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

However, the arrow of the moon, which the two had combined their full strength to unleash, shone brightly in the sunlight, illuminating Mash's path forward.

"Damn it, damn it, hurry...!" The golden half of the Moon God's Ace kept throbbing, extending tentacles that coiled in mid-air to form a huge cluster of spikes.

Meanwhile, the Blazing Ace unleashed its full power of heat, igniting the massive golden beam of light extended by the Moon Goddess.

"Pfft—" Facing the oncoming arrow, the two alien knights joined forces, and the huge golden-red cluster collided with the arrow.

Heaven and earth fell silent.

Then came a violent explosion, accompanied by a burst of airflow that roared outwards in mid-air.

In an instant, the dense forest was cleared away, and the resulting silvery-white sphere of light wiped out the upper parts of the trees. At the same time, the explosive airflow successfully revealed the clear sky to everyone.

"Aaaaaah—!" came the painful cry of the alien Moon God Ace. Its golden half-body had lost its arm, and countless golden lines on the wound were coalescing into the shape of the original arm.

"...Hmm!" The Blazing Ace didn't suffer much damage, but from the smoke and dust dispersed by the blast wave in mid-air, a girl holding a shield emerged. "What...!"

"Hmph, don't underestimate us!" Ritsuka looked at the bright red magic power on Mash's body and proudly twitched her nose. "Although Mash was obscured by the smoke and dust just now, it couldn't block our magic channels, so I cast a little magic spell on Mash to instantly enhance her magic power."

Meanwhile, Blazing Ace knew things were going badly. It was too late to switch bodies now, and he could only watch as the girl's figure drew closer and closer, the shadow of the giant shield seeming to be about to smash him into the ground.

"Oh~?" However, the same mechanical voice rang out again, and the real Another Rider W, half deep purple and half dim green, appeared behind the nowhere-to-escape Another Blazing Ace. "Ha... But as the price for underestimating your opponent, you will be punished, you fool." Then, in his emerald green hand, a dark green gale silently unleashed its violence, while Another Rider W's purple left hand pierced directly through the Another Blazing Ace in front of him.

"Pfft—!" Blood gushed from his mouth. Just as Blazing Ace was about to question the person behind him, he found himself floating in the air.

It turned out that after being pierced through the chest by the alien W, he was thrown out like trash and then crashed heavily to the ground.

"Crack—" The sound of bones breaking came from his limbs. After being thrown extremely high into the air, he fell heavily to the ground. The wound on his chest almost made the Blazing Ace faint. Several pools of blood spurted from his mouth.

“Then, opportunistic maggots should be shredded by the gale—” He threw out his left fist, but Another W’s right fist was gathering several unstable gusts of wind. Staring at Mash who was smashing towards his head, he threw out his right fist with a cruel smile of triumph.

"Ha—! Let me see what color your internal organs are! Maggot!" The alien w, having successfully protruded his tongue from his mouth, seemed to be able to see the girl being shredded by his wind blades in the next moment.

"It's not over yet!" Then, propelled by its own gust of wind, Another W instantly unleashed a dark green wind blade at Artemis, who was in the sky and was suffering from excessive magic depletion.

"...!" Artemis was completely unprepared for the sudden attack. Given her already low magic power, it was extremely difficult for her to quickly devise a countermeasure. She could only watch helplessly as the wind blades drew closer and closer to her.

Then, a vibrant green hurricane swept across the battlefield.

It swept up trees, swept across grasslands, and suddenly a verdant hurricane rose from the depths of the once dense forest.

The wind blades not far from Artemis were instantly destroyed by the onslaught of the hurricane and vanished without a trace.

Meanwhile, Mashu's fist, which was scalding with pain from the wind blades that were cutting her cheek, seemed to have been 'targeted' from the very beginning of the hurricane, and was instantly sliced ​​by several wind blades.

—It is now lying on the grass not far away.

Ignoring his right arm, which was still gushing blood, Alien W retreated rapidly with a look of surprise on his face.

"Clang—clang—" The sound of armor clashing came from the hurricane, and a dark figure slowly emerged from the hurricane's phoenix eye.

All eyes were focused on this unknown heroic spirit who had suddenly joined the battle.

As Director Mary jogged all the way to the control room, her gaze was fixed on the doorknob the moment she grasped it.

It wasn't that her hands had undergone any strange changes, but rather that three bright red marks appeared on the back of her hands.

"...Nian Zhuo?" Filled with anticipation and disbelief, the girl opened the door to the control room.

Decade and Zio's first collaboration

"Clang—clang—" The sound of armor clashing echoed across the land, and as the gale dissipated, the knight who had been at the center of the hurricane revealed his figure.

"—!" When Mash and Ritsuka saw the figure in the hurricane, they even forgot to breathe and stared wide-eyed in surprise.

The armor was similar in color to that of the alien knight W, who was standing in place with one arm missing. Emerald green and purple armor covered half of his body, and golden patterns were engraved on his shoulder armor to form intricate designs.

