Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 143

“Oh? Then let me hear your thoughts, King Arthur from another world!” Iskandar put on a serious expression.

“Conqueror King, the reason you came to this conclusion is because you don’t know your future. Just like your dream of ‘Iskandar,’ your life is all about chasing dreams and experiencing everything, but that joy doesn’t belong to me.”

Arthur looked towards Bai Qiu’s direction, where Merry was hiding behind him.

“Ever since I pulled out the Sword of Selection, my life has already been predetermined. Unlike you, I became a ‘king’ according to the prophecy. Everything I do is already set in stone.”

Arthur then looked at his own hands.

“Every time I experience something from the prophecy, my regret deepens. If only I could have done better, maybe I could have avoided this outcome. So, in order to save this country, I must become the ideal king!”

“The ideal king is nothing more than a puppet, a prop for the nation! How could that be possible?!”

“Even if it seems unreachable, but in order to save Britain, only this method will do!”

Arthur said loudly.

“Only by becoming the ideal king is there a possibility of personally saving this country. This is my… no, it is King Arthur’s ‘kingship’!!!”

“——————?!”

When Iskandar saw Arthur’s determined gaze, he was greatly surprised.

“Although in the end, I still couldn’t save Britain, and even the Round Table fell apart, it was this belief that made me a Holy Sword wielder. My conviction is not useless, it gave me the power to protect a greater existence.”

“So that’s why you obtained that Holy Sword, and without using the Grand Position Saint Graph, you gained the power to confront the Evils of Humanity?”

Iskandar crossed his arms and closed his eyes, pondering for a moment before opening them again.

“I apologize for my previous words.”

The Conqueror King bowed his head to Arthur.

“You are not a ‘king’ that can be judged by common sense. Perhaps that King Arthur was just like you, embracing such a grand vision and praying to the Holy Grail, willing to deny everything they had done in order to save their own country.”

As the live broadcast showed Iskandar admitting that Arthur is a “king,” the barrage instantly exploded.

“Wait, this script seems off!”

“Quick, try summoning our king, maybe she’ll respond directly if she’s in a good mood!”

“Indeed, the Emperor spent his whole life chasing dreams, but King Arthur governed the country according to the established prophecy. Naturally, they are different.”

“If not for that, how could King Arthur be a legendary monarch?”

“Every king in every era carries a different destiny, so it’s indeed impossible for someone who doesn’t want to be a king to judge whether another person is qualified to be one.”

“King Arthur’s ideals transcend time, that’s why they were chosen by the Holy Sword.”

……..

“Hey, King of another world, even though I don’t quite understand, we won, right?” Mordred looked at Arthur in confusion.

“Ah? Well, how should I put it…” Arthur was at a loss for words.

Did we really need to determine a winner in this discussion?

“Well, rebellious knight, I take back what I said. Your father is truly a king!!!” After hearing Iskandar’s affirmation, Mordred finally became happy.

“All right! We won!!!”

“That’s great, Senpai!” Mashu looked at Bai Qiu with joy.

“The crisis has been resolved!”

“Hmph, after all, he is the ‘king’ I raised. How could he lose here?” Merry nodded in satisfaction, hiding behind Bai Qiu.

“Well then, while Arthur hasn’t noticed yet, I’ll slip away~~~”

Soon, Merry’s figure disappeared from the room.

Bai Qiu sighed.

Although he didn’t know how things ended up like this, at least it seemed to have temporarily come to an end.

“By the way, Senpai, it seems that Mordred damaged the projector, causing the screening to end. Do we need to fix it?”

“No, let’s call it a day for today…”

He adjusted the live stream to be in front of him and said in a tired tone:

“This event will temporarily come to an end. If we continue to watch Fate/Zero Season 2 in the future, I will notify everyone again. The lottery activity will randomly select winners from the comment section. Today’s live stream ends here. Goodbye, everyone!!!”

Bai Qiu let out a sigh of relief after ending the live stream.

Today… was really exhausting.

