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

"Seriously." Drake shrugged helplessly, looking at the berserker who had fallen to the very back of the group due to constantly adjusting his position, and the petite goddess on his shoulder. "Seriously, where did you come from, young lady?"

"Oh my, I'm a goddess, you know?" Euryale covered her mouth slightly, revealing a sly smile.

However, just as their gazes were about to ignite a fierce spark, a scream suddenly came from the bushes not far in front of them.

"Wait, don't do this, don't do this, don't bite me, don't bite me, ahhhhh!" The voice, which sounded somewhat comical, was now loudly crying for help, "Not food! Not food!..." Then the voice gradually faded away.

“Just now, I think I heard someone calling for help…?!” Mashu turned her gaze to Ritsuka and Nencho. “Nencho, and Master!”

"Yes, that's right, I heard it too, not far away." Nianzhuo nodded, admitting that he had also heard the scream. "However, the decision is still in Ritsuka's hands, don't you think?"

"Then let's not delay, let's go and save them right away!" As Nianzhuo expected, Ritsuka indeed chose that path.

"Alright! As you command, Ritsuka." Then, placing the driver on his waist, Nencho and the others quickly moved towards the source of the voice.

Sure enough, as soon as they arrived at the place where the sound seemed to have come from, several wyverns appeared in front of them.

"Wyvern...!" Mash didn't know whether to be happy or worried, but muscle memory still made her raise her shield immediately.

"Perfect timing!" Drake took the lead, looking at the shimmering scales on the wyvern as if they were gold. "Materials delivered to our doorstep!" Without waiting for the others' reactions, Drake drew his dual pistols and charged forward.

"Really... so this is what pirates are like?!" Before the two-legged wyvern could be analyzed, a crimson figure bypassed Nian Zhuo and rushed forward.

Upon closer inspection, it was Drake, and Nian Zhuo uttered the same exclamation as Mash had not long ago.

"...Never mind, if you were truly dragons, I'd have to be more careful. Right now, you're just some wyverns!" He pulled a silver watch from his pocket, turned it, and placed it on the driver to flip. Nian Zhuo then ran towards the wyverns.

The wyverns, who had been gathered together to prepare for the enemy, suddenly saw several bright silver time rings appear in their field of vision, and the purple characters flying out from them instantly disrupted their formation.

Equipped with the Zi-O basic armor, Nian Zhuo skillfully wielded the Time Gunsword in his hand. "Perfect, it's been a while since I've stretched my muscles. I'll use you guys as practice targets!"

"...Leave the dragon scales!" came Drake's shout, who was already in the middle of the battle. He was trying his best not to damage the precious dragon scales on the wyverns, so he looked like he was struggling a lot in the fight.

"...Sigh, that idiot captain." Shaking his head helplessly, Nian Zhuo charged forward with the Time Gun Sword in hand.

Having recovered from the excruciating muscle pain that had been tearing him apart, Nian Zhuo's physical condition and skills improved even further.

He used to struggle against one wyvern, but now he can hold his own against two.

Not to mention that with Euryale's support from the rear and Asterius as a shield in front, Nianzhuo only needs to harvest the dragon heads one by one.

Although I don't know why, every time I wanted to test the strength of the wyvern's attack, Asterius would always appear in front of me to block it or kill the enemy.

Nian Zhuo saw the rationality hidden within that madness, and the deep gratitude within it.

"...Seriously, what kind of monster are you?" Shaking his head helplessly, Nian Zhuo pushed away Asterius, who was trying to block his way again. "Thanks! But I'm not that fragile!"

Then, facing the fireball spat out by the two-legged dragon, Nian Zhuo swung down his sword.

Silver light, tinged with blood, splashed into the air.

..........................................

“This is the last one…” Watching Nianzhuo pull the blade from the neck of the last wyvern on the ground, Mashu continued to observe her surroundings. “However, I think I just heard someone’s voice…”

"I didn't see any remains, not even a single drop of blood that might have been from the other side." Drake couldn't even find a trace of what might have been their blood. "Did they manage to escape?"

"Hmm?" It was Mary who spoke up this time, rubbing her eyes to make sure she wasn't seeing things. Mary grabbed the microphone. "Regarding the faint magical reaction I mentioned earlier, it seems to be around you. How about it? Can you find it?"

"Uh, nothing..." Mashu continued to carefully observe her surroundings, but found nothing suspicious.

However, a strange noise suddenly came from the nearby bushes.

"Pfft...?!" The sound came from... Nianzhuo's feet.

"No way, what a coincidence." Looking down at his feet, Nianzhuo saw a small brown foot with downy fur dart into the grass the instant he moved away.

"Ah, there's a strange sound." Ritsuka looked at Nianzhuo's feet and asked curiously, "Did Nianzhuo-san step on something?"

