The Art Style of This Chat Group Is a Little Different

Chapter 19: "Stupid Bird, Let Me See Your Limit (First Update)"

The news of ME Corporation's attack quickly reached Raiden Mei. Simultaneously, a beautiful homing pigeon delivered a letter to the Raiden residence.

"Thank you for your letter. The information you provided has saved countless lives, and all of us on the Schicksal team extend our sincerest gratitude." The letter had been forwarded directly from Schicksal headquarters. It also mentioned that the Grand Bishop was very surprised by this letter, frankly, extremely surprised, and therefore, he very much hoped to become pen pals with the author of this letter, even going so far as to wish he could immediately travel to Changkong City to meet them.

Reading this, Qianyi closed his eyes and took a long time to process his emotions. After taking several deep breaths, he opened the window of his room, checking if a Honkai energy fission bomb was about to land on his head.

After all, Otto's last pen pal was directly splattered by a Honkai energy fission bomb, leaving no chance of survival.

If you're Otto's pen pal, can you handle the power of a Honkai energy fission bomb?

Confirming that no Honkai energy fission bombs were flying towards Changkong City, Qianyi continued reading Otto's letter. Behind him, a group of heads craned forward, following along to read the contents of the letter: "How I long to transform into a soaring bird, to fly over countless mountains and rivers, and arrive in the distant Far East to meet you in person. However, the more I ponder, the more I feel this approach is too abrupt. Therefore, I have specially dispatched an elegant and beautiful homing pigeon, hoping she can become a bridge of communication between us..."

Otto's words in the letter were sickeningly over the top, as if Qianyi were a peerlessly beautiful woman, and Otto was considering whether to resign as Schicksal's Grand Bishop and elope with him to Changkong City.

"So disgusting, is he brain-dead?" Qianyi thought Otto was utterly brain-dead.

"Sir, although you are a distinguished guest entrusted by the Bishop, is it not a bit rude to mock the Bishop so openly in front of me, a Schicksal Valkyrie?" the elegant and beautiful homing pigeon mentioned in the letter reminded him with a commercialized smile.

Qianyi looked up. The beautiful and elegant homing pigeon was standing right in front of him.

Her short, ash-gold hair fell to cover half of her face, revealing a right eye of wine-red color.

She wore a white lace-woven Katiusza headscarf, a black and white-trimmed maid apron, her chest slightly constricted by white fabric but revealing half of her fullness in the middle. Her hanging hands squeezed the curves of the edges, and her flat abdomen extended down to a curved hip that was vaguely visible within the fluffy long skirt, supported by a pair of black silk legs, outlining an inverted triangle curve.

Her slightly pursed ruby lips were rosy in the lamplight, with a charming smile at the corner of her mouth.

"Is your Bishop a short, blonde, blue-eyed young lady?" Qianyi asked.

"Please do not casually fabricate the Bishop's gender and height," Rita replied immediately, though she really hoped he was.

Qianyi nodded, finished his cola in one gulp, and said, "Then he's a complete idiot."

"If you ignore me completely, I'll be very sad," the beautiful maid narrowed her eyes, exuding a dangerous aura.

The next moment, a scythe, the Void Spear, and the Atlias Sword were all pointed at her neck.

"Mmm... ah, I underestimated you all," Rita elegantly adjusted her sitting posture. The slender black silk legs under her maid skirt crossed, and her over-the-knee socks encased her long, straight legs, outlining the firm lines of her calves. A section of her thigh skin between the over-the-knee socks and the hem of the skirt was vaguely visible, fair and alluring.

At the opportune moment, a knock sounded at the door, drawing everyone's attention.

The beautiful maid, at the same time, transformed from a homing pigeon into a venomous viper. She nimbly escaped the encirclement of several weapons. Before entering, she had been thoroughly searched, and she had no decent weapons. Therefore, to turn the situation around, she needed to—seize a weapon!

