Chapter 26

君に近づいちゃいけなかったんだ (Kimi ni chikadzucha ikenakatta n da, lit: I Shouldn't Have Gotten Close to You) is the twenty-sixth chapter of the Tensei Pandemic manga series.
==Plot==
The chapter opens with a flashback to Yurina's elementary school days. Feeling isolated after her friends were placed in different classes, Yurina faces bullying from the mean boys. This changes when the person sitting next to her, Imamura Hinata, strikes up a conversation with her. She mistakenly believes that Hinata is a girl, despite his use of the "boku" pronoun and preference for the "-kun" suffix rather than "-chan." Over time, Yurina enjoys Hinata's company, thinking of him as a "girl" friend, unaware of his actual gender. One day, Yurina's family has to move away, and only then does Yurina learn the truth about Hinata from her mother.
Years later, as a middle schooler, Yurina finds herself turning down confessions from numerous boys, unable to move past her feelings for Hinata. She grapples with her feelings, realizing she fell for the Hinata she knew as a girl and is uncertain whether she could have the same affection for Hinata as a boy. This internal conflict would continue to weigh on her.
After sharing her dilemma with Hinata, Yurina begins to apologize, feeling guilty for not thinking him as a boy since the beginning. However, Hinata interrupts her, expressing his happiness and confessing that he also likes Yurina. Hinata resolves to become more masculine and to find the doctor as soon as possible to revert to his original body.
Meanwhile, the president, taking a stroll in the woods to clear his mind, spots Hinata and Yurina on the beach. As he gets closer, Yurina suddenly advances for a kiss, unaware of the potential consequences. As their lips touch, Hinata internally laments that he shouldn't have gotten closer to Yurina than necessary.
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