"Hmm...?! Did I step on something?!" Nian Zhuo reached into the bushes and groped around. "Um... is this...?" Then, his hands grabbed something soft.

With a ripping sound, Nianzhuo pulled a brown teddy bear out of the bushes.

"...What is this, a rag doll?" Drake curiously pulled the rag doll over and then looked it over. "...The workmanship is really rough. Maybe even my sewing could be better than this."

"Ah." Watching the faint magical reaction move from Nian Zhuo's hand to Drake's hand, Mary had no choice but to confirm that the object emitting the faint magical reaction was the teddy bear that looked like a plush toy. "That's it. We detected a faint magical energy from that object."

"Is this a familiar?" Mashu asked curiously, leaning closer and tugging at the corner of the doll as well. "...Hmm...it just looks like a doll."

"Chirp chirp~" The teddy bear, held by Mashu, made a shy sound, and even its face turned bright red.

"………………" came from the crowd who were stunned by the doll's sudden voice.

The teddy bear has something to say

“…I think I feel an uncomfortable gaze.” Euryale, sitting on Asterius’s shoulder, looked at the doll with a somewhat ominous expression.

“Me too.” Mashu nodded, her gaze also shifting to the doll.

"Huh? So you're the same." Drake looked at the two in surprise, then turned his gaze to the doll as well. "Me too."

"..." The doll seemed to tremble slightly at the gazes of the three girls.

"Stare—" Mashu's gaze gradually sharpened.

“Stare—” Euryale’s gaze gradually turned cold.

"Stare—" Drake's eyes gradually became more playful.

The three girls looked at the doll with growing hostility.

"..." It seemed that the doll was shaking even more violently.

"...Wow!" Then suddenly, without warning, Asterius rushed in front of Mash.

"Huh?!" Sure enough, Mashu wasn't the only one startled by his sudden action. The plush teddy bear was so frightened that its fur stood on end. "What are you trying to do?!" Then, it felt the sharp, knife-like gazes of the three people coming from it because of its action.

"...Ah." Realizing something was terribly wrong, the doll immediately reverted to its previous state, trying to pretend nothing had happened.

"Mr. Nianzhuo, and senior!" Taking their hands, Mashu looked at the teddy bear lying motionless on the ground. "Tentatively named Object X spoke!"

"Oh, is that so? A talking doll is quite a rare sight." Ritsuka looked at Nencho with a kind smile. "Then, I'll trouble Mr. Nencho to dissect it."

“…I see. After all, things are valued for their rarity, so this kind of thing must be very valuable.” Mashu nodded, and after confirming that the unfriendly gaze came from the doll in front of her, Mashu agreed to the ‘dissection decision’ without hesitation.

"No, no, no, I'm not a rag doll!" Seeing that his life was seriously threatened, the teddy bear, who had been trying to pretend to be a rag doll, finally gave up struggling. "Although I look like a rag doll, I admit that."

"...It did speak after all." Mashu had a knowing look on her face, tugging at the teddy bear's leg. "Are you an enemy? Or an ally?"

"—Hmph, that's the question I should be asking." Glancing at the girls in front of him, and the two male Servants behind him with unfriendly expressions, the teddy bear unusually became a little wary.

however--

"...I already told you I was asking you a question." Ritsuka smiled kindly, gently pinching the teddy bear's leg and making a wriggling motion. "Quickly~ tell me~!"

"...I'm sorry, but I think I should be considered one of our own." Although teddy bears don't sweat, Nian Zhuo could still sense the immense will to survive emanating from the teddy bear in front of him. "I have no intention of harming you whatsoever."

Then, the grass nearby stirred as well, and the silver-haired goddess rushed out, wielding a silver, illusory longbow.

"Ahhhhhhh!!" she yelled, her silver-white dress catching sight of the teddy bear held in Ritsuka's hand.

"...A Servant!?" Mashu immediately recognized the other person upon seeing them, but before she could say anything, the silver-white figure ran past her.

"Wait, these people aren't enemies... Pfft!?" Before he could argue, the brown teddy bear-like figure was snatched away by the silver-white woman and hugged tightly, his mouth silenced by her large, voluptuous breasts.

"Did you cheat on me again, darling?!" Looking at the teddy bear she was holding in her arms, the goddess servant seemed to selectively ignore her darling's reaction of almost suffocating in her embrace. "Yes! I did! I've had enough! Come on! Punishment time begins!" Pulling the teddy bear out of her arms, the goddess grabbed the teddy bear by the neck again.

"Hey, why am I the first one to get hit in this situation?!" Looking at the woman whose silver light was growing brighter and brighter, the teddy bear could only fiddle with his tiny hands. "Wait...wait...wait a minute, this is a misunderstanding. A misunderstanding! Although I did stare at her chest and legs for a while, I'm sorry!... *pfft*!" Before he could even finish speaking, the teddy bear felt the hand gripping his neck tighten.

