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

"Roar—!!" With a roar, Eric swung his blood axe with his beast-like instincts.

The fist collided with the axe blade, but to Eric's disbelief...

The blood-red axe blade—no, this blood-red, still 'alive' ferocious beast—had a small piece of its fang shattered.

"I'm sorry—" With a low murmur, a purple wave emanated from his fist, causing Eric's axe blade to break a second time. "This power of mine exists to create the possibilities of the future!"

“Even the possibility of your weapon being destroyed by my fist in the future—!” Then, he kicked Eric in the stomach and watched his body fly backward, Nian Zhuo took out his Time Gun Sword.

"--It can also be created." The sword in his hand transformed into a gun, and the silver clock hand above Nian Zhuo's head began to rotate counterclockwise.

Then, Nianzhuo's consciousness saw—

In a purple light, Blood Axe Eric roared an unknown incantation, which struck himself.

“I know your future!” Without another word, Nian Zhuo aimed at Eric and pulled the trigger.

The opponent had just gotten up from the ground and had only chanted the first verse of the unknown incantation when it was disrupted by the energy blast fired by Nianzhuo.

Before the support spell could be activated, Nian Zhuo sensed this impending future and forcibly interrupted it. He saw everything the opponent intended to do and what actions they planned to take, and so he walked directly towards Blood Axe Eric.

"--Awoooooo!" Eric roared, swinging his axe and charging towards Nianzhuo.

"Thump—" Then, perhaps even Eric didn't expect that his axe blade would strike Nian Zhuo, who was standing perfectly still.

—Not even a spark was generated.

As if he couldn't believe it, Eric raised his blood axe and chopped at Nian Zhuo with all his might from another direction.

A heavy thud resounded, but Nianzhuo remained standing as still as a rock.

Even Ritsuka, who knew nothing about combat, understood that Blood Axe Eric's power, which was enough to destroy a rock, could not break through Nencho's defense.

"Swoosh—" The sound of a sword blade piercing flesh. Nian Zhuo looked at the blood-red 'beast' that was cutting into his body and trying to devour him, gripped the axe blade tightly with one hand and threw it aside.

He then plunged the Time Gunsword into Eric's abdomen, drawing out a stream of blood.

"--It's time to end this." He kicked him away, watching Eric's body roll on the ground before crashing into a tree and stopping, silent.

"Is this...is it over already? " It hasn't even been five minutes. Ritsuka 2 stared blankly at Nencho's figure, completely at a loss for words.

Mashu bit her lip in frustration, a look of disappointment showing in her eyes hidden beneath her purple hair.

"This time, I couldn't help everyone again—!"

Drake, on the other hand, curled up the corners of his mouth with high spirits.

"...Really, it's over just like that?" As if it were still unreal, Nian Zhuo clenched his fist, and the silver clock hand above his head began to rotate counterclockwise again.

Then, when Nianzhuo opened his eyes again, what appeared before him was an ever-growing, blood-red axe blade.

"Whoa—!" Startled, Nianzhuo quickly backed away.

He then realized that it wasn't the future he had observed; Eric hadn't died, but had suddenly stood up, unleashing his Noble Phantasm's true name with a blood-red axe, and brought it down on him—

"Drink!" Nian Zhuo, after opening his eyes again, did not hesitate to switch the Time Gun Sword into gun mode and pull the trigger, aiming it at the lying Eric.

The next moment, the owner of the Blood Axe jumped up as if nothing had happened, dodging Nian Zhuo's energy blast.

Battle Continuation: B

They don't die easily. Even when they are critically injured, they can continue fighting.

At the same time, with a wave of his hand, he once again grasped the blood-red axe.

Nian Zhuo knew that this guy was about to reveal the true name of his Noble Phantasm.

“Blood red—endless blood red—!” ​​Eric roared, as blood flowed continuously from the wound in his abdomen, gradually accumulating in front of him.

It formed a small crown made of blood.

"When I ascended the throne, endless bloodshed followed!" With a single axe stroke, he shattered the blood-red crown before him.

