Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 18

Bai Qiu woke up and found himself in front of familiar white walls. He sat up, holding his head. Who am I…

Uh…

Soon, the memories from before started flooding into his mind. Cu Chulainn, the Great Hollow, Artoria, Mordred, Professor Lev…

Bai Qiu suddenly realized something. Right, he should have returned to Chaldea through Rayshift.

But where is Mashu?!

Because of his involvement, there seemed to be a tiny bit of error during the process of clearing the Fuyuki Singularity, so he wanted to confirm the situation.

[Beep beep – Host has not livestreamed for three consecutive days. Please start the livestream as soon as possible to earn points.]

“Three days?!” Bai Qiu was shocked. Goodness, he had actually been asleep for three days.

He looked down at the needle marks of various sizes on his arm, imagining the scene where the doctors saved him.

“System, open the livestream backstage for me.”

Since he hadn’t livestreamed for three days, he wanted to first check the condition of the livestream room.

[Beep beep – Livestream backstage has been opened.]

With the sound of the system, a translucent interface opened in front of Bai Qiu. The eye-catching “999+” private messages startled him.

Although he could guess what they were about, Bai Qiu still nervously clicked on the private messages.

“Hey, streamer, are you still alive?”

“Please, streamer, start the livestream quickly. I have a friend with a terminal illness who wants to see your livestream before they pass away.”

“Streamer, which company are you in? Can we visit?”

“The special effects are amazing! Can you reveal the strength of your company? No other meaning, just want to open everyone’s eyes.”

………………

He quickly scanned through messages, mostly confirming whether he could livestream today. Even now, his private messages were continuously increasing at a rate of several per minute. Well, he decided to livestream after dealing with them. Just as Bai Qiu was about to close the interface, he heard a warning sound from the system.

[Ding ding… If the host does not livestream for a long time, all accumulated livestream points will be reset. Please confirm.]

Damn, why didn’t you say that earlier!

“System, how many points do I have now?”

[Currently accumulated points: 52,343.]
[You can do a fifty-two consecutive draws.]
[Do you want to proceed with the draw?]

“No need.”

Bai Qiu waved his hand.

After experiencing the summoning of Mordred before, he understood the gameplay of Heroic Spirits responding to summons. If he were in Chaldea, it would be chaos. It would be better to wait for the next Singularity.

[Should I start the livestream now?]

Seeing the translucent confirmation box in front of him, Bai Qiu hesitated for a moment before clicking it.

“Confirm.”

[Ding ding—Livestream starting.]
[Livestream system activated.]
[Host identity verification successful.]
[Default platform: Catfish app.]

The next second, the livestream screen appeared in front of Bai Qiu.

“Alright, everyone, let’s go. The streamer won’t be livestreaming today, as my uncle said. If the streamer starts streaming today, I’ll eat this keyboard immediately!”

“It’s true, I’m Mashu’s dog. She said there won’t be a stream today.”

“Oh my god, the streamer is really livestreaming.”

“Don’t run, you keyboard! You’ll be eaten first!!!”

“Grandpa! The streamer you follow is live!!!”

Faced with everyone’s enthusiastic greetings, Bai Qiu smiled and waved at the screen.

“Sorry, everyone, I haven’t been able to livestream these past few days because I was on vacation.”

After hearing Bai Qiu’s words, the atmosphere in the livestream room turned sarcastic.

“Streamer, your popularity has increased, so you’re not livestreaming, right? You’ve become a big shot, huh?”

“Why take a break? Even the donkeys on the production team don’t rest like you!”

“Streamer, I advise you to recognize reality, know what’s good for you, don’t force me to kneel and beg you to livestream.”

“If you’re taking a break, are the two foreign girls still there? Can we have a separate interview with the actors who play Kiritsugu’s dad and Emiya Shirou?”

Bai Qiu’s expression changed slightly, but he quickly smiled again.

“Many of them leave the set after shooting, so whoever I can meet, I’ll let them meet everyone.”

“Please make sure the actor for our King comes, she looks exactly like her! The aura is exactly as I imagined!”

“Isn’t Mordred good enough? I’m a die-hard fan of Mordred!!!”

As everyone chattered, Bai Qiu sat on the bed and casually chatted with the audience in the livestream room.

[System message: ‘Justice Buddy’ sent a rocket!]
[Comment: Let’s see if it works.]

When this special effect appeared, the livestream room instantly became excited.

“Oh my god, so you can send gifts now? Did you sign a contract with the platform, streamer?”

“Of course, with your handsome looks, talent, and ability to expose secrets, the platform would be stupid not to sign you.”

“Brothers, let’s start gifting!!!”

Previously, someone tried to send gifts but found that they couldn’t because streamers without platform contracts couldn’t receive gifts. In an instant, the livestream room was filled with gifted items.

[System message: ‘Little Apple’ sent a magic wand x99!]
[Comment: The effects are amazing, movie-quality.]

[System message: ‘Newton Can’t Hold It Down’ sent a golden Ferris wheel!]
[Comment: Streamer, you just keep livestreaming from the set, I’ll take care of Newton’s coffin.]

It started off normal, but then the style gradually changed.

[System message: ‘Little British Rascal’ sent a carnation x1!]
[Comment: Thank you, streamer, for making me feel motherly love again. Thank you, streamer!]

Bai Qiu had a black line on his face.

Who the hell came up with this name?

[System message: ‘Spinning Lancer Died Again’ sent a heart-shaped lunchbox!]
[Comment: Streamer, I’m a loyal fan of Dog Brother, can Dog Brother’s actor come?

“System message: ‘High Jump of Justice’ is giving away 100 magic wands.”
“Message: Can the host demonstrate a high jump? I would like to learn.”

………………

As more and more gifts appeared, along with various funny names, Bai Qiu couldn’t help but laugh and cry. Although the gifts can be directly converted into livestream points, continuing to receive them like this will directly affect the livestream’s performance. After all, this livestream room needs to operate for a long time without any surprises.

“Thank you all for your enthusiasm, please stop sending gifts. Just watching my livestream and giving me a like is already satisfying enough.”

Unexpectedly, Bai Qiu’s words had the opposite effect.

“The host is looking down on us! Is Mr. Fu here? Let’s give the host a hard time!”

“These content creators really need support. Come on, someone downstairs, you go first!”

“Alright, the person downstairs, come on!!!”

…

As Bai Qiu watched the gifts flying across the screen, he smiled bitterly and tried to stop them from sending more.

“Senpai?”

Just then, the door to the room opened.

Mashu was standing at the doorway, cautiously peering inside.

Upon seeing Bai Qiu awake, Mashu immediately smiled with relief and walked in.

“Senpai, you’re awake!”

“Don’t…”

Before Bai Qiu could finish, upon hearing Mashu’s voice, the livestream room completely exploded.