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

The berserker, bleeding profusely and covered in wounds, finally collapsed to his knees, utterly exhausted.

"Don't get cocky!" Then, a green hurricane suddenly swept around Nian Zhuo's running body, and purple light enveloped his figure at the same time.

"Rider Time! Kamen Rider Zi-O!! Armor Time! Cyclone! Joker! W~!"

Half emerald green and half deep purple, Nianzhuo reappeared before Blood Axe King Eric after equipping the W armor.

"Don't give it to me! It's right here—!" He raised his right fist, and a combination of emerald green and purple light appeared simultaneously.

Without hesitation, Nian Zhuo swung a heavy punch at Blood Axe King Eric's face.

"Kill—!" Upon seeing Nian Zhuo, who had previously severely injured him, Eric's already manic roar intensified. He raised his axe and slashed at Nian Zhuo's outstretched fist.

"As expected of a berserker—such a simple attack style." Nian Zhuo's lips curled into a smile hidden beneath his mask.

Then, the emerald green light enveloping the fist instantly dispersed, forming a rising gale.

"Ugh—Gah—!?" In disbelief, Eric's axe suddenly changed direction after the blow.

Then, the fist, now only glowing purple, slammed into Blood Axe King Eric's chest without any resistance.

"Pfft—! Whoa—!" The punch, imbued with the Joker's power, ended with a crisp cracking sound of the sternum.

But... it's not over yet.

"Ha—!" Suddenly, Nian Zhuo stretched out his left hand and grabbed Blood Axe King Eric by the neck as he was about to fly backward.

"!" The result was so sudden that Eric didn't even have time to react before Nian Zhuo grabbed him by the throat.

Then, almost simultaneously, Nencho's right hand flipped the driver at his waist again.

"Ughhhhh!" At this moment, Eric's blood axe, which was raised high above his head, was about to swing down.

But that's absolutely impossible...

"Finish Time! W!" Then, a turquoise gale surged from all directions, firmly binding Eric's body in front of Nian Zhuo.

"Ah—! Ah—!" Struggling in pain, Nen Zhuo, who controlled the power of wind with the help of the Cyclone Memory, had completely locked Eric's body in front of him.

He slowly released his grip, and green and purple light gathered on Nianzhuo's legs.

Even after Nian Zhuo loosened his grip on his neck, Blood Axe King Eric was still firmly trapped in mid-air and unable to move.

"Maximum! Time Break!" The power of Cyclone and Joker in his mind instantly flowed to his legs, and Nencho raised his leg, creating another gust of wind.

"Goodbye." With those two simple words, Nian Zhuo instantly kicked Blood Axe King Eric in the abdomen while he was in mid-air.

"—!" The emerald green gale released his restraints, and Eric's massive body was instantly sent flying.

At the same time, a turquoise gale, carrying his body, surged into the sky.

A purple energy ball appeared on Eric's abdomen.

"—" Nian Zhuo remained silent, turning his back to Eric, who was flying in mid-air, and looked at the people behind him.

Euryale's doubts, Mash and Ritsuka's unwavering convictions, and Asterius's bewilderment.

"Snap—" Then, with his back to the gust of wind, Nian Zhuo snapped his fingers.

"Aaaaaaahhhhh!" Amidst the howling wind, Blood Axe King Eric roared in pain, accompanied by an ever-brighter purple light.

The loud explosion illuminated Nianzhuo's eyes from behind.

All that remained was the berserker, whose body gradually turned into golden particles as he fell from mid-air.

It landed on the Golden Deer with a loud bang.

“…Kill…kill…damn it…” He raised his head unwillingly, but the dissipation of the golden particles on his body was already completely irreversible. Blood Axe King Eric roared in despair, “Obtain…the Holy Grail…”

Then, his body completely transformed into golden particles and disappeared.

This marks Eric's official retirement.

wtm just carried the boat and ran away

"Beautiful!" Clapping her hands, Mary stared intently at the screen until the spirit origin reaction representing Blood Axe King Eric completely disappeared before letting out a sigh of relief. "This time it's finally gone completely! We've defeated Blood Axe King Eric!"

