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

“Mary, Ritsuka, Nencho, and Goddess (Artemis), you all come and help!” Seeing Euryale trying to stand up because of the title “Goddess,” Drake quickly gestured to Asterius to protect her. “Little Goddess, you should stay put. Quickly hide under Asterius’s protection. It wouldn’t be good if we rushed out and got caught by those guys behind Hector.”

Drake, with a friendly smile, pulled out the teddy bear hiding behind Asterius.

“…Of course, you need one too, little guy. Get moving!” Drake casually tossed it into Artemis’s arms and went back to the ship to take the helm.

“…Mr. Nianzhuo, and Master. I… let’s do our best together!” Looking at the howling hurricane and flashing lightning outside the cabin, Mash couldn’t help but shrink her neck.

“It’s alright…” Nian Zhuo looked at the two girls who looked worried and took out the driver from his waist. “I still have some ways to deal with this little rain.” As he placed the driver on his waist, Nian Zhuo took out two watch faces from his pocket.

"Heh heh, watch me do a magic trick for you—" With one in each hand, Nian Zhuo turned the dials and pressed the button.

“Zio--!” “W--!” Nencho placed the two devices, one on the left and one on the right, on the drivers at his waist, and then flipped them over.

On this sea, where raindrops raged and lightning flashed, a sudden emerald green gale arose, mingling with the rain and waves.

"Rider Time! Kamen Rider Zi-O!! Armor Time! Cyclone! Joker! W~!" Accompanied by sound effects, the two-in-one Rider armor once again overlapped with Nencho's Zi-O armor.

"Hmm—this dripping sound is still quite unpleasant." Nian Zhuo stretched his wrists, listened to the pattering of raindrops on his armor, and reached out his hand towards the overcast sky.

The next moment, the ability of the Gale Memory allowed data such as the direction and speed of air to flow perfectly into Nian Zhuo's mind, and a turquoise gale began to condense from his hand.

Then it suddenly burst out, instantly clearing away the rainwater that should have been dripping onto the deck.

The emerald green wind created a vortex around the entire deck, repelling all the rainwater that fell on it.

"--Oh oh oh!" The pirates were all excited at the sight of this amazing scene.

“So, it can be used like this…” Ritsuka stared at Nencho standing on the deck with sparkling eyes, but still remembered to tie the rope in her hand to the mast.

"Thank you, Mr. Nianzhuo." Mashu nodded to Nianzhuo, then joined Artemis in carrying the heavy boxes.

"Whoosh~ My cute little short fur is finally free from the ravages of the rain." Nian Zhuo patted his cheeks, but he couldn't find Orion's teddy bear anywhere.

Want to know where Orion is? -- He's right under the boxes that Mashu and Artemis are carrying, supporting them with his short, hairy hands. Well, he's definitely doing the most work.

However, Nianzhuo had only one thought at this moment—he had overdone it.

The effort required to spread the energy across the entire plank was considerable, causing beads of sweat to appear on Nianzhuo's forehead.

And with Drake maintaining a high speed on the Golden Deer, Nian Zhuo had to keep up with the speed while blocking the rain, otherwise Drake's unreinforced mast would be torn apart by Nian Zhuo's own gale.

"Hurry up! While Nianzhuo has kept the storm out, let's move forward!" Drake steered the ship, feeling the gentle breeze and laughing with satisfaction.

"Boss! The ship is going to break down if this keeps up!" The underlings kept giving feedback to Drake on the helm while they were busy working. The ship was already trembling slightly under Drake's fast driving, as if it was about to fall apart at any moment.

"Is that so?" Drake asked them thoughtfully, then stepped on the deck beneath his feet. "Putting aside the deck shaking a bit because of Nian Zhuo's actions, don't you think the ship is quite stable right now?"

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, the pirates simultaneously stopped what they were doing, watching the rope lying on the ground tremble only slightly before muttering, "...Hmm, now that you mention it..."

"Have you forgotten?" Drake stared at the pirate's curious expression and pointed to the raised ram at the bow of the ship, which was now reflecting a black luster under the flash of lightning. "When we were repairing it, we used every dragon scale we could find." The mystery was finally revealed, and Drake resolutely swung the rudder.

"This ship isn't so fragile that it would sink in a storm of this magnitude!" Drake chuckled, looking at his stunned underlings. "Alright, now that you all understand, let's charge forward!"

However, just as one problem was about to arise, the observer, holding binoculars, spotted a dark shadow on the sea not far away and shouted loudly at Drake.

"Boss! Ships spotted ahead!" The finger pointed straight ahead, but to ordinary people, it was just a scene obscured by countless dark waves.

