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

'Clang-----' Sensing the approach of humans, the Chimera quickly raised its claws and collided with Mash's shield.

"Ha---Ah!" To its surprise, the power that had just been gaining the upper hand was now defeated by the human girl in front of it. Raising its shield, Mashu knocked the chimera into a brief stun.

"Mr. Nianzhuo!" Mashu called out loudly, looking behind her.

"Understood!" Nian Zhuo pressed the build button on his waist and flipped the driver over.

"Finish Time! Build!" Leaping high into the air, a graph of a function tightly bound the chimera together, linking Nian Zhuo and the chimera's figure.

"Vortex Time Break!" Withdrawing the Crusher from his hand, Nian Zhuo's tank bottle on his left shoulder lit up like never before, boosting his attack to its maximum.

Blue and red light flashed as Nian Zhuo kicked down from the highest point of the function graph.

"Rider kick!!!!!!" Nian Zhuo shouted, kicking the chimera in the forehead.

"——————!" it roared, but the chimera was unable to struggle. Its claws had been pinned to the ground by Mash at some point.

The blue and red light eventually pierced through the chimera's figure, even shattering the spirit core inside its body.

When the turbid thought landed, the Chimera also turned into black mist and dissipated.

"Congratulations, host, on completing the mission. Reward: Fourze watch face x1"

With a sigh of relief, the battle finally came to an end.

Oh, so you were scammed. Never mind then.

By the time Nianzhuo and the others finally returned to the beach, it was already sunset.

As dusk cast its last golden glow upon the beach, a young girl awaited their arrival.

"Hehe. Welcome back. Did you all have fun with the rewards I kept hidden?" Looking at the somewhat disheveled group, Stheno's face revealed a smug smile.

"Exhausted... I'm utterly worn out..." Nero gripped his greatsword weakly, wishing he could go back to his palace and get a good night's sleep right now.

“You’re right…” Even Mashu, who usually has good stamina, was quite exhausted. “Continuous battles in a confined space are truly more tiring than I could have imagined…”

“A piece of cake.” Suddenly, Ritsuka said something that surprised everyone with a serious expression.

"Eh? Senpai is alright? {Eh? Guest General Ritsuka is alright?}" Mash and Nero were somewhat surprised to see Ritsuka still full of energy.

"...Yeah, right! I'm really exhausted...!" But the next second, Ritsuka sat down on the ground as if the flame had burned out.

"Hmm... I think I should go and rest as soon as possible... Should I go back to the ship...?" Mash was already thinking about where to rest next.

“…Phew.” Nian Zhuo, who was familiar with the plot, already knew that there would be no more battles, so he put the driver back into the system.

Suddenly, a familiar shout came from the beach, and a thin figure flapped its wings and swooped over.

"Pfft---!" Caught off guard, Nian Zhuo, whose physical strength was even greater than Jack the Ripper after deactivating the Zi-O armor, felt his internal organs churning from the sudden impact.

"Who... was it that managed to hit me without either of us sensing any hostile reaction..." Nian Zhuo's mind was still racing before he collapsed.

"Producer~ Long time no see~" I was suddenly stopped by these words.

Looking down, he saw Elizabeth, with whom he had a past connection during the Hundred Years' War of the Evil Dragons. Her familiar long, rose-red hair, two twisted dragon horns that looked like ornaments, and crystalline blue eyes—

A smile that has been on her face ever since she saw him.

"Thank you for your hard work, Producer. Although those big cats are nothing to me..." Elizabeth lay quietly in front of him, her dragon tail swaying constantly.

"Hahahaha!" On the other side, a person who looked like a catgirl was wearing an apron and holding a plate of omelet rice and a dinner knife. She was laughing inexplicably.

"Ah! Two more hostile creatures..." Mashu was so exhausted she was almost losing her ability to distinguish things. Seeing the two figures appear before her, she instinctively raised her shield to fight. "A lizard, a dragon, or an idol...? Anyway, let's defeat them first!"

"Alright~ Let's defeat them without mercy~" Ritsuka waved her hand weakly, not even wanting to do the simple action of looking up.

"This decision is correct, otherwise she would never have said anything good!" Even Dr. Roman in Chaldea agreed with her decision, though perhaps he simply wanted to cause trouble?

