Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

Seeing Roland's state that afternoon, she wanted to do something for him, even if it was just to relieve a little bit of his stress.

So Medea made a decision.

She is the kind of person who would give everything for what she chooses.

This prompted her to reach out and cover Roland's mouth with her fingers when she saw that Roland seemed to want to say something more. She then moved closer to Roland and stood right next to him.

Roland could feel her temperature and even see that her pointed, elfin ears were slightly red.

It was then that Medea brought her mouth close to Roland's ear and whispered something.

"Roland, do you remember the first time we met, when we signed the contract...?"

"Perhaps... it wouldn't be bad if we strengthened the contract a bit more, don't you think?"

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33. Let nature take its course.

When Roland came out of the bedroom, it was already the next morning.

Then he went downstairs and saw Bai Mao sitting in the living room.

She looked Roland up and down, then smiled and slowly began to speak.

"You look much more relaxed now. It seems Medea has succeeded."

Hearing Bai Mao say this, Roland was not ashamed that certain things had been exposed—he even went into the living room and sat down next to Bai Mao.

"This should have been expected, right? Didn't you deliberately provoke her yesterday?"

Roland's words made Bai Mao raise an eyebrow.

"You knew already?"

"Isn't that obvious... Although I did help you, I don't think you'd intend to repay me with your body just because I helped you—even if you, as a newborn, really made a decision, you still need to observe me for a while longer. In addition, my relationship with Medea has always been at a lukewarm level. Given these preconditions, your intentions are quite obvious, aren't they?"

Roland leaned back on the sofa, turned his head to look at Bai Mao, and told her his thoughts. Bai Mao burst out laughing after hearing Roland's words.

"You're really clear-headed. I thought men would usually lose their rationality when faced with this kind of situation, but you don't seem like that kind of man."

"but..."

As Bai Mao spoke, he moved closer to Roland.

She is a top-tier assassin capable of handling all kinds of assassination missions.

Therefore, in order to cope with all kinds of situations, Bai Mao's body is exceptionally flexible, as if it has no bones, and he can perform all kinds of movements that even acrobats might not be able to do.

She had been sitting next to Roland, but as she drew closer, she slithered into his arms like a black snake, wrapped her arms around his neck, and brought her head close, gently pressing her forehead against his, their eyes meeting at that incredibly close distance.

Then her voice, along with her warm breath, touched Roland's lips.

"Not everything can be explained by reason and logic. If we were to dissect what people call 'love' using scientific methods, it would be neither romantic nor reasonable. So I prefer to call love an impulse... and impulses are the most irrational when they occur..."

As she said this, Bai Mao, who was already almost pressed against Roland, moved even closer, shifting her nose and pressing her face against him.

She started before Roland could even react.

While Roland was still somewhat stunned, she slid away in the same way she had leaned in, stood up, and left with a smile.

Before she left, she left Roland with these words.

"Only third-rate assassins would drag out their missions until the time is not right. Truly top-tier assassins always create their own opportunities and do their best to prevent situations from falling into their own hands or into situations they do not want to happen."

"So your reasoning is correct. After all... your relationship with Medea is stuck in this limbo. How can I make a move if she doesn't actually take that step forward?"

Roland pondered those words silently, and by the time he came to his senses, Bai Mao was already gone.

Roland was caught off guard by Bai Mao.

But now he's gradually realizing what's happening.

Bai Mao is a top-notch assassin, so her expressions, actions, words, and even the tone of her voice—all of these were probably designed in advance according to the situation, so she was very skilled and there were no flaws to be found.

But some things are simply not encountered before.

During the brief handover, Roland, who had some experience in the field, could clearly sense her inexperience.

Some people's shyness is obvious, like Medea, whose ears turn red when she's shy, making her look especially cute and noticeable.

Some people's shyness is not obvious, like Bai Mao, because she is good at disguising herself, so she only reveals her flaws in areas where she is not good at it.

She probably realized this too, so she ran away before I could react.

Roland shook his head slightly at this.

