Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 60

“You are not the real Jeanne.”

In the hall, Bai Qiu’s words made Jeanne Alter pause for a moment, but she quickly regained her previous cold attitude.

“Have your eyes rotted away? Even the bishop who burned me alive recognized my identity with a terrified look, begging for mercy in the flames of this hell.”

“But you have no memories, right?”

Bai Qiu’s gaze stared directly at Jeanne Alter, who was barely standing.

“So what?”

Jeanne Alter retorted coldly to Bai Qiu.

“It’s just a mistake made when I was summoned by the Holy Grail to this era.”

“It’s not a summoning mistake, it’s that you were never Jeanne to begin with.”

Bai Qiu said firmly.

“Is this some kind of sick joke? Hahaha, it’s hilarious, so funny that I want to vomit.”

Jeanne Alter aimed her sword at Bai Qiu in front of her, her anger now uncontrollable.

“If I’m not Jeanne, then who am I? Tell me!”

“You were not summoned by the Holy Grail either.”

Bai Qiu shook her head.

“You are a Heroic Spirit created by the Holy Grail, made by that Gilles de Rais.”

“——————?!”

Shock was visibly written on Jeanne Alter’s face.

“In fact, you must have realized it yourself. Your existence is very thin, especially when you saw the real Heroic Spirit Jeanne, you must have understood what was going on.”

“Nonsense!!! If I’m not the real Jeanne, then what is the anger in my heart towards this country?!”

Then, as if forcibly interrupting Bai Qiu’s words, she waved the Evil Dragon flag and charged forward.

“Senpai, be careful!!!”

Mashu intercepted Jeanne Alter’s fierce attack with her shield.

The raging flames of hell burned fiercely, and the black spear was ignited and descended from the sky!

Wave after wave of fierce attacks proved that Jeanne Alter’s heart was starting to waver.

“Haahh!!!!”

Martha, unable to extinguish the flames on her body in time, launched an attack alongside Tarasque against Jeanne Alter.

“Every Heroic Spirit has their own dark side, and that peasant girl must have one too! Fighting for this country, only to be abandoned and burned alive in front of everyone! Such a country is not worth protecting, she must have developed hatred in that moment!”

Jeanne Alter continued to attack as if persuading herself.

Just as Martha and Tarasque approached Jeanne Alter, her whole body erupted in a fierce explosion once again!!!

“Boom!!!!”

Tarasque was sent flying, while Martha was barely stopped by Mashu’s shield as a buffer.

“Ah, that’s right, I am Jeanne, the Dragon Witch summoned by the Holy Grail to destroy this country!!!”

At this moment, Jeanne Alter’s armor was damaged, but she paid no attention to it. In her eyes, there was only the gleam of revenge.

“Mashu!!!”

Bai Qiu shouted to Mashu.

“Understood!”

Upon hearing Bai Qiu’s call, Mashu immediately rushed forward with her shield.

“Don’t come near me! You rats!!!”

Jeanne Alter, who had fallen into madness, was about to ignite the black flames of hell in front of her once again, just like before!

“Now is the time!!!”

“True Name, Pseudo Register, Noble Phantasm, Release Lord Chaldeas!!!”

A shield formed by a silver radiance quickly took shape at an extremely close distance.

“————————？！”

Jeanne Alter didn’t even have time to react before the black flames exploded!

Boom!!! The massive explosion generated a shockwave that pushed Mashu, who had deployed her Noble Phantasm, several meters back.

Looking again, Jeanne Alter, in the center of the hall, was half-kneeling amidst the shattered ground.

Her armor was already shattered, and the flag of the Evil Dragon had fallen, but she still tightly gripped the black sword, preparing to stand up once again.

“Just a bunch of rats, and yet they have the audacity to boast here. No, I haven’t lost, I cannot possibly lose!”

Jeanne Alter was clearly heavily wounded, and her judgement was disrupted by Bai Qiu’s words. At this moment, she was merely persevering.

“You have no reason to destroy this country because Jeanne has never harbored any anger towards it.”

“Impossible… I am Jeanne!!!”

Jeanne Alter swung her sword directly towards Bai Qiu, only to be forcefully repelled by Mashu’s shield.

“I must destroy France, this despicable country! For that, I must defeat all of you who obstruct me!!!”

Martha’s right fist landed directly on Jeanne Alter’s broken armor.

“The outcome is already decided, Dragon Witch.”

Boom!!! Jeanne Alter collapsed onto the previously shattered bishop’s seat, her will to fight gradually fading from her eyes.

“I had the Holy Grail… Why did it end up like this… Could it really be… am I nothing more than a hollow shell…”

“No, even if you’re not a genuine Heroic Spirit, you are by no means an empty vessel!”

Bai Qiu’s face appeared in Jeanne Alter’s field of vision, disregarding Mashu’s dissuasion, getting closer and closer.

“Ah, that’s right. You don’t need to become Jeanne, you are not Jeanne. You are yourself, do I really need to say more? Since you are not Jeanne, you naturally don’t need to hold onto your resentment towards France.”

“But, it’s too late…”

Jeanne Alter shook her head.

“I have already done everything to this country.”

“No, I came to this country, came here to see you, precisely to rectify this mistake.”

“—?!”

Bai Qiu’s expression at this moment deeply engraved itself in Jeanne Alter’s gaze.

There is still time for everything to end here.”

Jeanne Alter looked at the young boy in front of her with disbelief.

His words were like magical energy, even giving her the feeling of “perhaps this is enough.”

Can she truly… trust him?

The tens of thousands of viewers in the livestream watched this scene unfold, and the barrage was filled with question marks.

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“Hey, be serious, we’re in the middle of a battle! No lovey-dovey on the battlefield!!!”

“Mashu-san is at a loss, this streamer really knows how to play. Thought it was the final boss, turns out it’s a love rival. Just now, I was a bit too gentle with my approach.”

“This movie that the streamer is acting in is truly a bit magical.”

“People were saying this livestream is magical, I didn’t believe it at first, but now I do.”

“I know sometimes the plot requires some trash talk, but it doesn’t have to be… this cheesy!”

“The streamer is really not cutting it, how about we sign up for a class? When did you come up with these lines? They’re so cheesy!”

“These lines are so cheesy, it’s exploding! I’ve dug out a three-bedroom apartment with my toes.”

“Haha, streamer, do you really think you can fool people? I don’t believe it!”

“Jalter swings her sword, the streamer dies suddenly, the end of the drama.”

“System message: ‘Ultimate Joker’ has sent 2 treasure maps!”

“Comment: If Jalter agrees, I will eat my screen right on the spot!”