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

"Ahem, let me introduce myself first. My name is Ai... Jiang Qiao!"

Alicia, who had subconsciously wanted to use her own name, corrected herself in time and used the name of the body's owner instead.

Although there's no problem with using either Alicia or Jiang Qiao, since both are strangers to Raiden Mei, the former might at most make Mei wonder why a boy would have such a feminine name, but none of that matters.

Alicia just suddenly felt like playing around!

If the bodies were switched back, how would Jiang Qiao react to Mei after she had comforted her?

That scene must be very interesting, right?

With her playful nature, Alicia doesn't mind leaving Jiang Qiao with some interesting things while saving Changkong City.

All she had to do was use Jiang Qiao's name, so why not do it?

"...Chinese?"

When Raiden Mei heard this name, her subconscious reaction was Shenzhou, since the name Jiang Qiao immediately evoked images of Shenzhou.

However, this is not a big deal. After all, Changkong City is an international financial metropolis, and the Academy City where Qianyu Academy is located also has many international students from other countries.

"probably."

Alicia wasn't too concerned. Although she was very interested in learning more about Jiang Qiao, who had swapped bodies with her, that wouldn't be happening now.

After thinking for a moment, she spoke:

"A disaster is about to befall this city."

"?"

Raiden Mei, who was curious about what Alicia would say, was completely stunned when she heard this.

Is it chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)? Or are you some mysterious person from a hidden, secretive organization?

As a child, Raiden Mei also enjoyed watching things with a science fiction and fantasy theme, and she even had a certain tendency towards chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur).

But when this scenario actually happened to her, she still couldn't hold back, and even her originally depressed mood briefly disappeared.

Mei was somewhat helpless:

"I don't understand what you mean. If you're joking, I'm sorry, I'm not in the mood right now."

"Well, to be honest, I don't really understand the specifics either, and it wouldn't be a quick explanation, but this matter is very important to you and to the future of this city! Really, I'm not lying to you!"

Although she is good at getting along with girls, the pink-haired chubby girl, who is still in the early stages, is obviously inexperienced when it comes to how to start a relationship, especially with Raiden Mei, who is someone whose background is unknown and who is obviously very sensitive.

Her first thought was simply to show her sincerity.

but--

Gululu~

A dull sound echoed in the air, and as Mei's gaze moved to Alicia's abdomen, the latter's expression turned bright red and embarrassed at a visible speed.

Alicia was also helpless. Theoretically, Jiang Qiao's body hadn't eaten anything since the moment he transmigrated. Luckily, a certain white fur ball had a massive hemorrhage and took him to the hospital, where he got some nutrient solution.

But that little bit of food was completely used up after an afternoon of long-distance travel, and she didn't have a chance to replenish her energy along the way. The answer was always the same: she had no money!

Jiang Qiao's body was so clean that even Alicia, a penniless woman from 50,000 years ago, couldn't help but shed tears upon seeing it.

There are very few people who are poorer than her.

Unexpectedly, this body swap turned out to be one of them.

What's even more unbearable is that the survival methods she used when traveling the world are completely unusable in this body!

Seeing Alicia's predicament, the kind-hearted Raiden Mei sighed and took the initiative to extend an invitation.

"—Would you like to come to my house?"

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

Chapter Seven: Ordinary People

"Ah che-"

In the rest area of ​​the training field, a pink-clad girl wearing a tight-fitting training vest suddenly sneezed.

I always feel like someone is talking about me.

Not far away, a man with a bruised left eye and bandages wrapped around his body couldn't help but complain:

"You really went all out, Alicia."

It's obvious that the clothes on his body belong to Alicia, or at this point, they should be considered Jiang Qiao's handiwork.

According to the examination results from the doctor, in addition to the superficial injuries such as bruises and swelling, he even almost broke one of his ribs.

"Ah...haha, I couldn't stop myself."

Feeling the resentful gaze, Jiang Qiao gave an awkward smile.

He hadn't fought in years, and his old skills had become somewhat rusty. In addition, Alicia's physical abilities were actually quite formidable, and for various reasons, he couldn't control his strength very well.

Hen sighed, then looked somewhat puzzled:

"Fine, I brought this on myself. But Alicia, your fighting style today is quite different from before."

He had fought Alicia before. Alicia's fighting style, even in close combat, was based on grappling and dodging, like a nimble fairy, making her difficult to catch.

But today, Alicia's fighting style is really... irritable. She's the type who goes all out with her aggression, making Hen wonder if today is some kind of special day that he just happened to run into.

Jiang Qiao felt a little embarrassed; how could he know how Alicia fought?

It would be quite an achievement if they could defeat Hen using only the skills they had practiced before and Alicia's strong physical abilities.

"Hmm...I'm trying out a new combat style?"

Fortunately, Hen seemed to believe this reason, nodding and sighing:

"A new combat style, really impressive. No wonder he's the fastest-improving newcomer in the organization."

After all, with her impressive display of Chinese martial arts as a foundation, trying out new fighting styles is very much in line with Alicia's character.

"Teach me sometime, you're pretty good. I've only ever seen Chinese martial arts in documentaries before."

"Hmm, another day."

Jiang Qiao casually agreed, not really taking the matter seriously.

The two quickly separated, and he then focused on the group chat in his mind.

Jiang Qiao: How is it?

Alicia: Hmm~ I'm already inside Raiden Mei's house~

Jiang Qiao breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the reply.

It seems there's still time.

However, it must be said that the Paradise Girls are indeed Paradise Girls. It hasn't been long, and they've already managed to infiltrate the cook's house.

While this is indeed the case in fact, Alicia's way of infiltrating the cook's group was clearly different from what Jiang Qiao had expected.

Thunder house.

Although most of the Raiden family's assets were frozen due to Raiden Ryoma's imprisonment, at least Mei's family was still fine.

However, she was all alone in the huge house.

Of course, now there's another unfamiliar man.

Several plates of home-style dishes with a Far Eastern flair were laid out on the table, and they looked quite appealing.

"Wow~ I didn't expect Mei to be not only beautiful, but also such a great cook~ I can't wait to try it~"

Hungry Alicia looked at the dishes with shining eyes, but her Jiang Qiao appearance seemed strange no matter how you looked at it.

However, the next moment, Alicia's expression froze as she put a spoonful of sweet pepper curry into her mouth.

It's so salty!

"What's wrong? Does it taste off?"

Mei was puzzled by this reaction, so she tried scooping out a spoonful to taste it, and then fell silent.

She lowered her head apologetically.

"I'm sorry, I'm not very good at cooking, and I didn't get the flavor right."

"Hmm...it's nothing, it's delicious! I like salty food!"

Seeing Raiden Mei looking so downcast, Alicia quickly comforted her while she began to eat heartily.

—As a result, I drank a lot of water afterwards.

She also expressed her dissatisfaction in the chat group.

Alicia: You're lying, Mei can't cook at all!

During their earlier conversation about Raiden Mei, Jiang Qiao also mentioned that Raiden Mei's cooking skills were outstanding, which made the fairy girl incredibly excited before tasting Mei's dishes.

As a result, I was thoroughly deceived.

Jiang Qiao: ?