Chapter 83: The First Season – Heroic Spirit Livestream Watching the Holy Grail War
"Doctor, I need some materials."
Ethan rushed into the control room, getting straight to the point.
"Materials? What kind of materials do you need?"
Doctor Romani, who was still struggling with the Rayshift communication system, immediately responded as soon as he saw Ethan.
"Aside from materials related to the Lords of the Clock Tower and some classified documents of Chaldea, you can access any materials you need."
"That's great. I need some visual materials."
"Hmm, basically, all courses from the five major research departments at the Clock Tower have been recorded and can be fully reconstructed. If you need recommendations, I suggest starting with the highly rated courses of El-Melloi II..."
"Wait, wait!"
Ethan interrupted Doctor Romani.
"I don't need anything that complicated, and it doesn't necessarily have to be related to magecraft... Is there anything more entertaining?"
"Entertaining?"
Doctor Romani looked puzzled.
"I mean, movies that can be watched casually."
There was no way he could make the Servants livestream themselves watching Clock Tower lectures, right? It might sound interesting, but magecraft isn't something easy to understand—it's far too inaccessible. The audience would probably leave before even finishing the introduction.
Having movies would be much better.
"Movies for entertainment?"
Doctor Romani looked a bit troubled.
"Personally, I'm not very familiar with current entertainment trends, but maybe the staff in Chaldea have some materials. Since we're in an emergency situation, I'll check their personal folders to see if there are any visual data files."
"Huh? Is that really okay?"
Ethan was about to stop Doctor Romani when he saw him already searching.
"'Midnight Subway, a Thrilling Night Mission'... 'Forbidden Superior, the Secret Tea Room,' and also..."
"Alright, Doctor, you don't need to read those out loud..."
Ethan waved his hand helplessly to stop him.
Regardless of the actual content, just hearing the titles was enough to get his livestream channel permanently banned.
But if he considered the effectiveness of livestreams, there actually were some references he could draw from.
In a certain Carnival event, the online showdown between Ereshkigal and Osakabehime attracted a massive number of viewers because Ereshkigal exposed the private lives of other Heroic Spirits.
So, it still had to be materials related to Heroic Spirits.
That's right, if he could get FSN or FZ, that would be even better!
But right now, Chaldea was completely cut off from the outside world, and they could only rely on internally stored data.
Where could he find those materials now?
He couldn't just extract a copy from his own mind.
"Hmm?"
A spark of inspiration flashed in Ethan's mind.
Maybe... it was actually possible?
"System, start the livestream."
[Livestream system activated.]
[Host identity verification successful.]
[Default system platforms: Webnovel and Patreon.]
"Welcome, everyone, to this livestream channel."
Ethan's smile appeared on the screen.
[What the hell, it's this dude again? I'm out.]
[Forget it, forget it, isn't rewatching 'Martha-sama vs. Big Tentacle' way more exciting?]
[If the host has no content, just stream pretty girls, people would prefer that.]
[Yeah! Where's my Jeanne-sama? Slamming the table! Slamming the table!!]
[I haven't seen Mashu-chan for ten hours! Ten hours! Host, do you even know how much I've suffered?!]
...
Ethan tried to maintain a professional smile.
These guys kept saying they wouldn't watch, but the moment the stream ended, they'd spam messages until his inbox exploded.
"To thank everyone for their support of the channel, today I've specially invited some familiar faces from last time."
In the room, everyone gathered around Ethan.
Then, Ethan shifted the camera angle toward the others.
"This is someone everyone is familiar with—Mash Kyrielight."
"Ma-Mashu desu... Hello, everyone... I'll do my best today as well! Uwah!!"
Mash bowed toward the screen out of habit, but she accidentally slammed her forehead against the table.
[Oh my god, it's really Mashu-chan!]
[Ahaha, bowing and then hitting her head on the table, this is too cute! UWU.]
[So unfair, I want a kouhai as adorable as this too! Who wants to form a team to go 'borrow' one?!]
[Even if it's just acting, being called Senpai by Mashu-chan is still pure bliss!]
Mash's appearance, as always, immediately stirred up feelings of admiration from the simps—Ehem, the audience.
"Ahem, this time, I've also invited the actress playing Popess Johanna. For certain reasons, she can't reveal her real identity, so everyone, just call her Johanna."
Ethan signaled with his eyes, and Johanna immediately understood, giving a slight nod.
