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

Nian Zhuo, meanwhile, watched their busy figures while holding the slender, pale gold watch face in his hand.

The battle is about to begin again.

The Goddess's Heavenly Voice

Okay, Nianzhuo's thoughts have gone wrong again.

Just as he was eagerly anticipating meeting the real enemy in the story, fate seemed to quietly pluck a string.

At least when he jumped onto the pirate ship with Zi-O II in hand, he didn't see the enemies from the story he remembered.

But when he boarded the deck, all he saw were ordinary enemies.

“…Sigh.” After a slight pause, Nianzhuo put Zi-O II into his pocket with utter disappointment. “No way, sir…” His mouth, hidden under the mask, twisted to one side.

"...That's it?" Holding the Time Gun Sword in his hand, Nian Zhuo, in a bad mood, unleashed his full power without hesitation.

Then, the women on the golden deer saw the pirate ship not far away being sliced ​​horizontally by a huge purple sword aura.

It crashed straight into the sea, causing violent waves to surge even on the calm surface.

Needless to say, the crew members were struggling in the water after falling in.

Since we're dealing with an enemy, there's no need to hold back.

With this in mind, Nian Zhuo unleashed the full power of the Time Spear Sword without hesitation.

As the seawater, like a torrential downpour, fell, the silver figure returned to the deck.

"Phew~" Nian Zhuo shook his hand, took the driver off his waist, and stretched. "Ah~ that feels much better, really."

"Ugh~ You're such a perverse man..." Sitting on the Berserker's shoulder, Euryale's eyes were filled with disdain.

"Alright, alright! Never mind all that, let those guys swim to the island on their own." Drake laughed heartily and patted Nianzhuo on the shoulder. "So, let's keep going!"

The Golden Deer is having another amazing day... just kidding.

Not long after setting sail, Nianzhuo looked at the vast ocean and sighed.

"I can't see anything at all..." Everyone around seemed quite busy. Euryale and Asterius were talking about something, while Captain Drake was at the helm, and Mash was holding a nautical chart and checking the direction from time to time.

All that was left was... Nianzhuo looking at Ritsuka, who was clinging to the mast like a salted fish.

"Hey... Ritsuka, are you really slacking off like me?" Nencho pinched Ritsuka's cheek and sighed as he looked at her lazy posture. "If you keep going like this and don't even exercise, you'll get fat...!"

"I won't gain weight! I've been keeping it up!" Ritsuka's side ponytail twitched, which probably meant she was unhappy...

"Hmm... but I still advise you not to slack off, okay?" Feeling the sea breeze brushing against her face, Nianzhuo, who hadn't gone out much before, was truly captivated. "Unlike me, I do this to stay alert~"

"I was doing this to help you stay alert!" Ritsuka blushed and pointed at Nencho's profile. "No matter what, I wasn't slacking off!"

"Alright, alright~! You decide, you decide." Nianzhuo stretched out his hands, indicating his surrender, and pointed to Mashu on the platform, "How about we go see what Mashu is doing?"

“Okay…” Ritsuka took a deep breath, feeling the sea breeze, and then walked with Nencho to the ship’s wheel where Drake was.

"Oh! You've arrived!" Drake caught a glimpse of Nencho and Ritsuka approaching out of the corner of his eye, nodded to them, and then returned his attention to the ship's helm. "...Hmm, according to the map, we should still be some distance from the next island...Hmm?"

"What's wrong?" Mash asked with concern as she approached.

"Ah—the wind direction has changed a bit." Drake looked up at the sky, noticing that the calm and clear sky that had appeared when Nian Zhuo and the others had just left the island was now dotted with clouds. "Looks like there's going to be a storm at sunset." Frowning slightly, Drake instructed a few pirates below who weren't too busy, "You guys, hurry up and organize the cargo and food!"

"Yes, sir!" They immediately stood up, and then several pirates carried the wooden barrels and boxes stored on the deck to the cabin.

"Hmph hmph hmph~ Hmph hmph hmph~ Hmph hmph hmph~" Our goddess Euryale simply sat on Asterius's shoulder, gazing at the distant sea, humming a song softly.

"...A song?" Asterius looked up curiously at the girl on his shoulder, his cheeks slightly flushed. "...It's beautiful."

"Oh, did you hear that?" Without the slightest surprise, Euryale looked at the berserker beneath her.

"...Yes, it sounds nice." The berserker nodded vigorously, adjusting his body to make the girl on his shoulder more comfortable.