The most eye-catching thing... is probably the two very iconic hour and minute hands above the knight's head.

"..." Everyone in the Chaldea control room fell silent as they looked at the figure appearing on the big screen.

Olga Marie, who had just opened the door, froze for a moment after seeing the image on the big screen. Then, she gripped the microphone with trembling hands, her orange eyes fixed on the unknown Servant on the screen who was also looking at Ritsuka.

Her eyes were bloodshot, and even her once meticulously styled silver hair had lost its luster. Mary's voice was hoarse.

"……Who are you?"

She was afraid, and Nian Zhuo saw through the girl's heart almost instantly.

She was terrified of giving a negative answer, terrified of uttering a strange name, terrified of him asking questions in an unfamiliar tone, terrified of wielding a warrior with almost the same power as her former servant in front of the girl. If she said she didn't know her... Mary would probably faint immediately.

"..." Everyone remained silent, staring at the silent figure in the center of the battlefield.

“…Hoo.” Taking a deep breath, Nian Zhuo raised his head, his eyes fixed on Ritsuka and Mashu, his lips moving as he uttered words.

“My name is Nianzhuo, and I am your follower.”

For a fleeting moment, it seemed like Mary could feel the sunlight shining on her face.

But this is a world of ice and snow all year round, where sunlight never pierces through the clouds.

After Nian Zhuo confessed his identity, the entire Chaldea control room became unusually quiet. Everyone was looking at the Master holding the microphone. At this moment, she was looking down, and the wet water droplets on her hand dampened the bright red Command Seals.

Mary's face changed rapidly, sadness, anger, joy... all sorts of expressions appeared and disappeared on her face, her hands clenched tightly, and she bit her lip hard.

She longed to tell him something, to tell him how she felt these past few days without him, to tell him about the difficulties she had endured, and her sorrow. ...She really wanted to shout her heart out to the spirit before her and then throw herself into his arms.

But she couldn't, because she was Olga Marie, the current director of Chaldea.

Her lips moved up and down, as if a thousand words were about to come out of her mouth.

However, she stopped and didn't say a word.

Looking down at the audience, and seeing the Chaldea staff around her focusing their attention on her, Mary's eyes gradually regained their sparkle.

"..." This time she gently grasped the microphone, her lips parted slightly, but it wasn't about herself.

“…Nianzhuo, I now command you!” Although the voice was somewhat hoarse, one could sense the speaker’s clear will.

"Return to the team immediately! Assist Ritsuka and Mash in continuing the mission to conquer the Third Singularity!"

"Give it to me! Use all your strength!"

"Let us raise the banner of resistance!"

The girl's resolute words acted like a shot of adrenaline for the employees who had initially held little hope. Looking at the young woman who, despite her tears, persisted, I think few could remain unmoved...

"Oh—!!" The excited shouts of the staff echoed throughout the control room, while Da Vinci seized the opportunity to gently hug Mary, who collapsed after speaking.

“What a lovely child.” Brushing aside the silver hair from her brow, and looking at Mary’s peaceful sleeping face, which resembled that of a child, Da Vinci gently lifted her into a chair. “Really, you’ve worked so hard all this time.”

"..." Over here, Mary's words were also heard by everyone, but Ritsuka and Mashu were still looking at Nencho in the center of the battlefield, as if they wanted to say something.

The one who was the most deeply affected... was probably Euryale. When she heard Nianzhuo admit his identity, the goddess's eyes were already wet. Now she was sitting on the ground and wailing, which made Artemis and Orion glare at Nianzhuo fiercely.

However, the smiles on their lips completely betrayed their true feelings.

"Alright~!" With a helpless wave of his hand, Nian Zhuo looked at the alien knight W, who was glaring at him after his arm regenerated. The other party also showed a respectful expression after Nian Zhuo admitted it, but the expression he made with a mournful face and an angry look was really not flattering.

“You heard it too, monsters—” Taking off the W watch and tossing it in his hand, Nencho’s eyes seemed to be sizing up a group of prey. “Since my Master has spoken, you now have two choices.” He held up two fingers.

“First, you can all commit suicide right now. That way, I can at least guarantee you'll die a little easier.” He looked at the three people in front of him who hadn't moved and silently withdrew his finger. “Is that so—so you don't want to choose this option.”

“Secondly, the requirements are also very simple: make a bet with me.” Nian Zhuo withdrew his finger and pointed to himself. “If you defeat me, I will obediently follow you to see that damned bastard. But if I win—I won’t say what the consequences will be, since you can’t do it anyway.” After saying that, Nian Zhuo clapped his hands and looked at the three alien knights who had fallen silent.

"Ha, hahahahahaha...!" Sure enough, the first to react was the Alien Gale Ace. He patted his stomach, and even the dim gusts of wind surrounding his body seemed to be out of control, supporting the Alien Fiery Ace.

