The entire Yae Village was covered in orange-red flames, and faint, unusual sparks could be seen.
That was a sign that the memory space itself was under attack.
And the source of these flames was Tenshukaku(Central Tower).
When Elysia and the others arrived at the scene, what they saw was a pink girl standing alone on the wooden steps, facing a huge, cherry blossom-colored, dog-like fox.
Wait... a pink girl?!
Kiana and the others looked at that familiar figure and their eyes widened.
"If that one's Elysia, then, the one next to us..."
"Is Elysia!"
Elysia, noticing their gazes, waved her fist angrily, her cheeks puffed up.
"Then, could it be—"
The fact that the useless fat woman was the real Elysia was undeniable. After understanding this, as they looked at that pink figure, Kiana and the others instantly came to a conclusion.
"Huh? You guys are here?"
Perhaps noticing their gazes, or maybe their blatant discussion, [she] turned around. She seemed a little surprised when she saw Elysia and the others.
"What's going on with you?!"
Elysia, who quickly ran over to Jiang Qiao, looked at the [Elysia] who looked exactly like her. Besides being puzzled, she was also very curious.
She understood why she had the appearance of Elysia.
After all, this was a memory space. The Elysia that was Elysia's Elysia would naturally have the appearance of Elysia.
But Jiang Qiao's appearance didn't seem right at all!
Especially this feeling, they felt exactly the same!
"Seriously, even though this is your body, you should at least be a little more polite!"
[Elysia] slapped away Elysia's hand that wasn't behaving very well and lightly chopped the fat woman on the head. He glared at Elysia with irritation.
He turned his head and glanced at the large fox not far away, and explained casually:
"It's probably because I'm using your body."
The brain was where a person's memories were stored. It wasn't strange for him, who was using [Elysia]'s body, to be in the form of [Elysia] in this place, right?
Of course, if he wanted to, Jiang Qiao could also choose to be in the form of Jiang Qiao.
However, due to the body, [Elysia]'s body's initial default memory form was [Elysia]. Since it wasn't hindering him in any way, and was even beneficial for the upcoming fight, he didn't bother adjusting it.
"You're lying. I'm clearly in my original form."
Although Elysia's academic qualifications were rather embarrassing, and she was also a bit useless, she, who considered herself not a fool, but a smart girl, still noticed the loophole in Jiang Qiao's words.
If she went by what Jiang Qiao had said, then she should be here in the form of Jiang Qiao.
Or rather, she should be able to change into Jiang Qiao's appearance, but she couldn't after trying it.
"Hmm? It's probably because you're useless~"
Jiang Qiao raised an eyebrow and made a guess.
He didn't know whether the body swap between him and Elysia occurred on a mental or spiritual level.
But what he knew was that this [Elysia] body no longer had any secrets from him. It had been completely unlocked!
As for his own body, he didn't know how Elysia was using it.
"..."
Elysia was silent for a while, then smiled: "Ahaha, so I can transform too? But, compared to a boy's appearance, I still prefer that of a girl~"
Jiang Qiao was able to change into her appearance. So, if she admitted that she couldn't change into Jiang Qiao, wouldn't that be saying that she was useless?!
Kiana, Mei, and Bronya, who couldn't understand what those two were talking about, could only stay where they were.
Then, Elysia remembered the flames from outside, and quickly asked:
"By the way, Jiang Qiao, what was all that about?"
"Didn't you see it? It's fire."
Jiang Qiao, who casually responded, looked at Higokumaru not far from him with a smile:
"Since this is also a memory space, I wanted to try it out. Although it might not be as intense as the way he uses it, but if you use a girl's standard, isn't this all-consuming Raging Flame especially hot?"
"After all, this world isn't a perfected, large-scale facility like the Elysian Realm. It's merely a microcosm that is being supported by a single Stigmata~"
"Elysian Realm?"
Elysia's eyes lit up when she heard these words. "Jiang Qiao, Jiang Qiao, what's the Elysian Realm?"
The fat woman was extremely interested in the Elysian Realm.
After all, the name [Elysia] was taken from the Elysian Realm.
And her wish was to find the Elysian Realm from the stories.
"Hmm, a very interesting place. I think you'll probably like it."
"Don't worry, you might have a chance to go there later."
"But now, let's set this conversation aside for a bit."
The pink girl smiled. The pink hair that was tied back by the hair clip bounced around her as she slightly moved. She looked at the menacing big fox and said:
"Rin, if Sakura saw you like this, she would definitely be very sad, wouldn't she?"
Jiang Qiao wasn't interested in honestly following the story flow and going through the Sakura Samsara stages.
Compared to wasting time on such things, he would rather quickly solve this problem and go back to continue watching the wealthy woman's concert~
"So—"
"Let's end this fight now, how about it?"
"Hmph, end it?"
After receiving the blow from Jiang Qiao's constant attempt to awaken her dead memories, Higokumaru's condition was very unstable. But, she still maintained her arrogance.
Or rather, why shouldn't she be arrogant?
"This entire memory world is my domain. How can you possibly fight me?"
Although the Raging Flame that had been shown based on his memories could indeed force her out, it definitely wasn't enough to destroy this world!
And as long as this world still existed, how could the fish in the net possibly fight her?
Higokumaru's demonic voice rang out, her hearty laughter echoing:
"I have to thank you. It's thanks to your direct methods that I no longer have to worry about the woman's restraints."
"Although I don't know what you're talking about, I'll make sure to preserve your body well after I get out."
There were advantages to slowly following the story flow. At least they could borrow the power of external help.
If they used a violent method, then it was impossible for them to obtain help from Sakura and Kallen.
However, did it really matter?
The pink girl smiled. A long, ice-blue blade appeared in the hand that was placed on her waist.
"Oh my, maybe this way, you'll feel a bit more familiar with it? Rin~"
—With just this one sword strike, a single moment became eternity.