Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

He even felt that it was unnecessary to go through all that trouble; it would be much simpler to attack the enemy by simply using gravity to suppress them.

The miniature black hole he created, combined with his magic, can now be used even without using the Shadow Puppet as a detonator.

Moreover, he had some new ideas.

However, the possibility of condensing into a real black hole is a bit problematic.

Regarding the collapsed space, the mass that he can currently control through gravity is not yet sufficient.

However, if increasing one's spirit can improve the strength of this skill...

It's useful now, and the future looks promising.

While Roland was experimenting with gravity control skills, Kuon no Tori and Aozaki Touko had finished discussing their duel.

The two sides will compete—this matter is settled!

The moment this matter was settled, in the outer suburbs of Misaki City, underground, a monster with four silver claws and a mouth on its head, looking remarkably like an alien, let out a sinister laugh.

Beside him, a seemingly ordinary man wearing glasses spoke up with a smile.

"Rahmu, your laugh is awful."

If Kokutou Senka or Aozaki Touko were here, they would probably recognize that the man with glasses is Kokutou Mikiya, who disappeared many years ago!

Of course, Aozaki Touko would probably call him now—Roya!

"What do you know!"

The monster known as Rahmu used its only mouth to let out a piercing scream at Roya.

"My mother was exiled to the Imaginary Space by those rebellious sons for so many years. She created me, the human of the new era, in order to get out! I have been preparing for so many years to rescue my mother. Now I have instigated the conflict between that Fifth Mage and her sister, and I am expanding the scale of it—you know how important this is to my plan!"

Rahmu's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this.

"Rescue the creator goddess Tiamat. Although I do know the full picture of your plan, I still think you're oversimplifying things. The Fifth Mage won't really fight her sister to the death."

"The so-called competition will probably be very peaceful in a 2.7 format, which is so boring that I don't even have the interest to watch it."

Roya's words made Rahmu's tone turn ferocious again.

"That's how it is now, but I've waited all these years and finally found an opportunity here, so I won't be short of time. At first, they certainly won't fight to the death, but what if one of them gets really angry?"

"The Fifth Mage probably won't go too far even if he keeps losing, but what about Aozaki Touko?"

"If she weren't so proud, she wouldn't have been so easily provoked by my little tricks and agreed to compete with the Magic Society."

"So just you wait, my plan will succeed sooner or later."

"I will rescue my mother from the imaginary space and usher in a new era for the world!"

Upon hearing what Rahmu said, Roya took the initiative to speak.

"So by then, as a contributor to the new world, I'll have everything I need, right?"

"Of course~ I can even suggest that Mother transform you into a noble new human, making you a world aristocrat and allowing you to enjoy privileges in the new world!"

After saying those two sentences, Roya and Rahmu were silent for a while. Then, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding in the silence, they suddenly burst into laughter. For a moment, their laughter filled the entire underground space and echoed in the deep darkness.

....

12. Returning to Imaginary Space

"I know the format of the competition now."

After inquiring about the situation with Kuon no Tori, Aozaki Touko returned to Roland and told him everything in one go.

"This competition is divided into three rounds. The other side decides the first round, then we decide the second round, and finally we draw lots to decide which side decides the third round."

"Furthermore, the three matches are not scheduled together; the interval between the three matches will be determined based on the content of the matches."

"The first match was decided by the other side—they said that over the next three months, each of our respective magic societies would create a combat-use Mystic Code, and after three months we would see which side's Mystic Code was more powerful."

After Aozaki Touko finished speaking, Roland nodded.

"The three matches are not scheduled together, which makes sense, since they are competitions between magicians. If it's too rushed, it won't be good for preparation. Besides, the first match is about making magical costumes. It seems that the other side doesn't intend to make things too ugly."

Upon hearing Roland's analysis, Aozaki Touko nodded in agreement, showing her approval and a slight smile appearing on her face.

But Roland then changed the subject.

"However, the Ancient Bird was founded by your sister and 14's friend, right? They must know you well. You are a Grand-rank Puppet Master. If you were to use a Mystic Code for battle, you could modify some puppets and create puppet-type Mystic Codes. This would give you a huge advantage from the start... So I suspect that the other side was prepared this time."

Aozaki Touko raised an eyebrow.

