Chapter 17

興味、ある… (Kyoumi, aru..., lit: I'm Interested...) is the seventeenth chapter of the Tensei Pandemic manga series.
==Plot==
The president finds Hinata alongside a gender-swapped Mikoto. He initially suspects that Hinata had kissed her to cause the change, but Mikoto clarifies that she too received the mysterious injection back in February — three months before Hinata received his. As Hinata attempts to gather clues about the doctor and the location of the injection, Akira dismisses the efforts, believing that the perpetrator must have covered their tracks well.
Akira asks Mikoto why she got the injection, to which she answers it was merely out of curiosity. She also admits that she overheard Hinata and Akira's conversation in the nursing room and has been aware of their gender changes. She admits that although the initial "excitement" of her transformation wore off after several uneventful months, discovering Hinata and Akira's situation reignited her interest, allowing her to observe their "fairy tale" unfold as an outsider.
Mikoto apologizes to Hinata for her previous avoidance, but Hinata expresses understanding in response, recognizing Mikoto as a kindhearted individual. He suggests that they become friends, seeing value in having someone who shares a similar experience. Mikoto acknowledges that while friendship would mean she's no longer just an observer of their "fairy tale," it would allow her to watch it unfold from an even closer perspective, so she agrees to the friendship.
After this, Mikoto asks Hinata and Akira to continue flirting as they did before her interruption, watching with keen interest as Akira gladly obliges in spite of Hinata's reluctance.
==Featured Characters==
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