Fate: Livestream in Chaldeas

Chapter 183: Senpai, you are disgusting!

"Beep—identity confirmed."

"Master number 48, Ethan."

"Access granted."

The mechanical voice sounded, and the tightly sealed doors opened one after another.

Under the surveillance of numerous camera screens, Ethan stepped into the strictly monitored room, and the bright lights suddenly turned on.

In front was a glass panel made of special material. Looking through it, one could only see a simple bed and a petite blonde girl sitting on it.

"Looks like you've finally started to feel a little urgency."

As Ethan approached, the petite blonde girl stood up, stretched lazily, and came to the glass panel to look outside.

Separated by the cold glass, the two looked at each other.

"I already told the doctor there's no need to lock you up anymore. Besides, this place can't hold you anyway, can it?"

Hearing Ethan's words, Draco kept smiling. She tilted her head and said:

"After all, not everyone can look at a 'Beast' and still stay calm like you. But that only proves my majesty hasn't diminished one bit—I thoroughly enjoy this feeling!"

Seeing her demeanor, Ethan could only sigh helplessly and said:

"Last time at the Singularity, thank you."

Upon hearing Ethan's thanks, Draco laughed.

"You're thanking a 'Beast' who'll soon swallow you whole? Looks like Chaldea really is on the verge of collapse. With just a naïve Master like you, you plan to save the Human Order?"

"I won't be prejudiced just because you're a Beast."

Ethan said this very naturally.

After all, he would surely have to deal with many other Beasts in the future. Draco was only one of them.

"This time I might need your help again, because of what happened last time."

Back then, they had plunged straight into a "Bungee jumping" situation from the start. Others might've thought Chaldea's rayshift was like jumping into a PUBG game.

"Didn't you already have the help of that Grand Servant?"

Draco leaned against the glass, speaking casually.

"Noah was indeed pretty reliable, but he's no longer the saint graph of a Grand Servant. The doctor and Da Vinci also said they still want your help."

"Oh? Those two said that too?"

Hearing Ethan's words, Draco seemed to glance at the surveillance monitor unintentionally.

It looked like she was checking the situation on the other side via the network.

"Fine then, if you're so desperate for me, of course I'll respond to your expectations. It's just that…"

Draco was locked inside the enclosure. She leaned against the glass, placing her tiny hand over Ethan's body.

"Your naivety will cost you dearly sooner or later."

Then she placed her hand on the glass, moving it from Ethan's face down to his shoulder, and finally stopping at the position of his heart.

"Alright then, to make sure you don't die too easily, I'll go with you one more time."

Draco leaned against the glass, speaking with a reluctant tone.

"Really? That's great!"

Ethan immediately smiled.

"Alright, Mash, you guys can come in too."

Suddenly, Ethan turned his head and spoke to the heavily guarded door.

"Understood, Senpai!"

With a lively voice, the girl replied as Mash pushed in a cart filled with delicate food from the adjacent room.

"——————?!"

Draco looked on in puzzlement.

"You all are…"

"Because Senpai said he wanted to hold a welcome party for Draco-san, and since it's break time, I called everyone over."

"Everyone?!"

The expression on Draco's face grew even more confused.

"Senpai, the doctor said the door can be opened right away. The access has already been transferred to you."

"Got it, understood."

Ethan walked over to the densely shielded isolation door, directly performed an iris scan, and used his wristband to unlock and confirm access.

In that brief moment, Mash seemed to glance around the room and paused slightly.

"The overall feeling... this room seems kind of familiar, like I've stayed here for a long time before, but I have no memory of it…"

A moment later, the isolation door—sealed with at least three layers of magical protection—was easily opened.

"Alright then, Mash."

Creak creak creak~~~

The sound of food cart wheels rolling echoed. Wearing her everyday clothes, Mash easily pushed the cart inside.

Draco was about to question what Ethan and Mash were doing when she heard the noise outside.

"So this is what a welcome party is, right? Putting a turkey on the table and praying to Lord for resurrection, that kind of thing."

"…Martha-sama, that's not a welcome party."

"It's not? Oh, I got it! It's the old white-bearded man in red clothes who comes down the chimney with gifts, right? My little brothers and sisters would definitely love that."

"That's not it either… Martha-sama, that's probably Christmas…"

Martha and Johanna walked in together.

"…Still not right, huh. Seems like a welcome party really is quite a profound matter."

Martha rested her chin on her hand, her face deep in thought.

"I think… it's probably not that complicated…"

When Johanna saw Ethan and Mash, she happily greeted them.

