Chapter 136: Season Two: Heroic Spirits Reaction Holy Grail War
[WTF!!!]
[WTF!!!]
[WTF!!!]
A barrage of classic internet expressions filled the livestream screen, echoing through the flood of comments.
[The guy admitted it for real!!!]
[How can he keep hiding it now? It's way past the point of covering it up!]
[Quick quick quick! Teach me magic! I'm a 39-year-old virgin, surely I have the potential to become a Great Sage!]
[Count me in! I want to become a Mahou Shoujo!!]
[Aren't they afraid Clock Tower will ban them for revealing all this!?]
[Any day we can still watch the host's livestream is a blessing, cherish it while you can!]
[Kotomina Kirie: I'm tired, I don't want to deal with this anymore…]
…
Ethan glanced at the public sentiment unfolding in the livestream room.
Just as expected—the percentage of skeptical comments kept rising.
88%, 88.2%, 88.5%...
Good, looks like the day he'd have to stream to pay off his debt wasn't far off.
At this point…
Ethan nodded once more to Dr. Romani.
Seeing that, Romani immediately took a deep breath, his expression turning serious.
And then, Ethan shifted the camera, aiming it directly at Dr. Romani's face.
"Here and now, I will reveal the whole truth about this organization to everyone."
On the livestream screen, Dr. Romani solemnly declared:
"The full name of this organization is The Organization for the Preservation of Human Order, Finis Chaldea, abbreviated as the Chaldea Security Organization, or simply, Chaldea."
"Chaldea was established with funding from multiple nations, located at a secret base in Antarctica. It serves as both a research institute and an observation post to ensure the continuation and resilience of human history, acting as a special organization to prevent the extinction of mankind."
After hearing Dr. Romani's words, the livestream room erupted in a wave of astonishment—even the comments froze up for a moment.
"The ancient France and Rome you saw earlier were all real. This organization has been dispatching Masters and Servants to various Singularities to correct distorted history and save the Human Order."
"Professor Lev, or some unknown force, has been implanting Holy Grails into different historical periods. If these Singularities are not corrected, humanity's future will completely vanish!"
"That's why we need everyone in this livestream to support us in saving the future of humanity!!!"
As he spoke, Dr. Romani bowed deeply and sincerely. Seeing this, Mash followed and bowed as well.
Faced with such a heavy atmosphere, the livestream room fell into silence.
After a long while, someone finally posted a comment.
[Host, is your company doing some kind of immersive roleplay content???]
Right after that, the comments exploded like a dam bursting.
[Doctor, please stop reading, this plot is slapping me in the face!!!]
[Might as well drop a link to your merch while you're at it, I can't handle this all day…]
[Umu, Antarctica, huh. Got it. I'll head to your company once I get some vacation days.]
[Host, I was wrong, please stop torturing me with the plot!!!]
[Y'all accused the host, and he went all-in—now he's dropped the lore too.]
[Honestly though, the special effects are incredible. No wonder people thought it was fake.]
[If it's not special effects, then are you saying this is real?]
[Stop joking. If this is real, I'm flying straight to the London Clock Tower to find Uncle Waver-sensei!]
[Wait, so it was all fake?]
[So in the end it's just promo for a new movie.]
[Let's see what trick the host pulls next.]
[Curse Chef: to be honest, I don't understand most of the comments above…]
...
[System: 'Old Ally of Justice' has sent 100 Saint Quarzt!]
[Message: Become the beacon of hope—this is where my money goes!!!]
[System: 'Bruce-kun' has sent 10,000 Saint Quarzt!]
[Message: I get it now—my money didn't disappear, it was used to protect humanity!]
[System: 'Ultimate Joker' has sent 100 Saint Quarzt!]
[Message: Work all day, donate after hours to save the world. Host, I've enlightened too!]
[System: 'Bruce-kun' has sent 10,000 Saint Quarzt!]
[Message: I'm not sure why, but "Joker enlightened" kind of scares me.....]
...
Ethan's eyes remained fixed on the progress bar.
97.9%, 98.2%, 98.2%, 98.2%... 86%, 55%, 33%, 21%, 20%, 19.6%.
In an instant, the progress bar dropped by more than half, then slowly continued to decline.
[Beep beep beep——————Livestream room score reception has returned to normal. Alert has been lifted.]
Phew…
Hearing the system notification and watching the pressure gauge disappear from the screen—
Ethan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It was finally over.
Looks like Waver really had it all figured out.
"When people discover a truth that deviates too greatly from what they perceive as common sense, they tend to interpret it in a way they can understand. Because if they were to accept that truth, it would shake the foundations of the worldview they've built for themselves. So in such situations, people simply choose to believe what they want to believe."
