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“…I don’t know what you’re planning.” Nian Zhuo got up from the ground, placing the driver in his hand at his waist. “If you want to fight, I’m all in.”

"No..., my purpose this time is not to fight." His gaze passed through the trees, seemingly landing on the pirates' camp and the girls who were partying. "...Hmph."

"Live well, live on as best you can." Leaving behind only this ambiguous sentence, Decade pulled a card from the card slot at his waist and inserted it into the magenta driver at his waist.

"KamenRide! Faiz!"

"Stand By—" The accelerating knight glanced at Nian Zhuo, who was ready for battle, with his yellow eyes.

"Hmph..." Instantly accelerating, Decade's figure disappeared from Nianzhuo's sight, leaving only scattered fallen leaves.

"..." Not knowing what to do, Nian Zhuo put the driver back in, his steps heavy on the fallen leaves.

When Nianzhuo returned to the camp, the revelry was far from over.

"Mr. Nianzhuo...? What's wrong?" Mashu asked, refusing the drink Drake offered her, while supporting the already drunk Ritsuka.

“…It’s nothing.” Nian Zhuo waved his hand, his expression returning to normal. “Just, give me a bottle of wine, Mashu.”

"Eh... umm, okay." Mashu subconsciously passed the bottle of wine that Captain Drake handed to Nianzhuo, and simply observed his expression quietly.

"..." Taking the wine bottle and setting it aside, Nian Zhuo looked back at the dense forest he had just emerged from, lost in thought.

Until Mashu got too tired from all the commotion and drank too much, this was the last memory Nencho left her.

The sun rose as usual, and the pirates lying haphazardly on the ground slowly woke up.

Mashu sat up from the ground, the scene of the pirates fooling around together last night still vivid in her mind, and nudged Ritsuka who was still sleeping next to her.

"Senior...Senior, wake up!" Looking at the ship not far away, the awakened pirates were still carrying things onto the ship.

"Hmm... It's already the second day." Still half asleep, or rather, Ritsuka's alcohol tolerance was indeed not very good; even now, she felt a little dizzy when she stood up. "Then, let's go with Mr. Nencho quickly."

"...Hmm, by the way, where is Mr. Nianzhuo?" Mashu nodded and looked around but did not find Nianzhuo.

"Alright, alright, stop looking, silly girls." A familiar voice came from behind them. Nianzhuo walked over with two pieces of still-steaming meat. "Judging from your condition, you probably won't make it for breakfast, so have this to fill your stomachs first, even though it's a bit oily..."

"Wow...! That's great!" Mashu naturally exclaimed, but Ritsuka, who hadn't eaten much last night because she was drunk, immediately grabbed a piece.

“…Well, Mashu, here, this one is for you. I’ve already eaten.” Handing the other to Mashu, Nianzhuo also looked towards the ship not far away. “It seems Captain Drake and the others are almost ready. Let’s eat as we set off!”

"Mmm mmm!" Ritsuka, her mouth stuffed full, pushed Nencho and Mashu in front of her and ran towards the ship.

"Um...that! Senior, slow down!" Of course, it was also quite a sight to behold.

"Alright! Let's set sail!" After seeing Nian Zhuo and the other two hurriedly board the ship, Drake finally waved and instructed the pirates below, "Raise the flag! Golden Deer, launch!"

"Roger that, Boss!" With incredibly practiced movements, these pirates acted like highly professional crew members, each focused on ensuring that no problems arose with the parts at hand.

The pirate flag was gradually raised, signifying that this pirate ship, which had once roamed countless seas, was setting sail again.

"Fire one shot to check the situation first," Drake said, a smile of excitement spreading across his face as he looked at the gunner. "It'll boost morale!"

A sudden cannon blast shattered the calm of the sea, and a violent splash erupted somewhere in the distance.

"Ah..." Mashu on the ship seemed not to hear the booming cannon fire, but only looked at the deep blue sea.

"What's wrong, Mashu?" Nianzhuo walked over to Mashu, gazing at the ocean alongside her. "Do you find it strange that this thing is deceiving the ocean?"

"...Hmm, last time I could see the mainland from the sea. But this is the first time I've seen an ocean as vast as this." His curious gaze seemed to pierce the surface of the water, as if he could see the wonders hidden beneath.

"Ah, don't worry. I haven't let my guard down." Mashu waved to Nianzhuo beside her as if she suddenly remembered something, but then she noticed that Nianzhuo was staring at the sea in a daze, just like her.