……

In the following days, Bai Qiu fulfilled his promise and randomly selected a few lucky viewers from the comment section.

Strangely enough, except for one viewer who wanted Mashu’s voice blessing, the rest all wanted Jeanne Alter to record some insulting phrases, preferably with a bit of venom.

What can I say? Are all viewers playing this big now?

After having Jeanne Alter unleash a few lines with maximum output, Bai Qiu picked some that somewhat met the requirements and sent them as prizes.

Not only did he receive another wave of gifts, but also the live chat was filled with various praises.

For a while, things were peaceful in Chaldea.

Mordred and Arthur’s relationship seemed to have improved a bit. Jeanne Alter was always off somewhere, Reines was constantly bothering Waver. Merry still hid from Arthur every day, but always managed to do little things that gave Arthur a headache. Draco voluntarily stayed in the isolated room and didn’t bother anyone.

Perhaps the only difference from before was when Bai Qiu talked about his work at the company.

Suddenly, a group of parrots appeared in the live chat.

“Chaldea is the organization responsible for safeguarding all of humanity. May the viewers of this live stream be aware of this.”

“Chaldea is the organization responsible for safeguarding all of humanity. May the viewers of this live stream be aware of this.”

“The anchor’s job is to protect humanity, so everyone please be serious!!!”

“The anchor’s job is to protect humanity, so everyone please be serious!!!”

“Stop pretending, anchor. You’re really in Chaldea!”

“I visited the anchor’s company a few days ago, it’s true. They’re really involved in the Preservation of Human Order. I’m crying.”

……..

Now Bai Qiu found himself in a bit of a dilemma with the direction his live stream was taking. It made him both laugh and cry. Although he had a feeling that more problems would arise in the future, he decided to deal with them when the time came. For now, he would just go with the flow.

A week later, Dr. Romani finally informed Bai Qiu that they were about to begin repairing the Third Singularity.

“Doctor, Da Vinci,” Bai Qiu and Mashu entered the control room together.

“You’re here,” Dr. Romani said wearily, looking like he hadn’t slept well.

“Doctor, are you alright?” Mashu asked with concern, noticing the tired look on his face.

“Oh, I’m fine,” Dr. Romani waved his hand dismissively, then gestured for Bai Qiu and Mashu to sit down.

“I called you here to discuss matters regarding the Third Singularity.”

“Have you finally corrected the data?” Bai Qiu asked straightforwardly. In the previous Rome Singularity, he and Mashu hadn’t been directly transferred to the city of Rome as planned. There seemed to be a slight discrepancy in time as well. They were supposed to rescue Nero, but it turned out that Nero had already been captured.

In other words, they arrived at the Singularity much later than scheduled.

“Regardless of how many times we verify, it seems that Chaldea’s Spiritron Calculation Device, TRISMEGISTUS, has reached the same conclusion without any issues,” Dr. Romani explained.

“Then where did things go wrong?” Mashu asked, puzzled.

“No, TRISMEGISTUS is a Spiritron computer provided by the Atlas Institute. It’s the latest model that can prove the existence of Masters in any era. If it had serious issues, you wouldn’t be able to successfully Rayshift,” Dr. Romani said with certainty.

“So, we weren’t sent to the corresponding coordinates before. Where exactly did the problem lie?” Bai Qiu pressed for an answer. If this question wasn’t resolved, there was a high chance that he would just end up with a game over as soon as he was sent there.

“Currently, Chaldea’s technicians are calibrating it, but we can’t afford to delay any longer. Our time is running out, and we must quickly perform the third Rayshift to repair the Singularity,” Dr. Romani expressed his anxiety.

It was clear from Dr. Romani’s expression that he was worried. In this situation, the crucial Spiritron computer seemed to have encountered a problem.

“But Romani, if the Spiritron computer is indeed malfunctioning, sending Bai Qiu over hastily would only cost us our last Master,” Da Vinci interjected, stopping Dr. Romani in his tracks.

She previously stabilized communication by converting the internal power of Chaldea into Magical Energy, but there was a deviation. There can be no deviation in Rayshift.

