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Book 2: Chapter 4: Chaldea Finally Arrives
Chen Heng had been playing for two days. During these two days, he kept changing locations, choosing desolate places with no one around.
He had even considered helping the people who were being killed by the wyverns. However, he eventually dismissed that thought, as it might cause a disturbance that might attract many Servants over. These Servants were quite challenging to deal with when paired with wyverns. More importantly, Chen Heng did not have a Master. If he exhausted his mana, it would be over for him.
[TL Note: Masters are the people commanding and supporting the Servants. Here is more information: /wiki/Master.]
That did not mean Chen Heng cared about surviving. After all, this was just a Servant body. After he died, he would return to his true body, so he did not fear death. What he feared was no one being able to deal with Fafnir if he died. Then, Chaldea would get wiped out without clearing the 1st Singularity. If that were the case, wouldn’t this world be over? Order would be destroyed, and humankind would perish.
This was Chen Heng’s third day in this world. The night he arrived in this world did not count.
Just as Chen Heng was engrossed in the game, the mission system’s tracker suddenly sent out an alert.
Ding! Target is 15 kilometers southeast of your current position.
When Chen Heng heard this information, he immediately perked up. He had gotten tired of waiting in the tent over the past few days, spending his time grinding the game’s story.
He quickly dismantled the tent and stored it in his spatial storage. Then, he set off toward Chaldea’s group.
Chen Heng flew extremely fast, arriving at the location indicated by the system’s tracker in minutes. There, he saw a young woman brandishing a large shield, using it to chop down soldiers wearing French-style armor. An orange-haired young woman wearing Chaldea’s uniform was commanding the shield-wielding girl.
Chen Heng did not appear immediately. Instead, he used his attraction ability to twist the surrounding space to hide himself. This concealment method was not very effective, but Chen Heng was in the air, quite a distance from the ground. If one did not look closely, one would not notice anything. This should be Chaldea’s first battle in the 1st Singularity, so he did not intend to interfere.
Servants were Servants, after all. Even a Demi-Servant like Mash was much stronger than ordinary French soldiers. She quickly defeated these people. However, Mash did not go hard on the French soldiers, so they did not get severely injured. When the soldiers saw they could not defeat this young woman, they wisely chose to flee.
[TL Note: Demi-Servants are humans that merged with a Heroic Spirit. Here is more information: /wiki/Demi-Servant.]
“To think you used your shield to bash them. It has been tough on you.” Gudako hurried over after she saw Mash had won.
“Uh-huh! Using a shield to bash someone is difficult. At least I learned a move. However, it seems I went too easy on them; they fled.” Mash watched the French soldiers flee, not planning to stop them. In any case, she could not stop them. There were too many of them, and they ran in different directions. She might as well quietly follow them to their stronghold and check out the situation.
“Mash, be careful. Our surveillance room shows a Servant signal above you.” A weak voice came from Gudako’s wristwatch.
“Above? There’s nothing there. Wait, that’s not right….” Mash and Gudako looked up at Doctor Roman’s words. At first, they did not see anything. They noticed Chen Heng hovering up there only after he took the initiative to dismiss his concealment.
Chen Heng used his ability to make himself float down slowly, arriving before the wary two.
“Don’t be anxious. I have no enmity toward you. You must be from the Chaldea Security Organization, right? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. You took your time coming here.” Chen Heng immediately stated his purpose before the two spoke.
While Mash and Gudako were feeling shocked, Doctor Roman’s voice came from Gudako’s wristwatch. “You know Chaldea?”
“Oh, Chaldea? I do. It’s the human preservation organization. It was founded with the purpose of allowing the human race to last and leave its mark in history. Regardless of magic or science, you gather researchers from various sectors so that you can stop the extinction of the human race. It is a special organization established by several nations. Actually, you don’t have to be so shocked. In reality, the more powerful Heroic Spirits of your later Singularities know of your Chaldea. Of course, you don’t have to worry about this Singularity.” Chen Heng kindly gave a summary.
“Then, who are you?” This time, Gudako—no, it should be Fujimaru Ritsuka—spoke.
“I… Just take me as the reinforcements Alaya sent out of worry that you cannot clear the 1st Singularity.” In reality, Chen Heng was neutral between Alaya and Gaia. This was the conclusion he came to after reading up on the worldview of the Type-Moon worlds.
“Alaya? You are a Counter Guardian!” Doctor Roman was Solomon, indeed. Rather, all those people who had any knowledge about magic would know about this.
[TL Note: Counter Guardians are Heroic Spirits that Alaya uses to eliminate threats. They do not have autonomy, doing Alaya’s bidding to the letter. They tend not to be subtle, causing collateral damage in the process. Here is more information: /wiki/Heroic_Spirit#Counter_Guardian.]
“No, no, no. I’m not a Counter Guardian. Counter Guardian? Is that even humane work? Even if I die, I will not be Alaya’s Counter Guardian.” Indeed, Counter Guardians did not get treated well. Just look at Heroic Spirit Emiya and his father, named Emiya Kiritsugu. They worked all their life and never had a holiday.
[TL Note: Here is more information on the two Emiyas: /wiki/EMIYA_(Archer), /wiki/EMIYA_(Assassin).]
“Then, who exactly are you? You say Alaya sent you, but you say you are not a Counter Guardian.” Chen Heng did not need to see to know confusion filled the face of Doctor Roman, who was in Chaldea.
“Actually, you don’t need to care who I am. You just need to know I am reinforcements. I am here to help you deal with the evil dragon Fafnir.”
“Wait, wait! Evil dragon Fafnir? Will a dragon of such a level appear in this Singularity? It looks like this Singularity is quite difficult.”
“Uh-huh. Just wait for a while, and you will know what enemy you are facing. For now, young woman, how about we sign a contract? I am currently Masterless,” Chen Heng asked the orange-haired young woman.
“Doctor, what should I do now?” Although Gudako had already cleared the First Order in the burning Fuyuki City and had some practical experience, she was still a beginner and felt Doctor Roman’s opinion was critical.
“Sign the contract. After all, we just arrived in this Singularity and don’t understand the situation yet. Having another person to fight is good.” Furthermore, once you sign the contract, you will have the Command Spell. That way, you don’t have to worry about this Heroic Spirit having malicious intentions. Of course, Doctor Roman did not say the last bit lest he anger the Heroic Spirit facing the two.
[TL Note: Command Spells are absolute commands that a Master can give in battle. There are limited uses. Here is more information: /wiki/Command_Spell.]