Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

Although Merlin was also standing on the stage at this moment, he seemed more like an audience member.

He watched with a smile as one knight and noble after another went up on stage, drew their swords, and then failed and left the stage, as if he were watching a cutscene he had seen countless times before.

These nobles and knights all thought Merlin was a fraud.

Even the nymphs of the lake often referred to Merlin as a liar.

Because Merlin was actually a fraud.

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Merlin, the liar, is capable of deception, but that doesn't mean he lacks ability.

So when he pulled out the sword in the stone, these nobles and knights wanted to pull it out... but they were dreaming!

Artoria was created by him and Uther to defeat the white dragon, and for this purpose, even Princess Morgan was partially exiled.

The reason is that Morgan couldn't defeat the White Dragon.

King Uther possessed the power of the island, prestige, and immense strength—yet he was no match for the white dragon.

Morgan inherited the island's power from King Uther and gained recognition as the eldest princess, so she certainly has strength and prestige... But what's the difference between her and King Uther?

No.

She might not even be as good as King Uther.

If King Uther couldn't defeat the white dragon, Morgan couldn't either. (927)

Meanwhile, the White Dragon has now led the Saxons to occupy the north, launching frequent raids on the British Isles.

Merlin vaguely knew the white dragon's purpose, but he didn't understand why the white dragon wanted to do this, and its actions were destined to bring great disaster to the whole of Britain.

Merlin had asked the white dragon about its purpose many times, but the white dragon never told Merlin the reason.

So much so that even in the end, Yuther could not accept it, could not agree with it, and even wanted to stop it!

Therefore, Merlin wanted to make the Red Dragon king.

Use the power of the red dragon to completely resolve the disaster brought by the white dragon!

—The one who draws this sword will be the chosen king.

And this chosen king is none other than Artoria Pendragon!

He is the king who can lead Camelot to victory over the White Dragon!

As for these nobles and knights who are now taking the stage to draw their swords... they are just insignificant minor characters in the story.

These people can't even compare to Morgan, let alone Artoria.

Merlin thought to himself, patiently waiting for the moment when the protagonist he had created would appear.

But for some reason, Merlin had a very bad feeling when he had this thought!

For most people, such a sudden premonition would be dismissed as an illusion, but for a magician like Merlin, such a premonition often foreshadows something to come.

So although Merlin still had a smile on his face, he had actually activated his clairvoyance in secret.

Merlin's far-seeing eyes cannot see the past, nor can they see the future.

But he has a complete view of the present!

So he quickly used his clairvoyance to observe every aspect of modern Britain.

The Lake Nymphs made no unusual moves, and the White Dragon remained unchanged, still entrenched in the perpetually snowy, abandoned land. Although the Saxons were invading other areas of Britain, this was something they had been doing under the White Dragon's leadership. Now, half of Britain was in their hands, but they were still some distance from Camelot. The Celts on neighboring Hyberia were also not making any major moves. On the other side, Rome and the Saxons were adjacent, so there were some frictions, but Rome was also relatively quiet for the time being.

Artoria did indeed arrive in Camelot.

Morgan remained in the border castle.

There's no problem at all!

Seeing that everything was normal, Merlin was not relieved at all; instead, he became even more puzzled.

After all, if there really was no problem, why would he have a bad feeling?

And this bad feeling is intensifying!

Surely... some of the information I see with my clairvoyance isn't fake?

Merlin was a master of illusion, so his thoughts immediately turned to this place.

But precisely because he was a master of illusion, the idea was immediately rejected as soon as it reached this point!

impossible!

Even the fairy of the lake couldn't do such a thing!

After all, his clairvoyance covers such a wide range and contains so many details.

Once an illusion creates a sense of unease in the person being deceived, it will be noticed. Once noticed, the illusion loses its concealment, and its flaws will be magnified without limit!

Just like a toothless tiger!

It was already incredibly difficult to fool him, a master of illusion, with illusion magic. To try and deceive his all-seeing eyes on top of that was even more difficult—unless the other party was also a master of illusion magic, possessed the same eyes as him, and even knew him perfectly well!

Merlin could only think of one such person.

That's himself!

But can't he not know whether he's lying to himself or not?

and so…

The problem most likely doesn't lie in these areas.

With this in mind, Merlin deactivated his Clairvoyance and then subtly focused his attention on Artoria, who was disguised as a man and was following behind Kai.

So the problem... lies with our Red Dragon?

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"Merlin seems to have realized something, but he seems to be in a state of confusion."

The moment Merlin activated his clairvoyance, Artoria below immediately focused her gaze on him.

Artoria, who possesses the power of the Eye of Truth, can see Merlin's current state. Mordred, who is beside her, seems to have thought of something. A moment later, a muffled laugh rang out from her full-body armor, which seemed to be attached to her helmet.

"I think I have a guess. It must have been Mary and Semiramis who did it."

"After all, I really can't think of anyone else but Merlin who would react this way to that big liar!"

Mordred's voice was transmitted to Artoria through the divine communication system, so even though it was quite loud, only Artoria heard it.

Upon hearing Mordred's words, Artoria, who had also disguised herself and looked like the Lion King without his crown, confirmed Mordred's statement in the divine communication.

"Correct."

"Although I don't know how Merlin did it, I can see that Merlin is covered by an illusion—he probably realized something just now and then activated his clairvoyance."

"However, judging from his puzzled look, he had not seen through the illusion."

Artoria and Mordred stood together; their identities had already been arranged by Meli and Semiramis.

Artoria is a powerful knight from the border, and Mordred is her squire.

Mordred was wearing full armor, just as she had when she was with the Knights of the Round Table, so hiding things was no problem for her now.

Artoria, on the other hand, has matured a lot since becoming a deity.

If you look closely, you might see many similarities between her and Morgan, and between her and Artoria at this time. However, after some subtle disguises, if you really look closely, you will gradually be able to distinguish them from these details.

"Alright, Mordred, I'm going to go up and draw my sword soon too."

Hearing Artoria say that, Mordred turned to look at her.

"If Roland says he wants to make Morgan king, then he wants you to deliberately not draw your sword—but if you're going to pretend, what name should you change it to?"

Mordred doesn't need to change her name.

After all, Mordred didn't exist in this era.

But Artoria is different.

Before asking the question, Mordred had considered many names—such as Gawain, or Agravivan.

They are all Morgan's children. Now that Roland has approached Morgan, they probably won't show up anymore. It wouldn't be a problem for Artoria to take over one of their names.

However, Mordred guessed wrong.

Before Artoria took the stage, Mordred received a name from her that surprised her greatly.

"Roland told me to use a pseudonym—Guinevere."

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243. The Chosen King

Merlin remained vigilant after realizing that something might be wrong.

He had a feeling that something would go wrong with the royal selection ceremony, and he imagined all sorts of scenarios in his mind.

For example, if no one can pull out the Sword of the Chosen, the knights will cause trouble; if Artoria pulls out the Sword of the Chosen, the nobles will renege on their debts; if Artoria doesn't want to pull out the sword, doesn't want to become queen, and so on...

It was a pity that the knights did not draw their swords.