"...Hahahaha!" Blackbeard, on the other side, was stunned for a moment, but then clutched his stomach and laughed wildly. "It's too early to be happy now! Eric Bloodaxe King, his strength is the weakest in my Blackbeard Pirates!" He then waved his hand, indicating that Eric Bloodaxe King's sacrifice was completely insignificant. "Besides, he was covered in blood, his armpits stank, and he had sweaty feet. He was utterly worthless!"

However, a sharp, piercing gaze came from the silver-haired girl, Mary.

“These are all your characteristics, Captain, aren’t they?” The words were sharper than the daggers in his eyes.

"Hahaha, don't embarrass me, Mary~" Blackbeard awkwardly scratched his head and looked at the Golden Deer.

Unexpectedly, Nian Zhuo and the others, who should have been basking in the joy of victory, were now completely engulfed in a fierce battle.

All of this began shortly after Nian Zhuo defeated the Berserker.

Like a ghost, the brown-haired, middle-aged man leaped high from Blackbeard's ship.

"Hear my chant, manifest from my hand!" In the hands of the middle-aged man, the long spear seemed to shorten, and shorten again, until it became the shape of a sword blade.

"Durlindana! My blade, once again, shall slay my enemies!"

"【The Indestructible Ultimate Sword (Durlindana Spada)】!" The man then threw the golden blade in his hand, which flew straight towards Nian Zhuo's back.

"Nianzhuo! Watch out—!" Mary shouted a warning to Nianzhuo, her brow furrowing as she watched the rising magical energy on the screen. "It seems the enemy Servant is about to unleash their Noble Phantasm—!"

"Mr. Nianzhuo—!" Ritsuka and Mashu also saw the golden sword-shaped impact flying out from behind Nianzhuo.

"Ah—!" Euryale and Asterius stared wide-eyed in surprise.

"—" He turned his head, but the Noble Phantasm thrown by the enemy Servant was already within reach.

“I’ve already equipped myself with the armor of other knights, so I should—!” Nian Zhuo’s original thought that he shouldn’t be defeated vanished as the golden blade-like impact hit him.

"Ahhhhhh—!" As if struck by an electric shock, Nianzhuo's body trembled violently.

How could this be! Nianzhuo thought to himself.

Yeah, how could that be? Equipped with the Rider Armor of other Riders, and with the boost from the Joker Memory, I shouldn't be able to fail no matter what. However—

"Crack—" came a sound that Nian Zhuo recognized all too well. The golden impact behind him had actually torn through the defenses of his knight armor?!

Sparks continued to scatter as Nian Zhuo was pinned to the spot by the golden blade, unable to move, with only golden lightning constantly coursing across his body.

However, surprisingly, the golden blade that was supposed to continue attacking suddenly disappeared for some reason.

At the same time, the Heroic Spirit who had just unleashed the Noble Phantasm jumped aboard the Golden Deer.

"—" Covered in marks from being struck by lightning, Nian Zhuo collapsed to his knees, his W armor turning into a burst of emerald green and purple light and disappearing, while the watch face fell to the ground.

"Hmph—so it was to prevent that attack from hitting Euryale and Asterius behind him—" Leaning against a mast, Decade looked at Nianzhuo lying on the ground. "Congratulations, Nianzhuo. You barely pass."

"Damn it—" Then, Nian Zhuo collapsed weakly to the ground, feeling the numbness in his back. "I can't move..."

After separating from Nianzhuo's body, the golden blade returned to the hand of the man who jumped onto the ship, transforming once again into a cross-shaped spear.

"Damn it, you bastard! What did you do?!" Drake wanted to immediately attack the man who had appeared out of nowhere, but he was held back by Blackbeard's henchmen. "You bunch of bastards—!"

"Well, I'll do it—!" Then, seeing that Euryale and Asterius were already exhausted, Mashu could only grit her teeth and rush towards the man.

Then, the spear and the shield collided.

"Hooo—? A shield? Little girl, you're good at defensive combat too." He chuckled helplessly, then the man's spear transformed into an impenetrable barrier, relentlessly striking Mashu's shield. "Unfortunately, I'm also good at defensive combat~"

"Ugh—!" Mash's face grew paler with each impact from the shield.

But they still stood in front of Euryale, Asterius, and Fujimaru Ritsuka, refusing to back down an inch.

