January 2026. Students are back at school. Girls flirting dominantly with the boys. Teachers teaching the students. At night, Sakura went home earlier. Ash walks to a gift shop. There are a lot of gifts. There are also different sections. For couples, friends, family, and yourself. He then walked around. From his eyes, a shining gift appeared. A necklace. A blue and yellow themed necklace.

Although he found another gift. Two bracelets. Both of it themed the 4 main seasons. But it has a heart-shaped blue, red and yellow colored. He then took it. Walks to the cashier excitedly. The cashier smiles. Scans the two-pack bracelet. It costs at five thousand one hundred eighty-seventh Yen. It was expensive for him. He then took out his wallet and pays the cashier.

Then the cashier packaged the two bracelets into a gift box. He gently puts it in a box and in a gift wrapped. He then gave it to Ash. Ash smiles and slowly leaves the store. Suddenly a young girl, same as his age, bumped into him. They both fall. Ash quickly retrieves the box before helping the girl stand up. The girl in his memory, with her bright eyes and gentle smile, was undeniably the same one from his nightly dreams; a vision as vivid as if he’d seen her just moments before.

The girl looks at him.

“My name is Mei. Are you trying to find this?”

She reveals the lever. Ash then moves to her and takes the lever. He then pushes the lever. Suddenly, the surrounding environment began to warp the perception of time, creating the sensation that they were rapidly accelerating through time, as if fast-forwarding through a recording of their lives. Then he quickly pushes the lever back. This time it is already autumn. Then checks his phone, and it is November Twenty Twenty-Six. He looks around and everything is back to normal. He then walks to Mei slowly and closes their distance. Ash questions.

Are you that girl???

“Yes, I am…” Mei answers.

Are you the one who did The Flip?

Yes