Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

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She never expected that when she actually met a man who didn't care about her, the initial spark of attraction would react so intensely!

She took a few deep breaths, trying to calm herself down, and then she found the source of this intense feeling.

This wasn't an emotion born from a fleeting moment of attraction...

But after the other party left, it was as if an invisible hand pressed down on her hanging garden!

The Hanging Gardens' flight capability has been completely disabled, and now the entire Hanging Gardens is falling to the ground under this enormous force!

That feeling of weightlessness comes from this.

....

172. Zig: I understand everything!

boom--!

Karna, Atalanta, and Achilles, who were sent out earlier, returned not because someone contacted them, but simply because they heard the loud bang of the Hanging Gardens landing!

The enormous explosion could be heard even from a great distance, so much so that even Achilles, who was furthest away, returned.

What exactly happened to the Hanging Gardens?

Atalanta stood above the pit, looking down at the ruins of the Hanging Gardens, and was somewhat bewildered.

Not to mention her, even Karna, who had always been expressionless, fell silent and began to ponder, while the slightly more impulsive Achilles scratched his head in bewilderment.

“Logically speaking, even if the three of us weren’t here, the Hanging Gardens shouldn’t have been destroyed so quietly. Assassin has Caster staying behind, right? With the two of them there, along with the Hanging Gardens’ own defenses, even if the enemy bypassed us and attacked the Hanging Gardens, they shouldn’t have been able to conquer it in such a short time.”

Upon hearing Achilles' words, Atalanta, skilled in hunting, stroked her chin, frowned, and began to analyze the situation.

"And if the Hanging Gardens could fall in such a short time, then the other side must have considered this aspect. There's no reason why they wouldn't try to stop us."

“If I were a hunter, after such a big event as shooting down the Hanging Gardens, I would definitely set a trap and wait for other prey to be attracted to it... But the people who shot down the Hanging Gardens did not do that, which is really strange.”

Karna nodded slightly upon hearing Atalanta and Achilles' analysis.

He also couldn't understand the situation here.

"Stop analyzing... The guy who shot down the Hanging Gardens simply didn't take us seriously."

Just as they were analyzing, the voice of Sammy 730 Ramis rang out from behind them.

When they turned around, they saw a somewhat disheveled Semiramis slowly walking out.

"The opponent's power is very strong. When they attacked the Hanging Gardens, I felt something invisible pressing down on it. They had clearly invaded the interior of the Hanging Gardens before that, but they didn't damage any of the internal structures. They just used the purest power to destroy everything like swatting a fly after they left."

At this point, Semiramis recalled what had just happened and breathed a sigh of relief.

"...Even though the opponent clearly possessed such power, when they shattered the Hanging Gardens, they didn't target me at all, allowing me to easily escape using the special Dragon Tooth Soldier's flight ability before the Hanging Gardens even landed."

"I'm afraid even in their eyes I'm just like an insect... No, if I were an insect, they might just swat me off. They might just treat me like I don't exist."

Upon hearing Semiramis's words, Karna, Atalanta, and Achilles all fell silent.

They didn't think Semiramis would lie to them about such a thing.

So

Among the summoned heroic spirits on the other side, are there really such powerful beings?

Even Achilles, a man brimming with fighting spirit, felt immense pressure at the thought of this.

However, Atalanta spoke up at this moment.

"Why are you the only one here? Where is your Master?"

Semiramis shook her head.

"He's dead... I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, but in any case, although he ignored me, he deliberately killed my Master before leaving."

Ah, this...

Knowing this, Atalanta spoke again, and this time she was much more serious than before.

"I also feel very sad about what happened to your Master—but since the Hanging Gardens are gone and your Master is dead, you should know where our Masters are, right...?"

Upon hearing Atalanta's words, Karna and Achilles stood beside her.

After all, the three of them are the same.

Because their Master has been detained, they are temporarily obeying Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's orders.

But in this situation, they have no choice but to find their Master.

However, Semiramis hesitated for a moment, which was uncharacteristic of hers, and then she didn't speak, but simply pointed to the ruins deep in the pit...

Achilles' eyes widened at her reaction.

