I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

"What are you doing?"

"Play chess with yourself."

"Eh...this is really interesting." Uwano exclaimed.

Of course it is so. She, Mahiru Takanashi, doesn't need anyone else and can be fine on her own.

As for Maya Kotori——

Hmm...if you think about it carefully, it’s better not to let her leave for the time being.

After all, she still needs her to deal with Uwano now, otherwise she will not be able to cope with it at all.

Looking at Mayu playing badminton with Uwano again, Mahiru made a decision.

Chapter 246 Finally, the story of Amamiya Yoru came to an end (Part )

"Mahiru, let's go."

"This body is here."

"Yeah, it's Maya again."

"Ah."

"Come to think of it, it's been so long, why did Mahiru let you out as soon as she saw me?"

"Who knows." Maya Takanashi said as if she didn't care.

Mahiru Takanashi on the side didn't care about the conversation between the two at all. She didn't even look at them. She just lowered her head and walked on her own way.

Because when the two of them exchanged identities just now, she suddenly thought of a question - when did she become so accustomed to Maye's existence?

Now, as long as Uwano appears, there is no need for communication between her and Maya, and she can directly let Maya go online.

Hmm... time is indeed a powerful thing.

It's only been one semester, but she's already completely used to Maya.

Obviously, she had thought about letting her leave at the beginning - although she didn't know how to get rid of her.

The decision to let her stay was only to deal with Uwano.

However, now, not only Maya, but also Uwano, who has been coming to see her every day since last semester, has to get used to it.

So it's really magical.

In the past, Mahiru Takanashi would never have believed that she would be so accustomed to others.

"By the way, Maye, I want to tell you something - I think I saw you at noon today."

“Hasn’t this body always been here?”

"What I mean is, I saw two Maya... No, two Mahiru, no... should I say, one Mahiru and one Maya...?"

Uwano struggled with what to say.

"Well...anyway, I saw you next to Mahiru."

"..."

Mahiru Takanashi, who was daydreaming, suddenly heard these words coming from the side.

She blinked and looked at Maya and Uwano who were walking beside her.

"Really?" - Maya was just as confused as she was, "You saw this body next to Mahiru?"

"Yeah, wearing a black dress, leaning against the wall bored - right?"

"..."

"..."

Mahiru and Maya looked at each other, and Mahiru even took a special look at Maya's skirt. It was a black Lolita skirt, no doubt.

Maya Kotori continued to ask: "Did you really see this body?"

"Yes, and..." Uwano nodded with certainty, "In fact, I vaguely saw it several days ago, but I thought it was just an illusion because I was too tired."

"But I saw it for two consecutive days. Including today, this is the fourth time."

"..." Maya and Mahiru didn't say anything, and Uwano continued speaking in a slightly excited tone.

"I didn't expect that I could see Mahiru and Maya at the same time. It shouldn't be an illusion, right? This time today, I felt that I could see it quite clearly, so I told you."

"..."

"Mayo, what's wrong?"

"...Nothing." Maya Kotori came back to her senses and shook her head. Then, she pointed with her eyes, "Can you see Mahiru now?"

"Mahiru?" Uwano followed Mayo's gaze, "Is Mahiru here? Hello - but I can't see you."

"That's it..."

"But maybe, just like now, I will suddenly see it one day."

"..."

Mahiru subconsciously shrank her neck when she was in Uwano's sight.

……

"Maya, tell me, what happened? Why were you seen?"

After saying goodbye to Uwano, Mahiru Kotori, who had regained her physical form, looked at Maya beside her with confusion.

Maya's face looked a little solemn. This was the first time that Takanashi Mahiru saw this expression on her face.

"Is it only Uwano-san who can see it, or is there anyone else who can see it?" Since Maya didn't answer her, Mahiru asked again.

This time Mayo spoke, and the solemnity in his expression disappeared, becoming as calm as usual, but he still did not answer Mahiru.

"I don't know this body either, I'll tell you later."

"Oh."

Mahiru Takanashi responded.

……

Got home.

Mahiru Kotori, who often forgets to bring her keys, simply doesn't bring her keys with her and rang the doorbell.

Soon, the door was opened.

"I'm back...Mom?"

When she opened the door, Mahiru Kotori unexpectedly discovered that the person who opened the door for her today was actually her mother - normally it should be -

"Where's Aunt Gong Lin?"

Mahiru Takanashi looked inside the door and saw that there was no one else there except her mother.

Kotori's mother frowned slightly, looking a little worried.

"Mahiru, I'm back - Gong Lin suddenly took leave due to illness and is still in the hospital, so I came back from the company."

"Eh? Are you sick? What's wrong? Is it serious? Is Aunt Gong Lin okay?" Mahiru Takanashi walked into the house and asked several questions in a row.

Gong Lin was hired by her mother to take care of her. After all, due to her busy work, her mother was usually in the company and had no time to come back to take care of her.

"I don't know why... Anyway... OK, it's okay, it's not serious, don't worry." Her mother took her backpack and said, "I'll cook tonight."

"……Oh."

……

Gong Lin's illness does not seem to be very serious.

"Aunt Gong Lin? Are you healed?"

The next day after school, when Mahiru Takanashi returned home, she saw Miyabayashi appear behind the door after opening it.

"Yes, it's healed now."

Although her face was still a little haggard, Gong Lin still tried his best to smile and welcome her back.

"What's the disease? Is it serious?" asked Mahiru Kotori.

Gong Lin looked Mahiru up and down, then put the slippers at her feet and took her schoolbag.

"Because... No, it's okay. I was probably just too tired. But I took a day off yesterday and I feel much better now. It's okay."

"Is this so...?"

Mahiru Takanashi looked at Gong Lin suspiciously, but didn't say much.

"Thank you." She put on her slippers.

……

However, things don't seem to be that simple.

"Mahiru... Mayo, what's wrong?"

As soon as Uwano's voice appeared in his ears, Mahiru Takanashi logged off at the speed of light and let Mayo come in.

Maye looked at Uwanokiri Hotaru who was walking in from not far away, and waited for her for a while until she arrived in front of her.

"Why did Mahiru look so worried just now?" Uwano asked Maya.

"Auntie Gong Lin, who has been taking care of her at home, is sick again."

"again?"

"Ah."

"Eh...is it serious?"

"Probably." Maya glanced at Mahiru who was not in a good mood next to him.

"It'll be alright."

The atmosphere became a little heavy, and Uwano and Maya stopped talking.

……

"Katcha."

Mahiru Kotori, who rarely brought her keys with her, used the key to open the door of her house.

"Is Mahiru back?"

"Ah."

As the door closed, I heard my mother's voice.

"How is Aunt Gong Lin?"

"Still in the hospital."

"..." Mahiru Kotori lowered her head to change her shoes and saw several pairs of shoes at the entrance.

"Is there anyone coming to the house?"

"Ah...well, yes." Kotori's mother responded a little uneasily.

"Who is it?" - Mahiru was about to ask, but there was no need to ask, as she could already smell a strong scent of sandalwood and could hear unclear chanting in her ears.

"..."

She looked into the living room and saw several monks with their heads bowed and muttering to themselves.

"..." She looked towards her mother, who avoided her gaze and said vaguely, "Mahiru, are you tired? Why don't you sit on the sofa and take a rest?"

She came forward and took her hand.

"..."

Maybe he really couldn't find any excuse, so he actually said something like taking a rest in the living room.

In the living room, Mahiru Kotori, held by her mother's hand, sat on the sofa, surrounded by several monks.

The chanting sounded continuously.