Chat Group: Starting by Swapping Bodies with Elysia?

Chiba Academy at dusk had a unique charm. In the school grounds, groups of two or three students could be seen chatting about the day's events.

However, the girl sitting on the bench was so out of place. Occasionally, other students who saw her would whisper to each other.

"Why is she still here?"

"That's Raiden Mei, right? I heard her father is a white-collar criminal and has been arrested."

"Like father, like daughter. I bet she's not a good person either."

"Yeah, I've always hated her. So cold, acting all aloof. It's so annoying."

The undisguised, malicious words made the black-haired girl on the bench tremble. At that moment, she felt like she was being strangled, on the verge of suffocating.

...Father, what should I do?

The girl named Raiden Mei wasn't the type with a strong heart. Under her old father's careful protection, Mei, who lacked a mother's love, was very well taken care of.

With a privileged family background and a loving father, she had always lived a happy life.

But when all of that changed, she felt like a drowning child, helpless in the face of the malice that came crashing down on her.

It's so cold. Let's go home.

The thinly dressed girl looked distressed, and amid the awful chatter, she struggled to get up, trying to escape this "cage."

But then, a figure quietly approached.

"Hi~"

A lively voice rang in her ear. Teary-eyed, Mei looked up and saw a black-haired young man dressed in a somewhat casual, lazy style. He looked like the laid-back type of guy, but on his face, he had a warm smile that was severely out of sync with his appearance, like a lively girl had been stuffed into a boy's body.

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be Raiden Mei, right? Do you mind if we talk?"

The other person smiled and raised his hand to greet her, and then very casually sat down next to Raiden Mei.

"…"

Faced with this unfamiliar, and sudden, boy, Mei was silent, feeling somewhat lost.

If she were her usual self, she would have simply refused and left.

After all, as the daughter of the president of ME Corp, and as an undeniable beauty, she was without a doubt, a rich and beautiful target in the eyes of men.

The education she received from her father had taught her to be wary of men, or rather any strangers, who might have impure intentions.

But looking at this man, for some reason, Mei had the feeling that he wasn't a bad person.

So, perhaps she could at least listen to what he had to say.

That's what the girl thought.

But unexpectedly, after sitting down, Elysia, in Jiang Qiao's body, froze.

Oops, what am I supposed to say to this kid?

Although she knew that she had to comfort Raiden Mei, and she was confident in her ability and experience in comforting girls, since she herself was a very cute girl.

However, she didn't really know this girl named Raiden Mei!

For the sake of time, Jiang Qiao hadn't given her a lot of information.

"Ahem, let me introduce myself first. I'm Ai... Jiang Qiao!"

About to use her own name, Elysia quickly corrected herself and used the name of the owner of this body instead.

Although it didn't really matter whether she used Elysia or Jiang Qiao, as both names were unfamiliar to Raiden Mei, and using the former would at most make Mei wonder why a boy had a feminine name, these things were not important.

Elysia had simply gotten a sudden urge to play around!

What kind of reaction would Jiang Qiao have after meeting Mei, who she had comforted?

That would surely be interesting, right?

Elysia, with her chaotic nature, didn't mind leaving some interesting things for Jiang Qiao, while she was in the process of saving Nagazora City.

And this only required her to use Jiang Qiao's name, so why not do it?

"…A Shenzhou native?"

Hearing the name, Raiden Mei's subconscious reaction was that he was from Shenzhou, since the name Jiang Qiao sounded very much like a Shenzhou name.

But that wasn't too surprising, since Nagazora City was an international financial metropolis, and the academy city where Chiba Academy was located also had many international students.

"Probably."

Elysia didn't really care. Although she was interested in learning about Jiang Qiao, the one she had swapped bodies with, it wouldn't be now.

After thinking for a moment, she spoke:

"This city is about to face a disaster."

"?"

Raiden Mei, who had been curious about what Elysia was going to say, was immediately confused by this statement.

Was he a chuunibyou? Or was he a mysterious person from some secret organization?

When she was a kid, Raiden Mei also liked to watch things with sci-fi and fantasy elements, and she even had a bit of a chuunibyou tendency herself.

But when such a situation actually occurred in front of her, she couldn't help but feel a little bewildered. Her previously depressed mood even temporarily disappeared.

Mei said helplessly:

"I don't understand what you mean. If you're just messing around, I'm sorry, but I'm not in the mood for that right now."

"Oh dear, I don't really know the specifics either. Explaining it would take some time, but this matter is very important to you and the future of this city! Really, I'm not lying to you!"

Although she was very good at getting along with girls, the early pink fatty was still very naive when it came to starting conversations, especially with someone as sensitive as Raiden Mei, whose background she knew nothing about.

The first thing she thought of was to show her sincerity.

However—

Grumble

A muffled sound rang out in the air. As Mei's gaze shifted to Elysia's stomach, the latter's expression turned red with embarrassment.

Elysia was also helpless. Jiang Qiao's body hadn't eaten anything since he transmigrated. It was only thanks to that white-haired ball of fluff that he was sent to the hospital and got some nutrients.

But that little bit had long been exhausted after a long day of travel. Furthermore, she had no chance to replenish her energy on the way because she had no money!

Jiang Qiao's pockets were so clean that even Elysia, a poor thing from fifty thousand years ago, couldn't help but shed a tear.

It wasn't often you met someone poorer than her.

And she had met one through body swapping.

And to make things even worse, the survival skills she used when she traveled the world in the past were useless with this body!

Noticing Elysia's predicament, Raiden Mei, who was kind-hearted by nature, sighed and extended an invitation.

"—Want to come to my place?" (that sound very wrong...)