Chapter 7: Strange Fog

UNBALANCED SCHOOL LIFE

STRANGE FOG

CHAPTER 7 OF THE MANGA

(FLASHBACK CONTINUES FROM CHAPTER 6)

Whatever hit the beach in front of the school's courtyard, was brilliantly, blindingly white. However, for being intensity white, it was not radiating heat. In fact, the white light and subsequent white fog was notability cold and damp. **A white fog mixed with white dust enveloped all of the beach, part of the lake, all of the courtyard, and even into parts of the school campus. It was thick and blinding, with it somehow causing a loud ringing in the ears of all of the students.** Everyone at the Welcoming Party was affected to one degree or another. It was difficult to see more than a couple of feet in front of everyone. Nobody knew just where they were, nor could they move around without any sense of direction or safety.

Haru-chan knew she was near Midori, so she began calling out his name. Midori responds, so that Haru-chan begins to follow the direction of his voice. Yet, Haru-chan can't even see the ground beneath her feet. Eventually, little by little, Haru-chan makes her way and comes upon a dark, gray, indistinct figure that has Midori's voice. Midori is violently coughing, and says that their throat is raw and hurting with each breath. Midori's ears are loudly ringing, as he asks what just happened ? Did a meteorite crash nearby, or something else entirely ? And what's with this obnoxious fog ? Haru-chan is now close enough to see a hazy outline of Midori, however, Haru-chan is completely silent. Midori can see the indistinct outline of Haru-chan, and asks what is wrong with her ? Haru-chan only points to beyond Midori. What ? Something is moving within close proximity of Haru-chan and Midori. The two can barely make out what it might be. Thorough the fog, it seems to be a circular globe of some kind, about the size of a medium automobile. It is slowly moving parallel to the ground, and slowly descending. The sphere is translucent, with a body of something laying down on the inside. The sphere then moves out of sight and disappears into the fog. "Whow! What is that ?", screams Midori.

Soon, the fog has begun to lift, and the white dust begins to settle, so that one can now see about ten feet in front of themselves. Midori begins slowly moving in the direction that the globe went, saying that they want to know what's going on ! Midori gets out their iphone, and sets it up for picture taking or video recording. About fifty feet into the fog, Midori again screams at the top of their voice. What appears to be a living being of some sort, appears to be unconscious, lying on the ground next to the damaged globe, and appears to be unclothed, or coated with a milky, sticky substance. The being gives the physical impression of that of a human little girl. Haru-chan now comes upon the scene, and seeing the being on the ground, removes her business jacket and places it upon and over the still unconscious alien.

In a short while, Koiwai enters the area, and sees what is going on. Koiwai looks at the covered body, and crouches down on their legs for a better look. Midori, standing, looks intently at Koiwai. Koiwai is still crouched down on their legs, but now looks up at Midori. The realization hits the both of them at the same time like a ton of bricks. They both point to one another, but say nothing ! Midori next feels their chest for the first time---real boobs !!! Koiwai pulls on the front of their pants and looks inside their boxer shorts. IT'S GONE !!! Soon a loud, tremendous screaming, wailing, crying, cursing, and sorrowful lamentations surround what once was the courtyard, and ascend to high heaven, as just about every student is shreaking at the top of their voices, as they discover what has been done to their precious manhood........

(END FLASHBACK)

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Midori and Shinya are sitting across from one another at a desk in the classroom during the break time. Midori nicely sums up as to what happened by declaring---

"And so, when the fog and dust cleared, we learned that all of us had been turned into girls ! Talk about the surprise of your life.....!"

Midori goes on to say that she figured that Shinya would be able to take it calmly if she waited for a week to go by first. She remarks that she knew that she went into lots of detail; but is he processing all of this information correctly ? Shinya says that he guesses that he is doing so. He remarks that everyone seems to have taken all that happened with a fairly calm spirit. Midori offers that everything came together because the Superintendent, although themselves just changed into a girl, at the Welcoming Party took charge just like they always have done, and gave directions and orders for everyone to be accounted for and taken care of. She really knew how to 'keep it all together' in a crisis. Didn't panic at all like all the rest of us did. Real leadership material there.

Shinya asks what will happen, if a month from now, everyone is still female ? Everyone here had been male all of their lives up till now. Does this mean that everyone is destined to be female from now on ? How can all of you just accept that, like everyone apparently did ? A tiny voice from behind Shinya answers, saying that in a year, everyone will bet getter (get better)(\*). It is the little alien girl that Shinya had seen in the men's room last week. Midori calls out the human name that she has taken, "Myuu-chan". Shinya is startled. In a year ? What does that mean ? Myuu-chan only says that the change-back could happen within a year. Midori interjects, saying that she feels that she is not going to be female the rest of her life. Several girls that are within hearing distance voice their opinion, stating that since it will only be a year, why not have fun being a girl and enjoy it while one can ! Shinya gives everyone a look of disbelief and skepticism.

