Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 85

“They actually used this thing to summon me. This dead Mage really annoys me!”

“Oh? That Lancer looks familiar, ah, it’s Vlad III!”

“Johanna, you fought against Vlad III before. I was fighting against the Wyvern at that time. How strong is this guy?”

“…Well, if the opponent doesn’t activate their Noble Phantasm, it becomes a disadvantage for me instead.”

“That village girl is possessing an ordinary human… I see, so that’s how she appears.”

At this moment, Bai Qiu was sitting on a bench in the corridor outside, holding a bottle of canned oolong tea, looking at the unchanged scenery of snow outside the window.

“Master, is it okay for you to not be inside?”

Emiya Kiritsugu sat next to Bai Qiu.

“Well, it should be fine. By the way, aren’t you going to watch?”

Emiya Kiritsugu also has many fans in the live stream chat, and they have been asking about him.

“For me, maintaining the habit of Independent Action is more advantageous in fulfilling my duties. However, the Holy Grail War that happened somewhere else does have some reference value. I will watch it seriously later.”

“…But wouldn’t that be meaningless?”

The purpose was to watch the live stream together. If Emiya Kiritsugu watches it alone, the audience won’t be able to see his reactions, right?

Even if Emiya Kiritsugu is inside, he probably can’t show any expression. There is still a distance between him and those noisy people inside.

The main reason why I didn’t choose Fate/Zero was because of him. If I really let Emiya Kiritsugu watch FZ… that would be too hellish.

Watching my own process of becoming corrupted step by step, and then watching myself break ties with Saber and kill my own wife and daughter, only to end up with a raging fire in Fuyuki.

And even left behind two tax evasion monsters in the flattened city of Fuyuki.

Despair in life can’t be greater than this.

Even if it’s just the thought of letting Emiya Kiritsugu watch FZ, Bai Qiu feels like finding an electronic wooden fish to strike.

“Master, I actually wanted to talk to you about something.”

“Hmm?”

It’s rare for Emiya Kiritsugu to approach him.

“I had a chat with that doctor, and it seems that Chaldea needs to activate a new backup area internally, requiring Servants with individual combat capabilities to assist in recording data.”

“There’s such an area?”

“According to the doctor, once the recording is complete, Servants can engage in simulated battles inside.”

Training ground?

🏁➡️🇬🇧 Translate to English:

So there really is such a place in Chaldea.

“So you want to help Dr. Romani and the others?”

“I am just an Assassin who can only live in the shadows. I used some dirty methods to eliminate enemies in my life, and now I am responding to the summoning of the Master as a tool of deterrence.”

Emiya Kiritsugu raised his head and looked at the snowy scenery outside the window.

“To be honest, I don’t know why I felt a little confused in the last battle. I even wavered after hearing the words of that Saint. That’s a fatal mistake for an Assassin.”

“Is it when we were attacked?”

Martha and Emiya Kiritsugu should have been together to stop the invasion of the Wyvern. What exactly did Martha and Emiya Kiritsugu say…

I’m a bit curious.

As an Assassin, being unable to act decisively is just a burden. So I request to take a temporary rest and adjust my state.

“Well, I leave the assistance to the doctor up to you.”

But Bai Qiu quickly said,

“But this is not a vacation, it’s a mission.”

“A mission?”

Emiya Kiritsugu looked puzzled.

“This is a mission to regain the future of humanity, and assisting Chaldea is an important part of it. So don’t blame yourself, you are on the right path now, I can assure you of that!”

After seeing Bai Qiu’s determined gaze, Emiya Kiritsugu paused for a moment, and his tone seemed much lighter.

“Is that so… I understand.”

“Alright, it’s about time. I’ll go in and see the situation first.”

Bai Qiu stood up and watched Emiya Kiritsugu’s figure as he walked away. In the faint distance, he seemed to see a long-haired woman accompanying him.

“Wife?!”

Bai Qiu rubbed his eyes and indeed saw the faint shadow of Irisviel.

Could it be because I used the Holy Grail that I can see my wife?

As if sensing his gaze, the phantom of Irisviel nodded in gratitude from a distance.

Emiya Kiritsugu, this man spent his whole life without finding the right way to save the world. Maybe my words can make him feel a little more at ease.

Alright, let’s go back and see how those guys are doing.

“He actually called me a woman. Does that dead mage want to die!!!”

“Even though I was burned as a witch and abandoned by my own country, how can that woman not be angry? Is this record of the Holy Grail War fake? How can such a thing exist!!!”

As soon as the door was pushed open, Bai Qiu saw Mashu and the others trying to stop Mordred and Jeanne Alter. At this point, the faces of Mordred and Jeanne Alter were visibly filled with anger.

“Calm down, this is just a recorded image!”

“Jeanne Alter-san, please put away your sword! You can’t just set fire here!”

“Everyone, calm down for a moment!”

Bai Qiu looked at the chaos in front of him, with everyone huddled together in a mess, and his head suddenly started to ache.

“Oh well, let’s pretend I didn’t see it…”

Just as Bai Qiu was planning to escape, Martha immediately noticed him.

“Oh, Master is here! Come and help us!”

“No, you guys can chat, I’ll just go… Ahhh!”

Martha grabbed Bai Qiu without hesitation and pulled him back.

“Everyone, calm down for a moment. Master has something to say!”

After seeing Bai Qiu, Jeanne Alter and Mordred temporarily stopped and began to complain to Bai Qiu.

“That peasant girl must be hiding something. She was killed by her own country, how can she not have any resentment?”

“There’s something strange about my records too, Master. It’s always scenes about other people. Why does that Homunculus keep appearing? Who wants to see that?!”

“Quickly jump to the scene with that peasant girl. I want to see her embarrassing herself!”

“Master, quickly show the scenes of my heroic battles. This Holy Grail War will surely end with my victory, right?”

Faced with the strong demands of Jeanne Alter and Mordred, Bai Qiu could only promise to fast forward to the requested scenes.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the screen suddenly showed the scene where Mordred first saw Saber leading the Round Table into the city.

In the scene, Mordred had an expression of admiration and a cute smile like a young girl.

…Oh no!!!

Bai Qiu felt a sense of impending doom and turned around, only to see Mordred, with her anger meter maxed out, raising Clarent towards the front.

“Die!!!”