In the World Group chat:
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "You skipped class again, you know how hard it is for to cover for you?"
She knew Rei Ao had gone off to do a "trade," and everyone else either ignored it or was used to it by now. But as his horoom teacher, she couldn't help complaining. It was tough every ti she had to arrange his absences.
Rei Ao: "Haha, how about I make it up to you with a date next ti, is that good enough?"
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Who…who needs you to make it up, you idiot!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Ew, can't you two talk about this by phone? Why do it in the group chat and shove your lovey-dovey stuff in our faces?"
Eriri: "Agreed!"
Kobayashi: "I concur!"
Shin: "Mom, you've got to work hard so that one day you can flood the chat with that kind of sweet talk, without worrying about what anyone thinks."
Kobayashi: "Stop talking nonsense!"
Kawasaki Saki: "Uh, Hiratsuka Shizuka…is she that horoom teacher for Class 3?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Yep, that's her. I can guess what you're about to ask. Let's just say…you'll get used to it."
Never mind horoom teachers—Utaha had witnessed his editors, other people's wives, all sorts of folks, and none had "won" against him. Whenever she opened the group, she couldn't help feeling she was behind the tis.
Kawasaki Saki: "…"
Yuigahama Yui: "Um, Rei Ao-kun helped another girl from a different world?"
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Maybe it's more accurate to say they made a trade."
Machida Sonoko: "Well, help is still help, even if there's a fee."
Rei Ao: "You should've seen the specifics about Miko in the main group, right?"
Yuigahama Yui: "Yes, yes. It was about evil spirits."
In truth, she wanted to ask if Rei Ao had done that with Miko, but she was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
Rei Ao: "By the way, @Yuigahama Yui, how's your condition now?"
Yuigahama Yui: "It seems fine! Everything's back to normal after that day."
Miura Yumiko: "??? What are you guys talking about? Sothing was wrong with Yui's health?"
Seeing that, Yumiko was puzzled. She had no idea Yui had been unwell in any way. They hung out practically every day, and aside from that one ti when Yui's mory seed off, she'd been perfectly normal.
Rei Ao: "It's nothing big—Yui had a kind of 'Adolescence Syndro.'"
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Adolescence?"
Miura Yumiko: "Syndro?"
Kobayashi: "Ehhh, from the na alone, I can tell it's none of my business."
Sayuri: "Sa here."
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Sigh, teenagers can be exhausting."
Miura Yumiko: "Is it a disease?"
Rei Ao: "Not exactly. Think of it as a paranormal phenonon caused by the intense worries or anxieties of teenagers."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "A paranormal phenonon…so not a normal illness."
Rei Ao: "Correct."
Rei Ao: "So far, among those I've encountered with Adolescence Syndro, there are three in this group: Mai, Yui, and Futaba Rio."
Rei Ao: "Mai's was 'vanishing presence,' Yui swapped bodies with her mom, and Futaba Rio had split personalities."
Miura Yumiko: "???"
Miura Yumiko: "Yui, you and your mom swapped bodies? Does that an back then…"
She recalled the day Yui had seed out of it.
Yuigahama Yui: "Ugh, that day my mom took my place at school."
Miura Yumiko: "!!! No wonder you acted so strangely!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "…I wanted to ask, can anyone get Adolescence Syndro?"
Rei Ao: "Only teens with especially deep worries are likely to get it."
Kobayashi: "As expected, doesn't concern ."
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Ugh, adolescent boys and girls really do encounter all sorts of issues."
Katou gumi: "Rei Ao-kun, that Futaba Rio's split personality—does it an an actual multiple-personality disorder?"
Rei Ao: "More or less, but with a twist."
Rei Ao: "Her other personality manifested physically as a real person."
Futaba Rio: "Hello everyone, I'm 'Futaba'—the other personality of 'Rio.'"
Futaba Rio: "…And I'm 'Rio.' Nice to et you."
Katou Hiromi: "Uh, they're the sa person, right?"
Rei Ao: "It's complicated. They're two separate individuals, yet share the sa identity, and their abilities are also synchronized."
Machida Sonoko: "Truly, the world is vast and full of wonders."
"… …"
But the real Futaba Rio felt uneasy. It wasn't just about having synchronous abilities—both personalities even shared certain strange physical sensations sotis.
Sayuri: "If it's an adolescent problem, shouldn't Eriri also—"
"Shut up, Mom, I don't have any worries!" ca Eriri's voice as she bolted from her room, yelling toward the living room where Sayuri was.
"Haha."
Sayuri let out a soft laugh, narrowing her eyes gently. "Then why have you been avoiding for the past two days, Eriri?"
"…"
Eriri turned away with a huff. "Not because of anything. Just you and him—"
"Seriously… You're an old lady already, how could you still—"
She blurted out her sour complaint, then realized she might have gone too far and clamped her mouth shut. Glancing over, she saw Sayuri didn't look angry.
"Well, yes, I am an old lady," Sayuri said calmly, still smiling, "but…"
She beckoned Eriri closer. "Co, Eriri, how about we have a little heart-to-heart?"
"… …"
She wanted to refuse, but recalling the harshness of her words, she reluctantly shuffled over to sit down—yet kept so distance between them.
Sayuri stood up, moved beside her, and pulled her close. Surprised by the sudden intimacy, Eriri blushed and tried to push her away:
"Mom, what are you doing? I'm not a little kid!"
"Hehe, in a mother's eyes, Eriri will always be her little girl."
Sayuri refused to let go. "Eriri, do you know why your mom's so happy lately?"
"No idea." Eriri shook her head.
Sayuri's lips curved mischievously, leaning toward her daughter's ear. "Because Rei Ao-kun recently took to another world to have so fun~"
"Wha—?!"
Eriri's heart lurched as if sothing heavy had dropped on it. "Huh?!"
Her face contorted with envy and confusion. For so reason, Sayuri felt a surge of joy at seeing that expression.
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