"Wait...you're not going to say that our Masters all fell down with the Hanging Gardens, are you!?"

He was surprised at first, but quickly realized something was wrong.

"No, if my Master were dead, I should be weakened by the problem of supplying magic power, but I don't feel any problems at all, which means my Master is probably still alive!"

Achilles said so, and Karna and Atalanta agreed.

Semiramis, upon hearing Achilles' words, finally realized something she had overlooked in her moment of infatuation...

Yes.

If her Master is gone, she should also have a problem with insufficient mana supply... But her Master has been dead for a while now, so why don't she feel any problems with mana supply at all?

Semiramis even took a closer look and discovered that someone was indeed supplying her with magic, and that the quality and quantity of the magic far surpassed that of Amakusa Shiro Tokisada.

so...

Who is supplying me with demons right now?

Semiramis realized the problem and told Karna and the other two about her situation. Karna and the others also sensed it and discovered it as well.

That is, although they have people supplying them with magic, just like Semiramis, the magic supplied suddenly becomes of extremely high quality and in extremely large quantity!

This situation made them realize something.

That means Semiramis probably wasn't lying; their Masters are very likely all dead.

and...

Although we don't know who is supplying them with demons, it seems they really have changed their Master!

"No, that's not right, this shouldn't be the magic of a human magician."

Semiramis is a dual summoner, so in addition to being an Assassin, she is also a Caster.

Even though she has lost the Hanging Gardens and is much weaker without its bonuses, she still has a certain Caster foundation.

So after a brief examination of Atalanta and the others, she quickly came to a conclusion.

"The magic power that supplies us is the same kind of magic power. If it were a human magician, then it would be that one magician has become the common master of the four of us—in other words, one master has signed a contract with the four of us Servants at the same time."

"Normally speaking, it is already very impressive for a magician to be able to maintain one Heroic Spirit. Even if there is a magician with exceptionally high talent in this era, two or even three Heroic Spirits would be the limit."

At this point, Semiramis turned his gaze to Karna and Achilles.

"Furthermore, such a limit probably cannot even include the two of you Heroic Spirits, and maintaining four Heroic Spirits simultaneously would definitely reduce the amount of magic power supplied, making it impossible to supply such a plentiful amount..."

Semiramis smiled slowly.

"So compared to human magicians, I think what supplies us with magic right now might be the Holy Grail as the ultimate trophy... Although I don't know why the Holy Grail continues to sustain our existence, that should be the only answer."

Upon hearing Semiramis's words, Karna and the others pondered for a moment before expressing their agreement.

After that, they discussed the matter and their next steps.

Deep within the crater, amidst the ruins, a figure dressed in a black robe is hiding.

His aura was extremely well concealed, or rather, he didn't exude any living aura at all. He was like a living corpse, and unless you saw him with your own eyes, it would be almost impossible to detect his presence through his aura.

He is Zieg, who was bound by a parallel world.

Semiramis and the others didn't find Sieg, but Sieg overheard everything they said.

Previously, Zieg had seen the simple sketches left by Shakespeare and felt terrible. But now, hearing Semiramis's analysis, he thought of the last words Shakespeare left behind—"The murderer, Joan of Arc!"

Suddenly, Zig felt that all these strange things seemed to be connected!

For example, a simple line drawing clearly shows a man embracing Joan of Arc, but Shakespeare says that Joan of Arc was the murderer.

For example, Semiramis and the others are still being supplied with magical energy by the Holy Grail even though their Masters are dead.

Sieg now even feels that the part about Joan of Arc left by Shakespeare at the end is not Shakespeare's prejudice against Joan of Arc, but is connected with the clues!

The core reason for these problems is that the arbiter of this Holy Grail War is not the Saint Maiden I saw in my vague deductions, but the real Joan of Arc!

It wouldn't be surprising if Joan of Arc, the witch, brought a man with her.

It's not surprising that they would cause trouble.

It seems possible that the Holy Grail took action against this violator after becoming aware of it!

Thinking about this, Zig finally understood what was going on with these anomalies that were different from the predicted future.

He felt he had found the key!

so...