Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

He said...

The artificial limb technology used by the Umbrella Corporation for medical purposes shows traces of puppetry, and he also felt that the magicians who created these artificial limbs were highly skilled in puppetry.

And Vanfim also said that he himself was the top puppeteer.

So he issued a challenge, saying he would come to the Far East and then challenge the Umbrella Corporation in the form of a puppeteer!

After learning about this, Roland dealt with Akame and Kurome's matters, then spoke a few words with Hyakume, and finally returned to Fuyuki.

After all, Vanfem had already taken the bait.

Then he can prepare to close the net.

....

37. Dealing with Ryougi Shiki requires a softer approach.

"That guy who came looking for trouble doesn't seem easy to deal with. Should I step in?"

When Roland arrived at the Umbrella Corporation, Cú Chulainn, who was leaning against the wall, spoke up.

He has always been a pure warrior.

Fighting against strong opponents is a pleasure for him.

And Vanfem is already qualified to be regarded as an opponent by him!

"They said they wanted to come and experience our magic, and they wanted to declare war in the form of puppeteers, not in the form of the Death Ancestors—in that case, I can't just call you Servants and then shamelessly respond to them as Masters, can I?"

Cú Chulainn laughed when he heard Roland say it in a joking tone.

Yes.

Although Cú Chulainn had heard that the opponent was one of the Twenty-Seven Dead Apostles and possessed seven giant golems known as the Demon Castle, if Roland were to fight as a Master...

It's important to know that in the previous Holy Grail War, only Angra Mainyu and Gilgamesh were eliminated!

When the seven remaining Servants attacked together, even the King of Heroes was suppressed.

Demon Castle...

Are seven of those enough to fight?

When Roland saw Cú Chulainn smile, he shrugged in response.

"So don't get involved in this. If you really want to fight, wait until things are settled in Vanfem. Then you can take Shirou Emiya and come with me to Europe... Once we deal with the trigger, a war will break out there, and then it'll be the Ancestors, you'll have plenty to fight."

Upon hearing that there was going to be a fight, Cú Chulainn laughed even more heartily.

However, when he heard that Roland XIV had brought Shirou Emiya with him, he became a little more reserved.

"Take Shirou with you... that's fine. This kid's talent has indeed exceeded my expectations. He's growing very fast, and it's time for him to participate in some real combat."

"Yes, it's not good for soldiers to always train in safe places."

Roland nodded, and then when Shirou Emiya was mentioned, he suddenly remembered something and asked Cú Chulainn a question.

"Speaking of Shirou Emiya, the relics of Kiritsugu Emiya that were found when you and Medea were investigating Fuyuki City were given to you by me. Did you give them to him?"

"Oh, you mean that pistol and those Origin Bullets, right? I gave them to them a long time ago—and Shirou's projection magic is quite special. While the pistol won't work, he seems to be able to project a sword that has the same effect as the Origin Bullets."

"He's been trying to see if he can project a bullet that has the same effect as the Origin Bullet. Although I feel it might not work, I still taught him some runes and let him try it himself."

Upon hearing Cú Chulainn's words, Roland pondered for a moment before adding his own comment.

"Don't let him be too rigid. You should know that a warrior's thinking needs to be flexible. The core reason why Kiritsugu Emiya used the Origin Bullet was that the materials for making the Origin Bullet were scarce, and his fighting style was also limited, so he chose bullets. But if you can project something with a similar effect, then why worry about bullets?"

“Let him think about it more. Look, if he can project a smoke bomb, and the smoke that spreads out is the powder of the Origin Bomb, which can carry the effect of the Origin Bomb and take effect when inhaled by a magician—wouldn’t that be much more effective than the Origin Bomb?”

"His father knew how to destroy the entire workshop from the outside with missiles when facing an enemy with eight magic furnaces and countless magics and costumes. He had better be more flexible in his thinking."

After hearing Roland's idea, Cú Chulainn, knowing the effects of the Origin Bullet, simply curled his lip.

While he did think that Shirou, who was full of righteousness, was a bit too rigid, wasn't he being a little too flexible?

However, since Roland has said so, he will still say what needs to be said.

Even if he was too clever for his own good, he didn't want his nominal disciple to die because of his naiveté.

Roland and Cú Chulainn chatted casually like this.

