A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

Moreover, she's the school's top goddess; you could say her lineage goes back to her great-grandfather's generation.

For things like ID cards, just ask on a forum, and you'll know the answer in three minutes.

So sometimes being too famous isn't a good thing.

……

At the corner of the corridor.

The person wearing Kazama Chihiro's skin remained seated on the ground in the same position as before, staring blankly ahead.

Above his head, a small yellow lion was circling around like a headless fly.

"Hey! Chiyu! Are you alright? Did you hit your head and make it stupid? That lizard ran away! Why didn't you chase after it? And what's with that expression? Did you catch that facial paralysis from that Yukinoshita-san?"

Xiao Ke kept complaining, clearly still not understanding the situation.

"Wake up! Stop playing dead! Get that stick out of your head right now!"

"stick?"

Kazama Chiba (also known as Yukino) stared blankly at this thing that defied the common sense of biology.

"A lion that spews foul language..."

"No... this must be a dream... as long as I wake up..."

She closed her eyes, trying to escape reality through this ostrich-like tactic, and pinched her thigh in the process.

"Ouch—it hurts!"

Pain is real.

Xiao Ke hovered in mid-air, its beady green eyes scrutinizing its master below with suspicion.

"Qianyu, when did you learn to use ventriloquism? And in a female voice at that? It's disgusting, change back now!"

"Stop guessing, that's Yukina."

A cold voice came from the other end of the corridor.

Yukino opened her eyes and saw herself walking towards her with an arrogant gait, holding a half-dead large lizard upside down in her hand.

When Xiao Ke turned around and saw the beautiful girl with long, straight black hair walking towards him aggressively, he immediately activated his "movie star" mode.

It braked suddenly in mid-air, then crashed to the ground with a thud, instantly turning into a lifeless plush toy, even the anxious expression from before completely disappearing.

The "play dead" skill is maxed out.

"Stop acting, you idiot."

Chiyu walked up to the doll, ignoring Yukino on the ground, and lifted her foot, which was wearing a black leather shoe, and lightly stepped on the soft belly of the yellow doll.

"What use is a lion like you if you can't even recognize your master's soul? To make soup?"

The dolls on the ground did not react.

Clearly, to this sealed beast, the girl before it was an absolute outsider, and it had to remain absolutely silent.

"Tsk, you won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences."

Qianyu clicked her tongue impatiently.

He raised his foot, clad in a small leather shoe, and stomped down on the soft, yellow belly without any hesitation.

"grumble!"

Xiao Ke let out a scream and immediately jumped up like a zombie, clutching his stomach with both paws as he flew into the air.

"Ouch—! Ouch! Ouch! I'm going to die! No… I'm going to die, you beast!"

Xiao Ke finally broke down.

It leaped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, clutching its stomach and flying wildly through the air.

"What's wrong with you, woman! You're quite pretty, but you're so ruthless... Wait a minute?"

Xiao Ke suddenly stopped, twitched her nose twice, and looked suspiciously at the girl in front of her who was crossing her arms and looking unhappy.

That look in his eyes.

This standing posture.

There's also this kind of action where someone steps on another person without hesitation.

"Qian...Qianyu?"

Xiao Ke tentatively called out.

"Otherwise what? Could it be your former owner who only exists in your imagination?"

Qianyu rolled her eyes and pointed to her own stunned self on the ground.

"Hurry up and explain the current situation to me."

Now there's no need for DNA testing anymore.

This attitude of treating sealed beasts as mere tools is unique in the world.

Qianyu casually tossed the lizard in her hand to the ground, and the poor little guy landed right under Xiao Ke.

Xiao Ke circled around the two of them several times, her expression as dramatic as if she had just watched a suspenseful drama full of twists and turns.

"I was wondering why something felt off... There wasn't a single trace of magic on Qianyu just now. I thought you were using all your magic to chase the lizard!"

It then flew to the unconscious lizard and poked its head with its claw.

"I see. I know this guy; he's a substitute. His ability is to swap the bodies or souls of two people. It seems that his ability was triggered when you collided earlier."

Chapter 47 The Unacceptable Snow

Kazama Chiba interrupted its explanation.

"Enough with the nonsense."

"Just tell me how to switch it back? Don't tell me to wait for it to wake up naturally."

"Well..."

Xiao Ke scratched his head, striking a pose like an expert.

"It's not difficult to switch it back, but it's a bit troublesome. According to the records in the Book of Seals, to remove the effect of the substitute card, it must first be sealed. Then, after its magic power stabilizes, it will take about a day before its power can be used to reverse the exchange."

"one day?"

Qianyu frowned.

In other words, he has to live in this female body for a full 24 hours.

Eating and going to the toilet are minor issues.

Thinking of this, Qianyu looked at herself on the ground, still lost in thought.

"you……"

Yukino finally spoke.

From yesterday's cookie incident to today's body swap, all the anomalies point to this boy who was once her childhood sweetheart.

"What exactly are you?"

"What's that lizard? What's that doll? And..."

Why did I become like this?

This was probably the first time in eighteen years that this young lady had lost her composure like this.

Her worldview had been torn to shreds in those few short minutes, like dismantling building blocks, and she desperately needed an explanation to piece it back together.

Chiba felt there was no need to explain to Yukino.

But I'm also afraid that the other person might use their body to cause trouble without their knowledge.

So we still need to let her know the current situation.

But some secrets are safer the fewer people who know them.

Since that's the case, let's just make it up.

So Chiyu decided to keep it short.

"As you can see, Yukinoshita-kun."

"Actually, I am a magical girl who fights against evil forces in secret in order to maintain world peace."

……

The air was silent for three seconds.

"Magic... girl?"

Yukino repeated the word, her voice carrying a sense of absurdity—a feeling she was trying to understand but couldn't quite grasp.

Qianyu continued.

"The body swap just now was a side effect of the magic going out of control."

Listening to the other person's explanation, Yukino's gaze darted back and forth between the flying yellow doll and herself in front of her.

Reason told her that this was absolutely the biggest lie of the century, the kind of clumsy script only a shut-in otaku with his head full of light novels would come up with.

But her emotions, or rather, the damned reality before her, were like a resounding slap, silencing all the rebuttals she hadn't yet organized.

After all, what else besides magic could explain why that doll could talk?

Whether it's a magical girl or some kind of damned contract, it doesn't matter.

As long as it can be changed back.

She's even willing to believe that Santa Claus exists.

After about half a minute of silence, Yukino spoke again.

"I don't care."

I don't care if you're a magical girl or whatever.