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

"Clang----" The target in front of him was blocked by the dark giant shield. Caligula's attack was successfully blocked by the girl with light purple hair in front of him.

"Mr. Nianzhuo! I'm sorry we were a step too late!" Mash gripped her shield to block Caligula's attack, and didn't forget to apologize to the person behind her.

"It's alright, this is perfect timing, it's been a huge help!" After quickly regaining his balance on the ground, Nian Zhuo touched his still aching side. "Hiss... that was quite a powerful blow."

"I'm so glad you're alright!" Mash said, but then she felt the force exerted on the shield in front of her growing stronger. "Ugh...!"

"It's alright! I'm here too!" A fiery red greatsword flashed before Mash, and the fierce and scorching sparks successfully forced back the berserker's figure.

Emperor Nero also rejoined the battlefield, standing in front of Nianzhuo.

Forced to retreat, Caligula roared in frustration, and the wounds that had been inflicted began to heal gradually.

"Phew...that was really awesome!" Standing up from the ground, looking at Nero and Mash in front of him, Nian Zhuo excitedly clenched his fist. "Alright, now it's our turn to perform!"

"Ritsuka!" "Understood!" Ritsuka, who was standing in a safe area, also had a surge of crystal blue magic power. Then, Nencho felt the power in his body increase.

"—!" With a roar, Caligula charged forward with both fists creating a whirlwind.

"I'll go first!" Nero's primordial fire blazed brightly red, the blade whipping up scorching air as Nero charged towards Caligula, wielding the primordial fire horizontally with both hands and unleashing a powerful slash.

"!" Feeling the hot wind in front of him, and the scorching tide that distorted the air, Caligula retreated without hesitation.

"Miss Nero!" Mash's voice came from behind. Nero retreated to the side without hesitation, while Mash raised her shield and smashed it at Caligula.

"Ugh!" With his hands overlapping, Caligula took the hit head-on. Even the ground beneath his feet was dented by Mash's Shield Bash, and the two remained locked in a stalemate.

"Ugh! Mr. Nianzhuo!" Mashu shouted with some difficulty in mid-air, and took the initiative to move aside just before being bounced away by Caligula.

"Understood." While Caligula was still in a defensive stance with his hands folded together, Nianzhuo had already suddenly run up to him. "Then goodbye."

A bright silver sword light appeared in his hand, and Nian Zhuo swung it towards Caligula's unsuspecting abdomen.

"—!" With a roar, Caligula's agility exceeded Nian Zhuo's expectations, and he actually retreated just before the blade was about to cut him.

"!" Nero and Mash both widened their eyes in surprise. Was this attack also going to end in failure?

The answer is, of course, no. Just before Caligula stepped back, a long, slender purple light appeared in Nianzhuo's other hand.

With wide eyes, Caligula could not believe the signal axe that appeared in Nianzhuo's hand.

"You've been tricked... Berserker." Twisting his body, Nian Zhuo's gun and sword vanished, and he gripped the long handle with both hands, slashing the signal axe horizontally. This time, Caligula had no chance to dodge.

"Pfft--" Bright red blood splattered from his abdomen; this time, the berserker had truly suffered a fatal wound.

Nian Zhuo imbued the axe blade with flames and pressed the ultimate attack button.

"Wait a minute---" Yes, because someone is even faster than this sound effect.

A bright red figure flashed past Nianzhuo, like petals fluttering in the air.

By the time Nen Zhuo realized what was happening, Nero had already plunged the Primal Flame into Caligula's chest.

"Ugh... Ugh..." Caligula finally raised his head, his perfectly intact hand gently stroking Nero's cheek. The berserker had finally regained some of his sanity and was smiling as he looked at the girl's face in front of him.

“Nero…Nero…my…beautiful…niece…ah…” Even as blood continued to flow from her abdomen and chest, Caligula remained focused on Nero’s face. “You…are…so…beautiful…”

"Even more than...the...moon goddess..."

"Even more radiant than...the Holy Grail..."

Before he could finish speaking, Caligula's figure gradually turned into golden particles and disappeared.

No one noticed, no, perhaps only Stheno noticed.

"Why...is the moon still in the sky?"

