Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

In addition, since this was a competition, and he had hidden himself off the field, Artoria knew he was going to test his skills and hadn't gone looking for his original body. Otherwise, even if he could win, it wouldn't have been so easy.

There's not much to say about why he never used the imaginary space portal to attack Artoria.

Artoria also did not use her Noble Phantasm.

Otherwise, if he were to be hit head-on by a beam of light, he didn't know if his imaginary barrier could hold up, nor did he know how much magic power he would have to expend to sink all the beams into the imaginary space.

Therefore, Roland was still able to face himself squarely.

But it's definitely time to put dealing with Gilgamesh on the agenda, and since Artoria's scabbard is still with Medea, let's give it to Artoria too—if we're going to deal with Gilgamesh, it's best to take all the necessary precautions.

And besides dealing with Gilgamesh...

If Roland remembers correctly, there is a scene in the Fifth Holy Grail War where Gilgamesh attacks Einzbernburg.

I still need to get there before him.

After all, while Gilgamesh wouldn't join the ranks of the gods, Hercules could still try to pull him in.

In addition to Gilgamesh, there are still two Servants who haven't joined our side or left the battlefield... We now have five Servants on our side, so even if Hercules needs to leave the battlefield, our combat strength is sufficient.

With this in mind, Roland summarized the competition with Artoria afterward and asked for her feedback on his shortcomings.

Roland then categorized these shortcomings and did some thinking. It wasn't until Medea, with the help of the Hundred Faces, finished cleaning up the place that Roland finally shared his thoughts.

"Everyone, the Holy Grail War has progressed to this point, and now the only Servants who have neither joined us nor left the battlefield are Berserker and Archer."

"I'm still a little unsure whether the Tohsaka family or the Matou family are participants this time, but I'm certain that the Einzbern family is definitely one of them."

"After all, the Einzbern family's main branch isn't in Fuyuki. If they weren't participating, they wouldn't have sent anyone to set up such a tight barrier."

"So our next plan is to break through Einzbern."

...

As Roland confirmed the next objective of this Holy Grail War, a golden figure returned to the church.

This guy who has appeared on television several times is Mr. Kim, a kind-hearted citizen of Fuyuki City—who is also Gilgamesh.

"Those puppets summoned a great Greek hero this time... That's interesting, but I'll leave it for today and go check it out tomorrow."

"After all, this Holy Grail War has been far too peaceful... If we eliminate one or two of them, the rest will gradually become restless."

Like Roland.

Gilgamesh's gaze also fell upon Einzbern.

......

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32. Medea: Roland, do you remember the first time we met?

After the meeting at the Ghost Mansion concluded and the next steps were decided, everyone dispersed.

Aozaki Touko just moved her base to Roland's house yesterday, and now she's dragged Bazett off to buy some consumables.

Beo saw this and originally intended to follow, but after seeing Artoria return and quietly take a wooden sword to practice in Roland's small backyard, she gave up her original plan and silently followed Artoria to the backyard.

Cú Chulainn and Iskandar were still at the Ghost Mansion. After spending some time together, they had become quite familiar with each other—and it was clear from Iskandar's T-shirt with the Grand Strategy printed on it that they hadn't been idle during their time at the Ghost Mansion.

Bai Mao left alone.

After all, she was the most capable of gathering intelligence among everyone on Roland's side.

Therefore, Roland decided to launch a surprise attack on Einzbern, and the Hundred Faces must begin their operation today.

This brought peace and quiet back to Roland's house.

Because the Roland family had been occupied for a while, many traces of their lives were left behind. Even now that things have quieted down, many of the things that Artoria and the others had placed in the living room are still clearly visible.

Some of Hyakume's technological equipment, the cardboard boxes that Aozaki Touko hadn't had time to unpack, and even a lion doll that Roland had seen on the street a while ago and casually bought for Artoria, which she had placed on the sofa.

Even if Bai Mao occasionally lets his personality clone, who is good at handling these things, organize things after there are too many items, it can never be considered orderly.

However, Roland felt very at ease when he saw the living room.

"The house has been much livelier lately."

Medea walked up to Roland and spoke slowly.

"Yes...so our initial plan, which was to participate in the Holy Grail War to expand the size of the gods, and then run away if things didn't work out, is now not feasible."

At this point, Roland turned to Medea and teased her in a joking tone.

"After all, we have five Servants on our side. If we all run away, wouldn't this Holy Grail War become a one-on-one duel between Berserker and Archer?"

