Chat Group: Starting by Swapping Bodies with Elysia?

"I finally found you... Wait, are you the original one?"

Wendy, who already knew Elysia, couldn't help but blurt out after seeing "[Elysia]." But then she frowned slightly, approached the pink-haired girl, sniffed, and scrutinized her for a while before saying strangely, "You... couldn't be the previous one, right?"

Perhaps because they had "merged" before, Wendy was quite sensitive to this and quickly discovered the anomaly of this [Elysia] after a little observation.

Of course, she didn't care much. After all, whether it was Jiang Qiao or Elysia, they both had a good relationship with her. If anything, Jiang Qiao might be closer, since they had shared the same body.

The only thing that puzzled Wendy was probably the situation between [Elysia] and Elysia. Even though they had merged, because her memory wasn't unlocked, she didn't know about the body swap yet. But since she and Jiang Qiao had merged, it wasn't a big deal—perhaps Elysia and Jiang Qiao had also merged?

"By the way… what's the deal with this little guy next to you who looks just like you?" Miss "Green Seele," instead of dwelling on the issue of Jiang Qiao and Elysia, was more interested in Fairy Elysia, who was floating beside [Elysia] and looked incredibly similar to him.

Fairy Elysia, being mentioned, hugged her magic wand, humming, her delicate doll-like face brimming with pride.

"Hmph, hmph, I'm the Fairy of Music from the Fairy Kingdom, Fairy Elysia~"

"Nice to meet you, Wendy~"

Unlike the Elysia in the Elysian Realm, the Fairy Elysia that SIM Elysia gave to Jiang Qiao was infused with her own data—based on the principle of not wanting to waste the data that had already been extracted.

This Fairy Elysia, similar to her "clone," although possessing the same innocence as the Elysian Realm Fairy Elysia, had also inherited SIM Elysia's mischievousness. Well… she seemed to have also inherited quite a bit of her love for beautiful girls.

For "Green Seele," who was undoubtedly a beautiful girl… well, perhaps she was more suited to be called "Black Seele" now? Fairy Elysia was quite enthusiastic.

"Ah... me too, me too…"

"Alright, let's go inside and talk."

Because of the frequent Honkai eruptions, the headquarters hospital was quite busy. Not wanting to cause trouble, Jiang Qiao interrupted the exchange between Fairy Elysia and Wendy and pushed the door open.

The ward was large, but there was only one bed inside. They could see a girl with flaxen hair sitting on the bed, looking at the scenery outside the window. After noticing the arrival of Jiang Qiao and Wendy, a visible joy appeared on Wendy's face.

She was the lively type, and being alone in this empty ward was incredibly uncomfortable. Fortunately, Wendy often came to visit her, and "Elysia's" arrival made Little Bird overjoyed. If she could get out of bed, Wendy might have already pounced on him.

Even so, the girl was still very enthusiastic.

"It seems you're recovering well." Looking at Wendy, who seemed to be in good spirits, Jiang Qiao was somewhat relieved.

Although he hadn't spent much time with this girl, seeing Little Bird regain her energy made him happy, as he considered her a friend.

"Mm-hmm, thanks to Dr. Mobius."

"Although there are rumors outside that Dr. Mobius is a man-eating demon, she's a good person, just like you said, Elysia."

Wendy said excitedly, already thinking about what kind of gift to give the doctor after being discharged.

Hmm—I remember Elysia saying that Dr. Mobius really likes pretty pink dresses, so I'll give her a dress!

Jiang Qiao, in [Elysia] mode, chatted with Wendy for quite a while. The atmosphere was quite harmonious, especially with Fairy Elysia, the mood maker—who could refuse the doll-like Fairy Elysia?

Of course, although Jiang Qiao and Wendy were chatting happily, Wendy beside them wasn't very happy.

Looking at [Elysia] getting along so well with Wendy, she pouted.

—She was the one who often came to visit Wendy, okay! Before Jiang Qiao came, she was the one who chatted most happily with Wendy every time!

But now… watching Little Bird and [Elysia], or in a sense, "another Wendy," chatting so happily, she couldn't join in and could only be a bystander… Wendy, feeling sour in her heart, felt her hair gradually "turning green."

Of course—for Little Bird, this situation wasn't strange at all.

After all, Wendy had already visited her so many times, and they had already talked about almost everything. Now that a fresh face had finally come, it wasn't strange for Little Bird to be a little closer to him, right?

Well, she believed Wendy definitely wouldn't mind—look, wasn't Wendy smiling happily!

"Hmm~ After chatting for so long, Wendy, how have you been lately?" Fortunately, Jiang Qiao was kind and couldn't bear to leave Miss "Green Seele" out, so he actively pulled Wendy into the conversation.

Wendy, being asked, looked up with joy, and the sourness in her heart turned into "goodwill"—"Elysia" is such an honest person, he even remembered to include me! She said happily, "As per Dr. MEI's arrangement, I've joined the Fourth Squad. I'll be stationed at the Fire Moth branch on Coral Island soon."

"Coral Island… is that okay?" Jiang Qiao raised an eyebrow—Fire Moth's initial headquarters was on the continent of Mu, which was also the location of the United Nations, but due to various considerations, the current headquarters was in North America, which wasn't close to that place.

"Yeah, it's okay."

Wendy was quite satisfied with this arrangement.

She used to be just an ordinary person, unable to do anything.

And the new identity of a "Fire Moth" warrior was undoubtedly a good job for Wendy, who had a rather bad family environment before.

Especially since Wendy was a Fire Moth researcher, joining this organization clearly brought her closer to her.

The only problem was—Wendy seemed to plan to stay at headquarters. Dr. MEI had actually extended an invitation to her, and after being discharged, she would most likely join Dr. MEI's lab.

