Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

Seeing that Artoria agreed without hesitation, Morgan smiled and stepped forward to help Artoria up.

Morgan wouldn't go into details about Roland and the others with Artoria.

Morgan didn't meet Artoria on the first day; he had secretly learned about and observed her after Merlin and his father used her to negate him.

Therefore, Morgan knew exactly what kind of person Artoria was.

Although she has a very keen intuition, which prevents her from being easily deceived.

But vying for power and profit... that's really not something she's suited to do.

So after thinking it over, Morgan didn't assign Artoria any tasks, but simply let her familiarize herself with the work of the bodyguard.

During this process, Morgan summoned Guinevere, who was also a member of his personal guard, and asked this female knight, who looked somewhat like someone from their family, to mentor Artoria.

“Artoria has a special intuition. If there is really something wrong between Guinevere and Mordred, it would be hard to hide it from her intuition... and her upright character also means that she would never let something go unchecked.”

"The arrangement is a bit excessive, but if we just leave Artoria here, at least we can test these guys' intentions, right?"

Morgan narrowed his eyes slightly, then let out a long breath.

"Let's leave it at that for now. After all, they helped me get the throne no matter what. If it's just some reasonable requests, I'll agree to them... But if it's a condition that I really can't accept, then I'll find a way to resist."

Morgan muttered to himself, a smile slowly spreading across his face.

However, just when she felt that there was nothing wrong with her arrangements, she inexplicably remembered what Roland had said when he brought her to Camelot.

You have no right to refuse.

Morgan, suddenly struck by this thought, felt as if a pair of eyes were constantly watching him, as if a giant hand was above him, pulling him along with threads, constantly manipulating his actions…

Would the other party really not know about her little test?

If I knew about it but didn't stop myself, then... it can't be that everything I'm doing now was within their expectations, and that they deliberately steered things this way, right?

Morgan felt a chill run down his spine at the mere thought of such a possibility and shook his head in denial.

"I must be scaring myself. How could such a thing happen? If it were, it would be too terrifying. So it's impossible, absolutely impossible!"

...

There's a saying that goes, "The greatest strategy is to foresee the future."

Roland and Medea walked side by side on the open country path, feeling the wind and watching the visual impact of the incomparably blue sky and the sea of ​​grass on the ground being stirred by the wind.

On the side where they are close to each other, Roland's hand and Medea's hand are clasped together, their fingers intertwined.

Roland was dressed in simple casual clothes, while Medea wore a thin white veil, letting her loose pale purple hair flutter in the wind.

They looked like a couple on vacation, not a team going to fight the White Dragon.

"As for the future of Britain, the future of Camelot, we already know the general outline, and have even considered many of the variables involved. So, under such circumstances, as long as we put the right people in the right positions from the beginning, the whole thing will naturally develop in the direction we expect."

"There may be some variables involved."

"But as long as the general direction and the result are what we want, that's enough."

"That's all I have to say about Artoria's treatment plan."

"And then..."

As he said this, Roland turned and exchanged a glance with Medea, then he took her hand and quickened his pace on the newly opened grassland.

"It's time for us now."

......

246. Vivian's Prophecy

Merlin secretly arrived at the secret realm where the lake fairies resided.

This is no way.

After all, Merlin is very popular. If he came openly, the entire Lady of the Lake would be shaken, and almost all the Lady of the Lake would come. Then they would take their swords, spears, and halberds and start attacking Merlin as soon as they saw him.

Even if we don't just kick Merlin out, we still want to keep him here forever!

So Merlin came secretly, found a Lady of the Lake who wouldn't actually hit him, and begged her for a long time despite her mockery before she finally led him to his target, the Lady of the Lake, Vivian.

"Is there anything you need?"

As is well known among the Lake Nymphs, Vivian is an incredibly gentle Lake Nymph who always greets everyone with a warm smile.

But the moment Vivian saw Merlin, her brows furrowed as if she had seen something dirty.

