"Body?"
Saeko Busujima froze when she saw the trade condition.
She couldn't help but glance at Rei Ao.
Rei Ao shrugged.
"Don't look at me like that. The 'body' means exactly what you think it does."
"But this is because it's the only thing you have left to trade."
He spoke indifferently, "Of course, if you don't accept the condition, the trade won't happen."
"But there's one thing I must remind you."
"Trades aren't about what you have, but about what I want."
This wasn't just directed at Saeko but at all the members of the chat group.
"..."
Saeko fell silent.
Other than her swordsmanship, she had nothing else to offer—except for her still-untouched body.
"Damn it, are we really going to die here?" Takagi Saya's resentful voice reached her ears.
Saeko knew she didn't have time to hesitate.
It was just a body, after all. Lives were far more important.
In that quiet moment, she made her decision.
[Ding! Trade initiated!]
[Trade target]: Saeko Busujima
[Trade content]: Rescue Miyamoto Rei and the others, and ensure their safety for a set period of time!
[Trade condition]: Saeko Busujima's body usage rights.
[Duration]: 3 hours.
As soon as Rei Ao received the notification, he moved.
In a flash, he tore through the undead in front of him and appeared right before Miyamoto Rei, who was staring blankly as the undead closed in on her.
A gust of wind brushed her face.
The next thing Miyamoto Rei saw was a tall, broad back.
Rei Ao clenched his fist.
Takagi Saya and the others collectively shivered.
The next moment—
*Boom!!!*
A surge of cold air exploded outward from where the three of them stood.
Wherever it passed, the undead froze solid.
"What… what is that?" The people watching from the windows of the school building stared in wide-eyed shock.
The cold air continued to spread, and within seconds, the entire area in front of the school was covered in ice.
The undead within were transformed into lifelike ice sculptures.
*Crack!*
Even the classroom windows shattered from the intense cold.
Only the area where Rei Ao stood remained unaffected.
"What… what is this…"
Takagi Saya stared in disbelief at this completely unscientific scene.
Rei Ao didn't have any weapons on him.
[Level]: 17
He had leveled up again.
A smile spread across his face.
Looking around and seeing that there were no more undead, he realized there were still over five hours left that he couldn't afford to waste.
"Hey, snap out of it and follow me. Saeko Busujima traded her body so I could save you. Don't just stand there and die."
Rei Ao was about to move when he noticed Miyamoto Rei standing there in a daze, and he frowned.
Reaching out with his right hand, he scooped her up like a bundle of firewood and carried her at his side.
Then, he began walking toward the school gate.
At that moment, Saeko Busujima also approached.
"Saeko-senpai!"
Takagi Saya had countless questions she wanted to ask, but Saeko calmly shook her head. "Now's not the time for that. Follow him."
"..."
Takagi Saya and Shizuka Marikawa exchanged glances and nodded in unison.
"All right."
The livestream abruptly ended, but the chat group exploded with discussion.
Sakurajima Mai: "Did I just see a body trade?"
Frieren: "Oh, I saw it too. The trade notification was clear."
Sakurajima Mai: "Body… it means *that*, right?"
Lying on her bed, Sakurajima Mai blushed a little.
Initially, watching what felt like a disaster movie, she had been scared.
Those undead were truly terrifying.
She couldn't believe this was happening in the real world of a chat group member.
But the trade notification clearly stated "body usage rights."
And when Sakurajima Mai thought of "body," she could only think of *that*—what happens between men and women.
Rei Ao: "Oh, it's probably what you're thinking."
Rei Ao suddenly spoke.
Sakurajima Mai's eyes widened.
Instantly, the chat group took on a strange vibe in her mind.
Stella: "Selling your body?"
Sakurajima Mai: "Is this some kind of escort group?"
Rei Ao: "What do you think?"
Rei Ao: "You all saw the livestream, didn't you? I crossed into another world."
Sakurajima Mai: "But isn't the concept of 'body usage rights' a bit too weird?!"
Rei Ao continued leading the group away from the school, freezing the undead that charged at them as he went.
At the same time, he kept an eye on the chat group conversation.
As for Sakurajima Mai's question, he could only say:
Rei Ao: "Unfortunately, Saeko Busujima had nothing left to trade except for her body usage rights."
Rei Ao: "The trade isn't forced, and she agreed to it. I won't consider anything beyond that."
Saeko Busujima: "Yes, it was my decision, and I'll bear the consequences."
Sakurajima Mai: "..."
With the person in question having spoken, Sakurajima Mai found herself at a loss for words.
Akame: "Body usage rights… what exactly does that involve?"
Stella: "Don't ask such inappropriate questions!"
Frieren: "Isn't procreation between human partners both necessary and sacred? That's what I've heard humans say."
As an elf, a long-lived species, Frieren was rather indifferent to the emotional reactions of shorter-lived species like humans.
Though she had never engaged in such activities herself, she saw nothing wrong with humans doing so.
Stella: "But… but they aren't doing it for procreation!"
Stella's cheeks flushed as red as apples.
How could the people in this chat group so easily accept these things?!