"Never mind, it's fine." Shaking her head dismissively, the girl opened her mouth again, "I'll make an exception and let you listen, okay?"

"La la la~ la la~ la la~ (Um, I think everyone can listen to the song Diana hums in the Alliance, the Crimson Moon one)." This time, Euryale didn't sing softly, but sang it out joyfully.

The voice, like a light swallow, swept over the hearts of everyone who heard it, quietly taking away their weariness.

The pirates, who had been drowsy, perked up and listened to the girl's singing.

Nianzhuo and the others were no exception; they all heard the goddess's heavenly music.

“That’s really nice.” Drake leaned back on the mast, his tense face finally relaxing a little. “Beautiful singing can heal people.”

"Oh dear, it's the captain." The girl looked at Drake with a mischievous smile, then muttered as if in a huff, "I didn't give the captain permission to listen, you know?"

"Don't be so blunt!" Drake chuckled happily, realizing the girl wasn't serious, and continued to lean against the mast, listening quietly.

"I just can't do anything with you~" Euryale smoothed her purple hair, turned her head and continued to look at the vast sea. "After all, this is a rare and beautiful sound~ So listen carefully and enjoy the singing of this goddess." Then, the singing continued, and the swallows continued to fly happily.

“…What a pleasant song.” Mashu nodded involuntarily, feeling relaxed by Euryale’s singing, and said to Nencho beside her.

"Hmm, I don't deny that." Compared to the increasingly fast-paced songs in Nianzhuo's world, Euryale's singing voice is much more memorable. "After all, she's a goddess."

"Okay, that's all." With a clap of his hands, the swallow that had been perched on everyone's heart finally shook its wings and flew away.

"Hmm..." Asterius also opened his eyes, revealing a slightly unsatisfied expression.

“Eureka, I want to ask you a question.” Mashu leaned closer to the goddess and whispered, “Why are they hunting you?”

"You really do have a knack for reminding people of unpleasant things," the girl said, giving Mashu a helpless glance.

"...I'm sorry, but I still think I should check." For the sake of later information, Mashu had no choice but to risk upsetting the girl by asking.

“…Hmm.” Euryale stared into the girl’s innocent and clear eyes, and finally gave in. “Fine, you don’t seem to have any ill intentions, so I’ll forgive you.” Then, she brought her face close to Mash’s.

"Look, aren't I cute?" She pinched her cheek, her pale eyes meeting Mashu's purple eyes.

"Huh...?" Mashu looked completely bewildered.

"I mean~ I'm cute, right~" Euryale said with a mischievous grin, making another adorable face.

"Um, well..." After staring at the girl's expression for a while, Mashu turned her head away. "Yeah, she is indeed very cute."

"You think so too, right?" The girl's expression didn't change as she turned to Nian Zhuo and Ritsuka. "The perverted violent maniac and the Master named Fujimaru Ritsuka?"

"Um...indeed, very cute. And there's a sense of déjà vu about her." Trying to find a flaw, Nian Zhuo discovered that apart from the size of her chest, there was nothing wrong with the girl in front of him.

Moreover, this body type is very popular among certain otaku in his world.

"Heh...superficial." Nian Zhuo really wanted to mock them like that, but then he suddenly paused. "Oh, so I am too. Never mind then."

"I think so too." Ritsuka's face flushed red, and her breathing became heavier. "And, and haven't I seen you somewhere before?"

"That's right, I'm both cute and pitiful. That's why I'm always targeted by men..." He shrugged, his words sounding overly arrogant, yet no one could refute him.

Because she was a goddess, a famous Greek goddess, a goddess who had been baptized by the gods.

“This time, I’ve been targeted by a particularly vicious pervert.” The girl’s expression turned to disgust. “He’s a strange pirate, just like Drake.”

"Pirates...?" Mash couldn't help but recall the enemy on the pirate ship that Nian Zhuo had cleaved in two with a single sword strike—such a weak enemy...

“They’re not ordinary pirates.” Euryale, seeing through Mash’s thoughts at a glance, put her hands on her hips and said somewhat angrily, “They’ve been targeted by pirate Servants.”

"...!" Mash's expression instantly turned serious as she realized the gravity of the situation.

“I don’t know his real name, but I’m sure he’s the most disgusting person in the world.” Euryale stomped her feet, looking like she wanted to kill him a thousand times over. “Even Scylla (the eight-headed hydra) would feel ashamed in his presence.”

"...Not powerful, not terrifying, but disgusting...?" Mashu was completely bewildered by Euryale's description. "What kind of pirate is he...?"