She had her eyes on the katana Qianyi had placed on the sofa beside him. The person named Qianyi had captured her attention the moment he entered this room.

The seasoned, battle-hardened aura emanating from him made her subconsciously associate him with her captain, Durandal. However, his physical condition seemed a bit worrying. According to her observation, he seemed to be only slightly stronger than an adult male.

Her hand, encased in a semi-transparent black silk lace glove, easily reached for the sword. But the moment she gripped it, she felt something was wrong.

This sword was so light!

The next moment, Talulah slashed with her sword. Rita instinctively blocked with the sword. The katana that had accompanied Qianyi through countless battles, along with its sheath, broke in response.

"A model sword?!" x2

Talulah and Rita exclaimed in unison.

Because the seasoned, battle-hardened warrior aura was completely genuine, Rita, upon realizing the other party's physical condition was within the normal human range, naturally assumed his sword possessed special properties. Talulah, having witnessed Qianyi's various wonders, held a special fantasy about the sword Qianyi always carried, thinking it might even be a legendary weapon.

Neither she nor Rita could have ever imagined that Qianyi would actually carry a model sword!

His weapon, which had been with him for so long, ending its life so easily made Qianyi instantly furious!

"You bastard, do you know how difficult it is to find a weapon that can pass security checks and be brought onto high-speed trains and airplanes!!!"

When the room door opened, and a certain woman wearing a sports vest, who had run all the way from ME Corporation, entered, she saw Rita tied up, with a sign that read "Useless Maid" hanging around her neck, her mouth stuffed with Kiana's smelly socks, and the only man in the room holding a broken sword with a pained expression.

Having learned the full story, Durandal admitted her mistake: "I am truly extremely sorry about this matter. We will compensate you for your losses. I will contact Schicksal and have them send you a new weapon immediately."

"Why do you think a new weapon can solve this? This sword accompanied me through countless battles, big and small. Can you understand how valuable it is!" Qianyi said coldly.

"...Extremely sorry."

"Don't say sorry. Because when people apologize, there's always a next time. I want you to show some sincerity."

Durandal was silent for a moment, then straightened her back and made a promise: "My friend destroyed your cherished weapon, destroyed the 'friend' who fought alongside you and created so many memories. I am deeply ashamed. However, please allow me to make a promise. I swear by the name of Bianca Durandal Attagina that I will surely atone for this sin."

"A Divine Key," Qianyi said, making a huge demand.

Durandal refused: "That is impossible to fulfill. Every Divine Key in Schicksal is extremely precious and absolutely cannot be provided to you."

"Not Schicksal's, is that okay?"

"If I know its whereabouts, I will do my best to try and get it for you."

"Underneath Changkong City lies an ownerless, unfinished Divine Key. Use it to compensate for my losses, and then I will release Rita."

Stupid bird, let me see your limits!

Chapter 20: Brother Qian Waves His Hand, No Need for Further Words

Ksitigarbha, a Divine Key made from the core of the twelfth Herrscher of the previous civilization, "Herrscher of Erosion." It is currently the only Divine Key that has remained unfinished for tens of thousands of years and whose whereabouts are unknown.

Its true form is Ling, the sister of Sakura, one of the Thirteen Flame-Moth Heroes of the previous civilization.

Dr. MEI discovered a violent Honkai energy reaction within her but no special abilities, leading her to be considered a potential twelfth Herrscher and imprisoned by the Fire Moth.

However, after awakening as a Herrscher, she still retained her human consciousness. This benevolent girl, who was voluntarily imprisoned, was brutally murdered by the fear of the low-level soldiers of the Fire Moth. What no one expected was that the girl's "Herrscher of Erosion" ability officially awakened only after her death.

After awakening, she manipulated all of humanity's nuclear weapons to destroy the last three cities of the previous generation, ultimately being contained in a black box for fifty thousand years by Dr. Mei under the restraint of the fusion warrior Sakura.

