The Art Style of This Chat Group Is Not Quite Right

Seeing Talulah's message, Qianyi's first thought was of Koschei.

This immortal black serpent was truly adept at stirring up trouble, and Talulah, a crucial piece in its plan, would not be easily abandoned. Furthermore, it was bound to have noticed the outside world.

Realizing that continuing this way would inevitably lead to its discovery and destruction, Koschei decided to take a risk and confront Talulah head-on. It intended to seize her body to carry out its so-called earth-shattering plan.

But soon, he discovered that wasn't the case.

[Talulah]: You there?

[Talulah]: After drinking the milk you sent me, many people in Reunion got diarrhea. FrostNova has been in the toilet for hours...

Talulah really wanted to ask if there was something wrong with the milk he gave her, if he had put laxatives in it.

However, she didn't think Qianyi was the type of person to do such a thing, so she came to ask.

Qianyi: "..."

You fed milk to a rabbit?

You know, milk can irritate a rabbit's gastrointestinal tract, causing symptoms like soft stools and diarrhea, and increasing the burden on its kidneys. In severe cases, it could even lead to kidney failure.

But FrostNova is a long-eared donkey race... ah, no, she's a Castellan. Milk shouldn't cause her to have diarrhea for that long. So it must be that the milk was expired.

Excellent.

Talulah, do you feel the pain of squatting in the toilet for so long because you told me expired milk was drinkable?!

Although he thought this, Qianyi certainly wouldn't admit it.

[Steel Prison Big]: It must have been Koschei!

[Talulah]: Koschei?

[Steel Prison Big]: That's right! It must be that old bastard Koschei who secretly added something to the milk I sent you, trying to mess with your head and take over your body. Koschei, born evil, I'll kill you myself!

[Talulah]: Just as I thought, it's exactly as I suspected.

She knew Qianyi wouldn't do such a thing, so the situation was clear: it was all Koschei's doing!

It actually tried to destroy our great friendship!

This is no ordinary black serpent, but an immortal black serpent, and it must be dealt with decisively!

"What a despicable old serpent!"

Talulah squatted in the snow, her face cold, feeling the chill on her backside and tail. She began to regret why she hadn't pierced Koschei's body back then, but instead its ASS.

How she missed the luxurious toilet at Raiden Mei's house, with its soft seat, it didn't freeze her butt at all.

"Talulah, did a snake bite your butt?" FrostNova, squatting beside her, asked with concern. But her exhausted look made one feel that she should be more concerned about herself than others.

"Where would a snake come from in this freezing weather? I mean Koschei. I suspect he put laxatives in our milk!" Talulah gritted her teeth.

"..." FrostNova remained silent. Actually, when Talulah brought back a case of milk, she had already felt that it might be problematic. But Talulah said it was from a friend who had also helped save Alina. Plus, she had never tasted milk before, so she tried it out of curiosity and couldn't stop herself.

So it wasn't Talulah's friend who was the problem, but that demon Koschei causing trouble?

She looked at Talulah, and another figure was reflected in her eyes. Noticing her worry, Talulah gave a confident smile, "Don't worry, Yelena. I've made a new friend whose Susanoo-no-Mikoto is monstrously powerful and very good at dealing with demons like Koschei. I've already cooperated with him to deal with two demons as strong as, or even stronger than, Koschei."

As long as Qianyi made his move, everything would be fine.

[Talulah]: What are you doing now? Are you free? Can you come help me deal with Koschei?

[Steel Prison Big]: Tomorrow at 8 AM.

[Talulah]: ?

[Steel Prison Big]: I'm a high school student, I have classes, and my entrance exams are coming up soon. I need to prepare hard. Also, I need to find someone to clean the house. I'll find you tomorrow after the aunt comes.

[Talulah]: Alright, I'll wait for you.

???

The next day, Tokyo, cloudy with moderate rain.

Toyokawa Shoko landed a big job, a major contract in the Ginza district.