In the hallway earlier, Waver had said this slowly to Ethan, holding an unlit cigar between his fingers.
"Put simply, this is a kind of self-defense mechanism inherent to humanity. With this mechanism in play, people won't easily accept truths that are too far removed from their current reality. So rather than continue hiding it, revealing everything about Chaldea actually becomes more effective."
Indeed, even though the doctor was telling nothing but the truth, it was so outrageous that the viewers in the livestream simply took it as part of an elaborate storyline.
To put it bluntly—
When everyone suspects you're performing a magic trick, your best bet is to actually perform a magic trick.
Waver had cleverly taken advantage of this psychological defense mechanism. As a Lord, he possessed the power to manipulate the hearts of people.
No wonder Zhuge Liang had chosen to incarnate through him—this all made perfect sense now.
And from now on, Ethan wouldn't need to hide anymore. He could just openly say he was with Chaldea.
[Host, when are you giving out the prizes?]
[Yeah, I even accidentally sent a pic into my family group chat, my mom scolded me so bad…]
[…dude above, maybe the problem was with the pic you sent?]
[Anyway, we've rested long enough, time to start the giveaway like you promised, right?]
[Hurry up, hurry up, can't wait any longer!]
At that moment, Ethan suddenly remembered.
Right—he had mentioned this before, promising a prize draw to get more livestream points for a Grand Class gacha.
"Ah, already working on it, already working on it!"
Ethan quickly waved his hands in explanation.
[Ayo, I've heard that one way too many times.]
[Classic 'already working on it' line, when in fact you probably just made the folder five seconds ago.]
[I don't care, I want a Jeanne-neesama wake-up alarm!!!]
[You guys are spoiled. All you want is a wake-up voice from your Waifu. I want Martha-sama to use me as a punching bag—so she can beat me up daily!]
[You might want to reach out to Yasashi-kun about that, Darkness-kun. Lately he doesn't seem so Yasashi anymore.]
[Ohhh great idea. I've always felt a spiritual connection with him—when he yells at me, I get harder than usual! Yasashi-kun, do you want to try being S-kun? My backdoor will be reserved for you!]
[Die, you masochistic perverted pig! How dare you say that about someone's daughter!?]
[Wait, Yasashi-kun is a girl???? I always thought it was Sorata or something.]
[I don't care about Yasashi-kun's gender. I care about whoever can torment me the most!]
Suddenly, Ethan spotted that comment—and instantly remembered something.
"Right! As thanks for everyone's support of this livestream room, we'll be hosting a special program this afternoon at Chaldea. After the event, we'll hold the promised prize draw. So to prepare for the afternoon stream, we'll wrap up the morning session here. See you all this afternoon—don't be late!"
Before the viewers could even react, Ethan cut the livestream.
"Phew... phew..."
Only after ending the stream did Ethan finally feel himself slowly coming back to life.
"Senpai?"
Mash looked at Ethan, a bit hesitant—she wasn't sure how things had turned out.
"How did it go?"
Doctor Romani also looked at Ethan with a questioning gaze.
"Well... I guess you could say it's barely resolved..."
Ethan gave a tired smile.
"That's great news, Senpai!!!"
Mash beamed with relief.
"So we can use that thing called 'livestream magacraft' again, right?"
"Yep. Never thought I'd end up explaining Chaldea's reality to so many people. If the Investigation Committee ever heard about this, they'd probably sentence me to life in prison, huh?"
Doctor Romani gave a bitter laugh.
"Oh right, Mash."
Ethan suddenly perked up.
"Yes, Senpai?"
"Let's go arrest someone."
...
...
"Ahem, welcome, everyone, to the livestream room—thank you for tuning in right on time."
Inside a spacious lounge, Ethan greeted the livestream audience with a smile.
[Yo, so you actually had the nerve to go live again, huh?]
[You just dipped out this morning mid-sentence and didn't even say when you'd be back. I've been AFK in the room this whole time.]
[Host, just saying—if this afternoon's program sucks, I'm unfollowing you immediately.]
—
As soon as the stream resumed, it was met with the "warm and friendly" banter of the audience—a very familiar flavor.
"Today's feature is the main event of 'Season Two: Heroic Spirit Livestream Reaction Holy Grail War!!!"
The moment Ethan announced the afternoon show, the room exploded with comments.
[It's here, it's here—my favorite program!!!]
[So many more people this time—what are we even watching?]
[Just the thought of Mo-chan seeing her dad join Shirou's harem is enough to make me crack up.]
