Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 98

“That Nero Claudius… is going to be executed?!”

This news was too shocking, causing Dr. Romani and Bai Qiu to be speechless.
What?

The Roman Emperor is going to be executed?!

And based on the situation in France, I knew the start wouldn’t be so smooth, but I didn’t expect to be directly confronted by a general?!

If even Nero is going to be executed, what’s the point of playing anymore?!!

“You should also realize the seriousness of the situation.”
Waver furrowed his brow and continued to explain.
“This country has fallen into madness, and it cannot be explained by common sense. The reason I joined their side was also to seek some peace of mind in this fleeting dream.”

Waver looked up and noticed that everyone’s gaze was on him, especially Bai Qiu, who looked unusually serious.
Suddenly, the spirit of a teacher within him emerged.
“Hmph, it seems that you have missed too much information. Since things have come to this point, if you have any questions, just ask directly.”

He let out a sigh.
“Anyway, you’ve already dragged me into this, I’m probably already seen as a traitor by them.”

A figure slowly emerged from the cave and approached Waver, who had his back facing the cave.
“Not… that…”

Bai Qiu pointed behind Waver.
“I understand your anxiety, young one.”

Waver, who had entered lecturing mode, raised his hand to signal Bai Qiu to be quiet.

“Observation is also an important ability of a Magus, and accepting reality is something that humans must learn in the process of growing.”

Just as Waver was about to continue speaking, the figure behind him had already reached his back.

“It’s you. Are you the one who trapped me inside?”

“——————？！”

Suddenly, a pair of hands tightly grabbed Waver’s shoulders.

Before Waver could clearly see who it was, the black flames had already spread onto his suit.

“Stop, stop, Lady!”

Within the black flames, was the face of Jeanne Alter with an evil smile.

“Jeanne Alter-san?!”

“Oh my, Onii-sama is in a big crisis.”

Reines stood by, watching with pleasure.

“So, it was you who deceived me with the name of Master and lured me here, and then trapped me inside? You despicable Magus!!!”

“Calm down, lady!”

Waver struggled to resist with Magical Energy, then suddenly turned his head to look at Reines.

“Is this your plan too?!”

“Don’t make it sound like everything is my calculation, Onii-sama. It’s just a beautiful misunderstanding.”

Reines shrugged her shoulders.

“Jeanne Alter, stop!”

Seeing Kong-sensei’s hair about to catch fire, Bai Qiu immediately shouted at Jeanne Alter.

“Master?!”

After hearing Bai Qiu’s voice, Jeanne Alter’s terrifying gaze returned to normal.

But upon seeing Reines beside her, she immediately regained her stern gaze and forcefully controlled Waver’s movements.

“It’s these two, they deceived me by saying that Master sent her to support me, and asked me to follow her to evacuate. But after coming here, they sealed off the cave!”

“I didn’t deceive you, and didn’t your Master also appear?”

Reines said with a smile.

“Then why did you trap me while I was distracted?”

“I didn’t trap you, it was the defensive Magecraft inside that automatically blocked the passage to the outside when it encountered strong Magical Energy. That’s the characteristic of this spell.”

As if to prove her words, Reines walked into the cave and the defensive spell immediately activated.

A translucent barrier appeared at the entrance, sealing off the cave.

“Trimmau.”

Following Reines’ command, Trimmau by her side transformed its hand into a blade and swung it towards the barrier!

“Crack!!!”

The barrier instantly burst into light and became even thicker.

But after Reines retracted Trimmau, she easily passed through the barrier.

“Well, this is probably a defensive type Bounded Field. It’s a basic type that even the modern Magecraft of the El-Melloi faction teaches.”

After seeing Reines’ demonstration, Jeanne Alter still seemed somewhat wary.

“Hmph, even so, I can’t trust you.”

“Jeanne Alter!”

Bai Qiu said to Jeanne Alter.

“They are not our enemies, because it was indeed me who asked her to support you. And she is our new comrade.”

“I, like you, was summoned by the Master. Nice to meet you, Black Avenger.”

Reines curtsied, like a true lady.

“What… you were also summoned by the Master?!”

“That’s correct, Jeanne Alter-san.”

Reines smiled and said.

“Let’s get along well.”

“Hmph, I don’t want to get along with you. You’re a suspicious person.”

“Don’t say that. But could you please release my Onii-sama first? He doesn’t seem to be doing well.”

Seeing Waver almost fainting, Dr. Romani was so scared that he exclaimed.

“Oh no, quickly, perform emergency treatment. Hold on, El-Melloi!!!”

“Yes… its II…”

After correcting the doctor’s words, Waver truly passed out.

——–

“So, the ancient Roman Empire has been occupied by the so-called ‘Roman Alliance Army’, and the original emperor, Nero Claudius, is about to be executed?”

Based on the information provided by Waver, Dr. Romani summarized.

“That’s about right. When I was summoned to this era, the ancient Roman Empire had already been breached. For self-preservation, I joined the forces of one of the kings.”

Waver, who had recovered, leaned against the wall in the cave and snapped his fingers, causing a fire to start burning in front of him.

“Unbelievable… the once mighty Roman Empire has ended up like this.”

“That’s what I thought too, but humans are unable to defeat Servants. Even though Nero, with her incredible valor, personally led the troops and fought to the death, she ultimately ended up imprisoned.”

Waver then took out an exquisite cigar case from his pocket and pulled out a cigar from it.

“It seems that the distortion of this Singularity lies here. The ancient Roman Empire was not only the center of the world at that time, but also the world itself. It was the greatest empire that ruled over the world, and its collapse would lead to significant changes in human history.”

“If your purpose in coming here is to restore this world, I’m afraid it’s already too late.”

Waver carefully used a cigar cutter to precisely cut off the cigar’s head, then used a little Magical Energy to light it.

“Now that Rome has fallen into the hands of the ‘Roman Alliance Army’, once Nero is executed, the fate of this world will be sealed.”

He took a deep drag of the cigar and exhaled the smoke, which swirled around him.

“…We are already helpless.”

“No, there might still be a way.”

Bai Qiu said directly.

“Oh?”

Waver looked at Bai Qiu with sharp eyes.

That is to rescue Nero Claudius.”