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Now, it was Alicia's turn to feel awkward.
Could it be that she deliberately avoided taking Funina's route and instead followed Liyue's route through Hu Tao's side because she wanted to "ambush" Jiang Qiao and give him a "surprise"?
Although it might not seem like a big deal to say it like that, the thought of failing in her 'attacks' and repeatedly ending up in jail made Alicia blush... How could she possibly say something so embarrassing?
If I were to say it out loud, wouldn't it just make Ellie look like I'm stupid?
Looking back now, the plan seems a bit off, but Alicia, who is very determined to defend her image as a smart and beautiful girl, obviously wouldn't undermine herself.
"Ahem, I'm just going to check on Hu Tao first, what's wrong with that? Is that not allowed?"
"It's alright, as long as you're happy."
"But your arrival is timely, as I was just about to make a trip into the Sea of Quanta..."
Hearing this, Alicia was somewhat puzzled, then seemed to realize something, looked at the former warily, and took a few steps back while crossing her arms:
"Huh? What are we going in there for?"
"Wait, what do you want to do?"
Chapter 293 It Doesn't Seem Like Acting
Amidst Jiang Qiao's slightly humiliated expression—the pink-haired girl, with an incredibly familiar and relaxed demeanor, stretched out her body with an air of ease.
Alicia, however, pouted, clearly displeased.
"...Bad Jiang Qiao!"
Ellie, I came here to confront you, but how did this guy end up stealing my body?
The pink-clad, overweight woman felt incredibly frustrated.
Of course, what displeased her even more was that the process of this 'exchange' was incredibly simple and short.
As is typical of Jiang, he elaborated on the two words one by one, namely—efficiency.
But Miss Alicia, who admires romanticism, clearly holds great significance in this act of changing things just for the sake of changing.
After all, we have to do this kind of thing, can't I enjoy it a little more?
It was so short, there wasn't even time to savor it!
Unaware of the 55kg lady's resentful gaze, Jiang Qiao—'Alicia'—supported her slender waist with her delicate arms and replied with a smile in the body's signature sweet voice:
"Hmm~ Thanks~?"
Now, the pink-haired fat lady's resentment only intensified.
Damn it, I feel like my body is being thrown into the wolf's den by that wicked Jiang Qiao!
"You're not going to make me take the blame for you later, are you?"
"How could that be? All of that was a misunderstanding, and... do I seem like such an irresponsible person?"
"Indeed, it doesn't seem like it."
"You are!"
Alicia gritted her teeth—Alicia, I don't believe you for a second! You old geezer, you're so wicked... No, this wicked guy is using my body now, so a more appropriate term would be 'old hag'... The beautiful Miss Alicia clearly found this hard to accept.
So—Miss 55kg used 'Fairy Stare'.
I'm so angry, I'm glaring at you!
"Oh dear, it's really frustrating to be misunderstood like this... but it's okay, I understand how you feel."
"So, let's consider this compensation~ Let's go take a trip to the Sea of Quanta together~"
Leaning slightly forward, the pink-haired girl's sweet voice, so close to 'Jiang Qiao', rang in Alicia's ears, causing her cheeks to flush slightly. She muttered softly:
"That's pretty much it..."
Although she didn't know what scenery was worth visiting in the Sea of Quanta, she was undoubtedly more concerned about the journey together than the location.
"Then let's go—"
She took Alicia's hand and chuckled softly.
From the crystal hole that ripped open in the void, the primordial spirit, like a ray, leaped forth.
This time, however, the direction was not towards the Quantum Sea's gateway to the real world, Abyss City, but straight upwards.
"ah--!"
Amidst Alicia's exclamation, the Primal Spirit carrying the two of them sped rapidly toward the sky in an extremely non-Newtonian manner.
Although she actually enjoyed riding the Primal Spirit with Jiang Qiao in the blue sky, Alicia couldn't help but ask as the Primal Spirit's flight became increasingly strange:
"Where are we going?"