Something seemed to have disappeared from the full moon in the sky.

Strange, oh, how strange~

Apart from Stheno, no one paid any attention to the bright moon that still hung in the sky, and Nero stared blankly at the empty space in front of him.

“…Sigh.” After removing the flames from the axe, Nian Zhuo still put the signal axe into the system.

“Uncle…” The Primordial Flame drooped weakly, and Nero’s face twitched involuntarily. Even this emperor, who was always passionate, was shrouded in a sorrowful atmosphere.

But it was only for a moment; Nero's sorrow quickly faded... or perhaps it was hidden deep in her heart, as she raised her sword once more.

"...Enemy general Caligula has been killed here. Another madman who dared to impersonate the Emperor has been executed!" Nero looked at the people behind him with a very serious expression. "Well done. I thank you. Nianzhuo, Ritsuka, and Mash."

"Your Majesty, are you really alright?" Nianzhuo asked with some concern, looking at Nero who was trying to appear fine.

“…Nianzhuo, you are truly gentle.” Nero paused for a moment, then smiled and shook his head. “But there’s no need to worry. I am the Emperor of Rome. However, I have always received your help…” At this point, even Nero felt a little shy and embarrassed.

"Hehe. The reward I promised after defeating the Allied Forces will surely be even more generous." Looking at the exhausted crowd, Nero suddenly seemed to remember something and waved his hand. "Ah, right, I certainly won't just throw a monster at you as a reward, okay?" He then looked at Stheno beside him, who seemed completely unaffected.

"Are you referring to me?" Stheno laughed angrily, staring at Nero's smile. "A mere human, not even a Servant, dares to have a problem with me? The current Queen of Humanity certainly has courage." Stheno observed Nero with interest. "Perhaps you are the true hero. Ah, too bad you're a woman."

“No, I am neither a queen nor a hero.” Strangely enough, Nero laughed and retorted, “Hehe, listen carefully! I am the fifth emperor of the Roman Empire!” He patted his ample chest, which made Stheno sweat for some reason.

"Heh. Alright, then I'll call you that, the Fifth Emperor of the Roman Empire." Stheno twirled a strand of hair around her finger. "I'm especially sending you the blessing of a true goddess. This time, you're not a monster, are you? To thank you for repelling those Servants who, though not heroes, dared to set foot on this island, let me tell you about the united empire that opposes you—"

"That is, the exact location of the capital of the united empire where their {emperors} gathered."

"!" That one sentence was enough to startle Nero.

"This is truly... an unexpected gain!" Roman was currently basking in the joy of being one step closer to clearing the singularity. "Everyone, going into a cave is actually quite nice, isn't it!"

"Is that so...?" After the battle ended, Mash felt a wave of fatigue wash over her again.

“This has nothing to do with the cave…” Ritsuka reverted to her role as the tsukkomi (straight man), “Dr. Roman didn’t do anything…”

"...Um...yes. Yes...yes. Sorry." Slightly embarrassed, Dr. Roman scratched his head; his attempt to claim credit had failed...

"...{←Knocked unconscious by the Berserker and did nothing}" Ritsuka's words were an area-of-effect attack, hitting more than just Dr. Roman.

“That’s right {←did nothing, just slacking off}” said Tamamo Cat, blushing.

“Um… Mr. Nianzhuo, do you know why the moon is still in the sky?” Mashu finally noticed something was wrong, nudged Nianzhuo beside her, and pointed to the moon hanging in the sky.

“That’s right…” Upon hearing this, Nian Zhuo also raised his head. “Logically speaking, it should be dusk now. Now that the Berserker has been defeated, what else can maintain the appearance of this moon…” As if recalling something, Nian Zhuo widened his eyes as he spoke.

"...Could it be! Oh no!" Nian Zhuo looked closely and saw a figure appear in the center of the originally bright moon. "Everyone, quickly hide behind me!"

He quickly put the wizard watch face back into his pocket, and then took out the drive watch face and pressed it onto the drive.

"Rider Time! Kamen Rider Zio!! Armor Time! Drive! Drive!"

