Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

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Those who insisted on staying were seated in the reception area, and the little girl complained with a dissatisfied look on her face.

"It's alright, they're just unwilling to give up because they didn't achieve their goal."

Eden sat on the sofa, holding an old bard's lyre in her hand, and gently plucked the strings with her long, slender fingers.

The wind blew through the green plants, through the white curtains, and finally reached Eden, causing her hair to sway gently and filling the room with her goddess-like radiance under the sunlight.

Unfortunately, the only audience member here was a little girl.

Even with just the two of them, even without lights, even without a stage, Eden is still the brightest star of this era.

The little girl had known Eden for a long time, but even so, she would sometimes be captivated by Eden's brilliance.

"So we're just going to leave them like this? When Roland arrives, these guys will definitely say some more nasty things and insist that Roland play for them."

To cover her dazed expression, the little girl began to change the subject, and there were still some things she hadn't said because of Roland's behavior the night before.

So these guys have ill intentions, but isn't Roland really one of them?

After all, she knew better than the guys in the reception room what value the score Eden had in mind was. They all thought Roland was too young to have written such a score on his own, and the little girl would think the same way even more.

But she didn't say it.

But when Eden looked over, she could more or less see what the little girl was thinking, so she picked up Roland's sheet music from the coffee table and smiled slowly.

"Don't worry, Roland is different from them."

“I can tell that this score has many rhythms, just like the scores they presented. I can tell at a glance that it was written by more than one master.”

"But unlike them, I can recognize which famous musicians' voices are in their scores."

"But the sounds in Roland's score are ones I've never heard before... This world changes very quickly, but it's impossible for so many famous musicians I've never heard of to suddenly appear."

"In addition, in Roland's score, the different rhythms are not the main part; the real main part is indeed just one sound."

"His score is like this voice conducting other voices in an ensemble, and every part of this ensemble is perfect, so perfect that even I can only offer a few minor comments on details as if deliberately nitpicking, and I can't say anything more."

"So Roland, who wrote this score, must be a very talented and skilled musician. Plus, you know what happened last night, so Roland can be trusted."

Upon hearing Eden's assessment, the little girl nodded.

"When Roland arrives, should we have him sing?"

"Do not..."

Eden shook her head. Even though she had been smiling when facing those guys just now, her expression was very serious now.

"That's not a decision we should make."

"The trouble came because of me, so I have no right to shift the blame onto Roland."

"Moreover—although I would also like to hear Roland sing, an excellent lyricist and composer is not necessarily an excellent performer or singer."

"So let's wait for Roland to arrive. If Roland is willing to sing, we should thank him, remember his kindness, and even offer him compensation. But we must never ignore his wishes before that, or complain or grumble after he refuses."

Hearing Eden say that, the little girl nodded.

"That's true. Well then, let's wait for Roland to arrive before making any decisions."

"Hmm... Don't forget to entertain the people in the conference room either. Since they're sitting in the meeting room, they're guests too, so treat them to the highest standards. They're all very busy and can't stay here for long, so even if they don't get to hear Roland sing, they'll probably want to leave once the time is up or they've calmed down."

"okay, I get it!"

It must be said that Eden, which claims that no one can hate, does indeed have a clear and tactful way of handling problems.

At least after Roland arrived at Eden's courtyard and heard the little girl recount the events, he showed no ill will towards Eden.

And what those guys wanted was a performance...

"No need to go to too much trouble. After all, I'm your assistant. It's my job to handle these kinds of issues. I get paid too, so singing is something I can do anytime."

Roland responded with a smile.

He had to admit that those guys were right; he and they were indeed the same kind of people.

But the difference in their levels is far greater than the distance between heaven and earth!

Playing, singing, writing lyrics, composing music... Roland has used magic to instill knowledge of both worlds into himself, and can even use special magic to make up for his shortcomings in this area when he needs inspiration.

Anything related to mystery or power was something Roland couldn't quickly master—because the more powerful something was, the more difficult it was to master.

However, since Sajō Aika can quickly learn these ordinary people's techniques, Hyōmō can quickly master them, and Ryougi Shiki can quickly grasp them, he naturally wouldn't be unable to do them either.

He just didn't bother to learn because Bai Mao usually handled all the trivial matters.

It's impossible to say that it directly surpasses Eden.

After all, Eden's musical skill had transcended mere technique; it could even be described as mystical.

With musical knowledge from two different worlds, different from this world, it's no problem to give Eden a bit of an otherworldly shock!

So Roland agreed immediately.

Seeing his decisive manner, the little girl's previous doubts were dispelled, while Eden looked at Roland with a hint of apology.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you."

As she said this, Roland could clearly feel that after he directly agreed to the matter, Eden and the little girl looked at him with the same eyes they would give him.

Clearly, through what happened last night and today, the two of them have completely accepted Roland.

Then the little girl went to arrange various matters.

After all, if you're going to sing, you need at least a stage, and even if Roland does the music himself, you still need to put some instruments on the stage.

After making all these preparations, she went to inform the people in the reception room.

Then they went with Roland to the stage and watched him walk onto it with malicious eyes.

Some of them just wanted to see Roland make a fool of himself, while others thought that even if Roland did have some skill later on, they would still question it.

Roland was fully aware of their thoughts.

But he didn't care.

Because there is no need for such malice to deliberately do anything.

Since they want to hear a concert, then let them have one.

Just as they said, using a performance to dispel all their malice is the most direct approach.

Even if some of them decide to make malicious comments later, Roland doesn't think he will fail.

If we ask why...

Because he is a magician, not a musician, it's that simple.

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99. Eden's Invitation

"Oh my, something that Miss Eden has chosen must be quite a performance."

"Yes, it will definitely be better than you can imagine."

"Keep going, let the performance speak for itself, and deny all doubts."

After Roland stepped onto the stage, the crowd below made these kinds of comments. They all sounded very positive, but in reality, each of them was trying their best to elevate Roland to an even higher position and then look forward to his disastrous fall.

However, Roland didn't care what they were saying at all. He just thought about the sheet music and then sat down at the piano.

Ultimately, the reason he took out the sheet music was because he thought music seemed quite interesting after listening to Eden's concert. So, in his spare time while planning to rescue Eden from the seventh Great Collapse and also recruit Anti-Entropy to be its spokesperson and publicity minister, he put some effort into music.

So his performance today was only for Eden.

Then

Please be quiet.

As Roland put his mind to it, the entire hall fell silent the moment his fingers pressed the first key.

The power called Domination, under his immense magical power, ignites the air and commands the world.

At that moment, everyone except Eden fell into a long, sleepless dream.

They would silently watch a perfect performance in their dreams.

The area has now been cleared.

After doing all this, Roland began to move his hands on the piano, and the piece began to enter its prelude. Then, Roland recalled the concert he had attended at 250 that had sparked his interest in music.

Eden's voice and image replayed in his mind at that moment.

Then the power at the center of his divine group blossomed, mimicking the analytical power that Ryougi Shiki obtained after condensing her divine essence.

Through this ability, which is as powerful as its name, the concert was quickly deconstructed, and the music of this world was also taken over by Roland in the blink of an eye, and merged with the music of the Type-Moon world and the Kill! world.

Then the prelude began, and Roland officially started this performance, which was performed only for one person.

Eden sat in the audience listening.

She discovered that the somewhat chaotic rhythms she found when reading the sheet music blended perfectly together in Roland's performance.

The music is like a small boat; the moment it starts playing, it invites you aboard, and then you sail on the lake at night toward a place you long for.

As the song began, the starry sky appeared.