You have to know that Ginza was one of Tokyo's most prosperous commercial districts. You could throw a stone there and hit a billionaire.

Although most of these rich people were a bit eccentric, they were certainly generous with their money. Just for cleaning a house, they offered a high price of 100,000 yen. It was as if they didn't consider money as money.

The only downside was the bad weather today. The pouring rain hit the umbrella's surface, and the raindrops falling from the edge of the umbrella traced beautiful parabolas.

She had already imagined the scene that would unfold: she would arrive at a luxurious residential complex, where attendants on both sides of the main gate would bow in unison saying "Thank you for your hard work," then swipe a card to open the elevator, taking her to the designated floor. Afterward, she would be led by the rich family's butler, a woman with a figure like a water snake wearing a tight, high-slitted qipao, to begin her work.

However, upon arriving at her destination, she was stunned.

The luxurious residential complex she expected did not appear. Instead, a large mansion with a rather classical architectural style stood there. Under a century-old cherry tree in the garden, cherry blossoms rained down, beating against the fish pond like a fierce storm.

"Am I still in Ginza?"

Toyokawa Shoko doubted she was in Ginza at all, but rather in a more remote and less economically developed old town area of Tokyo. Otherwise, why would such classical architecture appear?

Why hadn't the Tokyo Metropolitan Government demolished this land-wasting area to build a commercial district?

She sighed softly, thinking that if she owned such a house in the Ginza district, selling it would definitely help her pay off 16.8 billion yen. After entering the living room using a password she had obtained in advance, she quickly took off her shoes, her feet feeling slightly cool on the wooden floor.

The house was furnished with solid wood furniture, but the chandelier was a European-style crystal chandelier. The living room TV was playing a new anime, and a cherry-haired girl about 1.5 meters tall was engrossed in watching while hugging a pillow. Beside her, a silver-haired youth sat at a desk doing homework.

It might have been due to the rain, but his concentration was quite high, and he didn't even notice her arrival.

Wait, why do these two look so familiar?

"Qianyi?" she tried calling out the name of the group member she had met not long ago.

"Oh, it's Shoko. When did you get here?" Qianyi looked up and greeted Shoko.

"???" Shoko's mouth fell open in shock. After a brief moment of stunned silence, she let out a scream like a marmot: "No, why are you in the same world as me!!!"

"Calm down, this is pretty common in the Dimensional Chat Group. It's just a matter of happening sooner or later," Qianyi continued writing his homework. "And if anyone should be surprised, it should be me. To call a housekeeper and get you... could this be what they call group members being drawn to each other in the Dimensional Chat Group?"

"Can't argue with that." Shoko, dressed as a cleaning lady, didn't think there was anything wrong with her identity being revealed. What truly bothered her was exposing such a pathetic side of herself in front of a group member.

"Since you're here, are you interested in doing some extra work?"

"I absolutely will not wear a maid outfit to clean your house, nor will I step on you with a look of disgust." Shoko silently took two steps back, but then, considering the difference in their strength, she silently took two steps forward.

"No, I was thinking of helping out Talulah."

"Is there overtime pay? Will travel expenses be reimbursed? What's the estimated final profit?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to get a duke's gold coin," Qianyi put down his pen. "And he's a duke with actual power. His total assets might be enough to buy half of Tokyo?"

In the blink of an eye, Toyokawa Shoko had shed her housekeeping uniform, her gaze firm as she looked directly at Qianyi: "Captain, when do we depart?"

Chapter 30: Are You Guys Here for a Date in Ursus?

"Captain, when do we depart?"

Toyokawa Shoko was already eager to go with Qianyi to get Koschei's gold... no, to help the group member Talulah who was in dire need of assistance.

Helping group members was an administrator's duty, how could she flee at the last moment?

