I am a teacher at a girls' school in Tokyo

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"Don't worry, it's okay. This is a method for relieving fatigue that someone recommended to me recently..."

"..."

Mahiru Kotori could feel that her mother's hand, which was holding her, was slightly sweaty.

All this made her feel uneasy.

She bit her lower lip and looked around.

Maya wasn't around.

……

How long did the chanting last? Mahiru Kotori didn't know.

All she knew was that by the time it was over, she was exhausted.

After finishing their quick dinner, Mahiru Kotori returned to her room as if she wanted to escape.

but……

"Um, Mahiru, tonight... Mommy will sleep with you, okay?"

"..."

……

The lights in the room were turned off. Mahiru Takanashi was lying on the bed, and she carefully looked at her mother in the dark, who seemed to be asleep.

Then, she quietly lifted the quilt, held her breath, and slowly sat up.

Maya, where are you now?

After getting up, she looked around anxiously, trying to find the figure in Lolita dress who always appeared suddenly in the night.

"Mahiru, what are you looking for?"

"..."

Mahiru Takanashi froze, turned around and looked at her mother who had a nervous face.

"……nothing."

……

The next day, it was already the weekend and Aunt Miyabayashi returned home, but Mahiru Kotori's mother still did not go to the company even though Miyabayashi had returned.

Xiao Niaoyou stayed at home, accepting the sudden care from her mother.

The weekend passed quickly.

"Mahiru, good morning. Maya, good morning—hmm?"

"..."

Mahiru Takanashi, who was walking with her head down, met Uwano again on the way to school.

Uwano chased after her energetically, but as soon as he got to Mahiru Takanashi's side, he immediately noticed something was wrong.

"…Mahiru?"

She looked at the bird swimming beside her in confusion and spoke tentatively.

"..."

Mahiru Takanashi looked extremely bad, and nodded stiffly, almost like a zombie.

"……Eh?"

After being stunned for a moment, Uwano exclaimed when he came to his senses.

"Really Mahiru?"

"..."

She was delighted.

But soon, in her joy, she discovered that Mahiru's complexion was getting worse and worse.

"Mahiru...? What's wrong?"

She asked with concern.

"What happened? And where did Maya go?"

"..."

Mahiru Takanashi did not answer Uwano's question.

Because she didn't know the answer either, and...

Mahiru and Uwano are not actually familiar with each other.

Mahiru Takanashi lowered her head and walked into the classroom without saying a word.

……

"Mahiru."

"..."

"Mahiru?"

"..."

"Mahiru—"

From breaks, to lunch breaks, to after school in the evening, Uwano always ran to her side.

Mahiru Takanashi, who had been in a daze the whole day, finally responded to her after school in the afternoon.

She raised her eyes and scanned Uwano's face.

There was an anxious look on her face.

"Mahiru? What happened?"

"..."

Mahiru Takanashi took a breath.

She held out her hand.

Uwano looked at Mahiru's hand blankly, then after a moment's hesitation he also stretched out his hand, placed it under Mahiru's hand, and spread it out.

Something was thrown into her palm, and then Mahiru Takanashi left Uwano alone without looking back and walked away quickly, disappearing into the crowd.

Leaving Uwano standing there, looking at his hands——

This is a crumpled piece of paper. When it is unfolded, there is this text:

"I think that when you saw this note, you should have understood it, right?"

"Because this body interferes too much with the real world, it can now be observed by some people in the real world."

"First, some of the people who are close to me, such as Qiying, your mother, and Gong Lin. Then, there will be more people."

"Qie Ying has long known about the existence of this body, so there is no problem."

"But... Aunt Miyabayashi and Mahiru's mother at home..."

"They were faced with this person, who had the same appearance as you, Mahiru, but acted and dressed very differently, and who was always by your side, and suddenly appeared."

"After observing this, it's natural to feel panic."

"Indeed, Aunt Gong Lin has been hospitalized twice because of this condition."

"Mahiru's mother is also troubled by this."

"In fact, I had expected this a long time ago, but I just couldn't make up my mind."

"Until today, when a monk appeared in my home, I knew it."

"It's time to say goodbye."

"Before the situation gets worse and before this body fully manifests in the world, let's say goodbye."

"——Maya Kotori, stay."

"..."

In the evening light after school, Uwano was stunned as she read the note that Mahiru Kotori handed to her.

Wait until the wind blows and the crumpled paper falls to the ground.

Uwanokiri Hotaru came to her senses and hurriedly picked up the note.

Maya...disappeared?

After not seeing her for a weekend, she just disappeared?

She digested the news in astonishment.

……

"Mahiru, Mahiru—"

The next morning, Uwanokiri Hotaru stood at the school gate, waiting for Kotori to arrive, and when she saw her coming from afar, she hurried over to her.

But before she reached Mahiru Takanashi, she saw Mahiru Takanashi take half a step back and then.

She lowered her head and her expression could not be seen clearly. One could only hear her voice, hitting her eardrums along with the morning air.

"Uwano-san, the Maya you're looking for is no longer here, please go back."

"..."

The person Uwano had always been talking to was Maya, not Mahiru.

Chapter 247 Finally, the story of Amamiya Ye comes to an end (End)

Everything returned to normal, just as it was before the real night arrived.

If there was any change, it was probably that her mother was worried about her and dropped her job and returned home.

Apart from that nothing has changed.

Mahiru Takanashi and Uwano separated and were no longer close.

Perhaps it should be said that they have never come close, because it is always Maya who comes forward.

With Maya gone, such a restoration was so natural.

Going to school, taking a lunch break, going home from school, physical education class, home economics class... in all kinds of things, the two of them returned to the way they were at the beginning.

There was no one else around Mahiru Takanashi, just like she was alone at the beginning.

……

This situation continued until one day after school.

The bell rang, and Mahiru Kotori, who had already quietly packed her schoolbag, stood up and walked out of the classroom.

"Mahiru."

"..."

The familiar voice behind her made Mahiru Kotori, who had just stepped half way out of the classroom, stop.

She turned around and took a look.

"Mahiru, I'm thinking, can you go somewhere with me this weekend?" Uwano was behind her, trying his best to smile and invite her.

"I……"

"The person I invited is Mahiru." As if he had anticipated what she was going to say, Uwano immediately blocked her rejection.

"..."