Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 59

Orleans, the forest outside the castle.

“Pop pop pop pop pop pop pop pop——————!!!”

A series of gunshots echoed through the forest as Emiya Kiritsugu moved swiftly.

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh————————!!!”

The sound of three arrow feathers cutting through the air.

Left, right, below.

Emiya Kiritsugu deftly dodged the three arrows and retaliated by taking out a throwing knife from his pocket and striking back at the opponent’s location!

As expected, the opponent was no longer there.

Indeed, a skilled combatant in the forest.

Atalanta.

Bai Qiu had already told him her name.

And just by witnessing that Noble Phantasm earlier, it naturally led him to think of this Heroic Spirit.

A female hunter renowned for her speed in Greek mythology, she grew up in the mountains and had sharp animal-like eyes.

To defeat such a Servant, he had to catch her off guard.

Realizing this, Emiya Kiritsugu immediately hid behind a rock, concealing his presence.

“Come out, Assassin. You can’t beat me in the forest.”

Atalanta stood on a high ground, looking down below.

Suddenly, the grass below moved unnaturally.

“Are you there!”

Atalanta drew her bow and shot an arrow, but there was nothing there.

Swoosh, swoosh.

The grass below kept swaying unnaturally, as if drawing a circle around Atalanta.

“Don’t hide!”

Atalanta continuously drew her bow and shot at the bushes, but of course, she didn’t hit anything.

The Madness Enhancement bestowed upon her by the Dragon Witch made her patience extremely poor, and she only wanted to kill this Assassin as quickly as possible.

“Pop pop pop pop pop——————!!!”

Another series of gunshots came from behind the rock on the left.

“Hah!!”

Atalanta pulled her bowstring taut and immediately fired this shot!!!

Crack!!!

The arrow hit the rock, causing it to shatter.

Emiya Kiritsugu, who hadn’t had time to hide, was exposed.

“I found you, Assassin!”

Atalanta was exceptionally excited and took advantage of this opening to continuously shoot her bow!

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh————————!!!”

Arrows aimed at the running Emiya Kiritsugu, forcing him to continue evading.

It seems that even with his agile movements, Emiya Kiritsugu’s actions were quickly seen through by Atalanta, who excels in hunting prey in the forest.

“Swoosh——————!!!”

An arrow directly destroyed the rock that Emiya Kiritsugu was using as cover.

“With the next arrow, you will have nowhere to escape, Assassin.”

Atalanta’s bow and arrow were already aimed at the completely exposed Emiya Kiritsugu below.

“Once the so-called Assassin loses its shadow, it becomes nothing more than a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for drawing the short straw.”

“Oh? Is that so?”

Emiya Kiritsugu looked up at Atalanta.

“You said that as long as we are in the forest, it is advantageous for you, right?”

“Yes, so what?”

“Then, is it still the case now?”

Behind Emiya Kiritsugu, a raging fire had already ignited.

“——————?!”

Atalanta immediately looked around and realized that she was already surrounded by a ring of fire.

Unbeknownst to her, the forest and vegetation below had already been set ablaze by this Assassin.

As the mountain wind blew, the flames grew stronger, burning everything in its path!

Birds and animals in the forest fled in panic, emitting pitiful cries.

“You! How could you take it this far!”

Atalanta’s eyes turned red as she let out an angry roar.

“It’s just a common tactic.”

Emiya Kiritsugu moved his body and in the next second, he was already close to Atalanta.

“And, it’s you who is afraid of revealing yourself, isn’t it?”

The dark barrel of the gun was aimed at Atalanta.

“Ratatatatata——————!!!”

Atalanta immediately dodged, but because of the fierce wildfire, her options for evasion were very limited.

Before she could even regain her footing, Emiya Kiritsugu’s merciless voice came from behind her.

“Such a pity.”

“Bang————————!!!”

With a gunshot, Atalanta’s body trembled and then fell backwards.

The Origin Bullet hit her Core directly, so she probably won’t survive for long.

“Ah, finally…”

Atalanta’s gaze watched the birds in the sky flying further away.

“This is just terrible. What am I even doing for…”

The burning forest in front of her made crackling sounds, and the scorching heat even drove away the Wyverns in the sky.

Atalanta’s body gradually dissipated, ultimately disappearing into the air.

“There’s still one enemy Servant and a troublesome dragon left here, huh?”

Emiya Kiritsugu looked at the castle in the distance, which had been partially destroyed by Mordred’s Noble Phantasm.

“Let’s buy some time for the Master.”

Emiya Kiritsugu quickly moved towards the direction where Mordred was.

As the viewers watched Emiya Kiritsugu’s actions on the split screen, the chat room buzzed with comments.

“Setting the mountain on fire, sitting and watching the show, setting fire on the mountain, and calling the police station at the foot of the mountain!”

“It’s already impressive if he didn’t blow up the entire mountain. Be satisfied.”

“Gas explosion, there’s a gas explosion on the mountain too!”

“So, he’s just gonna burn down the whole mountain? Alright, very Emiya Kiritsugu.”

“Atalanta never dreamed that Kiritsugu was actually afraid of her running away!”

“Atalanta didn’t even have time for Madness Enhancement this time. With Madness Enhancement, maybe there would have been hope for close combat.”

“It’s true Madness Enhancement. Kiritsugu always likes to push himself to the limit, it’s so annoying.”

“Is this how a Champion of Justice behaves?”

“System message: ‘Champion of Justice’ sends a golden cruise ship!”

“Comment: My Champion of Justice wants me to ask, why do you all want to be his partner? Is he just too beautiful?”

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“Cough, cough.”

Inside the castle hall, which was also engulfed in flames, Jeanne Alter used the Evil Dragon banner to support herself and not fall down.

The sudden appearance of Tarasque caught her off guard, and she was directly hit by a double attack from Martha and Tarasque.

“We did it, Senpai!”

Mashu exclaimed.

“Ah, I didn’t expect it to actually work.”

Bai Qiu nodded.

Because Tarasque wasn’t suitable for infiltration missions, but they couldn’t keep it away from Martha while coordinating with Mordred and Johanna.

So they had it lurking outside the castle, ready to appear when necessary.

This plan was agreed upon by Martha, and luckily the surprise attack seemed to have succeeded.

Jeanne Alter, who had been heavily injured, staggered to her feet again and looked at the intruders with a resentful gaze.

“…It seems I underestimated you, but do you think you can defeat me like this? I am Jeanne! I have become the Dragon Witch for revenge!!!”

“No, you are not Jeanne.”

Bai Qiu stepped forward and said loudly to Jeanne Alter, who had a look of disbelief on her face.