If 来る is so inherently related to the direction towards the speaker so that
you cannot use 来る for actions of going towards the person you are speaking to,
as was explained by [examples
here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/1669/11104), then why is 迎えに来ます
used to mean "I'll come to pick you up" correct?

An illogical set phrase? An exception? The only one? How did it come to
existence?
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Why is 迎えに来る correct?
I don't think you can say 迎えに来る to mean "I'll come pick you up."

Example:

Person A arrives at the airport, and calls person B: 迎えに来ますか？ (Will you come
pick me up?)

Person B responds: はい、迎えに行きます (Yes, I'll come pick you up)
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