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

“This is something that can be done as long as you are prepared—” Mary knelt down on the ground with difficulty, and Nian Zhuo could clearly see that her limbs were trembling.

"—Ha, it seems you won't believe me even if I say that." Seeing that Nian Zhuo didn't make any move, Mary struggled to raise her hand and wipe the sweat from her forehead. "I've linked with Chaldea."

"So that's what?!" Nian Zhuo and Da Vinci nodded in understanding at first, then were almost scared out of their wits.

Da Vinci, in the control room, even dropped the record sheet in his hand, staring blankly at Mary in the training field.

"Are you crazy?! That's something your father left behind, a super magical artifact that can predict the future a hundred years from now!" Da Vinci then slammed his hand heavily on the control panel. "No, you must end this battle now, or your body will disintegrate bit by bit at the molecular level!"

“No! This battle must be decided.” Mary covered her left hand, and Nian Zhuo could even see the magic beneath her sleeve gradually burning away her outer clothing, revealing an arm also covered in magical patterns. “Our Animusphia family has been a family of magicians who have studied and governed celestial movements since ancient times. Our mission is to stake the fate of our entire family on ensuring the survival of human history on this planet.”

The golden patterns in the sky gradually transformed into dozens of sharp and heavy cones of light, revealing their deadly fangs from the spell.

"We are the guardians of history, and a race that witnesses its continued existence." Even Mary herself wore a bitter smile as she spoke, golden magic flowing continuously into the spell above her head. "While it's not a monumental feat like creating the future, we bear the mission of conveying and assuring other magicians that the future will continue to exist." Recalling that enormous, round blue sphere, Mary wanted to stand up proudly, but the immense burden pressed her down, causing her to kneel on the ground once more.

"As a conclusion, the Animusphia clan created this Mystic Code, the Suspected Celestial Body Chaldea. They assumed the planet possessed a soul and replicated it. It was miniaturized to an extremely small size and reproduced as a model. Leonardo da Vinci, I know far more about Chaldea than you do."

In the sky, the dozens of golden cones of light seemed to come alive, revolving around the small sphere in the center.

However, the more Leonardo da Vinci and Nian Zhuo listened to Mary's account of Chaldea, the more astonished they became.

Imagine a planet possessing a soul, and then replicating it. The mere idea itself is astonishing.

However, the Animusfia family not only conceived of this idea, but even created it completely.

In other words, the crystal-blue sphere that Nian Zhuo saw in the control room was actually a shrunken version of 'another world'.

“However, we cannot interfere with this planet because of its different phases.” He tapped the corner of his eye, which was now covered by magic circuits. “But observation like this is still possible.”

"Then, how did you interfere—" Nian Zhuo was about to ask, if she couldn't interfere, how did Mary manage to link with Chaldea?

Then, he suddenly thought of a possibility that seemed almost like a joke to him.

"Could it be that the magic circuit on that Chaldea—?!" Staring at Mary in front of him, Nian Zhuo slowly voiced his conjecture.

“That’s right, as expected of my Servant.” Her original clothes had disappeared, and Mary grabbed her trembling arm with one hand. Her once fair arm was gradually turning red from the heat. “Yes, the magic circuits on it are the magic circuits of the Animusphia family, which are used to facilitate the observation of the future.”

Predicting the future is not enough; the Animusfia family's goal is the future of this planet.

Therefore, they need a vessel to bring their simulated celestial body, Chaldea, as close as possible to their planet in order to obtain a more accurate future.

Therefore, the only thing that can be modified is the energy supply, that is, the thing that provides magic power. It cannot be a machine; it must be the magic circuit of this world.

In other words, Mary now has a magic circuit that is almost a planet as a backup, which explains why she can squander so much magic power—she is now essentially a giant power bank, although the size of this power bank has been shrunk to the extreme, it is still a planetary concept.

No, that's not the time to think about those things.

"Are you an idiot?!" Nian Zhuo then loudly berated the other party, gripping a watch face tightly in his hand. "How dare you casually connect to a magic source equivalent to a planet? Do you want to blow yourself up completely?"

