitude towards Saito is pretentious, I like her for her courageousness. She's willing to expose her feelings even while knowing Saito may never be able to respond to her. The bedroom scene in vol.7 showed just how determined she was.

For the record, Siesta was never rejected. Saito never openly rejected her feelings (rather, he accepted them), it's just that he doesn't think he's able to *return* those feelings.

Originally Posted by ordnance11

I do have a couple of questions:

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1. I think you alluded to Saito losing his powers. Did he decide to stay away from Louise then due to the fact he's now weak and useless (to her)?

I can see where did situation would be to Siesta's or Tiffania's advantage. With Saito being reduced to a normal boy, there is no really a good reason for Saito to be with Louise.

But Saito does love Louise. The big factor is whether Louise can go against just about everyonne in her strata in society to be with Saito.

Of course, there's Louise can always try the method that Emiya Shiro used to restore Saber's mana when they spent the night at Eisenbern forest.

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That problem gets resolved by the end of vol.8, so you don't have to worry about what the change of status will mean for Saito.

But it's still true that Saito's relationships with the girls (Louise, Siesta, even Henrietta + Tiffania) has deepened quite a bit by the end of vol.8, compared to their pre-vol.7 status.