Then, after he reached the top floor of the Umbrella Corporation, Shinji, who was sitting there, gave up his seat to Roland. Knowing his place quite well, he stood directly next to Roland and handed him the documents he had prepared, acting like an assistant or even a servant.

Since he was able to use some simple magic, Shinji Matou seems to have regained his elite state.

His talent, which was excellent in everything except magic, truly shone through his hard work.

It can be said that the Umbrella Corporation's ability to develop to its current level in such a short time is partly due to the excellent products from other worlds and the mystical side, but another part is inseparable from Shinji Matou's operations.

Roland was quite satisfied with his efforts, his role, and his self-awareness.

After the matter of Vanfem is resolved, let him learn more from this financial devil.

Just as Roland was looking at the documents and pondering these matters, a series of hurried footsteps came from the direction of the stairs.

Roland looked up and saw Ryougi Shiki and Tiamat.

Ryougi Shiki frowned, clearly looking displeased, while Tiamat followed behind her somewhat timidly.

Ryougi saw Roland and walked straight over.

Faced with this situation, Cú Chulainn and Shinji Matou exchanged a glance, and then they took the opportunity to slip away.

When Roland saw this, he was reminded of what had happened earlier at the apartment where Ryougi Shiki was...

broken.

He went to the Empire, and then rushed back because of the need to close the net on the Vanfem matter. He had completely forgotten about what was happening here!

But just as he was thinking about how to talk to Ryougi Shiki, Ryougi Shiki walked up to him and crossed her arms.

"Roland, I've heard about it..."

Forehead...

Upon hearing Ryougi Shiki begin, Roland instinctively followed up with a sentence.

"No, please listen to my explanation."

At this moment, Ryougi Shiki uttered the second half of her sentence.

"...Some kind of dead ancestor has come looking for trouble, right?"

They spoke almost simultaneously, so they suddenly fell silent at that moment.

Then Ryougi Shiki raised an eyebrow and looked at Roland with some suspicion.

What do you want to explain?

Seeing Ryougi Shiki's reaction, Roland glanced at Tiamat out of the corner of his eye and noticed that although she was staring blankly at him, there was a slight smile on her lips. He then understood what was going on.

So, when we were downstairs in the apartment, Tiamat was just joking with me... To be honest, that joke was really hard to understand!

After all, he never expected Tiamat to joke with him.

But overall, this is a good thing, and it shows that she has grown.

With that thought in mind, he spoke to Ryougi Shiki.

"It's nothing. I thought you were upset because I've been dealing with all sorts of messy things lately and haven't had time to spend with you. I'm sorry, you've only just woken up and need someone to be with you right now. Let's wait a while. After I've finished dealing with most of what I'm doing, I'll take you and Tiamat around. Once the second other world opens, I'll take both of you there this time."

Hearing Roland say this, Ryougi Shiki, who was initially somewhat suspicious, now looked away from Roland and felt a little embarrassed.

This is essentially how to deal with Ryougi Shiki.

The tougher you are, the tougher Ryougi Shiki will likely be.

But if you use a softer approach, she might be too embarrassed to say anything to you.

Roland saw that the matter had been diverted, and then he picked up on what Ryougi Shiki had just said.

"Shiki, it is true that a True Ancestor has come to cause trouble, but there is no need to worry about this. In fact, the battle should have already started by now, and it may be over in a little while."

At this point, Roland smiled slightly as Ryougi Shiki turned her gaze back to him.

Calm and gentle—but Ryougi Shiki could tell that Roland was genuinely not worried at all about what was happening on the other side.

He might not even have taken that True Ancestor seriously.

Seeing Roland like this, Ryougi Shiki abandoned her original intention to help Roland kill him.

Roland, seeing that Ryougi Shiki had relaxed her furrowed brows, pondered for a moment before speaking up.

"By the way, Shiki—I recently formed a special unit that operates in the shadows, called the Undead Squad."

Are you interested in joining?

Roland was chatting and laughing with the members of the God Group; the atmosphere was very peaceful.

Meanwhile, on Vanfem's side...

On the other side, where all the major powers were paying attention, the atmosphere was almost the opposite of what it was on Roland's side.

Aside from the hard-fought Vanfem, others who were either paying attention to Vanfem's movements because of the current situation in Europe, or those who wanted to see the strength of the Umbrella Corporation because of its emergence as a new power, all made seemingly plausible but ultimately unfounded observations about what they had seen.

That is...