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

"Then let me show you just how far your Master, Olga Marie Asmirette Animusfia, is capable!" The girl then raised her hand, and silver magic gathered into a ball of light, illuminating her face.

The magic crest representing the Animusfia family appeared on Mary's forehead, radiating an orange glow.

The silver magic in her hand gradually transformed into a dark red that devoured everything, shooting towards Nianzhuo from between her fingers like bullets.

"..." Even the basic armor of Zi-O is not needed. Nian Zhuo looked at the black bullet flying towards him and stretched out his palm.

Then, he caught the rapidly approaching light bullet.

"Ding—" A friction sensation came from his hand. Nian Zhuo gently closed his palm and crushed the light bullet completely, causing it to dissipate into the air.

"Alright, then, training is about to begin!" Da Vinci watched Mary's actions, sighed helplessly, and had no choice but to accept it, pressing the button on the control panel.

Nianzhuo shook his hand and looked at Mary standing not far away.

There was no sense of defeat on her face, nor any anger toward Nianzhuo, in the expression of someone whose attack had been so easily torn apart.

It was very calm, as calm as a clear sea, but Nianzhuo did not yet understand how turbulent the undercurrents were beneath this calm.

“Gandr, huh…” After analyzing the attack pattern, Nian Zhuo’s gaze toward Mary was no longer relaxed. “Thinking about it carefully, I also saw a girl use this in the original world.”

However, it was completely different from the cursed bullet used by Rin Tohsaka. The cursed bullet that could only create a small crater in the show actually had amazing magical power according to Nencho's measurement.

If it hit the ground, it would probably create a hole several times larger than that one. Although Nian Zhuo seemed to catch it very easily, he actually realized the scorching heat of the light bullet in his hand the moment he made contact, so he had no choice but to crush it instantly.

“3—!” Leonardo da Vinci’s voice came from the loudspeaker, and the scene in which Nian Zhuo and Mary were located began to change.

"2—!" Then, a scalding hot wind rushed towards me, along with the soft feeling under my feet.

"1—!" The scene has changed, and beneath your feet is an endless desert, while above you is a blazing sun.

"Begin the duel—!" Then, with a hum, a blue barrier was erected around them, a defense set up against the aftershocks of the battle between B-rank Heroic Spirits.

Olga Marie, head of the Animusphia family and director of the Chaldea Observatory.

Inheriting the power of the King of Time, Heroic Spirit Nianzhuo crosses two worlds to come.

Victory or defeat—the decisive battle!

Subsequently, Nian Zhuo launched the first attack.

Now that I've guessed Mary's attack method, I can close the distance and win by using my superior abilities—the method that minimizes damage.

"Watch out, Mary!" Stepping out of the swirling yellow sand, Nianzhuo's figure was hidden within the sand barrier.

"Thump—thump—" In response to him were several pitch-black spell bullets, which instantly evaporated the sand curtain raised by Nian Zhuo. Mary's furrowed brows were also reflected in Nian Zhuo's eyes.

Without hesitation, Mary continued to unleash spell bullets at Nencho, whose position had been exposed. The silver magic power continuously transformed into jet-black bullets, and the magic mark on her forehead shone even brighter.

"Is this girl actually serious?!" Nian Zhuo gritted his teeth as he felt the magic power contained in the spell bullets passing by growing stronger.

The violent explosion behind him and the dust that could be felt even several meters away made Nian Zhuo have no doubt that he would be defeated if he took a direct hit.

But—it has to hit!

While dodging Mary's attacks, Nianzhuo kept closing the distance between them.

"Hiss—" Dust rose again, and the distance between Nianzhuo and Mary was only a few meters.

If it's the same trick, then use the same countermeasure.

Mary fired several more spells at the sand curtain, evaporating all the flying sand dust.

However, Nianzhuo's figure was not behind that—but behind her.

Without a sound, Nian Zhuo had already arrived behind Mary, his hands forming a knife as he slashed at Mary's neck.

Maintaining a force that would only knock her unconscious, Nian Zhuo couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

Is that all? —Wasn't it a bit too easy to win?

The distance between the hand chop and Mary's neck kept shrinking. Nian Zhuo looked at Mary, who seemed not to have come to her senses and was still staring at the curtain of sand that had been raised by him. His movements slowed down a beat.

The speed of the hand chop slowed down somewhat, but Nian Zhuo still slashed towards Mary's nape.

However, a silver barrier appeared in front of him, along with several black spell bullets.

"Clang—" The hand chop struck the barrier, instantly creating glass-like cracks. Nian Zhuo gritted his teeth as he looked at the curse bullet, and could only choose to keep his distance.

As soon as they landed, Nian Zhuo was prepared to dodge the spell bullets fired by Mary, but there was no reaction of magic flying into the air.

If one attack fails, flee a thousand miles away. —Nian Zhuo forgot who said this.

However, this desert would not give him the chance to escape thousands of miles away, and his pride as a heroic spirit would not allow him to do so.

However, the more important reason was that Mary was standing not far away, with her head down.

Did she cry again...? Nian Zhuo couldn't help but let his mind wander. The image of the girl with tears streaming down her face in the infirmary not long ago was still vivid in Nian Zhuo's mind.

Beside Mary, the silver defensive spell instantly repaired itself, and the magic circuits even shimmered through her clothes.

