Chapter 66

鈴神 宮 (Suzugami Miya, lit: Suzugami Miya) is the sixty-sixth chapter of the Tensei Pandemic manga series.
==Plot==
After school, Myaako finds Hinata at the lockers and invites her to walk home together. As they're about to leave, Akira suddenly intercepts them, urgently warning Hinata to stay away from Myaako. Addressing her by her full name, Suzugami Miya, Akira questions why questions why she's hanging around after school when she didn't attend class today. Akira accuses Miya of hiding something, and when she tries to play dumb, he reveals that he knows about her past, thanks to his conversation with Youka.
Youka first encountered Miya when she was just eight years old, long before she met Aki. She was playing hide-and-seek with her friends in a forest when she got lost. While wandering in search of a way out, she stumbles upon a garden with a round table and two chairs. There, she found a boy sitting alone, quietly sipping tea.
When they talk, she learns that this is the garden of the boy's house, and the place that he comes to whenever he wanted to be alone. The boy shares that he has no friends, as his father forbids him from going out or interacting with other children often. Hearing this, Youka offers to be his friend, then quickly stands up to leave, not wanting to get the boy in trouble. Before she leaves, she introduces herself and asks for the boy's name, which the boy answers to be Suzugami Miya.
After becoming friends, they often hanged out, playing hide-and-seek and confiding in each other about their troubles. Miya appeared to be a normal and cheerful kid, but in hindsight, Youka remembers the occasional sadness that would cloud his face, becoming more frequent as time went on. Eventually, as Youka became busier with school, their meetings dwindled until they stopped altogether.
However, in her second year of middle school, Youka wanderes back into Miya's garden by chance. There, she finds Miya, who has grown into a stunningly beautiful young man, still sitting at his table and sipping tea. Miya shares that instead of attending school, he's been assisting his father with his research daily, though his name never appeared on any of the publications. Sensing that Youka, too, is troubled, Miya invites her to share her worries, just like in the old times.
Youka opens up about her conflicted feelings regarding her relationship with Aki. She admits that she hates the part of herself that lacks the courage to continue their somewhat unusual relationship, even though she loves Aki deeply. After listening, Miya remarks that he believes everyone desires change and that few are truly satisfied with themselves. He then reveals his plan to leave home the next day, intending to "change" after finishing this final cup of tea, and to find a new world for himself. Youka, too, pours herself a cup from Miya's teapot, declaring her own desire to change. They both down their tea, and Miya vows that they'll not only change themselves, but the entire world.
Finished recounting Youka's story, Akira reveals that he did indeed discover the record of a boy named Suzugami Miya going missing. He adds that Youka's transformation occurred just a few days after she drank tea with Miya, leading him to suspect that the virus was in the tea. Myaako tries to deny the allegations, but Akira remains unconvinced. Visibly annoyed, Myaako feigns a headache and asks to leave for the infirmary in an attempt to escape the confrontation.
However, Ms. Katsurako arrives at this moment with Mikoto and Yuuri, declaring that she'll take care of Miya right here instead of at the infirmary. Yuuri and Mikoto, too, demand an explanation from her for Akira's claims. Standing firm, Akira announces his conclusion: Myaako is the one responsible for spreading the gender-changing virus, as well as the true identity of Yako.
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