Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

Roland didn't have high expectations for this.

After all, Medea had already tested these things with special divine magic before examining them. Roland's bloodline was that of the first generation of magicians, which meant that Roland's parents were ordinary people, not descendants of a magic family who had been separated from their families.

The first magician, Shirou Emiya, possessed 27 magic circuits, which was quite ingenious.

It's the kind of level where once people in the Clock Tower know about you, many magic families will come knocking on your door wanting to arrange a marriage between you.

But these are all advantages in terms of marriage alliances.

If you really calculate it, Shirou Emiya's 27 magic circuits are stronger in number than the 10 to 20 circuits of an average magician, but not that much stronger.

You should know that magic families will go to great lengths to ensure that the next generation has even one more magic circuit.

Rin Tohsaka's magic circuits have a main 40 and a support 30.

And the distant relative of the Tohsaka family, who is the most outstanding Gold Drill of this generation of the Edelfelt family who adopted Sakura in this world, has a whopping hundred magic circuits.

The homunculi of Einzbern are covered with magic circuits all over their bodies. When Fuyuki Saintess, Justeza, became the Greater Grail, her magic circuits expanded and increased in diameter to nearly one kilometer!

So, those 27 geniuses from the first generation... well, they're not all that special.

Furthermore, magic circuits are not simply judged by quantity; one must consider quantity, quality, and composition.

Aozaki Touko's magic circuits are not numerous, but their quality is exceptionally high.

Sajou Aika, who is also known as Ai Aoten, only has one magic circuit, but her only magic circuit is directly connected to the root, allowing her to directly cheat.

So Roland didn't have high expectations for this thing.

After all, he was just a first-generation magician. How many magic circuits could he possibly have? Moreover, magicians from magic families had their own inherited magic imprints, which contained magic accumulated by their families over generations. They could use the magic by letting the magic flow through the imprints.

It's far beyond what a first-generation magician like myself could possibly pull off.

That's what Roland thought.

However, after the test results came out, Roland discovered that his talent as a magician seemed to far exceed his expectations.

"this..."

Roland was quite surprised when he saw the diagram of his magic circuits that Medea had given him.

First of all, his magical attribute is a very rare attribute.

It has the same imaginary attribute as Sakura, who was adopted into the Edelfelt family!

As for magic circuits, he thought he had at most 30 magic circuits, which was already quite good for a first-generation magician, but... if Medea counted correctly, he seemed to have 1200 magic circuits!

One hundred of them are on his body like a normal person's magic circuits, another hundred are distributed on his bones and internal organs, and the remaining one thousand are on his brain and the nerves that connect to it!

However, there are no magic circuits in the eyes that are connected to the brain, which means that it should still be possible for Roland to transplant magic eyes into himself.

And he was also the first magician.

To be honest, if those magic families knew about this magic circuit, even the Clock Tower's attempt to issue a sealing order would be blocked. Even the Clock Tower's Barthemello family might directly send their best heir of this generation to marry Roland.

If Roland went to the Clock Tower, he could openly have a harem without anyone bothering him. Monarchs and nobles would even personally send him their well-trained heirs and solve all his worries.

That's the true value of his talent.

Roland was amazed by his own talent in magic, as was Medea.

However, Medea was, after all, a magician from the age of gods, and after a brief moment of surprise, she began to analyze the situation for Roland.

"1200 magic circuits, and the quality of your magic circuits is quite excellent even in my opinion... However, the arrangement of your magic circuits is a bit strange. The magic circuits on your body, bones, and internal organs are arranged normally, but the arrangement of the thousand magic circuits on your brain is completely different from normal."

"But this also answered a question that I had for a long time."

Medea recalled the first time she met Roland.

She saw that Roland possessed magical powers and mistook him for a magician.

After all, a magician's magic circuits can be turned on or off once they are activated. Magic power can only be accumulated when the magic circuits are activated, and once the magic circuits are closed, it is as if the magic circuits have been refreshed. Emiya Shirou often uses his magic circuits in this way. He closes the magic circuits after each use, which is why his magic circuits were blocked and could not be fully activated at the beginning, and he could only use a portion of them.

So when they first met, Roland possessed magic, and Medea felt that Roland had at least opened his magic circuits and was a magician.

Even when Roland explained to her that he didn't know magic, Medea didn't quite believe him at first. If her lie detector magic hadn't worked and confirmed that Roland wasn't lying to her, Medea might have made a completely different choice at that time.

but

“You have magic power even without activating your magic circuits. I estimate that this is related to the special arrangement of the thousand magic circuits in your brain.”