“I just don’t want you to say that to me—” Mary’s expression became strained, and she shook her head bitterly before her expression turned serious again. “All of this is so that I can beat you, Nianzhuo!”

"Do you still have the energy to talk to me now?" He pointed to the sky, and dozens of golden light cones extended from the spell, eventually filling the sky above the entire training ground.

"—Antrum (the celestial body is emptiness); Unversed (emptiness is void); Anima, Animsphere (the void is where God resides)!"

At this moment, the girl continuously channeled magic into the spell, coating the golden cone of light with layer upon layer of lightning.

The golden magic is now gradually turning pure white, a sign that the magic is about to reach its purest state in both quality and quantity.

"If you can withstand this attack, then show me what you can do next, Nianzhuo!" With a swing of her arm, Mary released all the light cones at once, and like a falling meteor, the silver comet with a long tail fell towards Nianzhuo.

"—I will continue." Nian Zhuo said, opening the two watch faces he had been holding tightly in his hands. "Since you have chosen to use this power, as a return gift, I will also use the ultimate magic power that I can currently achieve!"

The Wizard watch face features a striking white and red design.

The Decade watch features a magenta dial.

Nian Zhuo twisted them, pressed them, and then placed them on the drive at his waist, flipping them over.

The figure blurred and gradually overlapped with Nian Zhuo's original body, forming the shape of the Decade armor.

But it's not over yet.

"—!—!" A dragon's roar suddenly echoed from the training room.

"What, what?!" Da Vinci was almost speechless with shock at the battle. He stared intently at the screen. "Where did that roar come from? There weren't any dragon-like monsters supposed to be entering the arena!"

A towering pillar of fire erupted beneath Nian Zhuo's feet.

The silver cone of light struck the pillar of fire, and the blazing flames collided repeatedly with the silver comet.

Then, from the towering pillar of fire, a huge, bright red dragon head emerged and instantly crushed several light cones.

"What is that?!" Mary stared blankly at the red dragon head that emerged from the pillar of fire, almost forgetting to inject more magic into the spell.

"Armor Time! KamenRide! Wow! Deca! Deca! Decade~!"

At the same time, an equally enormous magic circle appeared in the sky, and the crimson dragon head returned to the pillar of fire, before flying out of the magic circle in the sky again.

Then, flying around Nianzhuo's body, a bright red magic circle fell from the sky.

"Final Form Time! W—W—Wizard——!"

Huge, bright red dragon wings sprouted from her back, then dissipated into sparks, and dragon claw patterns were etched on the bright red skirt around her waist.

"So that's how it is. This is the power of the wizard enhanced by Decade..." Nian Zhuo flexed his wrists, closed his eyes, and sensed the flow of magic in the air. "It's actually a fire dragon form. It couldn't be more convenient."

The magic was more abundant than ever before, and Nian Zhuo could even feel that he could convert the magic particles in the air into his own power with each breath.

"—Hmm!" Looking at Nianzhuo, who had transformed into a form she had never seen before, Mary couldn't help but bite her lip. "Is it just a change of appearance?"

“No, that’s not it.” This time, Nian Zhuo even analyzed the magical power contained in the spell in the sky in the blink of an eye. With the victory in his grasp, he shook his finger at Mary. “However, this will be the most powerful magic I can release at this stage that you have ever seen.”

Pressing the dial on his waist, Nian Zhuo looked at the dozens of silver light cones flying towards him again from the sky because of Mary's will, a happy smile on his face hidden under the mask.

"Finish Time—!" A bright red magic circle slowly appeared on Nian Zhuo's chest.

"—Tch." Mary naturally heard the sound effect as well. After guessing that Nian Zhuo had released the so-called 'True Name of the Noble Phantasm,' she dared not be careless at all and poured all the magic power she could into the spell into it.

Dozens of light cones dispersed, forming an impenetrable barrier, like an asteroid belt, and all fell towards Nian Zhuo's direction.

Then, the dragon roar that Da Vinci and Mary had heard earlier came again, but this time it appeared on Nian Zhuo's chest.

"Final AttackDragon Breath—!"

Crimson dragon breath gathered in the dragon's mouth, distorting the surrounding air into a tangled mass. The intense heat even caused the sand around Nianzhuo to gradually become crystalline.