"Master, Mash! We've arrived."

"Chiu chiu——————!"

Tonbi also flew into the room, landing on the surveillance monitor by the wall, grooming its pure white feathers.

After that, two more figures appeared behind them.

"A welcome party, huh? Sounds not bad. Even if we're Servants, we need to refresh our dull lives every now and then, right? Don't you agree, Onii-sama?"

"I already told you I have a lot of things to deal with. There are way too many violations in Chaldea. If we don't start addressing them now, when the data overlaps later, it'll be hard to find the root causes."

With an exhausted expression, Waver was pulled along by Reines and also entered the room.

Following the two was Trimmau, dressed in her maid outfit.

"Shouldn't we just set that work aside for now? Onii-sama, you're still the same as ever, such a workaholic."

"It's not like I want to be! It's just that the person currently temporarily in charge of Chaldea isn't managing anything at all. And that Da Vinci girl keeps using 'mystic code development' as an excuse to vanish constantly."

Waver pushed up his black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and spoke in a tone of helplessness.

"It's total chaos!"

"I feel… really sorry…"

Ethan stepped forward and bowed his head to apologize to Waver.

"Master, you don't need to apologize. This has nothing to do with you."

Waver immediately rejected Ethan's apology.

"But I still feel it has something to do with me…"

After all, he was the one who made the contract with Waver and then brought him to Chaldea.

Things turning out like this—he bore at least half the responsibility.

"Oh? And they even set up a triple-layered barrier in a place like this?"

Waver glanced around, seemingly interested in the structure of the room.

"So there are some capable people in Chaldea after all, to place a barrier like this here?! Just how much money did the Animusphere family from the Astronomy Department pour into this? And what exactly was this room built for???"

"Hey, I heard there's good food here, right?"

Mordred, wearing a red jacket on top and denim shorts below, her hair neatly tied, barged in boldly.

"A boring party like this and you still invited a witch like me? Don't tell me you're not afraid this place will be burned to ashes by the flames of hell?"

The figures of Jeanne Alter and Mordred also entered Ethan's view.

"You two came too!"

Ethan smiled and raised his hand to greet them.

"Hmph, I'm just here to take a quick look. This place is full of self-righteous types—just breathing the air here makes me nauseous."

Jeanne Alter remained as grumpy as ever, her expression full of displeasure.

"Now that I think about it, we did try to throw a welcome party for you before, but you didn't seem interested in those things."

"Of course I wasn't! I don't need any of those boring rituals!"

Though she said that, Jeanne Alter's eyes continued darting around, observing everything in the room.

"Seems like we really should throw one for you next time. After all, we're all comrades now."

"Boring! If you dare do that, I'll burn you to death on the spot!!!"

Jeanne Alter angrily threatened Ethan.

"Uwaa!"

A figure lying flat at the doorway timidly poked their head out.

"I didn't even do anything, so why does she want to burn me to death…"

Ethan looked over, and it was Xu Fu with a face full of worry.

At the same time, Xu Fu's eyes also turned toward him.

"Envoy!!!"

The moment she saw Ethan, Xu Fu revealed an expression like she had just found her savior. She rushed over in quick steps, hid behind Ethan's back, and respectfully said:

"Envoy, I've finally found you. I just arrived in Chaldea and hadn't gotten to see you yet, which made me feel extremely uneasy."

"Ahaha, sorry, sorry."

Ethan showed a guilty expression.

"Every time I come back after a Rayshift, I tend to wake up a bit late, so I didn't have time to inform the doctors and the others about you. My apologies."

"It's fine, it's fine! As long as you're safe, I can rest easy!!!"

Seeing Xu Fu's respectful attitude, Ethan looked a little embarrassed.

"No, I mean, hey Xu Fu…"

"Please instruct me, Envoy!!!"

"Can you speak a bit more normally? The way you're talking so respectfully gives me a headache…"

"This… Envoy, you're really putting me in a difficult spot. You are Chaldea's Master, I naturally…"

Xu Fu still kept her posture exactly the same.

"Should I have Jeanne Alter persuade you?"

As soon as Ethan finished speaking, he immediately heard Xu Fu change her tone:

Ahem ahem, "So, what did Master summon me for today?"

Hearing Xu Fu finally speak normally, Ethan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

To avoid being made to work, Xu Fu really always maintained the image of a timid person who feared trouble.

"Nothing much, I just called you here to round out the numbers."

"What the heck! I want to go home ~~~"

Looking at Xu Fu's on-the-verge-of-crying expression, it really reminded one of an employee called in by their boss for overtime.