Medea smiled at this point.

"However, this also means that once you open the magic circuit, your inherent magic power should be able to take another leap."

When Medea got to this point, her gaze toward Roland became much more fervent.

"I suggested you learn magic before because I felt you possessed magical power and should learn some magic to protect yourself. But now that I've discovered you have this level of talent, then I'll have to teach you properly!"

Medea's enthusiasm immediately surged.

Then she used magic to create a lot of magical costumes for Roland to use as teaching materials.

"These are all very basic things. You should read them first. You can try to open your magic circuits and learn some basic spells. If you don't understand anything, just ask me. Of course, don't rush. Although you have good talent, the Holy Grail War only lasts seven days from the arrival of all seven Heroic Spirits to its end. That's too short a time. Your achievements will come in the future. Leave this Holy Grail War to me. You just need to have some self-defense capabilities."

As Medea spoke, she walked toward the core of the 'temple,' which was the basement.

"And you don't need to worry about me leaving after the Holy Grail War ends, leaving no one to teach you magic. Don't worry, I already have some ideas on how to stay after the Holy Grail War ends... Although it will be difficult for us to compete for the Greater Grail, stealing the smaller one should be no problem."

Medea left these two sentences behind, and then she went into the basement.

After all, the Holy Grail War also requires gathering intelligence, investigating opponents, and preparing for surprise attacks while also launching offensives... There are a lot of things to do.

However, Roland also knew that Medea's plan to obtain the Lesser Grail had failed at least in its original course, and it was unlikely that she would succeed on her own.

After all, in this Holy Grail War, Hercules, summoned by Einzbern, was already beyond Medea's capabilities. Cú Chulainn was also a natural counter to Medea, and Archer and Artoria were not easy to deal with, not to mention Gilgamesh was also hidden.

But Roland can't help Medea now either.

If Roland were to offer any advice, he would wait until Medea had finished gathering intelligence before making any further comments, and then see if the intelligence development matched the original one.

As for now...

Roland turned his attention to the basic tutorials left by Medea.

He should learn the basics of magic first.

Or at least we should activate the magic circuit first.

After all, if he has enough magic power, he can provide Medea with more magic power, and even if he is just an extra magic power reservoir, it will allow a divine magician like Medea to perform better.

With this in mind, Roland read this part first.

Activating the magic circuit is actually not difficult.

It's mainly about a feeling, or rather, a suggestion.

For example, Shirou Emiya uses a suggestion or image similar to the sound of hammering iron to activate his magic circuits, while Rin Tohsaka uses an image of a knife stabbing into her heart.

There are also those who can't unlock magic circuits without self-harm.

Roland also needed to find a certain feeling.

He chose an image of a sound, a "ding--" sound.

This sound might be a bit unfamiliar to people of this era, but before Roland traveled through time, when he used the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow editor to play single-player games, this sound would be emitted when the editor was turned on.

This voice was just right for Roland.

So he prepared for a while, and then...

【Ding--】

As he imagined such a sound, he entered a strange state. Then, in a pitch-black world that only he could sense, magic circuits gradually lit up, and magical power, like electricity, flowed through them!

His magic circuits are gradually opening up!

Moreover, as his magic circuits gradually opened, he was able to feel the magic power within his body.

But before Roland could even properly experience the magic and magic circuits—as all the magic circuits in his brain lit up, in addition to the [ding—] he imagined, another mechanical voice rang out afterward.

【Ding--】

【System on】

......

5. God Group System

Ok?

I have cheat codes?!

Before hearing the announcement "System activated," Roland had always thought that Medea was his cheat code.

After all, as a magician, if you can find a divine magician to be your teacher, and that person is kind to you and doesn't want to ask you for anything... if word of this gets out, not only will magicians from the commoner faction whose lineage has only lasted a few generations be envious, but even magicians from the noble faction will be green with envy.

Not to mention that although Medea's combat strength is not the strongest among Servants, her magical skills are absolutely top-notch.

In modern terms, you could easily call her the magician who is closest to a magician.

Moreover, this magician, who is closest to a sorcerer, also possesses a large number of divine technologies and lost technologies, and has top-notch research capabilities.

Most of modern magic tricks held no secrets for her.

This Servant's assistance to the magician is at the level of a cheat code.