Now, filled with rage and boundless hatred, she yearns for the day she will be liberated and destroy all of humanity.

She is undoubtedly an "evil god."

Durandal handed the box to Qianyi, kindly reminding him, "Be careful. This Divine Key is not just incomplete; it contains a complete Herrscher consciousness. At the slightest slip-up, it will corrupt you."

"Thank you." Qianyi readily let Rita go.

"Mm." Durandal nodded. She had already seen that he had no intention of making trouble for Rita. Otherwise, she would have knocked everyone in the room flying with a few punches.

"Beautiful homing pigeon, please tell my dear pen pal that I am very happy to exchange letters with him and will definitely visit Schicksal headquarters if I have the chance in the future." As he spoke, Qianyi folded Otto's letter and returned it to her, along with his own thank-you letter.

"I will deliver it to Bishop Otto as requested." Rita gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, her wine-red eyes fixed on the black box in Qianyi's hand, a faint smile playing on her lips.

This Divine Key seemed truly important.

After the two left the Raiden residence, Rita asked the blonde beauty beside her, "Durandal, that Divine Key is really dangerous. Is it okay to just hand it over like that? With my strength, I wouldn't be a burden to you, Durandal."

"Those people didn't intend to trouble you," Durandal said.

"Is this really alright? An unknown Divine Key, a Second Herrscher, and a potential vessel for the Third Herrscher. If we let this go unchecked, it will be very serious."

"I know. That's why after I finish eating, I'll visit again, this time as an S-rank Valkyrie."

Earlier, Durandal had gone as Rita's friend, so the Second Herrscher, the Third Herrscher, and so on could be temporarily ignored. After eating and taking a bath, she would retrieve the Black Abyss White Flower and go as the S-rank Valkyrie Durandal.

Durandal was just a bit naive, not foolish.

Cocolia was indeed the mastermind behind the Changkong City crisis, but Kiana, Raiden Mei, and even that Divine Key were the fundamental sources.

If these were not resolved, whether it was the revival of the Second Herrscher, the awakening of the Third Herrscher, or the awakening of that Divine Key, it would bring about catastrophic disaster.

Bringing it back to Schicksal for strict supervision was the most stable approach.

Qianyi and the others were unaware that Durandal was preparing to transform into the "naive goose" general and block the entrance to everyone's base later. However, they were all well aware that Otto, that scoundrel, had no good intentions, so it was extremely important to prepare treasures against Otto!

Seele stared at the black box on the table and posed the question, "So, how do we solve Ling's problem?"

"We'll all go into the Stigmata Space and beat her up for three hours. If she doesn't listen, we'll keep beating her until she behaves!" Kiana said with a serious expression, her bright golden right eye exceptionally luminous.

"Calm down. We're a dimensional chat group, not a dimensional mafia. We can't do something so classless," Qianyi shook his head, rejecting such an unfashionable and un-trendy solution.

"I remember Ling is a fox and loves fried tofu, right? So, can we start from there?" Shoko, who had been frantically searching for information about Ksitigarbha and Ling from the manga Kiana had uploaded, suggested.

"That might work!" Artoria exclaimed happily. "Since Herrschers are divided into a good side and an evil side, we can continuously do things that Ling likes to make her good side stronger and thus weaken her evil side!"

"Mm, that's indeed a good idea." Talulah was a little disappointed. She had been planning to find more enemies to practice with, so that when she beat up Koschei in the future, she could provide Koschei with the best service.

"We must make Ling feel the care of family and use the power of love to help her overcome her Herrscher consciousness!" With the consensus reached, Qianyi immediately assigned tasks. "Then, the task of buying fried tofu will be for you and Mei, Shoko."

Qianyi opened his somewhat girlish wallet and took out ten 500-euro bills, handing them to Shoko.

With so much money falling into Shoko's hands, she immediately became flustered. "Eh, it's just buying some fried tofu, there's no need for this much."

