Chat Group: Swapping Bodies with the Bad-Ending Herta from the Start

“Got isekai’d because some ‘Jailbro ghost-meme’ shoved itself in my face? No problem—watch me speedrun my second playthrough!” Having just finished collecting every Persona mask, Bai Qian discovers he’s been added to a chat group—and to make things even worse, he’s swapped bodies with Bad-Ending Herta. Bai Qian is all set to follow the old, reliable routine: use spoilers to trade for resources. But he quickly realizes the group members aren’t quite what he imagined. Kiana: “Sirin, next move you defend—I’ll attack!” Toyokawa Sakiko: “Is this funny to you? Can someone tell me why I’ve become the embodiment of the Lord of Cinder? Where’s the Phantom Thieves crew you promised?!” Talulah: “From the skies over Ursus to the farthest edge of Terra—if I can’t save it from your failure… then let Terra burn.” Herta: “Before you say all that, can you at least pair up Laogushi and Machine-Head into a set of star-crossed sufferers?” Melina: “Here, I cast aside my dignity.” … “That’s not how a chat group works! You’re supposed to chat with me first, raise my affection, and trigger special events at specific locations—only then do you get to see my special CG!” Many days later, when Bai Qian sees the notification that the group has already finished building a basement, he’s stricken with grief. “What on earth is our chat group going to turn into?!”