Chat Group: Starting by Swapping Bodies with Elysia?

Just like the so-called spatial turbulence, the turbulent Imaginary tides made the Imaginary layer incredibly chaotic.

In this environment, not to mention Jiang Qiao only using a portion of the Void authority gleaned from the Second Herrscher, even the complete Herrscher of the Void could easily get lost in the endless Imaginary space due to being unable to establish real-world coordinates.

"Is this a coincidence?"

The pink-haired girl pondered, looking at the restless miniature Imaginary space in her hand, considering the anomaly.

Extreme weather appeared in the Oceania region of the Previous Era, and the same situation occurred in the world 50,000 years later. He didn't think this was just a coincidence.

His intuition told him that this might be a countermeasure by the Cocoon.

After all, according to miHoYo's settings, the Finality Cocoon would adjust the difficulty of the "trials" based on the level of human resistance.

Although through the [Elysia] body with administrator privileges, Jiang Qiao was able to cleverly fix the Herrscher sequence of the Previous Era to a certain extent, like Prometheus in the later era, what he did was only limit the scope of the questions.

How the questions were designed within this scope wasn't something he could interfere with.

Just like the previous Third Eruption, because the residents of Nagazora City were evacuated in advance, and he triggered the Third Eruption, the Cocoon made a very willful and forceful choice—making MEI, who was outside the range of the Third Eruption, the Herrscher.

Then, in the subsequent Fourth Eruption, to prevent a similar situation from happening again, it would be normal for the Cocoon to take corresponding countermeasures, right?

"Really, can't you let me relax a bit?"

A helpless expression flashed across her beautiful face. [Elysia], looking at the dark clouds in the distance, couldn't help but sigh, "Although I was mentally prepared, such a change is still quite unsettling."

"As expected, the more scheming one is, the more likely they are to fall into unexpected predicaments."

The ship was currently off the coast of North America, and it would take at least ten days to reach New Zealand, which was near Mu Continent. Considering the detours needed due to the extreme weather, the journey would only be longer.

This speed… was still too slow.

"I originally wanted to enjoy the pleasure of a sea voyage, but it seems I can't continue at such a leisurely pace."

"No way, I'll leave it for later~"

The pink-haired girl scratched her hair and sighed, then looked around.

Perhaps because of the bad weather and the late hour, there were no other passengers on the deck, and the location she was in was also quite secluded. Noticing this, he smiled:

"Hmm~ Just as I hoped, no one's around."

The pink-haired girl, with one hand on her hip, nodded in satisfaction, then gently brushed her hair behind her ear. The bright pink hair fluttered in the sea breeze, and then, amidst a few pink light spots, a cool swimsuit replaced the autumn coat on [Elysia]'s body.

Looking up at the gloomy weather, he seemed to remember something and snapped his fingers.

At this moment, the pink hair held back by the butterfly hairpin changed slightly.

—According to Elysia's habit, different weather required different hairstyles.

"One, two, three, four, two, two, three, four, three… Alright, warm-up exercises done~"

Stretching, the pink-haired girl smiled at the vast ocean.

"Then—"

"Whoosh!"

…

With the success of another concert, Eden's destined dazzling name became one step closer to resounding throughout the world.

The people at her agency were cheering, and those around her were praising her.

But only Eden herself reacted with indifference, even a bit of melancholy.

The cheers of the audience, the admiring gazes of the world, were these the things she wanted? The past Eden didn't know, but after that encounter, she vaguely realized what she truly desired.

—It should be something purer, more genuine.

Even now, Eden could still recall the world-shaking smile the pink-haired girl showed her.

Even in her dreams, she often dreamt of being with that girl, intimately snuggling against each other.

It was so strange, they had only met once.

Eden, wearing luxurious silk pajamas, left the soft bed in the high-class cabin and walked to the window.

Compared to ordinary cabins, the high-class cabins on this cruise ship had a wider view, allowing passengers to better appreciate the ocean scenery.

Under normal circumstances, the sea at night should be quite beautiful… the shimmering water and the exceptionally bright moon as seen from the sea.

Unfortunately, the weather hadn't been good recently, and the beautiful night view was obscured by the gloomy sky. Looking at the dark clouds, it wasn't scenery at all, but rather unsettling.

But Eden didn't mind, just silently looking out the window.

After all, she wasn't planning to appreciate the scenery.

She simply couldn't sleep and wanted a change of mood.

—According to her agency's arrangements, her next destination was the east coast of Mu Continent.

There, Eden would hold a new round of concerts.

She was looking forward to it.

Not because holding concerts in a new and unfamiliar place could attract new audiences and different cheers.

The root of this anticipation was simply the unknown—whether she would meet that pink-haired girl again, the one who occupied her thoughts day and night, at this concert.

If they could meet again this time, then she must… must ask for her name.

A slender finger gently stroked her chest, covered by the silk pajamas, as Eden thought so.

But the next moment, she laughed self-deprecatingly.

—The world was so vast, for two people who met by chance, what kind of luck would it take to meet again?

Although she, with her talent, was blessed by the heavens, Eden wouldn't think of herself as a lucky person who was always blessed.

But…

It didn't matter.

Although the heavens might not bless her a second time, as a world-renowned singer, she had enough opportunities to travel to every corner of the world.

One day, they would meet again, right?

Smiling, Eden looked at the gloomy scenery outside the window, and for a fleeting moment, her eyes met a pair of azure, pink-tinged eyes. But before she could react, everything disappeared.

—Only the pink afterimage remained in her mind.