"Huh? No way? Why are you reacting like this again?!" Elizabeth looked up and saw Ritsuka and Mashu staring at her with unfriendly looks. She couldn't help but shout angrily, "What an unlovable, weird little deer!"

"Hahahaha!" The unfamiliar cat-eared girl just kept laughing.

"Ah! Senpai! We've been called strange by some weirdos!" Mashu sensed that something was amiss.

"She's the strange one!" Ritsuka curled her lip in disdain as she looked at Elizabeth, who was being held down and unable to move.

"Hmph~ Hmm. That cave seems a bit too difficult for you guys right now? But with a manager, getting through it is inevitable, right?"

"...Who exactly are you? Why are you suddenly appearing and saying such nonsensical things?" Nero, the only one present who had recovered most of his strength, pointed his sword at Elizabeth in dissatisfaction.

"Huh? And who do you think you are?" Elizabeth, annoyed at being choked, turned around angrily, but her expression changed drastically when she saw Nero. "Hmm? I can't sense any magic... Wait, a human. You're human?"

“Why such surprise, you rude and clueless fellow?” Nero stared at Elizabeth’s beautiful face, equally displeased with her. “If it weren’t for that beautiful girl’s face, you would have already been cut down by my sword. I am the current emperor, Nero Claudius.” As he was introducing himself, Nero suddenly noticed that Elizabeth’s gaze was somewhat fervent for some reason.

"...Hmm, why are you looking at me with such intense gaze?"

"You must be kidding me... a living Nero?" Elizabeth was so surprised that she even forgot her earlier displeasure.

"Alive...?" Congratulations, Mashu, for discovering another blind spot.

"What do you mean by 'alive'?!" Even more annoyed, Nero became quite agitated after seeing Elizabeth in front of him.

"Hahahaha!" Okay, let's ignore this cat-eared girl who can only laugh for now.

"Hey! This is even worse than what happened in France!? Things are getting weirder and weirder...?!" Even Roman couldn't understand what was going on at the scene.

"..." At this moment, Nian Zhuo suddenly mechanically raised his arm and precisely pinched Elizabeth's two dragon horns.

"...Huh?" Somewhat surprised, Elizabeth looked at Nian Zhuo, whose face was gloomy, beneath her. "...Manager?"

With a "thud," a headbutt sent Elizabeth flying, and Nianzhuo quickly escaped from under Elizabeth.

"Ugh... so many agents..." Elizabeth sat on the ground, shaking her head, her eyes turning into circles.

"Phew... I almost gave myself away..." I have to admit, having a beautiful dragon girl sitting on you, and constantly changing her position as she moves her head, is indeed a little bit tempting.

...Anyway, Nianzhuo almost evolved Onix into Steelix just now!

Wiping away the unfounded sweat from his brow, Nianzhuo still helped Elizabeth up from the ground.

"Ooh..." came the cute sound, but Elizabeth quickly came to her senses.

"Manager...!" She waved her fists, wanting to punch Nian Zhuo, but Nian Zhuo simply pressed down on her head with one hand, causing her fists to only hit the air in front of her.

“Long time no see, Elizabeth.” The hand that held her head gently stroked her long hair.

"Eh... Ahh~ Long time no see..." Instantly, all her anger vanished, and Elizabeth stood there dumbfounded.

"Ahem~ Alright~ The touching part ends here..." Stheno coughed lightly twice and clapped his hands, interrupting Elizabeth's just-beginning reminiscence.

"Then let me explain it to you..."

DD decapitation {pinch}

After a long explanation that even the author didn't know how to write, everyone finally understood why Elizabeth and the unknown servant next to her appeared in the world.

"In conclusion," Stheno pointed behind her, explaining with equal distress, "when I appeared in this world, the others were also brought along. To complete the cave prepared for the hero, I was a little overwhelmed by the task alone. So I let them try it out first, that's all, okay?"

"Hmph~ What a boring maze." Elizabeth stomped her foot in annoyance. "Eh? But isn't holding a concert in an underground cave quite innovative?!"

"Hahahaha!" The cat-eared girl on the other side was laughing so hard she was rolling on the ground. But wouldn't she prick herself with the knife in her hand?