“…Um, that.” Mashu cautiously approached the goddess who was fooling around, trying to strike up a conversation.

"What's wrong?!" The goddess, her face full of anger, looked at Mashu's frightened expression and tried to soften her tone, "Please don't interrupt matters between men and women! This is a civil case, a civil case!" She then waved her hand, signaling the other person to move away.

“…What should we do, Mr. Nianzhuo? And the Master.” Mash, once again frustrated, walked back. “This is the first time I’ve ever felt so helpless.” Then, long-buried memories were awakened. Mash recalled her confrontation with that certain black Servant on the ship earlier. “Ah, no. I was just as helpless when I encountered that guy called Blackie just now, utterly helpless.” Then Mash’s eyes lit up, and she tapped her palm as if she had reached a conclusion.

"I've realized it, this whole era is really unorthodox!"

"Ah, no, it's not just that the people I met weren't very decent... I guess." After carefully reviewing the entire journey, even Nianzhuo couldn't honestly say that he had met any truly normal people...

"So what are you doing on this island?" Ritsuka then stepped forward to ask, "Since you are Servants... what are your real names?"

"Hmm?" The woman, who had initially intended to rebuke the person who had suddenly interrupted, merely looked Ritsuka up and down and murmured in confusion, "...Hmm?...Oh my, are you human? Are you a Master?"

“Fujimaru Ritsuka… Ah.” The teddy bear, who had finally been saved from the clutches of the female servant, blinked and looked at Ritsuka. “Good, I’ve finally met a normal servant…!” Realizing that his emotions seemed to be too excited, the teddy bear coughed twice and asked again.

"Alright, so this summoning is for the Holy Grail War, right?" He pretended to sized up everyone, but his gaze couldn't help but drift towards Mash. "Are we enemies or allies? Is that big-breasted girl still single?" He also slipped in a bit of personal commentary.

"Don't inadvertently mix up strange questions!" The silver-haired woman immediately noticed and tightened her grip on the teddy bear's hand.

"To correct the world, and to restore the era." This simple summary is one of the principles Mary told Ritsuka about information exchange.

Of course, seeing the silver-haired woman and the teddy bear (though it's unclear whether the teddy bear has eyes) looking puzzled, our professional commentator Mashu is back online.

Why does this teddy bear look so familiar?

Although I feel a little embarrassed to have troubled Mash with explanations all this time, even if Nencho asked him to do it himself, he wouldn't know how to explain their mission or strange objective.

"Hmm...hmm...oh~" Looking at the girl and teddy bear not far away, nodding along with Mashu's introduction, Nian Zhuo felt a little tired for the first time.

"This is the downside of not having a single normal person in the team~" I sighed for no reason.

“…Oh, I see.” At this moment, the brown teddy bear was floating up and down, trying to prop up its chin with its short arms but failing. It could only nod repeatedly. “I think I understand the situation now.”

"No... this kid has a strong resemblance to Tsukasa Kadoya..." Since no one around Tsukasa Kadoya would recognize him anyway, Nian Zhuo could only silently complain in his mind.

"Hmm... So this world exists forever?" After thinking it over, the girl could only give a rough summary of what Mashu had said: "Is it eternal?" She even blurted out the English.

"No, where did you come from, Brother E..." Upon hearing the word "eternity," Nian Zhuo felt as if his DNA was stirring again. "Why do you guys always give me the feeling that a knight once came to this world?"

“…Indeed, but even if this era is eternal.” Nodding, Mash acknowledged that the girl was right. “However, if we lose the outer world, this place will also perish. In that case, it would mean our defeat and the end of human history.”

"Tch..." The girl clicked her tongue in displeasure.

Then, on the other side, a teddy bear that looked like a brown bear came over.

"Are you planning to live in this world forever?" Orion saw right through the girl's thoughts, and beads of embarrassed sweat dripped down his forehead (if they even had any).

"Oh, you're so annoying! You guessed what I was thinking." The girl gave Orion a reproachful glare, then rubbed her cheek. "This feeling of being so loving...it's wonderful..."

“I’d rather die in hell than live in an eternal world.” Disdainful of eternity, Orion tapped the girl’s head with his wooden stick.

"Mr. Nianzhuo, Mr. Nianzhuo." Mashu quietly approached Nianzhuo, who was lost in thought, and whispered, "I have a complicated and hard-to-resolve relationship with these two... or rather, one of them plus one of them?"

"What are you doing!" Before Nianzhuo could speak, the girl who had heard Mashu's whisper turned around defiantly, and picked up the struggling Orion in her arms. "No matter how you look at it, my darling and I are the best couple among Servants."