Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

When Roland first wrote such an invitation, some people thought it was too simple.

But Roland said that was enough.

That is indeed the case.

After Gilgamesh saw the invitation, he first scoffed and then headed straight for the address written on it.

He wouldn't refuse such an invitation.

Since the inviter was all the participants in the Fifth Holy Grail War, even if all these Servants combined wouldn't make Gilgamesh take it seriously, they were still a team that qualified him to personally take action against.

Because the invitee directly listed the King of Uruk and his name, Gilgamesh would usually make arbitrary decisions about most things, but Uruk and his treasure were things he acknowledged were shared by two people, namely himself and Enkidu. So when he saw this invitation from a team that he already recognized, which was in fact a challenge, he would definitely not ignore it.

Finally, it was also because he was just too bored.

This can be roughly seen from the fact that even without Kirei Kotomine, he still took the initiative to launch a surprise attack on Einzbernburg.

So after Gilgamesh saw the invitation, he immediately went to the agreed location, and at the highest point of this abandoned factory area, he casually set up a golden throne, sat down on it, propped his head up with one hand, and silently waited for the agreed time to arrive.

Then, at exactly noon, a pitch-black shadow appeared in front of Gilgamesh and slowly emerged from the ground.

Gilgamesh was not surprised by the sudden appearance of this guy.

Now dressed in his golden armor again, he looked down at the man before him with the air of a king, and golden ripples appeared behind him. As Roland emerged from the ground, his attack landed directly on Roland.

Three golden beams, carrying three extremely precious weapons, pierced Roland directly.

Then the three golden beams passed right through Roland, as if they had pierced a phantom that didn't even exist.

Seeing this, Gilgamesh raised an eyebrow, then pointed two fingers upwards and swung them down at Roland's location as if in judgment. With this action, another ripple spread out, and a spear was thrown out by the Gate of Babylon.

That was a sure-fire shot.

It was also in the original development that he used his Noble Phantasm to deliver the final blow to Hercules.

The prototype for Cú Chulainn's magic spear.

It also has the effect of penetrating the heart.

but...

Although the attack opened a gash in Roland's chest, it still passed right through him, and Roland was completely unharmed after the gun went through him.

Gilgamesh became slightly interested upon seeing this.

This time, instead of using the Gate of Babylon to throw the Noble Phantasm, he casually drew a sword from a golden ripple.

Roland also recognized this sword.

Its name is—Hagni's Sword.

The Nibelungen Sword.

In the original version where Artoria unleashed Avalon to defeat Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh had already overwhelmed Artoria with his constant weapon-switching fighting style before being defeated.

One of the weapons he used at that time was this.

It is cursed with absolute power to kill enemies, and has the attack characteristics of being unavoidable, undefendable, and unhealable.

However, it is also a double-edged sword. Its absolute offensive power comes at the cost of the user's own fate, and the person who uses this sword will definitely perish.

So probably only someone like Gilgamesh would take out this sword and use it without any psychological burden.

Gilgamesh, wielding the Hegnis sword, casually swung it down at Roland.

The attack from the Hegni Sword came directly to Roland and then cleaved him in two.

but...

Still useless.

Roland before my eyes seemed like a phantom, returning to normal in the blink of an eye.

Before, it was a flower in a mirror, like an illusion; now it's the moon in the water—visible yet always giving a feeling of being untouchable...

Seeing this, Gilgamesh stopped, and Roland's voice came over.

Are you a little more satisfied now?

snort!

Upon hearing Roland's words, Gilgamesh resumed his initial posture of sitting on the throne.

"Being locked onto by this sword means that your true form has appeared before me, and you have accepted all my punishments. So I will acknowledge you a little."

"I forgive you for inviting me here without permission, and for making me wait until now."

"So whatever tricks you have up your sleeve, put on the show, you bastard—I'm getting impatient."

Ding--

Gilgamesh's words were like a stone thrown into calm water; the surrounding scenery began to distort, transforming the abandoned factory into a white, desolate, and deserted wilderness.

And Roland, who was standing before Gilgamesh, also disappeared.

And then a voice that Gilgamesh found quite familiar rang out.

"Excalibur!"

A torrent of golden energy arrived before Gilgamesh in an instant, and Gilgamesh stood up.

A massive shield with luxurious decorations appeared directly in front of him, blocking the first wave of the energy torrent. Then, various defensive artifacts appeared one after another, continuously blocking and consuming the radiance of the holy sword.

Gilgamesh smiled at that moment.

But just as he was about to do something, another familiar roar came over.

Roar--!

Hercules leaped out from the side, brandishing his axe-sword, and smashed it towards Gilgamesh's location.

Seeing this, Gilgamesh raised an eyebrow, and with a glance, the Chains of Heaven extended directly toward Hercules. Hercules could only temporarily change position to avoid being captured by the Chains of Heaven.

"I didn't expect you to be here too. It's amazing you were saved from that condition..."

Gilgamesh's face initially showed some admiration, but then quickly turned gloomy.

"It seems I'm about to have to see someone I don't want to see again."

When he saw the invitation mentioning the entire Fifth Holy Grail War, he already suspected that Ishtar had probably been saved by them.

But when he saw Hercules, he understood the matter for sure.

And sure enough...

"Ma Anna~!"

That nasty sound rang out in the sky of 287, and then the enormous celestial ark was pulled apart, and attacks from the goddess Ishtar rained down from the sky like raindrops.

Rin Tohsaka has completed a new contract with her, or you could say a new collaboration.

So now it's Ishtar who will be playing.

Rin Tohsaka didn't intend to completely restrict her using the God Contract, which is highly regarded by her. Perhaps it's because Rin Tohsaka is this kind of person, and because their souls have merged to form a part of each other, Ishtar also carries a part of humanity. That's why, when Ishtar wanted to take the initiative, she never said she wanted to kill Rin Tohsaka.

Perhaps in her eyes, Rin Tohsaka had already been regarded as her own possession.

This is a blessing from the goddess.

This is also a curse from the goddess.

So when Rin Tohsaka asked her to fight, she agreed.

Upon learning that the enemy was Gilgamesh, her enthusiasm surged!

If it were up to her personality, she would probably go berserk right now and launch an attack on Gilgamesh without any regard for anything else.

But the thought of Roland caused Ishtar, who was about to go berserk, to suddenly stop.

Anna used the Heavenly Boat Horse to complete one attack, then she curled her lip, looked down at Gilgamesh who had transferred some of his defensive Noble Phantasms to target her, and snorted.

Getting these Servants to completely obey commands during battle is quite a difficult task.

Getting her, this goddess, to act according to the plan is almost impossible.

However, when Ishtar saw Roland's plan, she hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to follow his instructions.

At the same time, she felt both pity for Gilgamesh and a certain eagerness to see his pathetic state after his defeat.

after all...

"You've been completely figured out, you utterly wicked, willful, and arrogant madman."

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53. Artoria: That shadow dragon looks familiar...

Roland's initial plan against Gilgamesh was a surprise attack.

This plan is the safest way to deal with Gilgamesh.

If Roland were playing a game where he could control units with just a few clicks of the mouse, he would definitely adopt this plan.

But here's the problem.

That means Roland wasn't playing a game; the people under his command all had their own personalities and ideas.