Chapter 106: They swapped bodies with Black Aki.
#When Lucky and Akira log into each other's accounts.
[one]
Akira's World.
Because of a strange chemical reaction between the otherworldly superpowered person and the little stone, a very strange thing happened.
A pink-haired superpowered individual stood before the 22-year-old cat-eyed youth in the body: 'Anyway, that's how it is. You'll recover in 24 hours. Please refrain from any rash actions for now.'
Morofushi Sora'aki, who was only 18 years old, blinked, looked down at his hand which was a little bigger than his own, and then looked up and asked, "Why can you speak without opening your mouth?"
"Is that the point?" The pink-haired superpowered individual looked slightly helpless. "Because I'm a superpowered person."
Morofushi Sora'aki suddenly realized: "Oh."
Saiki Kusuo: '...'
Morofushi Sora'aki: "..."
An awkward silence fell over the scene.
Saiki Kusuo: 'That's not a lollipop on my head, it's a superpower suppressor. It's not edible, and it doesn't taste good.'
At this moment, Morofushi Sora'aki revealed a slight sense of loss.
Saiki Kusuo: 'Don't even think about having your amulet make one for you—not even as a souvenir!'
Morofushi Sora'aki: "This is not fair. I clearly did not speak, but you could hear me."
The psychic with telepathic abilities felt a deep weariness: 'But you were just thinking how convenient it would be not having to talk anymore.'
"Oh dear, my brother's counterpart is much more troublesome than he is."
Morofushi Sora'aki eyes sharpened at that moment: "Are you talking badly about me in your heart?"
Saiki Kusuo: 'No.'
Morofushi Sora'aki looked at him suspiciously, then pursed his lips and said, "Oh, then it's nothing."
Saiki Kusuo: 'But surprisingly, he's easy to talk to and easy to get rid of.'
Suddenly, Morofushi Sora'aki pointed to the corner and said, "Look! Mr. G (cockroach)!"
Fearless except for Mr. G (cockroach), the superpowered individual's pupils trembled, and he vanished from the room in an instant.
Sora'aki blinked: "So Akira's younger brother is really afraid of bugs. That's surprising. He's a psychic, after all."
After teleporting to a coconut tree in Hawaii and finally regaining his senses, Saiki Kusuo thought: '...'
'Oh dear, we really can't let our guard down. I guess he really is his brother's counterpart?'
'A vengeful heart is also terrifying—of course, I'm not trying to criticize my older brother.'
Absolutely not.
[two]
Akira's family structure is very simple. His biological parents have passed away, and he has two older brothers. When he was young, he was adopted by the Saiki family and thus gained two younger brothers with the surname Saiki.
For various reasons, I am currently working in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Explosive Ordnance Division, where my colleague is my good friend, Matsuda Jinpei.
Hagiwara Kenji is not here. However, Hagiwara Kenji is still alive.
As Morofushi Sora'aki came downstairs, he bumped into Mother Saiki, who was coming out of her room. Mother Saiki paused for a moment, then smiled gently and said, "Good morning, Ryou-chan~"
Morofushi Sora'aki said expressionlessly, "Good morning."
Mother Saiki: "..."
Mother Saiki: "..."
Mother Saiki instantly revealed a worried yet fierce expression: "Who bullied our Ryou-chan?!"
Cute Ryou-chan has stopped smiling!!
Morofushi Sora'aki: "..."
Morofushi Sora'aki: "I am experiencing the past right now, please treat me as if I were 18 years old."
Mother Saiki then realized, cupping her face in her hands and saying, "Oh, I see~ Then Ryou-chan, have fun~"
At this moment, Father Saiki also came out, and he reacted just like Mother Saiki: "Akira? Who upset you?! Does anyone dare to bully you?!"
Morofushi Sora'aki used the same reason.
Father Saiki laughed heartily: "What? Oh, I see. But, Akira, are you already at the age of reminiscing about the past?"
As he said this, he held Mother Saiki's hand affectionately: "Mom, let's go back to that summer before the children were born, and spend some time together as just the two of us!"
Mother Saiki was instantly moved: "My husband!"
Morofushi Sora'aki realized from the side that the parents in this family were actually stupid parents: "But you're going to be late."
Father Saiki was suddenly struck dumb: "..."
"Aaaaaah, where is Kusuo?! I'm going to be late! I need Kusuo to take me to the company!!"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "He went on a trip and is probably in another world now."
Saiki Kusuo: 'While I can indeed travel to other worlds, please don't make it sound like I'm already dead.'
Morofushi Sora'aki: "Oh, he's back from his trip."
Father Saiki's eyes lit up: "Kusuo!"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "He's gone again."
Father Saiki background went black: "...Damn bastard Kusuo?!"
Watching Father Saiki rush out, Morofushi Sora'aki waved to Mother Saiki: "Then I'm going out to play."
Mother Saiki smiled from behind and said, "Have fun!"
Morofushi Sora'aki looked back and felt that there was some deeper meaning in Mother Saiki's words.
However, he didn't think too much about it and happily headed straight for Beika Town.
[three]
Although Morofushi Sora'aki is skilled at disassembly due to his relationship with two good friends, it doesn't mean he can actually take on the job of defusing bombs; that would be irresponsible.
So Saiki Kusuo directly asked for leave for him, wanting him to stay in this world peacefully for 24 hours until he could switch back with his brother.
