Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

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“There’s nothing to say about True Ancestors like Arcueid, but Dead Apostles…that only reminds me of some unpleasant things from the Earth-Moon War.”

"However, as you know, these kinds of talks are mainly about interests, and personal preferences are just a cover-up... So all you need to do here is bring up the topic of extending an alliance invitation, because I will only agree."

As Roland spoke, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he extended his hand to Bai Yigong.

"So, for the sake of profit."

Seeing Roland's expression, Bai Yigong finally understood the source of Roland's impatience during their meeting.

But just as Roland said...

"For profit."

Whitewing took Roland's hand, and this incredibly simple scene signified that the Far East Magic Association and Whitewing's faction had joined forces!

“I always feel that he is not a good person.”

Standing in the room on the top floor of Eindzbernburg, watching the white-winged prince transform into a swarm of bats and fly away through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, Roland remained silent, like a statue.

Even the reminder given by Bai Mao, who was leaning against the shadows, seemed to go unheard.

So Bai Mao had no choice but to speak again.

"That guy came to join forces with us, and it seems like we have a huge advantage, but I always feel that after that White Wing Prince leaves our side, he will go and help the Magic Association."

Bai Mao's words this time elicited a response from Roland.

"Of course Lord Baiyi would think that way, Baimao. When I was young, although I forgot where I heard it from, there was indeed a saying that almost everyone knew—that adding flowers to brocade is never as good as providing charcoal in the snow."

"So rather than cooperating with us, he must have considered the possibility of maximizing his own interests, which is to help the Magic Association."

"That's why I deliberately acted impatiently during our conversation just now."

"I am telling Lord Baiyi that although we can cooperate, cooperation is not necessary for us, nor is it something we actively sought out to cooperate with."

"After Bai Yigong saw through my attitude and the benefits I deliberately pointed out, he knew that my underlying meaning was to tell him that if the two sides were to cooperate, then our side should take the lion's share of the benefits, rather than everything returning to normal as he had said."

At this point, Roland smiled.

"Then he neither denied nor confirmed it, but just went along with what I said, pretending not to understand, and left."

Hearing Roland say this, Bai Mao was somewhat taken aback.

"This... Roland, it sounds like you're deliberately pushing the White Winged Prince... toward the Magic Association?"

Seeing Bai Mao's doubts, Roland smiled even more broadly.

"Yes, after all, our Mr. Tefum seemed a bit hesitant when he first arrived, so as an ally, I have to help him make up his mind."

"But what good would it do us to send Lord Whitewing to help the Magic Association?"

Bai Mao asked again, but Roland shook his head.

“Bai Mao, this game of chess is not so simple. Sometimes you can’t just look at the chessboard, you have to look at things outside the chessboard. In the morning, I laid out a chessboard of the current situation in Europe, and then I asked Medea to look at the problem from the perspective of the chessboard.”

"It was a chessboard, and in theory, only chess pieces should be used for playing games on it. But I arbitrarily put all sorts of things on it and added all sorts of rules."

"So, Bai Mao, if you were playing chess with me, and I suddenly took out Go pieces, Chinese chess pieces, checkers pieces, or even mahjong tiles and put them on the board, would you still continue playing with me?"

Bai Mao didn't know why Roland had steered the conversation this way, but she still pondered Roland's questions.

At that moment, Roland walked up to Bai Mao and took her hand.

Roland's actions brought her to a halt, while Roland continued speaking.

“Look, you hesitated, just like Bai Yigong just now.”

As he spoke, Roland grabbed Bai Mao's hand and waved it in front of her.

"That's why I need to help him make up his mind and let him continue making moves."

At this point, Roland released Bai Mao's hand, and Bai Mao subconsciously took two steps back. However, she quickly realized that she should take the initiative now, so she stopped retreating and looked at Roland's ambiguous smile. In order to cover up her embarrassment, she quickly followed Roland's topic and asked a question.

"But you've added so many pieces that aren't part of the rules, and I don't know the rules at all, so how am I supposed to play?"

Hearing her words, Roland shrugged.

"So it makes sense that you'll lose a game, right?"

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68. Power and Symbiosis

"How was the talk?"

