Before Long…
"What are you two talking about?"
Stepping out of the bathroom in a towel, Miko glanced curiously at the other two. She had the feeling there was something off about the atmosphere between them.
"Hana, aren't you going home?"
Miko had decided it would be best to urge Hana to leave quickly; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to…um…repay Rei Ao properly.
"Oh, oh! I'll take a quick shower, then I'm heading out!"
She gave Miko no chance to speak further, dashing into the bathroom and swiftly shutting the door.
"???"
Miko stood there, bewildered. Can't she just bathe at home?
Rei Ao, wearing a faint smile, explained, "Hana said she was so scared earlier that she broke into a cold sweat, and she won't feel comfortable unless she washes up."
"Oh, oh."
Miko accepted the explanation without question.
After all, she really had been terrified herself.
Setting aside a cold sweat, she had nearly…well, better not say. Fortunately, she'd held it in, or she would have embarrassed herself not just in front of Rei Ao, but in front of Hana as well.
"All right, then once Hana goes home—"
She intended to wait for Hana to leave so she could properly receive Rei Ao's "baptism." But before she finished, Rei Ao pulled her onto the bed, silencing her with a kiss.
"!!!"
And, beneath her shocked gaze, it began…
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Half an hour later…
Miko's body and mind were both in wild disarray. Rei Ao had positioned her facing the bathroom, and she was staring fixedly at the bathroom door, ears straining for the sound of running water. Even though she was already a mess, she still tried to warn him:
"Re—Rei Ao-nii, Hana's almost done there. Shouldn't we stop?"
"… …"
It was as if Rei Ao didn't hear, continuing his… "output."
Miko panicked. She was bouncing up and down in his grasp like a doll, with no ability to resist. Thankfully, the water was still running—there was a bit more time. Determined, Miko gritted her teeth, planning to let herself go once before speaking again.
But…although the water was still running, the bathroom door opened.
Just as she'd geared up to release, Miko locked eyes with Hana, who had come to a halt, staring. She felt as if she'd been struck by lightning.
"H–Hana…"
Her lips felt parched, and she wanted to explain.
"Eek!!!"
Yet her body betrayed her, rushing straight into that overwhelming but mortifying peak right at that moment…
Hana stared blankly at the wet evidence flying toward her. By her estimate, the distance from the bed had to be at least four or five meters. That didn't match anything they'd learned in biology class. How on earth did Miko pull that off? Did she have a hidden water gun?
Meanwhile, Miko—who had inadvertently performed quite a show—realized her social life was finished. She was practically paralyzed, managing only to mumble, "Hana…don't look. Hurry and go…"
"Go? Heh."
Rei Ao sat up, calmly lifting Miko away and setting her to one side. Then he crooked a finger at Hana.
Hana obediently approached.
"Hana, you've been curious about my so-called big chungus since the beginning. Go ahead and take a good look."
"Mm-hmm."
Hana really did reach out, experimentally.
"???"
Miko was dumbstruck.
"What…what's going on?"
Still lightly rubbing Miko's small foot, Rei Ao explained with a smile, "I mentioned our situation to Hana earlier. She decided to share some of the burden for you, so here we are."
He couldn't help remarking, "Miko, you really do have a wonderful friend."
"Ugh!"
"… …"
Miko watched as her best friend started sampling something "tasty," part of which Miko herself had just produced. She found herself lost for words. Indeed, her instincts had been right: something must have happened while Hana was showering.
"Wah…Miko, oh… oh kah uh fuh!"
Hana was talking, but with her cheeks so stuffed, her words came out garbled. Miko's eyelids twitched in exasperation. Come on, at a time like this, don't speak at all!
"Miko, do you still have the strength?"
"… …"
Miko paused, took a deep breath, and only had one thought left:
Well, that's it, Hana. Let's stay best friends—no, best sisters—for life!
"Rei Ao-nii, I can still go!"
…
"Hmm?"
Yui awoke, sitting up in a haze. Glancing around in confusion, she recognized the furniture and décor.
"This is…my room?"
She clearly recalled doing a lot with Rei Ao at the hotel. Yet her body wasn't sore at all, as if nothing had happened. Wait…
She realized the weight on her chest felt different. Testing it with her hand—there was an unmistakably familiar sense of heft.
"Yui, are you awake?"
A familiar voice rang out—her own voice. Looking up, she saw…herself standing in the doorway!
She was calling Yui's name, yet it was obviously Yui who was in the bed?
"This has to be a dream," Yui mumbled. Two of herself couldn't exist. She gave her cheek a pinch.
"Ow!"
It hurt enough to make her bare her teeth.
"It hurts! So…not a dream?"
While Yui was still in a fog, "Yui" by the door approached with a sigh. "Yui, it's me—Mom."
"Mom?"
"Mm, looks like our bodies are swapped again."
"Eh?!?"
"Sigh…this morning, Rei Ao-kun brought you home while you were asleep, and after he left, it wasn't long before our bodies swapped again,"
Mrs. Yuigahama said calmly, utilizing the lie she had spent considerable effort devising. Stated this way, hopefully Yui wouldn't assume anything too strange.
Indeed, Yui had nearly worried whether they'd swapped halfway through…that. That would have been far too horrifying. Fortunately, it wasn't so. She breathed a sigh of relief, but soon she was facing her mother's "serious" questioning.
"Yui, didn't you say you were going to Yumiko's place? So why did Rei Ao-kun bring you home? Plus, your body seems absolutely worn out. You two didn't go and do anything crazy, did you?"
"Uh…"
A cold sweat broke over Yui. She was scared her mother might discover something. Trying to think fast, she hurriedly made something up.
"Um, w-we went to a karaoke place yesterday, singing and dancing until we were exhausted, ha…haha."
She reached up to scratch the back of her head in embarrassment.
"… …"
Mrs. Yuigahama, watching her daughter lie to her while she herself was lying to her daughter, felt the most complex swirl of emotions imaginable.
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