Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 138

Upon hearing the Beast of Sodom referring to herself in that way through the screen, Merry tilted her head.

“Oh dear, I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Don’t play dumb. Both you and I are using false Classes, aren’t we?”

“I am indeed a genuine Caster Class,” Merry proudly declared, puffing out her chest.

“Caster? Pretending to be summoned and appearing here so boldly, that person over there, the human Master, this fellow might be even more dangerous than me~~~” The Beast of Sodom shifted her gaze towards Bai Qiu.

“If you say anything strange to Master again, I might have to teach you a lesson,” Merry said with a smile, delivering a terrifying message.

“Hahaha, that’s the true nature of a despicable beast. But it’s alright if you don’t admit it. After all, I am now on the same boat as you, witnessing the destruction of the Human Order.”

“Fou~~~” Suddenly, the fluffy Fou appeared and jumped onto Merry’s shoulder.

“Oh, Cath Palug, how did you come here?” Merry exclaimed.

When Fou appeared, there was a slight change in the expression on the face of Beast of Sodom.

“Oh? No wonder I felt the presence of other beasts when I was over there, but I didn’t pay much attention to it because they were too weak. I didn’t expect them to be here as well. Human Order must have already noticed them, so it’s only a matter of time before they reject this place, right? No…”

Her face was filled with a smug smile.

“They probably have already rejected it, hahaha~~~!!!”

“Fou, Fou!!!”

A threatening voice was directed towards the Beast of Sodom on the screen.

“Beast of Sodom, what is your purpose for coming to Chaldea with me?”

Bai Qiu looked up at the screen in front of her, questioning the laughing golden-haired girl behind the screen.

“No need to be so guarded, the last Master of humanity. I am now your friend, after all. Although I don’t intend to work for the Human Order, I absolutely won’t allow you to be defeated by other weak beasts.”

She paused for a moment.

“If you believe in me, then let that doctor release me, as this small barrier can’t hold me back.”

Then she continued to maintain a silent smile, looking at Bai Qiu.

*Crack!*

Suddenly, the screen went black without any warning, as if the communication had been cut off.

“Master Bai Qiu, please proceed to the control room.”

“Repeat, Master Bai Qiu, please proceed to the control room.”

A notification sounded in the corridor.

Bai Qiu pointed the camera in the live room towards the room.

“Damn it, why was my father summoned by that guy? Wait, doesn’t this guy look exactly like that Assassin?!”

“Gilles, Gilles, what are you doing?!”

“Ahhahaha, so this was the attitude I had towards you before, my boy. How nostalgic.”

“Onii-sama, this is too small, but it’s kind of cute~~~”

“You’re right, Ojou-sama.”

“That’s enough, let go of me already!!!”

“Ah, everyone, everyone, don’t get involved, this is just a recorded image!!!”

The room behind them was always messy, and there were occasional sounds of explosions. Bai Qiu sighed.

As long as the room doesn’t explode in the end, it can be considered a success.

“Well then, Master-kun, I’ll take my leave for now. It seems that Cath Palug here has a lot to say to me,” Merry nodded towards Bai Qiu, intending to leave with Fou.

“Merlin.”

Bai Qiu called out to her.

“What is it, Master-kun?”

“Is what that Beast of Sodom said true?”

“After all, she can use her authority to change her own Saint Graph and use the ability of Independent Manifestation to come to Chaldea. Although there is still a way to temporarily trap her, once Chaldea is in crisis, she can easily escape.”

Merry explained earnestly.

“No, I mean what she just said, that the Human Order will reject us.”

Bai Qiu stared at Merry, hoping to get an answer from her.

“Well, who knows?”

Merry tilted her head and smiled cutely.

“But no matter what, Master-kun’s journey to save the Human Order must continue, right? When the time comes, everything will fall into place. So, that’s how it is~~~”

After leaving behind an irrelevant comment, Merry disappeared from Bai Qiu’s sight, holding Fou.

Fou being the Fourth Beast is one thing, but how did Merry become the Beast of the Planet too??

