Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 88

“This is the demonic beast Bashmu, the servant of the goddess Tiamat! It will melt you down to the bone!”

Empress Semiramis, sitting on her throne, revealed a wicked smile.

Above, a giant venomous snake with powerful magical energy appeared, and corrosive venom continuously dripped from above, completely dissolving everything it touched, even the ground.

“I command you with Command Seals, now go and subdue the king, Saber!!!”

Mordred, holding Clarent in her hand, suddenly had bloodshot eyes.

“Haahhhhh!!!”

Mordred, transformed into a lightning bolt, pierced through Bashmu’s body, cutting it in half, and then descended from the sky.

“Empress, I’ve got you!!!”

Clarent heavily struck Empress Semiramis on her shoulder and neck, the impact was so strong that even the throne behind her collapsed.

After letting out a scream, the Empress vanished from sight.

“Stop!!!”

Mordred stood up.

“What’s wrong?”

Bai Qiu paused the footage as requested.

“Then I should have achieved a complete victory and obtained the Holy Grail, right?”

“No… that was just the Assassin on the Red side.”

“What? She’s not a Caster?”

Mordred looked confused.

“No, I mean, if you’re jumping around like that, there are many things you definitely won’t understand.”

“So, I didn’t get the Holy Grail in the end?”

“No.”

Bai Qiu directly denied Mordred’s expectations.

“Ugh, so I didn’t get the Holy Grail, huh.”

Mordred seemed a little angry, supporting her chin with her hand in dissatisfaction.

“Although that necromancer was quite righteous, he still couldn’t bring out my full potential, that’s why I failed.”

“Well, that’s also possible…”

Although it felt like Mordred had reached her limit in the Fate/Apocrypha story, she definitely wouldn’t think so herself.

“Since I didn’t get the Holy Grail, I don’t want to see what happens next.”

Bai Qiu glanced around and asked, “Do you still want to continue watching?”

“Hmph, why should I watch that peasant girl continue to meddle in this Holy Grail War? She’s supposed to be a Ruler but always breaks the rules, it’s really disgraceful!”

Jeanne Alter said disdainfully.

“Well, it seems like you don’t have the intention to continue watching either.”

Bai Qiu looked towards the others.

“To be honest, I’m not interested in the Holy Grail… ”

Martha quickly waved her hand.

“After all, I don’t have any wish that I hope the Holy Grail will grant.”

“I’m the same as Martha-sama. I prefer to use my own power to achieve my goals. As someone who can’t determine what is true, I can only feel a sense of reality when I hold something in my own hands.”

Johanna also expressed her opinion.

“We’ve said it so many times, just call me Martha, we’re comrades now.”

“How can that be? Martha-sama is my role model!”

Johanna, saying these words, was sparkling with enthusiasm!

“Sigh…”

Bai Qiu covered her eyes with her hands, as if she understood why someone would complain about Johanna.

“Well, in that case, it seems like no one wants to continue watching, right?”

After receiving everyone’s nod, Bai Qiu turned off the projector and clapped her hands.

“Then I hereby announce that the first ‘Heroic Spirit Live Watching Holy Grail War’ has successfully come to an end!!! Clap clap clap!”

“Congratulations, Senpai, clap clap clap!!!”

Except for Mashu, who clapped along with Bai Qiu, no one else reacted.

In contrast to the desolate atmosphere in the room, the live broadcast room was peaceful.

“End, confetti!!”

“Congratulations, end with confetti!!”

“Goodbye, everyone!”

“Unforgettable tonight.mp3.”

“Although I don’t know why, but goodbye, everyone!!!”

“See you all tomorrow, I’m going to bed now.”

“Well, see you all tomorrow.”

“No, wait, I haven’t ended the broadcast yet!!!”

Bai Qiu shouted at the screen.

“Oh, the anchor doesn’t plan to end the broadcast.”

“I was planning to go to another live broadcast room, but it turns out the anchor hasn’t ended the broadcast yet.”

“Spread the word, the anchor is not ending the broadcast today.”

“Understood, the anchor is going for a week-long non-stop broadcast challenge.”

“Got it, the anchor is about to start a 24-hour live stream.”

——

Bai Qiu coughed lightly as she watched the barrage becoming more and more chaotic.

“Cough cough… Anyway, I still want to do a summary. I want each viewer to give a score and explain the reason, note that it’s on a scale of ten.”

The camera switched to Jeanne Alter.

“Me?”

After receiving confirmation from Bai Qiu’s eyes, Jeanne Alter responded.

“Hmph, why should I bother giving a score to this boring farce?”