This was five thousand euros, which translated to a full eight hundred thousand yen!

She couldn't earn this much in a year of working.

Kiana's attention was clearly drawn to something more peculiar. "Qianyi, why are you using such a girly wallet? Did a girl give it to you?"

"Oh, this isn't my wallet, it's Rita's," Qianyi explained.

Everyone: "???"

Wait, dude!

How did Rita's wallet end up in your hands?

"Why are you so surprised? Don't enemies drop loot after being defeated? Isn't that common sense?" Qianyi retorted.

It had to be said, Rita was truly wealthy. Beating her up yielded more money than a month of fighting monsters in the TV world.

"This is our shared spoils of war. This honor should not be enjoyed by me alone."

Qianyi took out the remaining money, divided it equally into six portions, and handed it to Seele, Hiiragi Tina, Kiana, Raiden Mei, Artoria, and Toyokawa Shoko. "Spend it freely and buy something you like."

"Qianyi, aren't you keeping any for yourself?" Talulah noticed that Qianyi had distributed it to everyone except himself.

"I have already obtained the best," Qianyi said, pointing to the black box on the table.

Shoko clutched the eleven large bills, her palms sweating, her voice trembling. "But... but isn't this, isn't this theft?"

Qianyi waved his hand. "Shoko, stealing without permission is theft. This is normal loot after defeating an enemy, it's our 'Victory Roar' that allows us to recover quickly and face the next challenge at 100%."

Even heroes need to be compensated for saving the world!

If there were no loot or rewards after defeating enemies, even the most passionate heart would eventually wear thin.

Shoko pondered...

Shoko tried to convince herself...

Shoko happily accepted!

[Opened the door to a new world, knowledge has been enhanced.]

[Successfully accepted money from teammates, courage has been greatly enhanced.]

[I feel like my bond with everyone has deepened, and I've gradually started to enjoy our dimensional chat group???]

Chapter 21: Hiroyomaru: Don't come near me!

Stigmata Space, Yae Village.

To lure out Hiroyomaru, Qianyi and the others prepared several hundred pounds of fried tofu. However, fried tofu alone wasn't enough; it was just an ingredient and needed to be combined with other things to create a delicious dish.

Qianyi grinned and said, "In other words, we need to make super delicious fried tofu dishes so delicious that Hiroyomaru can smell them from miles away!"

"A cooking competition? I want to participate!!" Artoria said excitedly.

"Perfect, I brought pots, pans, and a gas stove," Raiden Mei displayed her arsenal.

"It's rare to have a chance to freely show off my skills. Watch me impress you all," Talulah stepped forward confidently. "In the snowfields, I made many hearty meals for Reunion using leftover food and captured canned goods. Alina, FrostNova, Patriot, and the Shield Guard squad members were moved to tears by my cooking and devoured everything."

"That's great."

Under the anticipation of the group members, the dragon woman named Talulah intended to make borscht with fried tofu.

Everyone had high expectations for the cooking skills of this Reunion leader, until she abandoned the gas stove and instead used Origin Stone Arts to ignite a fire, roasting fish and mushrooms, but the heat was clearly off.

Kiana's eyelids twitched.

If Hiroyomaru ate this, let alone feeling loved, she'd probably go berserk on the spot, wanting to destroy humanity and make this evil item disappear from the world forever.

"Our mission is to reform Hiroyomaru, not assassinate her!" Kiana protested on behalf of Hiroyomaru, interrupting Talulah's dish.

"I think you just don't understand cooking!" Being stopped halfway through her cooking and having her creation suspected of being an assassination poison, Talulah was furious!

"Talulah, admitting your mistakes and shortcomings is nothing to be ashamed of, but being stubborn is your fault."

"Hah, you weren't even born when I was cooking for people in the snowfields."

"Don't underestimate me. I've been cooking for myself since I was very young. As for you, are you sure everyone isn't just holding back their true opinions because of your leadership position?"