Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

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Upon hearing what Mebius said, Alicia looked at Aponia, who then silently stepped forward and began to arrange everything.

During this process, Klein listened very attentively, while Danzhu and Cangxuan were interested in everything, grabbing Aponia and asking her all sorts of questions.

Aponia wasn't angry. Seeing their reaction, she explained things to them little by little.

Mebius, on the other hand, after memorizing the accommodations, the canteen, the toilets, the department in charge of money, the appearance of Padofelis who was in charge of money, and the location of Roland's office, came to the back of the line and looked at Alicia, who was walking in the same position, and curled her lips.

"Ask whatever you want to ask, don't just follow me around like you want to say something."

Seeing Mebius's expression, Alicia smiled and spoke up.

"Oh, Möbius, you really know me well."

Alicia knows Möbius very well.

So after she said that, which made Möbius's face darken, she seized the opportunity and finished speaking before Möbius could explode.

"I mainly wanted to ask how Mei and the others are doing. After all, I noticed that you came alone this time, and I'm a little worried about them."

Although Mebius was somewhat annoyed by Alicia's question, he still answered her.

"Mei is still the same as always. You should worry about Einstein instead of her. The woman named Cecilia Shaniat that Mei saved in Changkong City is her bodyguard. What could possibly happen to her?"

"By now, the news of my lab's sudden disappearance should have spread among the Firemoths. Mei might be investigating it with Cecilia."

Mebius said this, and Alicia nodded.

"That's true. After all, Cecilia is very capable. With her by Mei's side, there's really not much to worry about."

Alicia and Mebius then began discussing the situation with the Fire Moth.

Their conversation was perfectly normal.

But if Roland were here, he would probably wonder about two things and immediately have his assimilation subjects with the Firemoth investigate the information about Mei that he hadn't paid attention to before.

What puzzled Roland was...

First is Cecilia Shaniat... Isn't she a Valkyrie from the later civilization, Destiny? How could she appear in the earlier civilization?

Or is this Cecilia from a pre-civilization era?

Secondly, Alicia and Mebius kept mentioning Mei, but why didn't they mention Kevin?

If Alicia and Mebius knew about these two questions, they might answer "I don't know" to the first one.

After all, Cecilia's background was indeed quite strange, and no matter how hard they investigated, they couldn't find anything. She herself didn't want to say more, so Mei used her privileges to help Cecilia cover it all up.

Cecilia once protected Mei from the clutches of the Poison Chrysalis Killer, so Mei still trusts Cecilia.

As for Roland's second question...

After hearing this, Alicia would probably ask Roland why he would associate Mei with Kevin.

If it were Mebius, her answer would probably be...

Kevin? Who's that?

.....three..

111. Roland always valued his companions the most.

"That's what it is."

Roland recounted the events of Honkai, the Fire Moth, and Anti-Entropy to Eden, then watched Eden deep in thought without disturbing her, simply waiting silently for her to ask a question.

Having learned so much all at once, it's impossible to say that Eden has absolutely no problems.

Eden also realized that Roland was waiting for him, so he didn't think for long and quickly looked at Roland again and spoke.

"So you already knew about the major collapse that would happen in Australia on the day of the concert?"

"Correct."

Roland nodded, and Eden's previously serious expression softened.

"Why don't you just deny it? If you just agree, how am I supposed to keep asking?"

Seeing Eden like this, Roland smiled.

"Because that's how it is. What I need are companions, not tools. So even if I use some tricks when I'm with you, companions can't always rely on such tricks to maintain their relationship."

"So if you ask, I will only answer you truthfully and make everything clear before formally inviting you."

"When I first signed up to be your assistant, I was planning to pull you into Anti-Entropy. The massive collapse at the Australian concert was also part of my plan to show you what collapse really is—otherwise, there wouldn't have been so much preparation in that city."

Roland spoke very frankly, whether it was about things openly or covertly.

"I made so many preparations because I knew very well that if large-scale casualties occurred in this plan, it would be as if I had killed those people myself, which would not only violate the principle of anti-entropy, but you would also be unable to truly become my comrade."

"So I did what I could. During the seventh Great Collapse, the injured were treated quickly, the number of deaths due to the Great Collapse was zero, and all those who suffered losses received generous compensation and better arrangements."

