"I'm the real Elysia! I am, okay?!"
The chubby lady, who had been deeply hurt by Mei's words, complained tearfully: "That Jiang Qiao who was with you all along was me!"
"Mei, I'll really cry if you say things like that!"
"Indeed, now that's Elysia."
Kiana, who was originally a bit hesitant and couldn't tell which Elysia was real, instantly understood after hearing those words.
Although the Elysia that Jiang Qiao was playing was even more Elysia-like than the real Elysia, but—
The crybaby was the real Elysia!
Subconsciously, Kiana labeled the real Elysia as a crybaby.
"Ah, this..."
Mei, who was being stared at by Elysia's resentful gaze, instantly realized that she had made a huge blunder and felt very embarrassed.
But at the same time, she didn't know what to say.
Who could blame her for that fake Elysia acting so much like the fake Jiang Qiao who had been with them all this time?
No… it wasn't just acting alike. It was even more realistic than the original, which made it completely impossible for Mei, who wasn't very familiar with the two of them, to distinguish between them.
"Hahaha~"
The pink girl in the three of their gazes covered her mouth and let out a silver bell-like laughter. She was even laughing so hard that tears came out.
Kiana and Mei watched, feeling numb.
Wait, were you really the fake Elysia? Why were you laughing so naturally without any flaws?
"Stop laughing! If you keep acting like me, I'm really going to get angry!"
The chubby lady, who was feeling an increasing sense of danger, couldn't help but activate her glare skill and in a fit of anger used a technique exclusive to girls, the [Waist Pinch]!
"Ouch~ That hurts! To a girl… well, to your own body as well, how could you use such a ruthless move?"
After complaining, [Elysia], who was being played by Jiang Qiao, probably had had enough fun and became a bit more serious:
"Okay, okay, no more playing around. If we continue, there really won't be enough time."
The chat group's limited-time commission could only support him being in the future for one hour, and up to now, the time that Jiang Qiao had left to stay in the future was less than ten minutes.
The reason why Jiang Qiao had specifically swapped back was because of the unresolved matters in the Previous Era, as well as the two girls in front of him who weren't making things easy for him.
He, who clearly knew that he didn't have much time left, placed his gaze on the two of them:
"The plan to save Nagazora City was all planned by me."
"Of course, I'm not saying this to prove anything, or to take credit. The effort you put into saving Nagazora City is also essential."
Not only Kiana and Mei, but even Elysia couldn't help but slander him in their hearts after hearing what Jiang Qiao had said.
What effort?!
The three of them had been working hard along the way, hitting rocks with eggs, and in the end, he had solved the disaster in just ten seconds.
If they had known that it was this simple, then why did they waste so much effort? They could have just called Jiang Qiao over, and they would have been able to breeze right through!
"But that's not what I wanted to say. What I wanted to say is that although the crisis in Nagazora City has been temporarily resolved, the disaster called [Honkai] is far from over."
"If it can't be defeated, then even if Nagazora City is saved now, it will still be destroyed."
"You… don't tell me you want us to go save the world?"
Kiana had a strange and speechless expression. "Can't you just do that yourself? You're way stronger than us."
As a member of the Kaslana family, she naturally wouldn't refuse to contribute her power to saving the world.
But with Jiang Qiao's attitude like this, and based on what had happened before, even the competitive white-haired fluffball didn't know if she should accept his offer.
Mei's expression was also very interesting.
After [Saving Nagazora City], was she going to be invited to participate in another [Saving the World]play? No way! She didn't want to relive the experience of jumping on the spot until her heart raced just to be able to hit the enemy!
I'm just a useless person who can't do anything! Don't come looking for me for such matters!
"Hmm, that is indeed what I will be doing next. But in the process, I will need your assistance to complete some things."
"Don't worry. After everything is over, you will live a happy and ordinary life like normal people."
In eyes of varying colors, the same youthful face and that incredibly sincere and gentle smile were reflected.
For a moment, Kiana, Mei, and Elysia were all mesmerized.
...Wait, isn't that my body?
The fairy lady noticed something was wrong.
Oh no, she seemed to have fallen for her own body!
No way, she couldn't let that happen!
The chubby lady, feeling her racing heart, felt as though she had touched something she shouldn't have.
"...I don't understand, but if there's a need for my assistance, a descendant of the Kaslana family would naturally not hesitate."
The answer given by Kiana, who was scratching her head, made Jiang Qiao very satisfied. He then looked at Raiden Mei:
"Raiden Mei, what about you?"
"I... can I really do it?"
Although she really didn't want to relive that painful experience, looking at the expectations in his azure eyes, Mei still asked softly, her voice full of uncertainty.
"If you're willing, you can."
"It's okay, no one would blame you even if you don't want to get involved in something this dangerous."
"If you choose to refuse, I can help solve the problem you're facing. You can still go back to your old life."
Hearing this, Mei smiled wryly. If he had put it like that, didn't she only have one answer she could give?
She didn't want to go back to those dark days at Chiba Academy.
Moreover, her father's real identity had also added weight to Mei's choice.
As the daughter of an Anti-Entropy executive, she couldn't just stand idly by, right?
And besides—
Because of a certain stirring emotion in her heart, she wanted to continue walking down this path.
Although the fact that the fake Jiang Qiao was actually the real Elysia, and also a girl, was a huge blow to Mei, since she actually had a normal sexual orientation,
After learning that the mastermind of everything was Jiang Qiao, and after witnessing the incredibly dazzling radiance of [Elysia], Mei's heart thumped again.
It might sound like she was fickle and ridiculous, but now, whether it was Jiang Qiao as Elysia, Jiang Qiao as Jiang Qiao, or Elysia as Jiang Qiao, she really wanted to get closer to all of them!
"If this insignificant power of mine can be used, then I'm willing!"