Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

"She knows exactly what she wants, and she is easily satisfied once she gets what she wants. She might be a little greedy, but never too greedy."

"Just like that choice we just made, even though White Yaksha was considering acting on both sides at the time, if she later discovered that interdimensional travel was more dangerous than she imagined, she would decisively abandon the core of the Little Garden and choose her companions."

"Although this choice is difficult for Shiroyasha, given her personality, she can figure out which side is more important to her and which side she can give up."

"This is the White Demon."

Roland paused here, giving Ryougi Shiki some time to think, and then continued to explain after she had some ideas.

"Then consider this matter again after you've thought about White Demon."

"When White Yaksha went to ask the Queen, because the Queen knew her well, she knew very well that since White Yaksha had made this choice, it meant that we had something White Yaksha needed, and it was easy to guess what White Yaksha needed."

"So after the Queen initially discovered that she hadn't lost to the White Yaksha, but to someone behind the White Yaksha—all subsequent conversations were based on this premise."

"If I were to ask her the same thing, the Queen wouldn't say a word. She's just that capricious. Even if I killed her, she would only laugh at me. It would be impossible for me to read her thoughts or memories. That would be a lose-lose situation, a classic result that no one is satisfied with."

"That way, the Queen's capriciousness will succeed."

"It was only with the presence of the White Yaksha that the subsequent dialogue became possible."

"So the Queen set up a trap."

“She knows that I have things that White Yaksha needs, and since her situation is similar to White Yaksha's, she will most likely need them too. At this point, she is no longer resistant to the deal. However, she lost to me in terms of power when her spirit was suppressed, so she will never admit defeat. This means that she will definitely try to get revenge in areas other than power.”

"That is, that multiple-choice question."

Hearing this, the two scriptures understood.

"So, at least in the Queen's eyes, you won by making this choice, which is why she cooperated and revealed the information after admitting defeat... I see!"

Ryougi Shiki finally sorted out the whole matter.

Then she looked at Roland beside her and frowned slightly.

Do you usually think about all these things when you talk?

Roland shrugged, turning his gaze away from the screen observing the imaginary space and looking at Ryougi Shiki. His face wore a complex smile that was both calm and somewhat helpless, and it was hard to tell whether it was tired or relaxed.

But when it came time for him to speak, this time he did not directly address Ryougi Shiki's question.

"There's nothing we can do; that's just how the game is."

…knife….

229. The Only Answer

Roland has obtained the information he wanted.

Roland learned from the Queen that one of the four groups of survivors of the Little Garden arranged by the Queen was White Yaksha, whose destination was the Type-Moon world; the second group was the Queen herself, whose destination was the Honkai world; and the third group was Azda Kahwa. Although this guy was a complete problem, the Little Garden was already on its last legs, so throwing Azda Kahwa into another world was a kind of alternative opportunity.

Black Rabbit and Leticia are a pair, and due to a deviation in their flight path, they have ended up in the world that Azdakha originally intended to visit.

Roland was also unaware of the situation regarding Black Rabbit and Leticia.

According to his intelligence, Azdaqah is already dead.

The world where those shadows lived was also gone, and the simulated star map that the world had transformed into was all on his body.

So if Black Rabbit and Leticia were also in the Shadow World, they should have died at that time.

But the Queen said that the world they lived in still existed.

She received feedback from the world fragments where Black Rabbit and Leticia were located, and obtained some information, but the world fragment where Azdakhaha was located did not provide any feedback.

that…

Has Azdakha also deviated from its course?

Roland was a little puzzled.

But you can't understand this kind of thing just by thinking about it, so after thinking about it, Roland decided to go and see the world where Black Rabbit and Leticia lived.

Let's see what kind of world that is.

Let's also see if they know what happened to Azdaqa.

...

"Alright, we've dealt with the guy who impersonated Cecilia. Now Cecilia's identity is back, and your identity as archbishop is back too. Our mission is pretty much over."

At the headquarters of Destiny, Roland looked at Otto, who had returned to the position of archbishop, and calmly told him about the current situation.

Otto was quite surprised by Roland's speed of action.

After all, he had only just begun to lay the groundwork.

For example, operating the Far East branch, awakening the dormant individual named Li Sushang from the Taixu Sect, and slightly nurturing Siegfried Kaslana, at least enabling him to self-destruct with the Heavenly Judgment...

He hadn't even started taking any real action when Roland suddenly returned and told him that everything was over.

Otto was no stranger to this feeling of being a supporting actor or an extra, but he hadn't experienced it in a long time.

"Is it almost over?"

When Otto heard Roland say that, he immediately grasped the key words.

Roland nodded readily.

"Yes, it's not completely over—for Cecilia, she's done most of what she wanted to do."

"She just wanted to come back to check on things here, say hello to acquaintances, and ask me to fix the collapse of this world and deal with the guy who took her place."

"But I have an additional purpose in saying this."

The Honkai Impact has been resolved!?

Roland's statement that he had additional objectives was not Otto's primary concern.

"Wait, Mr. Roland... let's take it slow. You just said... the Honkai is gone?"

"Correct."

Cecilia didn't reveal that Roland could control the Honkai; she only said that the previous civilization eventually resolved the Honkai.

Roland, on the other hand, did not have this concern.

“We had experience dealing with Honkai before, and in the end we won and gained the reward of defeating Honkai—that is, I completely controlled Honkai energy and eliminated the Herrscher of the End who wanted to destroy civilization.”

"You can think of me as the new Herrscher of the End, or you can think of me as the so-called Honkai Will, or you can think of me as a god who will be born after the Honkai is resolved. In short, after I came to this world, the disaster called Honkai that you fought against was resolved by me. Honkai energy will no longer harm humanity, and Honkai Beasts and Herrschers will no longer appear."

"It's that simple."

Roland kept his eyes on Otto while he was saying these words.

Although Otto was very shrewd, Roland could still see a complex look flash across the depths of Otto's eyes for a fleeting moment after learning the news.

From the perspective of the Archbishop of Schicksal, and from the perspective of humanity, he was extremely happy that the threat of Honkai no longer existed. Opening a bottle of champagne on the spot and letting the Valkyries celebrate for a few days would be a very small reaction.

but…

If you put yourself in Otto's position, or... the position of the great inventor, then this becomes a bit complicated!

He has his own expectations for Honkai!

What ordinary methods cannot achieve, Honkai might be able to do!

Otto understood that what he wanted was not simply to resurrect the original saintess, but to change his past mistakes.

But... in his heart, there was still a tiny, yet incredibly stubborn, obsession with the resurrection of the Holy Maiden!

It's said that many emotions fade with time, and some even say this feeling is like decay, like wear and tear...

But truly important emotions also become heavier and more stubborn as time goes by!

But now the Honkai Impact is gone...

What Otto couldn't do, the obsession he couldn't resolve...

I'm stuck!

This made Otto extremely upset and his emotions incredibly complex.

Roland noticed this, so he smiled.

I pretended not to see it and just continued talking.

"Then it's my business... Otto, this also concerns you, and only you can help."

Upon hearing Roland's words, Otto's eyes lit up again.

He wasn't afraid that Roland might need his help.

He was afraid that Roland would maintain his previous attitude, that he had never looked down on them from the beginning, and that he would simply leave after the matter was completed.

If that's the case, then his request will truly be blocked.

If Roland has any needs, didn't he himself say that he could be regarded as the will of Honkai, as a god?

Then he will surely be able to realize his wish!

"My friend, if you need it, destiny... no, the whole world will be your help!"

Otto responded.

Roland had already guessed that Otto would say this, so he met Otto's gaze and slowly continued speaking.