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~ - Seven mirrors, seven feelings—goodbye, my other self
Multiple footsteps echoed down the hallway of the old school building.
The evening air mixed with the smell of old wood, stinging the nose. Sendou Yuuhi stood before the door of the waiting room, still in a boy's body. Long brown hair with yellow highlights. Eyes of purple and orange, like a sunset. Broad shoulders, low voice. And yet, those eyes alone wavered like the setting sun, unchanged from that day.
"…Everyone, you came for me."
Yuuhi's voice was low, yet somehow soft with relief.
"You're the one who called us. Of course we did."
Turning around, Yuuhi saw Hoshimiya Neon leaning against the wall with arms crossed—platinum blonde short hair with a single braid on one side. Now in a boy's body with broader shoulders, yet her tone was as tsundere as ever. Her navy eyes, like the night sky, stared fixedly at Yuuhi.
"Yuuhi-san, are you okay? You look really serious about something."
Kagurazaka Ruri peered in with concern, fluffy milk-tea-brown hair swaying. Round, large amber eyes. Even in a girl's body, she still said "boku." The small silver piercing on her left ear caught the dim hallway light, glinting.
"I'm fine, Ruri-chan. Thank you."
Yuuhi laughed—ehehe. But that smile was somehow awkward.
"Everyone's here."
Kirishima Satsuki, black hair slicked back, looked down at Yuuhi with jade-green eyes. The small scar on her left cheek stood out in the sunset light. She held an old notebook to her chest and spoke quietly.
"Ah, yeah. …Let's go in."
Yuuhi pushed open the old door.
Giii—the hinge creaked.
The room was chilly.
Sunset light streaming through the window cast long, thin shadows on the floor.
In the center of the room stood the Reflect Mirror, silent and still.
Height: one hundred eighty centimeters. Wooden frame. Clouded mirror surface.
Reflected there were four figures.
Boy Yuuhi. Boy Neon. Girl Ruri. Girl Satsuki.
All of them had their genders reversed by the curse.
And behind them, several more shadows.
The members of VSPO!.
"Hey, is it really here?"
"Kinda super scary, though…"
"If we can go back to normal, I'll go anywhere!"
"But that mirror, isn't it kinda weird?"
The members raised their voices one after another, anxious.
Yuuhi turned to face everyone.
"Everyone, I need you to listen to me."
The low voice echoed quietly through the room.
The murmuring stopped dead.
"…Will you sit down?"
Yuuhi sat on the floor.
The members timidly sat down too.
Neon stayed leaning against the wall, Ruri sat beside Yuuhi, Satsuki remained standing by the window.
"So, um."
Yuuhi took one deep breath.
"There's something I've never been able to say."
The voice trembled slightly.
The usual Yuuhi was always full of energy, loud enough to blow out a mic. But this Yuuhi was quiet, like a completely different person.
"It's about my grandma."
Everyone held their breath at Yuuhi's words.
"When my grandma died, I couldn't say I was sad."
Yuuhi clenched both fists on her knees.
"I thought I had to be a sun-like kid. Because Grandma told me so. I thought if I kept smiling, the sadness would disappear."
Yuuhi's eyes grew wet.
"But I was wrong. The sadness didn't disappear. It stayed deep in my chest, like a black lump."
A single tear spilled over.
It made a small stain on the floor.
"I wanted to tell Grandma I wanted more time with her, that I didn't want her to die. But I can't anymore. …I miss you, Grandma."
Yuuhi's voice broke into sobs.
That was the moment.
The back of Yuuhi's right hand began to glow intensely.
A mirror-like pattern rippled like the surface of water.
And from Yuuhi's body, a black haze drifted out, softly.
"…Ngh!"
Yuuhi stared at her right hand.
The black haze slowly disappeared toward the ceiling.
"This is the core."
Satsuki murmured, narrowing her jade-green eyes.
"Your true feelings undid part of the curse. …But it's not all of it yet."
At Satsuki's words, the air in the room tensed again.
"We need everyone's feelings."
Satsuki looked around at the members.
"You all must put your hidden true feelings into words as well. Otherwise, the curse won't break."
