Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

Moreover, unlike the usual kind of spirits that didn't fully become Servants, these seem to be fragments of Heroic Spirits... They're probably things that Angra Mainyu took from some Servants when they left the stage after he corrupted the Greater Grail.

If that's the case, then it can't be Artoria.

It can't be Gilgamesh either.

Besides, all the remaining Servants from the Fourth Holy Grail War, including Iskandar and the Hundred Faces, are possible, and there might even be a few Shadow Servants from the Third Holy Grail War.

The worst-case scenario Roland envisioned was that he would have all of them, and he would recognize all the Servants from the Fourth Holy Grail War. But the Third Holy Grail War... well, that was impossible. Roland didn't even know which Servants he had summoned in the Third Holy Grail War.

Furthermore, since a portion of it was taken from Angra Mainyu, it is likely that he is able to use the Noble Phantasm.

In that case, even a completely unknown Servant, even a Shadow Servant, poses a high threat level.

But in reality, Angra Mainyu didn't go that far. He only had two shadow followers, and Roland recognized them just by their outlines and weapons.

One is Lancer, Diarmuid, from World War IV.

Hmm... judging from the way this guy left, Roland wouldn't be surprised if he were to be intercepted by Angra Mainyu, or even if he were to wait here after turning evil.

Judging from the outline of the armor and the sword... the other one is probably Lancelot, the Berserker from World War IV.

"Go forth, my servant!"

Angolan Manuel was clearly not kind enough to explain to Roland who these two Shadow Servants were or what their abilities were, so after summoning them, he immediately ordered them to launch an attack.

Then he transformed back into his black orc form and charged toward Roland alongside the two shadow followers.

Seeing this scene, Roland breathed a sigh of relief.

When he was designing Shenwei, he specifically guarded against things that the spatial rift couldn't cut, preventing him from closing the imaginary channel.

And now he has encountered such an enemy.

If the indestructible lake light in Lancelot's hand can be preserved in this state, then this sword is something that cannot be cut by the spatial rift.

Diarmuid is even more ruthless; if his two spears also had power, then the Crimson Rose of Deception could even pierce through his own Imaginary Magic.

Furthermore, in this state, both of Diarmuid's guns are shadowy black, making it impossible to distinguish which gun is which based on color alone.

However, Roland knew that the red rose that breaks the curse was about 2 meters long, while the yellow rose that inevitably destroys was 1.4 feet long—so under the Six-Eyed Eyes's observation, the longer one was the one that breaks the curse, and the shorter one was the one whose wound could not heal.

If it were Diarmuid at his peak, with his martial arts skills, it would be quite difficult to discern the length of his twin spears once he started wielding them.

As for the Shadow Followers, they're alright.

Even so, if Roland, who had just completed his Kamui era, were facing this situation, he might only be able to summon the Shadow Wolf Pack to bully the mindless Shadow Servants and use Minato Namikaze tactics.

Or you could just create a miniature black hole.

but now

Roar--!

After Angra Mainyu and his two shadow followers rushed up, they found that Roland in front of them had suddenly swelled up!

A pitch-black, utterly ethereal, and incredibly mysterious and terrifying shadow seemed to have completely swallowed Roland.

Roland first entered a state of complete fusion.

Then, the shadow that the Shadow Wolf had transformed into began to converge on his body, and then its huge wings spread out, and its figure, which was as big as a small mountain, appeared in Angra Mainyu's field of vision.

Roland has transformed into a dragon!

"This...you're kidding, right!?"

Angolan Manuel, who had gone halfway, stopped abruptly.

Even someone who had endured malice for years felt genuinely uncomfortable at this moment.

After all, although Vortigern's Dragon Shadow does not carry Vortigern's skills, as the Dragon Shadow, Vortigern naturally possesses the dragon's might after transforming into a dragon.

The dragon's might pressed down on Angolan Manuel, making his heartbeat feel heavier.

That's how he is, but Diarmuid and Lancelot's shadow followers won't be.

Shadow followers are mindless; they blindly obey orders.

So Angra Mainyu ordered them to charge, and as long as the order wasn't changed, let alone facing a dragon, even if Roland had run to Valhalla right now and was with the real Diarmuid and Lancelot's heroic spirits, they would dare to chase them all the way to Valhalla as long as they could find a way!

