Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 115

“Ahahaha, that was truly exhilarating!!!”

By the time Iskandar returned, it was already evening.

He stationed his remaining army of one hundred soldiers nearby.

“It’s been a long time since I had such a thrilling battle leading troops. The soldiers of the Allied Forces have already started retreating, so they shouldn’t come after us anymore.”

Sitting by the bonfire, Iskandar raised a skewer of grilled meat and handed it to Bai Qiu.

“Here, have some more of this. Both you and that boy look like you haven’t eaten enough before.”

“Thank you.”

Bai Qiu handed the sizzling and fragrant grilled meat to Mashu, who was sitting beside him.

“Ah, Senpai, you should eat first.”

“Mashu, you’ve worked hard today.”

“Not at all. I will continue to strive for Senpai’s sake.”

Mashu nodded in thanks and took a bite of the meat.

As soon as it entered her mouth, the juicy flavor burst out.

“Wow! This is really delicious!!!”

Mashu exclaimed in admiration.

“I often march and fight in battles, camping is also basic, but unfortunately, there are no soldiers in this marching army who are skilled in cooking. Although I haven’t personally cooked for a long time, it seems like my skills haven’t deteriorated.”

Iskandar glanced at Mordred, who was eating a skewer of meat next to Bai Qiu.

“I don’t know why, but I feel like I’ve seen this face somewhere before.”

Then he patted Mordred, who was still enjoying the food.

“Hey, do you know King Arthur?”

“——————？！”

Iskandar’s question caught Mordred off guard.

*Cough, cough!*

Mordred forcefully swallowed the grilled meat in his mouth and then exclaimed displeasedly.

“Don’t casually mention my father, you bastard!!!”

“Father?!”

Iskandar looked at Waver beside him with confusion.

After receiving a confirming nod, Iskandar seemed to understand something and sighed.

“I never expected that the King of Knights actually had such a successor. No wonder she was so eager to use the Holy Grail to change the past.”

“You’ve met my father?!”

Upon hearing Iskandar’s words, Mordred instantly became spirited.

He haphazardly stuffed the remaining grilled meat into his mouth and leaned closer.

“Oh, we did have quite a lot of interaction, but that’s about it.”

“You say my father actually wanted to obtain the Holy Grail to change the past? Is that true? The King herself actually wanted to change the past??”

Mordred continued to question, but Iskandar was having a hard time dealing with it and could only look towards Waver.

“Hey, kid, you explain to him what happened back then.”

“Me…?!”

Waver didn’t have a chance to refuse before Iskandar pushed him out.

“I was busy making plans at the time, so I wasn’t very familiar with King Arthur either.”

“Not familiar? Weren’t you involved with King of Heroes and King Arthur in some kind of Three-Kings…”

Before Waver could finish speaking, Iskandar pulled him over.

“Kid, I, uh, am the least skilled at dealing with this kind of young girl. I’ll leave it to you here.”

Iskandar then stood up.

“We’re about to march tomorrow, and I have some things to discuss with the soldiers. I’ll take my leave.”

“Hey, Rider!”

Waver watched as Iskandar, who had sold him out, quickly left the scene, feeling helpless and on the verge of tears.

“Why do I have to…”

“So, you were the Master who summoned Iskandar in the Holy Grail War, and King Arthur happened to be the Saber of that same War. Why didn’t you say it earlier?”

Mordred immediately questioned.

“Why would you…”

When Waver saw Reines’ expression, pretending that nothing was wrong, he immediately understood.

“Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with the problems we’re facing now. Let’s discuss it later.”

“Don’t be so stingy! Wasn’t the King the strongest in that War? By the way, the King’s Class must have been Saber! Did he make a wish after obtaining the Holy Grail? What was the wish?”

“…”

Faced with Mordred’s questioning, Waver was at a loss, his forehead creased with worry.

“I want to hear too! Onii-sama’s experience of coming out unscathed from that war is so rare that it’s almost excessive. Even in the Clock Tower, there are always rumors about Onii-sama.”

Reines continued to provoke from the sidelines.

The audience in the livestream room, seeing Waver’s current situation, were delighted, almost rolling on the floor with laughter.

“Mo-san really caught the Great Emperor off guard with the mention of the King.”

“After all, even the Great Emperor didn’t expect that the customs of Britain would be so unique, let alone that King Arthur actually had such a big son.”

“Great Emperor: I’m outta here.”

“Hahaha, Waver got tangled up with Mo-san, this is going to be trouble.”

“It seems reasonable for Kongming to choose Waver. Both of them have such laborious lives.”

“And with a little sister who loves to stir up trouble like this, tsk tsk, let me go get another bowl of rice. This electronic pickled vegetables are entertaining.”

“Seeing Waver’s situation outside, I’m afraid Liangzi won’t dare to come out. She probably bought tickets for the Heroic Spirit car overnight.”

“System message: ‘Magical☆Meri’ sends a starry rocket!”

“Comment: I heard someone here wants to hear the King’s story. Oh, it’s Mordred. Well then, I’m off.”

———

“Fou~~~”

Fou stood on Mashu’s shoulder, eating the fruit she handed to it.

Mordred and Reines surrounded Waver, eager to hear about King Arthur’s heroic achievements in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

But Jeanne Alter was nowhere to be seen.

“Mashu, have you seen Jeanne Alter?”

“Jeanne Alter-san? She seems to have been over there the whole time. I called her over earlier, but she said she wanted to stay for a while.”

“I see, I’ll go check on her.”

Bai Qiu stood up and walked towards the nearby hill.

The night breeze blew, causing the grass by his feet to rustle.

Silver moonlight spilled down as Bai Qiu saw Jeanne Alter standing alone under a tree on the nearby hill.

Jeanne Alter, at this moment, seemed to have lost her previous arrogance and was looking up at the moon, lost in thought.

“Jeanne Alter, aren’t you going over there?”

“————?!”

After seeing Bai Qiu, Jeanne Alter paused for a moment and then spoke familiar words.

“Hmph, why should I be with them? Gathering together is a habit of the weak.”

“Don’t say that.”

Bai Qiu walked over and stood beside her.

“We’ve been through this journey together, aren’t we all comrades?”

“Comrades?”

Jeanne Alter laughed disdainfully.

“I have no comrades. If there’s anyone I can talk to, it’s probably only you and Mashu. In the end, I only came along because I was bound by Command Seals.”

“So, you mean if I run out of Command Seals, you’ll leave?”

Bai Qiu asked earnestly.