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

"bell."

"Oh, it's my sister! My sister's here! Ellie, look at my sister, isn't she beautiful?"

Seeing her older sister walking towards them, Ling happily tugged at the sleeve of the pink-clad girl beside her, proudly showing off her outfit.

The latter moved closer to Sakura, smiling, and said, "Oh my~ Rin's older sister is indeed a very cute and beautiful girl. Hmm, the cherry blossom scent smells so good, I'm a little tempted~"

The extremely close distance allowed the pink-clad girl to get close to Sakura. She twitched her small nose as if inhaling and exclaimed in admiration. Her bright blue eyes, filled with laughter, could clearly see the latter's body tremble slightly and the taut, shallow muscles hidden beneath her clothes.

For Sakura, an assassin, being so close to someone other than Rin would naturally make her nerves tense. However, at the same time, she was surprised to feel a sense of peace when she smelled the soft and sweet mixed floral scent emanating from Jiang Qiao. She could also feel the warmth of the other person so close that her cheeks couldn't help but blush slightly.

...She's just a girl.

Subtly creating a slight distance, Sakura maintained her smile as she looked at her younger sister and asked in a curious tone:

"Ring, who is this?"

"Ah, Ellie is the girl I just met. Because her hair color is so similar, I mistook her for my older sister."

She naturally had nothing to hide from her older sister, Ling, and explained cheerfully, while also recalling the magic trick Jiang Qiao had performed before, she said excitedly:

"Sister, Ellie can do amazing magic tricks! She just takes out a knife and swings it, and she can conjure up a little guy who looks just like me!"

However, upon hearing the word "knife," Sakura's expression clearly changed slightly.

She smiled and said to her younger sister:

"Ling, I have something I'd like to discuss with this pretty lady privately. Could you please go and buy us some drinks?"

"Huh? Okay..."

Although Ling found it a bit strange, she did not refuse her older sister's request.

As she left, watching the girl's retreating figure, Jiang Qiao sighed:

"What an obedient and sensible little sister! I wish I had a sister like her!"

"...What is your purpose in getting close to my sister?"

But Sakura disagreed and instead questioned him in a cold tone that was completely opposite to the gentleness she had shown when Rin was there.

The girl in pink wasn't surprised at all by this change, or rather, it was all within Jiang Qiao's expectations. He showed a hint of helplessness and dissatisfaction and said:

"Seriously~ Don't make me sound like a bad person with ulterior motives. Would a cute girl like me be a bad person?"

"I really, really like that child!"

"so--"

The tone suddenly changed, and a hint of sadness appeared on the girl's beautiful face:

"I don't want this lovely child to end up like that!"

"brush--!"

An extremely sharp knife was pressed against her throat with lightning speed, followed by an extremely terrifying, demon-like expression.

"Whatever your purpose, come at me! Don't you dare lay a hand on my sister!"

To prevent her sister from discovering her identity, Sakura doesn't carry the weapon she uses as "Forget-Me-Not." However, to protect her sister's safety and deal with unforeseen circumstances, she always carries an extremely small knife, which undoubtedly comes in handy at this time.

In the hands of this top assassin, even a knife so small it would be too small to peel fruit could become a weapon to take another's life.

but--

Sakura couldn't see a trace of fear in the girl's eyes, as if her life was threatened.

"Hey, don't pull out a knife so easily. If you cut your mouth and leave a scar, I'll cry, okay?"

The fearless girl complained somewhat helplessly, then flicked her fingertip away the sharp blade, gently touching the shallow bloodstain on her neck:

"Look, there are already traces left. If she comes back and sees them, she won't be happy, right?"

"But it's okay, look~ just gently wipe it like this~ *snap*, the wound marks will all disappear~"

"So, wasn't the fairy's magic trick interesting?"

The smiling girl held out her smooth palm in front of Sakura's eyes, then, with a hint of helplessness, advised the latter, whose expression was quite cold and aloof:

"Hmm... Don't keep that cold face. Like Rin said, her older sister is very beautiful. If a pretty girl shows that kind of expression, she'll lose points... Oh, or are you actually the aloof type? Sorry, sorry, I'm not in that category, I don't really know~"

A series of fascinating expressions flashed across the girl's face before finally settling into her initial smile. With perfect control over this body, Jiang brought out the essence of [Alicia] to its fullest potential.

