I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

"…How did you show up? Why are you the same person as me? Why do you say you are Mahiru Takanashi? Why am I the only one who can see you? Why—"

"--stop!"

Amidst a pile of questions, Mahiru Kotori, who was wearing a lolita skirt, stopped talking in dissatisfaction.

"I don't have the time to answer so many of your questions."

In school uniform, Mahiru Takanashi looks a little aggrieved.

"……Forget it."

Lolita Mahiru Kotori sighed helplessly.

"Let me answer your question - this body, the most noble body, comes to listen to your wishes."

"What do you mean?"

Mahiru Takanashi asked in confusion, however, the girl really only answered one question.

By the time she asked the question, the girl had disappeared.

The literal meaning disappears, and “休” is gone in an instant.

"Hey--"

She called out, but got absolutely no response.

"..."

"..."

Inexplicably.

Mahiru Takanashi puffed up her face and stared at the place where this "Mahiru Takanashi" disappeared.

After a moment, I remembered something very important——

"Hey, are you there?"

There was no response, but she went on talking.

"Listen carefully, you are not allowed to call me Mahiru Kotori. I am Mahiru Kotori!"

After she finished saying this, she was still staring at the place where she disappeared.

After waiting for a long time and seeing there was really no response, she lowered her head, took out the lunch box and prepared to eat.

Then, suddenly, a familiar voice came into my ears——

"Okay, then this body will not be called Kotori Yu Mahiru. This body... this body is called Kotori Yu Mayo, remember that."

"..."

After opening the lunch box, Mahiru Kotori looked up blankly and looked around, but she couldn't see the figure of Mahiru Kotori - no, now she should be called Mayo Kotori.

Where is she speaking?

Never mind. It's not important.

Anyway, this strange person is called Maye.

That's right, she is Mahiru.

Thinking of this, Mahiru Takanashi started to eat her lunch alone.

……

By the way, where is Maya Takanashi now?

Until the last physical education class in the afternoon, Xiaoniaoyou Mahiru hadn't seen Xiaoniaoyoumaiya's figure, and there was not even a sound.

Now, she is alone, what should she do?

Mahiru Takanashi was standing alone in the corner of the stadium, holding a badminton racket, with her head down and staring at her toes.

In the last physical education class, the physical education teacher asked everyone to play badminton, but...did this teacher never consider what to do if no one played?

Also, she knew that no one would play, so why did she bring a badminton racket?

Now I am standing alone in the corner, holding a badminton racket, so stupid.

Mahiru Takanashi thought somewhat self-deprecatingly while poking the floor with her badminton racket.

I don’t know what to do. There’s no way to play badminton alone, right?

Of course it would be fine if the wind was stronger, but there is no wind now - I wouldn't do it even if there was.

Playing badminton alone against the wind is a bit too conspicuous and is definitely not a good idea.

"Hey Hey hey?"

"..."

"Is it... Kotori-san?"

"Ah-yeah, what's wrong!"

Mahiru Kotori, who was poking the floor with her badminton racket, suddenly heard someone calling her. She stood up straight and responded quickly without even realizing who the person was.

It was only after she responded that she saw people—her classmates, two girls.

"Yes, yes... Uwano-san, and... Wenli-san, what, what's wrong?"

Mahiru Takanashi spoke haltingly.

Uwano looked at her strangely, then turned his gaze to the badminton racket in her hand.

"Don't you play badminton?"

"...This, this."

Facing the other party's inquiring gaze, Mahiru Takanashi didn't know how to respond and lowered her head.

"I won't fight..." He said in a low voice, not knowing if the other party could hear him.

"Oh, can you lend the racket to me and Wenli for a while?" - It seems that he heard it.

"..."

"May I?"

While Mahiru Takanashi was silent, the other party asked again.

"..."

It's totally unbearable.

“Please, please…”

Mahiru Takanashi closed her eyes, lowered her head, and sent out her badminton racket with both hands.

……

Now, Mahiru Kotori, who has nothing, squatted alone in the corner of the stadium, looking at the distance -

Uwano-san and Fumi-san are now jumping and playing badminton happily - they are using her rackets and the badminton is also hers.

"..."

Awful.

After taking a look, Mahiru Takanashi frowned and lowered her head.

She stretched out her fingers boredly, poking at the shallow traces of dust on the ground - they were where she had just poked them with her badminton racket.

But now she doesn't even have a badminton racket.

"If you want to refuse, just refuse. If you want to join, just tell them you want to fight together."

"..."

Mahiru Takanashi raised her head.

The girl in the long Lolita dress, with a pitch-black skirt and gorgeous lace, is Maya Takanashi who suddenly disappeared at noon and suddenly reappeared now.

"I don't want to join." Mahiru Takanashi curled her lips.

"you think."

"Do not want to."

"think"

"I don't want to."

"..."

"..."

The situation became a little stalemate.

Waited for a while.

"Why did you suddenly disappear at noon? Where did you come from now?" Mahiru Takanashi skipped the argument and asked curiously.

Then she saw Maya Kotori smiled softly and said, "This question is not important."

"Then what's important?"

"Help you solve the problem."

"what is the problem?"

The words were quickly answered.

Mahiru Kotori suddenly felt dizzy, as if her soul had left her body.

When she regained consciousness, Mahiru Kotori stared blankly at what was in front of her:

In front of her was still Maya Kotori, but the difference was that now, she was standing, and Maya was -

Maya, who was wearing a lolita dress, put away her fingers that were poking the ground, clapped her hands, brushed off the dust, and stood up from the ground.

"..."

Mahiru Takanashi opened her mouth and looked at him in surprise and suspicion.

What's going on?

Suddenly, the two of them switched positions?

However, it seems that it is not as simple as simply swapping positions.

Mahiru Kotori took a look at her own hand and found that it seemed a little translucent: "This is..."

After getting up, Maye walked towards the badminton court while saying, "I'll join them for you."

"……Eh?"

……

While Mahiru Takanashi was still in a daze and didn't understand the current situation, Maya Takanashi had already walked towards Uwano and Fumiaki who were not far away.

Then, she saw it - Maya, who was originally unnoticed, suddenly became visible to others.

"Kinoshita-san, what's wrong?"

Uwano and Fumiri both stopped and looked at Maya who was standing next to them - and they completely ignored the lolita on her.

"Please allow this body to be with you."

"Eh? Wanna play together?" After a moment of surprise, Uwano smiled and replied, "Of course, this is your racket, Kotori-san."

"grateful."

"We are the ones who should thank you." Wen Li on the side said, "I happen to be tired too, Kotori-san, why don't you come over?"

"Ok."

Wearing a lolita skirt, Maya Kotori took the racket handed to her by Wen Li without hesitation and walked onto the court.

"Then, let's get started."

……

Mahiru Takanashi, who was standing nearby, just stared blankly at "her" as she went on the court and played badminton with Uwano.

No, that person is not her! She is Maya!