And I’ve only just finished the second chapter, and there are already three Beasts in Chaldea.

If the Human Order could speak in my livestream room, they would definitely type a “6”.

Rejecting me is only a matter of time.

But Merry is right, no matter what, I have to focus on fixing the remaining Singularities.

After all, if the Singularities aren’t fixed, both the world and myself will be doomed.

*Sigh…*

With that in mind, Bai Qiu sighed, then fixed the camera on the room and walked towards the control room alone.

“Fou…”

Suddenly, Fou on Merry’s shoulder looked back.

“Oh, Cath Palug, you noticed too.”

Merry also turned her head and looked at Bai Qiu’s figure walking ahead.

“But whether he can overcome these obstacles depends on him.”

……

“I remember it should be here, right?”

Bai Qiu walked along the corridor and took a detour from the warehouse area to make it easier for himself.

“It should be straight ahead.”

Although the direction was correct, Bai Qiu had a feeling that he should have arrived already, but he couldn’t find the entrance to the control room.

Bai Qiu looked around and everything seemed to be the same.

So why doesn’t Chaldea have any landmarks inside? I should complain to the doctor about it later.

Bai Qiu opened his wristband and prepared to access the internal map of Chaldea to set a location.

Come to think of it, I’ve never used this navigation before.

Just as Bai Qiu started fiddling with the wristband, someone suddenly passed by him.

Bai Qiu instinctively looked up and saw a girl with long white hair wearing a Chaldea uniform.

“Director——————?!”

Isn’t this Olga Marie, the Director?!

“Director, what are you doing here?!”

Olga Marie ignored Bai Qiu’s call and walked straight into the darkness of the distant corridor.

But wasn’t the Director already trapped in CHALDEAS?

Why is she here…

Suddenly, a wave of dizziness hit Bai Qiu, and he could only lean against the wall and grit his teeth to cope with it.

Something is wrong!!!

He felt that the surroundings had undergone a huge change, as if he was sitting in a rapidly descending elevator, experiencing weightlessness all over his body!!!

“Ugh…”

After the strange sensation subsided, Bai Qiu supported his still throbbing forehead and began to look around again, enduring the pain.

“——————————？！”

Surrounding him was a desolate wasteland, with raging fires burning upon the ruins of the city.

Isn’t this the Fuyuki Singularity from before?

I was just in Chaldea, and suddenly I’m here.

Could it be that a Rayshift occurred suddenly??

Where are the others?

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——————!!!”

Suddenly, something was making a whistling sound as it approached from the distance!

Bai Qiu instinctively took cover in the nearby ruins, only to hear a loud explosion in his ears.

“Boom——————!!!”

The ruins he used as a shelter were instantly destroyed, and Bai Qiu, who was hiding behind them, was thrown by the impact of the explosion.

“Ugh…”

Thrown off by the shockwave, Bai Qiu felt the world spinning as he rolled on the ground.

His limbs were almost numb, but in the sky above, stained red by the raging flames, several shining objects appeared and flew towards him again!

Damn it… I have to escape quickly…

Bai Qiu forced himself to get up from the ground, but the shiny objects were already in front of him.

Oh no…

Suddenly, a black figure stood in front of him.

“Haah!!!”

A familiar shield unfolded in front of him.

“Clang, clang, clang——————!!!”

After a crisp sound, there was a violent explosion outside the shield.

But thanks to the shield, Bai Qiu remained unharmed.

“Thank you, Mashu.”

Bai Qiu instinctively said so.

Luckily, Mashu had also been transported here, otherwise he didn’t know what to do.

But “Mashu” didn’t reply, but turned to look at him.

In front of Bai Qiu, there stood a young boy wearing purple armor with white hair.

“I’m sorry, I am not the girl, Master from another timeline.”

“Galahad?!”

Bai Qiu directly called out the person’s name.

Isn’t this my junior in school?!!

Wait, why is he here?

“That’s right, in this world, the girl you mentioned doesn’t exist.”

