Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 146

Huff…

Huff huff…

The sound of wind rushing past filled my ears…

Wait… is the wind howling?!

Bai Qiu abruptly opened his eyes.

Below his line of sight was the vast blue sea, and he was rapidly falling from the sky!!!

The sensation of weightlessness continued to spread.

“What the heck is going on?!”

Bai Qiu frantically looked around, only to realize that there were no other Servants around him, not even Mashu by his side.

How did Dr. Romani position this?

Bai Qiu immediately braced himself against the strong wind and tried to open his wristband for communication.

But after several attempts, nothing popped up on the wristband.

Oh no, it seems like I might not make it out of here alive…

As Bai Qiu’s brain raced, he watched as the sea surface below approached bit by bit.

Speaking of which, he had once heard that divers would enter the water in a certain safe posture to reduce the resistance of the water on the body.

If done improperly, it would be like falling directly onto a concrete surface, surely resulting in certain death, and the worst part is that one might end up too broken to be put back together.

So, what angle and posture should it be?

Wait a minute…

Why am I even thinking about something so unrealistic!

Bai Qiu shook his head, quickly dispelling the thought.

Instead of thinking about how to safely enter the water, it would be better to find a way to save himself.

Summoning a Servant to lend a hand would be a good idea, or else she would truly be at a disadvantage from the beginning, crashing to the ground like a box.

Bai Qiu extended his hand with Command Seals engraved on it.

“I command you with my Command Seals…”

“Instead of wasting that Magical Energy, why not give it to me?”

Suddenly, Bai Qiu’s hand was grabbed, and a golden-haired girl appeared by his side.

“Draco?!”

“Why so surprised? Didn’t I promise to ensure your safety?” Draco quickly assessed the situation around them, a smile on her face.

“Oh? Then let’s do this!” With that, she wrapped her left arm around Bai Qiu and her right arm swiftly transformed into a dragon, swinging forcefully behind her!!!

“Whoosh——————————!!!”

Bai Qiu felt a strong force pushing him from the side, changing his rapid descent into a sideways flight.

“…I mean, are you sure this is safe???” Bai Qiu asked Draco, bracing against the strong wind.

“Hahaha, you’re such a scaredy-cat. Just rely on me like this,” Draco said, holding Bai Qiu tightly around the waist and swiftly flying downwards!!!

Bai Qiu felt like he went from free-falling in a weightless elevator to riding a roller coaster off the tracks.

The powerful wind made it difficult to breathe.

As they got closer and closer to the ground, Draco casually extended her dragonized right hand forward.

“Boom——————————!!!” Another burst of crimson light shot out from her palm!

Then Bai Qiu felt her speed rapidly slowing down, and with the help of this counterforce, they plunged straight into the water’s surface.

“Gurgle————————!!!” Even though she was prepared, Bai Qiu unexpectedly took a mouthful of salty seawater.

And in that moment of falling into the water, he seemed to catch a glimpse of a massive dark shadow swimming not far away.

“Ho-ha~~~” Bai Qiu vigorously waved her hands, trying to make herself float.

“Geez, humans are so fragile,” Draco’s playful voice came into her ears, and then his right hand was firmly pulled.

“Grit your teeth, my Master~” In an instant, Bai Qiu felt a force lifting him up from the water’s surface?!

Before Bai Qiu could even process what was happening, he was flying above the water’s surface!!!

After experiencing what felt like maybe ten seconds or maybe half a minute of ultra-low flying, Bai Qiu’s shoulder hit something, and he tumbled several times before finally coming to a stop.

“Huff…huff…”

Bai Qiu was lying down with hus head tilted back. The scorching sun beat down on him, and his insides felt like they had been pulled out, tangled up, and stuffed back in. He felt nauseous…

“Ugh…”

“Hehe, who would have thought that this useless-looking person, the Chaldea master who defeat me,” Draco appeared in his field of vision, looking smug.

“Quickly thank me, you’ve once again saved your life.”

