[TSSIM] Chapter 512: Homura and I Have Actually Done It!

Izumi, who saw Ui's reaction, quickly covered her own chest, her face turning bright red.

Seeing her like this, Ui was speechless, feeling awkward.

"Same age." Hana raised her hand. 

"Same!" Elf chimed in. 

"Me too!" Nayuta added.

Ultimately, Ui was shocked as she realized that among the girls present, there were so many girls her age, and one was even younger than her.

Just then, Homura finally finished tying Eriri's twin tails.

"How is it?" Homura asked with a smile.

"Yeah, it's pretty good." Eriri shook her head a little, the smile on her face was beyond obvious as she spoke.

"I'm next!" Utaha immediately shoved Eriri to the side.

"You want a new hairstyle, Utaha?" Homura asked with a twitching eyebrow.

"Nope, just brush my hair for me." Utaha shook her head and took off her hairband.

"Alright." Homura answered helplessly, realizing that he was probably going to end up brushing everyone's hair today.

Meanwhile, Ui looked confused as she saw Eriri not really reacting to Homura doing another girl's hair.

In fact, Eriri didn't even mind being pushed aside by Utaha since she knew she had just scored another 'first time.' Even though Homura had tied Ui's hair first, Ui was not counted, so it meant he still brushed hers first.

Right now, she was way too happy about it to get mad at Utaha.

Once she was done being happy, however, she noticed Ui's confused expression, so she decided to explain.

"You're wondering about what I think, right? Honestly, at first, I—no, all of us had some thoughts about it, but now, we really don't."

"Why not?" Ui asked instinctively.

"I mean, even if someone could have Homura all to herself, maybe she'd feel proud and happy at first..." Eriri smiled knowingly. "But after that, it'd get pretty rough..."

"Pfft!"

Elf, after hearing Eriri's words, nearly choked.

"R-Rough?! Don't say it like that! You'll corrupt the kid!"

"What?! You're the same age as her! You're in no position to say that!" Eriri exclaimed while rolling her eyes.

"I'll have you know, I'm very knowledgeable for my age!" Elf retorted with an annoyed expression.

"Hah! You only know stuff in theory! Homura and I have actually done it!" Eriri shot back.

Girls: "!!!"

Hearing Eriri's bold statement, Elf immediately backed down, realizing that she wasn't going to win.

"Can you not go overboard?" Homura pinched Eriri's cheek, looking annoyed. "Ui was already confused, trying to piece things together. You just went and spelled it all out for her!"

Ui, on the other hand, began to understand the situation between Homura and the girls.

Even though she was only in her third year of middle school, she had heard enough to piece things together. If Eriri's use of the word 'rough' had confused her, then the mention of 'actually doing it', and with Homura no less, made it all too clear.

"Nee, what do you mean by done it together? Like, playing games?" Yui scratched her head, looking completely confused.

At this, everyone couldn't help but see Yui as a little angel.

"Yes, Onee-chan. It's the game console we usually play on." Ui answered while nodding.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel touched as they saw Ui protect her sister so well.

Eriri awkwardly scratched her head and decided not to continue with the topic.

"By the way, how about we change the time to the afternoon for going out?" Homura asked as he finished brushing Utaha's hair.

He obviously couldn't ignore everyone else.

Even if each of them took just five minutes, it would take more than an hour to do all of the girls' hair. If they went shopping then, they wouldn't make it back by noon, so he was thinking of moving the time to the afternoon.

"Alright, Homura-niisan, I'll go with whatever you say. Anyway, we're all just planning to have fun today." Tsumugi gently nodded.

"Mm, then you can do whatever you want in the morning. Chat or play games, it's up to you."

Saying this, Homura then stood behind Tsumugi, fixing her blonde hair before starting to comb it.

"...Mm." Tsumugi smiled happily.

She had to admit that getting her hair done by Homura was an extraordinary experience, and it felt so comfortable.

It was not unexpected.

Homura knew all about massages, so combing hair should have been a small thing for him, right? He definitely knew how to make it feel the best.

Ui's expression, meanwhile, shifted again.

If Homura were still helping others with their hair, she wouldn't be surprised, but now he had suddenly come over to the side of her sister's friend.

'Does this mean Tsumugi-nee's also Minamiya-senpai's girlfriend?!' Ui thought with an astonished expression. 'Then... what about Mio-nee? What about her?'

Ui, who had a bit of a sister complex, suddenly felt anxious as she felt like her sister was being stolen away.

Upon glancing at Yui, however, Ui began to ponder carefully.

Just now, her sister hadn't understood anything, and looking at her sister's usual clueless self, she didn't seem like someone who had a boyfriend, right?

Ui suddenly felt relieved.

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As the time neared lunchtime, Homura started preparing, while Ui and Ritsu joined in to help.

At this moment, Ui finally understood just how much she could learn by helping Homura because, in just half an hour, she felt like her cooking skills had improved by almost ten percent. Even though the improvement rate kept shrinking, she was still progressing rapidly.

'Hmm, I'll be able to do even better next time!'

Ui felt really pleased with her progress in the kitchen.

Meanwhile, Honoka and the others, already done with their practice, were having a great time chatting with Tsumugi and the others.

"Eh?! Homura-kun helped everyone with their hair just now?!" Honoka suddenly exclaimed. "How sneaky! We didn't know anything about it!"

"Homura-kun did hair for everyone?" Nanami's eyes lit up with excitement. "But I guess we didn't miss out, right? I'm sure Homura-kun will do our hair too."

"Mm, that's true..." Nozomi said with a smile. "Honoka-chan's just upset she didn't get her hair done by Homura-kun first."

"Well, there aren't many boys who do girls' hair, after all." Hanayo chimed in, her eyes sparkling with admiration.

"If you take out the professional hairstylists, there are even fewer." Maki snorted.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel like her way of thinking was a bit odd.

"But... what's it like getting your hair done by Homura-kun?" Rin asked, looking curious. "He shouldn't be all clumsy with it, right?"

"C'mon, we all know Minamiya-senpai's not clumsy." Yukiho shook her head.

"It's really comfy." Tsumugi said with a smile.

"Ahh... so jealous..." Honoka sighed before suddenly freezing up. "Umi-chan... um, can we have some free time to get Homura-kun to do our hair?"

Everyone, especially Muse's members, fell silent as they saw Umi's face darken.

"I'm not some devil..." Umi gritted out, barely containing herself.

"Yosh!" Honoka nodded excitedly. "Anyway, Umi-chan, you need Homura-kun to do your hair too, right?"

Umi: "..."

Could she change her mind now?