[Hold up, Host—gimme a sec, I'm calling more people to join.]
Viewer count started climbing rapidly.
Ethan then switched the camera to a wide shot. In the lounge, a row of people were already seated.
"Heard there's something fun to watch here, so I came to check it out," said Merlin, stepping forward with a soft smile.
[Oh oh oh! It's Lady Avalon!!!]
[White hair, red eyes, fairy ears—she's got the whole package!!!]
[Everyone loves white-haired girls!!!]
Ethan let out a long sigh.
He clearly hadn't wanted his "bully Imouto-chan" to show up, but she'd been waiting here all smiles since early on, so he had no choice but to let her stay.
"Reines, are you sure there are valuable records here? There seem to be a lot of unrelated people too," Waver looked around, puzzled.
"Onii-sama, if they're valuable records, then obviously they're worth researching. Now sit down."
Reines patted the seat next to her with a mischievous grin.
"Lord, please take a seat. Would you like some tea?"
Trimmau respectfully stood beside the siblings, carrying a tray of tea.
"Reines... don't tell me you're scheming something again?!"
Waver tried to stand up and leave—but someone pressed him back into the seat.
"Come on, boy, it's okay to relax every now and then."
A huge figure sprawled across two chairs.
"Rider?! You too?!!!"
"Master said there'd be something fun here, so of course I came! Let's all enjoy it together, hahahaha!!!"
"Yare yare daze…"
Seeing Iskandar laugh so heartily, Waver finally gave up and slumped in resignation—his expression now screamed "I've accepted my fate."
[Waver: I've got a bad feeling about this.]
[The Emperor's still basically a big kid, huh.]
[That evil little sister's grinning again—someone stop her!!!]
[Looks like Imouto-san already knows what's about to happen.]
[Poor Uncle Waver, getting toyed with in the palm of his sister's hand.]
Compared to the trio over here, the real furnace of rage was sitting across the room.
"I wanna go home. This place is full of so-called 'justice-loving' types—just breathing here makes me wanna puke."
Jeanne Alter stood up, face full of disdain.
"It's just gonna be the same boring crap as always, right? I'm not watching."
"Jeanne Alter-san, Senpai said someone you know is going to appear this time, so he asked you to hang in there just a little, if possible?"
Mash hurried over to calm things down, visibly flustered.
"Huh? Someone I know???"
Jeanne Alter looked confused.
"Yes. Senpai said if that person shows up and you still want to leave, he won't stop you."
Jeanne Alter turned and looked toward the front—Ethan was looking back at her and gave a subtle nod. Her fiery aura immediately dimmed.
"...Fine. If that's the case, I'll reluctantly wait a bit."
The moment she sat down, Mordred next to her lit up with excitement.
"Oh! You came to see Father's gallant figure too?"
"Huh? What the hell are you on about???"
Jeanne Alter stared at Mordred, utterly lost.
"Knight of Treachery, you're seriously weird. You hate King Arthur so much, yet you're always revering her?"
"What's so weird about that?"
Mordred, in turn, seemed more puzzled by Jeanne Alter.
"Father is such an amazing king that I have to respect her. That has nothing to do with whether I hate her or not."
"That has everything to do with it, duh! Your emotions are just one big mess…"
Jeanne Alter gave up trying to make sense of Mordred's twisted relationship with Artoria and stayed silent.
"To think we can observe a Holy Grail War in such detail…"
Arthur, sitting in the far corner, had a hopeful expression.
"The Holy Grail War I experienced was far too brutal. If this helps prevent a repeat of that, and strengthens us in the process so we can unlock Excalibur's full potential—then this kind of real combat footage is priceless."
He kept those thoughts to himself.
Ethan scanned the room—some Servants were still missing, but most of the ones he had specifically insisted "must be present" were already here.
He'd even gone out of his way to send Emiya Kiritsugu on a collaborative mission with Chaldea to keep him busy. If that guy had shown up, this livestream would've turned into a full-blown hellscape.
"Alright then—'Season Two: Reaction Holy Grail War'—officially begins!!!"
This time, besides Ethan and Mash clapping, Reines, Iskandar, and Arthur all joined in. Mordred even stood up to cheer, which was hard to believe considering she'd originally refused to come.
Before Ethan invited her, she'd said:
"Huh? Why would I waste time watching some boring crap like that."
But the moment Ethan revealed that today's screening would include a certain familiar king with an ahoge, her attitude flipped completely—and she came running.
"Today's feature presentation is…"
Ethan dimmed the lights. On the black screen in front of everyone, the title slowly appeared—
"Fate/Zero".
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