“I am well aware of that, but currently, there is only a slight deviation in the coordinates. Time is running out, so we can send Bai Qiu over and then verify and repair the data while ensuring that there is not too much deviation,” Dr. Romani proposed a relatively balanced solution.

“Hmm… From an efficiency standpoint, Romani, your plan is correct. However, it does come with added risks,” Da Vinci looked at Bai Qiu and Mashu with concern.

“I can’t offer much help in terms of the technical aspects, but Dr. Romani and Da Vinci, please don’t worry. I will protect Senpai no matter what!” Mashu said with a determined look in her eyes.

Upon seeing Mashu’s resolute gaze, Bai Qiu naturally expressed his gratitude. “Mashu, thank you…”

“No, it’s what I should do, Senpai. There’s no need to thank me,” Mashu replied with a shy smile.

“Hehe, humans can be so foolish,” suddenly Draco’s image appeared on the display screen above.

“Another interference…” Da Vinci sighed, seemingly unfazed by Draco’s behavior.

“Beast of Sodom, we’ve already done our best to fulfill your previous requests. What is it this time?” Da Vinci directly addressed the screen.

“Hehe, those were just my pastimes. I find your desires to be quite shallow, which makes me a bit bored,” Draco touched his Holy Grail with his finger and spoke.

“And seeing Chaldea’s last Master going to their death like this, I came here to mock you,” Draco’s gaze on the screen was fixed on Bai Qiu.

“————————？！”

Dr. Romani and Da Vinci were both shocked.

“What are you talking about?!” they exclaimed.

“The so-called transfer that you speak of, it is not due to any other reason but because you have been rejected by that era,” Draco replied.

“The rejection of that era? No, that’s impossible,” Dr. Romani immediately denied Draco’s words.

“TRISMEGISTUS, regardless of the era, can prove the Master’s ‘existence’ in terms of Spiritrons, thus allowing interference in the past and bypassing the rejection of the era in principle,” Dr. Romani explained.

“Hahaha, humans are always so arrogant, and in the end, they fall due to their own pride,” Draco licked his lips.

“While this fall is exceptionally delicious, it is not yet time to feast. Let me tell you, you have been defined as an unstable ‘abnormality’ by the Human Order,” Draco continued.

“Defined as an ‘abnormality’ by the Human Order?!” Dr. Romani and Da Vinci were once again surprised by Draco’s words.

“Why are you so shocked? Doctor over there, you should be well aware of how this girl, who has merged with a Heroic Spirit, came to be. How can you, who have done such things, not be feared by the Human Order?” Draco taunted.

“…”

Dr. Romani remained silent, only looking at Mashu.

“Romani…” Da Vinci looked at Dr. Romani with concern.

“Since you say so, it seems you must have a countermeasure, Beast of Sodom,” Dr. Romani finally spoke, breaking the silence.

“Hehe, it seems there are clever people among the human camp as well,” Draco seemed to be quite fond of Dr. Romani.

“I, who can traverse through multiple worlds, have long seen through the tricks of the Human Order,” Dr. Romani stated confidently.

“Can you fix this deviation then?!” Dr. Romani asked.

“Naturally, my power is stronger than you can imagine. Even sealed within this weak Saint Graph, I can still accomplish that,” Draco boasted behind the screen.

“But in doing so, we would have to take on additional risks,” Dr. Romani frowned.

“Chaldea would be relying on the power of the Beast, and we cannot guarantee that placing you in another Singularity won’t pose a threat to Bai Qiu…” Dr. Romani voiced his concerns.

“Oh? I just praised you, and yet you are nothing more than this…” Draco’s expression turned sour.

“What I desire is to taste the fall of humanity in its entirety. Both you and I are not in a perfect state! Even if I were to kill you, I wouldn’t be satisfied,” Draco declared his position.

“Until you, especially the last remaining Master, grow enough to be able to fight me, I will not easily kill him,” Draco added, looking at everyone.

“Now, make your choice, humans who foolishly seek to reclaim the future!!!”