Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 92

When Waver’s bitter face appeared on the screen, some people in the live broadcast room immediately recognized him.

“Oh my, isn’t this the princess?”

“Wait, why is he here? Did he also die???”

“Could it be that he has ascended to the Heroic Spirit Throne after the Second Holy Grail War?”

“Maybe he’s his future self, like Emiya Shirou.”

“Wait, so he’s also a Partner of Justice???”

“If Waver is here, where’s Gray?”

Meanwhile, others were completely confused.

“Who is this person? What has he done? Why does he look so worn out?”

After the barrage explained that this person is Waver Velvet from Fate/Zero, who was once the Master of Alexander the Great, they all expressed their sighs of how time takes its toll.

“What kind of life could have turned a young boy into this…”

“The Clock Tower seems like a terrible place to stay.”

“Did he go back to study programming? Why does he look so old?”

“I don’t think so, after all, programmers are bald.”

“Programmers are furious!!!!”

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After hearing Bai Qiu call himself “Zhuge Kongming,” the wrinkles on his forehead deepened.

“Is he a Ruler class Servant?”

He stared at Mashu carefully, and there seemed to be a flash of Magical Energy in his eyes.

“So he’s a Shielder? A unique Saint Graph.”

“——————?!”

Mashu immediately shielded Bai Qiu with her shield.

“Senpai, be careful, he seems to be our enemy.”

“Be careful, Mashu, this person is the enemy Caster.”

Dr. Romani issued a warning, but was surprised when he saw the opponent’s face.

“Are you Lord El-Melloi? Are you…a pseudo-Servant?”

“It’s the Second!!”

The other person corrected Dr. Romani’s statement in an unfriendly manner.

“What a failure, never thought I would be recognized with a dual identity in this era.”

“Oh, although I haven’t actually met him in person, El-Melloi II’s classes at the Clock Tower are quite famous.”

Even in the communication image, Dr. Romani showed enough respect for this Clock Tower Lord.

“But doctor, this famous person you’re talking about is now our enemy!”

Mashu emphasized immediately.

“So I wanted to ask, why would El-Melloi II become our enemy?”

The doctor looked at him with an expression of confusion.

“Or rather, become an enemy of the Human Order?”

“Sigh…”

Waver sighed deeply.

“To be honest, I ended up like this for various reasons, although it might be mixed with my own selfishness.”

He directly ordered Bai Qiu and Mashu to leave.

“I’m sorry, but you can’t proceed any further on the battlefield ahead. Otherwise, I’ll have to fight against you.”

“El-Melloi II, you should understand our position, right?”

The doctor’s tone became increasingly serious.

“Our position is absolutely unshakable now, after all, we bear the weight of the entire world.”

After seeing Bai Qiu and Mashu’s determined gaze, Waver sighed helplessly.

“I suppose so, but in that case, I’ll have to go all out!”

“Haah!!!”

Before the opponent could finish speaking, Mashu raised her shield high and leaped.

“He’s a Caster-class, don’t give him a chance to use Magecraft!!!”

Bai Qiu immediately commanded Mashu to approach the opponent.

When Waver saw that Mashu intended to engage in close combat immediately, he nodded.

“A wise decision, but the moment you step onto the battlefield, your defeat is already doomed!”

With a snap of his fingers, Lord El-Melloi II elegantly disappeared from sight, causing Mashu’s attack to miss.

Not only that, but the sky suddenly became dark in an instant, as if it was covered by a black curtain. Then several stone pillars fell and blocked the movements of Bai Qiu and Mashu.

“It’s a Noble Phantasm! Senpai, be careful!!!”

Mashu immediately shielded Bai Qiu with her shield. After a while, the surroundings gradually calmed down, but the sound of the wind suddenly became noisy, accompanied by the sound of rolling stones.

“Senpai, could it be that we have been trapped inside a Noble Phantasm?”

After surveying the unusual scenery around her, Mashu quickly came to this conclusion.

“Well, that seems to be the case…”

This Kongming is quite unreasonable, always making a grand entrance.

“Doctor, can you hear me?!”

The communication wristband couldn’t connect to the outside world, only making a “zzzz” sound.

“Senpai, we can’t reach Chaldea either!”

At this moment, Bai Qiu was carefully observing the surroundings, and only then did she see the internal structure of the Unreturning Formation.

It was made up of a large number of rolling stones and rocks, arranged according to the directions of the Bagua, with the wind and thunder constantly disturbing the perception of those trapped inside.

“Senpai, what should we do now?”

Mashu seemed anxious.

“Don’t worry, Mashu, follow me.”

Staying here will only lead to being trapped, so we might as well give it a try.

Bai Qiu took the initiative to move forward.

I have some knowledge about this Unreturning Formation from the Three Kingdoms. Its basic theory is based on the Daoist Bagua, incorporating astronomy and geography.

In the past, Lu Xun was once trapped inside, but was eventually rescued by Kongming’s father-in-law.

We just need to find the entrance, and it can be easily deciphered.

Bai Qiu braved the strong wind and rolling stones, and after looking around with the protection of Mashu’s shield, she determined the direction and walked straight towards the stone door marked “艮”.

As expected, as soon as they stepped into the “entrance”, the strong wind disappeared without a trace, and even the sky became much brighter.

“Senpai, it seems like we have deciphered the enemy’s Noble Phantasm?”

Mashu said excitedly.

“Oh? I didn’t expect someone to be able to decipher this ‘Unreturning Formation’.”

The surprised voice of Lord El-Melloi II came from the sky, but it quickly returned to calm.

“But you can only go this far. This Noble Phantasm doesn’t have a so-called ‘exit’. You can only be trapped here until those two Servants are gradually depleted of Magical Energy and eventually destroyed.”

Then his voice disappeared once again.

“Senpai, I’ll try to attack from this side!”

Mashu immediately started looking for a way, attempting to attack anything visible with her shield.

But there was nothing left here, only a flat ground.

“No need, he’s probably telling the truth.”

Bai Qiu sighed.

Waver was able to go to such lengths to help Alexander the Great.

His strategy was actually correct.

By trapping himself here, even if Jeanne Alter and Mordred were powerful, it would be difficult for them to withstand a war of attrition.

Truly worthy of Zhuge Village, so cunning and close to being a demon.

But he miscalculated one thing.

That is the unstable variable, myself.

Bai Qiu took a deep breath and silently said in her mind.

“System, draw a card!”