Of course, the news brought by Elysia about the shortage of people in Mobius's lab also gave Wendy another option. She still had a good impression of the doctor who saved her from death's door.

This also meant that Wendy, who would be stationed on Coral Island after joining the Fourth Squad, would be quite far away from Wendy.

However, they didn't seem to care much about this problem—although they would be somewhat reluctant, everyone had their own choices, their own paths. Even if their relationship was very good, Wendy didn't want to influence Wendy, and vice versa.

"As long as you think it's okay."

Jiang Qiao nodded.

There was basically nothing to worry about with Wendy staying at headquarters, and as for Wendy… although he used different methods to make her weaker than the power MEI could use, it was extremely concealed. But the remaining power was enough for the child to protect herself.

According to Mobius, Wendy still needed to rest for one or two months… that was obviously too slow.

So, he took out the incomplete Authority of Truth and used a high-quality replica of the White Flower to speed up Little Bird's discharge.

—Although this level of White Flower couldn't be used to "modify genetic blueprints," it was even simpler to use it to heal Wendy, who was just in the recovery phase, than to treat those patients in the Dusk District.

Although helping Little Bird recover was indeed a good thing, even Wendy couldn't help but be happy about it—but she also showed a little disappointment.

Damn it! How could this be!

The reason she hadn't immediately reported to the Fourth Squad on Coral Island was to visit Little Bird, and she also wanted to spend more time with Wendy while she was recovering.

But "Elysia's" appearance directly disrupted Wendy's plan.

Of course, if that was all, it wouldn't be a big deal. A healthy Little Bird was also quite good. She could even take Little Bird out to play. However—"Sorry, I want to learn about my next job first instead of playing."

Wendy said this.

She had already played enough with Wendy—next, she wanted to work!

Wendy, witnessing Little Bird leaving, felt a little down. She subconsciously turned around, wanting to have a chat with [Elysia], but then she discovered that the "big and small Elysias" had vanished without a trace, leaving only Miss "Green Seele" standing alone in the wind.

Fortunately, Wendy had become much more cheerful and her social circle had expanded after becoming a Herrscher. After being abandoned by Little Bird and the big and small Elysias, Miss "Green Seele" could only turn her grief into motivation and chatted with her new online friend.

It was a netizen she happened to meet after the Fourth Honkai Eruption. Coincidentally, it seemed that the netizen lived near Coral Island.

Through "Green Seele's" chat software, she could see a dark blue cartoon butterfly avatar, its signature was—Seele.

...

Her consciousness gradually cleared, and when she opened her eyes, she saw light purple eyes filled with concern, and a voice rang in her ears, "You're finally awake, Bronya."

"Ugh…"

Holding her slightly throbbing forehead, she slowly sat up, looking at her surroundings with some confusion. But the memories before losing consciousness quickly flooded back—remembering what happened, a trace of fear and panic flashed in the Duck's initially confused gray eyes.

"Where's that flaming man?"

"Kalpas isn't here, don't worry." A calm, capable, and gentle voice sounded in her ears. Looking up, she saw a donkey-eared girl with a sword at her waist, wearing strange clothes… Pfft…

After clearly seeing the other person's appearance, Bronya choked.

Wasn't this the donkey-eared girl she met at the North Station of Nagazora City's subway?!

"Hello, visitor."

"I'm Sakura, the Flame-Chaser who wields the Signet of Setsuna."

"You're quite lucky to have survived after provoking that man." A lazy chuckle sounded from the side. Raven, leaning against the cherry blossom tree, was tidying her custom-made claws—although they weren't physical in this Elysian Realm, doing so was more like a habit that Miss Raven had developed during her mercenary career.

Never forget to maintain your weapons, no matter when or where.

Sakura glanced at her, shook her head, then looked at the wary Bronya and said softly,

"Don't worry, I'm not the being you know… but the being you know probably does have a very close connection with me."

From Raiden Mei, who was sent here earlier by SIM Elysia, she had already heard about the donkey-eared girl in the Stigmata Space.

Bronya, who was once an assassin, obviously couldn't easily believe Sakura's words. Fortunately, the Tuna Cooker played a certain role, quickly resolving the misunderstanding between the two.

And when she learned that Kalpas, who had beaten her up, was also a Flame-Chaser, recalling the previous scenes, Bronya trembled in fear, but couldn't help but complain,

"…That man, is he also a Flame-Chaser?"

"Although Kalpas has a bad temper, he's not a bad person by nature. You'll know after spending more time with him."

Bronya immediately shrank her neck.

What a joke.

Spending more time with that man?

She was just beaten up after encountering him. If she spent more time with him, wouldn't she just become a punching bag? Bronya, who understood the difference in strength between her and Kalpas through a battle, didn't want to go looking for abuse again.

If possible, she wanted to stay away from that guy!

Sakura, seeing all this, shook her head helplessly.

"Well, it doesn't matter whether you interact with Kalpas or not."

"For you, the most important and urgent thing is to master the power you haven't yet grasped."

"Visitor, I can feel a certain persistence in your heart. Do you mind telling me?" She looked at Bronya. "Of course, it's okay if you don't want to say it. I'm just curious."

Except for Pardo—no, including Pardo, every Flame-Chaser in this Elysian Realm could sense the Herrscher marks on these visitors. But compared to the others—the one that caught Sakura's attention the most was this little guy in front of her.

She could tell that this child named Bronya had the same profession, or at least professional experience, as her, plus that persistence.

Just like Kalpas, Sakura actually felt quite close to the Duck.

Bronya hesitated for a moment, then slowly said,

"…Bronya has a little sister."

At this moment, the donkey ears perked up.