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

"Oh, do you know me very well? In that case, why don't you let me go? It'll save me the trouble of running away again."

"That won't do. I don't want to meet you in the waiting room of the Firemoth later."

"That place is dark and cramped; it's really not a place a beautiful girl should be."

As she shrugged, the magician's expression subtly changed.

only because--

The girl spoke of the words "moth chasing the flame."

"It seems you've already uncovered quite a bit. Well, it looks like I'm not too late after all."

"You're not with them?"

Hearing the tone of the other party, Velvi raised an eyebrow and put aside her original thought of escaping.

After the second Great Collapse, she had vaguely sensed this organization hidden in the shadows.

However, the other party's secrecy measures were indeed very good. Outnumbered and outgunned, even a genius like Wilvi would find it difficult to gather any useful information. She had originally planned to investigate further after some time, but unexpectedly, she heard the name of the organization from this girl.

She seemed to know something, and Vervi felt it was necessary to take this opportunity to extract some information from her.

"How could that be? Hmm... if I had to say, we wouldn't really be considered to be in cahoots with certain people."

The girl shook her head, somewhat uncertain, but then, as if remembering something important, she showed a slightly annoyed expression and patted her head:

"Oh dear, I forgot to introduce myself!"

"The warrior from the Fire-Chasing Moth—[Alicia], as you can see, is a girl as beautiful as a falling flower?"

She remained as natural as ever, unlike that useless fat lady. Jiang Qiao was extremely natural in playing the role of Alicia.

Even if Alicia herself came and saw this scene, she would probably be filled with regret and decide that she must work hard to improve her self-introduction and increase her Alicia-like qualities so that she could be more like Alicia than Jiang Qiao!

Wilvi couldn't see any flaws either, but she sensed something from his words, which she found somewhat amusing:

"...It seems that your organization isn't so harmonious internally either."

"That's normal. Where there are people, there will be conflict. This is unavoidable everywhere, isn't it?"

Alicia shrugged, sighed softly, and then looked at Velvi, flashing her signature smile.

"Of course, I don't really like these things, but for my own plans, I need to find you before they do."

The magician, unaware of any impending crisis, carefully considered Jiang Qiao's words.

"Out of personal considerations? In other words—"

"You need my power?"

"Of course, you, with your outstanding engineering talent, who can be called one of the pinnacles of human intelligence, genius Velvi, would you doubt your own abilities, or look down on others' yearning for a genius like you?"

"Haha, of course—that's impossible!"

—I can do it if I want to.

Vervi has boundless pride in herself.

"Indeed, I have boundless confidence in myself, but what makes you think you can ask for my help?"

"Hmm... How about your beauty? Consider it a favor to a beautiful girl like me, as vibrant and colorful as a flower... or what you call mutual appreciation between beautiful girls?"

Vilvi remained unmoved by this.

Alicia smiled and tilted her head, speaking in a joking tone:

"Of course, that was just a joke~"

"I want to save the world, so can you lend me your power?"

The next moment, amidst the soft whispers of the pink-clad girl, Velvi's eyes widened in shock.

"—In exchange, I'll keep your secret?"

Chapter Seventy: You'll also keep my secret, won't you?

I can do it if I want to.

If it's Vilvie, then no matter what path she takes, she'll demonstrate amazing talent, right?

but--

But she had a secret that no one knew, and that was...

This seemingly proud genius is actually a self-conscious and timid girl, just like the girl next door.

The many personalities buried this greatest secret of Vilvi's life deep within her heart, and no one knew what the real Vilvi was like.

But...

This was supposed to be an ordinary day for Vervi, but from the girl who was deliberately searching for her, she heard these words:

"—In exchange, I'll keep your secret?"

"Haha, what are you talking about?"

Instinctively wanting to conceal this secret, and also harboring a glimmer of hope that the other party might be lying to her, Vilvi forced a dry laugh and tried to smooth things over.

However, the girl in pink said nothing and continued to look at him with that same smile.

Those bright, azure eyes seemed to see right through her.

At that moment, Velvi knew that there was no point in continuing to play dumb.

"...I'm suddenly curious about how you knew all this, could you tell me?"

Suddenly, the voluptuous girl with the strange hair color changed her eyes and tone.

Compared to her previous confidence as a magician, at this moment, Velvet was like a little sister.

His words were full of helplessness and distress.

In response, the girl in pink raised her index finger and shook it, saying in a somewhat dissatisfied tone:

"That's so unfair! How can you call a beautiful young girl 'older sister'? We're about the same age, or even... I might be a little younger!"

Wilvi didn't notice the emphasis on Jiang Qiao's words, or rather, who would care about such a small detail?

"As for the question you want to ask, the answer is, of course—no way!"

The girl, drawing out the syllables, seemed to be deliberately teasing the little girl who had revealed her true colors, her face full of a mischievous grin.

"Just like magic, if the secret is revealed, the magic loses its mystery, and that would be really boring, right?"

Upon hearing this, the magician couldn't help but smile wryly: "...I didn't expect you to be the type to hold a grudge."

"Hmm~ So you'd better be careful, or you'll be in big trouble if a vengeful fairy targets you?"

The pink-clad girl who winks looks very playful.

"I've already experienced it."

"Alright, I won't ask any more questions."

“If what you’re doing is what you’re saying, then we are indeed partners.”

"only--"

How will you save the world?

Velvi was very interested in saving the world, after all, she could vaguely sense that the world was falling into some kind of crisis.

That's why she deliberately investigated the Moth Chaser, who might be the mastermind behind this situation.

She didn't mind having another companion; after all, humans are creatures that cannot live apart from a group, and having more people would always provide more help and a solution.

However, Vilvi was determined to find out something about this girl who called herself Alicia and was extending an invitation to her.

Otherwise, even if the other party knows her biggest secret, she cannot help them.

After all, if this power called [Vilvie] were misled in a bad direction, it could cause enormous trouble for this world.

While feeling incredibly insecure about herself, Velvi was also acutely aware of the destructive power she possessed.

"It's natural."

Jiang Qiao nodded, but then changed the subject:

"But before that, we still have some things to do."

"?"

Under Vervi's questioning gaze, he slowly approached the girl with the unusual hair color.

"Since I'm going to keep Wilvi's secret, wouldn't it be too unfair to you if it were just me doing it unilaterally? It sounds like I'm blackmailing you."