Anchor, stop pretending, you are in Chaldea

"You are...Setante???"

Setante is Cu Chulainn's nickname.

A lively blue-haired boy from the Kingdom of Shadows, with his slightly childish but recognizable cheeks.

It was almost certain that the Sevant in front of him was the young Cu Chulainn.

"Huh? Has Master ever mentioned me to you???"

Setante asked in confusion when he heard the stranger in front of him call out his nickname.

"Well, almost..."

Bai Qiu didn't want to explain anything to him, so he just fooled him.

However, facing the young Cu Chulainn, Bai Qiu immediately asked about the current situation.

"You just said that I was brought in by your master. Does that mean you have met Scathach?"

The thought of Master Jiang opening the door and ignoring me makes me a little...sad.

"No, the specific situation seems to be more complicated. I can't tell clearly at the moment. Let's wait until we get back."

The blue-haired boy answered Bai Qiu's question.

"You just need to follow me. Ah, please wait a moment."

He turned back into the fog.

"Hey!!!"

With a muffled sound, something was pulled out, and the air was immediately filled with the stench of animal blood.

"Okay, it's been completely solved, and it won't move at all."

Setante walked out holding the sword he just had.

The slightly shining long sword was covered with blood stains, but after a moment, the blood stains were absorbed by the long sword, leaving only a faint scarlet glow.

Cruaidín Sétanta.

The Nameless Sword awarded by King Conor on being recognized as a warrior of Ulster.

This is a Noble Phantasm that was unified with Cruaidín, the sword of light that appeared in the legend of The Battle of Ross na Ríg.

Originally, this was supposed to be a magic sword owned by Cu Chulainn who had left the Kingdom of Shadows, but it appeared in the hands of the young Cu Chulainn.

Setante then directly wrapped the long sword in a special cloth strip and continued to carry it on his back.

"Okay, let's go."

"Well, it's troublesome."

Bai Qiu nodded and followed the blue-haired boy in front of him in one direction.

Let’s ask about Scathach first. After all, she is the queen of the Kingdom of Shadows. If you meet her, you can naturally know the situation of Mashu and Sakata Kintoki.

However, as we moved forward, the fog ahead became thicker and thicker, and the visibility dropped rapidly.

Even Setante who was beside him could not see clearly.

"Huh...there's nothing we can do..."

Setante sighed and began to write something in front of him with his hand.

"Raido"

Bright traces of runes suddenly appeared in the air ahead.

Does he want to use runes to solve the dense fog?

Bai Qiu became slightly interested.

After all, the runes used by C-dog before were all simplified, because the runes do not require chanting, and they are considered a relatively powerful thing.

But when he finished writing the last stroke, the traces of light shining in the air suddenly disappeared.

"Huh? No more???"

While Bai Qiu was still looking confused, Setante also scratched his head.

"Is it wrong..."

Then he quickly wrote a string of runes on the front with his hand.

"Kenaz!"

Just like before, the light quickly disappeared.

"Then...Gebo!!!"

As before, there were no surprises.

"Ah, damn it! Why is it wrong again!!!"

Setante grabbed his hair with both hands, as if he was a little annoyed.

I saw him reaching forward and quickly drawing another rune.

"Ansuz!!!"

Following his confident shout, the runes just written in the air immediately burst into violent flames, and then a ball of flames shot forward directly! ! !

"Haha, that's no problem."

Setante held his head high and akimbo proudly, looking very satisfied with the current result.

"How about it, can you see it now?"

"But it's okay...but..."

Bai Qiu looked at the surrounding trees that had been ignited by the flames. The flames even showed signs of getting stronger and stronger...

It's true that the fog is gone, but the fire is burning.

Set fire to the mountain and sit in jail, brother!

I just don’t know if there is a child protection law in the Kingdom of Shadows, or if the master has all the right to interpret it.

"Hey, what are you doing standing still?"

Cu Chulainn, who had already reached the front, turned around and called Bai Qiu, asking him to continue moving forward with him.

"fine……"

Bai Qiu sighed.

I finally understand why a certain blue spinner is so free-spirited by nature. It seems that he has been like this since he was a child.

Relying on the blazing flames around them, Bai Qiu and Setante quickly walked forward along the road.

There are some shrubs and grass all around. In addition to the "cracking" sound of burning trees, you can also hear the sound of animals fleeing in panic.

After walking outside for about 10 minutes, Bai Qiu finally followed Setante out.

You can clearly feel that the land in front of you is obviously different from the area where you were just now.

"Okay, it's safe here. Ah hoo~~~~"

Setante seemed to be relieved and stretched upward.

Bai Qiu turned around, preparing to see where he was just now.

But the moment he turned around, he was stunned.

Because what appeared in front of me was not the burning forest.

And it's still a thick fog? ? ?

"What is this..."

Bai Qiu frowned.

He had clearly heard the sound of burning flames just now, and he could even still feel the scorching air waves and the smoke-filled air.

Now it’s all gone? ? ?

Is it an illusion? ? ?

Just when Bai Qiu began to doubt his life, Setante had a strange expression on his face.

"It seems like you don't know this place."

"Did we... just come out of it?"

Bai Qiu asked Setante doubtfully.

"Yes, of course, but the situation here is a little different from outside."

Setante turned his attention directly to the thick fog in front of him.

"This is the forest within Skye Castle. Everything in it will automatically recover after a period of time. Whether it is plants or animals, even the fruit trees that have been plucked will return to their original state."

Setante scratched his head.

"I don't know how to explain it to you, but that's the way it is here. You can never use up anything. Sometimes it's good, but most of the time it's annoying."

"……I see."

Bai Qiu suddenly realized.

The wolf that I just killed with Uncle Hai's Noble Phantasm did not use any special ability, it just came back to life because of the characteristics of the Kingdom of Shadows.

But after it was killed by Setante, it lost signs of activity.

It seems that you need to use special methods to fight them.

"Well, not only is it strange here, but the place we are going to is not that easy to reach. Let me give you a warning first."

Sertant walked forward carrying his magic sword as if nothing was wrong.

"Well, thanks for reminding me."

Bai Qiu nodded and followed him towards the front.

"————————————?!"

But the moment he stepped into the land ahead, a biting chill hit him? !

Even though he was wearing Chaldea's combat magic attire, Bai Qiu could still feel his body temperature dropping.

"If you can't hold it any longer, just tell me."

"not needed for now."

Bai Qiu checked his magic costume and it seemed to be working normally.

It should be able to automatically adjust later to have some resistance to severe cold.

"But it sounds like you have any good ideas?"

"No, but I can use Ansuz again to help keep you warm."

Setante smiled and continued:

"But if Master asks about it later, you have to say that it was your strong request."

"..."

Bai Qiu understood immediately.

Setante wanted to try out the runes he was learning, but he didn't want to take responsibility, so he was ready to put all the blame on himself...

Unexpectedly...this little guy has a lot on his mind.

"I'll try to hold on for a while."

Bai Qiu tightened the collar of his clothes and followed Setante onto the ground in front of him.

Soon, Bai Qiu discovered that the land ahead looked a little desolate compared to the foggy forest just now.

There was cold magic floating in the air, and the ground was frozen stiff, making a small "click-click" sound without taking a step.

"It's relatively rare for Master to take the initiative to invite people here."

Setante, on the other hand, was not affected by the surrounding environment at all and walked straight away.

"Yeah, I didn't expect to travel to the Kingdom of Shadows in my lifetime."