"How could she have such wild thoughts in the middle of a battle—" This time, Mary's voice was no longer calm, and waves of magic emanated from her, instantly blasting away the yellow sand within several meters around her.

"Are you looking down on me, Nianzhuo!" Mary glared at Nianzhuo with her orange eyes, her anger palpable.

"You don't have the silver armor you used in the Galahad battle, and you even deliberately slowed down your sneak attack. Do you think I really didn't expect you to do this? Or have I become so weak that you have to hold back to prevent the battle from ending instantly?" With each sentence, Mary's magic circuits shone even brighter.

The magic around her gradually changed from silver to gold, and the magic mark on Mary's forehead made her silver hair flutter.

“You are—” Then, just like at the beginning, Mary raised her hand, and golden magic gathered in her palm.

"Who do you think you are!"

The golden light gun shot out from Mary's hand in an instant, scattering the yellow sand on the ground in all directions.

"What—!?" Nian Zhuo was shocked and hurriedly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the dazzling light spear flying towards his head.

A thunderous roar came from behind. The light gun struck the sand and instantly swept away the sand within a radius of about five meters, revealing a layer of crystalline substance at the bottom that reflected the light.

—That was yellow sand, sand that was instantly melted into glass.

Nianzhuo stared in disbelief at the girl surrounded by golden magic in the distance, and couldn't help but swallow hard.

This was the first time he had witnessed Olga Marie using magic since the Singularity period. It was hard to believe that this power, which was completely inexplicable by science, was thrown from the hands of that girl not far away.

When her first attack failed, Mary's golden magic coalesced once more, this time conjuring five dazzling light spears!

Each one was the same size as the first one, but the magic power surrounding them indicated that they were much stronger than the first one.

Just feeling the magic emanating from it made Nian Zhuo feel a little guilty.

If I were to get hit, it wouldn't just be a matter of whether I'm okay or not; it would mean spending several days in the infirmary.

Mary didn't rush to fire the light gun. She looked at Nian Zhuo standing not far away and slightly raised her hand.

She was waiting for Nianzhuo to make a choice.

If he continues to choose to dodge, she will not hesitate to swing down five light guns, and then condense more attacks to defeat him.

If she stood still... Mary clenched her fists, her orange eyes looking at Nianzhuo.

"Is that so? Since you're going to fight seriously." Nian Zhuo raised his hand, gripping his own spacetime driver tightly.

"Then I'll have a good match with you and completely defeat you." He placed it at his waist, and the silver belt instantly wrapped around Nian Zhuo's body, the driver emitting light as if it had been awakened.

"Don't cry if you lose, Mary!" She gripped the silver watch face tightly, then twisted it and pressed the button.

“Zio—!” A silver clock appeared behind Nianzhuo, and the hour and minute hands began to rotate rhythmically.

A silver watch strap extends from within the clock, enveloping Nianzhuo's body.

Seeing this, Mary finally smiled and then waved her hand down.

Five light guns instantly pierced through the atmosphere and flew towards Nian Zhuo, who was enveloped in a silver ring.

Two light guns struck the sand around Nianzhuo, instantly triggering a violent explosion.

A blazing fireball instantly appeared, obscuring the time ring.

The remaining three light guns struck the silver watchband that enveloped Nian Zhuo's body perfectly, and the golden gun tips and the silver watchband were locked in a stalemate.

The scene behind her was obscured; the dark smoke and fireballs blocked Mary's view.

"Clang—clang—" The familiar sound of armor clashing came from the smoke.

The next moment, the dense black mist parted, and a knight in silver armor slowly emerged from the black mist and the distorted fireball.

With each step he took, the surrounding fireballs and black smoke seemed to come alive and made way for him without any obstruction.

One hand held the silver Time Gun Sword, while the other held the three light guns that Mary had released.

The purple eye armor gleamed, and then Nian Zhuo raised his hand, pointing the three light guns he was holding at Mary.

Just like the initial curse bullets, Nian Zhuo closed his palms and instantly crushed the three light guns.

Then, an even more violent explosion occurred in front of Nian Zhuo, and three light guns turned everything around into scorched earth.

Standing on this scorched earth was the unharmed knight, who raised his head.

The silver contrasted sharply with the black beneath her feet.

Nianzhuo raised his sword and beckoned to Mary, who was not far away.

How could I not fall in love with you?

Gazing at Nencho, who was finally equipped with the Zi-O basic armor, Mary's lips finally curled up slightly.

But then, orange magic circuits appeared at the corners of her eyes, and golden magical patterns also appeared on her body.

Using magic circuits to enhance one's physical functions is a type of enhancement magic that almost every magician uses.

However, the effect is rather limited, though it seems that it could have a more wonderful effect under certain conditions.

“…And then what?” Nian Zhuo dared not be careless at all, because he had already suffered a loss once before due to carelessness.

Turning the gun in his hand, Nian Zhuo aimed at Mary and pulled the trigger.

A purple energy projectile shot out and struck the defensive spell that Mary had deployed in front of her.

Even with the defensive spells enhanced by magic, it's only a matter of time before the purple projectiles raining down on them shatter.

"Ugh—" The magic circuits within her body let out a mournful cry. The impact from the defensive spell felt like a hammer pounding on Mary's internal organs, causing her forehead to be covered in cold sweat and even her hands and feet to tremble slightly.

But it's not the right time yet—

Mary holds a trump card, one she has never shown to anyone before, a trump card originating from her family.