And Ethan himself was exactly that kind of heartless boss.

"——————?!"

In that moment, Ethan suddenly felt a strange wave of pleasure sweep through the bottom of his heart.

This isn't good, he had a feeling that something inside his body was about to awaken…

Ahem ahem, "Everyone."

Ethan felt the timing was right and immediately swept his eyes around, then spoke to everyone in the room:

"Thank you all for taking the time to attend this welcome party. Although this party is being held to celebrate Draco officially joining Chaldea and becoming a Servant on our side, I also want to thank all of you for answering my call and fighting for the future of humanity. Truly, I'm very grateful!!!"

Ethan bowed his head and gave thanks to everyone around him.

"I know our journey ahead is still long, and the times when I'll need your strength will only increase. But as your Master, I will always believe in you all, and believe that we can reclaim the future that rightfully belongs to humanity!"

After Ethan finished speaking, all the Servants present turned their gazes toward him.

"As expected of Senpai, saying things like that really gets everyone fired up!"

Mash was the first to clap.

"As someone chosen by Lord, Master is truly excellent."

"Well, he was chosen by Lord, after all."

Martha and Johanna also clapped in unison.

"Hmph, acting all high and mighty. When you made the contract with me, you were still a total rookie."

Jeanne Alter crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, clearly unhappy.

"But… that was kinda cool… Just a little bit though!"

"Didn't expect Master to be able to say stuff like that. Compared to my stiff onii-sama over there, Master really knows how to express himself."

Reines also clapped along.

"A speech like that—if it were at the Clock Tower, it wouldn't even pass the most basic course requirements. If it were a professor, the students would've booed already."

Waver immediately gave a blunt assessment of Ethan's impromptu speech.

"…But as a Master, I suppose it passes."

"Oya, didn't expect onii-sama to give Master such a high rating."

"I'm just stating the facts."

After Ethan finished speaking, Mash simultaneously lifted the lid on the food cart, revealing a spread of desserts and delicacies.

There were even some sweets that were rarely seen in the cafeteria.

"Um, Draco-san, this is a dish that senpai specially asked the kitchen to prepare just for you. I wonder if it suits your taste."

Although supplies in Chaldea weren't abundant, after hearing Ethan's request, they at least tried their best to make food that everyone could enjoy.

Seeing the scene before her, Draco couldn't help but turn to Ethan in astonishment.

"You people… why would you go out of your way to do something so meaningless?"

"This isn't meaningless. Or rather—this is exactly the meaning behind why humans live in this world."

Ethan smiled gently.

"Enjoying life is also an important part of human existence."

"——————?!"

After hearing Ethan's words, Draco softly shook her head.

"As expected, humanity truly is a boring species."

Even so, her expression softened slightly, and she continued:

"But if this is your intention, then I shall gladly accept it."

Seeing Draco's demeanor calm down considerably, the surrounding Servants began chatting among themselves. A certain rebellious knight known for his hereditary appetite had already started eating.

The atmosphere at the scene became harmonious.

Ethan immediately thought to himself:

System, begin livestream!

[Livestream system has activated.]

[Host identity confirmed: Success.]

[System's default platform: Webnovel and Ptreon.]

Gather as many Servants together as possible at once, satisfying the audience's desires in a single session.

Try to earn as many points as possible—this is my true objective!

"Hahahaha, muahahahahaha!!"

Ethan suddenly couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"I see it now."

Unexpectedly, Draco next to him nodded once.

"So this is what it's about—you're craving my affection, aren't you? I didn't expect you to go through so much trouble, all just because you wanted to make me your possession~~"

"Umu, that's right——————umu???"

Just as the livestream began, the screen displayed an image of Draco with a vague, ambiguous, almost ghostly smile, looking at Ethan and saying those words.

[???]

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[Hold on, what the hell did Draco-chan just say???]

[Moshi moshi… FBI desuka? Yes, yes, I'd like to report a crime! Yes yes, a pedo!!]

The livestream room instantly descended into chaos.

"Wait a second! How did you even come to that conclusion?!"

Ethan hastily questioned Draco.

"Didn't you just say—you wanted me to enjoy life too? So then, how exactly are you planning to teach me how to enjoy it? I'm so curious~~~"

Draco leaned her small frame to the side, pressing close against Ethan.

Immediately, Ethan felt countless sharp gazes shooting at him from all directions—the most intense of which came from Mash.

"It's not what you think, Mash! Let me explain—"

But Mash only looked at Ethan with an icy stare.

"Senpai… you are disgusting!"