"Compared to our initial indifference, we now need this Holy Grail War to have a result."

Hearing Roland say that, Medea stared at him for a while.

"Is that why you've been in such a hurry lately?"

If someone else said that, even Artoria or Hyakko, Roland might try to deny it. Only if he couldn't fool them would he admit it.

But since it was Medea who asked the question, Roland sighed softly after a moment of silence.

"Is it obvious?"

"It's quite obvious to me, at least. Bai Mao and Artoria must have noticed it too... After all, under normal circumstances, although you also have a plan, you always think about what to do next a while in advance and then wait for the opportune moment, instead of being like you recently, rushing to act and pushing yourself to move forward quickly."

Medea looked at Roland's retreating figure with some worry.

“When you were competing with Artoria before, Hyakumao told Aozaki that you had reached this level in just a few days since you activated your magic circuits. Aozaki was still marveling at your talent—but you learned most of your magic from me, so no one knows your situation better than me.”

"Even using the Six-Eyed Method to replicate it during this period, you've developed something as complex as barriers to this extent in such a short time, and you've even conducted magic research tailored to your own situation..."

"...You must be very tired."

Roland had his back to Medea, and when Medea said, "You must be tired," Roland couldn't hold back his emotions.

Tired...of course I'm tired!

But there's nothing they can do about it. They now need the Holy Grail War to come to a conclusion, and that inevitably leads to two questions: Angra Mainyu and Gilgamesh.

Angra Mainyu is alright, since as long as you know of his existence and don't get tricked by him, Waver can find a way to dismantle the Greater Grail, and Shirou Emiya's projection of the Manjushri Blessing can sever his connection with Sakura in the original development... Roland already has a plan for how to deal with him.

The key issue still lies with Gilgamesh.

Roland had never imagined that after only a few days of learning magic, he would need to be able to protect himself against a very strong Servant. However, the more he learned about the Servant that had been summoned, the more he realized that the way to deal with Gilgamesh was to launch a sneak attack... And if he wanted to launch a sneak attack, his Shadow Wolf, Shadow Puppet, Shadow Bind, and Shadow Movement could all be considered as the core of his tactics.

Therefore, Roland suddenly set much higher standards for himself.

To be honest, if this Lancer wasn't Cú Chulainn, but Karna, who also possesses divinity but has an incredibly powerful Noble Phantasm, or even Enkidu, Roland certainly wouldn't be under so much pressure.

But that's not it after all.

But Cú Chulainn is pretty good too.

With him around, my plans are now taking shape.

The next step is to do as much as possible before needing to deal with Gilgamesh, thereby increasing the success rate of Gilgamesh's exit from the field.

This is also why Roland has been under tremendous pressure lately.

But when Roland turned around, no matter what he had been thinking, the smile on his face was still the same gentle smile as usual.

"I am indeed tired, but it's only for a short time. After the Holy Grail War ends, there won't be anything particularly urgent, so don't worry, I'm fine."

"Ah—I've been researching new techniques lately, and I'm quite tired. I'm going back to rest. You should rest too."

Without giving Medea time to say anything more, Roland smiled and left those words behind before returning to his bedroom.

Medea watched Roland leave, her gaze lingering on his departing figure, lost in thought.

...

Roland wasn't lying when he said he was going back to his room to rest; he really did lie down and fall asleep after returning to his room.

He didn't wake up until it got dark.

But just as he was about to get up, he was surprised to find someone lying next to him... and the person was emitting a scent that he found very familiar.

"Are you awake...?"

Medea's voice rang in Roland's ears, and when Roland turned around, he saw Medea lying beside him.

Medea had actually had her own thoughts on this matter for a long time.

After she made a pact with Roland, she told him that she would observe him and make judgments in her own way, and she did indeed do just that.

But only she knew that this rational judgment was an excuse she made for herself because she didn't know how to face Roland at the time.

This excuse is reasonable; after all, an unreasonable excuse wouldn't convince her.

After that, Medea kept thinking about what she really thought and how she should face Roland while observing him.

However, Medea already had the answer to this question when Roland opened the ladder of advancement for them.

Her first thought at that moment was truthful; she already understood it at that instant.

Medea felt embarrassed, and also felt that the tacit understanding she had developed with Roland was quite good, so she kept dragging it on...

Until today, when it seems that something happened between Bai Mao and Roland, causing Bai Mao to launch a certain offensive against Roland, Medea became anxious.

After all, Bai Mao is also very good-looking, and she is more proactive, smarter, and more professional than her.