To be honest, yesterday Roland thought Bai Mao was helping him out, so he didn't think about it in that way.

But judging from Bai Mao's reaction, and her insistence on doing something substantial even though she's still a bit green... it seems different from what I expected?

Roland really couldn't be sure.

He sat on the sofa and thought for a long time, but finally shook his head.

It's too early to say anything now. Since we can't be sure, let's just let things take their course.

...

When Medea woke up, the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Roland.

Roland had also prepared breakfast, even bringing it to the bedroom and placing it on the table, thoughtfully using magic to keep the food at the perfect temperature and freshness.

"You're awake. Do you have an appetite?"

Hearing Roland say this, Medea, who had slowly sat up, nodded slightly. But before she could even get off the ground, Roland took a spoon, scooped up a spoonful of porridge, and brought it to her.

The porridge was at the perfect temperature, and Medea could clearly sense that the food on the table was something she had eaten more of than usual during her meals over the past few days.

There were some foods that she actually quite liked, but she wasn't good at expressing her feelings about them. She really didn't expect that Roland would notice her like that.

So she silently bit the spoon.

Then I ate my breakfast bite by bite.

Afterwards, Roland took the tableware downstairs to clean up. While he was washing the dishes, Medea, who had already finished cleaning, appeared beside him without him noticing and silently reached out her hand to help him wash the dishes.

And when Roland looked over, Medea smiled slightly at her.

Medea spoke only after the two women had finished washing the dishes.

"Alright, I'm better at using healing magic than you think. In fact, my strongest healing magic has always been described by those who have seen its effects as time reversal."

"Besides... this isn't the first time."

When Medea got to this point, her voice suddenly dropped to a very low hue.

Then, a second later, she raised her voice again, as if to cover up her previous lapse in composure.

"So we should head to the Ghost Mansion now. You mentioned raiding Einzbern today, so let's not be too late."

Medea tried to calm herself down, but just like Roland's assessment of her, some people's shyness is impossible to hide—she managed to control her expression, but her face was still slightly flushed, and her pointed ears were still burning and twitching, making their presence particularly noticeable.

However, Roland did not expose Medea's disguise.

He pulled her along and walked towards the basement.

"No, don't worry about things here—because the raid on Einzbern has already begun."

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34. Ilya, you don't want anything to happen to Berserker either, do you?

In fact, in terms of both location and scope, the Ghost Mansion is more suitable as a base of operations than the Roland House.

However, because Roland had told Medea that the place they were living in was their "home," even after taking over the Ghost Mansion, Medea did not move her main base there. Instead, she established a base in the Ghost Mansion and hid Roland's house there, using the mansion as a base to draw fire or, in other words, to act as a protective shield for her "home."

So

"Orange is maintaining the position at the Ghost Mansion right now, while we're here at home—as magicians, the three of us naturally have to provide support in this kind of large-scale operation."

"And Cú Chulainn, Iskandar, Artoria, Beau, Hyakko, and even Bazett had already set off for Einzbernburg."

"Orange's side is responsible for Hyakko and Bazett. In this operation, they are mainly responsible for intelligence support, breaking through Einzbernburg's magic positions and setting up our positions. As for us at home, we are responsible for medical support and combat support, since the Command Seals are all on our side."

Roland had already assigned all the tasks before Medea even woke up.

"Isn't Bazett a magician too? Why is she joining the combat troops?"

Medea was puzzled when she heard that Bazette was a combat force rather than an aid force.

Roland simply shrugged.

“I have always defined Bazett as a member of the combat force. It’s just that her promotion ladder is too low right now, and what our combat force has never lacked is quantity. So I have never included her in the combat force.”

"But this time she volunteered to work with the combat troops, and since Orange doesn't need anyone to stay with her for protection, that's how it was arranged."

Speaking of Aozaki Touko, Roland also sighed.

"Orange uses a puppet that is exactly the same as herself to move around. She had Command Seals on her before. If the puppet dies, then even if a new puppet is made, she will have withdrawn from the Holy Grail War. That's why she didn't choose some more aggressive attack methods when we fought her."