"Now it's time for me to extend an invitation to you and get a response."

Eden was silent for a moment before continuing to speak.

Aren't you afraid things will really get out of control if you do this?

When Eden asked this question, Roland shrugged.

"The Seventh Great Collapse has many considerations for me. Perhaps you think it's a bit too much, but it has multiple meanings for me, and I can guarantee that there won't be any problems. Otherwise, I wouldn't have done it. I'm not a risk-taker, never have been."

"Of course, I'm not the kind of person who would want to shirk responsibility after doing something like this. When I made this plan, I was naturally prepared and aware of the responsibility I was going to take on."

“I’m not going to justify my behavior. It’s definitely a bad thing—but that’s what I want to make clear to you.”

"I am not a hero in the story, nor am I a savior who appears out of nowhere. If you regard me as a saint, you will only suffer in the end."

"For me, my companions are the most important thing. If I weren't the leader, I might have an easy life, but since I am the leader, I will do my best to shoulder everyone's fate."

“I will do good things and I will try my best to respect my companions’ ideas—but I will also do bad things. If you don’t like it, I can admit my mistake, but I will never change it. At most, I will do it more cleanly next time so that you don’t know, or I will make appropriate adjustments within your acceptable range.”

"I don't think it's cool to face a huge risk and then share the burden together. In my opinion, that's already a result of insufficient preparation."

"So this is who I am. Anti-Entropy is the organization I lead. I've said everything I need to say. So, Eden, I formally extend an invitation to you. Do you want to join Anti-Entropy and become my companion?"

When Roland was recruiting other people, he never talked to them at length about these things.

Because those people don't need it.

Mebius was well aware of all this, as was Alicia, and even more so Pado and Aponia, who grew up in Twilight Street. Qianjie was also a very insightful person.

Before them, Esdeath and the people in the Type-Moon world all had their own understandings. Even Artoria wasn't that rigid, especially after she had more contact with Roland. If Roland did something a little exaggerated within his power, Artoria wouldn't stop him.

This is what she truly meant by her vow to become Roland's blade.

Because she knew that Roland must have his own thoughts and reasons.

Only Eden, whose previous identity had nothing to do with these things, might have some guesses, but she would never know.

Then we need to make things clear.

This is similar to how Roland would always make things clear before having relations with any woman other than Medea.

Roland was that kind of person in every way.

Eden, however, seemed a little flustered by such a straight punch.

She could understand what Roland meant, and as a normal person, she couldn't help but dislike a leader like Roland who valued his companions, respected their ideas, and would do anything for them.

You could even say that anyone in the world could hate or curse Roland, but not his companions.

This is the most genuine issue of stance.

Therefore, Eden knew very well that when Roland finished telling her the truth bit by bit and she was still hesitating about whether to join, she already had the answer in her heart.

But she had one last question.

"why me?"

This is also the thing that puzzles Eden the most.

After all, she's just a singer. What value does she have for an organization like Anti-Entropy, whose goal is to save the world?

"If you accept my invitation, I will arrange for you to serve as the image ambassador and publicity minister of Anti-Entropy. Your work will most likely involve representing Anti-Entropy in public appearances around the world."

"When you faced the Seventh Herrscher, you felt that art had been destroyed in that world filled with flames..."

“Indeed, that’s the front line. If things aren’t arranged properly, people could die every second. So at least there, what the people need isn’t art, but something that makes them feel safer.”

"But this part is the soldiers' job. After the soldiers have protected the people to a safe place, and they are no longer in danger and have enough to eat and wear, what they need next is a sense of security in their hearts."

"People live in pursuit of peace of mind, which is a very normal thing."

"Soldiers are responsible for creating an environment in which people can live with peace of mind, and like you, singers are responsible for making them live with even more peace of mind in that environment."

"In this respect, you are the best, both in terms of influence and personal ability, so I chose you and I need you."

Eden was unaware that Roland had only attended her concert for the first time shortly before the Australian concert, so she wasn't surprised that Roland had improved her musical skills to this level in such a short period of time.

She simply accepted the answer she already had after hearing Roland say that.

"Okay, since this is the kind of job, I won't let you down. I'll join."

Upon hearing Eden's affirmative answer, Roland smiled and extended his hand to her.

"Welcome to Anti-Entropy. From now on, we'll be partners."