"Speaking of which, Asterius," the girl said, patting the berserker on the shoulder, not wanting to elaborate. "Is your injury healed?"

“…Hmm.” Looking at himself, Asterius nodded to the girl.

"Hmm~ I see." The girl rubbed her calves, staring at the berserker's tall frame and broad shoulders. "Then can I sit on your shoulders?"

"Hmm..." The berserker shifted his gaze and crouched down so that the girl could sit more easily on his shoulders.

"Hmph~" Then, Euryale sat on the Berserker's shoulder and laughed happily.

Nian Zhuo simply watched their backs and smiled silently.

The first encounter with the real enemy

“Very good, very good, the scenery here is quite nice—” Sitting on Asterius’s shoulder, Euryale wandered around the deck, occasionally letting out a word of praise. “Hmm? What’s wrong, Asterius?” The berserker beneath her seemed to have made some movement, and Euryale looked at him in confusion.

“…Hmm.” Asterius shifted his gaze to the side.

However, Drake, who was at the helm, was also in constant trouble, as another pirate rushed up in a hurry.

"Boss! There's a ship ahead!" She pointed to a dark shape that looked like a ship in the distance, which Drake saw magnify.

"Pirates!?" Gritting his teeth, Drake gripped the ship's rudder tightly. "Tch... What a nuisance!"

"Yes!" The pirate hesitated for a moment, then stammered, "...Ah, it's that one, it's the same pirate flag from last time! Boss! That ship is flying the same pirate flag as last time!"

“It must be an enemy ship.” Without hesitation, Drake immediately changed course and headed towards the dark shape. However, as the two ships drew closer, Drake couldn't help but pause slightly, “...Hmm? That ship looks so familiar…”

"It's that pirate flag from last time...that's right!" With her Servant's vision, Mash confirmed that what the pirate said was true, and quickly turned on the communication device in her hand, "...Director Mary!"

The same hissing sound of electricity as before suddenly disappeared just as Mash was about to lose hope.

Then, Mary's anxious expression appeared before everyone.

"Mash!?" Olga Marie was taken aback when she saw Mash's face, then quickly moved closer to the camera. "Great, we finally got through! What happened on your end!? Where's Nianzhuo? Is he alright?"

"Ah! Director Mary! Thank goodness we're finally connected!" Ritsuka excitedly ran to Mashu's side, her eyes welling up with tears as she looked at Mary's image displayed on the screen. "Teacher... Waaah, Teacher Mary, we're finally connected! And Mr. Nianzhuo is alright too!" She then pushed the unharmed Nianzhuo in front of the screen.

"Uh..." Seeing Mary's eyes already reddening behind the screen, Nian Zhuo hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, my Master, don't forget we have a contract. I'm fine, aren't I? Don't cry!"

"Ugh...who, who's crying! You idiot Servant!" Mary quickly turned around, wiping her eyes, then swung back even faster. "So, what happened over there? Don't worry, Da Vinci and I are here right now. The most trusted and authoritative people in Chaldea are all here~ So what happened?"

"I'm sorry, too much has happened, so let's keep it short for now!" Mashu looked at the approaching enemy ship and displayed the previous image to Mary. "Director Mary, could you please explain again about that pirate flag? Last time, due to the signal interruption, we didn't hear it at all!"

"Ah, I understand." Nodding, Mary's figure disappeared from the screen for a second, and the next moment she picked up the documents that were originally on her side and began to flip through them. "That flag—it's the legendary pirate flag! The other party is probably the most famous pirate in history!"

“The most famous in history…” Mashu murmured these two very distinctive words, then her expression suddenly turned extremely grim. “Could it be…!”

“That’s right!” Mary’s face wasn’t much better. Turning to the conclusion on the last page, Mary finally shouted in despair, “It’s that Blackbeard! His real name is Edward Teach! Be careful, Mash! Try not to make contact with him!”

“…I’m sorry, Mary.” Ritsuka and Mashu, who were listening nearby, both turned their heads toward the enemy ship, leaving Nencho to communicate with her. “I’m sorry, it’s too late.”

"Huh...?" Mary paused for a second, stunned by the news. "No way...?"

"Ah! It's him! It's him!" Suddenly, Drake kicked the mast beside him in a fit of rage, gritting his teeth as he said, "That pirate who's been relentlessly harassing my ship! He's got his luck running out here!" Drawing his flintlock pistol from his waist, Drake wanted nothing more than to jump onto the ship right now and riddle the man with bullets. "I'll beat you to a pulp all the way to the other side of the horizon!"