"Oh dear, I've run into a bit of trouble. I need a prophecy about Camelot's future. I know you're an expert in this, so I came to you for help."

Merlin pretended not to notice Vivian's disdain.

He first stated his purpose, and then…

"This matter concerns the White Dragon, who currently intends to conquer the entirety of Britain. You all know about those Saxons, so if you don't want Britain to fall into the hands of the White Dragon and the Saxons, then I'll have to trouble you with this matter."

Although Merlin came to ask for a favor, after stating his purpose, he immediately exerted overwhelming power.

“You are also inhabitants of Britain, and there are other life forms around your secret realm. You don’t want to see all the life around you wiped out, and then your secret realm opened by the lowly king Vortigern, who then burns everything here to ashes with a single breath of dragon fire, do you?”

Then comes moral blackmail.

One last threat.

Seeing Merlin like this, the Lady of the Lake, who had brought him here, instantly hardened her fist, and Vivian's disgust became even more obvious.

It's safe to say that everyone on the island of Britain who knows Merlin, except for Artoria, dislikes him, and there's a reason for that!

Merlin himself has no emotions and always acts like a spectator, so he often has the attitude of watching a show while someone's whole family dies—that alone is enough to make him annoying.

Unfortunately, he has a sharp tongue and is a terrible person.

He would sometimes act like a complete idiot because he wanted to be a spectator.

It's annoying and infuriating, and most people can't do anything about it!

This is the general attitude of most people towards Merlin.

However, it seems that only a small number of people, such as Vivian and the Lady of the Lake who brought Merlin, knew something about him, even though they also disliked him.

That means Merlin doesn't lie about important matters.

If he says there's a problem, then there definitely is a problem.

So even though Vivian was furious, she still nodded and agreed to Merlin's request.

...

The prophecy was not something the Lake Nymph needed to prepare for too long.

Vivian simply blocked out all the light that could shine into the room, and then slowly closed her eyes in the pitch-black room.

When she opened her eyes again, her pupils emitted an incomparably mysterious light, like two moons in this dark space!

With those eyes, Vivian's not-so-long hair fluttered in the wind, giving her an air of divine majesty that made her look adorable!

No.

Merlin knew that this majesty was actually more profound than ordinary divine power.

Because that is the weight of fate!

Unlike those with clairvoyance who can see into the future, Vivian's prophecies are not based on clairvoyance, and the future she sees is not as clear as that seen by clairvoyance. However, because her ability is linked to fate, the future she sees will definitely come to pass.

Because that is destiny!

Merlin watched all this, and even he became serious.

Logically, Vivian should then cross her arms, create a picture with light, and then share the picture she foresaw.

But this time it's clearly different from previous predictions.

Vivian didn't move, but under the light of those bright eyes, her brows immediately furrowed, and then she began to sweat, tremble, and blood began to flow from the corners of her eyes.

"Vivian"

Seeing Vivian like this, the Lady of the Lake, who had brought Merlin earlier, rushed over to help her, but Vivian raised her hand to stop her and, in a somewhat dazed state, uttered a soft, emotionless voice, like a narrator in a story.

"Camelot, the chosen king."

"The White Dragon will be defeated by her."

"But her fate did not end there, for her enemy was fate itself, and fate cannot be defied."

"Camelot is doomed."

"Because of Queen Guinevere of Camelot, and because of the First Knight of Camelot who was close to Guinevere for work-related reasons."

"Because the king did not understand people's hearts—this was the beginning of his downfall."

After Vivian finished speaking, her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed into the arms of another lake fairy, unconscious.

Merlin watched all of this with a serious expression, remembering everything Vivian said. Later, when the Lake Nymph was taking care of Vivian, he quietly left some potions behind before turning and leaving.

Vivian doesn't need him to take care of her.

In terms of healing, he was far inferior to the Lady of the Lake who was currently with Vivian, so there was no point in him staying.

And the other lake nymphs, sensing Vivian's condition, wouldn't want to see him either.