“You must know Elizabeth, right?” Stheno said, pointing to the cat-eared girl rolling on the ground. “And this one?”

"Hahahaha~" The unfamiliar servant was laughing so hard tears were almost streaming down his face...

"No, um... this is the first time I've seen her." Carefully examining the cat-eared girl's face, Mashu was quite certain she was a new Servant they had never met before. "Although, we know she's a Servant—"

"Hahahaha!" This time, the cat-eared girl finally had something to say! "Then let me introduce myself."

"I am Tamamo Neko, one of the {TAMAMO NINE} {Tamamo Nine-Tailed Fox}~" The girl's huge tail swayed behind her.

"I add 'woof' to the end of my sentences! My hobby is running a coffee shop, and my favorite thing is carrots! Hmm, I'm still so indecisive." Tamamo Cat paused suddenly after saying that.

"...Indecisive, woof~" was added as a sentence.

"...You must have forgotten just now." Nian Zhuo thought to himself, seeing through it but not saying it aloud.

"She spoke!" However, Nero didn't have so many concerns. He exclaimed in surprise after seeing Tamamo Cat's ears and tail twitching from time to time.

"...and even added 'woof' at the end of the sentence in a pretentious way." Well, it seems Mashu has become quite sarcastic too.

"...Neutral...well, thankfully they're not enemy Servants." Roman, who was monitoring everyone's vital signs, clearly saw that Ritsuka and the other two's blood pressure had risen. "No, I should say, thankfully they're not our allies?"

"I'm laughing because I'm happy! I'm naturally cheerful!"

"Ah, um, um." Mashu nodded in understanding.

"I am Tamamo Neko, one of the {TAMAMO NINE} {Tamamo Nine-Tailed Fox}~" For some reason, Tamamo Neko introduced herself again. "Can I use cat language?"

"Huh?" Mashu said, somewhat surprised.

"What is {TAMAMO NINE}?" Right, this is the first century AD, so Emperor Nero probably didn't know English yet...

"Oh, is that so? Then can we use dog language?" After noticing that everyone was a little confused, Tamamo-neko changed her approach.

"Hmm??" Emperor Nero's head was covered with a dense array of question marks.

"Hehe, your reactions are more interesting than I imagined." At this moment, Stheno stepped in to help out. "There's a trick to talking to her." Saying that, he turned to look at the bewildered Tamamo Cat and demonstrated for everyone with a smile.

"Tamamo Cat, thank you, but why didn't you go into the treasure chest?" Well, it doesn't seem like a demonstration, but rather a scolding and dissatisfaction. "This should be the final mechanism. When they defeat the Chimera, it should suddenly pop out of the treasure chest."

"Then I'll accept the carrot as payment~" Tamamo Cat continued, speaking in a cryptic tone.

"You ate the treasure chest?" Stheno's explanation left everyone dumbfounded. Instead, she dejectedly pointed to her own head with her index finger. "Oh dear, this is really... well, there's nothing I can do about it then."

"Hmm, hmm." Nero looked at Stheno and Tamamo Cat chatting happily and nodded admiringly. "They can actually have a normal conversation... I must say, they are gods after all. They are not afraid even when facing strange opponents."

"Oh dear. Although it was somewhat interesting, this trip to the island was truly a waste." For some reason... Dr. Roman's words always seem to touch a nerve with others...

"It's like you're talking about something that has nothing to do with me..." Ritsuka, who had regained some strength, was indignant, her anger growing with each passing moment. "The doctor was the one who said we should come here in the first place..."

"Haha, things are unpredictable!" Sensing the ill-intentioned gaze, the doctor quickly laughed it off, trying to muddy the waters. "Don't be discouraged, let's go back to Rome first---"

Just as he said, things are unpredictable... A bright red magical reaction suddenly appeared on the screen in front of Dr. Roman.

"Wait a minute, it seems things won't work out! Everyone, a Servant has reacted!"

“Hmm? {←Servant}” Elizabeth was somewhat surprised.

“Exactly! {←Servant}” Tamamo Cat was as incomprehensible as ever.

“Oh? {←Servant}” Stheno said with a smile.