[TSSIM] Chapter 510: Twins?

"Hey, Onee-chan, I don't think I starved you, right? Is this really necessary?"

Ui asked dumbfoundedly, making the other girls want to laugh.

"Ui, we've seen Yui like this many times before." Mio said with a helpless smile.

Ui: "???"

"I mean, whenever she hears she can eat something made by Minamiya-senpai, Yui turns into this." Mio continued.

"Something that could always make my sister act like this... Just how good does it taste?" Ui muttered, looking curious.

"You'll find out soon enough..." Ritsu gave a mysterious smile.

"Alright, everyone, take a break first. We'll head out later." Homura said as he walked over, carrying a bunch of food.

"Oh?! Tea eggs?!" Yui's eyes widened as she looked at the food in Homura's hands.

"Didn't you all say you were coming over yesterday? So, I made some." Homura shrugged. "Sadly, they haven't soaked in the flavor long enough overnight, so they might be just okay."

"Yosh! I'm digging in!" Yui exclaimed with starry eyes.

"Onee-chan... that's so rude..." Ui covered her face in embarrassment.

"Don't worry about it, Ui~! Just think of Homuhomu-senpai as your big brother! No need to be so polite!" Yui said casually.

"See? Your sister said it herself." Homura smiled at Ui.

'If only I could be that carefree...' Ui thought helplessly.

"Ui-chan, try Homura-niisan's cooking first." Tsumugi said with a gentle smile. "We can talk about the rest later. Once you get to know him better, you'll see that he really doesn't mind those things."

"Uhh... Alright..." Ui hesitated for a moment but eventually reached for a small cookie and slowly took a bite.

In the next moment, her eyes widened in shock.

"Heh, now you get why Yui acts like that?" Ritsu chuckled.

Hearing this, Ui regained her composure, and as she watched her sister devouring the tea eggs and cookies, she hesitantly asked Homura.

"Um... Minamiya-senpai, can I ask how you made these cookies taste so good?"

"Uh... hearing you speak so politely is kinda weird..." Homura scratched his nose awkwardly.

Even though he said this, he didn't plan on forcing Ui to change how she spoke since she would get used to things eventually.

"You sure spoil Yui, huh? Planning to make these for her at home?" Homura sighed. "Seriously, who's the big sister here?"

"I am!" Yui, with her mouth full of food, shouted and raised her hand without hesitation.

Everyone: "..."

Homura pretended not to hear and instead turned to Ui.

"Do you just need experience making cookies? Or should I teach you a bit of everything?"

"Eh? Can I?" Ui asked, looking surprised and excited.

"Of course." Homura nodded without hesitation. "Anyone who helps me out picks up a few things along the way. Come lend me a hand at noon, Ui."

"Okay! I'll be in your care, then, Minamiya-senpai!"

"Okay, okay, no need to be so formal." Homura waved his hand with a wry smile.

Honestly, Ui being this polite with him kind of threw him off.

"Oh? Y'all are here already?"

Suddenly, Eriri called out from the living room entrance.

"I'll go get everyone."

Before Mio could say anything, Eriri left these words and had already left.

"She's just getting Sagiri and the others. Honoka and the rest are still practicing their dance, so let's not bother them for now." Homura explained briefly.

"Ugh, we don't wanna disturb them either. We knew that everyone's busy right now." Mio said, feeling a little apologetic.

"You're overthinking it. We're all quick, so it won't take much time." Elf chimed in as she walked over.

Once every member of Another Dimension, except for the voice actors, had gathered, Ui greeted them properly.

"Oh, she's really polite." Eriri blinked, then chuckled. "Well, I guess that makes sense. We're so used to being casual in private that it actually feels kinda weird."

"You're Ui, right? Just relax. You don't have to be so formal with us." Utaha said with a gentle smile.

"Won't work." Homura shook his head. "I already said it. Ui's just naturally like this. If you want her to loosen up, you'll have to become good friends with her first."

Hearing Homura's opinion of her, Ui wasn't sure if she should respond to that or not.

"Oh, that's easy then! Just take a bath together!" Elf waved her hand casually.

Everyone: "..."

'Take a bath together?' Homura's lips twitched. 'Girls soaking in a bath together might help them get along better, but I'm a boy.'

Ui, meanwhile, couldn't help but blush a little upon hearing Elf's words.

She understood Elf was talking about baths between girls, but just because she understood, did that mean she wouldn't get embarrassed? Especially with a boy right here.

Seeing Ui glance over at him, Homura had no choice but to change the topic.

"Hey, wanna know something? Yui and little Ui are just a year apart, right?" Homura asked with a smile. "A year apart, but they look like twins. You know, that's pretty rare."

Girls: "???"

Except for the Hirasawa sisters, everyone else looked totally confused.

"How do they look like twins?" Izumi asked, looking puzzled.

"How do they not?" Homura asked back.

"We could tell them apart right away." Elf said bluntly.

Hearing this, Homura raised an eyebrow.

"Duh, do you girls have some weird idea about twins? Even twin sisters look different if they style their hair differently. It's just that the twins you've seen probably dressed up the same on purpose."

Homura then turned to Ui.

"Hey, Ui, can you let your hair down for a sec? Let's surprise everyone a bit."

Upon hearing Homura's request, Ui thought it was pretty fun, so she smiled faintly before nodding, taking down her ponytail, and giving her head a little shake.

Seeing this, a smirk appeared on Homura's face as everyone else's eyes widened.

"No way! They look exactly the same!" Nayuta exclaimed in shock. "Are they really sisters who are a year apart and not twins?!"

"Of course not~!" Yui exclaimed and hugged Ui tightly. "Ui's in her third year of middle school now, y'know? She's my precious little sister!"

"Onee-chan..." Ui looked touched.

One had to admit that the bond between the Hirasawa sisters was undoubtedly something else.

Suddenly, Homura moved behind Yui, gathered her hair, and tied it into a ponytail.

"Holy! Yui just turned into Ui!" Ritsu exclaimed in surprise. "I mean, we knew they looked alike, but seeing it for real is still shocking!"

"Right? That's why I said even though they're a year apart, they're practically twins." Homura said while fixing Yui's hair back into place and doing the same for Ui.

At the same time, the girls suddenly fell silent as they gazed at Homura.