Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

10. Heroic Spirit Summoning

Roland was not surprised that Medea was thinking of summoning another Servant.

After all, Medea had already violated the rules by summoning Sasaki Kojiro in the original development, so she would naturally try to summon other Servants now.

"When I was planning to summon Heroic Spirits, I hacked into the Holy Grail system a bit and confirmed that most of the Servants have already been summoned."

“I am a Caster, and that blue spearman is probably a Lancer. In addition, Archer, Berserker and Rider have also been summoned.”

"The only ones that haven't been summoned yet are Saber (the swordsman) and Assassin (the assassin)."

Which one should we summon?

Upon hearing Medea's words, Roland pondered for a moment.

"Can't we have them all?"

"...It's not impossible."

Medea pondered for a moment, and then gave her answer.

"After all, you haven't summoned a Servant yet, so you can summon one normally, and then I can summon one illegally. Although this will greatly limit the Servant summoned illegally, it is indeed possible to have both."

Medea hadn't considered the issue of summoning someone against the rules before.

After all, even without breaking the rules, Roland could still summon another Servant.

But now that Roland has said so, Medea feels that summoning someone against the rules is also acceptable.

After hearing Medea's method, Roland offered a new approach.

"If I summon one normally, and then let other Masters summon one normally, and then you use your Noble Phantasm, 'All-Encompassing,' to break the rules and backstab him, can we bring the remaining two Servants to our side normally?"

"Hmm...okay, but then you'll have to summon Saber normally, and you'll have to summon her before him."

"After all, Assassin is definitely more accepting of this kind of thing than Saber."

Medea thought it was fine, and then Roland asked her to go and find Shirou Emiya's location first.

If Shirou Emiya were chosen as a Master right now, he would be a perfect candidate for this plan. If he wasn't chosen, his sword sheath could be used as a relic to summon Saber.

So no matter what, we have to find him first.

This is how Roland arranged it.

He originally thought Medea would take a while to find, but by nightfall Medea had already found Shirou Emiya's location.

Moreover, Medea sent her familiar to check it out.

Just as Roland had predicted, Shirou Emiya was one of the Masters of this Holy Grail War, and like Roland, he did not summon any Servants, and even seemed unaware of the Holy Grail War's existence.

He might be wondering about the Command Seals that suddenly appeared on the back of his hand.

After confirming this, Medea, taking advantage of the darkness, lured Shirou Emiya to Roland's house, just as she had done in the original story when she used magic to make him come to her.

"Alright, Medea, let's take out the sword sheath, Avalon, from the other side first."

"Ah."

Medea responded, forming a purple magic circle with one hand, and then reached out to Shirou Emiya. A golden light faintly shone on the unconscious Shirou Emiya's body, and Medea slowly pulled the sword sheath out of Shirou Emiya's body.

Roland took the scabbard from Medea and then looked at Medea and Shirou Emiya.

"I will notify you by magic after I summon Saber, and then you can use him to summon Assassin."

First, he explained the plan, and then Roland added a sentence.

"Send him back after the plan is complete... And leave him a tutorial on using magic circuits and projection magic as a reward."

"okay, I get it."

Having said everything he needed to say, Roland took the scabbard and returned to the basement.

As Roland watched Medea prepare the heroic spirit summoning incantation, he thought back to when he had just transmigrated.

At that moment, he was terrified when he saw the Command Seals on the back of his hand, and he didn't know how to summon a Heroic Spirit.

But things are different now.

With Medea around, she will summon another Assassin, and then I will summon Saber—so I will have three Servants on my side.

Medea, as a magical aid, can be used to gather intelligence or as an Assassin against the Master, plus Saber for direct combat—in addition, if both of them are qualified to join the pantheon, then I might be able to draw two more lots.

The first time it was six-eyed, Roland still had some expectations for the second and third times.

With this in mind, Roland placed the scabbard in the center of the Heroic Spirit Summoning Incantation, then reached out towards the magic circle on the ground, causing it to emit an incomparably dazzling light as magic power was poured into it.

"The goal of surviving has been achieved, so... it's okay to do something more in this Holy Grail War!"

If all Heroic Spirits are qualified to join the pantheon, then Hercules would also like to join!

So... phew—

Roland let out a long breath and then began to chant.

"Be full. Be full. Be full. Be full. Be full."

"Pure silver and iron. The great duke who made a pact with the foundation stone."

"The surging winds are blocked by the four walls. The four doors are closed."

"Release yourself from the crown and wander at the crossroads leading to the kingdom."

As Roland chanted, the already dazzling light seemed to ignite at this moment, its flames distorting the surrounding air and causing the air currents to tremble continuously.

"Your body is under my command, and my fate rests on your sword."

"If you are willing to follow the Holy Grail's call, please answer my call."

"I swear to this."

“I am the one who accomplishes all good deeds in this world,”

“I am the one who spreads all evil throughout the world.”

"You are bound by the three great spells of words for seven days,"

"From the Wheel of Restraint, guardian of Libra—!"

Roland didn't add any spells; he simply used the most ordinary spells to ignite the magic circle on the ground.

The surging magic suppressed sound and light, and in its constant erosion, it swapped spaces and realms with the magic circle above, as if transforming this place into another world as well.

The moment that strange aura appeared amidst the dust and light, a figure stepped towards Roland and walked up to him.

It was a figure that wasn't particularly tall.

The other person's golden hair was tied up, and silver and blue armor was draped over their body.

Her face was like that of the most exquisite doll, bearing an expression of utmost seriousness and earnestness.

After walking up to Roland, she raised the invisible sword and spoke to him.

"I have come in response to your summons. Now, tell me, are you my Master?"

Although there are differences between reality and anime, the girl's features, clothing, and the invisible sword all prove her identity, giving Roland a feeling that is both familiar and strange.

So when asked, Roland responded with a smile.

"Yes, Saber, I am your Master, so if there is any battle going to happen, I'll leave it to you."

The moment Roland saw the other person, he sent a message to Medea.

The moment Roland uttered those words, Medea responded, saying that Assassin, the Hundred-Faced Hassan, had already completed the contract.

Medea, Artoria, and Hassan the Hundred Faces...

Only then did Roland realize that his Holy Grail War had officially begun!

......

11. New members of the Gods

Both Hassan the Hundred Faces and Artoria were vaguely thinking about how to fight this Holy Grail War when they were summoned.

But now, as they sat facing each other at the dining table in the restaurant, they realized that the situation before them was far beyond their initial expectations.

"I see. So, before the war officially began, we already had three of the seven Servants... Heh, not bad."

At this moment, Bai Mao is sitting here as a woman. She has long purple hair, which she has tied into a single ponytail, and she wears a white skull mask on her face.

Although she appeared to be alone, she referred to herself as "we".

Because of the effects of her Noble Phantasm, the Servant named Hassan of a Hundred Faces, or rather, a person with multiple personalities, is a group Servant who can split each of her personalities into separate individuals and allow them to act independently.

In this group, everyone is a close stranger, and everyone exists on an equal footing.

However, if they want to talk to other people, then the 'Hundred Faces' will choose a representative—that is, the purple-haired woman sitting here now.

"We, the Shadows, are meant to fight side by side..."

As he spoke, Bai Mao's gaze fell on Medea beside him.

"It seems that the magician has reached a consensus with you as the Master and has worked with you to make the situation what it is now. It's a smart move, and we don't dislike it."