Switch (7)

I wondered if I should take a picture of my new body. I could post it on the school forums to get other people's opinions. I activated my marble, posing while the camera flashed, showing the pictures. It was nice to be an ikemen, everything I wore looked good on me. Rika was furious, punching me to swipe the marble away. I brightly smiled, none of her attacks hurting with the weak force behind them.

"Don't you dare post them!" She started to kick my legs.

I tapped on the screen, posting the multiple sets of photos. Rika stared at the screen in despair, looking like she was about to cry. Charles stood a distance away from us, opening his own marble to check the post. His eyes widened as his lips began to wiggle until he began to cough. Reading through the newly written comments, I found that others had the same thought as me. They found the new outfit innovative and fascinating, an upgrade from before.

"See, everyone is praising the new style," I showed Rika.

Rika started to brightly glow, pouring a vast amount of mana into a spell. The mana levels in the air greatly rose, her emotions fuelling the desire to return to her original body. I wasn't worried, knowing there was a low chance she would succeed in such an iffy spell. Nothing turned out the way you truly wanted unless you knew what you were specifically doing. I gasped when I felt myself vanishing from his body.

Alex knew how to use my mana more than I did. He brightly smiled when he found himself back in his original body. He stomped towards Rika, thinking she was me. I hid my happiness when I had switched into another vessel. The screen of a young boy floated in front of me, standing a distance away from the chaos. He was reading the comments on the new post Alex has made. Rika's eyes widened as Alex began to yell at her, "we're confining you to your room. We're not going to accept any complaints while you catch up on everything you missed."

"I'm not her!" Rika shouted.

"You deserve it," I smirked.

"Rika is in my body! You should know that the best," Charles tried to convince them.

"Do you actually believe her?" I scoffed.

It was easier imitating Charles than Alex. I just had to mock everything she said, everything I planned to do anyways. Charles was helplessly dragged by Alex in my original body, the same way as Alex when he was in mine. I was inside Alex's bedroom alone, Luke following them to Rika's bedroom. The more Charles fought back, the more they would think he was me. This was the perfect timing to visit his bedroom.

It had to be somewhere near where we stayed, opening each door nearby. Although it took a few tries, I was pleased to find his bedroom at the end of the same floor. I could tell when I noticed his collection of swords hung on the walls, shining from the sunlight drowning the room. Maybe this was the chance I could finally practice using the sword. In my original body, it was hard to lift the swords in general for a long time without spending more of my mana.

I decided to transfer all the swords in his closet and walls into my new inventory. There had to be an open space inside the mansion since Luke and Alex liked to spar with each other often. I began to search the mansion, going through all its halls. I knew this wasn't the Roselia family mansion, the layout being completely different. When I took a closer look at the decorations on the walls, I discovered I was inside the Suilett family mansion.

After opening almost every single door, I finally found a large room. The walls were surrounded by a strong barrier while there were similar magical tools neatly arranged towards the back. It was likely a mana practice room. It was the perfect place to pull all of Charles' swords out to try each of them. If one of them got dull, there was easily a replacement with the large number laid out on the floor.

Tapping on the settings on the room, I chose metal dummies to work with. The harder the metal, the better since it was a characteristic of stronger monsters to have impenetrable skin. Although it was peaceful now, we didn't know when they would change their minds. The swords felt light in my hands, responding to my mana automatically pouring into it. Charles possessed a bit more mana than Alex, allowing me to use his without any hesitation.

Time quickly passed as I threw the dull swords on the ground while I grabbed a new one. I was disappointed from how the swords easily broke. Once the surface became chipped and uneven, the swings weren't as effective. How was he going to survive when he encountered stronger enemies? It was no wonder he was such a coward when the monsters attacked the school barrier in the past.

When his last sword was about to be thrown on the ground from its edges cracked, someone opened the mana practice room. Rika appeared like she was close to fainting when she noticed all the broken swords on the ground. Both Luke and Alex appeared a little guilty, quickly stepping a few steps away from her.

"Riiiikkkkaaaaa!" She screamed.