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

"Explosion...?" Anne hurriedly put away her smoothbore gun, looking equally incredulous.

"Ah, I see, you bastard!" Even the usually amiable, middle-aged man, a spearman, swore, which was enough to show what shocking thing had happened.

It turned out that, at some point, a large circle had been marked on the hull of Blackbeard's ship, with the words "ammunition depot" written on it. At the entrance to the ammunition depot, a fuse, still burning with sparks, was reduced to a short section.

—This is exactly what Orion did!

Then, they could only watch helplessly as the Golden Deer's ram slammed into the hull.

The violent impact directly detonated the gunpowder in the ammunition depot, causing all the shells stored inside to explode, producing a heavy roar and black smoke.

"Fire...the gunpowder magazine exploded...!?" The pirates felt the tremors coming from under the ship's deck and were thrown to the ground in disbelief by the impact.

On the other side, they were celebrating the success of the plan.

“My dear, well done!” Artemis happily lifted Orion’s small body and shook it.

"I...I thought I was going to die!" Only when he felt the familiar force did Orion wake up as if from a dream, panting heavily. "In the powder magazine! Put the fuse on! Light it! And then! Go all out! Run like crazy!" His small body bounced up and down, it seemed he was really scared.

“You bunch of bastards—!!” Mary cursed the teddy bear’s cunning as she looked at the burning cabin.

"How rude!" Hearing Mary's curse, Artemis, who was always protective of her beloved, also became dissatisfied and tightened her grip on the silver longbow. "Fine, then I'll play along with you."

"Stop playing around, and clean this up properly, okay?" Orion first tried to persuade Artemis, then saw Mary standing on the opposite ship. "...Although it's a bit of a pity."

“OK~” Since he said that, Artemis was even less likely to hold back. She smiled and grabbed Orion by the neck with one hand. “And darling, I’ll punish you later~!”

Then there's Blackbeard's side, which is already in complete chaos.

Pirate King who roams the seas

"The ship... Captain...! What... what do we do?!" Seeing the burning cabin, some pirates panicked.

"Calm down...all of you calm down!" Although he couldn't hide his panic, he forced himself to calm down. "Put out the fire first! Okay, take off your clothes first—!" As he spoke, he was about to tear off his robe to cover the flames.

"Captain, try to stay calm." Anne said with some dissatisfaction, watching Blackbeard becoming increasingly flustered. "You won't be able to solve anything if you panic now."

"What are you talking about? I'm perfectly sober right now, okay?" However, Blackbeard's trembling arms and slightly widened eyes silently opposed his words. "More importantly, to put out the fire, Anne, you should take your clothes off too—."

Before she could finish speaking, the blonde girl raised her musket and pulled the trigger, the black bullet flying past Blackbeard's ear.

“If you say that again, I’ll open fire.” With a very serious expression, Anne pointed her musket at the black-bearded man whose face had turned from pale to ruddy.

"I'm awake now! And I understand the situation!" Blackbeard instantly stood at attention, his previous arrogant expression returning to his face. He looked at the helmsman and sailor and shouted, "Hard to port! Let's get out of here first!"

"Yes...yes!" The remaining panicked pirates finally calmed down as if they had found a life-saving pill, and hurriedly ran to the helm and sails.

"--That's true." Suddenly, Blackbeard noticed a detail he had overlooked earlier, and looking again, the dark silhouette of the ship was already close at hand. "Oh dear, it seems it's too late."

"Huh?" The pirate who had just received the order looked at Blackbeard with a puzzled expression, only to find that his captain's face was clouded with a shadow.

Is it the sun's shadow? But that doesn't make sense. How could it have covered the entire area around the captain in black...?

Then they saw the rapidly approaching, pitch-black warship—the Golden Deer.

"All hands prepare for the impact!" Seeing the pirates stunned by the explosive news, Blackbeard gritted his teeth and continued to give orders. "Whoosh whoosh whoosh~, I've always wanted to say this once and see what happens."

Then, in a short time, Drake's Golden Deer, with its rammed horn specially reinforced by dragon scales, slammed straight into Blackbeard's pirate ship, instantly creating a huge hole.

The broken planks fell onto the sea and were then scattered by the waves caused by the collision of the two ships. At the same time, the huge impact directly affected Blackbeard's ship, causing the entire ship to tremble.

“The Golden Deer…!” Mary, who was searching for Artemis, saw the colliding warships and muttered angrily.

