Chat Group: Starting by Swapping Bodies with Elysia?

If little Griseo saw him like this, Ato could already imagine his sweet daughter, with her innocent appearance and childish voice, exclaiming, "Daddy turned into Mommy!"

Just picturing that scene made Ato think, Should I just bash my head against a wall? Such were his tragic thoughts.

This absolutely couldn't be leaked—this appearance absolutely couldn't be leaked, or his image as a strong, dependable father in his precious daughter's eyes would completely crumble.

When the time came, could he just make a really loud noise to cover it all up?

… Wait.

Ato, initially relieved that his wife and child hadn't witnessed his embarrassing state, suddenly froze. … Did he just hear a familiar voice?

I-It must be an illusion, right?

He tried to comfort himself with this excuse, until—

"Mommy, look! Daddy turned into Mommy!"

That soft, childish voice rang out again, the familiar sound making Ato stiffly turn his head towards its source. Among the crowd of Fire Moth warriors surrounding the training grounds, the little blue-haired girl, perched atop a blue-haired woman's neck, was looking excitedly in his direction.

And the blue-haired woman—Ato's wife, Blanca—was staring at him with an extremely complex expression.

At this moment, Ato turned to stone.

Aaaaaahhhh!!!

Like a startled gopher, the usually calm and composed Ato was anything but calm now. Honestly, he was on the verge of a breakdown.

Clearly...

Clearly, it didn't matter who saw him like this, except for his wife and daughter. He had already planned to use all his might to conceal this, to defend his "dignity" as a father. But before he could even act, Blanca and Griseo had already seen everything.

Feeling as if he had already "died," Ato was in utter agony. But looking at his wife and daughter, he couldn't bring himself to say anything, so he could only force a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Hi, Ato, you look quite cute like this~" Elysia, who had come with Blanca, wore a smile she couldn't suppress. Oh ho, this transformation bracelet Bad Jiang Qiao made was truly wonderful!

Although they hadn't known each other for very long, she had never seen Ato so flustered before.

"Look, little Griseo likes you so much."

Her sweet voice reached Ato's ears, accompanied by Griseo's innocent expression. "Daddy turned into Mommy… Mommy… There are two Mommies now."

At this moment, Ato felt as if he was wearing a mask of suffering.

So cruel! So cruel!

Elysia, had he ever offended her?!

Ato desperately wanted to ask this question of the cruel Pink Fat Woman.

However, the immediate priority was clearly not chatting with Elysia. Even though Ato was usually easygoing, his wife and precious daughter were right here!

"Blanca, let me explain! Listen to me…" Ato hurried towards Blanca, flustered, but compared to his usual uncle-like image, his current beautiful girl form, thanks to the transformation bracelet, made Blanca feel incredibly… awkward.

Although she had a gentle personality, and her experience working in Mobius's lab had given her a higher tolerance than most, looking at this "great beauty" who somewhat resembled herself, knowing it was her husband, Ato, still gave Blanca a strange sense of absurdity.

Watching this "couple" together, Elysia, holding Griseo's hand, covered her mouth with a hand, a playful, gossipy smile on her face.

Usually, it was Ato teasing others. Now, seeing him in such a predicament, she had to record this moment!

After all, this was undoubtedly "blackmail material," something to be thoroughly "mocked"!

This opportunity wouldn't come again!

"Explain what?" Blanca asked softly. Her reaction stunned Ato, who had been about to shift the blame.

He stammered, "You… you don't mind?"

"Why should I mind? It's not something to be ashamed of." Blanca feigned confusion.

Although her husband transforming into a woman was… unsettling, it wasn't something to be angry about, right? After all, what was wrong with it?

Unless…

"Do you like looking like this?" Blanca asked uncertainly, a hint of probing in her voice.

Well—she seemed a little angry. If Ato answered yes…

After all—although she didn't consider herself a breathtaking beauty, she was still quite attractive.

If Ato preferred being a girl over her… besides worrying about her husband's sexual orientation, Blanca would likely think—With someone as good as me, you still need to do this? What do you mean, am I not satisfying you anymore?

"Pfft…Cough cough cough, how is that possible? This is a necessity, a necessity!"

"With this, battles will be much easier in the future." Hearing this, Blanca was surprised, but then she smiled gently.

"If that's the case, then you don't need to worry about anything. I only wish for you to come back safely and watch our child grow up, Ato."

She wouldn't doubt Ato—after all, she loved him deeply.

If Ato said so, then it must be true.

"That's it?"

"Is something wrong?"

"…No, you're so kind, Blanca."

"You just realized that?"

"Haha, of course not—my wife is the best in the world!"

"Don't say such things! There are so many people here!"