"It's the moon! Isn't that incredibly romantic?"
Alicia nodded subconsciously at this.
Indeed, for her, the moon was a strange place she had never been before.
Jiang Qiao actually wanted to take me there... Hmph, at least he's sensible! I'll forgive him a little, just a little!
With an undisguised smile on her face, Alicia was happy, but also a little strange.
Weren't we supposed to be going to the Sea of Quanta? Does that mean the Sea of Quanta is on the moon?
"Be careful, it might get a little cold."
With a soft reminder—the Primordial Spirit seemed to have broken through some kind of limitation, the shackle that separated humanity from the universe.
But this is not a problem in the face of a powerful Honkai Beast like the Primordial Spirit.
The low temperatures and oxygen-deficient environment in space are theoretically irrelevant to Herrschers.
—At least that's the effect Jiang Qiao got when using [Alice].
If Alicia herself were to use [Alicia]... well, there might actually be some kind of mishap involving oxygen deprivation?
There's no way around it; after all, the pink-haired fat woman barely shows any of Alicia's Herrscher aspects.
Only when Jiang Qiao used it did this [Alicia] body break free of its restraints and truly reveal the special nature of a Herrscher.
A sense of ease and joy welled up within him—the great engineer Jiang Qiao had returned to his loyal ship, the [Aliceia].
She didn't realize it. But feeling somewhat offended, the 55kg lady was inexplicably annoyed, and because of the environment, she subconsciously crossed her arms.
Unfortunately, no matter how much power Jiang Qiao carries, his essence as a human remains unchanged.
Although she found it convenient and restrictive to use, the inherent fragility of human nature limited her ability to adapt to the extreme environmental changes in space.
He hugged Jiang Qiao directly—hmm, she was warm and smelled nice~
The pink-clad, chubby lady, who was clinging to 'Alice', felt the familiar body temperature and scent and comfortably squinted her eyes.
That's strange, why don't I feel this way when I use my own body, Ellie...?
Feeling the somewhat restless 55kg lady, Jiang Qiao was speechless—do you all really like rubbing against each other like this? And against 'your' own body?!
The understanding pink-haired girl sighed helplessly, and with a wave of her hand, an invisible wind wall enveloped the surroundings.
Although imaginary handles might be faster, the imaginary plane has been somewhat disordered recently, perhaps due to imaginary tides, making long-distance migrations somewhat difficult.
With Jiang Qiao traveling at full speed, the Primordial Spirit quickly entered lunar orbit and landed on the ravaged lunar surface.
"Hey, are we here already?"
"...Wow, Jiang Qiao, look! The Earth looks so big from here!" Somewhat puzzled, but quickly focused on the enormous and incredibly beautiful Earth, Alicia gazed at the huge sphere in the distance and couldn't help but shout out excitedly.
"Ha...really, wait for me! You naughty Jiang Qiao!"
Seeing Jiang Qiao heading in a certain direction, Alicia, who had come to her senses, complained somewhat unhappily before following after him.
Apart from other celestial bodies, the desolate moon can hardly be described as having any beautiful scenery.
But in such a desolate place, we saw many things that resembled 'ruins'.
Who built these buildings?
"The civilization of the previous era."
As she calmly recounted her story, the pink-haired girl paused, glancing at the familiar figures on the ground not far away.
Judging from the material of that metal, it is obvious that it is soul steel.
Of course, Jiang Qiao was clearer about this—their original name was Xuanyuan Sword.
Even after tens of thousands of years of wind and sun exposure, these testaments to that brutal war still stubbornly retain some traces.
He pondered for a moment.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the fragments gradually rose, gathered together, and finally... formed a wordless monument cast in steel, standing tall among the ruins left by this pre-civilization.
Alicia stared blankly at the somewhat familiar objects.
Masks, infinity symbol accessories...
...Well, it's probably just a coincidence.