Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 10

“Assassin?”

Everyone present looked at the white-haired man who always maintained an expressionless face.

“Oh? It seems you want to actively fight against that Archer?”

Cú Chulainn put down his oak staff.

“If the opponent excels in concealed long-range attacks, then it would be most reasonable for me to deal with him.”

As the white-haired man said these words, his gaze was fixed on a certain spot deep in the forest.

“It’s not just because of my intuition, but also the optimal judgment based on the situation at hand.”

Then he looked towards Bai Qiu at the side.

“Master, please give the order.”

Bai Qiu nodded.

He naturally understood that the reason Emiya Kiritsugu wanted to confront this unfamiliar Archer was due to his intuition.

Two individuals who became allies of justice after their deaths and now became guardians of the world, descending as Heroic Spirits here.

Perhaps their answers can only be sought within this battle.

“Then I leave this to you, Assassin.”

“Understood.”

With these words, the white-haired man disappeared from sight.

“…Senpai, are you really okay with leaving this to that Assassin?”

Mashu seemed to have a shallow impression of this new ally, so she hesitantly looked towards Bai Qiu.

“Don’t worry, as he said, he is probably the most suitable candidate to deal with Archer here.”

Bai Qiu said with a meaningful tone.

“Well, that man does indeed seem quite reliable, so let’s leave it to him for now.”

After thinking for five seconds, Cú Chulainn also made the same judgment.

“Huh? How do you know he’s reliable?”

Olga Marie crossed her arms discontentedly.

“Men also have intuition!”

Cú Chulainn puffed up his chest and then looked towards Bai Qiu.

“You agree, kid!”

But the current Bai Qiu didn’t want to entertain such a silly remark, so he just sighed.

“Alright, let’s continue on our way. Aren’t we supposed to battle Saebr?”

“Come on, follow this path. We should arrive soon.”

Cú Chulainn hoisted his oak staff on his shoulder and then pointed towards a small path to the right.

Meanwhile, Bai Qiu took the opportunity to fix the live broadcast on Emiya Kiritsugu’s perspective.

After all, a rare father-son match like this would surely increase the number of viewers.

…………

In the silent forest, the sky is covered by a dark ominous light.

This light is emanating from the central abyss of Fuyuki.

A man dressed in simple clothing, with short white hair, is standing on top of a rock, observing the surroundings.

He is none other than Archer, Emiya Shirou, who has become the guardian of the world in this Singularity.

Rustle rustle…

Like the sound of leaves being caressed by the wind, the trees in the forest rustle.

“There you are.”

Without hesitation, Emiya Shirou materializes a black longbow and manifests a longsword as an arrow.

He draws the bow and releases!

In just a few seconds, he locks onto his target and shoots the arrow in that direction!!!

Boom———!!!

The place hit by the arrow explodes violently, but Emiya Shirou’s expression changes drastically as he quickly jumps away from his original position.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh————!!!

The moment he moves, three sharp daggers directly hit the spot where he was standing and deeply embed into the rock.

Emiya Shirou immediately projects another longsword from his left hand and, in a mid-air posture, aims accurately at the direction the daggers came from!

The black figure hiding in the bushes seems to have anticipated this and jumps out of the thicket in advance.

Then, the rapidly running figure pulls out a Calico M950 from their pocket and pulls the trigger.

Dadadadadadada————!!!

The intense attack creates a storm of bullets, continuously pouring firepower towards Emiya Shirou, who is already unable to turn.

Seeing that he can no longer dodge, Emiya Shirou raises his left hand, and a shield shaped like petals appears in front of him.

The bullets hit this suddenly appearing shield and are completely deflected.

Emiya Shirou lands steadily, half squatting, and with incredible speed, he projects another longsword, sets it on the bowstring, and aims at the black figure.

But suddenly, he finds nothing in front of him.

The opponent has hidden in the forest once again.

In just a few seconds, the two of them have already gone through several exchanges of fire.

After a few mutual probes, they somewhat understand that the other party is not someone easy to deal with.

On the live stream, Emiya Kiritsugu, leaning against a large tree, is replacing the magazine of his Calico at an indiscernible speed, preparing for the next attack.

Clearly, the viewers in the live stream are stunned by the battle between these two.

Only at this moment, someone finally exclaims in astonishment.

“Oh my god!!!”

Then more barrage comments start to appear.

“Oh my god, oh my god!!!”

“Kiritsugu dad is so cool!!!”

“It’s so exciting to see the masters clash, every move seems calculated.”

“I thought that guy was an archer, but turns out he shoots swords! This is gonna tear his clothes apart.”

“I don’t know if his clothes will tear, but he’s definitely gonna get torn apart.”

“Wait, what the hell just happened? I just went to get water, how did it turn into ‘oh my god’?”

Soon, some viewers recognize that Archer is none other than Emiya Shirou!!!

“Was that the Red Archer ? He seems to have turned dark.”

“Emiya Shirou, Emiya Kiritsugu… Oh no, why are they fighting each other?!”

“Huh? A father-son showdown? This is unbelievable!”

“Kiritsugu dad, quickly use your Noble Phantasm ‘Slippers’ and ‘Belt’ on the kid!”

“Who wrote this ridiculous script? I’m gonna kill them!”

The popularity of the live stream instantly skyrocketed, with those who knew the identities of the two becoming spectators and those who were clueless about the situation being entertained by the intense battle they witnessed, eagerly watching the aftermath.

The number of online viewers quickly exceeded 5,000!

“This new Assassin seems to have been brought by those drifter guys, much tougher than Caster…”

For some reason, this Assassin feels somewhat familiar.

It seems like they’ve seen them somewhere before.

Emiya Shirou maintains his shooting stance with the sword, attentively observing the surroundings.

Emiya Kiritsugu, who has already loaded his ammunition, is also preparing for the next round of attack.

The battle between the two is about to begin.