Thanks for the invitation. I'm in Type-Moon, inheriting the legacy of Zi-O.

Soaked to the bone, Skadi and Specter stepped back onto the sea.

Watching her hat drift further and further away with the waves, Skadi shook off the seawater that had gotten on her sword blade.

"Looks like I can't hold back anymore." Although she was still stroking her cheek, the unprecedented coldness in Ghost Shark's eyes showed that she was serious.

"I don't care what you say or think." The greatsword was wrapped in deep blue energy, and a red light surged in Skadi's eyes as well!

"All I care about is how you fall!"

"A tragic song surges forth!"

"Listen, Lord of all things, vast and boundless..." Touching her cheek, the hem of Ghost Shark's nun's habit trembled, and a crimson aura enveloped her figure.

"In the darkness, he murmured to himself..."

"Meat is chopped, bones are broken!"

Let them leave.

"A tragic song of the tide!" "Flesh slicing and bones breaking!" Skadi and Specter's eyes shone with a crimson light more intensely than ever before, almost simultaneously.

The calm sea surface was broken by small, seemingly delicate creatures.

They looked like the silhouettes of small whales, their streamlined bodies reflecting the sunlight as they leaped and moved across the sea.

They stirred up waves and pushed aside the broken wood. The seemingly adorable little whales were clearly not as weak as they looked, and they swam quickly from all directions towards Skadi.

The hat had been blown away by the raging wind before Nianzhuo, and the phantoms of whales disappeared into Skadi's body one by one.

With each leap forward, Skadi's aura would surge dramatically. Azure patterns would flow across Skadi's body.

"Tides...a lament?" Until just now, Nian Zhuo still held a sliver of hope that the two figures in front of him were just enemies that the 'beast' had randomly conjured up for him. However, now that their skills were identical, Nian Zhuo had no choice but to treat them as enemies from the start.

The Surge of Elegy is a skill that Skadi only acquires after reaching Elite 2 in his own world.

The specific effect is that it increases her attack power and health points, which, in this world's terms...

"So it just increased her durability and strength?" Nian Zhuo's face, hidden beneath the visor, was somewhat solemn as he stared at the patterns spreading across Skadi's body.

Meanwhile, the ghost shark on the other side was enveloped in a bright red cloud of energy.

"Power surges into my body~" The eyes hidden under the nun's hat were filled with murderous red light, and the hand gripping the chainsaw trembled slightly as if unable to suppress the desire to attack. Compared to Skadi, Specter's body was covered with scarlet patterns that exuded a slightly strange aura.

"Tsk, it cuts flesh to pieces." Nian Zhuo couldn't help but curl his lips. Compared to the previous Tidal Elegy, the Ghost Shark's skills were more troublesome for Nian Zhuo at this stage.

During the duration of this skill, her health cannot drop to zero, and her attack power will also be increased.

"So, it's temporary immortality and a significant increase in attack power?" Nian Zhuo twirled the Time Gun Sword in his hand, staring at the two people with their eyes closed.

The sound of the waves stirred up the surging undercurrents, and as if by divine revelation, it made the two of them leap up at the same time.

The water beneath their feet was pushed open to a greater depth, and then Skadi and Specter rushed toward Nencho, who was still in mid-air.

With a wave of the hand, the wind still blazes with emerald green.

The wind that would have blown the two away now felt like caressing hands, unable to even lift the hem of their clothes.

However, it still slowed them down, so Ghost Shark swung his saw blade and slashed through the air.

To Nianzhuo's astonishment, the emerald green wind was sliced ​​open.

As the literal meaning suggests, the wind was split in two by the serrated blade in the Ghost Shark's hand.

"As expected...!" Manipulating the wind, she retreated at lightning speed, and the next moment, Skadi slashed down the spot where Nianzhuo had just been standing.

Having failed with her first attack, Skadi, as if defying the laws of physics, leaped a second time through the air and swung her greatsword directly at Nencho's head.