But when faced with the two charging at him, Roland, who had transformed into a dragon, flapped his wings and leaped backward.

Although he was enormous at this moment, in terms of proportion, a dragon was not a robust creature.

Especially when Roland leaped backward, the dragon that stood up seemed exceptionally huge, but with wings, a tail, and a dragon's head!

Even compared to the proportions of a normal human, the dragon appears to be more slender.

This proportion makes the mountain-sized body look exceptionally agile.

And that is indeed the case.

Roland's attributes, nearly three times that of Artoria, meant that Diarmuid and Lancelot's shadow servants simply couldn't catch up with him.

As Roland leaped backward, the fastest thing on the beast's body, its tail, lashed out directly at the two of them!

The enormous dragon tail swept across, like a cold wave sweeping across the land.

Even if Diarmuid and Lancelot's shadow followers could react to this speed, their bodies wouldn't be able to keep up.

So, with that tail strike, they were flung into the air, and then Roland opened his mouth and swallowed them both in his Shadow Dragon form!

Roland is now in a state of fusion with the shadow.

Therefore, he has a great deal of freedom in his activities.

After Lancelot and Diarmuid's shadow followers were devoured by the shadow dragon, countless shadow claws around them were directly seized by Roland under his control.

Then one of the Shadow Claws took out a short sword that looked like lightning.

—This is Medea's treasure, which can break all laws.

In the original storyline, it was Emiya Shirou who used this thing to sever the connection between Sakura and the shadow, and it was even a replica of the master Emiya's.

Therefore, it is very simple to use this to sever the contract between the Shadow Servant and Angra Mainyu.

Roland first used the "All-Encompassing Principle" to sever the contract between the two Shadow Servants and Angra Mainyu, and then directly used the contract spell found in the magic mark given to him by Medea to re-establish the contract with the two of them.

It was at this moment that Roland realized the true state of their relationship.

They are certainly not ordinary shadow followers.

Ordinary Shadow Servants only retain a small portion of their combat power, something Roland doesn't really value.

If Medea hadn't mentioned sensing something akin to a fragment of a Heroic Spirit, this thing wouldn't have even become one of Roland's targets.

They both indeed possessed a part of what Angra Mainyu had secretly taken from the departed Servants during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

However, there aren't many.

But Diarmuid's twin pistols were preserved, as was Lancelot's sword.

Moreover, their attributes are better than those of ordinary Shadow Servants.

In particular, Lancelot's Shadow Servants have the added bonus of swords, making them even better.

As Roland understood these things, he also realized that their existence depended on Angolan Mainyu.

So now I can rely on the contract to get them to deal with Angolan Mainyu, but once Angolan Mainyu dies, they will also disappear.

And the two of them, like Roland's shadow, are part of Angolan Mainyu.

The reason why Roland's shadows can only become citizens of the gods or followers of the gods, but not members of the group, is that Roland controls and agrees to their becoming citizens of the gods or followers of the gods. Roland is already a member of the divine group, so Roland cannot allow himself to join the divine group again.

And the same goes for the two of them.

For them to become gods, Angolan Manuel's consent is required.

That way, they could stay together permanently.

But will Angolan Manuel agree?

Stop joking.

However, Roland was prepared for this.

"A Shadow Servant, also known as a Spirit Origin Shadow, and one that looks like this... well, let me give it a try..."

At this moment, their contract is with Roland, so if the spirit origin shadow can be considered a shadow, then they are undoubtedly shadows under Roland's control.

and so.

While Roland was attacking Angra Mainyu without killing him, he also launched a shadow fusion attack on Diarmuid's shadow followers and Lancelot's shadow followers.

And then... he succeeded!

.....superior..

51. Dragonfire and Thunder Spear

This fusion is different from all the previous ones.

Previously, Roland fused with the Dragon Shadow and incorporated the Shadow Wolf into himself. They were all in the same state. Although there was no cost, Roland would undo the fusion when he needed these shadows to act independently.

But Diarmuid and Lancelot's shadow followers are different.

Once Angolan Mainyu dies, it will be a permanent fusion.