Inside an abandoned warehouse, a young girl with fluffy fox ears atop her head lay quietly.
Suddenly, the fox-eared girl's eyes twitched a few times as she woke up from her slumber.
"Where am I?!"
The fox-eared girl clutched her head and sat up, sounding a bit dazed.
Then, the girl realized something and abruptly looked down at her own body.
"Wait, what's going on?!"
"How did I turn into a girl?!"
The girl stared at her body in shock.
Just as she finished speaking, a flood of memories that didn't belong to her appeared in her mind.
No, to be precise, they were the memories of this body.
However, there were only memories of the girl drawing her blade, swinging it, and fighting.
And her name—Hoshimi Miyabi!
"Wait! I'm Hoshimi Miyabi!!"
"Then this place is... Zenless Zone Zero?!!"
"Then my current location should be... The Hollow!!"
Hoshimi Miyabi exclaimed in shock, then looked around, finding that the environment was indeed very similar to The Hollow in her memories.
Then Hoshimi Miyabi noticed something beside her; she looked over and saw a katana lying next to her.
"Then this blade must be Hoshimi Miyabi's weapon, Tailless."
"The demonic blade passed down through the Hoshimi Family!"
As she spoke, Hoshimi Miyabi picked up the blade lying beside her.
But the moment she touched the blade, Hoshimi Miyabi felt a faint, ethereal connection between herself and the sword; it was quite wonderful.
"This is practically a perfect setup!!"
"It seems that transmigrating and turning into a girl isn't unacceptable after all!"
After saying that, Hoshimi Miyabi drew the long blade, admiring the steel for a while before sheathing it again.
"I'll have plenty of time later. First, I need to leave The Hollow."
With that, Hoshimi Miyabi smoothly sheathed the blade.
Even though it was her first time, there wasn't the slightest bit of awkwardness.
It was as if she had performed this action tens of millions of times.
"But speaking of which..."
"How am I supposed to leave The Hollow?"
Hoshimi Miyabi looked at the unfamiliar buildings around her in confusion.
Ordinary people need a Carrot to leave The Hollow, but the problem was she didn't have one.
There was also no Proxy to lead the way.
So how was she supposed to leave this Void?
After thinking for a bit, Hoshimi Miyabi picked a random direction and started walking.
If she happened to stumble out of The Hollow by chance, that would be a real stroke of luck.
Before long, several Etherals Apeka appeared in front of Hoshimi Miyabi.
"You guys are really unlucky!"
"I'll use you to test my blade!"
Saying this, Hoshimi Miyabi bent slightly, assuming a drawing stance.
As the blade was slowly drawn, pale red flames swirled around it, and at the same time, Hoshimi Miyabi's long hair gradually turned pale red.
This was clearly different from the Fox Fire in her memory of Hoshimi Miyabi.
However, Hoshimi Miyabi didn't have time to think, as those Etheralss charged toward her.
Then, Hoshimi Miyabi's figure blurred as she rapidly swung her blade.
Red blade trails flickered around the Etheralss, and in just a second, those Etheralss were sliced into fragments and dissipated.
"This power is truly formidable!"
"But speaking of which, isn't Hoshimi Miyabi's Fox Fire supposed to be pale blue?"
"Why is mine pale red?"
Hoshimi Miyabi looked at the pale red flames on the blade and her similarly pale red hair in confusion.
"Forget it, no use overthinking it."
"I'll wait until I get out to figure everything out."
"I can't learn much being alone right now."
With that, Hoshimi Miyabi sheathed her blade, and once it was fully tucked away, the pale red Fox Fire vanished completely, and she returned to her normal appearance.
Just as Hoshimi Miyabi had taken a few steps, a voice came from behind her: "Section Chief Miyabi!"
Hoshimi Miyabi looked toward the sound and saw a blue-skinned girl with long horns running toward her. She was carrying a large fan-like weapon on her shoulder and was wearing a different style of the H.S.O.S 6 uniform. This was Soukakku.
"Section Chief Miyabi, I'm so glad I ran into you."
"I thought I was lost."
Soukakku let out a sigh of relief as she looked at Hoshimi Miyabi, a bashful expression on her face.
Hoshimi Miyabi was stunned. From Soukakku's words, it was clear she had just been separated from her companions, but it clearly couldn't have been her.
In other words, there was another Hoshimi Miyabi.