Piercing through the air and the sound barrier, Skadi's Elegy's enhancement to strength was more terrifying than Nenju had imagined.

Since there's no way to avoid it, let's continue the fight...! With this thought in mind, Nian Zhuo extended the slender blade of his Time Gun Sword.

However, at the moment of the collision, Nianzhuo had the urge to slap himself.

The blade delivered an immense force capable of cleaving through anything; Nian Zhuo's blade was easily deflected by her, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Then, a few fragments suddenly flashed through my mind, which were the ways to deal with this situation.

"...This is..." Yes, it's a fighting technique from Shotaro's Joker Memory. It provides some ways to deal with an enemy whose strength far surpasses one's own. "It seems that this is the only way."

Relying on the Joker's techniques in his mind, Nianzhuo struggled to deal with Skadi's incoming giant sword.

“However, this technique seems a bit off.” After only a few exchanges, Nian Zhuo sensed something was amiss. “Her enemy doesn’t seem to be me…?” However, the sword tips that kept coming toward his neck denied Nian Zhuo’s guess.

The ghost shark caught up from behind, and Nian Zhuo was now in a completely bad situation.

Even the fighting techniques of the Joker's memory form were few and far between when dealing with this kind of battle; he could only rely on his enhanced physique to continuously block the two's attacks.

However, when Ghost Shark joined the battle, the strange feeling in Nian Zhuo's mind became even clearer.

"Their enemy must be some kind of gigantic being, like a Demon God Pillar." They couldn't delay any longer; Nian Zhuo's hand and the places on his body where he had been struck were throbbing with pain. Defeat was only a matter of time.

The emerald green cyclone memory in his mind completely transformed into an emerald green data stream, surging into Nian Zhuo's limbs and bones.

"--Get out of my way!" roared Nian Zhuo as he unleashed the emerald green gale with maximum force.

The emerald green gale finally interrupted Skadi and Specter's attack, and the gale, which swirled around their bodies, caused several shallow wounds.

The gale spread outwards, blowing away the seawater below and the sails of the Golden Deer not far away.

"This...this is!" Drake struggled to cover his captain's hat, equally astonished by the figure in the eye of the storm. "Nian Zhuo...who exactly is he?"

"That's Mr. Nianzhuo for you, always managing to surprise us unexpectedly." Mashu frowned, gripping her shield tightly. "But, if this continues, what will I do..."

A sense of powerlessness washed over Mash. Every battle Nencho fought against unknown beings she didn't know left her feeling lost, as she could only defend or watch from the sidelines.

"Ah~ Ah~ The feel of this sharp blade~" Stroke her face, Specter's laughter was incredibly shrill. "Doctor... when you left, was this feeling just as painful?"

"...I am not him." He placed the watch face from his waist onto the gun-sword in his hand, and the bright silver blade transformed back into the muzzle of a gun.

"Maximum Sure Sure Shotting—!" Driven to the extreme, emerald green and purple energy converged at the outer end of the gun muzzle.

Then, Nian Zhuo pulled the trigger.

The emerald green energy and the purple energy were mixed together, but they still swept densely across the sea surface.

"I wonder if this attack will make you give up?" Nian Zhuo sighed silently, seemingly at a loss as well.

Please, Tsukasa Kadoya

The emerald green and purple barrage, following Nian Zhuo's gun muzzle and the constantly pulled triggers, completely enveloped this area of ​​the sea.

With a thunderous roar, waves of energy sprayed outwards, carrying debris and foam that surged in all directions.

Skadi and Specter's clothes were stained with blood.

The weapons that were once gripped tightly in both hands are now powerless against the barrage of bullets from above, emitting thick black smoke.

Blood flowed down their jade-like skin, staining the deep blue sea beneath their feet.

"...Give up." Removing the watch from the gun, Nian Zhuo calmly looked at the two kneeling figures below. "With your current strength, you are far from capable of defeating me, let alone killing me..."

