Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

Roland then received two lottery chances from Altrouge and Fou.

.....let..

44. Gaia's Differential Treatment

After the contract was made, there were no special changes in Fou, but there were quite obvious changes in Altruchi.

The moment someone becomes a member of the Gods, unless Roland intervenes, they begin to enjoy all sorts of benefits and privileges, which is why Altruchi's injuries began to heal.

The wound, which had been fixed in the concept, was directly removed, and then a dark red light emanated from Altrucci's body.

In the blink of an eye, she transformed from a little girl into a young woman.

Long black hair, blood-red eyes that shone brightly, and a long, jet-black dress that draped her body, making her look exceptionally light.

"It's back to normal..."

With her hands clenched in this way, a crimson light began to rise from her body once more. In this state, even the sunlight outside the window seemed to be tinged with blood, as if the sun itself were about to sink into darkness.

However, this phenomenon came quickly and went quickly.

Despite possessing three transformations, Altruchi ultimately stopped before transforming into her strongest form.

Seeing this, the two knights standing behind Altrouge became somewhat nervous, and Fou looked at her and asked directly.

"Has it not fully recovered?"

When Fou asked that question, Altrouge shook her head.

"No... I've recovered completely, or rather, I've recovered too completely. My current state isn't like before I was injured, but rather like my peak... which is when the moon that hangs eternally in the sky hadn't yet fallen, and the True Ancestors hadn't yet perished on a large scale."

At that time, Zhu Yue had not yet brought down the hanging moon, and Zelrich had not yet completely defeated it.

The Eltrauge that was created at the time was ultimately deemed a failure.

That period was when she was truly at her strongest.

After Zhu Yue disappeared, Altrouge lost her connection with Zhu Yue, and a significant portion of her power was restricted, which is how she became the Black Princess later on.

This time, Roland's treatment not only healed the wounds Arcueid left on her, but also released the original restrictions on the power within her!

This was an unexpected and delightful surprise for Altrouge.

"Don't worry, I'm recovering very well... It's just that I haven't felt so much energy in so many years, so I couldn't control it a little for a moment. I'll be fine after a while."

Hearing what Eltrauge said, the two knights were finally relieved.

Roland knew there wouldn't be any problems.

So after Eltrudge explained her situation, he asked Vanfem to arrange temporary accommodations for Eltrudge and the others.

After all, it would take Eltrauge some time to adapt to her full power, and Roland also planned to wait before making a move against the White Winged Duke.

"Roland, although this could have been a deal, I still want to thank you..."

When she reached the door, Eltrauge stopped.

"So you have that divine group communication, right? If anything happens, you can call me anytime—after all, it's part of the deal, right?"

Roland did not give a direct answer to Eltrauge's words.

"As part of the deal, I will help you deal with the White Winged Duke."

"During this time, you should first adapt to your power, and then don't go back to Europe for the time being. I still need to make some preparations here. After all, you should know that if you return to Europe at your peak, the Dead Apostle War will break out without any surprises."

Eltrauge nodded.

"I know, so call me when the time comes."

After leaving behind those words, Altrouge, along with the two knights and Fou, left with Vanfem.

Roland, meanwhile, was sitting in his office, stretching, and opening the [God Group System] page.

Two chances to win! Let's draw!

As Roland thought this, the lottery chances he received from Altrouge and Fou were directly converted into rewards.

Congratulations on obtaining the skill "Shadow Crown"!

Congratulations! You have obtained the skill Gaia's Blessing (EX)

The first one was drawn from Eltruzzi, and the second one was drawn from Fou.

There's not much to say about the Shadow Crown skill; it's just another component of the Shadow skill set.

Roland can cast Shadow Crown on his own shadow monster unit once. The shadow monster crowned with Shadow Crown not only gains enhanced attributes, but also provides bonuses to other shadow monster units around it.

When combined with shadow fusion, it provides a boost to Roland himself, and all other shadow monsters are also boosted. All of these amplifications are then applied to Roland.

It's a rather simple, but also quite good, ability.

