Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

At this moment, Gilgamesh, without Kirei Kotomine, had to rely entirely on himself to find ways to supply the demons.

Then, because he lost the initiative at the beginning of the previous battle, he used a lot of defensive Noble Phantasms, which greatly depleted his mana.

Under these circumstances, he activated his clairvoyance, but due to the magic, he couldn't keep it active for very long.

If you can't see the whole future, and only see a part of it, then sometimes it's better not to look at it at all.

However, Gilgamesh wasn't just born with futuristic vision, and he was certainly aware of this. Therefore, under such circumstances, he would choose a route to see everything directly, using his wisdom to gain insight into Roland's points of attack, trump cards, and hidden trump cards, and then make a response accordingly.

This is a very smart approach.

But Gilgamesh was unaware that even his thoughts and actions were all part of Roland's plan.

"We've now entered the second phase of the operation plan. Thinking about it carefully, it's really terrifying... Everything that golden-haired guy has done so far has been within Roland's expectations, hasn't it?"

Iskandar, sitting on his chariot, scratched his head. Beneath his rugged exterior, this king, who was both rough and shrewd, had always been a clever man.

That's why he came up with some ideas, but couldn't figure them out no matter what he tried.

Logically speaking, everyone should have roughly the same information about Gilgamesh, and he had also read that information. However, when he analyzed it himself, the answer he got was so different from Roland's that the difference was beyond description.

So even he could only describe Roland, his partner, as terrifying at this moment.

Such results were achieved with so little intelligence...

Just thinking about this made Iskandar feel like he might be completely tied to this seemingly easy-going partner.

After all, considering the plans ahead...

If Roland succeeds, then Iskandar will have to reconsider the significance of this collaboration.

After all, that guy who always had a gentle smile and called everyone "comrade" during his own meetings—when dealing with enemies, he could figure out exactly what they were thinking, what they were going to do, and why.

If Gilgamesh, with only so little information, is like this, then Roland will only learn more about his companions.

That means Roland probably knows all of my current thoughts, and even my future plans that I haven't decided yet.

Even knowing all this, he still treated them with the same attitude...

Hmm... if Roland is going to follow his usual practice, has he already made plans to deal with all these possibilities in advance?

Iskandar was also unsure about this issue.

So in the end, Iskandar still felt that Roland, whether as an ally or an enemy, could only be described as terrifying. However, if today's plan had succeeded, Iskandar would never want to be enemies with such a guy!

Especially when the other party has given you a lot of benefits and freedom.

Iskandar knew very well that Roland's usual gentleness towards them, as well as his recent campaign against foreign enemies, were likely meant to send a warning to them.

Iskandar could imagine this.

After all, Roland invited them to join the Gods too casually, so it's reasonable that they would be given a warning after joining.

However, ordinary tapping is probably child's play for him.

After all, he was once a king.

If Iskandar had to evaluate Roland's current method of discipline, he would describe it using the knowledge instilled in him by the Holy Grail, and Iskandar would be willing to call Roland a "saint within, king without."

Moreover, it's not just a superficial, one-sided view of inner sagehood and outer kingship, but rather Roland clearly understood the fundamental core of this definition.

In other words, when governing subordinates, one should bestow favors upon them through the sacred way of internal governance, and deter disobedient subjects through the benevolent way of external governance.

When defending against enemies, he would use the benevolent way to deter them from the outside world, and use his holy name to attract people to admire him from within.

Water flows to lower place, man goes to higher position.

The so-called inner sage and outer king is the domineering way of always building one's own surroundings into a high place and hammering everything around into a low valley!

Of all the people Iskandar had ever met, Lan was arguably the most proficient in this area.

Roland's strategy of establishing an equal relationship with them as companions was likely a means to ensure everyone was on equal footing, thus highlighting his own abilities and ultimately building his authority.

After all, given Roland's identity as a human magician, not some historically famous hero, the so-called divine group didn't give Iskandar a strong sense of reality.

Perhaps this thing would be considered extremely powerful and astonishing by the distant gods who could see through its true nature at a glance.

However, one of the inherent flaws of human nature is that we tend to define things we don't understand using our own common sense.