In the previous world mission, the Black Abyss White Flower was eventually split into two parts. One part of the Black Abyss was returned to Durandal's hands, while the other part, the White Flower, and the Gene Reaper remained with her. However, due to the extreme preciousness and danger of these items, even after using her Dimensional Chat Group administrator privileges to sterilize the two weapons and confirm their safety, Shoko did not act rashly.

She locked them in a cabinet, preventing any accidents. She had originally planned to throw them into the chat group to exchange for points, but thankfully she received a reminder from Qianyi.

"The White Flower is very functional, it's better to keep it for yourself than to sell it. However, it's a Honkai Energy weapon, and it's too dangerous in your hands. I suggest Kiana hold onto it first. As for Rita's Gene Reaper, trading that weapon on a money-grubbing platform like the chat group probably won't get you much. You'd be lucky to get a few hundred points. But if you ask Kiana to negotiate with Schicksal, I think Schicksal would be very happy to pay one hundred million to buy back this weapon."

One hundred million!

One hundred million!

It didn't matter if Qianyi was talking about dollars, renminbi, or yen; to her, it was a godsend.

To earn one hundred million by doing a world mission and running a few errands, how much could she earn by taking a duke's gold coin?

She didn't know, but Qianyi was already recruiting teammates in the group.

[Steel Prison Big]: Terra is fighting the Black Serpent gang, anyone interested?

[I want to eat Mei-flavored instant noodles]: What's the activity this time?

[Steel Prison Big]: Talulah invited me to her world to fight the immortal Black Serpent, Koschei.

[Lower District Flying Head Barbarian]: What is the immortal Black Serpent? A black snake? They're quite rare in the lower districts. I caught one before, and it made a delicious snake soup for the children. Unfortunately, I didn't get to taste it.

Mentioning the black snake makes one think of snake soup, and mentioning snake soup makes one think of children. Seele, you are so kind, truly the kindest in the Dimensional Chat Group.

[Steel Prison Big]: He's a super perverted loli-con. He set his sights on girls when they were still young. To get her, he didn't hesitate to blow up half of Lungmen, and even in death, he wanted to possess someone to steal their body.

[Talulah]: ...Although everything you said is correct, why does it feel so strange?

[Customer Service Xiangzi is at your service]: So Miss Talulah is being targeted by a guy like that? Koschei, truly despicable.

[Lower District Flying Head Barbarian]: Count me in. I'll beat up guys like that!

[I want to eat Mei-flavored instant noodles]: I'm going too. After telling my sister about my mom and dad, my sister's gaze towards me has been a bit strange. I suspect she might want to beat me up again, so I need to get out of here quickly.

[Customer Service Xiangzi is at your service]: What about Mei if you leave? And aren't you supposed to negotiate with Schicksal to sell the Gene Reaper at a good price?

[I want to eat Mei-flavored instant noodles]: Shoko, some things don't need to be stated so clearly, you understand?

As long as I don't think about it, then it doesn't exist!

Besides, Durandal didn't even hit Mei when she found out the Black Abyss White Flower was gone, her expression was terrifying, she just kept hanging her up to punish her. If she left, she probably wouldn't do anything to Mei.

[Talulah]: Uh, how should I put this? Although I would welcome all of you, my current points might not be enough to buy that many shuttle tickets.

After receiving a thousand points and buying some Originium Inhibitors and winter supplies, Talulah's balance was only around two hundred left.

Fortunately, the shuttle tickets in the group had different price points: one-day, one-week, and one-month. A one-day ticket only cost ten points, a week was fifty points, and a month was a full two hundred points.

Her two hundred points were enough to buy a week's worth for about four people.

After she shared this news with the group members, some people decisively withdrew.

[Maple Sugar Commander]: I still have school, so I can't go.

[Lower District Flying Head Barbarian]: I probably won't be much help if I go. Call me if you need me, and I really don't want to go to snowy areas.

[Customer Service Xiangzi is at your service]: I can buy my own shuttle ticket.

It would be of no help to go there myself; to just be a little mouse picking up discarded items wouldn't be right. How could she trouble Talulah to pay for her travel expenses?

