Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

"Before I reveal my purpose, Otto, let me first ask you a simple question, just for the sake of it."

"If you could go back to the day you made your mistake, make amends, and allow the saintess to live, but in exchange, you would have to give up something of your own..."

Otto had been waiting elegantly for Roland to speak, but when he heard Roland's question, he couldn't help but speak first, interrupting Roland's question.

"I'll change!"

"If you can undo my mistakes and allow me a little selfishness, I'll give you my life, my soul, or anything else!"

"You can take anything I have. As for anything I don't have, as long as you explain, I will try to find a way to get it!"

Without the slightest hesitation.

It's as if Roland had already stated that the question was symbolic before asking it, and that the answer was simple.

This is Otto's answer.

That's the only answer he would give!

......

230. Before the Rainstorm

In Möbius's laboratory, Roland sat on the sofa watching Möbius eat instant noodles in front of the research table.

At this moment, Mebius did not shrink into a child's form due to the fusion warrior's abilities. She still possessed an astonishing figure that even the researcher's white robe could not conceal, but she herself did not care about such things at all. When eating instant noodles, she squatted on the chair, pressing all her weight against the chair back, completely disregarding her so-called image.

"Is everything arranged?"

While slurping his noodles, Möbius asked Roland a question.

Roland looked at her with a somewhat helpless expression, but he didn't say anything to her, only nodding slightly.

"It's not exactly an arrangement. After all, Otto already had a similar plan, but because he didn't have access to enough information, his plan wasn't as detailed as it is now. I just gave him a little hint and a push, and then he went down this path on his own."

Roland and Otto's conversation has ended.

He came to Möbius to inform him of this matter. 17 "Otto will attack the Imaginary Tree—he originally had quite complicated preparations for this, but with what I gave him, he no longer needs to arrange those complicated steps. As soon as he is ready, he will start to act immediately."

"However, in reality there's nothing particularly troublesome about the preparations. So he's probably just going to make arrangements for his affairs after his death, so that his granddaughter, Theresa, can take over the position of archbishop more smoothly. That's all."

As Roland recounted these events, Möbius stopped slurping his noodles and began to ponder with a furrowed brow.

"So you specifically asked me to come along, just so I could witness him attempt to reach the Imaginary Tree?"

Roland had specifically spoken to Möbius about this before he came over.

Because it was Roland who said this, Mebius came over directly.

Otherwise, she wouldn't want to come.

After all, the actual situation here was not beyond her expectations. After arriving, she went into the laboratory and completed a few projects that she had completed before, but did nothing else.

In Möbius's view, such a task was a complete waste of time.

But now that Roland has brought this up, Mebius is wondering why Roland did it.

"Are you trying to show me how vulnerable humans are?"

Möbius could already foresee the outcome of Otto's attempt to attack the Imaginary Tree.

That means whatever Otto's goal is, he is destined to fail!

Möbius adhered to theories that promoted human evolution.

Therefore, she understands better than anyone how fragile and ugly human life truly is.

This is the real reason why evolution is necessary.

Even without the help of the gods, there is a high probability of failure in the battle against the Honkai, let alone directly attacking the Imaginary Tree.

Otto's current behavior is nothing short of suicide!

If Roland were to do this, there would be a chance of success.

That's what Möbius thought.

It's not surprising that Roland would have such thoughts about Mebius.

Because if Mebius doesn't think that way... then there's no point in bringing her along this time.

"Do not."

"When the time comes, you can just come with me and be a good spectator."

"You'll see."

"Human fragility, human prejudice, human arrogance... and most importantly, the most selfish request a person can make."

"That will be the pinnacle of human potential, and also... the moment of ascension to godhood."

...

Otto was making his final arrangements.

After Roland finished speaking with Möbius about this, he left her to ponder deeply in the research institute while he quietly left.

He has other things to do.

"How are your preparations going, you two?"

In the Queen's world fragment, both the White Demon and the Queen are here, and Roland has also arrived.

"The two of us? It would probably be more efficient if she weren't here."

While dealing with her own affairs, the Queen uttered a sarcastic remark to the White Demon without turning her head.

White Demon looked displeased, but unfortunately, she couldn't help at all with the preparations, so she just pursed her lips and said nothing.

Seeing the two of them like this, Roland laughed.

"You two are still the same as ever... But seeing that you can still maintain this atmosphere means that the preparations must be going quite smoothly, right?"

"Ah."

The Queen gave an affirmative response.

After she admitted that she had indeed lost to Roland, she took her preparations for the matter very seriously, and she stopped being willful. Her attitude towards Roland also changed from initial wariness to now treating him as an equal.

He would even occasionally tease the White Demon with Roland.

Let's assume we're acknowledging the current situation.

"Based on the normal flow of time in this world, in about six months, this fragment of my world will be able to travel between dimensions again."

At this point, the Queen turned her gaze to Roland.

"So you really won't consider the core of the sandbox garden?"

“My preparations include arranging flight routes. I haven’t dealt with that yet. Once I’ve arranged the flight routes, there won’t be any chance for you to back out.”

Upon hearing the Queen's words, White Yaksha also turned his gaze over, while Roland shook his head slightly, his eyes unwavering.

“There’s nothing to hesitate about. No matter how precious the Miniature Garden Core is, it’s still just a tool. I have the Void Realm, and I’ll be arranging to absorb large world fragments later. Once I’ve recorded more worlds and the Void Realm is larger, we can create our own Miniature Garden Core sooner or later if needed.”

"The things we make ourselves might not be as good as the original core of the Little Garden at first due to issues like immature technology, but because we make them ourselves and can improve them little by little as the virtual world changes, they are the cores that best fit the virtual world."

"On the other hand, what about Black Rabbit and Leticia that you mentioned before... even if they're gone, can they be remade?"

Roland's answer made the Queen's lips curl into a slight smile.

Her already more noble face, surpassing even that of a god, was enhanced by a crescent moon, like pure white moonlight. As she smiled, her eyelashes trembled like bent bird wings, a beautiful sight indeed.

"That's not necessarily true~"

The Queen simply said this, but she didn't ask any more questions like that.

Because she already knew that Roland had made a decision and did not regret it, and that was enough.

That's how she saw it, while Roland, after learning the time needed for the Queen's preparations, rearranged his subsequent plans.

The mission to rescue Black Rabbit and Leticia will not be able to depart for another six months, but Otto's mission can begin during that time.

Ok…

It seems I need to urge Chaldea to hurry up.

After Otto's affairs are settled, it will be time to take Artoria to Britain.

......

231. Thus said Apocalypse

"Everything is arranged?"

Roland stood in the underground station where the second Divine Key, Thousand Worlds, was stored, watching Otto slowly walk over, and only spoke when Otto reached him.

“If I were to carry out this plan in the first place, I would at least take away a formidable Herrscher, or I would leave only after I was certain that most of the Herrschers had been defeated… But I would not face the End. This is my selfishness, and it is also my expectation of Theresa.”

"But now that you've resolved the Honkai, I don't need to say goodbye to many things, so..."

At this point, Otto paused for a moment, but quickly regained his smile.

"...That's enough."