“…Mr. Nianzhuo seems to be enjoying himself. And so does Senpai.” Ritsuka, cheering at the cannon fire in the distance, and Nianzhuo, smiling before her, stood silently. “Unfortunately, now is not the time for excitement. This time is a little different from before—”

Before she could finish speaking, birdsong suddenly rang out from the sky. Mashu excitedly looked up and grabbed Nianzhuo's sleeve.

"Ah, Mr. Nianzhuo! Seagulls! It's seagulls!" It was rare to see Mashu so excited. Not only that, she pointed in another direction, "And look! There are pirates over there!"

However, the entire ship fell silent because of her exclamation...

Even she herself realized that she seemed to have said something extraordinary.

“………………” Somewhat stunned, Mashu looked at the small boat sailing against the wind and waves not far away, and the pirates on it.

Then, blushing, she bowed to Nianzhuo and looked in Ritsuka's direction.

"Then, I'll go!" In a short time, the enemy had already reached the side of the ship.

"Hey hey~ Take care~" Ritsuka, who had almost slumped into a chair, waved at her, "Good luck~"

"As expected, wasn't Senior a little too lax!?" Without time to think further, Mash raised her shield and jumped down.

“…Ah, well, I’ll go too.” Nian Zhuo was a little lost in thought, but he quickly came to his senses and took out the Time-Space Driver.

However, the enemies seemed to be afraid of something; although they wanted to board the ship, they seemed to be avoiding something.

Not far away on the sea, nun's hats and blue tricorn hats pierced the surface of the water.

How can this be?

"Time-Space Driver—" The incredibly familiar sound effect brought a somewhat familiar smile to Nian Zhuo's lips.

“It’s been a long time… no, it’s time to go on stage, old friend.” He took out the bright silver watch face and gently turned it.

"Zio—!" A bright silver time ring appeared from the ship, immediately drawing most of the attention of the attacking pirates.

Then, Mashu, who moved even faster than Nianzhuo, smashed the enemy's pirate ship with her shield as if it had fallen from the sky.

The entire ship plunged into the sea, the seawater crashing against the deck.

Now that the battle has begun, how could Nianzhuo not join in?

In addition, Drake had already detected the enemy's approach and quickly adjusted the direction of the cannon and gripped the two flintlock pistols in his hands.

Rubbing the Time Gun Sword in his hand, feeling the long-lost battle, Nian Zhuo couldn't help but reveal a nostalgic smile.

He then jumped off the ship and charged into the enemy camp with Mash.

Then, many pirates fell into the sea from the ship with heavy thuds, splashing up huge sprays of water.

"Quick! Charge! There are only two of them!" They look like the leader... Well, these pirates all look exactly alike, so it's impossible to tell who the mastermind is. Let's just take them all out. — Nian Zhuo wiped the blade of his sword with this thought in mind.

Even though their companions were knocked away by the two men in front of them, the pirates naturally refused to give up. Apart from the pirates who were operating cannons and exchanging fire with Captain Drake, most of the remaining pirates charged at them with their machetes in hand.

The pirates' attack was very brief, at least in Nianzhuo and Mashu's view.

Captain Drake, who possesses the Holy Grail, receives an extremely powerful boost from the world's fortune precisely because it is a Holy Grail truly recognized by this world.

—At least when Nian Zhuo saw the enemy's shells either missing completely at long range or failing to fire at close range, while Drake's shells hit their targets precisely no matter how they were fired, he understood.

The overwhelmingly dominant situation allowed Nian Zhuo to move freely between ships even with basic armor.

Finally, Nianzhuo and Mashu gradually cleared out all the pirates on the ship, and finally found the last remaining pirate in the cabin... the enemy?

"Phew..." Looking at the enemy in front of her who was almost scared out of her wits, Mashu looked at the sticky spots on her body. "It's all because of the seawater, that's why I'm all sticky."

"No...no!" The remaining pirates, however, looked at Nianzhuo and Mashu with eyes filled with terror. "Monsters...two more monsters that don't seem to be human!!"

"Again...?" Seemingly having grasped some clue, Nian Zhuo walked up to the pirate. "Hey, explain to me, what's this 'again' thing?"

"Ah...ah, I'm going to die...I'm going to die!" Fear caused the pirate's limbs to twitch uncontrollably, and he looked like he was about to collapse.

"Slap—!" With a crisp sound, Nian Zhuo slapped the pirate in front of him without hesitation, after all, only in this way could he force him to calm down.

