Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 136

“Oh my goodness!!!”

“Oh my goodness!!!”

“Oh my goodness!!!”

The barrage in the live chat was filled with common Chinese Internet slang.

“They finally admitted it!!!”

“What else can they do if they don’t admit it? They can’t hide it anymore.”

“The Martians are almost jumping on my face!”

“A little tip, phones won’t explode, so get closer and watch.”

“Don’t scare me like this, streamer.”

“I wonder if Clock Tower will ban this now!?”

“The streamer’s live streaming is getting one day closer to the end, so let’s cherish every moment!”

“The Holy Church: Tired, don’t want to deal with it anymore.”

…..

When the public opinion in the live chat was influenced by the power of two Noble Phantasms, their gaze turned to the progress bar of the system warning.

As expected, the number of skeptical barrage messages increased.

88%, 88.2%, 88.5%…

Very well, it seems that the day of my loan live stream is not far away.

Now that things have come to this…

Bai Qiu nodded towards Dr. Romani.

After seeing Bai Qiu, Dr. Romani took a deep breath with a serious expression.

Then, Bai Qiu switched the camera to Dr. Romani’s face.

“At this moment, I will disclose the entire truth of this organization to all of you.”

On the screen of the live chat, Dr. Romani solemnly announced.

“The full name of this organization is the Human Order Preservation Organization, Chaldea, abbreviated as the Human Order Preservation Organization Chaldea or Chaldea.”

“Chaldea was established with contributions from various countries and is a secret base located in Antarctica. It is a research and observation center that aims to ensure the long and resilient continuation of human history, and it is a special organization to prevent human extinction.”

After hearing Dr. Romani’s words, the live chat erupted in an uproar, and there were hardly any barrage messages.

“What everyone saw before in France and Ancient Rome was real. Our organization sends Masters and Servants to different Singularities to repair the distorted history in order to save the Human Order.”

“Professor Lev or other forces unknown to us are implanting Holy Grails in different eras. If we cannot correct these Singularities, the future of humanity will be obliterated!”

“For this reason, we need the support of every viewer in the live chat to save the future of humanity!!!”

Saying this, Dr. Romani sincerely lowered his head, and Mashu followed suit after seeing it.

Faced with such a heavy atmosphere, the live chat room also quieted down.

After a while, someone finally sent a barrage message.

“Anchor, does your company focus on an immersive viewing experience???”

Then the barrage messages began to increase explosively.

“Doctor, please stop reciting, the settings are all hitting me in the face!!!”

“Or anchor, why don’t you share a shopping link? Who can stand listening to this all day…”

“Oh, in Antarctica, I see. Once I have a vacation, I’ll come find your company to play.”

“Anchor, I was wrong, please don’t use the settings to torture me!!!”

“Who asked your company to falsely accuse the anchor, now the whole drama is complete, with all the settings revealed.”

“Speaking of this special effects technology, it’s really good, no wonder people thought it was fake.”

“If it’s not special effects, could it be real?”

“Stop messing around, if it’s true, I’ll go look for Professor Wei at the Tower of London right away!”

“What’s this, turns out it’s fake.”

“After all the fuss, it’s just an advertisement for a new movie.”

“Let me see what else the anchor has in store.”

“System message: ‘Ultimate Shield’ sends out 5 rockets!”

“Comment: I understand now, my money didn’t disappear, it’s being used to protect humanity!”

“System message: ‘Ultimate Joker’ sends out a treasure map!”

“Comment: Earn money at work, save the world with tips after work, I’ve realized it, anchor!”

“System message: ‘Righteous Partner’ sends out 2 starry sky rockets!”

“Comment: Become the light of hope, my Money!!!”

“System message: ‘Fortunate Worker’ sends out 2 golden cruise ships!”

“Comment: Thank you, anchor, I’ve finally found the meaning of overtime!!!”

…

Bai Qiu’s gaze remained fixed on the progress bar.

97.9%, 98.2%, 98.2%, 98.2%… 86%, 55%, 33%, 21%, 20%, 19.6%.

In an instant, the progress bar decreased by more than half and slowly faded away.

【Beep beep beep – Current live room point acquisition normal, alarm lifted.】

Phew…

Upon hearing the system’s message and seeing the pressure bar disappear in front of him, Bai Qiu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, it’s done.

It seems that Waver was right after all.

