Chat Group: Starting by Swapping Bodies with Elysia?

Elysia: That's great~

Elysia was very happy when Jiang Qiao told her his decision.

Honestly, she didn't want Jiang Qiao to take risks. After all, she was the one taking a risk using his body.

If Jiang Qiao was the one doing dangerous things with his own body, then the first thing she would worry about wouldn't be her own body, but Jiang Qiao's safety!

That was something Elysia should do, not a responsibility Jiang Qiao should bear.

But, when Jiang Qiao made the same decision as her, she could only encourage him, right?

Jiang Qiao: I knew you'd say that.

Jiang Qiao: Don't worry, a mere pufferfish is no match for me! I'll make sure to return your body back to you completely unscathed.

Sakura Kyouko: If you can't handle it, do you need help? I happen to be free, and I can help you, but it won't be free, you know.

Sakura Kyouko spoke up because a new commission had appeared on the chat group.

And there were two of them.

[Save Nagazora City (Limited-Time Commission)]

[Group members who participate in the Save Nagazora City operation can receive 10/20/30 points based on their contribution.]

[Limitation: Each group member can only participate once, and the duration is one hour.]

[Defeat the Herrscher of the Void (Limited-Time Commission)]

[Group members who participate in defeating the Herrscher of the Void can receive 10/20/35 points based on their contribution.]

[Limitation: Each group member can only participate once, and the duration is one hour.]

—Only one of the above two commissions can be selected.

Jiang Qiao had also seen them, so she was more at ease about Elysia's situation. After all, there were some strong allies in the group.

Jiang Qiao: Wanting a reward even though there's a commission, that's greedy.

Sakura Kyouko: Humph, what's wrong with wanting more? Besides, I'm not asking for much, just buy me a meal. That's not too much, right?

The girl, biting on a Taiyaki, mumbled with her cheeks puffed out.

Magic wasn't free, you know. She had to pay for the labor herself!

Jiang Qiao: I'm fine over here. I can handle this on my own. You guys would just cause problems if you came.

Although Jiang Qiao wanted external help, she wasn't entirely confident about defeating the Herrscher of the Void, even though she looked confident.

If Sakura Kyouko could come help her, it would definitely be safer.

Unfortunately, it was a two-pick mission.

Compared to her situation, Elysia's side needed help more, right?

And the environment had to be taken into consideration too.

In Siberia, where a major Honkai eruption had already occurred, if group members without Honkai energy resistance came, they might die before even facing the Herrscher of the Void.

Yunyun: Are you sure you don't need help?

Jiang Qiao: Hmph, who do you think I am? I'm Elysia!

Elysia: I'm Elysia!

Elysia, after sending that message, looked pouty, like a steamed bun.

And next to her, Kiana's voice rang out in surprise:

"I found the little shortie you told me about!"

Elysia and them were currently outside.

And what they needed to do was the next step in the Save Nagazora City Plan that Jiang Qiao had laid out—take care of Bronya.

Now that they had found Kiana, Elysia could begin trying to fight back against Cocolia.

But, since they didn't have enough power on paper, they needed to further weaken the combat power around Cocolia.

The first one on the list was Bronya.

Bronya wasn't someone you could reason with, or rather, there was no need to try to reason with her.

Before the chip in her brain was dealt with, trying to turn Bronya to their side was very foolish.

Because Bronya was a very powerful fighter.

So even if they couldn't turn her to their side, they at least had to incapacitate her so that she wouldn't participate in the next battle.

In Jiang Qiao's judgment, Bronya would definitely be monitoring Raiden Mei.

Therefore, what Elysia and them had to do was very simple.

Lure Bronya to a place that had an open area and was difficult to hide.

Then, have Mei attract her attention, and then have Kiana and Elysia try to ambush her!

…

Just like Jiang Qiao had said earlier, Bronya had been following Mei, and even during the alleyway ambush, she was waiting somewhere nearby.

She had initially wanted to use a sniper rifle to eliminate the dangerous targets, but that plan fell apart due to Kiana's appearance.

However, the fact that there was now another person by Raiden Mei's side had Bronya in a bit of a dilemma.

She had considered whether or not to report the change to Mother, but she remembered that Cocolia told her to make her own judgments and that ordinary people didn't require too much attention, so she didn't think much about it.

But the Third Herrscher's vessel was acting more and more suspiciously.

Without Bronya knowing what had happened, the vessel and the suspicious person went out and separated once again.

Needless to say, she still chose to follow Raiden Mei this time and ignore the other two.

She kept following and observing, and without realizing it, she had arrived at a place with few buildings.

The Herrscher vessel was also standing there, as if she was waiting for something.

The night wind was a bit cold, but Bronya didn't care.

After all, she was a Russian, so she was very resistant to the cold. The night wind in the Far East couldn't compare to Russia, not to mention that she was a mercenary.

The only thing she cared about was Raiden Mei's situation.

"Target's intention is unknown… entering standby mode."

Bronya, believing that she wouldn't be discovered, was monitoring Raiden Mei while also using a special technique to replenish her energy.

—Having Project Bunny do the surveillance for her.

She only needed to be woken up when the target made a move.

When it came to getting the most out of her workforce, early Bronya was already quite skilled.

But, just as Bronya was dreaming about reuniting with Seele, she suddenly felt a chill—

Clang!

A piercing sound of metal clashing together, along with the young girl suddenly opening her eyes.

Bronya, who had been awakened from her dream, very nimbly flipped over, her gray eyes full of vigilance and coldness, staring at the attacker.

The white-haired, blue-eyed girl with braided pigtails was none other than Kiana.

Bronya's gaze moved to the baseball bat in Kiana's hand. A steel-like shield was firmly blocking it.

"So, this is the robot you mentioned? It doesn't look like much. It just looks like a pile of scrap metal."

Kiana, who had rolled back to create some distance, was talking to herself, which made Bronya focus on her ear.

A portable communication device?

...She had miscalculated.

However—

"Scrap metal?"

Kiana's comment about Project Bunny made Bronya, who was usually very calm and was unable to express too many emotions due to nerve damage, angry.

She said coldly:

"Project Bunny is not scrap metal! It's Bronya's important partner!"