Book 2: Chapter 1: Starting in the Enemyâs Base
Book 02: 1st Singularity
Magus of Flowers: Is it finally going to start? Iâm looking forward to seeing the 1st Singularity livestreamed.
He Who Knows Fate: â¦Thatâs right. Merlin, that Doctor Roman asked a person called MagiâMari for help. That person is not you, right? If that is the case, the loyal male fan you mentioned before, the one who would frequently send donations, even when he was busy treating patients, is this doctor, right?
[TL Note: Doctor Roman is one of the characters you meet in Fate/Grand Orderâs prologue. He is the head of the medical division of Chaldea Security Organization. Note that his actual name is Solomon, as in King Solomon of the Bible, son of King David. Here is Doctor Romanâs profile: /wiki/Romani_Archaman.]
Although Chen Heng phrased it as a question, he felt that the chances of this person being MagiâMari was very high. After all, not just anyone could say such words: Why donât I just die and reincarnate?
Magus of Flowers: I have to say, He Who Knows Fate, your instincts are quite sharp at times.
He Who Knows Fate: â¦Will you be more humane? That doctor is too pitiful.
Magus of Flowers: What can I do? I was forced into this. Who made me feel so bored? Furthermore, donât you think this is so much fun?
Queen of Ice and Snow: Fortunately, Solomon has already become an ordinary human. Otherwise, I feel that even Avalon cannot protect you. Your bad taste is tooâ¦
Magus of Flowers: Alright, alright. Letâs stop this meaningless conversation. Quickly, go to the 1st Singularity. Hurry up! Hurry up!
17-Year-Old Beautiful Young Lady: The 1st Singularity? FGOâs 1st Singularity, right? I played that before. Whatâs the mission?
He Who Knows Fate: Sigurd canât be summoned. So, Iâm going there as his substitute.
17-Year-Old Beautiful Young Lady: Fighting a dragon, then. I feel that this dragon is quite difficult to deal with. However, as I have never met it before, it is hard to say.
Magus of Flowers: Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Quickly transmigrate!
He Who Knows Fate: Alright, I got it. Iâm not in a rush. Why are you in such a rush?
Magus of Flowers: Iâm entering the livestream.
Chen Heng closed the chatting interface and tapped âStart Mission.â
An oval black hole appeared in front of Chen Heng.
Little black hole, we meet again.
Chen Heng stepped in, and everything turned black.
When he next opened his eyes, he found himself in a magnificent hall. A group of people was laughing awkwardly. Yes, awkward laughter.
This scene was completely different from what Chen Heng imagined. He thought he would appear in front of Gudako and the others. If not, he would probably appear in a desolate plain with no one. He never expected such a situation.
I seem to have seen this scene before. Damn! Isnât this the enemyâs base from the starting scene? These people laughing awkwardly are Jeanne dâArc Alter and her subordinate Servants, right? This scene in the game had left a deep impression on Chen Heng, as he could not imagine how the âHahâ¦Haha. Ahaha. Ahahaâhahahahaha! Ahahahahahaha!â sounded in the game.
[TL Note: Jeanne dâArc Alter is a version of Jeanne dâArc, twisted by the summonerâs hatred. In Chinese, the direct translation of Jeanne dâArc Alter is Black Jeanne dâArc. Here are the profiles of Jeanne dâArc Alter and Jeanne dâArc: /wiki/Jeanne_d%27Arc_Alter and /wiki/Jeanne_d%27Arc_(Ruler).]
Magus of Flowers: Damn! You went straight into the enemyâs base! What an incredible feat!
Merlin typed this in the livestream interface. It appeared to Chen Heng as a row of translucent words in midair.
âWho are you? How did you get in here?â Upon noticing Chen Hengâs sudden arrival, Jeanne dâArc Alter and the others immediately brought out their weapons and pointed them at him.
When Chen Heng arrived in this world and noticed the group laughing awkwardly, he had already started laying a gravity field in the surroundings. With the gravity ability, the more time he took laying the field, the stronger the gravitational effect. Hence, he started introducing himself to buy time. âNow that everyoneâs awkward laughter has ended, let me introduce myself. I amââ
âKill him! He is a Ruler!â Jeanne dâArc Alter shouted, interrupting Chen Heng. When she waved, the group of Servants charged at Chen Heng.
[TL Note: Ruler is a class of Servants. You can get more information about the Ruler class and the other classes at the following two webpages: /wiki/Ruler and /wiki/Servant#Classification.]
âMe, a Ruler?â Although Chen Heng found it strange that Jeanne dâArc Alter called him a Ruler, he did not have time to check his current status.
âKneel!â Just as the Servants were about to arrive before Chen Hang, he activated the gravity field. The gravity of the area visible to him instantly increased tenfold and continuously strengthened.
âBang!â The many Servants fell straight to their knees. No one noticed, as it was a sudden attack. Furthermore, they were charging forward, so stumbling was not strange.
These Servants were not ordinary people. Their physiques were significantly stronger than ordinary peopleâs, so the tenfold gravity would not kill them, but who knows if it kept increasing?
âOh! My goodness. I know Iâm a little handsome, but thereâs no need for everyone to be so formal on our first meeting. You are embarrassing me.â Chen Heng scratched his head, appearing somewhat abash. He did not even think about who made these Servants kneel.
Although Chen Heng currently held the upper hand, he felt that his gravity ability was draining his energy significantly faster for some reason. Furthermore, it was not as powerful as usual. At this rate, he would be exhausted in another few more minutes. This was a bizarre situation. Given Chen Hengâs Will Energy standards, he should have been able to end this mission before even starting it if he could use his gravity ability as usual and maintain it.
âYou bastard! Get up and capture him alive! I want to kill him with my own hands!â The nearby Jeanne dâArc Alter had dropped to one knee, supporting herself with the standard she held. She had never felt this humiliated before. She was indeed just created, so it was her first time getting beaten up.
âSoâ¦my mom is calling me home for dinner. Iâm going first, then. Goodbye, everyone.â Since the 1st Singularity was Chaldeaâs novice training ground, Chen Heng figured he should not end Chaldeaâs operation so quickly. Furthermore, he felt he might not be able to defeat the Servants.
[TL Note: Chaldea Security Organization is the organization the main character belongs to in Fate/Grand Order. Here is more information: /wiki/Chaldea_Security_Organization.]
Chen Heng watched as the Servants slowly stood up and charged toward him. He used his attraction ability on a portion of the roof above, causing it to collapse, and then flew off.
Since Chen Heng could not fight, he had to flee and hide, right?
âAfter him! Capture that bastard. I want to burn him with my own hands.â Jeanne dâArc Alterâs flustered and exasperated voice came from behind, scaring Chen Heng into flying faster.