"...Ah, this, am I not dead yet?" The pirate was somewhat dazed as he felt the pain on his face.

"So~" With a helpless expression, Nian Zhuo's mask magnified again in the pirate's eyes, "Could you please tell me properly about that so-called monster that doesn't seem to be human, and what exactly is going on?"

"...Gulp." Swallowing hard, the pirate decisively chose to back down. "It was before...that two women came to this area. No, not women, they were two monsters disguised as humans!"

“Ah…” Mashu and Nianzhuo exchanged a glance, seemingly seeing a possibility in each other's eyes. “Could it be that he is the culprit disrupting the singularity?” “Possibly, let’s hear him continue…”

"Those two monsters are... very beautiful." Seeing the sudden change in the two people's gazes, the pirate hurriedly waved his hands to explain, "No, they really are beautiful, very attractive!" Then, his face turned pale again.

"Then...then, our leader, and many of the pirates around us, saw them and were all captivated by their beauty." The pirate, still trembling, clutched his arms. "But...but in the end! They all died! All of them died! Even the captain...!"

"Wait, wait, wait." Nianzhuo patted his head to force him to calm down. "Who died... your captain? And who killed him? Could it be those two monsters?"

"Yes!!" An even stronger reaction than before, so frightening that the pirate sat up from the ground. "It's those two women! Our prized cannonballs are easily sliced ​​in half by them! No one who gets close to them ends up with a whole corpse!" He covered his head with his hands, it seemed that the two so-called monsters had instilled in him a fear that was etched into his very soul.

"...Alright then." Unable to think of any way to comfort him, Nian Zhuo could only pat the pirate on the shoulder. "Do you still remember exactly what those two monsters looked like?"

“Like…like?” Despite having snot and tears streaming down his face, the pirate obediently answered, “I…I remember they both had silver hair. One of them was dressed like a nun and used something that looked like a saw as a weapon, while the other…” The pirate paused for an unusually long time this time, until a huge wave crashed into the ship with a terrifying sound, which brought him back to his senses.

"And another one... another one possesses the power to split mountains and open seas!" Touching his chest, the pirate vaguely remembered how her sword had torn countless of his companions to pieces. "She was incredibly strong, wielding a strange greatsword, though I don't know its name... but she was undoubtedly the strongest one!"

"Silver hair, saw... greatsword, nun's clothes...?" What does this have to do with anything? Nian Zhuo touched his chin and shook his head helplessly. "Never mind, there is no such thing as a being that only knows how to destroy in my memory."

“…Hmm, let’s send it to Director Mary.” Mashu patted the communication device on her hand, confirming that the information had been sent.

However, neither of them seemed to notice.

The waves that had been lapping against the sparsely populated boat seemed to have been silent for a long time.

There seemed to be a slight tremor in the ship's deck and the sea beneath it.

However, the remaining pirate seemed to have seen some kind of fear. He shouted, "It's...it's a demon! We're all going to die!" and then fainted on the deck, leaving Nian Zhuo and Mashu speechless.

As soon as he finished speaking, the deck beneath Nianzhuo and Mashu's feet suddenly trembled unnaturally, as if something had forcibly broken through it.

The next moment, Nianzhuo swiftly pushed Mashu to safety, and at the same time, the ground was completely shattered by the greatsword.

At the same time, a constantly rotating chainsaw also extended out.

"Tch...!" Feeling troubled, Nian Zhuo grabbed another knight's watch in mid-air.

The three landed almost simultaneously, but when Nian Zhuo saw the faces of the two enemies in front of him, he froze in place.

"Eh..."

Whale shark? Oh, this...

"Eh..." Nian Zhuo's brain seemed to have been forcibly stopped, and he could only utter single-syllable words.

However, the two girls in front of him were truly beyond Nianzhuo's expectations.

The pirate fainted upon seeing the two familiar figures appear.

"This...this is!" Mash also raised her shield, staring at the two figures not far away with a look of surprise and uncertainty. "We've detected two unidentified individuals who appeared in front of us after cutting through the ship's planks!"

"Hmm...?" Mary subconsciously looked at the screen, but the familiar red magical hostility reaction was nowhere to be seen. "We haven't detected any hostility reaction here at all. Let's assume for now that the other side has used some kind of magic!"

"..." Wearing a triangular, dark black hat, holding a strangely shaped greatsword, the deep, dark color of the sword silently proclaimed its unknown and terrifying nature.