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

"I only have one request now: switch me back."

Kazama Chiba explained.

Do you think I want to live in this body?

"But there's nothing we can do. The great sealing beast just said that we'll have to wait until at least tomorrow."

"Only then can we use this substitute card to switch back your soul. Otherwise, if we force it now, what if it gets stuck halfway through and you end up as half-male and half-female?"

Yukino took two steps back and leaned against the wall.

"So that means 24 hours?"

24 hours.

This means she has to wear this man's face and men's clothing to go to the toilet, take a shower, and even face people who know this man.

"Look on the bright side, at least you experienced the feeling of power as a man?"

"Oh, and remember to give me what's in your pocket; I'll need it."

After hearing this, Yukino reached into her pocket, pulled out the key-shaped wand and the stack of cards, and stuffed them into Chiba's hand as if throwing away a hot potato.

"Take it away, don't leave this weird stuff on me."

After saying that, she didn't even want to look at Qianyu again.

The shock of having her worldview forcibly reshaped, coupled with the physical discomfort caused by the body swap, had brought Yukino Yukinoshita's taut nerves to the brink of breaking.

Yukino turned around and, with unsteady steps, walked unsteadily towards the other end of the corridor.

Under normal circumstances, given her personality, she might have gotten to the bottom of things, or tried to use logic to deconstruct everything.

But now, the immense sense of absurdity, as if the whole world was against her, left her feeling more exhausted than ever before.

She stopped thinking.

"Hey! Yukinoshita-san!"

Xiao Ke looked at the figure and called out with some worry.

"Where are you going? In this situation, if we don't stick together and look out for each other, what if we run into someone we know and get caught? Hey—!"

"Don't follow me."

"Don't talk to me, don't come near me, just pretend I... I took a sick day, no, just pretend I'm dead."

After saying this, which sounded almost like giving up on himself.

Without pausing any longer, Yukino turned and walked towards the exit of the teaching building.

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

Looking at that swaying figure, Xiao Ke felt a strange unease welling up inside her.

"never mind"

Qianyu reached out and grabbed Xiao Ke's long, thin tail, pulling it back.

"You're just going to let her go like that?" Xiao Ke struggled to turn her head.

"She's acting very strangely right now! The worst part is, this body is still yours! What if she has a moment of despair and jumps off the building?"

"Don't worry, if anything goes wrong, I can just use Yukino's body."

Qianyu toyed with the sealing key she had just retrieved, watching the receding figure without giving it a second thought.

Chapter 48 Sealing is possible even without the sealing staff.

After Yukino left, Chiba took the sealing staff and prepared to seal the substitute card.

"Key that conceals the power of darkness, reveal your true power before me! I, Chiba, who made a pact with you, command you: release the seal!"

Kazama Chiba, as usual, uttered that spell with its off-the-charts chuunibyou (delusional) intensity.

However, the air was very quiet.

It was really quiet.

Apart from a few cicada chirps coming from outside the window, no magical effects occurred.

The key in his hand was still the same ordinary key, neither glowing nor growing bigger, and they didn't even bother to give it a flashing effect.

"Uh...maybe it's because of the wrong posture?"

Kazama Chiba changed her pose again, even spinning around like Sakura from the anime.

Of course, he regretted it after he finished turning around, because the feeling of his skirt fluttering made him feel like a pervert.

"Show your true power, transform!"

There was still no response.

The staff, at this moment, was like a cell phone without internet access, completely reduced to a piece of scrap metal.

"what happened?"

Chiyu finally gave up on this shameful attempt and turned to look at Koko, who was floating in mid-air as a spectator.

"Is this thing out of power?"

"that……"

Xiao Ke, who had been hovering nearby, finally spoke, revealing a complex expression on her furry face that was a mixture of embarrassment and guilt.

"Chiyu, there's something I... I think I forgot to mention."

"what?"

"That sealing staff only recognizes you; no one else can use it."

Xiao Ke shrank back, trying to create a safe distance.

"Although your soul is currently Chiba, this body belongs to Yukino Yukinoshita, so you won't be allowed to use it."

Qianyu was already thinking about whether to barbecue or make soup with the lion.

Xiao Ke Qianyu's dangerous gaze made him argue.

"I forgot too! And the scene was so chaotic just now, I didn't even have time to react!"

"Besides, who knew you'd create this kind of soul-swapping bug! A normal mage might not encounter this situation even once every few hundred years!"

"Okay. Then tell me, since this thing can't be used now, how do I seal this card back?"

Qianyu weighed the useless staff in her hand, her eyes already assessing the toy lion's ability to withstand blows.

Xiao Ke quickly tried to salvage the situation, fearing that if he hesitated even a second longer, he would be physically exorcised.

"It's not entirely hopeless. As long as you find your own body, that is, Kazama Chihiro's body, and then hold his hand, you can activate the sealing technique."

"I don't believe you for a second."

Qianyu almost threw the key in her hand at the face of this stupid lion.

These things could have been said when Yukino was here, and they were easy to explain.

Now that everyone's gone, and we've walked two miles away, you're telling me I have to be the one to use this thing?

"You did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Qianyu approached Xiao Ke step by step, her once aloof and elegant face now displaying an expression that read, "I want to strangle you."

"You think that now that I'm a girl, it won't hurt when I hit someone, right?"

"Calm down! Calm down, Qianyu!"

Xiao Ke was so frightened that she flew wildly down the corridor, trying to cover up her nervousness by making even louder noises as she ran away.

"There's nothing we can do about it! We've never encountered this situation before! And I suddenly remembered there's an even more serious problem!"

There are still problems?

Qianyu watched as Xiaoke suddenly stopped and raised her short, chubby paw with a serious expression.

"Since your body has changed, theoretically you shouldn't be able to use those Clow Cards in your pocket either! Because they only recognize Kazama Chiba!"

"Wh...what?"

Qianyu was stunned.

If that's the case, then there's a big problem.

If he doesn't have the sealing staff, that's one thing, but if he can't even use cards, then his current combat power is basically zero.

If an emergency occurs, wouldn't Yukino's physique be the only option for women's self-defense?

Then, refusing to believe it, he pulled out a few cards from his pocket.

Wind, shadow, thunder.

"wind!"

Chiyu tentatively called out to him.

call--

A gentle breeze suddenly swept through the corridor, ruffling Yukino's long black hair. Although it was weaker than usual, the warm and welcoming feeling was undeniable.

He then tried the Thunder card.

Although it wasn't summoned, the tingling electric sensation in his palm proved that the raging thunder beast still obeyed him.

"It works."

Qianyu looked at Xiaoke as if she were an idiot.

"Your intelligence isn't accurate either, isn't it? You're being very obedient, aren't you?"

"Huh?! That's impossible!"

Xiao Ke flew over as if she had seen a ghost, snatched the cards from Qian Yu's hand, and examined them over and over.

"The person has clearly changed, so why can it still be activated? This isn't magic... wait a minute!"

Its gaze finally settled on the bottom of the card.