"They're here!?" Drake thought to himself, "This is bad." He quickly looked into the cabin and breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that the little goddess was still hiding behind Asterius.

"No! This ship is bigger than us!" the observer exclaimed in surprise, almost dropping his binoculars.

What we just glimpsed was merely a tiny fraction of the entire ship; what emerged from the darkness was a colossal shadow powerful enough to completely engulf the Golden Deer.

...However, they had nowhere to escape.

"Damn it, like that Blackbeard guy?!" Drake shouted at the observer, hoping to know as much as possible.

"Yes!" The observer's answer put her at ease a little, but the other person's sudden change of tone made Drake's heart jump into her throat again. "However—".

"But?" Drake raised an eyebrow, wishing he could grab her binoculars and observe as well.

"It feels very dilapidated..." Then raindrops pattered on Nianzhuo's wind gusts, further blurring the view through the binoculars in the observer's hand. "Nianzhuo is blocking the view of this storm, making it impossible to see anything else!"

"Damn it, give me the binoculars!" he yelled at the other man, who then threw his binoculars at Drake.

"Hmm." Sure enough, as soon as he opened the door, he saw the huge black shadow of the ship. However, as the ship got closer, Drake's expression became more and more strange.

"What... is that???"

“…Uh.” However, only at this moment

I saw a ghost in broad daylight... emmm

The creaking planks, the badly damaged hull, and the tattered pirate flag on the mast.

When such a ship appears on a dark, stormy sea... what would your first reaction be?

"...What is that...a ghost ship...?" Drake, holding binoculars, was somewhat flustered as he looked at the dilapidated ship swaying and heading towards their vessel.

"A ghost ship?" Mash stared at the enormous, approaching black shadow outside the emerald green wind barrier, seemingly in disbelief. "So... it really exists?"

"Ah...! A ghost...?" Ritsuka tugged at the rope in her hand with a voice full of curiosity and fear. "That...that's...I've only ever seen that in novels!"

"...Ha, a ghost ship, huh? Most of them are just ordinary unmanned ships." Captain Drake, on the other hand, waved his hand dismissively, as if he'd seen it all before. "Mergers, hunger, you name it, there are all sorts of reasons why a ghost ship becomes a ghost ship." Then, Drake noticed a flash of white light on the approaching ghost ship.

“…Hmm?” Narrowing his eyes, Drake opened his binoculars again to look at the white light. “It looks like something…is flying this way…Aaaah!” Then, everyone heard the usually carefree Captain Drake let out a very girlish scream.

"Holy crap..." Nianzhuo almost slipped and fell to the ground. "Mashu just... screamed... or was it Ritsuka...?" He turned around but only saw Drake with an angry, flushed face... Captain "No way, sir...?"

"Just now! Sister Drake made a really weird sound!" Orion, that suicidal teddy bear, flew out from under the box.

"Like the scream of an innocent young girl!" Artemis also stared at Drake with a mysterious smile.

“…Master?” Mash initially doubted her ears, looking at Ritsuka. “What was that just now…?”

"Ah...that wasn't me..." Ritsuka shook her head as if she knew what was going on. "So, what's wrong?"

"Ah, it's nothing." Mashu shook her head and looked at Drake as well. "I just heard Miss Drake's voice and thought I misheard, so I panicked a little. So, Miss Drake, what happened?"

"Don't...don't mind my cries!" Drake pointed tremblingly to the emerald green wind barrier cast by Nian Zhuo. "Look there! The enemy is attacking! It's the ghosts!"

"Oh...right..." Nian Zhuo only then felt a shock coming from his wind barrier. When he looked up, he only saw several white ghosts stretching out their skeletal claws, trying to tear the wind barrier apart. "Hiss...so that's how it is."

“That’s perfect.” Nian Zhuo removed the W dial from the driver and held it in his hand, pressing the button to maintain the wind barrier.

“Well then, it’s time for an old friend to make his appearance.” As the emerald green gale that had been swirling around the entire ship suddenly shrank and settled on the deck, Nian Zhuo took another watch out of his pocket.

"Hey, Xiao Zun, long time no see." Looking at the yellow dial in his hand, Nian Zhuo turned it over and placed it on the driver.

"Ghost...!" (I almost forgot about the ghost I haven't seen in so long... *scratches head*)

A huge, earth-yellow eye-like spirit emerged from behind, and a cloak and armor flew out from it, along with Nian Zhuo's original silver armor.

"Oh! This is truly magnificent..." Drake stroked his chin with amusement, staring at the eye soul displayed by Nian Zhuo with a curious smile. "I never expected you to possess such interesting treasures..."

