Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 8

*Ding!*
*The host has obtained a Heroic Spirit and is now unlocking related system functions.*
*The live camera can now switch to the vicinity of a specific Heroic Spirit, allowing for free perspective switching and split-screen broadcasting.*

Upon hearing the system’s explanation, Bai Qiu immediately tested it out. Indeed, when he switched the perspective, he saw Emiya Kiritsugu, who was hidden on a nearby rooftop, fully focused on keeping watch.

“System, are the summoned Servants random?”

“Yes, but priority is given to Heroic Spirits with strong connections to the current location, and they manifest as unoccupied classes.”

“Strong connections…”

Bai Qiu suddenly realized.

So that’s it.

Emiya Kiritsugu participated in the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki and died here as well. He never got to see Emiya Shirou inherit his wish and truly become a righteous ally. And since Hassan, who originally occupied the Assassin class, was taken down by the corrupted Saber, the Assassin class was left vacant. That’s why Emiya Kiritsugu was summoned as an Assassin.

Although it’s random, it’s not completely random.

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

*Beep beep* – Query successful. The current host has 4233 points.

“You can summon four times. Would you like to summon?”

“No.”

Bai Qiu waved his hand.

Only four chances, and summoning a few more Magic Jewels or something is useless.

“Please continue to increase your live points and then summon any Servant. The reward system for live broadcasts will soon be unlocked, and the rewards generated from the live broadcasts will be converted into live points.”

“Oh? That’s not bad.”

Because only contracted streamers on the Catfish app can receive rewards, it’s great that the system can solve this problem and increase live points at the same time.

“Senpai, I found you here.”

Mashu’s voice came from behind.

“*Fou, Fou~*”

Fou, who came along with Mashu, jumped onto Bai Qiu’s shoulder.

“Mashu, what’s up?”

“The Director is discussing tomorrow’s battle with Mr. Cu Chulainn. They say that Saber is guarding this place, and Archer is also her ally now.”

“Well, that big eater needs a cook after all.”

Bai Qiu said calmly.

“Huh? Senpai, what are you talking about?”

Mashu looked at Bai Qiu with a strange expression.

“Oh, it’s nothing. That Saber must be very strong. Tomorrow, you’ll have to fight hard again.”

“No, since I’ve already promised to revive my Servant, I have to fight to the end.”

But soon, Mashu fell silent.

“But the Director said that I still haven’t unleashed my Noble Phantasm, so I’m really worried about tomorrow’s battle…”

Mashu raised her head and, as if determined, looked at Bai Qiu.

“Senpai, if tomorrow’s battle is too dangerous, please find a chance to escape.”

“I won’t run away.”

Bai Qiu decisively interrupted Mashu.

“I won’t leave Mashu behind and run away alone.”

Seeing Mashu’s stunned expression, Bai Qiu repeated himself.

“In the battlefield, if I abandon my own Servant and run away, I’m afraid I won’t have the qualification to be a Master anymore. So, find a way to continue fighting, even if you can’t unleash your Noble Phantasm, as long as you fight hard.”

After all, facing that corrupted Saber, if the Singularity isn’t resolved, where can I go?

It’s better to find a way to focus on the livestream and draw a Servant tomorrow, forming a just three against one situation with Mashu.

After listening to Bai Qiu’s words, Mashu nodded slowly after a long silence.

“Senpai, thank you…”

Then the two of them looked outside the broken glass window together.

In the ruined city, in this city that has long lost any signs of life, a silver moon still hung in the sky.

The silver radiance scattered like this.

Falling on the windowsill, falling on Bai Qiu’s body, falling on Mashu’s innocent smiling face.

Looking at Mashu, who smiled with a peaceful expression, Bai Qiu suddenly had an idea and wanted to reach out and touch her hair.

Mashu’s hair must be soft like fingers, right?

Just as Bai Qiu instinctively reached out his hand, a crisp notification sound came from his ear.

[Ding——！]

[Congratulations, host. This livestream room has surpassed 3,000 simultaneous viewers!]

3,000 people?

Do the viewers nowadays really like watching middle-aged handsome men?

Although Emiya Kiritsugu is indeed handsome.

Fortunately, he and Emiya Kiritsugu are not in the same category, so there’s no need to worry too much.

With this in mind, Bai Qiu looked at the semi-transparent livestream panel.

Oh my——！！

On the livestream screen, it was actually the footage of himself and Mashu.

Oh no, didn’t I just adjust the livestream footage to focus on Emiya Kiritsugu?

When did it change back again?!

[The current system is using intelligent camera mode, which will automatically switch to active camera footage.]

Who asked you to switch randomly!!!

Bai Qiu inwardly lamented, and then noticed that the barrage in the livestream room was flooding in like a torrent.

“I can’t take it anymore, bringing a dog in to be killed at night, huh?”

“The ice cola in my hand doesn’t taste sweet anymore.”

“Quick, someone come and kill me, to liven things up for the two of them!”

“Warning, this livestream room may contain dog food! Warning!!!”

“This livestream room is not suitable for people with diabetes to watch, it’s too dangerous!”

“Host, what are you doing? Just attack already!”

“Please, host, stop showing off. I originally wanted to watch your livestream and have some fun, but now watching your livestream is more uncomfortable than being killed.”

Faced with this barrage that came rushing in, Bai Qiu immediately started explaining.

“No, it’s not what you think! This is just for tomorrow’s plot, just trying it out.”

Unexpectedly, his explanation caused chaos in the livestream room again.

“What a disaster, there’s more tomorrow, I don’t want to watch anymore!”

“Miss Mashu, this host is openly spreading dog food. I can conclude that he is not a good person, please be careful!”

“Host, don’t overwork yourself. It’s late at night, you should go to sleep. Give me your address, I’ll accompany Miss Mashu to watch the moon!”

Seeing that Bai Qiu seemed to be saying something strange to his wristband, Mashu leaned over.

“Senpai, who are you talking to? Is it Dr. Romani?”

“Oh right, Mashu, come and say a few words to everyone.”

“Huh?!”

Mashu, still not understanding the situation, was stared at expectantly by Bai Qiu.

The situation in the livestream room is now beyond the control of a single host, so he can only let Mashu appear alone.

As long as they can see the beautiful Miss Mashu, all the viewers in the livestream room will surprisingly unite.

Even if they argued fiercely before due to different perspectives, they would immediately form a united front and become an intimate echo chamber.

“Senpai… please… don’t look at me like that…”

Mashu lowered her head in embarrassment, using her hand to tug at the nonexistent hem of her clothes.

On the eve of the decisive battle, Bai Qiu watched helplessly as the number of online viewers in the livestream room soared to 4,000.