Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

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"...The second person after that, although I was also surprised, was from our Anti-Entropy headquarters."

Everyone present had experienced multiple major collapses, so when Velvi drew the first area, no one was particularly surprised.

However, when Velvet mentioned that another Herrscher was to be born at Anti-Entropy headquarters, many people frowned.

"At our headquarters? That makes things a bit tricky..."

Mei was the first to frown, and she spoke up immediately after Wilvi finished speaking.

She's been at Anti-Entropy for a while now, so compared to when she first arrived, she's started to actively express her opinions.

"...If this were made public, it would have a certain impact on our anti-entropy efforts, and it could very likely cause some unnecessary panic."

"So, was this matter kept under wraps?"

Mei expressed her thoughts in the most rational way.

She's not actually a robot; she's quite emotional—it's just that when it comes to serious matters, she uses rational thinking to approach problems.

Because she spoke frankly and rationally, although some people disagreed with her ideas, no one dared to refute her.

"No."

No one else objected, but Roland rejected Mei's opinion.

"If panic is caused, we can send more people to manage it... especially since the special forces led by Su are almost ready to be formed. If necessary, we can take some tough measures."

"But hiding it is absolutely unacceptable."

"After all, we cannot be certain about the powers of the Herrschers. Among the Herrscher powers so far, there are powers that the First Herrscher understands and constructs. Therefore, we cannot be sure what kind of powers the Herrschers born in our Anti-Entropy headquarters have."

"If the other party's powers are particularly troublesome, our temporary concealment may lead to huge changes in the outcome. Therefore, we cannot conceal it. We must make it public, then do a good job of appeasing them, prepare for defense, and pinpoint the exact location where the Herrscher might appear as quickly as possible."

Roland said this, then looked around.

“I know this might make things more complicated, but these are problems that we can handle on our own before the Great Collapse occurs.”

"Moreover, if we resolve these problems at this stage, we will be better prepared when the Great Honkai truly erupts. When facing the Honkai, we must do everything in our power and not underestimate it in the slightest. We also cannot choose any shortcuts just because we have a good record now..."

"So let's arrange this first and then announce it. The public will panic, but they will also be mentally prepared when the Great Collapse breaks out. Moreover, after the panic is overcome, their cohesion is also an insurance against the unknown for us."

"We must make them feel that anti-entropy is with them."

Mei nodded upon hearing Roland's words.

Although she still felt that this approach was not the most rational, she was not a robot herself, so personally, she preferred Roland's way of handling things—because Roland's approach to problems, with each step planned out in advance, created greater tension and was more humane in dealing with the issues.

Mei nodded, and the others, who hadn't offered any opinions to begin with, also nodded in agreement.

Roland's statement undoubtedly resonated most with a segment of them.

After all, many of them are the kind who are not afraid to sacrifice themselves, but do not want to sacrifice others. Kevin and Kosmo clearly felt that Roland's attitude towards problems was completely different from that of the higher-ups of the Firemoth!

The Moths may be more experienced, but they prefer a leader like Roland.

That's what they all thought, while Roland glanced at Sakura out of the corner of his eye, and that was how the matter was settled.

Following the council's decision, Anti-Entropy resumed its actions, and the new Great Collapse quickly sparked heated discussions worldwide.

Just as Mei said, this kind of thing has indeed caused huge turmoil and panic.

However, because the arrangements were made early, and because Vervi recorded Roland's behavior at the meeting and posted it online, many people who saw Roland's attitude, although they felt that Anti-Entropy was staging the scene, silently cooperated a bit when they saw the work attitude of the Anti-Entropy members around them.

Even if the video was staged or fake, the attitude of anti-entropy truly confirms Roland's words—anti-entropy 0.8 is with them!

While appeasing the public was one aspect, Velvet, along with Mei, Einstein, and Möbius, completed a brand-new device after the plan began—a device that used various methods to determine which Herrscher was most likely to be the next Herrscher after the Honkai energy was fully gathered.

Once the device was completed, investigations were immediately launched in two areas.

First, the region outside the headquarters of anti-entropy.

There was more than one target found in this area, but the most likely candidate to become a Herrscher was a nun named Carmen.

Meanwhile, at Anti-Entropy headquarters, Sakura and the members of the Undead Squad continued their investigation. Unexpectedly, she discovered that her investigation led to her own sister. Using a device, she found that Rin was Anti-Entropy headquarters' only target so far, and naturally, the most likely candidate to become a Herrscher.

At that moment, Sakura thought about many, many things...

However, she thought of the fact that there were Herrschers like Seele, Himiko, and Destobia in the Anti-Entropy team, and she also thought of Roland's humane decision and attitude at the last meeting.

In the end, Sakura chose to believe in Roland!

So she took the bell and went to find Roland to explain the problem!

....

137. Roland: Sakura, please trust me a little more.

"Roland... what should we do with Roland like this...?"

