Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

However, you should try this more often.

After all, Kirei Kotomine should be struggling, but Roland couldn't feel the strength of his struggle at all, so Roland couldn't judge how he could break free from the Shadow Binding or what kind of power he would rely on to do so.

Hmm... this skill is still useful at this stage, so let's go back and try it out with Artoria.

However, Roland did not come away empty-handed from using Kirei Kotomine as a test subject.

At least he discovered that the camouflage spell Medea had inscribed on him, besides its usual disguise, also had a certain effect in battle.

During the battle just now, Kirei Kotomine seemed to be approaching me while also probing me, but because of this technique, he probably didn't find anything, which may have put some pressure on him.

Moreover, Roland only realized after actually using the Shadow Bind skill that the skill obtained from the lottery was indeed a skill—it did not consume any energy.

This meant that even with his six eyes, Roland couldn't see any magical flow or spell patterns in his own shadow.

If you want to teach this technique to others, or study the technology to improve it, it's probably hopeless if you can't even see the formula.

However, when used in combat, such a shadowy enemy would be almost impossible to detect the problem.

To notice something is wrong with one's own shadow, one would probably need at least an intuition like Artoria's, which can even circumvent the laws of causality.

Hmm... just like Roland's assessment when he drew this skill—neither good nor bad.

Roland mentally summarized his first battle, then stood with Artoria and channeled his magic into another ring that Medea had given him.

Then, the spatial teleportation spell was activated, and Roland and Artoria took Bazett directly home.

"Medea, help Bazett reattach her severed hand. And transfer the Command Seals to you for now. After all, that blue lancer will definitely come knocking later, and if he really won't talk to us properly..."

Roland said that first, then his gaze fell on Artoria, who hadn't reacted at all.

"Prepare the battlefield. Artoria, are you confident of victory?"

When she heard Roland ask her a question, Artoria, who had initially thought Roland would use a similar method to her Master in the last Holy Grail War, namely Kiritsugu Emiya, was taken aback for a moment, and then nodded quite seriously.

"Leave it to me! I will risk the honor of a knight and the dignity of a king to bring you victory!"

"That's really reliable."

Roland nodded, and then, as he walked toward his room, he left these words for Hassan, Medea, and Artoria.

"Then I'll leave this place to you. Call me when they arrive."

Roland didn't directly entrust this matter to Medea and Hassan the Hundred-Faced. Although he preferred a more cautious approach, Artoria was now also a companion, and he had to consider her feelings.

So, he first let Medea obtain the Command Spell, his trump card, and then gave Artoria another chance.

He didn't delegate the task to any one person individually, but rather to 'them'.

"At this stage, Medea and I have already developed some understanding, but both Hyakko and Artoria still need a period of adjustment... This is true for me and them, and it is also true for them with each other."

Thinking of this, Roland recalled Artoria's previous attitude towards Hyakko and Medea.

Thankfully, she's not such a rigid person...

Otherwise, it would be too difficult to get along.

Roland returned to his bedroom with these thoughts in mind, and then his gaze returned to the panel of the [God Group System].

With Bazett's addition, the God Group System's blessing for him was upgraded to the second level, and Bazett also brought an extra chance to win a lottery.

Now that the battle is over, it's time to reap the spoils.

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16. Take off your shirts!

After Bazett joined Roland's pantheon, the blessing bestowed upon Roland by the pantheon was raised from the first level to the second level due to the presence of five people.

Roland could feel that under the blessing of the gods, his physical attributes had been improved, and the amount of his inherent magic power, which had already reached its peak, had also been increased again due to the blessing.

In addition, after receiving the second-level blessing, Roland clearly felt that he had a greater degree of control over the authority of the [God Group System].

So, following Roland's thought, a brand new panel appeared in his field of vision.

[God Group System]

Number of members: 5

[Host Enhancement: Lv2]

[Group Member Benefits: Immortality, Promotion Ladder]

【Functions: 1. Check eligibility for joining; 2. Newly added members can participate in a lucky draw; 3. Remove members from the group and reclaim all items】

[Divinity: An Unknown Divinity from Another Land]

Because the [God Group System] is Roland's authority, and even the name [God Group System] was given by Roland in his subconscious, this brand new panel can be created as long as Roland wants it.

