Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

"We've finally arrived...in the parallel world!"

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158. Irisviel and Illya's Meeting

The situation for the Einzbern family has become increasingly dire since the Third Holy Grail War.

Firstly, during the Third Holy Grail War, the Einzbern Empire's operations in the Far East were completely destroyed, and even the Greater Grail was stolen by the Yggdrasil.

Secondly, Einzbern was constantly attacked and plundered by unknown forces after that, and always lost out in the confrontation with the Yggdrasil.

Finally, due to the proliferation of subspecies Holy Grail Wars worldwide, in which the Einzberns also participated, their power was significantly reduced.

Therefore, Einzbern became what it is today.

With limited manpower, they even failed to awaken the Lesser Grail created for the Holy Grail War, thus missing out on this crucial event.

Ahad was very dissatisfied with this.

But he didn't have any other options before.

After all, the decline of Einzbern is a fact; otherwise, the current predicament could have been easily resolved.

But now...

It seems like things are turning around!

“Mr. Roland, if I’m not mistaken, that Miss Ilya… no, Lady Ilya, she seems to be—”

Ahmad was so overjoyed by the discovery that his voice was trembling.

But Roland understood what he meant and smiled as he spoke to him.

“That’s right, we come from a parallel world, and Ilya is from our world, the head of the Einzbern family, and also... the Third Mage!”

"She fulfilled Einzbern's tragic wish."

At this point, Roland and the incredibly excited Ahad looked at each other and Roland stated his purpose directly.

"That's why we placed the descent location in Einzbern... So, Ahad, in the name of the Third Magician, I ask you, does Einzbern still remain loyal?"

Upon hearing Roland's words, although not directly in front of Ilya, Ilya had said before Roland entered the meeting room that Roland was their representative and leader, so Ahad knelt directly in front of Roland.

"Einzbern was originally the workshop of the Third Sorcerer, and we androids were originally the servants of the Third Sorcerer, so our answer has always been the same."

"That is to offer our loyalty to the great Third Mage!"

The backyard of Einzbernburg.

"It's definitely no problem to leave the negotiations to Roland. I haven't seen Roland suffer any losses in this area so far, so leaving the equipment here is about right."

Rin Tohsaka said this to Bazett and Arisu beside her.

"As for you two, if you want to reach the Root through the Greater Grail, do you want to participate in this Holy Grail War?"

Upon hearing Rin Tohsaka's question, both Bazett and Arisu shook their heads.

"No, Roland seems to have other plans for this matter, but at least so far he hasn't said he'll participate in the Holy Grail War, he's only said he's waiting for someone."

Bazett was also a little puzzled at this point.

"Although he said he was waiting, Roland actually sent Artoria out, saying he absolutely had to bring the other person over. But judging from Artoria's demeanor, it didn't seem like she was going to invite someone at all..."

“Bazette, the relationships between magicians can be quite complex sometimes—you can’t always rely on the mindset of someone who is designated to execute a seal. You should at least understand some of the unspoken agreements between magicians.”

Yuzhu spoke expressionlessly, then, seeing that Bazett didn't seem to be listening at all, she shook her head and looked at Rin Tohsaka.

"So that's how it is. Roland seems to be planning to wait until the other party arrives before making any further statements."

"They specifically sent Artoria to invite them over..."

Rin Tohsaka's expression was somewhat subtle.

She had previously observed the situation here through parallel worlds, so based on her understanding of Roland, Artoria was probably on her way to kidnap... cough cough, to invite the adjudicator of this Holy Grail War.

after all...

One of the many privileges of the Arbiter—the ability to use Command Seals twice on each Heroic Spirit—is something even Rin Tohsaka believes is the key to speedrunning this Holy Grail War.

Not to mention Roland.

Having gained some understanding of Roland's thoughts on this matter, Rin Tohsaka stopped asking about it.

It was enough for her to know that Roland already had a plan.

Because all she wanted to satisfy was her own curiosity.

She had no worries about whether Roland would win.

Because she had never seen Roland lose, nor did she believe that Roland would lose in such a place.

Compared to this, Rin Tohsaka is actually more worried about Illya.

Ilya isn't with Roland, nor is she here, and she certainly didn't go with Artoria to fetch someone—she should be in the underground workshop of Einzbern right now.

After all, the Holy Grail there is something that the Einzbern family here has not yet been able to awaken.

That is, Ilya's mother's parallel world individual.

Irisviel.

Einzbernburg, underground workshop.

Led by the homunculus maid, Ilya arrived here and saw Irisviel still in the incubation chamber.

She walked to the front of the culture chamber, touched the glass of the chamber with her hand, and looked somewhat deep in thought.

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She doesn't actually have many memories of Irisviel.

Because a few years after her birth, Irisviel went to participate in the Fourth Holy Grail War and never returned... However, compared to the many memories that are colorless, the memories of her mother make up a considerable proportion of Illya's total memories.

He can be said to be second only to Roland, who pulled himself out of the abyss.

Furthermore, Illya felt extremely guilty towards her mother, who had participated in the Holy Grail War for her sake and was determined to end everything in her generation so that she could live a free life.

so...

"Even if it could allow you in a parallel world to live a little more freely, that would be good."

As Ilya spoke, her magic shattered the cultivation chamber, and the power of the Third Law instantly permeated Irisviel's body, completely destroying the Lesser Grail parts within her!

When Roland was in the Honkai world, Ilya was always researching the Machine God with Medea and the others.

Therefore, Ilya's mastery of the Third Law had long since reached an extraordinary level, and she also possessed many rare resources needed to create Mech Gods.

In less than an hour, all the messy problems on Irisviel's body disappeared. She was no longer the Lesser Grail, but was transformed into a pseudo-mecha god by Ilya using the Third Law and the resources she carried!

This was something she had prepared after learning that she would be able to meet Irisviel.

Then Irisviel landed in front of her, and with Ilya's help, she fluttered her bird-wing-like eyelashes a few times.

Irisviel is waking up.

Although Ilya didn't show any reaction on her face when she realized this, she was actually a little flustered.

After all, the Irisviel in her arms was from a parallel universe... so Ilya didn't know how to face her.

To...become friends?

Or should I directly invite her to become my follower?

Just as Ilya's mind was in a state of confusion and wild thoughts, Irisviel opened her eyes and saw Ilya immediately. Then she blinked her still somewhat dazed eyes.

"I......"

Just as Ilya was at a loss for words, Irisviel's eyes gradually regained their luster. Then she hugged Ilya tightly and, while Ilya was still stiff and at a loss, called out a name that almost made her brain shut down.

"Mom~!"

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159. Sisters who can be each other's parents

"Mommy Ilya, what is this?!"

"...This is a special magic material."

"Oh~! And this one, Mama Ilya~!"

"...That's a technology product, a game console."

"That's it~!"

Ilya looked at Irisviel, who was happily examining the game console, and for a moment she didn't know how to treat her.

Ilya has grown up quite a bit since she became the Third Magician.

But now she's just a girl like Rin—although her figure has changed as she's grown up, and she always wears a single ponytail, she's still very youthful and energetic overall.

She is absolutely not the type of young mother with a child.

Not to mention Irisviel looks like she's probably in her twenties...