Galahad looked directly at Bai Qiu.

“Whoosh————!!!”

Another arrow flew swiftly from the top of a distant skyscraper, and Galahad turned his head to defend against the attack with his shield.

“It’s not safe to talk here, let’s find another place,” Galahad suggested, checking on Bai Qiu.

“Can you stand?” he asked.

“Yeah, I can manage,” Bai Qiu replied, brushing off the dust from his body.

“Follow me!!!” Galahad exclaimed, leading Bai Qiu towards the Unmei River in the distance.

Surrounded by familiar flames and collapsed buildings, it confirmed that Bai Qiu had returned to the Singularity of Fuyuki.

After Galahad skillfully defeated several pursuing Dragon Tooth Soldiers along the way, they finally arrived safely at a bridge tunnel by the riverside.

“We should be safe here,” Galahad said, sitting down.

Bai Qiu looked around and didn’t sense any Servant’s presence, which put him at ease as he sat down.

Honestly, he had no idea what was going on.

“System, can you hear me?” Bai Qiu called out to the system in his mind.

However, there was no familiar voice responding, which added a tinge of anxiety to Bai Qiu’s heart.

“It seems like you have a lot of questions,” Galahad observed Bai Qiu’s growing restlessness.

“Where is this place? Why am I here??”

Although Bai Qiu had many questions in mind, he restrained himself and only asked two.

“This is Singularity F, the starting point of everything. As for why you’re here,” Galahad shook his head.

“I’m not sure, but I can confirm that you have drifted here from another timeline.”

“Drifted…” Bai Qiu suddenly remembered that Medusa and Mashu referred to themselves as “drifters” in this Singularity before.

Could it be that because he adapted to Rayshift, it triggered some strange passive ability?

“Why did you save me then?” Bai Qiu looked at Galahad cautiously, maintaining his guard.

“You’re wearing Chaldea’s clothes, so you must be from Chaldea, right?” Galahad replied calmly.

“You know about Chaldea?!” Bai Qiu asked, somewhat uncertainly.

Once a Heroic Spirit is summoned as a servant, they will forget their previous memories. However, the junior in front of Galahad clearly knows about Chaldea’s existence.

“Ah, of course,” Galahad looked outside the bridge tunnel.

“I was once summoned to Chaldea, taking possession of the girl you know, and observed the organization of Chaldea through her eyes for many years. Afterwards, I entrusted her with the Noble Phantasm and Saint Graph. It seems that your journey continues. Is the girl still doing well?”

In response to Galahad’s question, Bai Qiu spoke slowly.

“I don’t know if I can say she’s doing well, but she is still working hard with me to save the Human Order.”

“Is that so.”

Galahad nodded and continued.

“As a Heroic Spirit, I should have dissipated back to the Throne of Heroes after losing the Saint Graph and Noble Phantasm. But for some reason, I ended up in this point in time.”

“You didn’t return to the Throne of Heroes, but came to this Singularity?”

This is really strange.

But then again, I also came to this Singularity without any clear reason, so it doesn’t seem that strange anymore.

Bai Qiu looked at his palm, which was scratched during the explosion. The bright red blood oozed out from the wound, and the stinging sensation made Bai Qiu realize that this was not a dream.

“In that case, all we need to do is repair this Singularity once again, right?”

As long as it’s a Singularity, repairing it should lead us back to the correct history.

Maybe then I can go back.

“Repair?”

Galahad calmly looked at Bai Qiu.

“No, Master from another world, you don’t understand the reason for the existence of this Singularity.”

“The reason for the existence of the Fuyuki Singularity?”

My junior today feels a bit strange. Shouldn’t he be more cheerful? Why is he acting like a riddler again?

“This Fuyuki is deliberately set as an archive point to safeguard the Human Order.”

“——————?!”

Galahad’s words left Bai Qiu stunned.

“From your expression, it seems that this archive point has already been eradicated in your world, destroyed by Chaldea’s own hands.”