Chapter 87 : Body Swap lll

Itomori

"Let's go, Onee-chan, or we'll be late for school," Yotsuha said, pulling Akira along. He was walking slowly, enjoying the scenic views of the city's beautiful natural surroundings.

"There's no need to rush, Yotsuha; we still have some time," Akira replied helplessly, allowing her to pull him along.

"Baka Onee-chan, we only have ten minutes until school starts!" Yotsuha exclaimed, pulling Akira even harder. She couldn't help but feel her sister was acting strange today.

"Fine, I'll hurry up, so stop pulling me," Akira said with a sigh, gently pulling his hand free from Yotsuha's grip before picking up his pace.

Akira and Yotsuha walked toward the school, with Yotsuha lecturing Akira about the importance of not being lazy or late for school. Akira mostly ignored her, his gaze fixed on the lake in the middle of the city.

'There seems to be something at the bottom of that lake,' Akira thought, sensing an immense magical force emanating from it. 'Not only does the lake contain an absurd amount of magical energy, but I also feel a distortion in space-time not too far away.'

"So, I'll head off now," Yotsuha said, stopping at a crossroads. "Make sure you get to school on time, Onee-chan."

"Alright, take care of yourself," Akira replied, smiling as he watched the lively young girl. "Now, let's find where Itomori High School is."

After Yotsuha left, Akira pulled out Mitsuha's phone to search for Itomori High School, the school Mitsuha attended—he had seen it on her student ID booklet.

"2013…" Akira muttered as he noticed the date on the phone. "It seems this isn't just a simple body swap."

"Three years ago, Mitsuha, braided cord…" Akira muttered, straining to remember where he had heard the name Mitsuha. "I remember now—she's that strange girl I met three years ago, who seemed to know my future self, surrounded by space-time energy."

By piecing together these clues, Akira remembered who Mitsuha was. He had seen her three years ago but couldn't recognize her back then. Using Clairvoyance, he had learned about this mysterious girl's situation, who was surrounded by chaotic space-time energy.

"Even if I remember her now, I still don't know why we've swapped bodies," Akira sighed, resuming his search on the phone. After locating Itomori High School, he concluded, "Well, I'll find out when the time comes."

With that thought, Akira walked toward Itomori High School. He didn't have anything else to do for the time being, at least until evening, when he planned to check out what lay at the bottom of the lake.

"But seriously, this town is incredibly beautiful," Akira remarked, smiling as he strolled through the town, taking in the scenery without much care about being late.

"Good morning, Mitsuha!" Akira heard a girl call out Mitsuha's name, causing him to turn around. He saw a brown-haired girl and a bald guy wearing the same school uniform. They seemed to be Mitsuha's friends.

"Good morning," Akira replied with a brief nod, not bothering to elaborate. Although he didn't mind if someone found out he wasn't actually Mitsuha, he wasn't in the mood to explain everything, especially since he didn't fully understand the situation himself.

"Mitsuha, why are you walking like that?" the girl with the twin ponytails asked, grabbing Akira's hand and pulling him along. "Let's run, or we'll be late for school!"

"Tessie, hurry up too!" the girl shouted to the bald guy riding a bicycle as she ran, pulling Akira along with her.

"Wait up!" Tessie called after the girl with twin ponytails and Akira, sighing as he pedaled to catch up with them.

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Itomori High School

'Miyamizu… Miyamizu… Miyamizu...' Akira repeated Mitsuha's last name as he looked for her shoe locker.

"What's up, Mitsuha?" a girl nearby asked, switching her shoes in a locker close to Akira's.

"Nothing," Akira replied, shaking his head as he found Mitsuha's shoe locker and changed into the indoor school shoes. 'So, her name is Natori Sayaka.'

With this realization, Akira took out Mitsuha's phone, searching for any information he could find about Sayaka and Tessie.

'I see… so they're her only friends,' Akira thought as he looked through their phone numbers and conversations.

Even though it felt like an invasion of privacy, this was an emergency. Akira didn't hesitate to browse through their messages, hoping it would help him understand the situation better. He didn't want to accidentally embarrass himself by making a mistake.

Certainly, Akira didn't care if Mitsuha noticed he'd seen her messages on his phone. Given the circumstances, it was unreasonable for anyone to blame the other person.

With that in mind, Akira walked alongside Tessie and Saya-chi, as Mitsuha liked to call her, toward the classroom. Tessie left halfway, as he was in a different class, and Akira continued on with Sayaka, as they were in the same class.

"We're totally late," Sayaka muttered, grumbling about how they'd likely be punished and similar things.

'It's actually a good thing we're late, as I don't even know where Mitsuha's seat is,' Akira thought, feeling relieved about the delay. Unlike Sayaka, who was nervous about punishment, Akira was glad he wouldn't have to embarrass himself by not knowing Mitsuha's seat location.

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