Chat Group: Starting by Swapping Bodies with Elysia?

Cocolia was deeply hurt by the betrayal of the daughter she trusted the most.

But, now was definitely not the time to deal with Bronya.

The enemy had already invaded!

"Madam Cocolia, the autonomous defense robots can't stop these people. What should we do?"

The subordinate reported the situation while also seeking Cocolia's orders.

During the day, the ME Corp building looked very normal, but once night fell, autonomous robots would guard and patrol it. However, with the defensive capabilities of those autonomous robots, they wouldn't last long against the intruders.

"Hmph, I was just complaining that the plan was proceeding too slowly. To think that Ryoma's daughter would deliver herself to my door. How can I refuse?"

Cocolia snorted coldly, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in her eyes:

"Order the Titan squads to capture those intruders! Except for Raiden Mei, kill the rest on sight!"

She had to admit that Raiden Mei's group had indeed arrived at the perfect time.

In a hurry, she didn't have many useful cards in her hand.

But even so, Cocolia didn't consider the invading Elysia and them as a threat at all.

With the alliance leader not present, Schicksal not intervening, and the two conservative fools unable to spare any attention, what was she afraid of, with just a stray Kaslana and two ordinary people?

Just as Cocolia issued her orders, a girlish and arrogant voice rang out:

"Mother, let me handle these clueless intruders."

The one who spoke was a girl with heterochromatic hair, pink on the left and purple on the right, as well as heterochromatic eyes, gold and blue. Her mouth revealed sharp, shark-like teeth that made one's nether regions go cold, and her smile was very cocky.

Sin Mal, one of the orphans Cocolia had adopted, was Bronya's classmate.

Jiang Qiao probably didn't expect that this little brat, who had always been mentioned in dialogue but never seen, would actually be by Cocolia's side.

But, when he thought about it, it wasn't strange for Sin Mal, Cocolia's right-hand woman, to be present by Cocolia's side during such an important experiment.

"Sin... alright, I'll leave them to you. After that, you'll need to bring Bronya back."

Cocolia didn't use "capture." Although the facts told her that Bronya had betrayed her, she still held on to a sliver of hope regarding Bronya.

Putting aside how much she had done for her... ahem, at least if she wanted to save Seele, then Bronya had no reason to betray her, right?!

…

Perhaps it was because of the Honkai, but the blizzard on the Siberian snowfield, which was covered in snow all year round, was even worse than usual today. The dense and dangerous snowflakes made it difficult to open one's eyes.

But, this couldn't affect Jiang Qiao, who was currently the Herrscher of Origin.

As he was observing the other party, it was obvious that the Second Herrscher had also noticed his gaze.

"According to the naming conventions of the Previous Era, should I call you SIRIN?"

A pink girl in fancy clothes lightly approached the Second Herrscher. Jiang Qiao closely scrutinized the Second Herrscher of the Previous Era up close, and carelessly reached out to touch her chin.

This action seemed to have triggered the Second Herrscher's vigilance, causing her to retreat a few steps and increase the distance.

However, she didn't make a move.

Perhaps because Jiang Qiao's body also belonged to a Herrscher, just like the Honkai beasts he had encountered before, the Second Herrscher didn't actively see him as an enemy.

But through this brief contact, Jiang Qiao still noticed that the girl in front of him had experienced a certain emotional fluctuation when he said the name "Sirin."

"Looks like, I guessed correctly."

"Too bad, I thought I could rely on this body's characteristic as being the same type as you to try to touch you, but you're still wary of me."

Jiang Qiao lowered his hand, his pink eyes, which contained a hint of divinity, looked down at the Second Herrscher, with a trace of helplessness.

Sirin didn't react to his words at all, just like a puppet.

"Although the human part still has some remains, even with the Herrscher of Origin's authority, there's no way to manipulate it."

"How unsightly. Are all the Herrschers of the Previous Era like you, with nothing but the desire for destruction in their hearts and no other emotions?"

As the Herrscher of Origin, Jiang Qiao could clearly sense the inner workings of the Second Herrscher in front of him.

With a sigh, he spoke softly:

"Disgusting."

As soon as he spoke, a massive Honkai reaction erupted from the Second Herrscher.

Having sensed the malice and hostility from Jiang Qiao, Sirin instantly categorized the former, who she had initially seen as the same kind, as an enemy.

"Swoosh!"

A sonic boom rang out as the air was torn apart, and Jiang Qiao, without even looking, slightly tilted his head and dodged the attack from the Second Herrscher.

He looked up at the numerous spears surrounding her and couldn't help but click his tongue:

"Is this something they pass down in their family?"

Manipulating the Imaginary Space into sharp spears and launching them—the Void Lance, a typical attack method of the Herrscher of the Void.

The pufferfish from 50,000 years ago and the one from 50,000 years later don't seem to be different at all.

No--

There were still some differences.

"Is the power level on a different scale?"

Jiang Qiao wasn't too sure.

He hadn't fought the pufferfish from 50,000 years later. Strictly speaking, the one in front of him was the first Herrscher he had encountered, aside from himself.

But he could still vaguely sense that the power level of the pufferfish in front of him was off the charts.

Could the pufferfish from 50,000 years later produce sonic booms with her Void Lances right after being born?

Maybe the six-core version could, but he doubted the one fresh out of the factory could.

The Herrscher of the Void's powers didn't include acceleration.

"If I got hit by something like that, I'd probably die on the spot."

Jiang Qiao frowned and lightly touched his cheek. Through his silk gloves, he could feel the faint stinging sensation of a tiny wound.

But quickly, due to the non-human constitution of a Herrscher, this tiny wound healed.

"A Herrscher's body is so convenient, it can be easily repaired as long as there's Honkai energy."

But--

"This is a bit difficult. The Herrscher of Origin's abilities aren't of the kind that are good at fighting."

Jiang Qiao sighed.

He originally thought that after mastering the Herrscher of Origin's powers, it would be quite easy to take down the Second Herrscher.

After all, Elysia had won even without uncovering the power of Origin.

But, he was indeed thinking too simply.

What was recorded in the records, was just Elysia's decisive victory.

Although the claim of victory seemed relaxed and easy, the truth of that battle was probably not as simple as what had been recorded.

"But, it's just a little difficult."

With a soft mutter, Jiang Qiao raised his hand and lightly plucked at an imaginary bowstring.

Between his fingers, an arrow formed, condensed from a huge amount of Honkai energy.

"If it was Elysia, she would probably say this, right?"

—How about a touch of romance?