I am only one world away from Yukinoshita.

Kiyoshi took a deep breath and pulled his hand away from Aki's.

"I refuse."

"what!"

An Yi crouched down on the ground, holding her head in her hands.

"First of all, I am very busy. I not only have to participate in the brass band training, but also in the service club activities. My body cannot spare a third activity to participate in more club activities."

"You don't have to participate; you can just be the mascot!"

"Secondly! Didn't you consider Shiwa-senpai's intentions in recruiting someone who is completely useless into the club?"

At the same time, Kiyoyori was well aware of Kasumigaoka's roundabout intentions in contacting him, even through Aki. He simply didn't want Kiyoyori to refuse, but rather wanted to use Kiyoyori to refuse Aki's invitation.

After all, Kasumigaoka holds a trump card that can make Kiyoyori do anything that doesn't cross the line.

Thinking of that photo makes Qinglai feel that the future is bleak.

"Thirdly, Renya-senpai, you've handed over the scriptwriting work to Utaha-senpai and the original animation work to Eriri, so what are you doing? Please don't tell me you're the planner, since you haven't even submitted a decent proposal yet."

Kiyoshi casually tossed the notebook in his hand to Aki, who was still squatting on the ground.

"Finally, I don't like visual novels at all."

Kiyoshi could now clearly see Aki's soul floating out of his mouth.

"I'm very sorry, but I can't grant Tomoya-senpai's request. If you really want to make this game, please be down-to-earth and give those two a project proposal that will satisfy them. That's the path to your success, not wasting your time on me."

Kiyoshi had no intention of inviting the other party to his home.

"Oh right, about the story of Tomoya-senpai's encounter with the heroine." Kiyoyori gave Aki a kind smile while he was stunned.

"Actually, that annoying passerby who caught the pretty girl's hat was me~, Tomoya-senpai didn't even notice me at all!"

After all, Kiyoyori is known for holding grudges.

Locked out, Aki once again felt the chill of winter in the sweltering early summer.

Why is this happening? Where did things go wrong...?

Although he doesn't really care about real-life beautiful girls, why is that? There are many beautiful girls around him, but every single one of them seems to treat him extremely badly.

Is he really going to give up like this?

No! He will definitely create a proposal that will satisfy everyone!

Recalling the scene of the two girls' accidental encounter under the cherry blossom tree, their hands touching unintentionally, and the cherry-red blush that rose on their faces.

Another idea suddenly flashed through Aki Tomoya's mind.

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I should be able to keep up with two updates a day in June. After that, it's uncertain; I'll be starting work after graduation, and then I won't have as much time. But that's hard to say. At least I should be able to maintain daily updates; I really want to finish writing this story properly.

Chapter 25, Section 83: The Familiar Recipe, The Familiar Development

Yukinoshita was momentarily lost in thought as she watched Yuihama struggle with the math problem.

Please complete the practice questions I left for you; I will check them.

For some reason, this sentence came to her mind. Before meeting Yuihama, Yukinoshita had never met anyone who could ignore her indifference and keep getting closer to her, let alone have such a conversation.

She was grateful to Yui for warming her like the sun, although sometimes excessive physical contact made her uncomfortable, so she was unwilling to treat Yui as a substitute for someone she didn't even know if they really existed.

However, Yukinoshita always finds herself subconsciously searching for similarities to that vaguely imagined person when interacting with others, even though she knows it's very impolite to them.

The same goes for Yuihama, and also for Rikka.

Could it be a figure she imagined because she had been lonely for too long? That person often appeared in her dreams, with an unclear face and an unremembered name. Although he was clearly a phantom, Yukinoshita firmly believed in his existence. But the world was so big, where should she begin her search, and where should she look?

Who exactly are you...?

"Xiaoxue?"

Yuihama's soft call snapped Yukinoshita back to reality.

"What's wrong, Xiaoxue? You don't look well."

Yuihama reached out worriedly, wanting to use the back of her hand to check Yukinoshita's body temperature, but was interrupted by the other's backward movement, and she awkwardly withdrew her hand.

"I'm fine, Yui-chan." Yukinoshita silently leaned closer again. "Take a look at this question..."

Seeing Yukinoshita's actions, Yuihama's eyes lit up. "Hmm!"

The conversation between the two people coming from the entrance hall reached the living room word for word. Although she had no intention of prying into their privacy, she couldn't resist the urge under the circumstances. When Yukino heard the words "join the Service Club," she recalled Taki's request. Although everything seemed to be proceeding in an orderly manner, Yukino was still completely clueless about the request.

Tachibana Kiyori's every move carries a certain distance, but this distance doesn't make others feel uncomfortable or alienated. She can joke occasionally without crossing any lines, making people feel relaxed. This is evident in her interactions with Yuigahama and Nakazeko-senpai. As for Tanaka-senpai, perhaps because they are childhood friends, they are much closer, and there's no question of mutual acknowledgment.