"Not only is it fast, but it's also incredibly sturdy?!" Annie, with her sharp eyes, noticed that such a huge impact had even punctured Blackbeard's pirate ship, leaving a large hole, while Drake's ship on the other side only trembled slightly and didn't suffer any major damage.

(Newton: Singularities are not my concern, and forces are reciprocal? That's pure nonsense.jpg)

Meanwhile, Drake, on the other side, was overjoyed to see this scene.

Standing on the ram, Drake pointed triumphantly at the large, broken hole in front of him.

"Alright, let's start looting!" One after another, Drake's henchmen passed by her, and with each one, Drake's smile grew wider. "Get ready to board their ship! My reliable little fools!"

"Ughhhhhhh!" On the other side, Asterius, who had been waiting for a long time, had bloodshot eyes and grabbed his two axes, ready to charge forward.

Euryale also revealed a mischievous smile; being a very vengeful person, she had naturally been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

"Asterius, go!" With a gentle push, the berserker's body charged forward like a chariot.

“That’s right, Mr. Nianzhuo and Master.” Mash looked at the pirates and Asterius who had already begun to fight, and also gripped her shield tightly. “Let’s defeat Blackbeard together!”

"Let's have a good fight, Mash!" Ritsuka and Mash joined the battle.

However, Nianzhuo did not follow immediately.

"Does he... really have to be defeated?" For no apparent reason, this question suddenly appeared in Nianzhuo's mind.

He didn't like Blackbeard and they weren't close.

What drew him to this thought was the design of the other party's Noble Phantasm.

The more Heroic Spirits on the ship, the stronger they become, which is very appealing to the Chaldea group, whose strength is currently relatively weak.

Even though Ritsuka and Asahi are naturally going to defeat Blackbeard, is there a possibility that he could be used by our side?

"...Hmm, maybe I should give it a try." After pondering for a while, Nian Zhuo, equipped with the Zi-O basic armor, slowly walked into the battlefield.

Battles are simply a arena for Servants to compete and prove their superiority.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh!" Wielding a short sword, she approached Mash from mid-air as she raised her shield. Marie's silver hair reflected the sunlight in the air.

Not only was there a short sword, but the opponent also held a pirate's scimitar in his other hand, which he kept striking Mash's shield.

Her figure was like a ghost, and the blade in her hand was incredibly fast. Faced with this attack, Mashu could only grit her teeth.

"...Ugh!" The two sides were locked in a stalemate. Mari was unable to break through Mashu's defense, and Mashu was unable to catch Mari's constantly moving attacks.

However... the stalemate is broken by external forces.

"Marie! I'm here to help you!" A girl in a red robe ran over, holding a smoothbore musket, and even finished loading and raising it while running.

"Hmm!" As if this were the only normal thing to do, Mary increased her speed even more as Annie approached.

"These two... are two Servants in one body!?" Upon realizing their true identities, Mashu's face paled slightly.

Combined: C-rank characters receive a bonus when fighting alongside specific individuals. C-rank characters can convey thoughts with a single glance, greatly enhancing the Noble Phantasms of both characters.

“My name is Mary Reid.” The silver-haired girl stopped her attack, the dagger and scimitar gleaming coldly in her hands.

“My name is Anne Bernie.” The blonde girl raised her musket, her eyes gradually hardening with murderous intent.

"The legendary female pirate Anne Bonny, and Mary Reid... no wonder they coordinate so perfectly!" Mash was now in a real tough fight. Every time she tried to counterattack when Mary appeared, Anne would fire accurately, forcing her to continue on the defensive.

The two don't even need to communicate; a single glance or gesture is enough for them to understand each other's next move.

However, while attacking Mary, he also observed Mash with great interest.

"...Interesting." Especially the shield that remained standing no matter how he attacked. "So the Shield Spirit really exists."

“There are quite a few Servants over there too.” Looking at Artemis, Euryale, and Asterius on the other side, Anne suggested to her companion, “Marie, let’s just do it as usual…”

"—Hmm." Mary looked at Mash quietly for a moment, then nodded. "We haven't lost yet. If we can get through this, we should be able to win... Go!"

"Tsk...!" Mashu, seeing Marie suddenly charging towards her, slammed her shield high onto the ship's deck. Meanwhile, Ritsuka, on the other side, bit her thumb in frustration.

"Yo... I'm here!" Then, a silver-haired figure ran past Ritsuka, pressing the green-purple watch face tightly held in her hand.

“Since you are two Servants in one body…then you should defeat them with two knights in one body…that’s how it should be!” A turquoise wind blew Ritsuka and Mash’s hair, but it still couldn’t change their surprised expressions.

