One-way traffic

Completely different from the small mountain village called Itomori, this was an incredibly vast, bustling, and familiar landscape.

Modern city.

and.

The sky, which should have been dark, suddenly turned into daylight.

"What's going on...?"

The situation that even the top student in Academy City couldn't understand resurfaced before his eyes.

Accelerator immediately began to observe the vector levels around him, as simple spatial vectors were not enough.

—It is time.

Judging from the time difference, the world I'm in is indeed correct, but... there should be about a three-year gap between it and the town of Itomori I just visited.

"What exactly happened? Who traversed time, or... did my body arrive in the world three years in the future?"

thump—

Just as he was thinking this, on the opposite side of Accelerator, or more precisely, on the floor opposite the rooftop where he was sitting.

Such a sound came from inside.

"Whoaaaaaah—?!"

The screams of a boy.

"What, what's going on... how did I turn into a boy?!"

what…

Realizing the meaning behind those words, Accelerator frowned again and looked in that direction.

In that window.

A boy lying on the ground is looking at his body with a blush on his face.

And that person's image.

It was exactly the same as the original body that Tachibana Taki had in the memories he had read back then.

In other words.

Right now, the soul residing in that boy's body is probably that of a girl.

"What on earth is going on... Damn it, things are getting more and more chaotic!"

Chapter 713 Tachibana Taki's Complex Day

"Taki...you're still sleeping?"

"No, no! I'm already up!"

"...We agreed that you would cook today, but you slept in again. You'll be late for school, okay?"

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry!"

"...?"

What... what's going on?

Taki Tachibana was sitting in the living room, watching the morning news on his tablet... His father was staring at his son with an even more surprised look.

He just came out of his room, and it's almost nine o'clock. Clearly, this kid is going to be late.

We had agreed that he would cook breakfast this morning, but he didn't do anything and even slept in.

…However, compared to these…

Why does my son exhibit such a... strange personality?

"Taki... are you sure you're alright?"

"I'm fine, it's okay!"

"...In that case, I should go to work right away."

Taki's father shook his head helplessly, packed his things, and headed for the door.

Even if you're late, you still have to go to school properly.

"Eh…"

bang-

With the sound of the door closing, only Taki Tachibana remained in the house.

…No.

The soul residing in this body is not actually its original owner.

"A dream...this is a dream, right?"

Taki Tachibana stared at the mirror in front of her, looking at her reflection.

"But this dream is really... incredibly real."

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Miyamizu Mitsuha still didn't notice anything unusual.

Accelerator followed closely behind, and his white-haired, red-eyed figure was still very conspicuous in the dense crowd.

Naturally, he adjusted the attention people around him paid to him, making himself disappear from their sight.

but.

However, he did not adjust the level of attention that Tachibana Taki, or Mitsuha, paid to him.

This rescue then unfolded into the following events.

"Then, why does that person keep following me?!"

With a girlish personality, Taki Tachibana tidied his clothes and schoolbag, and then used the map on his phone to find the school's location.

Although I have no idea what exactly happened, I have a feeling that if I don't go to school, I will encounter something unprecedented and very bad.

result.

After walking for a while, Taki Tachibana realized that there was a strange person following him all along.

Wearing a black and white striped outfit.

White hair, red eyes, and an unbelievably thin physique, with a sickly pale complexion all over.

That person was like a freak.

He stayed like that the whole time, with his hands in his pockets, following behind me.

'Could it be a stalker?! But my body is male... no, I can't really tell if that person is male or female, but even so...!'

Suddenly, he began to feel that there were fewer and fewer people around him.

Was it because I walked into a deserted alley? Or was it simply because of some more bizarre reason?

As the crowd thinned out, that suffocating atmosphere instantly assaulted me.

The sense of oppression seemed to surround you from all sides.

And that person was still following Tachibana Taki.

'Eek—! He really is a stalker!!'

Finally, I couldn't take it anymore.

Taki Tachibana seized the moment when the other party seemed not to notice him much.

Without hesitation, he grabbed his schoolbag and ran off.

"Aaaaaahh ...

With a series of screams, fear instantly enveloped his entire body.

Her body was replaced with a male's, and although she really wanted to live in the big city of Tokyo, she never expected to encounter a stalker.

This dream is just too... realistic!

And it's so scary!

thump--!

Just as I was thinking this...

Taki Tachibana felt as if his body had suddenly crashed into something very thick.

“Ahh——?!”

He fell to the ground, and his schoolbag was thrown open, scattering books, pens, and other items all over the floor.

I bumped into someone.

"I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going, I'm really sorry..."

"How rude of you, kid."

——Huh?

Taki Tachibana blinked, only then noticing that it was a very rough voice.

Click.

Ahead, there was a burly man much taller than himself, surrounded by many others dressed in strange and bizarre manners, clearly the kind of delinquents.

He twisted his hands, making a constant clicking sound from his fingertips.

The other person just stared at him like that.

"He just hit someone like that, and it really hurt."

That being said, looking at his thick skin and tough appearance, one would definitely think that this was just a simple case of staged accident.

"My whole body is throbbing with pain! How are you going to compensate me? Are you going to spend money? Or are you going to get beaten up by me?!"

"I'm so sorry! I'm really, really sorry!!"

It must be that I've encountered someone like a bully.

What's going on?! This dream is so...disgusting, it's like something out of a third-rate novel!

Taki Tachibana quickly got up, gathering her things as she looked at the men in front of her.

"Um, I'm in a bit of a rush, I'm going to be late for school..."

"Huh? What's going on? You're trying to run away, aren't you?"

Bang! !

The man kicked open his backpack, which he had just packed, causing his stationery and other belongings to scatter all over the floor again.

"Don't underestimate me! You're asking for a beating, aren't you?!"

"No, no! Please let me go... I really just did it on purpose!"

"So, even if it's an accident, there's a limit. Do you think an apology will solve everything? Money, money! If you can't afford to pay, at least let us beat you up!"

Oh no, what should I do?!

Taki Tachibana felt his whole body drenched in cold sweat, and even his collar was being pulled up by the other person, his entire body being lifted up by that enormous force.

Want to resist?

Although my body is male, I've never experienced anything like this before!

Fighting is something I absolutely do not know how to do, and I have never even thought about it!

"I said."

Behind.

A more somber and monotonous voice followed, as if magnetic.

"Why are there still such tasteless idiots like you around? It's ridiculous."

"how?"

The man's eyes widened immediately, and he turned around abruptly.