“Huff…”

Bai Qiu moved his fingers and realized he could move again, so he struggled to stand up.

But then he was shocked by what she saw in front of him.

He was lying on a beach, with sand all over his dirty body, and his whole body aching as if he had been hit by a truck. But at least he hadn’t lost any arms or legs.

It seemed like Chaldea’s Mystic Code had protected him.

“Hey, thank me already! Otherwise, you would have been buried in the sea just now!!!”

Seeing that Bai Qiu didn’t immediately thank her, Draco came closer with a displeased expression.

“Oh, thanks,” Bai Qiu casually said, then started fiddling with his bracelet, trying to connect with Chaldea.

But for some reason, he couldn’t establish communication, so she had to wait until Chaldea repaired the connection and contacted him.

“You…”

As Draco saw Bai Qiu’s dismissive attitude, her face darkened slightly, but she quickly burst into laughter again.

“Hahaha, it seems like the others have already scattered. You’re really pitiful, you can’t even command a single Servant besides me.”

“It’s fine, I can summon them with Command Seals,” Bai Qiu said, extending his hand to activate the Command Seals.

“Hahaha, with those cheap Command Seals on your hand? Don’t make me laugh!” Draco’s mocking laughter caught Bai Qiu off guard.

“These cheap Magical Energy crystals won’t taste like anything to me, even if I eat them. And if you don’t know the location of the others, they’re useless. If you don’t believe me, go ahead and try. I’m actually looking forward to seeing your disappointed expression.”

“…”

Upon hearing Draco’s words, Bai Qiu finally remembered.

Chaldea’s Command Seals restore one mark per day, and they’re a simplified version of Command Seals…

Because he always had an abundant supply of magical energy, he had forgotten that the effect of these Command Seals wasn’t strong.

Oh no, this is really bad!!!

He didn’t even know where Mashu, Johanna, Jeanne Alter, and Mo-san were. All he saw was the vast sea. Where could he even begin to look?

“While Command Seals might not work, using the Holy Grail can easily achieve the same effect,” Draco said, and a golden Holy Grail slowly materialized in her left hand.

“——————————！？”

“This Holy Grail is the one you and I personally retrieved from the temporal rift. Although it’s not as powerful as my original one, it’s still possible to fulfill one or two wishes,” Draco said.

“But…”

“I refuse.”

Before Bai Qiu could even speak, Draco rejected him.

“Hehe, how could I, Beast VI, the enemy of the Human Order, allow you to achieve your desires so easily? After all, I am the one who should be admired by you, considering all those weak Servants are gone,” Draco said, licking her lips.

She maintained her playful attitude and continued to taunt Bai Qiu with her words.

Although she didn’t have any ill intentions towards Bai Qiu at the moment, as she had mentioned, she was still a beast.

She needed to be cautious of when someone might come after her.

“System, check my points!!!” Bai Qiu steadied his mind and called out to the system in his thoughts.

【Beep beep beep – Querying, query successful!】

【The host’s current live stream points are 450,000 (with 200,000 points redeemed from gifts).】

【200 more draws until the next guaranteed draw.】

【Would you like to start drawing now?】

Bai Qiu immediately felt relieved.

He wasn’t the same as before.

With the guaranteed draw in her hands, he was invincible!!!

If there were no Heroic Spirits, he could just draw them live.

It wasn’t a big deal.

Just as Bai Qiu was about to proceed with the guaranteed draw no matter what, someone suddenly approached from behind.

“Who!!!”

Bai Qiu quickly turned around and shouted loudly, alert and on guard.

“Oops——!!!”

Suddenly, a girl with twin tails was startled and couldn’t maintain her balance, plopping down on the beach.

“Ouch, that hurts~~~”

The girl complained to Bai Qiu, raising her voice.

“Why are you shouting so loudly?”

“————？！”

Bai Qiu looked at the girl with twin tails sitting on the ground in astonishment.

“You’re… Himiko?!”

“Huh? Do you know me???”

The girl on the ground looked puzzled.

“But you don’t seem like someone from the village.”