Erik the Bloodaxe was the king who ruled Norway in the ninth century, though he reigned as king for only three short years.

After being dethroned, he fled to England and thereafter existed merely as a regional lord. Despite this, what made him infamous was his cruelty in killing all his brothers and sisters to seize the throne, and the rumored presence of the witch Gonhildr who was supposedly supporting him.

"Bloodbath Crown!" Eric roared as he charged toward Nianzhuo.

Even a cornered beast will fight, let alone when it has reached the end of its rope.

Therefore, this blow undoubtedly struck Nianzhuo's shoulder.

"Ugh—!" Nian Zhuo groaned in pain, feeling the extraordinary power of the attack.

However, to Nianzhuo's surprise, a huge wound suddenly appeared on the same spot on Eric's body.

The Bloodbath Crown

Grade: B

Type: Anti-Personnel Noble Phantasm (Self)

Distance: 0

Maximum catch: 1 people

A forbidden drug of madness from the black magician Gonhildr, belonging to Eric. He is utterly indifferent to the damage he suffers, charging at his enemies and turning them into mincemeat. Of course, he himself will also suffer corresponding damage. He embodies the legend of being crowned King of Norway after annihilating his entire clan. A Noble Phantasm used against multiple non-military opponents. However, upon his return, the damage he suffers will be correspondingly greater.

That is, Shuo, the so-called "hurting the enemy a thousand, but losing eight hundred of your own."

"That's perfect, let's try out this new weapon." In Nian Zhuo's mind, the image of a sword appeared, and then he made a grasping motion with his right hand.

"Come forth! Time Limit Sword!" The slender blade was also held in Nian Zhuo's hand.

Looking at the face on the sword, Nian Zhuo felt somewhat ashamed.

He twisted Zio's face, then Nian Zhuo pulled the trigger.

"Rider Giri!" The purple sword light pierced Eric's abdomen for the second time.

But it wasn't over yet. Eric's third attack struck Nian Zhuo in the side, and at the same time, a burst of blood gushed from his own side.

"With this one strike, I'll send you on your way." Nian Zhuo twisted the "Rider Face" on the sword again, revealing the word "Saikyo," and then pulled the trigger.

"Haou Giri!"

Then, the words "ジオウサイキョウー" appeared on the sword wound, completely knocking Eric away.

Eric's body slammed onto the ground like a piece of gravel, then his figure finally began to dissipate into golden particles.

—The battle has come to an end once again—

If happiness truly exists—

"Huh—" Captain Drake let out a long sigh, smoothing her crimson hair as she watched Eric gradually disappear into the distance. "The Norwegian Vikings... strictly speaking, they should be considered our ancestors, but—" Drake gave him a slight nod, then continued to watch him vanish indifferently. "I will express my respect, but I will also make you see reality!"

"Ritsuka, this is what pirate style looks like!" Drake took a deep breath, looking at the stunned Ritsuka. "You're so shameless! You big-bearded mole! This old man should just go back to where he came from!" Like that kind of statement…

His figure transformed into golden particles and disappeared continuously, but Eric kept his eyes fixed on Nian Zhuo while clutching his Blood Axe tightly.

"Gah... Oh... I... I won't give it to you, this is... mine!" As his body dissipated, the heavy axe blade fell to the ground. "It clearly belongs to me...!" Eric roared unwillingly, his figure completely disappearing from everyone's sight.

"...Confirmed, Blood Axe Eric has been eliminated." After confirming Eric's disappearance using her Demi-Servant senses, Mash nodded to Nianzhuo.

"Hmm...that's strange." Mary looked at the red dot still stuck in place on the screen, somewhat curious. "Even though it's been eliminated, what's the Servant's reaction..."

"What's wrong?" Mash asked, puzzled. Logically, her Servant's senses shouldn't be wrong.

