Chapter 37: Ten Seconds, Is That Enough?
For Elysia, who had been traveling the world since she was a child, she had always felt that there was nothing she hadn't seen in this world.
But today, right now, that confidence had been shattered rather thoroughly.
She stared blankly at the unbelievably dazzling and gorgeous pink girl in front of her.
She even couldn't help but rub her eyes, thinking she might have seen things, due to her shock.
But when she looked again, it was still the same. Jiang Qiao, wearing the Herrscher of Origin's clothing, was just standing there, as if it were real. No matter how many times she tried, it wouldn't change. No matter how many times she tried, she was always so... like she was the first time they met.
"You, you, you, where did you get that outfit?!"
After closing her mouth that had slightly opened because of shock, Elysia asked what was on her mind with some urgency.
She didn't remember having such clothes in her monotonous wardrobe!
Although she had decided to expand her wardrobe and make it more like a girl's after she had settled down and got paid, this outfit in front of her was far too unfamiliar!
"Hmm~ Well, I guess you could say it's a design that some wealthy lady made for [Elysia]?"
Although she didn't theoretically need to play Elysia's character anymore after 50,000 years, perhaps due to the influence of the body, or perhaps due to some mischievous plan for revenge, Jiang Qiao still used Elysia's tone and lifted her delicate skirt, revealing her white, fair, and plump legs.
The sexy fan service scene made the white-haired fluffball on the side swallow hard, her eyes were wide open, and she was just a step away from becoming a pervert.
Jiang Qiao wasn't lying.
The Herrscher of Origin's outfit that [Elysia] wore was different from the outfits that all the other Herrschers had designed or imagined themselves. Instead, it was designed by her best friend, the wealthy Eden, near the end of her life.
Although the one that she was wearing wasn't the one that Eden had made, it wasn't wrong to say that it was made by Eden.
"Wea-wealthy lady?!"
Hearing this, the fairy lady's eyeballs almost popped out.
Wh-what the heck?!
Had it only been a few days, and Jiang Qiao had already managed to hook up with a rich woman with her body?! And even had her design such an outfit for her...
Elysia was starting to have an existential crisis.
Even if she was the one doing it herself, she wouldn't have been able to do it this fast!
Moreover—
I told you to take good care of my body, and you go pick up girls?!
Elysia's cheeks started to puff up quickly.
She was so angry!
She was actually using her body to pick up other girls!
Of course, with the pink fatty's personality, the reason why she was angry was more likely not about Jiang Qiao using her body to pick up girls, but about the fact that she wasn't the one picking up the girls!
But when she thought about it carefully, she didn't seem to have the right to complain, huh?!
After all, she was also impersonating Jiang Qiao and getting along harmoniously with Mei and Kiana.
Wait! No, no, no!
The important thing wasn't just the outfit!
Elysia instantly realized that it wasn't just this dazzling outfit that had blinded her eyes, but what was more important was that Jiang Qiao had changed her outfit with a whoosh of pink light.
Was that Honkai energy?
How did she not know that Honkai energy could also be used to change clothes?
And those colored contacts—
Jiang Qiao, who could see that Elysia was very concerned about her eyes and had roughly guessed what this fatty was thinking, had a malicious idea flash in his head. As someone with great initiative, he directly chose to put this idea into action—
"Are my eyes pretty? These aren't colored contacts, but rather, it's a beautiful girl's magic."
The pink girl smiled and pointed at her eyes as she said words that made Elysia, the original owner,'s heart stop.
So, so cute!
Wait, no, isn't that my body?
Moreover, for some reason, Elysia had a feeling that her lines seemed to have been stolen, which made her feel offended.
But she briefly recalled it and was sure that she had never said anything similar before.
In this time, Jiang Qiao didn't have any free time to continue to joke around. Instead, she waved her scepter and called out in a young girl's voice:
"Answer my call, Origin Spirit."
Origin Spirit? What was that?
This question swirled in the three of their minds, especially Elysia.
She looked at herself, who was wielding the scepter, and almost thought that she was having some kind of chunibyo moment.
But, the name Origin Spirit actually sounded quite nice.
Elysia thought.
But in the next moment, the ground shook—
Along with a crystal-like shattering sound, a huge pink manta ray emerged, leaving the three of them completely dumbfounded.
"What is that?"
"A Honkai beast?!"
Mei and Kiana's reactions were different. The former was shocked, while the latter was momentarily shocked before she quickly picked up her baseball bat and became vigilant.
—Although it had such a nice name as the Origin Spirit, it was just a special Honkai beast that accompanied the Herrscher of Origin.
"Don't worry, it won't attack you."
The Origin Spirit obediently swam over to Jiang Qiao. Through the silk gloves, he gently stroked its smooth silicone exterior, and comforted the three of them softly.
The manta ray also hummed out some unknown words, responding to Jiang Qiao's statement.
Mei didn't have any reaction, but Kiana's expression was still vigilant. In fact, her gaze at Jiang Qiao also carried a hint of confusion and wariness.
After all, this was a Honkai beast, and a strong one at that.
A strange girl who could control such a Honkai beast, although Kiana's heart was thumping for her, as a Kaslana, she had to be wary.
As for Elysia, her expression was just pure confusion.
What was happening? What was happening?
Those magical questions lingered in the fairy lady's mind.
She just felt so... embarrassed.
Looking at the face that she was so familiar with, Elysia only felt a sense of unfamiliarity.
Wait, what was even happening?
The questions in her mind were piling up.
Strange clothes, a wealthy woman, strange colored contacts, and even a Honkai beast that seemed to be very strong.
What exactly had Jiang Qiao done with her body?!
Was this really her body? Was this really [Elysia]?
She used to see herself as a fairy from a fairy kingdom, but with such magical changes,
Even the fairy lady couldn't figure it out!
Jiang Qiao didn't pay any attention to the pink fatty, whose eyes had started to swirl, indicating that her brain's CPU was about to overload.
After all, he had more important things to do now.
On the screen of the base's core area, the countdown timer that Cocolia had left was getting lower and lower.
Noticing this, the three of them, who were still in shock and various other emotions, instantly became flustered.
"It's less than ten seconds!"
Hearing this, the pink girl on the scene smiled and her confident voice rang out in the three of their ears:
"Ten seconds, is that enough?"