Roland thought for a moment, then gave the Shadow Crown to the Shadow Puppet that had already condensed a divine body.

After that, even after Roland condensed a body, the shadow puppet that looked like a shadow monster had a crooked crown on its head.

Roland incorporated it into himself, and the crown would appear on his head—which he could hide if he didn't like it.

When translated to the Shadow Dragon's head, it means that a horned crown is attached to the top of the Shadow Dragon's head.

Then Roland turned his attention to the highlight of the lottery—Gaia's Blessing (EX).

This skill is not an active skill, but a passive skill like the previously drawn Battle Continuation (A), Military Strategy (B), and Individual Manifestation (EX).

After acquiring this skill, Roland could clearly feel that his affinity with the ground beneath his feet had increased.

He could even clearly sense the presence of the plants growing on the earth and hear their sounds.

And a continuous stream of power flowed back into him from the earth, giving him a feeling that his physical strength and magical power were inexhaustible!

The description of this skill states that units possessing this skill are protected by the will of the planet.

The planet will grant power, intelligence, and protection.

However, the introduction also states that although the planet does not dislike humans, the planet's love and the human's love are two completely different concepts. Therefore, if the planet does not cooperate, even if the blessing is of the EX level, it will not have a direct effect and will basically only represent the status.

This part is written in great detail, even describing what the planets would look like if they didn't cooperate, and what they would look like if they did cooperate.

but...

Roland, reflecting on his current state, felt that even the planetary coordination described in the introduction paled in comparison to his own.

To use an analogy, imagine the planet's cooperation with your situation, as described in the introduction, as you borrowing money from the planet, signing a contract specifying when you'll repay it, and the planet reluctantly lending you the money.

Roland's situation is this: he didn't borrow money from the planet at all, but the planet insisted on giving him the money, and then the planet even signed a contract clearly stating that it was voluntary, Roland wouldn't have to repay the money, and it's even possible that when the planet dies, it will specify in its will that Roland should inherit its estate...

That's how big the difference is.

Roland himself didn't know why this was happening.

but...

Since the outcome is good for now, let's leave it at that for now and see how things go.

Roland was marveling at how Gaia had taken such good care of him and given him so much.

After being settled into her lodgings under the guidance of Vanfem, Fufu lay on the open ground next to Altrouge, reflecting on the day's events and wondering how she would repay Gaia's money.

It was only today that it was finally confirmed.

Because actually, it's not just Altruchi who has a problem; Fou also has a problem.

It was probably before it met Altruchi, shortly after it jumped out of the almost infinite loop of the fault space, that it felt its power constantly waning.

It spent a long time confirming this before guessing that perhaps Gaia's blessing was starting to go wrong, that Gaia was no longer prepared to give it power, and that it was preparing to repay the money and return the power, just as written in the contract it signed when it first received the blessing.

However, it has never been able to be certain.

Because it has never encountered another being blessed by Gaia.

Only Arcueid was someone Fou could sense a trace of Gaia's presence from.

In addition, when Merlin threw it out of the tower, it fell for an unknown amount of time in the constantly looping fault space. It's hard to say whether something might have happened to it during that time...

But what happened before extinguished even the last bit of hope it had.

Because Altrouge's recovery effect is very good, but it shows no signs of recovery at all!

This shows that this incident was so rare that it wasn't Merlin's fault at all!

It really is a problem with Gaia's blessing...

Moreover, the contract was signed vaguely back then, so it doesn't know how much power Gaia will take from it before it's done.

In recent years, it has become increasingly weak, to the point that even when it was in Europe, it struggled and suffered setbacks against the so-called elite Dead Apostles and Nero Chaos.

Eh!

Thinking of this, Fufu sighed.

It's not sure when this situation will end, but if it weakens any further, it might start to shrink, and then it might not be able to help Eltrucci anymore.

If it were completely drained, then there's nothing more to say.

Fufu is not unable to accept death.

But if possible, it would like to help Eltrauge defeat the enemy before it dies.