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

But... it also has weaknesses.

The paper formed a giant sphere around the magic book, and the quill pen automatically wrote something on the white paper surrounding it.

There was another rustling sound as white papers flew in all directions, and the stories about the magic book printed on them had completely disappeared.

At the same time, the magic book also underwent drastic changes.

"This is—!" A tiny golden particle flew past Nian Zhuo and headed towards the magic book not far away.

So Mordred, Mash, and Nianzhuo all followed the gaze of the golden particles.

"Hmph..." With a proud expression, Andersen didn't say anything, but quickly ran to a safe location.

Golden particles continuously gathered around the magic book, gradually piecing together a short figure.

Even books seem to have shrunk dramatically.

Finally... she turned into a cute little girl.

"???" Nian Zhuo stared at the girl with her eyes closed, his head full of question marks, and stroked his chin. "This, this is it?"

"..." Ritsuka, Mordred, and Mash stared blankly at the girl with her eyes closed, without saying a word.

Her eyelids twitched, and then the girl who had been transformed from the magic book opened her eyes.

Her long, wavy, silver-white hair cascaded down to her waist. She wore a black dress and a black ruffled hat, with two pink bows tied around the brim. The girl blinked her pink eyes and saw Nian Zhuo and the others staring blankly at her.

"………………?!" Panic appeared in her eyes. She looked at the magic book in her hand, which had shrunk many times over, and then at Nian Zhuo and the others in front of her. She couldn't say a word.

"Hahaha—hahaha!" Mordred looked at Andersen, who was standing in a safe position not far away, and waved. "You're quite capable, aren't you, little rascal! But why didn't you do that just now?!"

"Idiot!" came the mature voice of the boy. Andersen peeked out with his head slightly. "Even after giving the magic book a physical form, I can still be attacked! Just so you know, I'm not good at fighting!" Adjusting his glasses, Andersen looked at his work and nodded in satisfaction.

"Didn't I say that?" Then he crawled back into safety, leaving only his voice behind, "Until you manual laborers arrive, I can only hide away and read books."

“…Nursery…Rhyme…” Then, a soft girl’s voice came, but it made Nianzhuo terrified.

Touching her lips, the girl stared blankly at the book in her hands and uttered her own name.

“No…that’s not right.” Then she shook her head again, her pink eyes darting to the side in a panic. “No, that’s not the name. The name is Alice.”

"Hmm?" Andersen also heard the girl's question and almost dropped his pen. "Oh dear?"

“It seems… a little different from what Mr. Andersen envisioned…” Mashu looked at the girl in front of her, not daring to relax her vigilance at all. “But, Mr. Nianzhuo, and senior… this is…!!” Looking at the orange-haired girl not far behind her, Mashu found it hard to believe.

"...As long as the result goes smoothly, everything will be fine!" Ritsuka hesitated for a moment, then replied in a spirited voice, "After all, it has already materialized!"

"Yes! The enemy has materialized!" Mash nodded confidently, her shield already poised for battle. "I can feel it; it's a definite physical entity now!"

Yes, although the girl in front of them still carried the aura of the magic book from before, she now gave Nian Zhuo and the others a feeling that included [life].

The girl truly existed; under the dim yellow streetlights, Nian Zhuo could even see her shadow.

"Very well." Having been frustrated for so long, Mordred readily picked up the blade. "Let's get started! We'll teach that brat a lesson later!"

"Alice...where is Alice?" However, the girl ignored the hostile people in front of her and kept searching for the person named 'Alice'. Panic appeared in her eyes. "There is no Alice here..." She looked at Mordred and Mash who were about to attack her with pleading eyes.

"Big sisters, where is lonely Alice?" He clutched the book tightly in his hands.

"No, you don't have a Master." However, Andersen, who should have been under Ryotaro's protection, suddenly appeared in front of the girl and said in a somewhat sad voice, "No, to be precise, your Master is not from this era." Looking at the flustered girl in front of him, Andersen sighed with a hint of envy for the first time.

"...I never imagined that anyone would like a book without a name so much." He turned around slowly, his expression filled with sadness.

“‘Unbearable to look at’ is exactly what this situation is like.” He bowed his head solemnly to Mordred and the others, pleading, “I’m sorry, please defeat her quickly.”

“…” Nian Zhuo fell silent, looking at the uneasy girl in front of him.

"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime..." If she hadn't been that cursed book, if she hadn't caused the entire SoHo district to fall into a deep sleep, she would have eventually found her 'Alice'.

“But… I’m sorry—” Nian Zhuo raised his sword and lowered his head. “Next, I’m going to defeat you right here.”

“…Big sister…Big brother…” Blinking her pink eyes, Tong Yao gradually realized that the people in front of her were her enemies. “Is that so…You won’t let me find Alice…”

With a whoosh, the shrunken magic book in the girl's hand reopened, and pink magic began to gather.

However... the appearance of the magic book also changed.

The cover changed from the original reddish-brown to a comic book style.

A blonde girl wearing a blue dress and a white apron is on the cover.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of candy flew out from the open pages of the book.

"Huh—?" Mashu and Nencho were stunned for a moment, staring blankly at the candy floating in mid-air. "What is this...?"

"What are you two thinking!" Mordred's slightly anxious voice came from behind. "That candy was the result of that guy's attack!"

Buzz buzz buzz—candies rained down on Nianzhuo and Mashu.

