The Day the Sunset Fell Upside Down ~Everyone's Gender-Swapped~
Sendou Yuuhi is a high school VTuber with long brown hair, yellow highlights, and sunset-gradient eyes. She's a member of the virtual talent group 'Vuisupo!' and spends her days streaming with her friends. She thinks she's laid-back and gentle, but everyone tells her she's actually loud and energetic. One day, after a stream, Yuuhi finds an old mirror in the break room with a note reading 'Gender Reversal.' Thinking it's a joke, she shouts at the mirror, 'I'm tired of being a girl all the time—I
The Day the Sunset Fell Upside Down ~Everyone's Gender-Swapped~ - The courage to convey one's true feelings—when seven feelings shatter the mirror
The old school building's hallway was cold, holding the evening air trapped inside.
Sendou Yuuhi stood before the waiting room, still in a boy's body. Long brown hair with yellow mesh highlights. Eyes the color of a sunset—purple and orange. Their height and shoulder width had changed, but those eyes alone remained the same as that day, wavering like the setting sun.
"…I'm coming in."
Their voice was low. Even so, a faint trace of Yuuhi's usual energetic ring remained in their words.
They opened the door.
The old hinges creaked.
Three people were already inside.
Hoshimiya Neon, with platinum blonde short hair braided on one side. Now in a boy's body, their shoulders had broadened, and they leaned against the wall with arms crossed. Night-sky navy eyes fixed steadily on Yuuhi.
"You're late. You're the one who called us here."
"Sorry, sorry. I just needed a moment to prepare myself."
Yuuhi laughed—ehehe. But the smile was somehow awkward.
In the corner of the room, Kagurazaka Ruri sat with fluffy milk-tea-brown hair swaying. Large round amber eyes looked up at Yuuhi anxiously. Even in a girl's body, they still said "boku."
"Yuuhi-san… are you okay? You look a little pale…"
"I'm fine. Thanks, Ruri-chan."
And by the window.
Kirishima Satsuki, black hair slicked back, gazed outside with jade-green eyes. The small scar on their left cheek stood out in the sunset light. Clutching an old notebook to their chest, they slowly turned around.
"Everyone's here."
"Yeah."
Yuuhi looked at the Reflect Mirror in the center of the room.
One hundred eighty centimeters tall. Wooden frame. Clouded mirror surface.
Four figures reflected there.
Boy Yuuhi. Boy Neon. Girl Ruri. Girl Satsuki.
All of them had their genders reversed by the curse.
"…Hey."
Yuuhi turned to face the three.
"There's something I need to tell you properly before the night of the thirteenth day."
Their voice trembled slightly.
The usual Yuuhi was always full of energy, loud enough to blow out a microphone. But this Yuuhi was quiet, like a completely different person.
"You're acting weird."
Neon furrowed their brow.
"I'm not being weird. I'm serious."
Yuuhi looked straight at the three of them.
Those eyes wavered like a sunset. But deep inside, there was a strong light that hadn't been there before.
Ruri and Satsuki, pushed by Yuuhi's serious expression, quietly sat down.
An evening stillness spread through the room.
Outside the window, the streets of Shibuya were gradually being dyed in the colors of night.
"…First, Neon-chan."
Yuuhi stood before Neon.
Neon stayed leaning against the wall, tensing just slightly.
"W-what, so formal all of a sudden."
"Neon-chan, you're always by my side. You're my precious best friend."
Yuuhi's voice was quiet. But each word was spun clearly, as if confirming every one.
"Ever since the day we looked at the stars over the balcony in middle school, always. Because you were there, Neon-chan, I could stay myself."
Neon's face went bright red in an instant.
"Ba—! Don't get the wrong idea, okay? I just want to undo this because it's a pain, that's all…"
Neon's voice caught mid-sentence.
Like the words got stuck in their throat.
Neon's eyes were wet.
"…Thank you, Yuuhi."
It was a tiny, tiny voice.
Tsundere, unable to be honest, always saying "don't get the wrong idea"—this was the first moment Neon honestly expressed gratitude.
Neon turned away and rubbed their eyes roughly.
"…Idiot. I'm not crying."
"Yeah, you're not crying."
Yuuhi smiled gently.
Next, Yuuhi sat in front of Ruri.
"Ruri-chan."
"Y-yes."
Ruri straightened their back and looked at Yuuhi.
"Ruri-chan, you have the strength to protect someone. You went to pick up your little sister every single day—I really respect that."
Ruri's amber eyes widened.
"Yuuhi-san…"
"Because you were there, Ruri-chan, I could think about trying harder too. Thank you."
Ruri placed a hand on their own chest.
"…Thank you. I just want to be useful to someone, that's all."
Ruri smiled softly.
"Even if my gender changed, I can still be myself—I feel like you taught me that, Yuuhi-san."
Ruri's voice was soft and warm.
And then, Yuuhi stood before Satsuki at last.
Satsuki remained by the window, looking down at Yuuhi with jade-green eyes.
"Satsuki-san."
"…What."
Satsuki's voice was calm as always.
But Yuuhi could tell.
Satsuki's fingertips were trembling faintly.
"I'll accept everything—your past, Satsuki-san, and Shiori-san too."
Satsuki's jade eyes wavered.
"Don't carry it alone. Let's break the curse together."
Yuuhi looked straight into Satsuki's eyes.