What's puzzling is the other person's attitude towards her. Even though she's the most difficult one to get along with, the distance between them never seemed as great as the distance between Tachibana and others.

Could it be that Tachibana-san really has some ulterior motive towards me...?

A fierce glint appeared in Yukina's eyes.

Startled by Yukinoshita's sudden change in demeanor, Yui poked Yukinoshita's arm with her pen, "Yukino..."

"Sorry, I was just spacing out."

"Xiaoxue isn't feeling well, is she? Why don't we take a break?"

"I think Yuihama-san wants to rest, right?"

Yukinoshita mercilessly exposes Yuihama's thoughts.

"Hehehe..." Yui scratched her head sheepishly, "But we've been studying for a long time, and even Yuki is having trouble concentrating... and she only ate half of the cake..."

"Yuihama-san, this study session was originally for—"

Her words abruptly stopped as a sudden wave of dizziness forced her to halt her exasperated remarks and cover her forehead with her hand.

"Xiaoxue?! What happened?!"

Yukinoshita suddenly felt dizzy, and everything she could see seemed to be completely turned upside down. At the same time, Kiyori, who was standing in the corridor talking on the phone with Kasumigaoka, also suddenly felt dizzy. She reacted quickly and braced herself against the wall to avoid falling.

"Shimizu-kun?"

A concerned voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Shiyu..." A sudden dizziness made Qinglai's legs weak, and even speaking became difficult. "I'll... reply later..."

Kiyoshi leaned against the wall, hung up the phone, and slid down the wall. Kiyoshi sat on the ground, waiting for the dizziness to pass. After a while, the nauseating dizziness finally disappeared, and Kiyoshi opened his eyes.

What came into view was Yuihama's magnified, worried face, her brows furrowed and her lips tightly pressed together in tension.

Kiyotomi felt her body leaning against Yuihama-senpai's arm. Yuihama bent over, revealing a glimpse of what was inside her collar. Even the scent of Yuihama's sunscreen became more pronounced as she got closer. Kiyotomi awkwardly moved back a little.

"Thank you, Yuihama-mae—"

"Xiaoxue, are you alright?"

The words he was about to say were stuck in his throat, and Qinglai didn't know how to react for a moment.

Light snow...?

Light snow...!

Before Kiyoyori could process this bizarre and astonishing news, Nakazeko, who had been sitting opposite him, leaned over and asked, "Is Yukinoshita alright? Asuka went to get the medicine. Why don't we rest for a bit?"

Kiyoyori's heart pounded wildly, just like Yuihama's, with her expression of concern. Or rather, it was Yukinoshita-senpai's heart that was racing.

Asuka returned to the table with several boxes of pills. "Although I don't know what to eat, I'll just take them all for now."

Qinglai glanced at them and saw that most of them were motion sickness medicines kept at home.

“I’m fine,” Kiyoyori forced a smile. “It was probably just a little low blood sugar… I’m much better now.”

“Speaking of which, Yukinoshita didn’t eat any cake just now,” Nakazeko said, and when she heard that Yukinoshita might have low blood sugar, she immediately put the cake back on the table. Asuka also cooperated by putting away her book. “Yukinoshita, have some cake to replenish your sugar.”

Kiyoshi couldn't resist their enthusiasm, nor could he bear the worry of the three of them at the same time. He reluctantly ate a few bites of cake and said, "I'm fine, really. I'm sorry to have worried you all."

"Oh, really, why are you being so polite at a time like this!"

Yuihama puffed out her cheeks unhappily, too worried about Yukinoshita's condition to eat any cake.

“It seems there are no problems,” Asuka and Nakazeko exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief. “Why don’t we take a break and rest for a while?”

"That's fine too." Nakazeko smiled and agreed with her two juniors. "Yukinoshita-kun, is that alright?"

Qinglai nodded; her brain seemed rusty, making an alarming noise with every turn.

"Then why don't we practice playing the instruments?" Asuka suggested. "We brought instruments with us anyway, so we can perform for Yuigahama and Yukinoshita. You can relax by listening to music."

Upon hearing this suggestion, Kiyoshi instantly sobered up.

If she is currently inside Yukinoshita-senpai's body, then the only person inside her body can be Yukinoshita-senpai.

Having Yukino-senpai play the oboe?! Wouldn't that immediately give us away?!

"So, where is Kiyora?"

At that moment, Qinglai appeared at the entrance to the living room, holding his phone and walking in with a complicated expression.

Kiyoyori and Yukino quickly exchanged a glance, confirming an unbelievable fact—

They swapped bodies!

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Chapter 26, Section 84: An Unexpected Twist

The two chose to remain silent about the paranormal phenomenon, so they had to act as each other. Before they could recover from the situation, they immediately faced a huge problem.

Playing music is absolutely out of the question. For Asuka, who understands music and Kiyoyori, music sometimes reflects what the other person is thinking more directly than words.

But now the arrow is already on the bow, and it must be released.