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Inside the device cabin specially prepared for visitors to place their bodies, the gray-eyed girl slowly opened her eyes and sat up from the cabin, clutching her forehead and appearing somewhat dazed.
"Visitor, are you ready to leave?"
An indifferent voice sounded in my ear, and when I looked up, I saw a small figure.
"Klein?"
Recognizing her identity at a glance, the girl who stood up from the equipment cabin suddenly realized what was happening. Then, she subconsciously touched the not-so-optimistic barrenness in front of her and the power of the Herrscher of Reason within her body, which made Jiang Qiao instantly understand her current situation.
The [Body Swap] special ability that activates from time to time seems to have malfunctioned again; it still hasn't returned to its own body... Well, I'm used to it by now.
With a blank expression, 'Bronya', who had become a meme, sighed, then shook the machine next door, getting used to the crackling sounds.
To maintain the body's physiological needs, the life-sustaining fluid in the equipment compartment made Bronya's body somewhat damp. However, unfortunately, this body, which had neither a butt nor a chest, had nothing to show for its beauty. With a snap of her fingers, Heavy Bunny appeared, holding a hairdryer, and began the "drying duck"—or "roasting duck" for short.
Specks of blue light streaked across her long, flowing silver hair, and the old-fashioned twin-turbocharged engine reappeared in the world. Bronya's clothes also changed to the outfit from "Silver Wolf's Dawn".
The only difference is that, since the leg exoskeleton armor is no longer needed, black stockings have replaced it.
Even after the Herrscher's power repaired the damaged nerves, Bronya's expressionless face didn't change much; she'd probably gotten used to maintaining this state and hadn't deliberately tried to eliminate this adorable trait that could be considered a 'bonus.' Bronya looked at Klein and asked:
"Klein, how are the visitors from Paradise doing?"
The first thing Jiang Qiao needed to figure out was the exchange situation caused by this mishap.
...Uh, okay.
Already know.
This time, it was the fat young lady returning to her parents' home again, and the owner of this body had entered the exchange pattern within her own body.
I immediately noticed the chat message from the fat lady tagging me in the chat group.
Alicia: You bad Jiang Qiao!!! @Jiang Qiao @Jiang Qiao @Jiang Qiao
At this moment, the fat lady was extremely angry.
She was drinking and flirting with a rich woman, but just when things were progressing rapidly, she was suddenly thrown back to her parents' home.
Alicia could practically picture the scene of that wicked Jiang Qiao replacing her and continuing to have fun with the rich woman.
Oh no! That's me, mine! Ellie, my richest woman!
The thought of the wicked Jiang Qiao having a passionate affair with Eden behind her back... made the fat lady, who was covering her face, feel her cheeks swell and hurt.
Oh...it really is swollen. Oh, it's alright then.
"Vulgar, so incredibly vulgar!"
The culprit behind Alicia's swollen face, the fairy Alicia, holding a fairy wand, floated angrily in the air, loudly scolding the former who was rubbing her face—needless to say more, as the 'supervisor', the fairy Alicia directly punished her with a divine kick—the Fairy Alicia Flying Kick!
The fat lady, whose hands weren't very clean, was woken up.
Jiang Qiao: My abilities have encountered another unexpected problem. I'm currently using Bronya's body.
Walnut: Deeply shocked.jpg
Playing cards recklessly: Suspicious face.jpg
During a break from work—Miss Qingque, who was taking a break at her post, was looking at the group chat while sipping her tea, feeling quite pleased with herself. At the same time, she was planning how to sneak away to Changletian for a relaxing and enjoyable game of Diyuan Qiongyu.
Although she was a little confused when she first joined the group, with the help of enthusiastic group members like Hu Tao and Youyou, she finally figured out the purpose of the chat group—well... it's probably some kind of fun-loving galaxy-themed chat group? It might even be more effective in practice, since, according to Youyou, this group allows you to exchange items with points earned from daily check-ins and even teleport across worlds, giving it a Punk Rock vibe.
In short, it's quite an interesting 'toy'. Qingque really enjoys using it to slack off and chat—no jade omens or any other equipment are needed, all you need to do is use your brain. Even the old lady Taibu can't catch me when she's checking up on things.
As for 'Jiang Qiao' who tricked her, Qingque also found out from the group members that he seemed to be in cahoots with 'Ailisia' in the group, but Qingque still did not rule out the possibility that this guy was an acquaintance of hers.
After all, if this kid knows about the grudges and entanglements between her and the old lady Taibu, he must be one of her mahjong partners, or even some little brat from Taibu Si.
While slacking off, Que'er was already plotting how to catch this troublemaker—her luck had been a bit bad lately, and coupled with her lack of ambition and low-ranking position, her salary was naturally meager... If she could just catch this kid, with her intelligence, it would be a piece of cake to swindle a bunch of food out of him.
Hmm—according to the group members, this bad boy seems to have the magical ability to 'swap' bodies with others... From a girl's perspective, it seems a bit terrible, but from a slacking-off perspective, Qingque has fantasized about what it would be like if she could switch bodies with this bad boy someday.
Hehe, I left all the work to him, and I could just slack off and wait for him to come back so I could sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor... Hehe, those days were just so great!!!
But it's best to just think about these things.
Qingque chuckled, not expecting anything to fall from the sky, but then her face turned sour as she looked at the 'workload' that the Grand Diviner had assigned her.
—After learning that the wicked Jiang Qiao had once again entered Bronya's body, Alicia's expression became somewhat conflicted.
