Chat Group: Starting by Swapping Bodies with Elysia?

Looking at the somewhat unfamiliar face, Jiang Qiao quickly searched for a solution in his mind.

But, looking at the deep blue hair and the way he spoke, a figure instantly surfaced in his mind.

Could it be—

"Hi, good morning~ Ato~"

The pink-haired girl smiled and raised her hand to greet the other person, but inside, Jiang Qiao was sweating bullets.

Fortunately, he had guessed correctly.

The blue-haired man was indeed Ato—the father of the Flame-Chaser Griseo.

Jiang Qiao didn't know much about this man. After all, even in the story, he was only mentioned. As for more detailed stories of the Elysian Realm, even a hardcore Honkai player wouldn't remember those minor details too clearly.

But if he remembered correctly, Ato's personality should be similar to Siegfried.

"Hmm, you look a bit different than usual today, Elysia."

"Ah, is that so?"

Jiang Qiao's smile was a little forced. As expected, even if he tried his best to imitate the pink fatty, it was still easy to see through.

"Let's not talk about that. Want to go to the dining hall together? I'm looking forward to breakfast today~"

His empty stomach was making him want to rely on the person in front of him to lead the way, but Jiang Qiao's words made Ato a little confused. He asked, puzzled:

"That's strange, didn't you complain yesterday that the base's food was too greasy?"

"Ah, ahaha... That might be because I'm a bit hungry now. While eating too much greasy food isn't good for a beautiful girl, I'm not the type to be picky~"

Jiang Qiao laughed it off, but inside, he was trembling.

Fortunately, Ato didn't pay too much attention to his odd behavior. After all, no matter how much he thought, he could never imagine that the smiling Elysia in front of him was actually a man, right?

"Yeah, let's go together. Later during training, let's have a go at it. I lost to you yesterday, but I'm definitely going to win today!"

Ato's words made Jiang Qiao's face fall.

Wait, did they have to fight?

But at least he had a guide now, so he could only sigh and follow Ato who was leading the way.

It was clear that the other person had a good relationship with Elysia, and plus his talkative nature, the whole walk was filled with chatter.

Jiang Qiao was completely confused by the things he was hearing, but he couldn't show it, so he could only force a smile and agree with the other person.

However, Ato wasn't the only one who had a good relationship with the pink fatty. Along the way, members of the Fire Moth base, both soldiers and staff, would happily greet him when they saw Jiang Qiao. And he could only respond with a smile, afraid of revealing anything.

He was able to guess Ato based on his hair color. But the other people, Jiang Qiao was completely unfamiliar with.

He quickly got to experience the greasy food that Elysia had complained about.

It was indeed very oily and salty. And this was only breakfast.

But considering Fire Moth was a military organization, the food supply for the soldiers and staff should naturally focus on high energy content.

It was just that Elysia, as a beautiful girl, didn't like this kind of food.

After finishing their meal, the two arrived at the Fire Moth soldier's training grounds.

Unlike the usual platoon-based training of normal military forces, Fire Moth, as a special military organization, focused on developing individual combat strength.

However, it was said that they had tried to implement a legion-style military structure before the First Honkai Eruption, but after encountering the terrifying firepower of the First Herrscher, the higher-ups of Fire Moth decisively abandoned that approach.

Numbers were meaningless in the face of a Herrscher. If your Honkai resistance was too low, you wouldn't even be able to see the Herrscher's face. And with lots of personnel, it was easy to have massive casualties when encountering Honkai beasts.

Moreover, morale was also a problem. Fire Moth's soldiers came from all over the world, but those with a strong will, and ready to die for the cause, such as soldiers from Shenzhou, were only the minority. The others… well, let's just say the situations were complicated.

In short, the focus on the individual strength of the soldiers was a decision made by the higher-ups of Fire Moth after experiencing the First Honkai Eruption.

It was efficient and cost-effective.

And as a result of this, Jiang Qiao, standing in the training ground, looked at the eager Ato in front of him with a headache.

"Why does training include close-quarters combat!"

The Jiang Qiao inside the pink-haired girl was roaring in his mind.

Yes, when the fusion-related test happened, the importance of personal combat would definitely rise.

But in the current stage where fusion warriors hadn't been implemented yet, the individual soldiers' close-quarters combat strength was useless no matter how exaggerated it was.

Were they really planning on doing close-quarters combat with 2-meter-tall Honkai beasts?

One slap from them would flatten you!

As for Herrschers being humanoid… You think mages will actually fight you in close-quarters combat? Not everyone is Gandalf!

Jiang Qiao was expecting Fire Moth soldier training to focus on the use of firearms and physical fitness training. He was prepared to deal with the former with a "not feeling well" excuse, and for the latter, with the pink fatty's physique, he didn't need to worry at all.

But close-quarters combat—

He really wasn't good at that!

However, he was already standing in the training grounds and looking at the other person's eagerness. He couldn't just admit defeat without even trying.

"This is too much!"

Jiang Qiao, in Elysia's body, couldn't help but complain. Then, he tied his hair into a single ponytail to make it easier to move around.

Wearing a training sports vest, the pink-haired girl slowly lowered her body, arched her back, raised her hands, and took a stance with her bright eyes fixed on Ato not too far away.

Ato looked surprised, "Hmm? That's a stance I've never seen before. Have you also learned martial arts from Shenzhou, Elysia?"

"I know a bit."

Jiang Qiao casually replied, while secretly relieved inside.

It was fortunate that he had trained a bit in the past, although he had neglected it because of life.

But at least he wouldn't be beaten to a pulp!

"Alright then, I won't hold back!"

…

Meanwhile, in Nagazora City, fifty thousand years later.

The Chiba Academy, a place known as a turning point of fate, and a place of beginning and end, welcomed an outsider as the sunset was gradually falling.

That person was, of course, Elysia.

Although infiltrating Chiba Academy, which was located in the academy city, was somewhat difficult.

But who was she?

Elysia!

The top escape artist of the Previous Era, a person who had traveled the world since childhood!

Chiba Academy was nothing. She had infiltrated it before in the Previous Era! The staff of the academy had all praised her for being cute!

Compared to infiltrating Chiba Academy, running all the way from the center of Nagazora City to the academy city in the suburbs was much more difficult.

Elysia in her ordinary human body felt like her legs were about to give out.

Oh? It wasn't her legs? Then never mind.

"I wonder if I can find her. I hope she hasn't gone home from school."

Looking at the twilight sky, Elysia was a little worried.

It was fine if she made a wasted trip, but according to what Jiang Qiao had told her, if she wanted to save Nagazora City, she had to race against time.

If Raiden Mei had gone home, there was no way for a normal human like her to find Raiden Mei's house in a short amount of time.

But luck was, after all, on the side of beautiful girls.

Walking aimlessly on the grounds of Chiba Academy, Elysia who was anxious, quickly found her target at a certain bench.

—It seemed that her luck wasn't too bad after all.