“The village???”

Bai Qiu immediately looked into the distance and indeed saw something resembling a village.

“I came out here because a fortune-telling prophecy said that someone would be in distress. I didn’t expect to actually find someone,” Himiko said as she stood up, brushed off the sand from her body, and looked at Bai Qiu and Draco standing beside her.

“Both of you are unfamiliar faces. How did you end up here?”

Facing the girl with “sparkling” big eyes in front of her, Bai Qiu quickly realized what was going on.

If Himiko, the Queen of Yamataikoku, appeared in the year 1573, then there was only one possibility.

She was a Servant.

But did Himiko appear in the third chapter? Was there some kind of problem?

There were indeed too many mysteries, but after thinking for a moment, Bai Qiu said to her:

“Well… we were on a boat on the sea, but unfortunately, we encountered a disaster and drifted here along the sea.”

After all, it wasn’t a good idea to spill everything right away, especially since the other person was a Servant. It was better to follow her lead and see how things unfolded.

“I see. Well, in that case, please come to the village and rest for a while. The waves around here are strong, and it’s a bit dangerous.”

“Dangerous around here…?”

Bai Qiu asked in confusion, “Huh? But why is it dangerous around here?”

“Oh well, let’s go to the village first,” the girl said, shifting her gaze to Draco, who had been silent behind Bai Qiu.

By now, Draco had returned to her normal form, looking like a cute little blond girl.

“Oh! Is this little girl next to you your sister? She looks so adorable!!!” Himiko said, looking at Draco with a friendly gaze.

“Sister… sister?!” Bai Qiu was immediately stunned.

No, I’m not, I don’t have a sister! Please don’t make things up!

If you say it like that, the Human Order will surely misunderstand!!!

“Hehe, indeed, let’s go, my dear brother~~~” Draco, on the other hand, revealed an evil smirk and reached out to grab Bai Qiu’s leg, hiding behind it.

“You…!!!”

It seems this person really enjoys embarrassing me.

At this point, Bai Qiu still had no idea what this person was up to.

Could making me uncomfortable be more fun than destroying the world, destroying the Human Order???

“Phew…”

Bai Qiu sighed.

Oh well, it’s already absurd enough to have a beast helping to save the Human Order. It’s better not to think too much about it.

Following the innocent and cheerful girl in front of her, after passing through a small forest, Bai Qiu saw a fairly large village not far ahead.

“Hum, hum, hum~~~”

The girl in front seemed to be in a good mood, humming a cheerful tune as she walked forward.

Draco continued to follow behind Bai Qiu, not saying a word.

Whenever Bai Qiu looked at her, she would give an evil smile that was completely inconsistent with her appearance.

It gave the feeling that she was brewing some evil plan.

“Himiko-sama, welcome back!”

“It’s Himiko-sama!”

“Well, everyone, you’ve worked hard.”

The girl walking at the front revealed a sunny smile and waved at the villagers working on both sides of the road.

It was at this moment that Bai Qiu noticed that on both sides of the road, there were fields after fields of paddy fields?! The paddy fields were filled with lush green plants, resembling young rice seedlings, thriving under the sunlight.

“Hello!” Bai Qiu immediately called out to Himiko, who was leading the way.

“Hmm, what’s up?” She turned her head curiously to look back.

“May I ask if these are all paddy fields on both sides?” Bai Qiu asked.

“Yeah, haven’t you seen paddy fields before? Don’t you eat rice where you come from?” Himiko looked at Bai Qiu strangely.

“No, I have seen paddy fields before, but isn’t this just a small island? How can there be so much fresh water here?” Bai Qiu wondered.

Surrounded by the sea, how could such a small island have so much fresh water? Don’t tell me that even back in the Yamataikoku era, they had mastered the cultivation of seawater rice… Yamatai technology, beyond your imagination!!!

“Oh, about that, having fresh water is not a problem.” The girl in front, with a cheerful smile, proudly said with her hands on her hips, “After all, I’m really good at making it rain.”