"…By the way, you can change back, right?" Blanca, who had shown a hint of shyness, asked faintly.

Although she didn't mind her husband turning into a woman—to say she didn't care at all would be a lie. If he couldn't change back…

Blanca felt her future life might be somewhat bleak.

"Yes! Of course I can! This is just equipment; I can't stay like this forever."

Receiving confirmation, Blanca and Ato embraced.

"Mommy and Mommy are hugging." Griseo's soft voice, accompanied by her wide, purplish eyes, reached Elysia's ears.

Elysia, who had been holding Griseo's hand, anticipating some amusement, now wore a somewhat distorted expression.

Looking at this couple openly displaying their affection, although Elysia felt a sense of warmth, it was overshadowed by the feeling of—I just wanted to watch the fun, but instead of fun, I'm being force-fed dog food.

The Pink Fat Woman's current mood was like being * * * *, incredibly "bitter."

Damn it! How did it turn out like this?! Where was her fun? A sign that read "fun" on the outside, but filled with sickeningly sweet dog food inside, luring dogs in to be slaughtered. This was blatant false advertising!!!

That's right! This was all Bad Jiang Qiao's fault!

Elysia, feeling incredibly sour, immediately placed the blame on Jiang Qiao. If it weren't for the transformation bracelet he created, how could she have been lured into this trap?

If it weren't for Jiang Qiao going to Mobius's lab, how could she have encountered Griseo and Blanca and walked right into their net?

If it weren't for Bad Jiang Qiao, how could she have become the "slaughtered dog"!

Therefore—it was all Jiang Qiao's fault!!!

"Little Griseo, let's go somewhere else." Elysia, already stuffed with dog food, clearly didn't want to continue watching and torturing herself.

They had come with Blanca mainly because they wanted to see the training grounds. While they had witnessed a bit of amusement, it was mostly dog food.

After this, they clearly wouldn't stick together. Blanca was still on duty; she had come to the training grounds to treat those injured during training, and only encountered Ato's return by chance, leading to this comical misunderstanding.

Work still needed to be done, and Ato needed to train and test the True Form Armor, so he couldn't spare the time to look after Griseo.

"Okay." Griseo nodded.

After bidding farewell to the "Blanca couple," the two, along with Fairy Ely, headed towards other areas of the base.

At a corner—

Thump!

The inattentive Elysia bumped headfirst into something and fell to the ground.

"Ouch…"

"Really, watch where you're going." A sweet voice tinged with exasperation reached her ears. Fortunately, it didn't hurt much; the impact felt like colliding with a "flesh bomb."

"Are you alright… Elysia?" A soft, almost ascetic voice filled with concern reached her ears.

Elysia looked up to see… a large pair of headlights topped with whipped cream.

With a slight movement, she could see the headlights jiggle, making Elysia inwardly marvel—So big.

They were even bigger than MEI and Vill-V's, right?

Making this comparison, Elysia stood up with the other person's help and got a clear look at her—smooth brown hair, solemn blue eyes, and a beautiful, ascetic face, coupled with an incredibly eye-catching figure…

It was Big Sister Nun!!!

Elysia instantly recognized her. Although unlike Pardo, she hadn't met her in the Previous Era, their encounter in the Elysian Realm made the 55k Flame-Chaser no stranger to her.

"Aponia."

Hearing her name, Aponia didn't speak, only stared intently at Elysia with her beautiful blue eyes. This deliberate gaze made Elysia feel a little uneasy—she should recognize her, right?

"Um, is there something on my face?" she asked, embarrassed.

After a moment of silence, Aponia shook her head. "Apologies."

"Hello, Elysia."

Her voice was as gentle as ever, like a pair of hands massaging her eardrums, intoxicating and purifying.

"Hello, Big Sister."

"Hmm? Hello to you too, little one." Aponia noticed little Griseo beside Elysia and smiled gently. Because of her experiences in the sanatorium, she was particularly fond of children.

Especially innocent, well-behaved children like Griseo.

She asked curiously, "Who is this?"

"Ato and Blanca's daughter."

"So she's Blanca's daughter." Aponia nodded in understanding.

She didn't know Ato, but she was familiar with Blanca. After all, Ato was in the combat division, while Blanca, having transferred, was in the medical division.

Moreover, her research on Discipline had some connections to Mobius, so they had interacted to some extent.

Aponia had a favorable impression of her gentle colleague.

"Aponia, where are you going?" Elysia tried to subtly fish for information—she knew absolutely nothing about that Bad Jiang Qiao's interpersonal relationships! She didn't even know much about this Big Sister Nun.

Therefore, Elysia felt it necessary to probe a bit.

This was also to satisfy her own curiosity.

