Previous Era, Fire Moth base.
The pink-haired girl looked at her pretty, youthful face in the mirror. Her expression shifted from stunned to a slow, gaping jaw.
"Th-Th-This isn't that pink fatty, is it?!"
Pulling at her cheeks, Jiang Qiao was in utter disbelief. The real, delicate feel of a young girl's skin made it clear that this was reality.
But—
"What the heck is going on?!"
The flower-like beautiful girl let out a squeal like a groundhog.
Jiang Qiao, a transmigrator, yet another innocent young man who had fallen victim to Truck-kun.
Well, fine, he'd transmigrated, whatever.
Adhering to the idea that if you can't resist it, you might as well go with the flow, Jiang Qiao could only suck it up and planned to just blend in.
Just as he was planning to investigate his location and time to figure out what world he was in...
Stepping outside was like hitting the jackpot of bad luck.
Some bastard, taking advantage of the fact that he was new to this place and hadn't reacted, had whacked him with a stick!
What the hell, was the order of this transmigrated world so messed up?
That was Jiang Qiao's last thought before passing out.
Of course, there was also—
Don't let him catch whoever that shameless bastard was. If he did, he'd make sure they wouldn't walk away without a beating!
But, after waking up again, these thoughts all turned to pipe dreams.
When Jiang Qiao woke up, he found himself in a room that was clearly a girl's. He initially thought some kind-hearted miss had picked him up.
After all, to be humble, his looks were more than enough to land him a sugar mama!
But then, in apprehension, he felt down there, the feeling of an indentation, and the unusual protrusions on his chest made him break out in a cold sweat.
Oh god, how did he actually turn into a cute girl after waking up?
And not just any cute girl, but that pink fatty—Elysia!
Founder of the Flame-Chasers, the very first Herrscher... as a Captain of culture who'd played Honkai from version 2.0 to 3.0, Jiang Qiao knew all her titles by heart.
Of course he liked Elysia. Who wouldn't like a cute pink fatty?
But waking up as a pink fatty was a whole other thing—
Please, no.
"It's a dream, this has to be a dream."
Jiang Qiao comforted himself like that, then promptly closed his eyes, thinking that once he woke up, he would surely be a seven-foot-tall man again.
But this self-deception only lasted for a moment.
Lying on the bed, the pink-haired girl's panicked, sweaty expression quickly smoothed into one of peaceful resignation.
Then, in a chat window that had appeared in his mind, Jiang Qiao seemed to find a clue.
Beautiful Miss Elf: Help! I've turned into a boy! Does anyone have any idea what's going on?
Future Chieftain of the Crimson Demons: ?
Red Knight: ?
Second Funeral at Half Price: ?
Looking at this chat group, Jiang Qiao instantly understood.
Well then, his transmigrator cheat was a chat group!
And this "Beautiful Miss Elf" user... could it be—
Connecting the dots with his current situation, Jiang Qiao instantly decided to join the chat!
Jiang Qiao: Help! I've turned into a girl! Does anyone have any idea what's going on?
For a full thirty seconds, the chat group fell silent.
In this impromptu breath-holding contest, it was Elysia who broke first.
Beautiful Miss Elf: ...Don't tell me, you...
Jiang Qiao: Yep, that's right!
Jiang Qiao cut straight to the chase.
Beautiful Miss Elf: ...To think something like this could happen. It's all rather sudden. Even a beautiful elf like me couldn't have seen this coming.
Beautiful Miss Elf: Since it's come to this, I'll have to ask you to take good care of my body.
Jiang Qiao was a bit surprised. He replied: Shouldn't you be demanding we switch back immediately?
Beautiful Miss Elf: A kind and beautiful girl would never force someone to do the impossible, you know~
Jiang Qiao was stunned by her reply.
It was true. He didn't even know why he and Elysia had swapped bodies, let alone how to switch back.
But Elysia, without even meeting him, had figured out his situation from just a few lines of text.
Jiang Qiao: You're right. I have no idea what's going on.
Beautiful Miss Elf: Well then, until we can switch back, you have to treat my body well, okay~? If I find anything wrong when we switch back, I'll cry!
Beautiful Miss Elf: In return, I'll take good care of your body too, Jiang Qiao~ It's my first time experiencing what it's like to be a boy. What a fascinating feeling~
Red Knight: Hey, you two, don't just start chatting away like you own the place!
Seeing the new ID jump in, Jiang Qiao paused to think.
For a moment, he couldn't quite place who this was.
Red Knight: The body-swapping... whatever, I don't care. Now state your names! What kind of magical girls are you?! And what's with this chat group? Popping up in someone's head and talking nonsense... If you don't explain yourselves, hmph!
Magical girl?
"Red Knight, magical girl, and that short temper with the delinquent vibe... Hiss, could it be—"
Connecting the keywords, Jiang Qiao instantly had his answer.
Jiang Qiao: Sakura Kyouko?
Red Knight: Yo, you know my name? Guess you're not a total amateur! Since you know who I am, hurry up and introduce yourselves!
Second Funeral at Half Price: Uh, while I don't know what's happening with you folks, harmony is key to good business!
Why don't I, the master of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, tell you about our packages? Buy one, get one free, with a coffin made of carefully selected Phoebe nanmu wood. Any of you customers interested?
Great, it's Hu Tao, isn't it!
Jiang Qiao winced as he read the message.
Now it was his turn to get the full funeral service sales pitch.
Kyoko Sakura: Coffins? Is that a threat? Bring it on!
In an alley in Kazamino City, a red-haired girl in street clothes and a ponytail bared her fang-like tooth in a snarl, a fierce glint in her eyes.
With a flash of red light, her long spear materialized, its tip striking the ground with a clang.
Hu Tao: Eh?
Seeing the rising tension, Jiang Qiao felt exasperated. Director Hu was great and all, but her habit of pushing her services on everyone she met was a real liability.
See? She ran into someone with a short fuse and was immediately seen as picking a fight.
Thank god they were separated by a chat group. If they met face-to-face, they'd probably be comparing whose spear technique was better.
Jiang Qiao quickly stepped in to play peacemaker, helping Hu Tao out while also giving a rough explanation of the group's situation.
Although he was only half-clear on the details himself, he definitely knew more than a local like Kyoko.
"Hah? A chat group that connects different worlds? Sounds kinda interesting!"
The red light vanished. With the misunderstanding cleared up, Kyoko Sakura dismissed her magical girl outfit. Reading Jiang Qiao's explanation in the chat, she grinned, baring her signature fang, and took a huge bite of an apple she pulled from a paper bag.
Just then, a pure white beast emerged from the shadows. It looked like a cat, with harmless ruby-red eyes, and was none other than the source of all evil, Kyubey.
It asked curiously:
"Did something interesting happen?"
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