Chapter 33: The first day of training, part 2.
Once at her destination, Francisca sat down at her desk while El sat down in one of the armchairs.
"So, Grandes… Yesterday you said you were a Real Madrid fan, right?"
"Exact."
Francisca nodded and reached for her smartphone.
"I have that team's logo as my mobile background."
She handed her the phone and El looked at it.
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"A perfect logo for my team!" She said, with a hint of false pride.
"Too bad that's the Real Valladolid logo." Francisca replied, smiling slyly.
That answer froze the blood in El's veins, and he fell silent abruptly, assuming an expression of alarm.
"How did an ardent fan like you not recognize him?"
" I…" Grandes tried to justify herself, but was interrupted.
"Another thing… The uniform you are wearing is not from the Invincible Armada, but from the Blue Division, a Japanese school. And you are the spitting image of El, commander of the panzerfahren team of that school."
"What do you mean by that?" El asked, irritated.
"That you are keeping something from me… But from what I hear you have the support of the student council, and as long as you don't cause problems, I won't snoop."
El, heartened by those words, breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn, if everyone here at Rodrigo follows Japanese sensha-do my cover won't last long.
She told herself.
And one more thing… Why did Hilda call me a whore? That she realizes Kay and I are lovers?
This doubt haunted her, and not a little.
I'll have to ask her when I see her again.
At the same time Hilda was in her private study, sitting in front of her laptop, when someone knocked on the door.
"Yes?" She asked.
"Are you still here, freulein?" Sebastian asked her.
"Ja…I'll go to practice later. Now I am watching a match from the European Football Championship."
Her butler looked at her puzzled.
"But won't the next championship take place in two years?"
"This is indeed Euro 1996, Germany-Russia 3-0." She clarified, pointing to the Youtube video.
"Ah, I understand… Sorry to disturb you."
Having said this, the man took his leave, leaving her alone.