"It was a logical conclusion," Lord El-Melloi II pointed out, but...well, there was half a cupcake he had to finish, so he focused on that instead.

At least Roman getting up to cut the cake meant that the doctor wasn't about to see the darkness that crossed over Lord El-Melloi II's face. The thought of discussing the Holy Grail War was not something he was keen on.

"Are you actually that interested?" he asked, trying to play it off lightly.