“W——!” Place it on the drive, then gently flip it over.

"Rider Time! Kamen Rider Zi-O!! Armor Time! Cyclone! Joker! W~!" A turquoise gale briefly interrupted Marie's attack.

"...A sudden attack?!" Anne saw Mary being forced back and instinctively pulled the trigger of her smoothbore musket.

"Ding—" The jet-black bullet, sparking as it hurtled into the emerald green gale, came to a stop in mid-air.

“Huh?!” Mary and Annie froze in place.

Then, as the emerald green gale gradually subsided, everyone realized that it was actually two fingers that had caught the bullet that Annie had fired.

The purple armor layers closed one by one, half emerald green and half deep purple, and the Zi-O W armor shone brightly once again!

"What...?" The bullet fired by the gunman did hit the other party, but it was a passive hit, and the other party even caught it in his hand with only two fingers. This was a huge blow to both Mary and Annie.

"Go help Euryale and Asterius, one of them is injured and the other is just a pretty face." Standing in front of Mashu, Yi Nianzhuo clenched his fists. "As for them, leave them to me."

“…Okay! I understand!” Ritsuka paused for a moment, then nodded to indicate that she understood. “Mash! Let’s go!”

"Understood, Master!" Mash said, panting heavily as she picked up her shield again. "Then, Mr. Nianzhuo, please be careful as well. The silver-haired girl on the other side is very agile, while the blonde girl has excellent sniping skills. The two of them are working together very well, so please be careful!"

Before leaving, he didn't forget to give Nianzhuo a few words of advice...

“That’s right! And Mr. Nianzhuo, although you may not know much about them, their real names are Anne Bernie and Mary Reid!” Ritsuka told Nianzhuo all the information she knew as she ran towards Euryale and the others.

"Really... did we dig our own grave?" On the other side, the two girls shook their heads and smiled helplessly. "We told them our true names first, but now we've gotten ourselves into trouble... an unknown servant." They looked at Nian Zhuo standing there.

"Don't worry." Nian Zhuo waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to overthink it. "After all, I knew your real names from the beginning. Just think of me as... well, I have the skill of [True Name Recognition], so does that make you feel a little more at ease?" The three people, who were originally at each other's throats, seemed to become more harmonious because of this little episode.

"By the way, would you like to come aboard our ship?" Suddenly, Nian Zhuo stared at Annie and Mary's faces, and the thought that had been lingering in his mind quietly surfaced, leading him to ask, almost as if possessed, "The treatment is negotiable...?" He also gave an 'OK' sign.

"..." Meanwhile, Anne and Mary on the other side both had three "???" characters appear above their heads.

“Um…Annie, what did he just say?” Mary looked at her companion in disbelief, only to find that the other had the same expression.

"Is it... a recruitment drive?" Annie asked uncertainly, even forgetting to load her musket.

“Yes, that’s the idea.” Nian Zhuo tapped his head, somewhat expectantly. “Let me briefly introduce myself. My name is Nian Zhuo, that’s my real name. I’m a heroic spirit with little history, currently serving as a henchman on Drake’s ship.”

"...Sigh, sorry, it's still impossible." Then, Mary and Anne stood together and shook their heads at Nian Zhuo. "We still can't imagine being on the same side as you."

"Why... Logically speaking, you wouldn't like Blackbeard either?" Nian Zhuo had guessed this outcome, but he was still puzzled. "Judging from the combat strength and the situation, joining us would be the right thing to do."

"What do you take pirates for?" Without giving a direct answer to Nian Zhuo's question, the three of them stood there chatting casually, as if they could ignore the flying cannonballs around them.

"...They act solely on instinct and prioritize profit above all else, but it seems choosing us is the best option." Nian Zhuo's answer clearly conveyed his thoughts.

"...Pfft, pirates aren't something you can just simplify, you know? Nianzhuo...you really don't understand us at all." Then, with a sarcastic smile, Annie loaded the bullets, while Mary bent down, preparing for another attack.

"Take everything you can." Mary's sword blade was wreathed in a magical silver light.

“We won’t let a single one escape. That’s a pirate’s slogan.” Annie raised her musket and aimed it at Nian Zhuo’s head.

“We are the most powerful pirates, Brother Nianzhuo…” Then, Mary’s figure disappeared from the spot like a ghost.

“…Think carefully about what the true meaning of piracy is.” Then, Anne moved the musket away from Nian Zhuo’s head and aimed it at the center of the mast.