“Just consider it a summary. Don’t you want your opinion to be acknowledged?”

“Well, that’s true. Since you’re so eager to hear it.”

Without hesitation, Jeanne Alter spoke up.

“Zero points, because I didn’t make an appearance.”

“…”

After seeing Jeanne Alter say these baseless words with an arrogant expression, the barrage in the live broadcast room started flying.

“That’s right, without Jalter-san, can this even be scored?”

“I love this reason!!!”

“If Jalter appeared in the Fate/Accel Zero Order event, Sieg would probably have followed her immediately. After all, she’s the Dragon Witch and can control him directly.”

“JalterψSieg—————w(?Д?)w White Jeanne.”

“No drawing in the barrage!!!”

“Please stop, the scene is too hellish.”

Bai Qiu then shifted the camera to Mordred.

“For my part, if it’s on a scale of ten, I’ll give it an eight.”

Mordred scratched her head and said that seriously.

“——————？！”

Her words stunned the entire live broadcast room.

“…And the reason?”

To be honest, Bai Qiu didn’t expect this outcome.

“I deducted one point because I didn’t obtain the Holy Grail, and I deducted another point for including things from my past that I don’t want to see. But because King Arthur made an appearance, I’ll give it an eight!”

“Just because King Arthur appeared?!”

It was just a fragment of a memory, after all.

“Of course! The sight of the King is quite precious! If there was even more of it, I might have given it a nine.”

Mordred said earnestly.

Upon hearing this, the live broadcast room burst into tears.

“The first filial child of Britain, she’s truly… I’m crying!”

“Anyone who dares to say Mordred is unfilial, I’ll be the first to argue with them!”

“This filial piety, it moves the heavens, may Britain be blessed!”

Seeing that the live broadcast room was about to declare Mordred as one of the “Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety,” Bai Qiu hurriedly shifted the camera to Martha and Jeanne, the saintly duo.

Since they were saints, they should at least receive a passing grade.

“After discussing it, we feel that giving a score of zero is more appropriate.”

Jeanne hesitated for a moment and said so.

Unexpectedly, the saintly duo gave a score that was completely opposite to what was expected!

“And the reason?”

“Jeanne, as a saint and a Ruler-class Servant, had some unfair moments in there. Therefore, we all agree that this footage contains erroneous records!”

“Since it’s an erroneous record, it should not be shown to the world.”

“This record can even affect people’s evaluation of Lady Jeanne. It’s unforgivable. According to the Church’s practice, it must be destroyed!!!”

Facing the well-grounded arguments of the duo, the audience in the live broadcast room nodded in agreement.

“Indeed, is it possible that Jeanne was actually impersonated by another Heroic Spirit?”

“It’s entirely possible. She may look like Jeanne, use Jeanne’s Noble Phantasm, and be considered Jeanne, but she’s not Jeanne!”

“I understand completely!”

“Oh Lord, I have achieved enlightenment!!!”

“Believe in the Lord, and there shall be no evil. Amen!!!”

“What exactly did you guys achieve enlightenment about…”

Seeing the live broadcast room gradually turning into a religious gathering, Bai Qiu finally shifted the camera to Mashu.

“Huh? Me?”

Under Bai Qiu’s gaze, Mashu seemed slightly nervous.

“Mashu, how many points do you think this film should receive? Just tell us what you honestly feel.”

As if to alleviate Mashu’s nervousness, Bai Qiu comforted her.

“I think… it should receive full marks.”

Bai Qiu was taken aback.

“And the reason?”

Facing the camera, Mashu lowered her head slightly and sheepishly said,

“Because this is the first time since I was born that I have watched a film together with everyone. It is a very precious memory for me.”

After hearing this answer, the audience in the live broadcast room was completely moved to tears.

“Sob… My Mashu-chan!!!”

“Mashu-san, it hurts so much!!!”

“So real!!!”

“I’m crying!!!”

Bai Qiu looked puzzled.

Didn’t anyone find it strange? How is it possible for someone to watch a movie with others for the first time?

Shouldn’t they be suspicious of Mashu’s identity????

“Mashu-chan, I understand you! I haven’t watched a movie with anyone else since I was born either!”

“I’ve only watched anime with other silly internet friends on some small website!!!”

“Enough, stop it, my heart can’t take it anymore!!!”

“I haven’t watched a favorite movie with anyone else since I was born, Mashu-san, I totally understand you!”

…

As Bai Qiu looked at the barrage of “I understand you” comments flooding the screen, they wanted to laugh, but after laughing for a while, they realized they couldn’t.

Ah, so they were the same too.

Well, that’s okay then.