"No...not yet..." Skadi and Specter's crimson killing intent had mostly subsided, but they still picked up their weapons and tried to stand up. "Doctor, it was faith that saved Specter and me from that tragic fate."

“So, we can’t give up…” Skadi and Specter 2 stood up shakily, leaning on their weapons, despite the tearing pain in their legs. The killing intent in their eyes as they looked up at Nian Zhuo was still there.

“Is that so…” Nian Zhuo shook his head helplessly, took the W watch face off his waist. “In that case, don’t blame me for not holding back.” He put it in his pocket and casually took out another white and red watch face.

“Wizard—well, thinking about it carefully, I seem to use this dial to express despair more.” Bitter and helpless, like needles pricking his heart, made Nian Zhuo feel a little irritable, and then he pressed the button without hesitation.

“Wizard—!” A bright red magic circle appeared above Nian Zhuo’s head in the sky.

A massive, crimson torrent of magical energy surged around them, continuously flowing into the magic circle in the sky.

"Can you still move, Specter?" With the help of the Tidal Lament effect, Skadi's deep blue markings dimmed considerably. "Although my Tidal Lament can continue, time is running out."

"Ugh~ My head's starting to spin~" Specter clutched her forehead, looking rather listless. "But~ I haven't passed out yet, which means I can still fight~"

"Is that so..." Skadi looked up at the figure enveloped in crimson in the sky and gripped her greatsword tightly. "Are you afraid of death, Specter?"

"Us...?" It seemed strange that she would say such a thing, but Ghost Shark still smiled as she touched the deep red markings on her body. "Before I met the Doctor, I wished I were dead every moment of my life."

“But—” Ghost Shark picked up the saw blade beside him, examining its damage, his crimson eyes flickering. “Ever since I met the Doctor, I haven’t wanted to live a single moment, to live on, to be with him—”

The raindrops that dripped into the ocean were somewhat warm.

“Then, let’s fight on, just to live.” Skadi stretched out her hand, a rare smile appearing on her usually indifferent face. “Everything for the Doctor.”

"Everything, for the Doctor." Specter murmured, gripping Skadi's hand tightly.

As if sensing an opportune moment, Nianzhuo opened his eyes in the sky.

"Rider Time! Kamen Rider Zio--!!! Armor Time! Please! Wizard!" Magic surged like flames, and a crimson magic circle descended from the sky, slowly passing through Nencho's body.

The basic armor was stained with bright red flames, which then solidified into various types of armor.

Two bright red cloaks extended backward from Nianzhuo's shoulders.

“This is…” Mary, far away in Chaldea, sensed the weakening of the magic channel.

Mary touched the bright red three-stroke Command Seal on her hand and looked at the report she had submitted about her Nen abilities.

"So this is Nian Zhuo, whose magic level is EX..."

Mary clenched her hands together and gently placed them on her head.

"We have to win..."

This hope, which transcends the world, is conveyed to Nencho's heart through the link between Master and Servant.

"I will definitely win, Mary." Sensing the magical energy in the atmosphere surging and becoming more active because of her new form, Nencho pointed down at Skadi and Specter, who were rallying their forces.

"Attack! Little girl!" The figure plummeted and landed on the sea surface. The intense magic power of Nian Zhuo Soul God evaporated with the seawater, producing a thick white mist.

“If we can’t even withstand your final blow—” Nian Zhuo said, extending an index finger.

"I'm giving you my life!"

"Ugh—!" Skadi and Specter, their hands clenched tightly, charged at Nencho at the same time.

Deep blue ripples spread across the greatsword, while the previously dim crimson patterns on the ghost shark's body shone brightly once more.

"Haaah!" Skadi roared as she raised the greatsword above her head and swung it down heavily.

The deep blue ripples that clung to the greatsword surged and disappeared into the sea.