A chat group where you switch bodies with Alicia at the start?

Chapter Fourteen: I am Kiana Kaslana

Alicia: I found Kiana!

When Jiang Qiao woke up from her sleep, she saw Alicia's message in the chat group.

"So fast?"

"Let me guess, could it be that you caught Kiana trying to save the damsel in distress?"

Resting her head on the soft pillow, Jiang Qiao yawned, still half-asleep, and began to make casual guesses based on what had happened earlier.

Alicia: Guh! You guessed it! Damn it, I was going to keep you in suspense!

Alicia: It really was a hero saving the damsel in distress! Mei was attacked by a Honkai Beast, but thankfully Kiana appeared in time, otherwise the situation would have been dangerous!

It's clear that the girl was quite frightened by what happened.

Lying on her side in bed, Jiang Qiao propped her cheek up with her fist and looked at Alicia's group messages, finding them somewhat amusing.

"Even if Kiana doesn't show up, Raiden Mei won't have any problems."

Alicia: Huh? Really?

Alicia on the other end was clearly confused by this statement.

However, Jiang Qiao was quite certain about this.

"Do you think Cocolia would let Raiden Mei, the core of the plan, die at the hands of just a few Honkai Beasts?"

Of course not.

In fact, Bronya had been keeping an eye on Raiden Mei all along, and she also had the responsibility of preventing any accidents from happening to Raiden Mei.

"If Kiana hadn't shown up, Bronya would probably have been the one to appear in front of Raiden Mei."

Jiang Qiao recalled the manga she had read about the Third Great Collapse. Although many of the settings were very confusing and contradictory, there was no doubt that Bronya cared a great deal about Raiden Mei's safety.

Even in the most dangerous rooftop jump scene involving Raiden Mei, he suspected that even if Kiana didn't save her, Bronya would still catch and rescue that cook with her Heavy Bunny.

Alicia: Hmm, but overall the result was still good, right? We found Kiana.

Alicia: Kiana is such a cute girl!

Looking at this message, Jiang Qiao suddenly felt playful and asked in return:

"Is she cuter than Raiden Mei?"

Alicia: You can't say such mean things~ Mei and Kiana are equally cute!

"Indeed, this is the kind of statement you'd make. If a man had said it, he would have been labeled a slut."

Alicia: Hmm~ This is a privilege reserved for beautiful girls~

"Well said. I suggest you tell Raiden Mei and Kiana this right now."

If Alicia were to use her body to say such things to those two people, she would definitely be punished by the heavens.

Jiang Qiao thought to herself.

Alicia: That's really bad! I didn't expect to encounter such great danger before even dealing with the mastermind behind the scheme to control Changkong City. It's definitely not an easy thing.

Sakura Kyoko: Seriously, the chat group is practically your couples' channel. Every time I open it, there are 99+ messages. If you're so bored, I suggest you go eat some plums!

Yoyo: Love... Couples Channel!?

Walnut: Would you like a couple's set meal? We're having a promotion at Wangsheng Hall, half price!

Alicia: That kind of thing is completely unnecessary!

During casual conversations in her spare time, she learned about Hu Tao's situation.

Needless to say, I would naturally decline.

Although I'm quite interested in Hu Tangzhu, whom Jiang Qiao mentioned as a pretty young woman, the idea of ​​a full-service package seems completely out of place for a beautiful young woman in her prime.

"You're doing alright, but I'm probably going to the battlefield soon. It's a headache."

Jiang Qiao didn't care about the teasing from his silly friends in the group. Anyway, he liked Alicia quite a bit, didn't he?

Besides, since the characters have been changed, isn't this just following the script of my name?

Rather than complaining, he expressed more about his troubles.

Walnut: Hmm? Is there going to be a war?

Master Hu seemed to have caught a key word.

...Ahem, don't misunderstand, she just felt that if there's going to be a war, there should be full preparations.