“…I’m starting to really doubt where you are as a Heroic Spirit.” Euryale sighed and patted Asterius, signaling him to stand back a bit. Orion and Artemis were also staring at him in astonishment.

"Then, become my sustenance!" Nian Zhuo removed the black hat from his head, and the two eye-shaped armors on his shoulders flashed with a blue-black fluorescence. "So, come forth! Eye Soul Ghost!"

Cloaks of various colors flew out from Nian Zhuo's shoulders, passing straight through the wind barrier released by Nian Zhuo (spirit transformation is really useful) and then engaged in battle with the ghost skeletons outside.

Now, Nencho's power has greatly increased, and having collected half of the Rider Watches, he feels that he is now invincible.

It has to be said that it's quite comical to see the Eye Soul Ghosts wearing cloaks fighting alongside the white ghosts.

The various colored impacts struck the skeletons of the white ghosts, which could only turn into clumps of blue spirit fire and be absorbed into Nian Zhuo's shoulder armor.

"Mmm~ That feels good~" Feeling the fullness in his body, Nian Zhuo nodded in satisfaction.

This time, the ghosts couldn't even get onto the deck; Nian Zhuo stopped them outside.

"Phew...that's great..." Drake wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead. "The ghosts and all that stuff have been defeated..."

"Is Miss Drake afraid of ghosts or anything like that?" Mashu asked curiously. She was somewhat surprised that the usually carefree Captain Drake was frightened by ghosts.

"Can't pirates be a little superstitious?!" Drake's eyes widened instantly as he looked at Mash.

"Ah... no, that's not what I meant. It's perfectly fine." Mashu nodded, closing her eyes as she did so. "I'm sorry."

"Alright, alright, the storm is gradually subsiding for now. Let's be patient a little longer." Drake nodded in satisfaction as he watched the raindrops outside the emerald green windbreak gradually diminish.

Finally, the sunlight shone through the clouds onto the deck, bringing a sense of comfort.

The end of the storm also greatly reduces the safety of the sea surface.

An ordinary-looking ship appeared on the sea not far from the Golden Deer.

“Hmm… what’s that…?” Nian Zhuo also noticed the unremarkable ship.

"...Everyone, get ready." Drake adjusted her captain's hat, gripping the sword at her waist. "Now that you're here, don't expect anything from us..."

Since the ship that appeared before them after the Golden Deer escaped the storm was extremely unlikely to be friendly, the chances of it being a ally were extremely low.

On that ship, the blond man and the girl in pale purple stood together, a triumphant smile on their faces as they watched the Golden Deer approach.

"Come on, you scum, it's time for me to obtain the Holy Grail..." The blond man opened his arms.

How will this end?

"...Alright, get the cannons ready!" Drake had no time to hesitate. The way the enemy was facing his ship was not at all like a friendly force. He quickly ordered his men to load the cannonballs.

"Ah...yes!" After a moment of surprise, the underlings quickly reacted and ran to the cannon to load the shells, then lit the fuse.

A thunderous roar erupted from the cannons, and cannonballs, trailing black smoke, hurtled towards the opposite ship's deck.

However, it was completely bounced off the seemingly normal plank of the other ship and fell into the sea.

Unlike Blackbeard's ship back then, which at least left scorch marks on the enemy, the reinforced ship couldn't even withstand the enemy's hull.

"It's no good, Boss!" the henchmen shouted, watching the cannonballs bounce off into the sea. "It's completely ineffective! The cannonballs are all being deflected!"

"Ugh, they're all so unreliable..." Drake lowered his head, his fingers tapping incessantly on the sword at his waist. "So, we still have to use that trick? If you want to burn a big ship, is the only way to do it the kind of thing to set the whole ship on fire and then ram it?"

Drake was still looking worried, but Nianzhuo kept staring at the ship opposite.

“No, something’s not right…” Sweat dripped from Nian Zhuo’s forehead, and his fists clenched uncontrollably. “On that… on that ship, there is something that we absolutely cannot mess with… But, why?” This feeling did not come from the Servant’s senses, but from the warnings of the Eye Soul Ghosts inside the Ghost Armor.

"Let's wait and see for now." Nian Zhuo quietly placed Zi-O II in his hand, watching the opposite ship warily.

However, on the other ship's deck, the blond youth seemed to have already found his target.

"—Good, found it." The blond youth grinned and pointed his index finger at the deck of the Golden Deer. "Hercules! Why don't you go and say hello to that bunch of scum?"

“…What!?” Then, Nianzhuo felt a muffled sound as the air was pierced by the other ship and quickly looked up.