After sending Ling into the Sea of ​​Life so that Mebius could give her a thorough check-up, Sakura, who had been supported all along, seemed to collapse all at once, slumping into the chair with a very vulnerable look in her eyes as she looked at Roland.

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Although Anti-Entropy even has a Herrscher squad with only a few members due to the Sea of ​​Life, it is still difficult for the Honkai world to accept the idea of ​​their own family members becoming Herrschers.

The fact that the Herrscher of Rock died directly before is especially stimulating for Sakura now.

She certainly didn't want to have to attend Rin's funeral someday...

Although many of the heroes in the stories she showed Rin were capable of making great sacrifices for the world, sacrificing themselves, their friends, their lovers, their families... Sakura didn't consider herself a hero, nor did she want to be one. As long as Rin could live, she was willing to do anything!

In her eyes, Rin is more important than the rest of the world!

"don’t worry."

Seeing Ying's vulnerable state, Roland knew exactly what she was thinking, so he began to comfort her.

"Things are not as irreversible as you think... Sakura, don't forget what I told you before. The core of our Anti-Entropy is not some fusion warrior technology, nor some black technology equipment, but the real mystery, the god group centered around me."

"Our resources have never been confined to one world, our vision has never been confined to one world, therefore... our path is destined not to be easily severed by some disaster in one world."

“I once told Alicia that only the members of the Gods are the true companions I acknowledge.”

“Although there are many other factors that contributed to your joining, I considered you as my companions the moment you joined the God Group—there are 37 people now, and Su will join later, and Ling may join as well, making it 39 people in total.”

"Perhaps for ordinary people, a few dozen people is already a considerable number, but for us who have no lifespan limit or world limit, a few dozen people is really a very small part in an infinite lifespan."

"It is precisely because we are small that we are all the more precious."

"I have a feeling that the day when I truly have everything under control is not far off."

"Once I truly have control over everything, the number of members in the God Group will no longer increase arbitrarily. It may even freeze at that moment. That day will be the day the God Group is truly established, and it will also be the day we step onto the stage."

“I hope that every member can see what happened that day and share that joy with me.”

"Therefore, I do not allow anyone to leave early... even if Ling is not a member of the Gods yet."

Hearing Roland say this, Sakura's heart, which had been greatly shaken by Rin's situation, gradually calmed down, and Roland continued to speak.

"Don't worry, Sakura. Becoming a Herrscher might not be a bad thing for Rin. After all, there are still eligibility restrictions for joining the Gods. Many Anti-Entropy members are unable to join because of these restrictions, and even Su is the same now."

"This restriction may not be very high for us, but for many more people it may be something they can never overcome in their lifetime."

"If Ling becomes a complete Herrscher, then she will be just like Seele, and will directly have the qualification to join the pantheon."

"But I won't force it. If it really doesn't work, I'll pull Rin into another world to sever the connection between her Herrscher core and the Cocoon of the End, then take out the Herrscher core and have Tiamat heal her."

"So she'll be fine no matter what, don't worry."

Roland's last words were also the final means.

After all, if Rin is suppressed in this way, she will no longer be the Herrscher of Corruption after she is rescued.

Because the other world will erase all rules related to Honkai, the moment Rin's Herrscher core is removed, even though she has become a fully-fledged Herrscher, her body will be suppressed back to its original form.

After being revived, she was only Rin as a human, not Rin as the Herrscher of Corruption.

Furthermore, after being suppressed in this way, because it was another world that forced Rin back into being human, and that other world doesn't have the concept of Honkai energy resistance, Rin's Honkai energy resistance would be reset to zero the moment she became an ordinary human.

In this state, she can no longer become a Herrscher or use the Honkai energy system to strengthen herself.

Given Ling's aptitude, Roland would probably only be able to make her Sakura's follower.

However, the problem is not that serious yet.

"Sakura, I'm really happy that you came to me the moment you encountered a problem. I enjoy this feeling of being trusted, so I won't let you down. So please trust me a little more, okay?"

Sakura looked into Roland's eyes, and after a long while, she nodded.

"...Um!"

After calming Sakura down, she stayed outside the Sea of ​​Life to wait for Rin to emerge from it, while Roland returned to his office and assembled the Herrscher team.

The leader of the Herrscher squad is Alicia.

The members consist of Seele, Himiko, and Daisy Dobby.

However, Alicia usually has a lot of things to do because Roland intends for her to succeed him, while Himiko has become the chief instructor of Anti-Entropy. Especially after obtaining the core of the Thousand Herrschers, Roland had Tiamat use the nascent Sea of ​​Life to create a new core and selected the 1,000 most elite members from Anti-Entropy's Fusion Warriors to become the new Thousand Herrschers.

Although all the members of this squad are Alicia's servants, the task of teaching them naturally falls to Himiko.

Therefore, Himiko is actually busier than Alicia.

So much so that even when missions are assigned to the Herrscher team, Seele and Daisy Dobia usually carry them out together.

But this time Roland called all four of them over and gave them a task.