Satsuki said nothing.
A long silence.
Outside the window, the wind blew.
The curtain swayed softly.
"…I—"
Satsuki's voice was shaking.
"I… couldn't tell Shiori to help me. That's been an unhealing wound all this time."
A single tear traced down Satsuki's left cheek.
"But this time, for sure."
Satsuki clenched their fist tight.
"This time, I won't regret it. Together with all of you, I'll break the curse."
In that instant, the scar on Satsuki's left cheek glowed faintly.
From the wound, a wisp of black haze thinned, just a little.
"…Satsuki-san."
Yuuhi gently took Satsuki's hand.
Satsuki said nothing—just squeezed back.
A warm air flowed through the room.
They had conveyed their true feelings to all three.
With this, the curse should have broken.
Yuuhi looked at the back of their own right hand.
A mirror-like pattern was still floating there.
"…It hasn't disappeared."
Neon's back hadn't returned either.
Ruri's fingertips were still slightly transparent.
"Why…?"
Yuuhi's voice went hoarse.
"The curse isn't fully broken yet."
Satsuki spoke in a calm voice.
"The core of the curse is that you yourself haven't said the real thing. Three people isn't enough. You're still hiding the most important thing."
"The most important thing…"
Yuuhi gasped and fell silent.
"True feelings aren't just one person's. Everyone needs to convey them to each other. And you yourself must say the thing you've been most unable to say."
Satsuki's jade eyes looked straight at Yuuhi.
"You still haven't fully accepted your grandmother's death. And one more thing—"
Satsuki paused for a moment.
"Have you noticed your feelings for Neon go beyond best friends?"
Yuuhi's heart jumped with a throb.
"Eh…?"
Yuuhi's face went red all at once.
"W-what are you saying, Satsuki-san! Neon-chan is my best friend, so—"
"Facts are facts. Let's set emotions aside for now."
Satsuki spoke flatly.
"During this reversed life, you've vaguely noticed that your feelings for Neon are no longer those of a best friend."
"Th-that's…"
Yuuhi looked toward Neon.
Neon was still leaning against the wall, face bright red, frozen stiff.
"W-w-w-what are you saying, Satsuki-san! Yuuhi, having those feelings for me—"
Neon's voice cracked.
"Yuuhi-san, your face is bright red."
Ruri said worriedly.
"I-it's not like that! This is, um, that—"
Yuuhi covered their face with both hands.
"…Romantic feelings are also part of true feelings."
Satsuki said quietly.
"To break the curse, you yourself must put into words both your grandmother's death and your feelings for Neon."
Yuuhi slowly raised their head.
"…I still haven't accepted Grandma's death."
Yuuhi's voice trembled.
"Grandma died, and I was sad, and lonely… but I didn't want to worry anyone, so I kept smiling. Everyone said I was like the sun, so I thought I had to be the sun."
Tears spilled from Yuuhi's eyes.
"I wanted to tell Grandma I wanted more time together, that I didn't want her to die. But I couldn't say it. Now I can't ever say it."
Yuuhi's tears fell to the floor.
"…That's enough."
Satsuki placed a hand on Yuuhi's shoulder.
"Just now, you put your true feelings into words. That's the first step."
"But the curse still won't break, right?"
"Yeah. Everyone's feelings are needed. And your own other feeling too."
Satsuki looked at Neon.
"…Wait a sec. I still don't even know myself whether my feelings for Neon-chan are best-friend feelings or something more."
Yuuhi looked at Neon.
Neon, still against the wall, face bright red, stared back at Yuuhi.
"…Idiot."
Neon muttered quietly.
"…But I get it. At least that you're really thinking about it."
Neon turned away.
"I don't really get it either yet. …So we're even."
Neon's voice was small, but kind.
"…Yeah."
Yuuhi wiped their tears and smiled.
"Then, let's call everyone."
Yuuhi pulled out their smartphone.
The screen showed a group chat with the Vspo! members.
With trembling fingers, Yuuhi typed a message.
'Everyone, come to the old school building. There's something I want to talk about. Tomorrow night, the night of the thirteenth.'
Send.
Seconds later, the phone began vibrating with notifications, one after another.
'Wait, what? That's kinda scary.'
'But if Yuuhi says so, I'll go!'
'Got it! What time should we meet?'
'Let's all go together!'
The screen overflowed with replies from the members.
"…Everyone says they'll come."
Yuuhi hugged the phone to their chest.
"Don't tell me you're gonna confess to all of them?"
Neon said something completely off the mark.
"No!"
Yuuhi denied it loudly.
"…But, that might be a thing too."
Yuuhi added in a small voice.
"Yuuhi-san, your face is red again."
Ruri pointed out again.
"…Romantic feelings are also part of true feelings."
Satsuki analyzed calmly.
"Geez, all of you!"
Yuuhi shouted to hide their embarrassment.
That voice echoed through the old school building's waiting room.
Outside the window, the sunset was slowly melting into night.
A sky mixing orange and purple.
The same color as Yuuhi's eyes.
The color they'd watched together with Grandma.
"…Tomorrow, I'll tell them everything."
Yuuhi looked up at the sunset sky and murmured softly.
"My true feelings. I'll tell everyone."
That voice was no longer trembling.
Night's stillness settled over the old school building's waiting room.
The Reflect Mirror remained quietly there, still reflecting the four of them.
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