Silence enveloped the room.
Everyone exchanged glances.
"…I'll go first."
Neon pushed off the wall and stepped forward.
"Yuuhi."
Neon's navy eyes looked straight at Yuuhi.
"You're my precious best friend. Since the day we watched stars from the middle school balcony, you've always been special. …I want to protect you."
Neon's face went bright red all at once.
"D-Don't get the wrong idea, okay! This is, um, I'm only saying it to break the curse…"
Neon's voice cracked.
Yuuhi looked at Neon's serious eyes and felt something leap deep in her chest.
(What is this. My heart is so loud.)
Yuuhi pressed a hand to her chest.
(Neon-chan's eyes are so beautiful… wait, now's not the time for that!)
Yuuhi shook her head vigorously.
"…Yuuhi-san, your face is bright red."
Ruri giggled softly.
"I-It's not like that! This is, um, that…"
"Next, I'll speak."
Ruri stood up smoothly.
"Even if my gender changed, I'm still me. …I've found something I want to protect. I want to protect everyone's smiles."
Ruri's amber eyes looked straight ahead.
"I want to break this curse together with everyone. That's my true feeling."
Ruri's voice was soft and warm.
"…Same for me."
Satsuki slowly walked over from the window.
"I'll live on for Shiori's sake too. I'll carry the past and move forward. …That's my true feeling."
Satsuki's jade-green eyes wavered.
"Five years ago, I couldn't save Shiori. But this time, I won't have regrets. Together with all of you, I'll end this curse."
The scar on Satsuki's left cheek glowed faintly.
The black haze from the wound thinned, just a little.
"…Everyone, thank you."
Yuuhi wiped her tears and smiled.
"I'll say it too. …I want to stay with everyone forever. That's my true feeling."
Yuuhi's words echoed through the room.
That was the moment.
The Reflect Mirror began to shine intensely.
"W-What!?"
The mirror surface rippled like water.
The four figures reflected there slowly smiled.
—And then.
Crack.
With a loud sound, the Reflect Mirror shattered.
"Uwaaaah!"
The fragments became particles of light, dancing into the air.
Sparkling, like stardust.
Silver light filled the entire room.
"My body… it's hot…"
Neon hugged her own shoulders.
"Me too… something's, weird…"
Ruri stared at her fingertips.
"…We're changing back."
Satsuki said quietly.
Neon's height slowly stretched.
Yuuhi's voice grew higher.
The transparency of Ruri's fingertips vanished completely.
The scar on Satsuki's left cheek faded.
"We did it… we did iiiit!"
Yuuhi jumped up.
"We're back! We're back to normal, everyone!"
Yuuhi's voice was already her usual high one.
"Uwaaaah! I'm back to being a girl!"
"Me too! I'm back to being a guy!"
"Yaaay!"
The members cheered.
The whole room filled with voices of joy.
"…Wait."
Satsuki's low voice cut through the cheers.
"There's something where the mirror disappeared."
Satsuki pointed.
Where the Reflect Mirror had been, a single small fragment remained.
"What's this…"
Yuuhi cautiously approached.
The fragment was palm-sized, shining silver.
Letters rose to its surface.
"…To Chapter Two."
Yuuhi read the words aloud.
"Chapter Two…?"
Neon furrowed her brow.
"The curse should be broken… yet something still remains."
Satsuki picked up the fragment.
"…This isn't just a mirror shard. It's the core of the Reflect Mirror."
Satsuki's jade-green eyes sharpened.
"Chapter Two, huh. …I don't know what's beginning, but we can't let our guard down."
Satsuki slipped the fragment gently into her pocket.
The air of joy instantly turned into a sense of unease.
Even so, the members were honestly happy to be back to their original genders.
"Hey, Yuuhi! Welcome back!"
"Feels like forever since I heard that voice of yours!"
"Yuuhi's voice really is the best!"
The members clung to Yuuhi.
"Ehehe, I'm home!"
Yuuhi hugged them back with a beaming smile.
"…Idiot. Don't make me worry."
Neon turned her face away and muttered quietly.
Her ears were bright red.