“When humans discover a fact that is greatly different from their common knowledge, they usually tend to explain it within their own understanding. After all, believing in this fact would shake the worldview they have already established, so they will only choose to believe what they want to believe.”

On the corridor earlier, Waver held an unlit cigar and slowly spoke to Bai Qiu.

“In simple terms, this is a protective mechanism of humans. Under the operation of this mechanism, people will not tend to accept facts that are too different. So instead of continuing to cover up, it is more effective to reveal everything about Chaldea.”

Indeed, even though the Doctor was speaking the truth, because it was too unbelievable, the audience in the live room took it as a fictional setting.

In simple words,

When everyone questions whether you are doing Magecraft, it’s best for you to actually be doing Magecraft.

Waver cleverly utilized the self-protective mechanism of human psychology and, as the Lord, he gained the ability to manipulate people’s hearts.

It’s not difficult to explain why Kongming possessed him.

And from now on, Bai Qiu can also stop hiding and simply say that he is in Chaldea.

“When will the anchor do the lottery?”

“Yeah, I accidentally sent it to the family group chat with a picture, it was so embarrassing…”

“…Hey, could it be that the problem was with the picture you sent?”

“Well, now that everyone is on vacation, it’s time for the lottery, right?”

“Hurry up, hurry up, can’t wait anymore!”

At this moment, Bai Qiu finally remembered about the lottery.

It seems that I mentioned before that I drew a Grand in order to earn live room points.

“Ah, I’m already doing it, doing it!”

Bai Qiu quickly waved his hand to explain.

“Oh, I’m familiar with this excuse.”

“The classic Phase B excuse has already started, right? The folder was just created, wasn’t it?”

“I don’t care, I want to draw the lottery!!! (I’ve never missed a hype, but I’ve never won)”

“Mr. Anchor, you’re not doing anything, and you don’t want to draw the lottery. It’s really difficult for us.”

Suddenly, Bai Qiu saw this barrage and immediately thought of something.

“Right, to thank everyone for their trust in this live room, we will have a program in Chaldea this afternoon, and we will draw the promised lucky winners after the event ends. So for the afternoon live program, the morning live ends here. See you all in the afternoon!!!”

Before the audience in the live room could react, Bai Qiu ended the live stream with a triple combo.

“Huff…huff…”

After closing the live stream, Bai Qiu finally regained his breath.

“Senpai?”

Mashu looked at Bai Qiu hesitantly, unsure of the situation.

“How did it go?”

Dr. Romani also looked at Bai Qiu with a probing gaze.

“It’s…barely…done…”

Bai Qiu gave a tired smile.

“That’s great, Senpai!!!”

Mashu smiled with joy.

“So now we can use that ‘live stream Magecraft’ again, right?”

“That’s right. I never thought I would have to explain the true situation of Chaldea to so many people. If the members of the investigation committee were to hear about it, I would undoubtedly be sentenced to life imprisonment, wouldn’t I?”

Dr. Romani smiled bitterly.

“By the way, Mashu.”

Bai Qiu regained his spirit.

“What is it, Senpai?”

“Let’s go, we need to catch someone.”

……

*Cough cough* Welcome, everyone, to the live stream on time.

In a spacious lounge, Bai Qiu greeted the audience in the live room with a smile.

“Oh, you still know how to start a live stream?”

“Why did you end the morning stream so abruptly without mentioning the time? I’ve been waiting inside. How can I be on time?”

“Anchor, let me tell you upfront, if the afternoon program is not good, I’m going to unfollow.”

…

Friendly interactions with the audience filled the live room as soon as the stream started, creating a familiar atmosphere.

“Today, we have the live coverage of the ‘Second Heroic Spirit Live Watching of the Holy Grail War’ event!!!”

After Bai Qiu announced the afternoon live program, the barrage in the live room exploded instantly.

“Finally, it’s here! It’s my favorite program!!!”

“With so many people this time, what do you plan to show us?”

“I can’t help but laugh just thinking about it.”

“Anchor, wait for a moment, I’ll bring more people to watch.”

The number of viewers in the live room began to soar rapidly.

Bai Qiu then switched the camera to a wide shot, showing a row of people sitting on chairs in the lounge.

“I heard that interesting things can be seen here, so I came.”

Merry smiled and spoke first.