Nero Chaos sat in his seat and asked a question after seeing the White Winged Duke return. Although Anhans didn't say anything this time, he also turned his gaze towards Nero Chaos when he asked the question.

"Okay."

Bai Yigong said this, then shrugged.

“The Far East Magic Association wanted too much. I realized this when I was talking to them and confirmed that I couldn’t agree to their demands, so I pretended not to understand and came back.”

"You call this 'okay'?"

Anhans spoke up this time.

His first words were sarcastic, but Bai Yigong wasn't angry; instead, he even smiled.

"Of course, although the outcome of this conversation was different from what I initially expected, it reminded me of one thing—that is, humans are too greedy."

When Bai Yigong made this assessment, there was little sarcasm in his tone.

After all, he, Nerochaos, and Anhans were all originally human.

It all turned out this way later due to various problems.

However, the White Winged Duke had been a dead ancestor for too long, Nero Chaos's form of existence was too special, and even Anhans was different from humans because of his overly tenacious willpower.

So Whitewing didn't mean anything sarcastic, and Anhans and Nerochaos could tell that.

And they all knew that Lord Baiyi was simply stating the truth, nothing more.

"So cooperation is ultimately unstable. I think I'm not the only one who thinks this way; Altrud probably thinks so too. That's why I made up my mind after returning from the Far East Magic Association. Since Altrud is gaining power in the Magic Association, we should start by targeting the Magic Association."

At this point, Bai Yigong reviewed the information about the Magic Association in his mind before continuing.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Mage's Association wasn't exactly a monolithic entity during this period of exchange with the Far East Mage's Association, was it?"

Upon hearing his question, unlike Anhans, who spent most of his time here, Nero Chaos, who was always traveling around Europe, nodded expressionlessly.

"Yes, because although the Mage Association's exchange gave them a lot of new territory in the coastal areas, and because the Umbrella Corporation was also helping Black Princess, these coastal areas benefited greatly from the Umbrella Corporation's trade routes. However, once these benefits reached the Mage Association, problems arose in how they were distributed."

“Some families lost money in the exchange and wanted to get more, but other families wouldn’t let go.”

"Furthermore, the Supreme Council of the Mage's Association has begun to show two opinions regarding the cooperation with Kurohime after the uneven distribution of benefits."

After saying this, Nero Chaos, who was born in the Wandering Sea before becoming the Ancestor of Death, twitched a few times and squeezed out a sarcastic expression.

"The Mage Association is still the same as always. No matter the circumstances or the enemy, it will fight amongst itself whenever it comes to the distribution of benefits. This was true before, and it is true now."

Upon hearing Nero Chaos's words, White Wing Duke nodded.

"That's true... but it's good this way. Compared to the Far East Mage Association, which has a huge appetite and really has no need to cooperate with us, we can directly intervene in the internal strife of the Mage Association, kill the current Supreme Chairman, and find a way to support a puppet to take the throne... Although this is very difficult, once it is accomplished, it will be much more reassuring than cooperating with the Far East Mage Association."

Provoked by Roland, Whitewing made a decision, and Nero Chaos and Anhans had no objections and tacitly agreed.

Then they took action.

One evening in mid-December, the weather was getting colder and colder.

The Grand Speaker of the Magic Association opened his eyes in a daze.

He felt as if he had been having a very long dream...

He was so tired that even opening his eyes was difficult.

Logically, he should have been able to fall asleep in no time, but for some reason, he woke up.

As his mind became clearer, memories of this period surged up like a tidal wave.

Then he was no longer sleepy.

His eyes widened as he recalled what he had been doing all this time!

Greed during the distribution of benefits caused the association to fall apart.

Going further back, they proposed a collaboration with Kurohime!?

Then...

His memory kept tracing back, eventually leading him to the time when he discovered the Far East Magic Association was up to something. He convened a meeting about it, and on his way to the meeting, he saw a shadow!

He was caught by that shadow!

Then the shadow seemed to merge into his body!

Then his consciousness went into darkness, and then it was like this!

Memories from this period kept surfacing in his mind in fragmented form, like a kaleidoscope that had been unfolded.

Then he watched these memories like a movie, shouting in his mind at the politicians in those memories.

Do not!

Don't believe him!