—On the way home.
The sunset spread across the entire sky.
Orange and purple blended together, dyed the same color as Yuuhi's eyes.
"Neon-chan, let's go home together!"
Yuuhi took Neon's hand.
"H-Hey, there's no need to hold hands!"
Neon hurriedly tried to pull away.
But Yuuhi held on tight and didn't let go.
"It's fine, it's not like it costs anything."
"It does! My heart!"
"Eh, why would your heart decrease?"
"…Baka Yuuhi. Seriously, baka."
Neon, as if resigned, squeezed Yuuhi's hand back.
The two walked slowly down the sunset road.
"You know, your face has changed somehow."
Neon said, still facing forward.
"You think? I can't tell myself."
"…You look a little stronger than before."
"It's thanks to you, Neon-chan."
Yuuhi smiled brightly.
"…What's that supposed to mean."
Neon, hiding her embarrassment, nudged Yuuhi's shoulder.
That was when.
A sensation like a hole opening in her chest ran through Yuuhi.
"…Neon-chan."
"What?"
"Something's weird with me. We're back to normal, I'm happy, but I'm lonely."
Yuuhi pressed a hand to her chest.
"What's that about."
Neon laughed.
But her ears were red.
"…I might be a little lonely too."
Neon's voice was small, as if about to melt into the sunset.
"You too, Neon-chan?"
"…Don't get the wrong idea. Just a tiny, tiny bit."
Neon turned her face away.
Yuuhi gazed at Neon's profile.
The sunset dyed Neon's platinum blonde hair gold.
(So beautiful…)
Yuuhi thought.
(There are still feelings I haven't told everyone.)
A small ache pricked deep in her chest.
(But I still don't know what they are.)
Yuuhi looked up at the sky.
"I wonder what'll happen in Chapter Two."
"Who knows. But whatever comes, this time we'll get through it together."
Neon's voice was strong.
"…Yeah!"
Yuuhi nodded firmly.
The sunset stretched their shadows long.
—That night.
Shibuya streaming studio "Mirror Ball," in the waiting room.
The members of VSPO! had gathered for the first time in a while.
"Alright, we're resuming streams today!"
Neon stood before everyone as the club president.
"Keep this whole thing secret. If the curse or gender reversal leaks out, it'll be a pain."
Neon's voice was low and reliable.
"Yeah yeah, we know!"
"But maybe I'm just a little reluctant to let it go."
Ruri smiled softly.
"Being a girl wasn't so bad once I got used to it… ah, but I'm glad I'm back to normal after all."
Everyone laughed at Ruri's words.
"…Ruri, you were cuter as a girl, you know."
"Ehh!? R-Really…?"
Ruri's face went bright red.
"Please don't tease me~"
Laughter echoed through the room.
"Kirishima-san, you're writing the report to the office, right?"
Ruri called out to Satsuki, who had her notebook open by the window.
"Yeah. This incident must be officially reported. …But I can't write everything."
Satsuki took the mirror fragment from her pocket.
"To Chapter Two, huh. …We might meet again."
Satsuki gently slipped the fragment between the pages of her notebook.
"Satsuki-san, that's…"
Yuuhi peered in with concern.
"It's fine. I'll hold onto this. You all focus on streaming."
Satsuki's jade-green eyes looked at Yuuhi.
"…Understood. But if anything happens, tell us right away, okay?"
"Yeah."
Satsuki gave a small nod.
"Yuuhi, are you ready for the stream?"
"Ah, yeah! Coming!"
Yuuhi sat down in front of the streaming equipment.
She happened to stand before the mirror.
There was her original self.
Long brown hair with yellow highlights. Eyes of purple and orange, like a sunset.
The usual Sendou Yuuhi.
"…Alright!"
Yuuhi smiled at herself in the mirror.
That was the moment.
For just an instant—she thought she saw Neon's figure in the mirror instead of her own.
"…Eh?"
Yuuhi rubbed her eyes.
She looked at the mirror again.
It only showed her usual self.
"…Is the curse still lingering somehow?"
Yuuhi tilted her head.
"Yuuhi—what're you doing? We'r
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