She was likely a clone or some kind of counterpart from a parallel dimension.
So she wasn't the Hoshimi Miyabi of this world; she had thought she had transmigrated to become the Hoshimi Miyabi of this world.
It turned out she wasn't; she was just someone with Hoshimi Miyabi's power, combat memories, and this body.
If she ran into the Hoshimi Miyabi of this world, wouldn't she look like a fool?
"Soukakku, do you know where the others are?"
Hoshimi Miyabi asked coolly, imitating the Hoshimi Miyabi from her memories.
"Eh?!"
"Did Section Chief Miyabi get lost too?!"
Soukakku asked in surprise.
"...It's not that I'm lost."
"It's that they are lost..."
"I am the Section Chief, after all, so naturally, they are the ones who got lost."
Hoshimi Miyabi looked at Soukakku and fell silent, while simultaneously thinking of a counter-strategy.
"Oh right, Section Chief Miyabi is the Section Chief."
"I didn't expect someone as smart as Sister Ryu to get lost too."
Soukakku chuckled foolishly, not doubting the authenticity of the Hoshimi Miyabi in front of her for a moment.
"Soukakku..."
Hoshimi Miyabi was just about to ask which direction the others had gone so she could avoid them.
Suddenly, footsteps came from behind her. Hearing them, Hoshimi Miyabi turned to look.
She saw 'Hoshimi Miyabi', Tsukishiro Yanagi, and Asaba Yuma walking toward them.
"Ehh!!!"
"Two Section Chief Miyabis!!"
Soukakku also noticed the group walking over, her eyes darting back and forth between the two Hoshimi Miyabis in shock.
"Two Section Chief Miyabis?"
"Is it a Etherals capable of shapeshifting?"
Asaba Yuma speculated while looking at the Hoshimi Miyabi next to Soukakku.
Hearing this, Soukakku silently moved away from the Hoshimi Miyabi beside her.
"Ryu, it's me."
Hoshimi Miyabi said coolly, attempting to bluff her way through.
At the same time, she cursed inwardly. They didn't come early, and they didn't come late.
They just had to show up right now!
Couldn't they have waited until she ran away before coming over?!
Tsukishiro Yanagi was taken aback. She then looked at the 'Hoshimi Miyabi' beside her and also silently distanced herself; Asaba Yuma did the same.
The two women's appearances, expressions, and outfits were identical; they were also having trouble telling them apart.
"Which of you can prove who the real Hoshimi Miyabi is?"
"I trust my intuition; I won't be mistaken!"
Tsukishiro Yanagi adjusted her glasses and said.
"A member of the Hoshimi Family will not make the same mistake three times."
Hoshimi Miyabi spoke up first.
And it was because of this answer that Tsukishiro Yanagi decisively struck, slashing her blade at Hoshimi Miyabi.
Fortunately, Hoshimi Miyabi reacted in time, drawing her blade to block it.
"Your flaw is too obvious."
"I wouldn't be so anxious to prove myself."
"My companions know my personality; I wouldn't be so eager to show off."
"Although your act is very convincing and others might really be fooled... Ryu won't be."
The other 'Hoshimi Miyabi' said coolly, while drawing her Tailless.
"You really do look like the Section Chief."
"It's already come to this, don't you plan on dropping the disguise?"
Yuma said with a smile while looking at Hoshimi Miyabi. Meanwhile, the group formed a surrounding formation, trapping Hoshimi Miyabi in the middle.
Hoshimi Miyabi:...
Even if she took off all her clothes right now, she would still look like this, okay?
"My strength is also quite formidable, at least at the Void Hunter Level."
"How about... you just let me leave?!"
"And pretend you didn't see anything today?"
Hoshimi Miyabi suggested tentatively. She could certainly run away.
But she would definitely get hurt, and it wouldn't be as simple as a minor injury.
"Sorry, that's impossible. You'd better come with us quietly."
"Once we've cleared everything up, we'll naturally let you go."
Tsukishiro Yanagi said while looking at Hoshimi Miyabi.
"Then I'm truly sorry."
"It seems today... we have no choice but to fight."
As she spoke, pale red Fox Fire appeared on Hoshimi Miyabi's body, and she charged directly toward Yuma's position.
This was the most suitable spot for a breakthrough in her opinion. As for Soukakku... she was too innocent, Hoshimi Miyabi really couldn't bring herself to attack her!
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