"Ah... Oh!" Mash was clearly caught off guard, but she still raised her shield in the face of the incoming attack.

But then, the immense power emanating from the shield terrified her.

A single candy possesses the power of magic spells requiring several incantations, let alone so many candies!

"Plan changed!" Nian Zhuo took out the Time Gun Sword, pointed the muzzle at the candies flying in from the sky, and pulled the trigger one by one. "Now, let's find a way to get closer to her first!"

Thump thump thump thump—the purple impact collided with the candy, causing an even bigger explosion.

Several more candies flew out from the mist created by the explosion.

"!" Nian Zhuo quickly dodged to the side, but the candy exploded on the ground, creating a huge crater.

"Hehehe~" Tong Yao's cute laughter came, but facing the girl's raised hand, Nian Zhuo couldn't feel any happiness at all.

A crystal-blue magic spell appeared beneath Nian Zhuo's feet.

"Tch...!" Nian Zhuo quickly jumped to the side, and a sharp ice spike suddenly shot out from the crystal blue magic formula below.

"Hey~ Is it going to disappear~" Then, the girl's cute voice entered her ears again, and Tong Yao laughed happily, hiding her hands behind her back.

Immediately afterwards, they extended simultaneously.

The magic of green and red converged in her hands.

The sharp gale and surging flames instantly repelled Nian Zhuo and Mashu who were resisting in mid-air.

"Ugh—" With a muffled groan, Nian Zhuo landed on the ground and stumbled, but still managed to maintain his balance.

"Oh~~ I'm so happy, so happy~ So many people came to play with Alice~!" Muttering words that Nian Zhuo and the others couldn't understand, Tong Yao opened the fairy tale picture book in her hands again.

"Don't even think about it—!" Mordred attacked, throwing her sword directly at me, crimson lightning following closely behind.

"Ah—!" Tong Yao screamed, and although she looked flustered, she reacted instantly.

Three magical spells were instantly unleashed: crystal-blue ice spikes, howling winds, and raging flames all rushed towards Mordred.

However, Mordred continued charging forward despite the three attacks coming at him, as if he hadn't seen them at all.

Then, three magic spells were instantly cast upon her—

"Hey~ one of them's already gone~" Tong Yao was about to turn around, feeling a little bored, when she heard the sound of air vibrating behind her.

"Hey!" Turning around, she saw Mordred's thrown blade flying towards her head!

"Why!" Tong Yao scrambled to the side, even falling to the ground, but she still looked in the direction Mordred had come from. "Clearly, Alice clearly hit you!"

Yes, it hit the target.

However, "hit" and "attack effective" are never the same concept.

Ice spikes, gales, and even flames were blocked by an invisible crimson barrier the moment they touched Mordred's body.

This is the [Magic Resistance] possessed by the Saber class, one of the Three Knights.

Anti-Magic: B. Nullifies magic incantations of three verses or less. Even those with powerful magic or ritualistic spells find it difficult to harm her.

In other words, Mordred was indeed hit, but the opponent was completely immune to his attack.

"Hmph..." With a confident and smug smile, Mordred's figure truly transformed into crimson lightning and rushed towards Tong Yao's small body.

She had already dodged the blade, and Mordred had no intention of picking it up. Instead, she clenched her fist and punched at Nursery Rhyme.

"Ah ...

"No! No, no, no!" Seeing Mordred's fist hurtling towards her, Tongyao closed her eyes and shook her head violently. "Alice! Alice can't die! Alice... I haven't found Alice yet!!"

Immediately afterwards, a surge of violent green magic erupted from her body, and she slammed heavily to the ground.

Although it did not cause any damage, the impact of the strong wind still separated Nursery Rhyme and Mordred.

Clang—a crisp clanging sound came from the armor. Mordred moved lightly, using the impact to land beside her own blade.

Tong Yao, however, was not so lucky. In her haste, she performed an evasion magic trick that was so powerful that it tore her dress and even caused one of the bows on her hat to fall off.

She landed on the ground in a disheveled state, covered in dust, but after getting up, Tong Yao immediately hugged the 'magic book' tightly.

...No, now we should call it 'nursery rhyme'.

"No, no!" Tears streamed down her face, and the sight of the nursery rhyme was truly heartbreaking. "No... Alice, Alice..." she cried, just like a helpless little girl.

However, everyone around her wanted to kill her.

"Alice... Alice..." Nursery Rhyme sadly murmured her Master's name, opened her tear-filled eyes and looked around, searching for her little Master one last time.

However... there was still nothing. Apart from the thick, unseen demonic mist, there were only people who wanted to kill him.

"Mmm...mmm..." She gently placed the book in her hand on the ground and then opened it.

“Nursery rhymes…nursery rhymes are picture books—” She closed her eyes and gently placed her little hand on the pages.

"—Magic is gathering, she's about to unleash her Noble Phantasm! If she has one!" Nianzhuo sensed the flow of magic and shouted to Mordred, who was closest to her.

"—!" Mordred quickly drew his sword and charged at Nursery Rhyme again.

However, the girl's singing had already begun.

Nursery rhymes are children's songs.

A cute picture book by Thumb Tommy.

The earliest form of Mother Goose.

You are lonely, and I am sad.

Let's go together to fulfill our final wish.

"Oh no—" Nian Zhuo only had time to say those words before his vision was obscured by a sky full of pages.