"...What just happened...?" Ritsuka had just recovered from the sudden attack and stared blankly at her surroundings until she saw Mash struggling, no, completely on the defensive, before she felt a little relieved. "Mash, that's...!" she pointed to the man fighting.

“…Since just now…” Mashu felt her hands trembling slightly, but she still tried her best to respond to Ritsuka clearly, “This man has been pestering me…!”

"Hahaha!" The man scratched his head happily and put his spear away. "Flawless, what a good boy. I thought that as long as we quickly dealt with that Servant, this battle would be a piece of cake..." He looked at Nian Zhuo behind him, who was trying to get up and was now half-kneeling on the ground, and spread his hands helplessly.

"—Oh my, what a formidable character. What kind of Servant is he?" Staring curiously at Nian Zhuo, he then tossed his spear over his shoulder. "However, if you were so easily defeated, you wouldn't deserve my mercy. Good luck, little girl and that young man over there." With a satisfied smile, the middle-aged-looking Heroic Spirit left, leaping onto Blackbeard's pirate ship.

“In that case…!” Drake looked at the grappling hook connecting Blackbeard’s pirate ship to his Golden Deer and raised his flintlock pistol.

"Boom boom boom boom—" A series of gunshots rang out. The flintlock pistol in Drake's hands had no recoil and no reload time. It hit every knot of the rope that was connected, separating the two ships.

"That's good!" Drake shouted to his men who were still able to stand, "Raise the sails! Full starboard! Create distance from these guys! Their ship is huge, and we have the speed advantage!"

"Understood!" The pirates, having received the order, quickly ran to the mast and raised the sails.

Meanwhile, on Blackbeard's ship, the silver-haired girl Mary and the blonde girl Anne coldly watched the Golden Deer gradually disappear into the distance.

"Ah, they've cut all the ropes connecting the two boats. Looks like they're retreating." Mary concluded confidently, looking at her companion's furrowed brow.

“Hmm, her marksmanship seems to be on par with mine.” Annie shook the long flintlock pistol on her shoulder, looking troubled. “No wonder he’s Francis Drake, the first person to circumnavigate the world in his lifetime.” She then walked onto the deck and smiled at her companions behind her. “Alright, it’s not right for us to just stand here and watch. Let’s go and help out a little.”

“Annie is really serious.” Mary tapped the blade at her waist and walked onto the deck with her.

“Hehe, it’s just for fun anyway, Mary.” Then, Anne took the long flintlock pistol off her shoulder, held it in her hand, and half-squatted on the deck.

Mary, on the other hand, held Anne's shoulder.

"My bullets, my glory, we are called freedom. Let us hunt our prey with the speed of a hawk..." After reciting a long string of lines, Annie playfully stuck out her tongue. "...Just kidding." But she still pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Then, from the lowest level of the departing Golden Deer, came the sound of something being pierced, followed by a violent explosion.

The crew members on the ship all fell to the ground after being shot.

"Ugh...!" Having regained his balance before falling, Drake immediately looked at the observer. "What happened!?"

"Report! It looks like there's been an explosion at the bottom of the ship!" The observer adjusted his hat, looking at the black smoke billowing from the hull.

"What...!?" Drake, in disbelief, quickly steadied the rudder that was about to tilt.

"How could this be...!" Mashu also showed a troubled expression.

"No, we're going to be caught!" Drake looked at Blackbeard's ship approaching from behind, and at the same time heard the sound of seawater seeping into the large hole in the hull. "No, at this rate, the ship will sink before we even catch up...!"

"I'll go plug the hole in the hull!" Seeing his underlings trying to follow, Drake was about to hand over control of the helm to them. "I'll go myself. You guys keep the ship balanced!"

"Stop talking nonsense, Boss!" one of the pirates said unwillingly, while calling to the pirates around him, "Hey, everyone come here, stop Boss!" Then they firmly trapped Drake next to the ship's wheel.

"Hey, let me go, you idiot!" Drake struggled desperately. "If I don't go, who will?!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, the battered and bruised Asterius was about to jump off the ship.

"Get off—!" Then, he was forcibly pressed back onto the deck by a pair of seemingly weak hands.

It was Nian Zhuo who was having difficulty even getting up. He couldn't hide his heavy breathing, but he still stared intently at Asterius, whom he had pushed onto the deck.