Right after, Ethan shifted the camera angle to her.
"Greetings, everyone. May the light shine upon your path!"
As expected of someone who had been a pope, Johanna showed no signs of nervousness. She even did exactly as Ethan instructed, waving and smiling continuously at the screen.
[She's smiling at me! Aaawwaaa, I feel like my soul has been purified!]
[Bro above, who said she was smiling at you!? Clearly, she's smiling at me! UWU.]
[If the church had a Popess this beautiful, I'd definitely attend mass weekly—no, daily!]
[Truly, this humble monk can also feel the purification, Hallelujah.]
[This humble monk?! Monk-san, even you have been cleansed?!]
[Uwawawa, every time I see her, I feel like my masochism is being purified from my body and soul! I don't know if I should be happy or sad.]
[Hang in there, Darkness-kun! Don't give up! Don't let Yasashi-kun look down on you for your weak resolve!!]
[??????????????? What does this have to do with me?????????]
The chaos in the livestream chat surpassed even the moment Mash had appeared.
Taking this chance, Ethan glanced at Martha, and she responded with a "Daijoubu" gesture.
"And here we have the actress for Saint Martha. Like Johanna, she also can't reveal her real identity."
When the camera angle shifted, Martha raised her fist energetically.
"Has everyone exercised today? Your faith in God also requires a strong body!"
As she spoke, she stretched out her arm, revealing a fair yet powerful limb.
[OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH——————!!!!]
The simps in the livestream exploded immediately.
[It's Martha! Mom, I just saw a real Holy Maiden!!]
[I'm going to do 300 push-ups right now!!]
[God, steel fists and beauty—how do these two elements combine so perfectly?!]
[God, Your aesthetic taste is truly impeccable!]
[Oh Lord, forgive this lazy body! Tomorrow, I will sign up for a gym membership!]
[Please, Martha-sama! Use your legs to choke me to death!!!]
[Darkness-kun??? Didn't you just say you were purified?!]
[Haizz, looks like his masochism is too strong. Even God can't save him.]
[Weak, Darkness-kun! Weak!]
As expected, Martha's scene caused the number of comments to double.
After all, with that Natural Body A Rank, those long legs… even Ethan didn't dare to look for too long.
He was afraid he might get the urge to ask her to step on him.
"Hmph, what the hell are you all doing?"
A voice full of contempt rang out from afar.
"Let me be clear—I only came because I owe you a favor. Having to be around these so-called Saints and popes is making me sick to my stomach."
Ethan immediately switched the camera angle, and as soon as Jeanne Alter appeared—with eyes full of scorn, as if looking at a pile of garbage—the comment section erupted once more.
[Aaa, that gaze—yes! That's exactly the look of disdain as if seeing a dirty rag!!]
[Jeanne-nee-sama, I accept all of your punishments!!]
[Who said tsunderes are outdated?! My tsundere can fight for another hundred years!!]
[Just for that glare, even if I die, I'll die in this livestream!!]
[Huff huff huff... huff huff... huff huff huff...]
[I finally understand Darkness-kun's feelings!]
[Damn it! The number of masochists is increasing.]
Ethan glanced at the comments and sighed.
It seemed that this livestream was truly filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers—there was a taste for everything.
"Hey, Master, why are you all being so serious? Didn't you say to just relax?"
A blonde girl, dressed in modern sportswear with denim shorts, suddenly leaned against Ethan's shoulder.
"Didn't you say we were going to watch some awesome movie or something? My era didn't have this kind of stuff! I don't care about anything else—just play the movie already!"
Mordred, looking just like an excited child, shook Ethan's shoulders hard.
[Aaa, Mordred, Britain's number one good son—how can you be this adorable?!]
[This is our bro, our bro! How can you call him 'adorable'…? Hmm, looking closely… it's not exactly wrong.]
[You guys are being improper! How can you have impure thoughts towards a bro?!]
[Exactly! You all shouldn't have wicked thoughts—leave them all to me instead!]
[Smart like the guy above, my hometown has chains all over the gate..]
After introducing everyone, Ethan finally returned the camera to himself.
"The reason I gathered everyone for this livestream is because we're going to watch an anime that I believe everyone is familiar with."
He adjusted the camera toward the screen in the room, then signaled Doctor Romani to dim the lights.
On the dark screen, the title of the film gradually appeared:
"Fate/Apocrypha"