Myuu-chan comes around to in front of Midori and Shinya, and bowing her head, says that everything that has happened is all her fault, and that she is so, so sorry. Myuu-chan looks like she is going to burst into tears any second now. Midori offers to Myuu-chan not to beat herself up over what happened. Everything will be okay when we change back. Myuu-chan then turns to Midori, stating that she loves her, but she loves Haru-chan way more because she owes her life to Haru-chan. Figures! Midori explains; While everyone was freaking out that evening about turning into girls, Haru-chan took care of the naked and exposed alien, putting her jacket over the alien, and watching over them to help them to stay alive after the apparent crash of their space vehicle. Myuu-chan is so grateful for that.

Myuu-chan's mood abruptly changes, as she becomes indignant. Pointing a finger at Shinya, she asks Midori if this "thing" is..... what do you people call "it"..... a "male" ? Yup, his name is 'Shinya'. She goes on to ask Midori if he is a "pest" ? If so, she, Myuu-chan, will exterminate "it". This does not sit well with Shinya. Myuu-chan nonchalantly states that when she gets older, she was thinking of becoming what you people call a 'male'. Shinya boasts that he doubts that the alien girl can actually become a male. Myuu-chan emphatically states that she can ! Myuu-chan then goes into an explanation as to how that is possible. Her type of humanoids are all born female. But when they enter their puberty, they can be either female or male, either is possible. Her people used to just let their bodies choose which physical sex that they will be for the rest of their lives. But now, one can choose which sex one wants to be, by means of a drug that was synthesized from the natural drug made by one's body at that time. **"What the hell!",** spits out Shinya. He speculates that Myuu-chan's drug must be behind all that has happened regarding the sex/gender changes. Midori acknowledges that it probably was. Myuu-chan again rapidly changes mood, becoming docile and apologetic. She explains that when her transportation ship crash landed on this planet, her cargo of the drug was scattered all over. She is sorry and ashamed that her mistake has affected other human creatures in this way. Myuu-chan reverently looks down to the floor, and with a sad expression on her face, holds the tips of her two index fingers together. Midori rebukes Shinya, telling him that Myuu-chan probably has been and is still behaving like a human child, even given her level of scientific knowledge or her unknown actual age in Earth years. Shinya apologizes, saying that being gentle and understanding is not his strong suit. Myuu-chan counters with, "No problem!" And with that, Myuu-chan runs out of the classroom, saying that it is "Pudding Time" !

(END CHAPTER 7)

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CHAPTER LOOKBACK, COMMENTARY, AND OPINION

(\*) **Can turn back within a year**

Myuu-chan's comments bring up several dilemmas that are not mentioned or covered in the manga by the mangaka. In this Commentary and Opinion section, speculative opinions are offered to try and address a couple of these dilemmas. However, all of the following comments are strictly dojinshi fannon style explanations, and not part of the cannon manga.

Myuu-chan comes from a different planet in a different solar system. There is some evidence that there is a habitable planet around Proxima Centauria, a dim star in the Alpha Centauria system. At a little over 4 light years, it is the closest star system to our Solar System. Apparently, for the sake of this manga story, assume that the planet is inhabited by humanoid beings like Myuu-chan. Beings which can be called for the purposes of distinctions between them and Earthly humans---Vectorums. When Myuu-chan mentions a 'year', that may or may not be an Earth year. Years on her planet may be more or less than an Earth year, therefore Myuu-chan's actual age in Earth years, or her childhood or adulthood, can not be known with any certainty. Likewise, humans would know nothing about the life-span of Vectorums.

Also, the way that the sex/gender drug affects her type of beings, the Vectorums, may or may not produce the same results in an Earthly human being. Given these variables, the girls of the Academy may or may not ever change back to male, since it is unknown what the drug will do to humans, or how it will affect them over a period of time. It's worth noting that the drug seems to work only one way---male to female. This because the five girls born female who were at the Welcoming Party did not change into males, the drug seemingly had no effect on them. There are just too many unknowns to predict an accurate answer about turning back to one's human birth sex of male, despite what Myuu-chan is saying. After all, Myuu-chan probably knows all about herself and her humanoid people, but practically nothing about Earth humans.

Other questions that defy even a speculative answer---

Why was Myuu-chan carrying such a large cargo of the sex altering drug in the first place, enough of the drug to turn hundreds of male students into females when the space ship and cargo ruptured ? Why was she going to or by the Earth ? Why did she leave her home planet circling Proxima Centauria ? Her space ship of a clear glass-like globe sure does not look like a typical intergalactic vehicle. For space travel, do the Vectorums not go through ordinary outer space, but instead use their particular kind of space ship to go through a network of Wormholes throughout the Universe ? Was Myuu-chan in suspended animation inside her space globe ? Is that what Midori and Haru-chan saw in the hazy outline inside, as the disabled ship went by them, only to crash land shortly thereafter ? And finally, did Myuu-chan leave her planet and solar system of her own free will, using the space ship to get away and travel elsewhere ? Or was she restrained, put into suspended animation inside the space ship, shot out into outer space toward the Earth's solar system, so as to get rid of her by abandoning her to the nearest planet that would be able to sustain her life, namely Earth ? And again, why did she have so much of the sex altering drug with her inside the space ship ?