Nian Zhuo poured all the magic power emanating from his body into this attack, constantly measuring the distance between himself and the spell formation in the sky.

Finally, when the energy of the strike to his chest surpassed that of the spell in the sky, Nianzhuo opened his eyes.

As if sensing a certain moment, the dragon head on its chest opened its mouth.

The flames, carrying an aura of destruction, instantly engulfed everything, and just watching them made Mary and Da Vinci feel parched.

Then, the cones of light that Mary released, which resembled a sky full of planets, were instantly engulfed by flames.

The flames relentlessly tore at the magic on the light cone, even devouring it to enhance their own power.

"How could this be?!" Mary couldn't believe it at all, since the two kinds of magic shouldn't be able to work together.

However, she could feel that the magic power she had gathered into light cones lost its power after being devoured by the flames, and instead became the opponent's power.

The Animusfia family's grand magic was utterly powerless against this dragon's breath.

Then, the unabated dragon breath struck the golden spell above Mary's head.

The next moment, it was pierced by the dragon's breath, and the barrier that could defend against attacks from B-rank heroic spirits was also pierced by the Nian Zhuo.

Having achieved its goal, the dragon on Nian Zhuo's chest let out a satisfied sound and even burped, after which the bright red magic circle disappeared as well.

Mary's body slumped forward uncontrollably, releasing the burden of the Great Magic. The backlash from Chaldea's erosion and even the destruction of the spell overwhelmed her body, making even kneeling on the ground a luxury.

Then, Mary felt herself fall into something soft, rather than into the scorching earth that was burning with flames.

The familiar warmth, the familiar feeling. Mary couldn't help but open her eyes.

"Nian Zhuo..." What came into view was his own servant, who had already deactivated his transformation and was both angry and laughing.

Mary could no longer bear the burden and fell into a deep sleep in his arms.

“…Really.” Looking at the peaceful sleeping face of the girl in his arms, coupled with her tattered clothes, Nianzhuo shook his head bitterly. “How am I supposed to scold her?”

"...The battle is over!" Leonardo da Vinci, in the control room, finally remembered his duty and turned on the microphone to announce the result.

But then, looking at the cracked floor and the obviously charred crater, she showed a pained expression.

"Those two are idiots..."

So, will you save me?

The father built Chaldea and established the organization that operated and observed it—Chaldea.

This man was once a great researcher and magician.

...My father passed away three years ago, leaving me all alone in this world.

His body was found in the director's office in 2012. Whether he died from illness or an accident remains unknown.

So... I'm just a little girl who inherited Chaldea after her father's death.

Although my father left me nothing, I inherited his beliefs as an Animusfia and a magician, and it has been almost two years since I took over as director. Surely, even a naive little girl should have gotten used to it by now.

"..." The silver-haired girl blinked and opened her eyes while lying on the bed.

She knew this place; it was the medical room of Romani Archman, where she had rested not long ago.

I was covered with a blanket, and there was warm water on the cabinet next to me...

His questioning eyes looked around, finally settling on a figure sitting in front of the bed.

The black-haired, black-eyed man was carefully using a peeler to struggle with the apple.

“Nian…zhuo…?” Mary’s voice sounded a little dry, her throat still a bit hoarse.

Hearing the sounds coming from the patient in bed, the man named Nianzhuo also snapped out of his battle with the fruit.

“…Oh? Good afternoon, Mary.” Nian Zhuo’s hands didn’t stop moving; clearly, he was attempting the feat of peeling an entire apple in one go.

"..." Mary puffed out her cheeks in a huff and gently touched Nianzhuo.

Although the force was small, it still caused Nianzhuo's movements to deviate slightly, causing the fruit peel to fall when it was only a little bit away from the whole strip.

“…This.” Nian Zhuo glanced at her helplessly, peeled off the last bit of peel, and placed the apple on the plate next to him. “Are you a child?”

"Not only did you knock your Master unconscious, but after she woke up, you were still focused on dealing with fruit. You should really be glad I'm not that kind of strict Master, huh?" Mary felt the tingling and numbness all over her body, and even raising her hand became a little difficult. "So? Don't you have anything to say?"