This is especially true for those of them who have certain abilities and knowledge.

Therefore, in Iskandar's view, the gods were an alliance, and one with little binding force—which is why he ultimately decided to join them after being forced into that situation at the beginning.

Iskandar probably thought the others were much the same, except he didn't know what the so-called goddess Ishtar really thought.

If Roland had assumed the role of leader from the beginning, Iskandar would probably have been extremely disliked.

It's like those guys who play house but insist on making a big deal out of it.

Roland himself must have been aware of this.

That's why he treats all members of the god group equally, establishing a sense of belonging for this loose alliance as companions, and blurring their identities with words like companion and equality.

Roland isn't the leader here, so the others aren't kings or heroes either; they're all just companions!

If Roland were to establish the authority of the leader of the alliance through his own abilities under such circumstances... then not only would he not arouse resentment, but he would directly become the universally recognized authority.

In that case, Roland wouldn't be the leader of a loose alliance, but rather the leader who was collectively pushed into power by everyone in the alliance.

The difference between these two is greater than the difference between a human and a dog.

It can be said that Roland was destined for greatness at that time, and the members of the current alliance will directly become his original and most reliable team.

This made Iskandar feel like he'd been tricked...

However, he showed no intention of disembarking.

After all, conquering means moving forward!

So let him see it.

He will fully cooperate with Roland in this operation.

Let's see if Roland's operation this time is a success or a failure.

If he were to actually win, then even though he was an ordinary person, he would still be called the leader of the alliance by Iskandar. This is because it was not the position of leader that made him who he is, but rather he who made this position of leader, which was essentially an invisible one, a position he deserves.

But if you lose... then don't think you can so easily drag him onto the pirate ship next time!

.....and..

56. Every version is possible!

Gilgamesh had just seen the future with his clairvoyance.

He foresaw his own defeat in the future.

Roland's plan was to first have Iskandar use his Reality Marble to redivide the battlefield, and then, upon seeing Iskandar, he would draw Ea, intending to strike this enemy he had once judged once again.

Then the other person let him do it.

He also successfully shattered Iskandar's Reality Marble with the magical storm he unleashed with the Ea sword.

Then, at that moment, the Reality Marble was broken, and Cú Chulainn, who had calculated the position from the beginning, pierced his own heart with his magic spear.

After his vital points were pierced, his magic power began to wane.

Then, under these circumstances, Artoria, Hercules, Iskandar, and Ishtar pressed forward, and even Roland, who had transformed into a shadow dragon, joined the siege.

Under such an onslaught, he was immediately at a disadvantage.

But since it was him after all, he still managed to free up a second EA missile under these circumstances.

But this time it didn't work either. Ishtar also unleashed her Noble Phantasm, and with Artoria's Holy Sword, her second Ea was blocked.

However, at that time, Ishtar's magic also began to have problems. When Artoria's holy sword clashed with her own Ea alone, it was no match for her.

So he replenished his mana using a method that almost destroyed this Servant's body, and then used Ea to unleash Ea for the third time.

Logically speaking, with such a sword strike, I should have won.

Although I will eventually have to leave the battlefield due to the collapse of my Servant body, I will be the victor in this battle.

But at that moment, a magician made his move.

The opponent possessed a divine costume that struck first despite being at a disadvantage. In his weakest state, he was pierced through the heart by that reverse-light sword and was forced to retreat.

This is what Gilgamesh saw: the full picture of Roland's plan.

and so.

After being pulled into the Lords' Army by Iskandar, Gilgamesh did not draw Ea. Instead, he stood with his arms crossed, and then countless halos appeared behind him. Hundreds, even thousands, of Noble Phantasms began to reveal their sharpness from the Gate of Babylon.

Seeing this, Iskandar smiled helplessly.

"Roland really guessed it perfectly..."

He had not understood two things Roland had done during the meeting.

One of them is this.

That is, after Roland confidently finished explaining the first version of the plan, he also gave them a second version and a first third version of the plan.

Roland spoke with absolute certainty in every version of the story, and Iskandar remembers asking him about it back then.

Roland, of the three versions of the plan, which version do you think will ultimately defeat the Hero King?