“Oh oh oh! It’s Lady Avalon-san!!!”

“White hair, red eyes, elf ears, all the elements are maxed out!!!”

“All Chinese fans are fans of white-haired characters!!!”

Bai Qiu let out a sigh.

Clearly, she didn’t want this mischievous person to come and evade taxes, but she appeared here early with a smile on her face, so I reluctantly let her stay.

“Reines, are there really precious records here? It seems like there are a lot of unrelated people as well,” Waver looked around with confusion.

“Onii-sama, if it’s valuable records, then naturally, they have research value. Please have a seat,” Reines patted the chair next to her while wearing a mischievous smile.

“Lord, please sit. Would you like some tea?” Trimmau stood respectfully by the side, holding a tray.

“Reines… Do you have another scheme?!” Waver was about to leave but was forcefully pressed into his seat by someone.

“Well, kid, you should relax once in a while,” a massive figure sat on two chairs.

“Rider, why are you here too?!”

“Because Master said there are interesting things here, so I came. Let’s all watch together, hahaha!!!”

*Sigh*

Seeing Iskandar’s hearty laughter, Waver finally gave up and now had an expression of resignation, as if he was leaving it all to fate.

Waver: “I have a bad feeling about this.”

“The Emperor is still like a child, huh?”

“The little sister who loves to tease her older brother is smiling!!!”

“It seems like Yi Reines Duo already knows what’s going to happen next.”

“Poor Professor Waver, being toyed with by his sister.”

Compared to the three of them here, the person sitting on the other side is full of anger.

“I’m going back. There are so many self-proclaimed righteous people here. I feel like I’m going to vomit just by breathing.”

Jeanne Alter stood up discontentedly. “Anyway, it’s just another boring thing like before. I don’t want to watch it.”

“Jeanne Alter-san, Senpai said there will be someone you’re familiar with inside. Please bear with it for a while,” Mashu hurriedly ran over as the person in charge of maintaining order.

“Huh, someone I’m familiar with???” Jeanne Alter showed a puzzled expression.

“Yes, Senpai said that if you still want to leave after that person comes out, then we won’t stop you.” Jeanne Alter looked ahead and saw Bai Qiu nodding at her, instantly weakening her aura.

“Is that so? In that case, I’ll reluctantly wait for a bit.” She sat back down, and Mordred, who was next to her, immediately exclaimed excitedly.

“Oh! Are you also here to see the majestic figure of the King?”

“Huh? What is that???” Jeanne Alter looked at Mordred, who was happily smiling, with a confused gaze.

“Rebellious Knight, you’re really strange. Even though you hate King Arthur, why do you sometimes show respect for her?”

“What’s so strange about that?” Mordred looked at Jeanne Alter with a puzzled expression.

“The King is a king worthy of my respect. It has nothing to do with my hatred towards her, right?”

“It has a lot to do with it! You’re a mess when it comes to emotions…”

Jeanne Alter gave up trying to understand Mordred’s feelings towards King Arthur and sat quietly for the time being.

“I didn’t expect to be able to see the process of this Holy Grail War in detail.”

Arthur, who was sitting at the far end, had a slightly expectant expression on his face.

“The Holy Grail War I participated in before was too cruel. To prevent such things from happening again, and to improve my own strength to become someone capable of fully unleashing the power of Excalibur Proto, these records of actual combat are extremely valuable!” He silently said to himself.

Bai Qiu scanned the surroundings. Some Servants hadn’t arrived yet, but most of the Servants who emphasized that they would come were present.

He specifically asked Emiya Kiritsugu to cooperate with Chaldea’s work, so he couldn’t come. Otherwise, this live event would have turned into a hellish scene…

“So, the ‘Second, Heroic Spirit Live Watching Holy Grail War’ grand event begins now!!!” Apart from Bai Qiu and Mashu applauding, Reines, Iskandar, and Arthur also clapped their hands.

Mordred even stood up and cheered. Who would have thought that she had no intention of coming before.

“Why would I come to watch that boring thing?” It wasn’t until Bai Qiu revealed that a certain Saber would be inside today that her attitude made a complete 180-degree turn and she immediately rushed over, second only to Merry.

“The movie we will be watching today is…” Bai Qiu dimmed the lights, and then the title of the movie everyone would be watching slowly appeared on the black curtain in front of them.

“Fate Zero”