But is Morofushi Sora'aki the kind of person who is considerate and reliable? No, he is not. How could he possibly be? If he were, then this chapter of the book would never have been written.
Morofushi Sora'aki: "I think I accidentally broke something I shouldn't have just broken, but it shouldn't be anything important."
"Who should I go play with first?" Morofushi Sora'aki was caught in a difficult choice.
However, there seems to be a curse on someone. Whenever something unexpected happens to Morofushi Sora'aki, he always encounters a blond, dark-skinned man carrying supermarket bags.
Morofushi Sora'aki blinked, looked at the blond mixed-race man passing by, and promptly greeted him: "Hello, Rei-nii."
Furuya Rei turned around and replied hesitantly, "...Akira?"
Looking at the young man's expressionless face, Furuya Rei thought for a moment, then smiled and asked, "Don't you have to work today? Would you like to come visit Poirot? I've prepared a new cake."
Morofushi Sora'aki wouldn't refuse dessert, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
After leading Morofushi Sora'aki to Poirot, Furuya Rei quickly sent a message to Matsuda Jinpei in the group chat: "[What did you do to Akira this time? He seems really annoyed.]"
Matsuda Jinpei: [???]
Matsuda Jinpei, whose typing speed was always lightning fast, stared at the message with a bewildered expression: "Who would want to mess with him for no reason?"
During their conversation, Furuya Rei had already decorated the semi-finished product and placed it in front of Morofushi Sora'aki. Morofushi Sora'aki immediately picked up a fork and happily began to eat it without any expression.
Furuya Rei smiled and asked, "How does it taste?"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "It's delicious, can I have another serving?"
Furuya Rei was taken aback. He didn't remember the other person liking sweets that much, but he still smiled and said, "Of course."
Then, he sent a message in the group chat: "[You still say you didn't provoke him? He's already eating desserts to vent his anger.]"
Matsuda Jinpei: [How should I know? Besides, I haven't even seen him today; he took the day off!]
Hagiwara Kenji: [So, Jinpei-chan, you're at work, right? I'll go check~]
Matsuda Jinpei translated for them: [Hey blond bastard, get ready, someone's here to watch the show.]
Hagiwara Kenji: [Don't go that far!]
However, someone was even faster than Hagiwara Kenji. It was lunchtime, so Hagiwara Chihaya, who happened to be patrolling nearby, arrived at Poirot in her police uniform to have lunch.
She spotted Morofushi Sora'aki sitting in the middle at a glance and raised an eyebrow: "Aren't you going to work today?"
Morofushi Sora'aki knew Hagiwara Chihaya. He often went to his good friend Hagiwara's house to play, so he naturally got to know her older sister and would call her Chihaya-nee (older sister Chihaya).
He assessed the relationship between the two and then called out, "Chihaya-nee?"
"It's me." Hagiwara Chihaya sat down opposite him, ordered a pasta dish from Furuya Rei, and then looked at the stack of desserts on the table, asking, "You just met with your brother?"
Morofushi Sora'aki tilted his head: "I didn't."
Hagiwara Chihaya: "So you ate all of that by yourself? I don't remember you liking desserts so much."
Morofushi Sora'aki thought for a moment: "Because I'm a sentimental man?"
Furuya Rei "Ahem...!"
Hagiwara Chihaya looked speechless: "Don't just eat desserts, you'll gain weight and it's bad for your health."
Morofushi Sora'aki: "It's okay, because I'm smarter and use my brain more, so I won't gain weight."
Hagiwara Chihaya: "...What's the connection between the beginning and the end?"
Morofushi Sora'aki: "I'm showing off that I can eat anything and not gain weight."
Hagiwara Chihaya: "..."
Hagiwara Chihaya: "..."
Hagiwara Chihaya coldly looked away: "Why did I even bother talking to you?"
Morofushi Sora'aki replied matter-of-factly, "Because Chihaya-nee likes me."
In the Good Friends World, Morofushi Sora'aki has always been the good boy in Hagiwara Chihaya's eyes. Even though it was the three of them who did the bad thing, he always managed to play the innocent one.
Generally speaking, even his good friend Hagiwara would do that, but it's fine with other people. However, when facing his older sister who knows him very well, Hagiwara's attempts to act cute are useless.
Therefore, while two people caused trouble in front of others and pretended to be innocent, only Matsuda Jinpei took the blame.
In front of Hagiwara Chihaya, only Morofushi Sora'aki could successfully feign innocence, leaving poor Matsuda and Hagiwara to take the blame.
Looking at the obsequious little brother next door, Hagiwara Chihaya couldn't muster much anger: "If you had been this good at talking before, you wouldn't have been such a jerk."
Morofushi Sora'aki spoke in a voice often heard in old-fashioned time-travel dramas: "Do you prefer the old me or the current me?"
Hagiwara Chihaya: "...Hmm?"
Just then, Hagiwara Kenji arrived. Morofushi Sora'aki remembered the other man's disguised face; he had come before when he was dressed as a woman. So, a thought flashed through Morofushi Sora'aki mind.
"Your sister is great, she's mine now."
Hagiwara Kenji, who had just entered, was utterly shocked: "???"
"So you approached me just to steal my sister?!" he asked, clutching his heart.
Suddenly becoming the center of the world, several veins popped out on Hagiwara Chihaya's head: I can't keep these two younger brothers.