Of course, as for Hu Tao herself, she was quite averse to war, since war is always closely related to death.

Alicia: Is the Second Honkai Impact About to Erupt?

When Alicia saw Jiang Qiao's group message, her expression became somewhat serious.

In fact, before she changed bodies, there were rumors circulating within the Fire Moth that a major collapse was coming soon. Alicia was just living her life as usual, while preparing for this possible battle.

But I never expected such a change to happen.

Now that she could smell the scent of war, Alicia couldn't help but worry about Jiang Qiao.

If she were to go to the battlefield, the previous era might be even more dangerous than where she is here.

"Probably. I ran into Mebius yesterday, and she advised me to train hard and prepare. I guess the higher-ups at Moth have probably already received the news and started making preparations."

"Just by looking at her expression, you can tell something big has happened."

Alicia: Dr. Mebius, huh...

Although she didn't know how Jiang Qiao knew the other person, if that's the case, then the result is probably pretty close to the truth.

Alicia, who was biting her lip tightly because of worry, caught Mei's attention. Mei asked her with some concern:

"Jiang Qiao, what's wrong?"

"Ah, I'm fine."

Coming to her senses, Alicia shook her head and looked at Kiana, who was sitting on the other side of the dining table.

They have returned to Raiden House.

To be honest, I was originally planning to have a meal out and talk over it, since it was already noon. Unfortunately, Alicia is penniless, and Mei is also struggling financially because her family's assets have been frozen. Going out to eat is a real luxury for us.

Even if they were shameless, they would never let Kiana treat them—in fact, Kiana couldn't afford to.

She hadn't been paid for today's work after being exploited, and she didn't even have a sure thing about having dinner.

For various reasons, Alicia and the others had no choice but to take Kiana home.

At the dinner table, she also told Kiana about her purpose and the possible disaster that Changkong City might face, hoping that Kiana could join their team to save the city together.

Alicia gave Kiana some time to think it over, and now it was time to ask for the answer:

Kiana, have you thought this through?

"There's no need to even think about this kind of problem!"

Although Kiana had only heard about the Great Collapse from her father and knew that stopping it would be a matter of life and death, since there was a chance to save the city, no matter how difficult or dangerous it was, Kiana's answer was always the same.

"I am Kiana Kaslana!"

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

Chapter Fifteen: Wait, is there still Honkai energy?!

—Pre-Era, Western Siberia

"Although I knew war was imminent, I didn't expect it to come so soon."

The pink-clad girl, dressed in thin clothing, stepped off the military armored vehicle and onto the thick layer of snow, her face flushed from the cold.

He raised his hands and breathed on them to warm them, muttering to himself, "Even a Herrscher's body isn't immune to the cold."

"Who knows? Who knows what a Herrscher is like?"

Standing next to the girl was a man in special clothing with the symbol of the Fire Moth. He said, "It doesn't have to be this cold, does it? These are special environmental adaptation suits made by the organization."

"Monster."

Jiang Qiao listened to this view of the Herrscher and sighed. The Herrschers of this era were indeed monsters who only knew how to kill, except for the owner of this body.

It's such a shame. I was complaining this morning that Honkai might be coming soon, but before noon I got a notice to go to the battlefield.

He couldn't help but admire the remarkable efficiency of the Moth of Fire organization, which completed its crossing and landing across the ocean in just under three hours.

The location of the second Great Collapse was the Siberian snowfields of Great Russia, which is not much different from later generations. However, Jiang Qiao was not surprised. After all, according to Kevin, under Prometheus's influence, the laws of the next generation will be highly similar to those of this era. In addition, the Collapse system itself advocates fatalism and a sense of reincarnation, so the similarity in location is not surprising.

If nothing goes wrong, we might even see a version of the purple pufferfish from 50,000 years ago.

"A girl's body is very delicate, unlike a boy's."

Jiang Qiao responded casually to the man. After a day of adjustment, he had begun to get used to playing the role of Alicia.