If you're talking about joy, then maybe a little, because Jiang Qiao didn't end up with Eden, and she wasn't... well, you know.
But... the wicked Jiang Qiao has entered the bodies of other girls besides herself... Although this has happened several times before, she should be used to it by now. Sometimes, Alicia even finds it quite amusing, after all, it's double the fun with both a cute and beautiful girl and the wicked Jiang Qiao.
But why is it that I just can't seem to feel happy...?
I gently touched my chest, and felt a sour feeling.
Hmph, let that wicked Jiang Qiao go to whichever woman's body she wants, what does it have to do with me, Aili?!
With her cheeks puffed out and an expression just like that of a tsundere anime heroine, Alicia bit her lip and turned her head away.
In the chat group, seeing the angry face emoji posted by the fat lady, Jiang Qiao shook her head helplessly, then looked at the refreshed chat group request.
Honkai Impact 3rd Crisis
[The Manila Honkai is nearing its breaking point. Please participate to save the two Herrscher candidates who may be transformed into Herrschers as a result, and prevent the Honkai outbreak from escalating further.]
[Reward for the task: 100 points]
Bronya raised an eyebrow upon noticing the request. She had originally planned to explore Paradise again, but... she hadn't expected things to go wrong so quickly in the current era.
He recalled some of his past memories.
—As mentioned before, the outbreak of Honkai is not limited to the 'first' or 'second' major Honkai, which are numbered, often simply because a Herrscher was born within it, and the scale is large enough.
During these major collapses, a series of smaller collapses will also occur intermittently around the world.
The Manila Collapse is one of them—in fact, the scale and damage of this collapse can be said to be the largest in recent years, apart from the previous numbered collapses.
After all, Manila is the capital of the Philippines, and Southeast Asia is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
As the most prosperous capital and economic and political center of the Philippines, the impact of a major collapse in this place would be no less than that of the First Great Collapse in Berlin.
Chen Tianwu, the later World Serpent executive and Ninth Herrscher, who can be described as the "King and Queen of a deck of cards," was a survivor caught in the Great Collapse. Needless to say, Anna Schariac, the Valkyrie from the Schariac family, who was also caught in the crossfire, also appeared in this Great Collapse.
This major collapse was ultimately resolved by Durandal, something Jiang Qiao remembered when she met with Dai'e.
However, due to the lack of detailed information, there may be some omissions.
For example...the two people who were ignored.
Anna Schariac, the candidate for the Fifth Herrscher, and Chen Tianwu, the candidate for the Ninth Herrscher...
"very dangerous."
Bronya's thoughts raced, and she came to this conclusion.
If the Manila Collapse had maintained its original scale, it would have been fine. Although the losses would have been significant, the impact on the progress of the current civilization would not have been too great.
but...
It should be noted that the reason these two thunderbolts didn't explode was because the white-haired dumpling took her two best friends to St. Freya to become students.
Before the Fourth Great Honkai Impact sank, according to the contingency plans left by the previous civilization, the Herrscher, as the core of the Fifth Great Honkai Impact, would certainly not have any problems.
And now-
According to information obtained from Klein, a major collapse has occurred in Changkong City—thanks to the combined efforts of the Far East Branch and the released anti-entropy executor, Raiden Ryoma, there were not many casualties in this collapse.
The fourth major collapse, although smaller in scale, still occurred.
In other words, the progress bar of the current civilization controlled by 'Number 17' has stopped at the number 'five'.
In addition, some of her methods had touched on the Cocoon's sensitive areas, so 'Bronya' had to consider the possibility that the Fifth Great Collapse, which was originally supposed to occur on Coral Island, would occur earlier in this Manila Collapse.
While the grudges from the Manila Collapse might not lead to the reappearance of the Herrscher of the Frost, or even if she did, Schicksal and Sylvanas would be strong enough to handle her. However, if two Herrschers suddenly appeared...
The silver-haired girl sighed and made a decision.
"I still have to go there in person."
There's no need to worry about the previous civilization. With Alicia's strength, even if she can't use that power, she's more than capable of dealing with the European faction. After all, Alicia's main mission in the past was simply to attract the attention of the European faction's higher-ups, providing opportunities for Sakura and Pado who were operating in the shadows.
Even if you encounter any danger, you can ask yourself for help; the authority of the Herald of Truth is sufficient.
On the other hand, in order to prevent the situation from spiraling out of their control, even if they believe it is within their capabilities, they must personally go and see for themselves.
Besides... I've been putting off the promise I made to Bronya to retrieve that child from the sea for a long time. Now that I've been put into this body, I might as well do it all at once.
With all sorts of thoughts in mind—while the duckling was still making rice cakes in Paradise, completely unaware that its body had been given a new owner and driven away.
Bronya has left the paradise of the past.
Ps:
"Chasing Fire Sand Sculpture News Winter Solstice Special"
1. Whether to eat dumplings or glutinous rice balls, Vivi had a big argument with herself;
2. Pado imitated the custom of Hua's hometown and borrowed money everywhere under the pretext of preparing to put copper coins in dumplings;
3. Su suggested making dumplings with wolfberry and chrysanthemum filling, but was kicked out of the kitchen by Chef Qian;
4. Kevin had been waiting for Kiana and the others to come and pay respects to their ancestors since early morning, until Hua reminded him that he was still alive;
5. Sakura attempted to smuggle some of her own ingredients into the winter brew, but had to give up because there were no cherry blossoms available.