Chapter 69

さよなら (Sayonara, lit: Goodbye) is the sixty-ninth chapter of the Tensei Pandemic manga series.
==Plot==
Hinata asks Myaako what she meant by "goodbye" and that she is Myaako "for now." Myaako tries to brush it off with her usual playful demeanor, but Hinata asks her to drop the act. Realizing Hinata knows the truth, Myaako admits that another person, Miya-kun, resides within her. She quickly corrects herself, explaining that it's actually her who resides within him.
Myaako explains that she didn't even realize someone else shared her body until recently, when Miya spoke to her in her mind. Miya is the "host," and it's his decision which personality takes control. He knows everything Myaako has experienced and is likely listening to their conversation at this very moment.
She goes on to explains Miya's strict upbringing, where he was rarely allowed him to leave the house to make friends, and heavily pressured him to act like a man. However, Miya has always felt uncomfortable about it, and eventually, he couldn't take it anymore. That was when Miya took the virus and ran away from home.
When questioned if she really had no idea about any of this until now, Myaako recounts the very beginning of her memory: Waking up in an unfamiliar room with no recollection of who she was, though she somehow knew she had once been a boy. She felt refreshed, as if she had been reborn. Looking back, she now believes that was the first day after Miya switched genders, and it was too the day Myaako was born.
She tells Hinata that because she didn't want to worry her friends, she never told them that she has trouble remembering things, which made her feel uneasy at times. However, she still felt content with the life that she has lived, able to shop for things she wanted, go to school, and most importantly, make many friends.
She then steps closer and observes Hinata, commenting that she can tell Hinata has been taking better care of her skin and hair. However, her compliments do not soften the sadness in Hinata's expression. Tearing up, Hinata says that she feels as if Myaako could disappear at any moment. Myaako assures her that she's not going anywhere, because she never existed in the first place, as she's merely a personality born from a fragment of Miya's mind. Despite her words, Myaako starts tearing up too, questioning how she's able to talk to Hinata if what she said was true.
Myaako admits that while she disagrees with Miya's actions, she's able to feel the depth of his pain, and is unable to abandon him. Thanking Hinata for listening, Myaako says goodbye and begins to walk away. Desperate, Hinata runs after her, pleading for her to wait. But this time, it's a stern Miya who responds, telling her he has to go now that the farewells have been said. He declares that from now on, he will be watching the world change from a very special seat.
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