Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 104

Watching Jeanne Alter arrive just in time to save Reines, Bai Qiu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

While Bai Qiu didn’t oppose the strategy of diversion, they hesitated when Reines wanted them to carry out the mission themselves.

So not long after setting off, Bai Qiu realized that something was amiss and asked Jeanne Alter to bring Reines out.

Upon hearing that their positions had switched, Jeanne Alter immediately ignored Waver’s objections and agreed to Bai Qiu’s request, rushing over quickly.

Without any strange Servants around, Jeanne Alter and Reines should be able to handle the situation just fine.

Sure enough, through the livestream, Bai Qiu saw Reines learn Leonidas’ true name and attempt to use her Noble Phantasm to restrain him, only to be ambushed by Caesar and put in a dangerous situation.

Fortunately, Jeanne Alter’s appearance instantly turned the tides.

“Oh? So there are reinforcements? I thought those cowards had already fled,” Caesar’s gaze scanned between Jeanne Alter and Reines.

“Oh? It sounds like you know our plan,” Reines retorted immediately.

“Isn’t it obvious? With only a delicate flower-like girl coming out to fight, even I can understand your intentions,” Caesar declared.

“If you already know our intentions, why didn’t you pursue us?” Reines questioned.

“Because, it doesn’t matter,” the bulky man in front of them spoke as if delivering a speech, extending both hands.

“I only need to eliminate the invaders guarding Rome. Fugitives are already defeated in my eyes, no need to pursue them. But as long as you’re on Roman soil, you’ll never escape.”

“Hey, isn’t this fatty really annoying with his words?” Jeanne Alter frowned displeasedly, then turned to Reines.

“By the way, stinky lady, Master wanted me to tell you that this fatty is called Caesar, the former emperor of this Roman Empire.”

“Caesar… I see, this intel matches up,” Reines’s lips curved into a smile once again, then she looked at Jeanne Alter.

“Don’t tell me, my idiotic Onii-sama sent you here?”

“Huh? How did you come to that conclusion? It’s because Master doesn’t trust you, so he asked me to come and get you to go together.”

“Master?!”

Reines seemed somewhat incredulous and shook her head.

“This isn’t good. My Lord, as my Master, is actually considering me. This feeling is… quite novel. We should take advantage of the chaos and escape without losing our fighting strength.”

“I don’t know what you’ve been through in the past, but my Master would never leave anyone behind.”

Jeanne Alter’s gaze became incredibly firm.

Seeing Jeanne Alter like this, Reines fell silent for a moment, then smiled.

“It seems that I have truly encountered a good Lord this time… However, I’m afraid that my Lord’s worry has become somewhat unnecessary. I have no intention of sacrificing myself to let you escape.”

Reines’ blue pupils turned red once again.

“Very well, this is the spirit. Then, allow me to lend you a hand!”

Her voice seemed to transform into that of another person as she pointed her finger towards Trimmau, which was gradually regaining its form in front of them.

“Go, Trimmau!”

“Swish! ”

Like a gust of wind, Trimmau charged forward and launched an attack on the heavily injured Leonidas.

“Clang! ”

Caesar’s golden sword blocked the strike, but was immediately forced back by Trimmau’s power!!!

“?! ”

At this moment, red Magical Energy appeared on Trimmau’s body, its strength and aura completely different from before.

Sensing the abnormality, Caesar tried to create distance between himself and Trimmau.

But Trimmau closed in on Caesar at an astonishing speed, and just as Caesar instinctively swung his sword, Trimmau disappeared.

“Ugh…”

A sharp pain surged from his arm.

Thin mercury needles flew out from Reines and pierced through Caesar’s body and limbs, but were partially blocked by the thick fat on his body.

Then, Trimmau’s hair turned into sharp mercury daggers and launched a deadly attack on the controlled Caesar!!!

“Ha!”

Caesar exerted his strength, and a powerful Magical Energy surged from his golden sword.

“Demon Sword… It seems it’s your turn to make an appearance!!!”

Upon sensing this surge of Magical Energy, Trimmau abandoned its attack and quickly returned to its original form, disappearing from Caesar’s sight.

“Huff… Huff…”

Finally freed from the oppressive feeling of being relentlessly pursued, Caesar gasped for breath and then looked ahead once again.

The two girls had already disappeared, but Caesar could see the figures of the two people riding on the Mercury Stallion in the distance.

“…Although they are beautiful girls like flowers, they possess such impressive power. If I hadn’t activated my Noble Phantasm in time, I would have been seriously injured by that strange thing,” Caesar shook his head and looked at the kneeling Leonidas.

“King Leonidas, it seems that your situation is not looking good. But reinforcements are coming soon, and hopefully, the Court Magician will treat you.”

“We Spartans… are eternal, never fearing death! But it seems that now is not the time…” Leonidas struggled to support himself with his spear and stood up again.

“‘Continue the battle’? Sometimes I envy you Heroic Spirits who have legends of fighting to the death. But how ‘that person’ will handle you, I do not know,” Caesar said, looking at the figures of the two girls who had already disappeared in the distance.

“Escape to your heart’s content, but in the end, you will still have to face Rome. And everything I have done, is for Rome.”

…

After this round of actions, not only Bai Qiu, but even the live audience was stunned.

“This fatty is actually Julius Caesar, it doesn’t quite match.”

“Maybe this is middle-aged Caesar, and the helplessness of middle-aged people is hidden in his beer belly.”

“I was looking forward to seeing Jalter-san battle Julius Caesar, but how did Caesar unleash his Noble Phantasm against Lord Kayneth’s Mercury Mystic Code?”

“Yi Reines Duo: I can’t take it anymore, hehe, I was pretending!”

“You sly old fox, you really played the part well, didn’t you?”

“It seems like Yi Reines Duo’s Mystic Eyes have activated, and that feeling just now was Sima Yi appearing, right?”

“Has the Mercury Maid finally unleashed her true fighting power? After all, a maid’s basic skill is dismantling Gundams with her bare hands, let alone a mere Servant…”