Chat Group: Starting by Swapping Bodies with Elysia?

Undoubtedly, Kiana could certainly master the Herrscher of the Void's power just like him, and in the not-so-distant future, she would even wield the authority of the Finality.

But—

The price was too heavy.

Even those involved probably wouldn't want to go through it again.

Jiang Qiao naturally wouldn't fantasize about keeping Kiana in a perpetual state of childhood, although it wasn't impossible.

But children had to grow up. Even if he had the ability to keep the Tuna "happy" forever, doing so would be irresponsible.

Therefore, what Jiang Qiao wanted to do was to delay and lessen this price as much as possible.

Since it was something he could do, why not do it?

"Of course she can, but in the process, she will inevitably have to pay the price of growth."

The girl's gentle words were tinged with regret.

And at this moment, a dazzling flame ignited on his body, slowly spreading throughout the white-haired girl's form.

Her long hair transformed into a neat ponytail, and the white-haired girl looked like a knight.

Siegfried could see the determination and maturity in [Kiana's] eyes as she turned and smiled at him.

"Dad~"

It was still the same familiar gentle voice, but the feeling it conveyed was completely different.

If the previous feeling belonged to [Kiana] then the current one was more like Kiana.

Her damaged, flame-wreathed skin fluttered in the night wind.

Looking at [Kiana] like this, Siegfried subconsciously clutched his chest, his eyes stinging.

In a trance, everything returned to the beginning.

The white-haired girl was still sitting there, wearing Mei's pajamas.

As if everything was an illusion.

—And it was. The flames were just an illusion created by a part of the Herrscher of Origin's authority that Jiang Qiao carried when he swapped bodies. Of course, the clothes were real.

Although the outfit was the exclusive battlesuit of Herrscher of Flamescion Kiana, for a Herrscher, there was no such thing as exclusive.

This ability to manifest the image of oneself as imagined, constructed from Honkai energy, could be achieved by even the Herrscher of the Void with the same effect as the Herrscher of Flamescion.

If he wanted to, Jiang Qiao could even dress his current [Kiana] body in Bronya's cake dress or Elysia's Herrscher of Humanity outfit.

But that would be too stimulating. Wearing Bronya's cake dress in front of the Bronya… cough…

—Siegfried ultimately didn't make such an unreasonable request, not only because he didn't want to be kicked by Kiana, but also because he felt it was unfair to Jiang Qiao.

Although [Kiana] could indeed suppress the Herrscher of the Void, this wasn't a reason for him to let her bear the risks that originally belonged to his daughter.

After all, this was originally Kiana's matter and shouldn't be borne by others.

If one day [Kiana] couldn't suppress the Herrscher of the Void's consciousness, wouldn't that be a grave sin?

Therefore, although he felt regret… cough, Siegfried could only give up on that bold idea.

If he really did that, Cecilia might come after him with her lance!

"…I'll leave Kiana to you."

"Aren't you going to stay?"

Facing the girl's question, Siegfried smiled wryly:

"No, the child has grown up and no longer needs her parents' company."

"Besides, it's not good for Kiana for me to stay by her side."

As a traitor who betrayed Schicksal, his presence would only attract their attention.

Jiang Qiao had to admit that this was indeed true.

That old geezer at Schicksal HQ had always been wary of Siegfried's power. Although according to his plan, Siegfried was undoubtedly a good candidate for a sacrificial pawn, due to his unpredictability, Otto was more inclined to eliminate Siegfried than to use him.

After all, Siegfried would never allow him to use Kiana.

"Are you leaving now? Aren't you going to say goodbye to Kiana?"

Looking at Siegfried getting up, the white-haired girl couldn't help but ask.

"It'll be difficult to leave later. Please help me say goodbye to my daughter."

"Right, before I go… can you call me Dad again?"

Siegfried suddenly stopped, turned around, and showed a slightly embarrassed but eager expression.

"Of course."

"Take care, Dad~"

The white-haired girl smiled at the white-haired man, tilting her head and showing an incredibly healing smile.

Those gentle and energetic words almost made Siegfried stumble.

The old father, like a drunkard, staggered as he climbed over the wall and disappeared from the girl's sight.

But it seemed that he wasn't careful, as she could hear a cry of pain—"Ouch!"

Perhaps he had some intimate contact with the ground?

Imagining this, [Kiana] chuckled and covered her mouth, looking exceptionally radiant under the moonlight.

And beside her ear, a charming and gentle voice rang out:

"Schicksal traitor, Siegfried—he actually appeared in Nagazora City."

Rita, in a maid outfit, carrying a tray of snacks, slowly walked up to [Kiana] from behind and knelt down.

The girl didn't mind, just chuckled and said:

"Isn't that normal? After all, he's my dad."

She emphasized the word "my."

Picking up a mochi from the tray and popping it into her mouth, the white-haired girl mumbled, a playful tone in her voice, and teased:

"Are you going to report this to the Overseer?"

"Can I?"

"Whatever you want."

The girl didn't care.

He had completely mastered the Herrscher of the Void's authority. Although he would find it troublesome to deal with psychic attacks like the ones from the Feather of Judgment, he wasn't afraid of that man.

—Rita had naturally noticed Jiang Qiao's abnormality.

Although she didn't say it explicitly, whether it was [Jiang Qiao] or [Kiana] such an obvious change, it would be difficult for the other three people in this residence not to notice the anomaly.

However, compared to Elysia, it was much easier for Jiang Qiao to handle these three personally.

Just like now—

"Then, forget it."

—See, Rita was completely his person now.