The blessing that the Divine Group bestows upon Roland is currently defined as Lv2 by Roland. If he wants to raise it to Lv3, then the number of members in the Divine Group needs to reach ten.

In addition to the attribute boost, upgrading from Lv1 to Lv2 also adds another benefit for group members.

That is—the ladder to promotion.

This ability sounds like something like a skill tree, something very complex.

In reality, it's a very simple benefit.

It simply improves the attributes of group members, just like the blessing that the divine group brought to Roland.

However, the difference is that the blessing that the gods give to Roland is always a huge one, and Roland doesn't need to do anything except recruit members of the gods.

However, it is much more difficult for members of the God Group to improve their attributes.

To unlock the promotion ladder, members of the God Group must first find Roland, and then Roland will drip a drop of his blood onto their backs before they can unlock this benefit.

Furthermore, every time the attributes are updated in the future, Roland will need to help them update them using the same method.

When they first activate this benefit, they will only receive a very small increase in attributes.

As they gain experience, train, and fight, their corresponding attributes will be gradually discovered. In addition to the attributes that would normally increase, they will also receive additional boosts under the blessing of the gods.

However, the current buff to Roland from the Divine Group is at the Lv2 limit, so the maximum buff to other group members is the Lv1 limit.

The blessings received by members are always one level lower than those received by Roland, the center of the divine group.

Moreover, Roland directly gains the highest attribute bonus at that level after upgrading, and all attributes that can be improved are improved, while members need corresponding training, and it is almost impossible for them to train all the attributes that can be improved.

For members of the God Group, obtaining this promotion was indeed a bit troublesome, and because the update required Roland, they were highly dependent on him.

However, in the long run, as the number of members in the divine group increases, the blessings will also become greater.

The buffs at Lv1 and Lv2 might not seem like much to some people, but as the level increases, the buffs at higher levels will definitely be terrifying.

After all, this is an extra boost based on your strength, and it doesn't count as being within your own limits.

Furthermore, you can decide which attribute to improve.

That's a pretty good perk.

After Roland understood the characteristics of this benefit, he thought he would call Artoria and the others over later. Except for Bazett, who was still sleeping, he would start the path to advancement for the rest.

As for now

Having seen the new abilities unlocked by the Authority, Roland turned his attention to the lottery brought by Bazett.

Start pumping!

Congratulations on acquiring the skill "Shadow Movement"!

Shadow Movement...is it because Bazett is a designated seal executor that he was given this?

It seems that the Shadow Binding incident last time was indeed caused by the number of lottery draws from the Hundred Faces event!

Roland was internally complaining, but he was actually beginning to learn about the Shadow Movement skill.

Roland first tried it out and found that although the Shadow Movement skill consumes a certain amount of stamina, it does not consume magic power. Just like Shadow Bind, it is the kind of skill whose energy flow trajectory and spell formation cannot be seen even by six eyes.

Secondly, there are specific abilities.

The Shadow Movement and Shadow Bind abilities might have been drawn from the same card pool, or perhaps they belong to the same system.

Shadow Bind prevents Roland's shadow from touching the target, rendering the target unable to move.

The ability to move shadows allows Roland to appear anywhere within the area covered by his shadow.

If Roland uses a flash magic to illuminate his back, causing his shadow to extend directly to the other person's side, then he himself can directly follow the shadow and appear next to the other person.

Similarly, if you want to create distance, you can simply place the Flash Magic spell in front of you, causing your shadow to extend backward, and then you can use a teleportation-like method to create distance in one go.

You might say it's useless... but this skill is actually quite useful.

Even limited teleportation is still teleportation.

The Flying Thunder God Technique in Naruto is a pretty good ninjutsu, and mine is about the same.

Moreover, for someone who doesn't lack offensive power, this skill would greatly enhance their combat strength.

But the problem remains the same.

Neither of these abilities allows the user to manipulate shadows, and they cannot be used in places without shadows; otherwise, the effectiveness of these two abilities would be several levels higher.

However, since this seemed to be a series of skills, Roland also had some expectations.

If you can draw more similar skills in the future, could you give me skills like becoming a shadow, infiltrating a shadow, manipulating a shadow, or summoning a shadow familiar?