"Alright~ If this continues, it'll be really troubling for Rin to see us like this when she gets back~ So, let's get back to the point—"

A mysterious light flickered in the girl's deep eyes. As her fingertips brushed against and parted her cherry-blossom hair, the unwavering purple hue rippled with the question he posed with a soft laugh.

"Sakura, do you want to save your sister?"

Chapter 84 There's nothing dangerous about being this man's prisoner.

When Rita opened her eyes from her coma, what she saw was an unfamiliar... Raiden House ceiling.

Where am I?

Rita, feeling a slight headache, immediately wanted to cover her head, but a sense of restraint pulled her back to reality, making her instantly realize her situation—not only was she tightly bound, but the way she was being handled...

Obscene!

The maid blushed and cursed inwardly as she felt the rough rope rubbing against her sensitive areas.

"Hmm~ You're finally awake?"

The magnetic male voice that rang in her ears made Rita look in the direction of the voice, and there was Alicia in her suit!

Next to her was Ms. Dodo, who was sitting by the window maintaining her weapons.

Upon seeing the two of them, Rita instantly recalled the previous battle.

"How does it feel?"

Seeing the Herrscher of the Bitterness awaken, Alicia smiled and approached. The extremely close distance and the masculine aura made Rita blush slightly. However, looking at that handsome, smiling face, although Rita had to admit that even by her own standards, this man named Jiang Qiao was among the most handsome she had ever seen, she obviously couldn't show any goodwill as an enemy.

Even so, Rita still had to speak up about the terrible ropes binding her:

"Don't you two feel it's inappropriate to use such a shameful method of binding a lady?"

Although she herself had similar interests, Miss Rita preferred to do it to others rather than be used as material for bondage play!

"Gua! A scholar can be killed but not humiliated!"

"Hmm~ It does seem a bit like that. I knew we couldn't tie her up like that, right? Look, people are already complaining, Nata."

After examining Rita, who was bound in a restricted manner, Alicia wholeheartedly agreed with the maid's accusation and then grumbled at the raven sitting by the window.

The latter, without even turning his head, said in an annoyed tone:

"Didn't you watch with great interest when I was tying it up?"

She was the one who tied the person up, but after she finished, it was Alicia herself who was admiring the sight of them without taking her eyes off them!

"Ahaha~"

Feeling the disdainful gaze, Alicia showed a slightly embarrassed expression.

There's no way around it, the maid being bonded up is just too amazing! Who can resist such a cute girl!

Ellie, I've been holding back for ages too, you know!

To Miss Rita's astonishment, the man she had previously targeted for her mission took the initiative and untied the ropes binding her. Although the unique nature of rope bondage might have caused the maid to bite her lip and groan during the process, once she was freed from that unpleasant feeling of restraint, the maid, after adjusting her wrists, asked somewhat strangely:

Why did you untie the rope?

"Huh? Didn't you think it wasn't very good? Could it be...?"

When asked this question, the fat woman straightened the ropes binding the Herrscher of Lust, looking somewhat surprised and strange. Then she noticed that Rita's expression had become ambiguous and odd.

As a maid who rarely spent her XP, how could she not guess Alicia's meaning? Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she said with some annoyance:

"How could that be! I mean, weren't we enemies before? If you untie the ropes, aren't you afraid I'll attack you?"

Will you attack us?

"Of course! You're my mission target!"

Rita was speechless.

"Mission? What mission?"

"I am here specifically to investigate the anomalies in Changkong City, as ordered by His Excellency the Bishop, and, depending on the circumstances, to investigate or eliminate the man named Jiang Qiao." The latter is the majority of the purpose.

According to the confidentiality regulations, Rita should never tell such things to outsiders, let alone the mission target. However, seeing Alicia sitting next to her with a curious face, Rita still blurted out this information as if possessed.

Fortunately, it wasn't anything important to begin with.

Rita comforted herself in this way after realizing what had happened.

"Seriously, I don't even know this bishop you're talking about! Suddenly wanting to investigate or eliminate him is going too far!"