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The entire Yae Village was covered in orange-red flames, with abnormal sparkles faintly visible.
That was the sign of the memory space itself being attacked.
And the source of these flames was the castle keep.
When Elysia and the others found the scene, what they saw was a pink girl standing alone on the wooden steps, facing a giant cherry-colored dog fox.
Wait… a pink girl?!
Kiana and the others looked at that familiar figure from behind, their eyes widening suddenly.
“If that one is Elysia, then the one beside us…”
“Is Elysia!”
Noticing the offending gazes from the narrators, Elysia waved her fist somewhat angrily, her whole body puffed up.
“Then, that means—”
The fact that the useless Miss Fatty was the real Elysia was undoubtedly certain. With this understanding as a premise, looking at the pink figure ahead, Kiana and the others instantly had an answer in their minds.
“Hmm? You’re here?”
Probably noticing the gazes or perhaps the undisguised discussion, 【she】 turned around, looking somewhat surprised when she saw Elysia and the others.
“What exactly is going on with you?!”
Elysia, who had hurriedly run to Jiang Qiao’s side, looked at the 【Elysia】 before her who was identical to herself, feeling both puzzled and curious.
She had already understood why she would appear in Elysia’s form.
After all, this was a memory space, and essentially being Elysia’s Elysia would naturally manifest in Elysia’s appearance.
But this one with Jiang Qiao, no matter how you looked at it, something was off!
Especially this feeling, it was exactly the same!
“Really, even though it’s your body, at least be a bit more polite!”
Swatting away the not-so-honest little hands, 【Elysia】 gave Elysia a somewhat annoyed glance after delivering a chop to her head.
She turned to look at the large fox not far away and casually explained:
“Probably because I’m using your body.”
The brain is where a person stores memories. Using 【Elysia】 body, it wouldn’t be strange for him to stand here in 【Elysia】 form, right?
Of course, if he wanted to, Jiang Qiao could also choose to stand here in Jiang Qiao’s form.
It’s just that due to the body’s nature, 【Elysia】 body’s initial default memory form was 【Elysia】. Since it didn’t matter and was even advantageous for the upcoming battle, he was too lazy to adjust it.
“Liar, I’m in my original form.”
Although Elysia’s academic credentials were nothing to boast about and she was somewhat useless, she still considered herself not a fool but a thoroughly smart girl, and she noticed the loophole in Jiang Qiao’s words.
If following Jiang Qiao’s explanation, she should be standing here in Jiang Qiao’s form.
Or rather, she should be able to transform into Jiang Qiao’s appearance, but trying it didn’t work at all.
“Hmm? Then probably you didn’t use it properly.”
Jiang Qiao raised an eyebrow, making a rough guess.
He also wasn’t clear whether his and Elysia’s exchange was on a consciousness level or soul level.
But what he could know was that this 【Elysia】 body held no secrets for him anymore, having been completely developed!
As for his own body, how well Elysia was using it, Jiang Qiao didn’t know.
“…”
Elysia was silent for a moment, then showed a smile and laughed: “Ahaha, I can actually transform too! But compared to a boy’s appearance, I definitely prefer a girl’s appearance!”
If Jiang Qiao could transform into her appearance, then if she admitted she couldn’t transform into Jiang Qiao’s appearance, wouldn’t that be openly saying: I’m useless!
Regarding these two people’s conversation, Kiana and the other two couldn’t make heads or tails of it and could only stand there dumbfounded.
It was then that Elysia remembered the flames outside and quickly asked:
“By the way, Jiang Qiao, what’s going on with those?”
“Didn’t you already see? Fire.”
Jiang Qiao replied casually while looking at Higokumaru not far away with a smile, chuckling:
“Since it’s also a memory space, I tried it out of curiosity. Though it might not be as violent as what she used, but by a girl’s standards, isn’t this annihilating calamity flame also exceptionally scorching?”
“After all, this world isn’t a large-scale facility like Elysian, but merely a microscopic world supported by a single stigma~”
“Elysian?”
Hearing these two words, Elysia’s eyes lit up: “Jiang Qiao, Jiang Qiao, what’s this Elysian you’re talking about?”
Miss Fatty was extraordinarily interested in Elysian.
After all, the name 【Elysia】 was taken from the meaning of paradise.
And her wish was also to find the paradise in the story.
“Mm, a very interesting place. I think you’d probably like it a lot.”
“Don’t worry, you might have a chance to go there later.”
“But for now, let’s put the casual chat aside for a moment.”
The pink girl smiled, her pink long hair restrained by hair clips swaying behind her with subtle movements. She looked at the fierce-looking large fox in front of her and spoke:
“Rin, if Sakura saw you like this, she would be very sad and heartbroken, wouldn’t she?”
Jiang Qiao had no interest in honestly following the procedure to play through the Samsara dungeon.
Rather than waste time on such things, he’d much rather quickly resolve this matter and go back to continue watching the rich lady’s concert~
“So—”
“Let’s quickly end this battle, how about it?”
“Hmph, end it?”
Struck by Jiang Qiao’s continuous attempts to awaken dead memories, Higokumaru’s state was very unstable, but it still maintained its arrogance.
Or rather, why couldn’t it be arrogant?
“This entire memory world is my domain. How do you plan to fight me?”
The annihilating flame displayed merely from impression could indeed force it out directly, but it absolutely wasn’t enough to destroy this world!
And as long as this world still existed, how could the fish caught in the net compete with it?
Higokumaru’s demonic voice rang out with joyful howling:
“I should thank you. Thanks to your direct methods, I no longer need to worry about that woman’s restraints.”
“Although I don’t know what those things you mentioned are, after we get out, I’ll preserve your body well.”
Taking things slowly had its advantages, at least they could rely on external assistance.
Playing it rough meant they couldn’t get help from the crybaby and the village bully.
But so what?
The pink girl smiled, her hand resting at her waist drew out an ice-blue long blade from thin air.
“Oh my, perhaps this way, you might be more familiar with it, Rin~”
— With just this one sword, even an instant becomes eternity.