"Huh, it's gone." Mary patted the control panel, sounding a little impatient. "Tsk... This thing hasn't been doing very well since we arrived in this era. Sorry, the measuring instruments are acting up. It's hard to track its whereabouts. There are no more Servants on this island, and even those pirates from earlier have all been wiped out."

"Really?" Drake stretched and perked up again. "Then let's continue our treasure hunt!"

The group crossed the stone tablet of Blood Axe King Eric and headed deeper into the dense forest.

"Um, Mr. Nianzhuo," Mashu whispered, quietly approaching Nianzhuo, "Do you really think there's a treasure?"

“I think so?” Nian Zhuo smiled as he met Mashu’s questioning eyes, then looked at Ritsuka and Drake, who were excitedly looking ahead. “Even if not, it’s still a very good trip.”

“Is that so?” Mashu nodded. “...Indeed, it would be quite interesting if we had one!”

Sure enough, what I said came true... Drake and Ritsuka, who were in the distance, suddenly turned around excitedly and waved to the two of them.

"Hey~ over here, come over here! We found it!"

"Huh, we found it!?" Mashu was shocked, but she quickly regained her composure and looked at Nianzhuo beside her. "Then let's go take a look, Mr. Nianzhuo!"

"Really...aren't you excited too?" Nian Zhuo found it amusing to see Mashu's excitedly upturned lips and sparkling eyes.

In a short time, the group traversed the entire dense forest on the island and arrived at the beach on the other side.

The sea and sky blend into one, with snow-white sand beaches and tall coconut trees.

Honestly, if it weren't for the singularity, Nianzhuo would really like to come here for a vacation, because the scenery is truly beautiful.

However, what attracts even more attention is the huge ship stranded on the beach.

“Look, this is the ship.” Drake, standing beneath the hull, excitedly patted the deck. “It’s probably the ship that king once sailed on, right?”

"Mary, can you investigate this?" A basic level of vigilance was still necessary, so Nianzhuo activated his communication device.

"Hmm, it seems there's no need to investigate anymore." Soon, Mary's voice came through everyone's communication devices, along with the sound of turning pages.

Mary put down the historical information about Blood Axe King Eric, looked at the ship in front of her, and then waved her hand listlessly.

“This is the large ship that the Vikings used to sail on.” Touching her silver hair, Mary’s tone was somewhat curious. “Logically, it should be something from the ninth century… yet this ship looks brand new.”

“It doesn’t seem like…treasure…” Mashu’s eyes dimmed.

Then someone seemed to pat her on the shoulder, and when she looked up, Drake's smile came into Mash's eyes.

“This is the treasure.” Pointing to the nearly brand-new ship, Drake leaped onto the deck and waved to the three of them. “Wait here!”

“If this is a Viking warship…” Drake crawled into the cabin, seemingly searching for something, “there should definitely be—” His voice gradually faded with the sound of searching until it was completely inaudible.

"Found it! It's treasure!" Drake's excited voice rang out shortly after. Carrying a stack of things, Drake shakily jumped off the deck.

"...This is...a book?" Mash stared blankly at the stack of things Drake was carrying down, and could vaguely make out the words on the cover.

“When the Vikings sailed, they would record all the information from their departure point to their destination using drawings and writing.” Drake looked at the books with shining eyes, as if they were looking at a stack of gold. “The shape of the coastline, the location of the shoals, the nature and direction of the ocean currents—unless they suddenly appeared on this island, they must have come from somewhere else—” He picked up a complex nautical chart and gently smelled it.

"Excellent! It smells like fresh ink!" Drake then eagerly opened it. "It must be a nautical chart of the area around this island!" He then proudly waved it at Nianzhuo and the other two. "Look, for us who are about to set sail, there's no better treasure than this, is there?"

“…Indeed, as you said, Captain Drake.” Mash turned her head away somewhat embarrassedly. “Um…you may seem rough, but you’re actually a very realistic person.”

"Oh~ you're looking at me with new respect now?" Drake smiled, spreading his arms wide as he softly addressed the three people in front of him. "So, would you like to travel around the world with me?"