[Child of Prophecy]: So it's just me, Shoko, Kiana, and Qianyi? Hehe, a party of four, let's go!

[I want to eat Mei-flavored instant noodles]: Ursus, attack!

Outside a village in the Ursus snowfields.

This was a barren, desolate wilderness dotted with wooden stakes. Before winter arrived, it had been a forest, a great spot for villagers and Reunion to gather firewood. However, as winter approached, the nearby villagers had logged it dry, selling the excess firewood to other villages. Only Reunion was left to endure the biting cold day after day.

Shield Guards in heavy protective suits, carrying shields, passed by the remaining tree stumps. Their steps were perfectly uniform as they treaded on the snow mixed with leaves, creating a crunching sound. Upon reaching an open area ahead, they stopped and spread out into two lines, forming an aisle.

In front of the Shield Guards stood three figures with vastly different appearances. Leading them was a dragon-woman in a military uniform. To her right stood Patriot, who was as large as a small mountain, holding a glaive and shield, and wearing a ram's head mask. To her left was FrostNova, a silver-haired girl with rabbit ears.

Reunion's strongest combatants were almost all gathered here at this moment.

"FrostNova and I could have handled the pickup," Talulah couldn't understand why everyone responded so enthusiastically when they heard a friend from the group chat was coming, as if they knew her better than she did.

"Talulah, you know I can't persuade the old stubborn fool when he's decided something," FrostNova said.

"Just in case... something happens... they're... almost here..." Patriot said in a hoarse, intermittent voice.

The Shield Guards behind Patriot immediately understood his meaning. They took out their shields, using them as plates. They covered them with slightly yellowed white cloths that the villagers used for steaming buns, then set out two small ceramic cups. They opened two bottles of milk and filled the cups, and as a garnish, placed two leaves, obtained from who-knows-where and already shaped into attractive designs, on the rims of the cups. This was the best welcome ceremony Reunion could muster.

According to Talulah's account, most of the friends she knew in the chat group were incredibly powerful. Especially one of the individuals coming this time, whose strength was comparable to a girl who was like a human-sized behemoth. With a mere wave of her hand, she could cause an explosion that covered an entire city block, and she could easily recover from even fatal injuries. Even more terrifying was that this person seemed to know everything, achieving true omnipotence.

Frankly, Patriot didn't quite believe such a person could exist in the world. He also didn't believe how Talulah, who spent her days in the snowfields, had become friends with such formidable individuals. Even more so, he didn't believe someone so powerful would travel across worlds to help her just because of a request.

A door suddenly appeared before everyone. Patriot stared intently at the wooden door, his eyes glowing with a sharp red light. As Ursus's combat hero, the last pure-blooded Wendigo, he could easily scare away hundreds of trained Infected patrol squads with just his gaze. Cowards would soil themselves in fear just from his stare, which was why he rarely looked directly at others. But today, he wanted to use his eyes to confirm whether the person who had captivated Talulah like a fangirl was merely a swindler or truly possessed genuine skill. If they were a swindler, he wouldn't mind teaching them a thing or two about Reunion's rules.

The wooden door opened, and a girl, bundled up tightly, with braided sideburns and carrying a suitcase, emerged first. Seeing this youthful girl, so out of sync with her surroundings and even the overall art style, Patriot and the others couldn't help but freeze.

What the heck, is this the person Talulah mentioned who could level a city with a wave of her hand, someone whom even demons like Koschei would flee from at the mere mention, an omniscient powerhouse?

Where did this child come from?

Toyokawa Shoko, standing at about 1.55 meters tall, was practically petite and tiny on the continent of Terra, where almost everyone was over 2 meters tall. She was the kind who could sit at a table with a Felin and be doted on endlessly.

Next was a blonde girl wearing a hood and holding a staff, looking every bit like a country bumpkin. Following her was a white-haired girl with heterochromia and twin ponytails.