"Originally, I planned to go directly to Bazette and ask her to make me a backlight sword so I could use it in the competition."

"But if you put it that way... the doll you're using to compare to me is Arisu's new familiar?"

Roland shrugged.

"Then who knows?"

"But since it's a competition anyway, why not just stop thinking about it and go all out from the start? Medea is in Fuyuki. After Bazett finishes dealing with the Mage's Association with Artoria and Beo, she will come back. Also, after Illya finishes dealing with Einzbern, she will move to Einzbern Castle in Fuyuki. She told me about this before she left."

"So you, Medea, Bazett, and Ilya, the new Third Magician, are all involved in the production. So even if the Ancient Birds have made some preparations, they definitely can't compare to you."

Roland's words made Aozaki Touko think of some things.

That is, before she and Roland came to Guanbuzi City, Medea had planned to exchange puppet technology with her under the guise of technology exchange.

It is said that Medea needed puppetry technology in order to create something called a machine god.

In my understanding, it should be a giant magical puppet. Although Medea denied the term "giant magical puppet," it is probably a kind of costume.

In that case... how about we try to cooperate with Medea to complete a machine god participation in the war?

“I have some ideas. Medea mentioned to me before that she wanted to create a giant magical puppet called Machine God. Although I don’t know if three months is enough time, if we can really complete it, something that can be valued by a magician of the Age of Gods like Medea should be enough to help us win the first round.”

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Roland's eyes widened when he heard Aozaki Touko mention the Machine God.

Medea is planning to create a machine god?!

Roland was certainly familiar with the Greek pantheon, but he was unaware that Medea possessed related technology.

But can Machine God be considered a Mystic Code?

Roland felt that it was more like a technological product... but since it was something Medea and the others were going to make, it must indeed be related to magic.

Roland talked with Aozaki Touko for a while about this issue, and then Aozaki Touko left—it seemed she was going to contact Medea.

After she left, Roland fell into deep thought.

He felt something was wrong.

First of all, it's wrong for Aozaki Touko to agree to a magic club competition with Kuon-no-Tori on Witcher Night—Aozaki Touko is a person with high self-esteem and a true magician.

She would even participate in the Holy Grail War for this competition, which shows that she really wants to win.

But her desire to win has led her to develop her magic society to its current size over the years, which shows that she is truly inept at developing societies.

Even judging from her own attitude towards this matter, she herself is aware of this.

So why was the original contract reached in the first place?

Was it just a momentary lapse of judgment?

The butterfly effect that I brought upon myself?

Roland felt that none of them were quite right.

He already had some doubts about this matter, and now there's the news that the Ancient Bird has declared war on the Hall of Garan.

Kuon no Tori took the initiative to declare war, and then deliberately chose a project that would benefit Orange without harming the peace... Either they have a sure chance of winning, or they are planning to reconcile with Orange?

Roland is refining the logic behind things.

Looking at any one of these events in isolation, there might only be a small error, but overall it is not impossible. If we really want to question it, then we can question everything, which is going too far.

However, when the whole thing is connected, as the event progresses horizontally, some points that were originally minor errors become increasingly obvious as more links are affected.

So Roland smiled.

"Kuon no Tori? No, it shouldn't be them. This seemingly simple and poorly decided battle between magic societies must have had a mastermind behind it. And since the mastermind always makes moves on Kuon no Tori's side, then the opponent's hand should be on Misaki City's side."

"interesting!"

Roland did not dislike playing chess with others.

However, before he actually makes a move, he still needs to see things more clearly.

The best way to deal with lies and manipulators is to expand something that the other party has arranged laterally.

For example, if someone forges an identity, then expand horizontally to the organization that identity belongs to, including the organization's purpose, its activities, number of members, country of origin, and establishment date...

If 490 keeps arguing with the other party about whether their fabricated identity is real or fake, then the other party will be well-prepared, and you will only be able to find evidence and break the game.

But once we move away from the problem itself, everyone starts on the same starting line.

In that case, the Machine God would be just right...

However, Roland felt that creating a low-quality version of the Machine God in just three months was a bit of an exaggeration.

Therefore, rather than simply having them gather together to conduct research, Roland plans to wait until Ryougi Shiki returns to Fuyuki City, then select a team to explore the other world!