Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 29

“Even if I am the last seat at the Round Table, I have no regrets.”

“No matter what orders you give, I will carry them out. But even so, do you still refuse to acknowledge me as your son, King of Knights!”

Mordred approached the throne step by step, hoping to get a response from the person on the throne.

“Why? Just because I am the forbidden child, just because you despise my mother?! Answer me, Arthur!!!”

No matter how Mordred questioned, the aloof king on the throne remained expressionless.

“In that case, I will completely destroy Britain in the remaining days of my life. I will destroy everything you hold dear! This is your retribution, this is the price you pay for not acknowledging me! Arthur!!!”

Clarent suddenly appeared in Mordred’s hand, and she immediately aimed the sword directly at the person on the throne!

Swish——！！！

The figure of the King of Knights suddenly disappeared, and the throne turned into a huge black void.

Losing her balance, Mordred fell headlong into it!

The void was filled with black mud, slowly engulfing Mordred’s strength and body.

Mordred instinctively tried to shout, but no sound came out.

Just as her consciousness began to fade, a golden divine light broke through the black mud that enveloped her, saving her.

*Cough cough*!!!

Finally freed from the black mud, Mordred fell to the ground, coughing violently.

As she struggled to lift her head to confirm, she saw the black mud entangling King Arthur, who was holding Excalibur, and they both disappeared.

“Father?!!”

Mordred’s body began to fall uncontrollably, and she reached out desperately to grab onto something, but couldn’t touch anything.

“Indeed… from the very beginning… I could never… gain… Father’s… recognition…”

———-

“Hey!”

Suddenly, a warm hand grabbed Mordred’s hand!

Mordred abruptly opened her eyes and saw the familiar face of the young man in front of her.

“Are you alright? You almost fell.”

Bai Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and spoke with concern to Mordred.

“Master?”

At this moment, Mordred looked around and realized that half of her body was hanging off the edge of the bed, relying on Bai Qiu’s hand to prevent her from falling.

“Phew, why didn’t you Spiritualize? It would have been faster to recover Magical Energy that way, right?”

Bai Qiu pulled Mordred back with force.

She thought Mordred would be heavy, but she seemed much lighter than she had imagined.

“What a bother. I finally obtained a physical body, of course, I want to experience it fully!”

Mordred sat back on the worn-out wooden bed, crossed her legs, hugged her arms, and asked Bai Qiu in a stubborn tone:

“And you, Master, why did you barge in and disturb my sleep at this time? Is that witch in black armor back again?”

“It’s not that.”

Bai Qiu pondered for a moment.

“Just about everyone’s Magical Energy has recovered enough. We can set off from here soon.”

Bai Qiu deliberately used a different wording, as in fact, only Mordred had consumed a significant amount of Magical Energy, while the others were still within manageable range.

“Oh! I’m almost done sleeping too. Let’s hurry up and chase after that witch!!”

Mordred jumped down directly and was about to head outside.

“Wait, before that, let’s have a meeting.”

Bai Qiu quickly stopped her.

“A meeting?!”

Mordred turned her head to look at Bai Qiu.

“Yes, it’s important. We should make a complete plan first.”

Bai Qiu suddenly thought of something.

“By the way, Mordred, you were a Knight of the Round Table before, and you have experience leading troops. How about you come up with a plan?”

“Me?”

Mordred suddenly revealed a proud smile.

“I see, my talents can’t be hidden after all. After all, the combined abilities of all the Knights of the Round Table can’t compare to mine alone! Master, let me come up with a perfect plan for you!!!”

“Oh? Don’t disappoint me, Mordred.”

“Don’t worry, Master. Soon, you will understand that my intelligence surpasses the entire Britannia!”

“Then I can rest assured, hahaha.”

“Hehehe, Master, just wait and see!”

———————-

“Rejected!!!”

Bai Qiu sat in front of the makeshift table, with a face full of exasperation.

“Eh! Master, didn’t you hear me clearly?”

Mordred exclaimed in disbelief, slapping the unstable table in frustration.

I presented a perfect plan!”

“…But your plan only consists of the words ‘surprise attack’, right?”

Bai Qiu said helplessly.

“That’s inevitable. The march of a king requires directly taking the enemy’s head! Once we locate the witch’s lair, I alone can destroy it directly!”

Mordred said confidently.

Bai Qiu sighed.

He had opened the live broadcast on purpose, but now over ten thousand viewers heard Mo-san propose a surprise attack plan without even knowing the enemy’s stronghold.

What’s even more outrageous is that this plan instantly gained support from a large number of people.

“Speed is the essence of warfare. I vote for Mordred!”

“As long as the speed reaches a critical point, even if we don’t know where the enemy is, we can still launch a surprise attack!”

“Hey, guy upstairs, are you suggesting we move at the speed of light?”

“When her father went off to war, she took control of Camelot with a ‘filial’… no, ‘surprise’ move.”

“Mo-san is right, I unconditionally support Mo-san!”

“Truly deserving of being Britannia’s number one filial child. It’s hard not to acknowledge this military talent.”

—————–
“So, what are your opinions?”

Bai Qiu turned his head to ask the others for their opinions.

“I will listen to Senpai’s opinion.”

Mashu immediately declared her support for Bai Qiu.

Since they hadn’t been able to contact Chaldea yet, they couldn’t receive support and advice from Dr. Romani.

According to Chaldea’s rules, Bai Qiu had the right to make on-the-spot decisions.

“I investigated last night, and it seems that the enemy’s headquarters is not nearby. However, if Master needs it, we can spend some time expanding the search range to find some clues.”

Emiya Kiritsugu didn’t express his own opinion clearly.

For some reason, whenever he stopped to think about a problem, he inevitably fell into the realm of optimal choices.

Perhaps this was one of the flaws of being Emiya Kiritsugu.

He preferred to be seen as a blade in the darkness rather than strategizing.

Seeing that Emiya Kiritsugu didn’t say anything else, Bai Qiu turned his gaze to Johanna, who had been silent.

When Johanna realized that Bai Qiu was looking at her, she hastily stood up.

“No, I’m sorry. I’ve been thinking since earlier, can that Saint of Orleans really become the so-called ‘Dragon Witch’? She was someone who served her Lord in her lifetime, so is it possible that there’s a misunderstanding about her turning into a witch who wants to destroy her homeland?”

Johanna’s expression showed no hesitation, and her words were still full of trust in Jeanne Alter.

“Because we couldn’t communicate properly earlier due to the urgent situation, but if I could see her again, as fellow servants of the same Master, I might be able to understand why she is doing this. Perhaps our true enemy is not her.”

“But if I confirm that she is indeed the enemy standing in our way, I will do everything in my power to bring divine punishment upon her!!!”

Johanna’s gaze became resolute, and at the same time, everyone’s attention focused on Bai Qiu.

After all, it was this young human who would ultimately make the judgment.

Hearing that both Mordred and Johanna intended to confront Jeanne Alter head-on, Bai Qiu let out a sigh.

“Alright, since that’s the case, let’s give it a try and launch a direct assault on the enemy’s stronghold.”

“Oh! That’s great! Let’s go!”

Mordred cheered enthusiastically.

“Master, leave it to me.”

“But, Senpai, we have no idea where the enemy’s headquarters is.”

Mashu realized the problem and anxiously interrupted Bai Qiu.

“Don’t worry, I already know the location of that ‘Dragon Witch’.”

Bai Qiu said slowly afterwards.

“With Jeanne’s pride, she will only appear in the castle of Orleans.”