Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

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But just as she was agonizing over this, the dream began at night. She was lying in bed when Roland came over...

"Hey, no way... don't come any closer!"

Although there had been similar events before, they were only briefly mentioned and skipped over. Mordred only had some thoughts about the result, but she didn't experience it, so naturally she couldn't have any feelings about it.

But it’s different now!

There are no more skips now, it's all real experience!

So Mordred's eyes widened, and she completely immersed herself in the incredibly fulfilling life her father had been living lately!

.....mouth..

179. Artoria: I have no secrets I'm afraid of being seen!

"I'm going to talk to Mordred."

After figuring out her relationship with Mordred through her dreams, Artoria made this decision.

Roland naturally supported her decision.

So after taking her to take a shower, tidying her up, and having breakfast, the two of them headed towards Mordred's room.

"How's Mordred doing?"

Artoria arrived at the door and immediately asked Bazett and Melly a question.

"It's nothing serious. She's already in a deep sleep, and because she's a Heroic Spirit, she'll only feel like she had a very long dream when she wakes up—should we wake her up now?"

Bazett, being a non-professional, remained silent, while Melie answered Artoria's question.

"Um..."

When Artoria heard what Mel said, she silently agreed.

"It's time for me to have a serious talk with Mordred... I should wake her up."

Hearing Artoria say that, Meli pushed open the door and asked, "Are you mentally prepared?"

"Ok!"

Artoria responded again, this time with great determination and a serious expression.

When Mary heard her say that, she secretly glanced at Roland and confirmed that Roland, who had been silent since the beginning, had nodded. Then she led Artoria into the house and began to wake Mordred.

During this process, Meli spoke to Artoria again.

"It seems you figured something out in your dream, but since your dreams and hers are interconnected, you saw things from her perspective, and she probably saw things from yours as well..."

As she spoke, Melie completed the awakening spell and then silently waited for Mordred to wake up.

"...Although it seems you understand her, she might not understand you after seeing things from your perspective, and might even know some of your secrets. Are you prepared for that?"

This time, Artoria nodded very readily.

She is very open and honest.

"It doesn't matter if she can't understand me, as long as I can understand her, then I will change."

Artoria has a habit of looking for problems within herself, while in other aspects...

"As for Mordred seeing my secrets—it doesn't matter!"

Artoria reflected on her life.

She is not without secrets.

But her secret is nothing more than that she has been trying to play the role of the chosen one ever since she pulled out that sword, nothing more.

This was something she couldn't easily let others know while she was queen, because Britain at that time needed a chosen king, not a liar, an actor, or a clown.

The public would be unsettled if they learned the truth, so it must be kept secret.

And now Britain is gone.

Therefore, Artoria is not afraid of Mordred finding out about this.

With that problem resolved, Artoria believed she hadn't done anything she was afraid others would find out!

Her life was so open and honest!

When Melie saw Artoria like this, she didn't say anything.

Meanwhile, Mordred's breathing had completely calmed down, and then her face slowly showed an expression, and she even opened her eyes!

Mordred is awake!

Bazett and Melie, who had noticed this, were both looking at Mordred and Artoria, waiting for their conversation after the dream exchange.

but...

Mordred was not in good condition at the moment.

When she woke up, her face was a little flushed, and then saliva was dribbling out of her unconsciously open mouth.

Most importantly, her eyes were fully open... at this moment, they looked like those of a dead fish, with the whites of her eyes rolled back...

Even someone as inexperienced as Bazett could see what Mordred's current terrible state meant, so she was a little embarrassed for a moment. Meanwhile, Melly looked at Artoria, whose face turned red instantly, as if she had realized something, and her expression became playful.

"Oh dear, it seems your dream had a very strong impact on Mordred."

As she spoke, Meli deliberately looked Artoria up and down with her eyes.

"However, it seems you don't have a similar situation. Compared to Mordred, you're definitely more capable~"

Hearing what Mel said, Artoria's face turned even redder, and the ahoge on her head began to wag like a dog's tail.

Roland, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke up.

"Let me clarify, it's not like that. Mordred's reaction was very strong, and Artoria's reaction wasn't much better than Mordred's..."

He was only halfway through his sentence when Artoria lightly punched his arm with her fist. Although the force was weak, this slight resistance made Roland smile and shut up.

Seeing the smile on Roland's face, Mary pondered for a moment and understood Roland's plan.

The dream exchange—this was probably the warm-up he'd been talking about for Artoria—but it seems the result he really wanted wasn't the reconciliation between Artoria and Mordred, but rather this scene?

Meili realized what was happening.

Roland is different from her.

She's a fun-loving person; she wants to see more interesting things, more dazzling character arcs, and more brilliant heroic colors... But what Roland seems to want is for Artoria to live more freely and easily.

Once Meili realized this, she understood.

When Artoria previously presented herself as queen, she was diligently playing the role of the chosen one...

After that, Artoria stopped playing the role of the Chosen One and became Roland's subordinate.

Then Roland probably discovered that Artoria, this somewhat stubborn girl, had started to play the role of his subordinate. He felt that although she seemed to have been saved, she had actually gotten herself into trouble again, which was not much different from when she played the role of the king. So he made some plans.

Now, the series of events that have happened to Artoria has caused her to break down her facade. She instinctively punched Roland, even if it was just a light punch. But this was a choice made by someone named Artoria, not something that the Chosen King or Roland's subordinate should do...

Having analyzed the situation to this point, Mei Li felt that she was beginning to understand Roland.

But when she looked at Roland with these thoughts in mind, she found that Roland was looking at her with a half-smile.

This immediately made Mary lose confidence again.

Although my deduction was reasonable, did I really understand Roland?

The headquarters of the Thousand World Tree.

Sieg stood on the high place, looking down at the group of heroic spirits below.

Semiramis, Karna, Achilles, Atalanta, Siegfried, Astolfo, Vlad III, Frankenstein, Chiron, Avisbro – except for Mordred, Jack, Shakespeare (who has already left the stage), and Spartacus (who was forcibly removed during Sieg's campaign against the Yggdrasil), all the Heroic Spirits from both sides are currently here.

Some time ago, Sieg first approached the Red Faction Heroic Spirits who were somewhat lost because of the death of Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, and then joined forces with them to defeat Yggdrasil, and imprisoned or eliminated the Masters of Yggdrasil.

Today, Qi 5.4 has finally gathered these Heroic Spirits together, and can now target the place he obtained from the Yggdrasil—the final destination of the Greater Grail, which is Einzbernburg!

However, unlike the Holy Grail War that was planned to take place in Romania, this time the distance involved is much greater, so the first thing Sieg needs to do before that is...

"Right now, the Greater Grail is what sustains Semiramis and the others' magical energy. That's why they have such abundant magical energy even without their Masters, and they can perform better without worrying about their Masters' magical energy... And next, our target is the location of the Greater Grail. Einzbern is too far away from where we are now."

"And if I'm going to launch an expedition, then the first thing I need to do is..."

At this point, Sieg's gaze also fell upon the Black Faction's Heroic Spirits.

"...to connect you to Semiramis's mana source, the Greater Grail, and completely solve the mana supply problem."

....

180. The Only Enemy

Mordred didn't fully wake up until the next morning. As soon as she went out, she saw that Artoria next door had also opened her door, and Roland followed her out.

Seeing this, and noticing that Artoria showed no sign of fatigue on her face, Mordred clearly realized the gap between herself and her father.

To be honest, she didn't know how long she had been lying there in a daze, but she was still a little disoriented!

Looking at her father, he also seemed to have just gotten up in the morning—yet she was completely unharmed!

So powerful!