Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

That's what Roland thought, but he didn't say it so directly when he got to the point.

"Leaving aside Rin's acting skills, I can at least spot quite a few flaws in yours..."

Roland didn't think Rin's acting was worse than Ishtar's. After all, although Rin seemed like a tsundere loser, that was just a facade. In reality, she was ruthless and never suffered a loss.

On the contrary, Ishtar's acting was a bit exaggerated and lacked detail... so he didn't intend to let Ishtar continue to humiliate herself.

"...Alright, let's end this topic. The others are still waiting outside. Now, tell me what you wanted to talk to me about."

Hearing Roland say that, Ishtar finally smiled.

"It's nothing major, it's just... during the previous communication, you were with Artoria, right? Or rather, you were together all night, right...?"

As she said this, Ishtar straddled Roland, wrapped her arms around his neck, and licked her lips.

"I thought you were only focused on Medea, which made it difficult to interfere—but if you have other ideas, Artoria is fine, but I'm not~"

As Ishtar spoke, she moved closer, until she was almost pressed against Roland, speaking right up to his ear.

Roland smiled when he heard Ishtar say that.

“Okay, of course—but it’s not wrong for you to say that my heart is only with Medea. Hyakko and Artoria think that’s fine too, what about you?”

Seeing Roland's expression, Ishtar blushed slightly.

However, the biggest difference between her and Rin Tohsaka is that she is very willful as a goddess.

She knows exactly what she wants, and then she goes straight for her goal without being influenced by anything else—this is a common trait of goddesses, and it's also the core reason why some heroes feel cursed when they're targeted by a goddess.

They tend to overdo things.

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Even if you fracture your pelvis, they might not stop easily!

So even though she was a little embarrassed because it was her first time, Ishtar wouldn't back down.

She didn't intend to answer Roland's question, but 943 planned to show Roland her answer directly through her actions.

So she moved to a different position and moved directly toward Roland.

But at that moment, Ishtar suddenly found herself back in her sea of ​​consciousness!

This situation clearly startled her.

Even though Ishtar was hiding in her sea of ​​consciousness, she could still sense what was happening outside. So she watched as she continued to act, her face turning even redder and she became less proactive than before. But under Roland's initiative, she directly went along with him!

At this point, Ishtar knew exactly what had happened!

In her understanding

There's only one thing here that can forcibly pull her back to her sea of ​​consciousness, leaving her here watching helplessly without being able to do anything!

That is his own god, Rin!

OK!

You just acted like a loser to fool me, and then when I took the initiative, even at the very last step, you just switched to someone else?!

I...!

Ishtar frequently surfs the internet, so the words she learned online kept echoing in Rin's mind.

But would Rin care?

Just like Roland's view of her, the arrogant and submissive attitude is just a facade; she's actually quite ruthless!

so...

Thank you, Ishtar.

But your turn is over, now... it's my time!

....

156. They were all waiting for an opportunity.

"Ready?"

When the door of the shuttle device reopened, Artoria and the others gathered around.

"Okay, ready."

Roland stepped out of the shuttle device.

"Previously, the barrier was somewhat unstable. After overpressure, due to gaps in the barrier, the temperature control system would malfunction, and water might leak due to temperature. Now, this problem is gone."

"Just use the cleaning magic to tidy it up, and then we can set off."

Hearing Roland say that, Bazette and Yuzhu nodded; they hadn't thought about anything else from the beginning.

Artoria insisted that she was Roland's blade, so she would not doubt anything Roland said, which made Roland, who had come to look over, sigh inwardly.

Although he hadn't expected such a mild stimulus to resolve Artoria's inner conflict, Artoria showed no reaction whatsoever, not even a hint of suspicion, which made Roland realize that her inner conflict was rather troublesome.

This is a level where we have to take drastic measures.

Roland was explaining the shuttle device to them while also thinking about these things.

Ilya approached as soon as the shuttle device's door opened, bypassing Roland and looking directly at Rin Tohsaka, who had come out with Roland.

At that moment, Rin Tohsaka was tidying her clothes, and her face flushed slightly. This made Illya raise an eyebrow, move closer to her, and speak to her in a low voice.

"Rin, your face is very red..."

Hearing Illya's soft voice, Rin Tohsaka's heart tightened, but her face showed no sign of unease. She didn't even try to hide her blush and instead reached out to fan herself.

"Yes, the temperature system is malfunctioning. The repairs were quite complicated. I am a bit hot."

As she spoke, Rin Tohsaka shook her head slightly.

"There's nothing I can do about it. After all, even if I've achieved enlightenment, I'm still very different from people like you, Orange, and Roland—at least in terms of physical abilities, I haven't even advanced many levels on the advancement ladder. I'm still at the human level, which is completely incomparable to you guys."

Rin's performance left Ishtar, who was still in her mental state, dumbfounded and furious.

It was only then that she realized that Rin Tohsaka... was indeed a much better actress than her!

She's been playing herself all along!

Rin Tohsaka's acting was flawless.

But Ilya looked at her with a meaningful gaze, then smiled and nodded.

"So this is ah."

Illya didn't say anything, but Rin Tohsaka clearly realized—she must have already guessed something!

Rin Tohsaka could glean something from Illya's reaction without even needing to test her, and Illya probably deduced it in the same way.

After all, there's Rin Tohsaka, Illya, and Touko Aozaki.

At least the three of them have a tacit understanding on some things.

Roland's focus was entirely on Medea, which was no secret among the members of the divine group. However, given the opportunity, all three of them would make a move, and they all knew that the other two were in the same boat.

After all, they are different from people like Bazett, Aozaki Aoko, and Arisu.

Bazett would sometimes talk the talk, but in reality, she was incredibly simple-minded and, after experiencing World War V, she no longer had any expectations.

Aozaki Aoko... all I can say is that her brain is even simpler than Bazett's. You can't have too high expectations of someone who can occasionally argue fiercely with the increasingly husky-like Beo the Golden Wolf, and even be driven to run away from home by Beo.

Yuzhu must have thought about similar questions—but she is a witch, and she has always wanted the witch's lineage to end with her generation. She has also always felt that the witch's lineage is a curse, so she has no intention of competing for anything.

But they are different.

Although Sakura is also a member of the Tohsaka family, where Rin Tohsaka belongs, Sakura is now a member of the Edelfelt family. Therefore, Rin Tohsaka, as the only remaining member of the Tohsaka family, must consider the issue of family continuity.

Even though she joined the group of gods and became immortal, her human values ​​still made her subconsciously think about this matter.

Considering family succession, the best choice is Roland.

Roland's talent in magic is unprecedented!

In addition, Rin Tohsaka and Ishtar share the same body. Although Rin Tohsaka is sometimes ruthless, she would not choose someone that Ishtar could not accept to continue the family line.

So Roland, whom neither of them dislikes, accepts, or even thinks is good, is practically their only choice.

Aozaki Touko is similar.

She had a stronger sense of the concept of immortality than Rin Tohsaka, but she was still deeply moved after learning about Roland's magical talent!

In Rin Tohsaka's opinion, Illya should look like this too.

After all, she knew that Ilya was not a directly born android, but was born by Irisviel—strictly speaking, Ilya should also have the idea of ​​continuing this behavior.

But in reality, Illya's ideas are indeed different from those of Rin Tohsaka and Touko Aozaki.

She doesn't have as many magicians' thought processes.

She didn't intend to make up any messy excuses.

She was honest; she simply loved Roland!

However, precisely because of her reasons, the opportunity she has to wait for is completely different from the opportunities that Rin Tohsaka and Touko Aozaki have to wait for.

And she was even more hesitant about it.