Aponia didn't conceal anything and replied frankly, "Dr. MEI asked me to appease someone with a bit of a temper."

"A temper?"

"Yes, I heard she was brought back from Europe."

"Europe… a temper… Wait, could it be that person from before?" The more she heard, the more familiar it sounded. Elysia seemed to recall something.

Memories of that day flashed through her mind—that hot-tempered, white-haired madwoman.

"It seems you know her."

"…We've met." Elysia replied, her expression darkening.

Her encounter with that person had been anything but pleasant!

She had originally planned to make a heroic entrance like Bad Jiang Qiao, to show off a bit, but… that hothead had nearly beaten the then-inflated 55k Flame-Chaser into a pancake.

Thankfully, Mr. Kevin had arrived in time, otherwise…

"I can see that you two didn't get along very well."

"Would you like to come along?" Aponia invited.

"Eh—?"

"Since you've met her before, perhaps you could be of assistance…"

"Ah, this…" Elysia hesitated. Thinking of that woman's violent behavior made her heart pound.

She had nearly been pummeled back then.

But then she thought—Jiang Qiao isn't afraid of her, so why should I be?!

Although she couldn't beat that woman, she couldn't lose face, right?

She was Elysia, the "Hero of Fire Moth" who had defeated the Second Herrscher!

Thinking of this, Elysia, not wanting to be outdone by a certain someone, mustered her courage.

"Alright, I also happen to want to see that person again."

'That woman' was being held in a containment cell in Fire Moth's underground base.

As they followed Aponia, the increasingly inflated 55k Flame-Chaser began to boast.

Something like—that woman was just her defeated underling!

With Jiang Qiao not present, Elysia began to "brag."

Although culturally questionable, Elysia, with her exceptional eloquence, vividly recounted the events of that day, making little Griseo's eyes sparkle with admiration.

—Big Sister Elysia is so amazing!

Elysia, feeling her nose itch, beamed with pride. Jiang Qiao's achievements were her achievements—she and Jiang Qiao were an unstoppable duo!

However, Aponia maintained her smile, never commenting.

Click

After passing through layers of security doors, they arrived at the room where 'that woman'—Kalpas—was being held.

Due to the danger she presented, Kalpas's cell was among the most secure in Fire Moth's containment area.

Of course, other than that, there wasn't much to it.

Although security measures were tight, the furnishings inside were surprisingly comfortable. A bed, furniture, a barbecue grill, a stove, and various other amenities for passing the time were all available.

"This is a containment cell?" Elysia stared at the interior, dumbfounded.

Out of curiosity, she had visited Fire Moth's containment area before, but even the most "humane" cells were just single rooms with a bed, at best.

There was no way they would be like this, as if they had placed a… a 'home' inside?

Yes, this place didn't feel like a containment cell at all to Elysia, but rather a home, a place of belonging.

She didn't even see any surveillance equipment—theoretically, a containment cell of this level should be filled with such things, leaving no personal privacy for the occupant.

"Didn't you arrange this, Elysia?" Aponia said calmly, her smile meeting Elysia's. The 55k Flame-Chaser's mind went blank.

Huh—?

What?

Her arrangements?

When did she ever do such a thing?!

… Was she trying to trick her?

Elysia immediately thought of certain movie scenes where they would fabricate "false information" to deceive people when investigating undercover agents…

Could it be—Aponia had seen through her disguise as [Elysia]?!

Impossible! She had clearly acted very well… no, she was Elysia!

Acting as herself, how could Aponia possibly suspect her?!

Although being suspected wasn't a big deal, and being exposed didn't matter either, as the saying went, one had to maintain their pride.

The stubborn 55k Flame-Chaser clearly wouldn't accept being inferior to Jiang Qiao in her portrayal of Elysia.

That would be too embarrassing, wouldn't it?!

Of course—Elysia wasn't just slacking off; she had been diligently working on improving her [Elysia] purity.

And she believed she had made significant progress—she had at least caught up to that bad guy in portraying [Elysia], if not surpassed him!

"Huh?" Elysia resorted to her tried-and-true tactic of playing dumb.

Watching her, Aponia stared for a moment, then shook her head. "Hmm, I must have remembered incorrectly."

As expected—Aponia was trying to trick her!

Hmph, she had watched countless movies; how could she be fooled by such a childish trick?

Seeing Aponia's denial, Elysia couldn't help but feel smug about her wit.

See, she was still very good at pretending!

If it were Bad Jiang Qiao, he would have been exposed by now!

Aponia didn't speak, maintaining her smile.

She looked at this home-like "containment cell" and thought of the pink-haired girl who had argued so vehemently with Dr. MEI.