[TSSIM] Chapter 475: Honoka's Unexpected Move

"Thanks, Homura-kun! We'll take good care of them!"

Honoka spoke happily as she gazed at the support T-shirt that Homura had made for her.

Upon hearing this, Homura's lips twitched.

"Take good care of what? Wear it!"

"Eh? But isn't it weird to wear our own support T-shirt?" Honoka asked hesitantly.

At this, Maki shook her head and spoke up.

"If other people call theirs support T-shirts, then calling ours team shirts is fine, right?"

Muse: "..."

""AHH!""

Honoka, Kotori, Rin, Hanayo, and Nico all shouted in unison.

It was only after Maki mentioned it that they realized—this was the team shirt for Muse!

"All of you should wear them. When you practice at school, you can totally wear those." Homura said with a smile.

"Now that you mention it like that... I suddenly don't want to wear it..." Hanayo looked at the T-shirt in her hands again, seeming to like it even more than before.

"Yeah, I kinda don't wanna wear it either..." Rin nodded in agreement, feeling that the T-shirt was too precious.

"My god, just wear it! If it gets ruined, I'll make more, okay?" Homura said with exasperation.

Girls: "…"

"By the way, these shirts could be considered Muse's merchandise, right?" Megumi casually asked.

"I guess it counts, though it's more like an internal supply merchandise, or rather, exclusive merchandise?" Homura replied thoughtfully while rubbing his chin.

"Exclusive... that sounds even rarer..." Elf nodded.

"Great, now I really don't want to wear it..." Hanayo started to hesitate again.

Homura: "…"

"Do whatever you want..."

Homura rolled his eyes, giving up on persuading them.

"As long as one person wears it, the rest will follow anyway."

He glanced at the time, realizing it was already late.

"By the way, it's getting late. Time to send everyone home."

"Hahh... I completely forgot about going home..." Honoka paused, then grumbled.

"Nee-chan, did you also forget about dinner today?"

"I ate!"

"Oh... Looks like you won't forget when it comes to eating, huh..." Yukiho nodded knowingly.

Honoka: "…"

"Yukiho... you've changed... you don't love me anymore..."

"Ew~! So cringe..." Yukiho shivered, rubbing her arms.

Homura shook his head with a chuckle and reached out to mess with the hair of the two sisters.

"Alright, enough with the drama, let's go!" Homura said with a chuckle before looking at the couch. "Hey, little one, wanna go out for a walk?"

"Meow~ (Not today...)"

Haru, lounging on the couch, lazily stretched out her paw and waved it.

"Guess you're tired, huh..." Homura was speechless.

"Definitely because you guys kept Haru-chan up last night..." Elf muttered softly.

Homura fell silent.

Nanami's face immediately turned bright red.

Eriri looked a bit embarrassed and shot Elf an angry look.

Homura's right eye twitched, and with a strange expression, he led the group of girls out of the Minamiya residence.

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"Homura-kun, when you guys were... doing that, was Haru-chan always nearby watching?"

While walking, Nozomi asked with a strange look on her face.

"...Didn't you already know the answer? Why ask?" Homura asked back, his lips twitching.

"Haru-chan's still just a kid, y'know? How could you guys do something like that in front of her?"

Nozomi reprimanded Homura with a chuckle, while the others tried hard not to laugh.

"Also, after all this time, didn't Haru-chan ever ask what you were doing?"

"No, she seriously never asked once..." Homura replied with a wry smile.

"Wow... cats are impressive. Even at just one year old, they can figure out what you're up to..." Nozomi covered her mouth in surprise.

"Eh?" Hanayo's face turned a little red, confused. "Why would they understand?"

"Of course, it's because Haru-chan never asked..." Nozomi grinned.

Unfortunately, Hanayo was still confused.

Nozomi just smiled, not explaining further, but it was Maki who, feeling a bit awkward, turned the question back to Hanayo.

"Hanayo, when you were around six or seven, if you heard strange noises from your parents' room, would you have asked them what they were doing?"

As soon as Hanayo heard this, she instantly understood!

It wasn't because she was quick to catch on, but who hadn't heard those kinds of sounds as a child, especially around the age of six or seven?

If you heard strange noises in your parents' room, you'd definitely ask your parents something like—Dad, what are you and Mom doing? Why is Mom crying? Did you hurt her?

In return, the father's answers could vary.

Some would blush and deflect, saying—Don't ask me, go ask your mom.

Some would get flustered and respond—Why are you asking so many questions?

Others would awkwardly laugh and say—Haha, kids shouldn't ask about stuff like that.

Naturally, there were the more unusual ones, like—Yeah, Mom made a mistake, so Dad's teaching her a lesson!

One would probably hear at least one of these answers since children were curious creatures. If they didn't ask, it was basically because they already knew what their parents were doing.

It was rare for children of that age to be too shy to ask, after all.

"Haru-chan... so impressive, nyaa..." Rin murmured with an astonished expression.

"Maybe it's because cats are just that amazing?" Alisa said uncertainly.

"Well, they're both pretty impressive…" Hanayo muttered quietly, unsure whether she was talking about Haru or Homura.

'I think you girls are impressive too...' Homura secretly complained to himself. 'If we had this bizarre conversation before, Hanayo would've fainted from embarrassment, right? But now she's just slightly blushing... Humans really are adaptable creatures...'

"Speaking of which... how am I going to explain this swimsuit to Mom when I get home?" Honoka asked, looking a bit troubled.

Hearing this, Homura was left completely confused.

'Explain? Does she need to get searched when she gets home or something? Why not just say it straight out? No need to come up with excuses, right?'

With this thought, Homura decided to ask Honoka directly.

"Honoka... do you plan on showing your mom the swimsuit as soon as you get home?"

"Well... if it was before, I'd definitely show Mom the swimsuits I bought..." Honoka thought for a moment before answering.

"If your mom doesn't ask, just don't say anything then." Homura shrugged. "If she does ask, just tell her truthfully—it's no big deal."

He could understand that it was rare to see a man who knew how to sew, though making women's swimsuits, of all things, was a bit odd.

"Oh..." Honoka nodded and then, a little embarrassed, added, "Actually, I kinda want to show Mom... After all, the swimsuit you made looks so good, heehee..."

"Alright, then just show it off. No need to worry about it." Homura couldn't help but chuckle.

"I'm not sure if I could tell my mom, though..." Kotori said with a blush.

Umi nodded vigorously, agreeing with Kotori.

"Whatever works, it's a gift I'm giving everyone. Now that I've given it to you, it's up to you to decide what to do with it." Homura shrugged.

"Yeah, but... I'll think about it some more..." Honoka nodded with a smile. "Looks like we're home. See you tomorrow, Homura-kun!"

Chu~

Without any warning, Honoka suddenly gave Homura a light kiss on his cheek, then vanished from everyone's sight in a flash.

Everyone stood frozen in place, and Yukiho was left speechless!

It couldn't be helped.

Because after her sister did that, it seemed like even a hug was off the table for her!

After hurriedly saying her goodbyes to everyone, Yukiho jogged after her sister.

It was only then that Hanayo and the others snapped back to reality.