Chat Group: Starting by Swapping Bodies with Elysia?

"Divine Key, Jizo Mitama? What's that?"

Mei, who heard this name from Elysia, was very confused.

"I know about Divine Keys. That old fart has one in his possession. If I remember correctly, it's called the Might of An-Utu (judgment of shamash), I haven't heard of Jizo Mitama before though."

Kiana remembered the one her old man had, then looked at Bronya and asked:

"Hey, short stack, you and Cocolia hung around for a long time. Have you heard of that name, huh?"

"Bronya is not short! You idiot, Kiana!"

"You're the idiot!"

Bronya and Kiana, as natural enemies, started bickering before they even exchanged a few words.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't fight!"

Elysia quickly tried to stop them, but the result was that the two of them just turned their heads away and snorted.

After having lost her killer move, her beautiful looks, the fat woman's combat power plummeted.

A few moments later, Bronya still chose to speak:

"...Bronya has never heard of the name Jizo Mitama either. The Divine Key passed around in Anti-Entropy is called the Star of Eden. However, Divine Keys are relics of the Previous Era. So it's normal for there to be ones that we don't know about."

"But, if you mentioned Jizo Mitama, then could it be—"

"That's right, the Divine Key, Jizo Mitama, is somewhere in this city of Nagazora."

Elysia said, putting on a proud expression as if she wanted to shock the others.

Unfortunately, she wasn't able to shock even herself. Because, the fat woman still didn't know what a Divine Key was, and also, what exactly the Previous Era was.

Not to mention the others.

Her idea to use Mr. Jiang Qiao's vast information network to gain some face had, as expected, failed.

Mei looked a little troubled:

"Even if you say that, Nagazora is such a big city, how are we supposed to find that thing called Jizo Mitama?"

"That's not a problem. Although I can't pinpoint its exact location, the approximate location of Jizo Mitama seems to be at some underground station."

Unlike the useless Elysia, Jiang Qiao's arrangements were incredibly perfect. He wouldn't leave them with even the smallest burden.

"Through these crystal flowers, we can find traces of Jizo Mitama."

As she said this, the fat woman's cheeks puffed up at a visible speed, she didn't seem very happy.

Naturally, the reason was simple.

The crystal flowers in her hand were not something she had made, but something that Jiang Qiao had sent from the chat group.

Elysia was very upset about that.

Other things were fine, but why did she have to rely on him to make these crystal flowers for her?

Didn't she teach the jerk, Jiang Qiao, the techniques of using Honkai energy?!

—Jiang Qiao didn't really have any thoughts about that.

Both were helping, and who was helping didn't really matter.

But, they weren't the same as simple crystallizations of Honkai energy techniques.

The crystal flowers that he had created had the power of Origin inside of them.

Only through the power of Origin could they find the donkey ears that were sealed by the Oath of Judah.

Elysia, who heard this, naturally didn't believe him.

The power of Origin?

She could use that too!

Children, listen to my wish: Transform!

Origin Authority: ...

From being embarrassed, to very embarrassed, and from very embarrassed to frustrated,

In the end, Elysia could only resentfully abandon the idea of making crystal flowers and honestly use the ones Jiang Qiao had given her.

Now, even the flower-making skill that she was most proficient in, and was confident in, had been completely surpassed by the jerk, Jiang Qiao (sad).

…

As the most brilliant and outstanding singer and artist of this era, Eden's concert tour was far more lively than Jiang Qiao had expected.

Even though the concert hadn't started yet, he could feel the audience's enthusiasm and love for Eden from their cheers.

Among them, there was no lack of fans who had come from all over the world.

"Yikes!"

The surprised cry of a girl wasn't uncommon in Eden's concerts.

After all, the scene was very lively. It was normal for some unexpected collisions to occur.

"Ah, I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

The white-haired, rather handsome and energetic-looking youth, was shocked at first, and then apologized to the pink-haired girl he had bumped into. He held out his hand to her, asking with concern:

"Are you okay?"

"Hmm~ I'm okay."

The youth named Kevin finally had the chance to look at the girl he had inadvertently bumped into.

Pink hair, a face as vibrant as a flower, a summer outfit suitable for this season highlighted the girl's charm, and her slightly covered bright blue eyes contained a hint of energetic amusement.

"So, so cute."

Subconsciously, stunned by her appearance, words of praise came out of Kevin's mouth.

Hearing this, a playful smile appeared on her face. She raised her slender index finger and lightly poked Kevin's chest and said with a smile:

"Hmm~ You're really good at making girls happy, huh, young man~?"

"But, you need to watch where you're going next time, okay~? Since you didn't do it on purpose and since you have good taste, I'll let this one slide~"

"Uh… okay!"

He nodded blankly and hastily. Looking at the girl's retreating figure, he remembered that he wouldn't see her again until the banquet after the Third Honkai Eruption.

Slowly opening his eyes, a look of coldness appeared in the eyes of the white-haired youth, who was wearing a uniform-like coat. A hint of rare nostalgia appeared in his eyes.

—So, he had already met her at that time?

Too much time had passed. Those distant memories had become somewhat blurred.

It was strange. Why was he remembering memories related to her at this time?

A smile appeared on Kevin's lips, but gradually, the smile faded back into coldness.

Everything could no longer go back to the way it was before.

He didn't know why he had suddenly remembered the first memory, but did he have the right to remember such things?

He slowly raised his hand, and looked at a certain object in his hand through the black gloves, letting out a sigh.

His azure eyes reflected the scene of the sea. Within it, he could vaguely see a figure with a bob haircut.

Kevin gently caressed the giant cherry blossom tree by his side. It had probably gained more than 4,500 rings since then, hadn't it?

Time passed bit by bit. The remaining lifespan of this nascent civilization was becoming increasingly dire.

—My dear friend, have you found your answer?

What was trapping this man had never been some Divine Key or anything like the Seed of Sumeru.

—It was her, and the past that his former comrades had left behind.