"Hey, hey... Did I hear that right, my king!" The bared fangs were white and terrifying, but what caught everyone's attention most was the flame that had appeared in the Blazing Ace's hand at some point, now seemingly shrouded in a black aura. "There are three of us, you know? Three against one, maybe this is the real justice of a gang fight?" After repeating their words, the three monsters covered their mouths and laughed.

“Is that so…” Nian Zhuo looked at the monsters’ reactions and slowly withdrew his hand. “It seems you didn’t choose either of the two options… Then we need your help.” Nian Zhuo suddenly turned around and murmured to the empty air behind him.

"...Yes." What was most surprising was that there was a response. On the empty ground behind Zi Nianzhuo, a black and white figure appeared.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time—" Nian Zhuo could clearly hear the man under the armor looking at him with a smile. "Nian Zhuo, is this the monster you said would cause destruction?" Then, he looked at the three alien knights standing on the flat ground, who were agitated because of his appearance.

“De…Decade…!” Recognizing the magenta knight standing there, Another W cried out in disbelief, “You…you’re lying! Decade has clearly left this timeline! Who are you?!”

“Let me think…” Another Rider’s question clearly puzzled the magenta Rider, who couldn’t help but stroke his chin. “…That’s right, I am the Destroyer of Worlds, Tsukasa Kadoya. I’m here to determine whether the world Nenjo is in has the value of destruction.” With that, Decade opened his card box.

"...Okay, what he meant was that he used an invisibility card and hid in the shadows. If you ask how long that lasted, it should at least have been until he pulled me out of the afterlife... Anyway, take it seriously." Nencho put the W watch into his belt and looked at Tsukasa Kadoya, only to find that the other was also looking at him. They couldn't help but smile at each other.

"So, now it's two against three, although we're still at a disadvantage—" Despite this disadvantage, Nian Zhuo had already grasped the slender magenta watch face in his hand. "How about it, Shi, how about we team up?"

"Forget cooperation, let's see who can kill them faster." Looking at the bewildered and flustered Another Riders, Tsukasa Kadoya smiled disdainfully and then took a card from his card box.

"This one is better for dealing with you guys." Tapping the edge of the card, Shi confidently pulled open the magenta Driver at his waist.

The card depicts two Kamen Riders in one form... W.

"How is this possible!" However, Another Rider was truly panicked. If Decade also possessed the power of W, then he too could be defeated by the opponent, and the battle situation instantly turned extremely unfavorable.

"KamenRide! W—!" A turquoise gale rose from this place, and the two Wind City Knights, now one, once again took to the battlefield.

"Using the original version..." Nian Zhuo couldn't help but chuckle, then pressed the button on the slender magenta watch face in his hand. "You've always been the one using other people's power. How does it feel to use your own power in front of you now? Hahaha."

"Decade—!" At the same time, many black and white phantoms appeared around Nian Zhuo, constantly moving.

The dial was placed on the driver at the waist, but it wasn't over yet.

“W—!” Nian Zhuo took out the W watch face again and placed it on the half of the Decade watch face that was extended from it.

"...Hmph, that was quite a good experience." Kadoya Tsukasa could sense the same power fluctuations emanating from Nian Zhuo. His expression was a little strange, but he still held the Card Box Sword in his hand and wiped the blade.

"Rider Time! Kamen Rider Zi-O!! Armor Time! Kamen Ride! Wow! Deca! Deca! Decade~!"

Black and white phantoms, each bearing a symbol representing a knight, converged on Nian Zhuo's body, while a black and white dimensional barrier descended from mid-air and passed through Nian Zhuo's body.

What followed was Zio in his Decade armor form, imbued with the power of Decade.

At the same time, the dial of W, located next to the Decade dial, suddenly started flashing, and purple energy, accompanied by a silver whirlwind, pressed down on the surroundings again.

The pink... no, magenta armor complemented the silver lines of Nian Zhuo's own armor, forming a black and white cross mark on the chest like a QR code, while the lower body was decorated with silver metal leg armor.

However, unsurprisingly, the Decade armor is indeed somewhat different from the original...

The lines are softer...? Or perhaps it's more accurate to say they were intentionally made more streamlined...

Most noticeably, the display screen on Nianzhuo's head is gone; the light screen that reflected Nianzhuo's face and gave him a somewhat goofy look is no longer on his face.

The replacement is a face similar to the original Decade, with a black vertical bar descending straight down from the top of the head, landing on either side of the silver clock hand, seemingly combining the styles of both.

At this moment, the armor on his body was enveloped by silver or purple orbs of light, gradually changing its appearance.

"...? So it can be enhanced further." Tsukasa Kadoya stood to the side, looking at Nencho's flashy transformation effects (not really), and raised his eyebrows in surprise as he felt the power in Nencho's body increase again.

The silver light swept across Nian Zhuo's upper body, leaving a jagged decoration on his head and turning his upper body white.