Nian Zhuo, having switched to Drive form, didn't hesitate to activate the heavy acceleration mode. The world instantly fell into a state of stagnation once again.

Meanwhile, the figure in the sky simply waved its hand.

A crimson shadow, obscuring the sky, instantly filled the entire sky, blocking everyone's view.

"What...is that?" Stheno stammered in disbelief, only to be tossed behind him by Nianzhuo the next moment. "Hey! What are you doing..."

"Don't talk, it's coming!" Protecting the girls behind him, Nianzhuo quickly pressed the buttons on the two dials.

"Finish Time! Drive!" The two tires on his shoulders began to roll.

"Hissatsu! Time Burst!" At the same time, a massive red blur rushed towards Nianzhuo...

Numerous tires shot out from his shoulder, blocking the red figure's path.

The constantly spinning tires crushed the red shadows, but there were simply too many of them.

Gradually, cracks appeared on the tires, and they began to make squeaking sounds as they were being squeezed under the strain.

Only then did Nianzhuo and the others realize that those red shadows were actually red bat-shaped energies.

"Tch---" There was no time to pay attention to that. Nian Zhuo quickly took out his signal axe and pressed the ultimate button on it.

"Wait a minute—" "Please! At least hold on for three seconds!" Nianzhuo was getting anxious as he looked at the various tires in front of him that were constantly developing cracks.

"Wait a minute---" The outermost tire shattered, and more red shadows pressed onto the second tire, causing the crack to widen suddenly.

"Wait a minute---" The second layer of tires also quickly shattered, carrying the remnants of the outermost layer and the second layer, and crashed into the third layer.

It couldn't even stop it for a second; the last tire shattered instantly. Countless red shadows instantly enveloped Nian Zhuo and the others.

"We can go in now---" came a voice from the red figures surrounded by layers of people.

Then, from the inside out, all the red shadows were sliced ​​into fragments horizontally by the purple light.

"Full Throttle!"

The purple light split in two, and after Nian Zhuo's horizontal slash, he followed up with a downward strike.

In an instant, he shredded all the red shadows in front of him, looked at the alien Kiva standing in the sky, and roared as he pointed at the monster.

"An outcast! Kiva!"

Whether or not it heard him, the alien moon rider simply bowed slightly to him from the air.

Then the moon faded away, leaving behind only the remnants of the setting sun.

"---" Unwilling to give up, Nian Zhuo wanted to chase after him, but he felt powerless as soon as he took a step.

Kneeling on one knee, the Drive armor was instinctively deactivated.

Yes, Nian Zhuo, who had fought three all-out battles and was even injured in the battle against Caligula, was already running out of energy.

Clutching his side, Nianzhuo tapped his head in frustration.

We're back!

Exhausted and weary, the group had no choice but to bid farewell to Stheno and his party and embark on their journey back to the capital, Rome.

"Ugh~~~ I wanted to go back with the manager too!" She impatiently slapped the hand of the Tamamo-no-Mae cat that was tightly gripping her. "Why are you getting in my way, Stheno?!"

"...Don't forget, you were only able to appear because I was summoned here." Stheno blew on her little finger idly. "If you leave, regardless of whether you disappear or not, your departure will greatly increase the likelihood of me being in danger, which is why I can't let you go."

"Tch..." Elizabeth clicked her tongue in frustration, but finally gave up the idea of ​​chasing after Nian Zhuo. "Well... I'm already happy to have met my manager."

Meanwhile, Nianzhuo, after experiencing the extraordinary ship-driving skills of Emperor Nero, gained a deeper understanding of the value of his life.

On the way to the capital, after a long journey, everyone was delighted just to see the tall walls of Rome.

"We're almost there. We'll be arriving in the capital, Rome, soon." Mashu looked at Nianzhuo, who seemed a little distracted. "You must be tired from the journey, Mr. Nianzhuo."

"Why not ride a horse, Nianzhuo?" Nero looked at Nianzhuo, who always walked, and suddenly thought of something and tapped his palm. "That's right! If only we could prepare chariots!" Then, looking at the soldiers around him, Nero lowered his head apologetically.

"I'm sorry, although the surviving soldiers in my unit are all elite, unfortunately there are no tank crews."