[TSSIM] Chapter 467: Homura and Nanami

"Nayu-chan is only fourteen just like me, but she somehow gives off a mature vibe!" Izumi remarked, her eyes lit up. 

"Don't worry, you'll get there too." Homura smiled and gently patted her head. 

Izumi blushed because she knew exactly what he meant.

She had secretly compared her breast size to others before, and she was surprisingly already surpassing Megumi and even catching up to Utaha.

Homura could only say that her growth was truly impressive.

He then turned to look at Nayuta, who was staring at him expectantly, apparently waiting for his praise.

"Umu! You're magnificent!" Homura praised, giving a thumbs up. "Are you happy with the swimsuit, Nayu?"

"Hehehe... as long as Senpai likes it!" Nayuta grinned foolishly and walked over to Homura, hugging his arm. "And~ this is fanservice for Senpai~!"

Homura: "..."

Girls: "..."

"Alright, thanks for the fanservice."

Homura shook his head while chuckling, then patted Nayuta's head with his other hand.

"Hehehe... Senpai, do you want more than this?" Nayuta offered with a smile.

""He doesn't!""

Speaking in unison, Eriri and Utaha reappeared.

"We really can't let our guard down, huh..." Eriri remarked before she brought Nayuta upstairs with Utaha.

"Ahh! Let me go! Let me..."

Nayuta complained loudly until her voice gradually grew more distant.

"Fanservice..." Elf muttered with a speechless expression. "I really feel like Nayu has lost it. I wouldn't be surprised if Eriri starts playing hide and seek with her in the future."

"Hide and seek?" Izumi looked confused.

"Yep... like, hiding in Homura's bed or something." Elf grinned mischievously.

"Hmm..." Izumi nodded in understanding, as Elf's meaning was pretty clear.

"I think you've lost it too." Homura retorted, ruffling Elf's hair. 

"I haven't." Elf said lightly, apparently not minding his act as she calmly fixed her hair. "But, look forward to it~"

"Alright..." Homura raised an eyebrow at her calm reaction. "I'm looking forward to it then."

With that, he went back to working on the swimsuits.

About an hour later, including the swimsuits for Eriri and Nayuta, Homura had made one for Mashiro, Elf, Muramasa, and Izumi—a total of six swimsuits by this point.

Sagiri, Utaha, and Megumi had said they would have theirs made later, especially Utaha and Megumi, who weren't really in a rush given their already intimate relationship with Homura.

As for Sagiri, she was a bit shy.  

If it was just a few people, she could work up the courage, but with so many watching, she needed a little more time to prepare mentally.  

Muramasa and Izumi were also quite shy but still better than Sagiri nonetheless, feeling extremely happy with the swimsuits Homura had made for them.  

Mashiro was also happy, but the only one who wasn't satisfied was Elf.

"Homura... why is mine a one-piece?!" Elf complained, puffing her cheeks. "I want a sexy swimsuit! I want a bikini!"

Upon hearing this, Homura was speechless.

'Didn't you know why I made you a one-piece? It should've at least been a two-piece, right? But you want a bikini...'

He rolled his eyes as he looked at Elf's body.

"You know, a one-piece swimsuit is perfect for you—"

"I don't wanna hear it! I want a bikini!"

Elf interrupted Homura and started rolling around on the couch, throwing a fit.

Everyone: "..."

"Alright, fine! Give it to me, and I'll change it for you, okay?" Homura relented with an exasperated expression. "I really can't deal with you..."

"Heehee..."

Elf immediately stopped rolling around and giggled. 

In the end, Homura spent a lot of effort turning the one-piece swimsuit that was perfect for Elf into a bikini, and the main challenge had been figuring out what kind of bikini style would suit her best, which had been a real brain teaser.

Ultimately, it was a cute-style bikini because making it sexy just wasn't possible for her.

Nevertheless, she was still very happy.

Any girl naturally wanted to wear a swimsuit that showcased her personality best. If she insisted on wearing something that didn't suit her, she knew she would just end up looking worse than everyone else.

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With the swimsuit matter finished, Homura hugged Haru and returned to his room, first giving her a full set of non-exploration-related skills, then going to take a bath.

While Homura was still bathing, Haru silently stared at the gradually opening door without any reaction, clearly used to it by now.

Nanami peeked in, looking around, and when she saw Homura was nowhere to be found and truly in the bathroom, she let out a sigh of relief.

Walking carefully to the bed, Nanami noticed the expression Haru seemed to be giving—one of mild exasperation.

'Hmm? Why is Haru-chan looking like that?'

Nanami wondered as she gazed at Haru's human-like expression.

'Does she always look like that?'

'Wait… has she been observing all this time?

As soon as Nanami thought this, her face began to turn red!

If she hadn't realized what was going on, she could still treat Haru like just an ordinary cat, but now that she was aware, it was a different story.

Regardless, considering how Haru had acted all this time, Haru and humans were really no different and just had different shapes, right?

At least treating Haru like a human felt appropriate.

"Still... Haru-chan is just under a year old…" Nanami muttered, starting to self-hypnotize. "Yes! Just a year old! When I was that age, I didn't know anything at all..."

"Meow~? (What's this little girl talking about?)" Haru tilted her head in confusion.

Funnily, Nanami had been treating Haru like she was a year old, yet Haru saw her as a little girl.

"What's Haru-chan trying to say? Homura-kun isn't here, so I can't really understand..."

Nanami murmured, lying down next to Haru and giving her a gentle stroke.

"Haru-chan's fur is so soft... Did Homura-kun groom her or something?"

Nanami gently stroked Haru's back.

"Everyone should really be jealous of Haru-chan... She's the only one who can enjoy Homura-kun's hug all the time..."

"You could enjoy that too if you want."

Homura's voice suddenly came from behind Nanami.

"Kyaaa! Homura-kun... you scared me..."

Nanami was so scared that she quickly sat up.

A moment later, she regained her senses, causing her body to stiffen as she became unsure of what to do.

Seeing this, Homura gently pulled her into his arms, letting her lean against him.

"If you want, we can always keep this up. However, since you're always shy, it's not like you'll be able to do this with other people around, right?"

"..."

Nanami didn't answer, staying silent.

Homura didn't mind, as he knew that, right now, her brain was likely working extra hard, processing various abnormal sensations in her body.

Such a state would probably last a little while longer.

After a while of silence, a barely audible voice finally escaped Nanami's lips. 

"Homura-kun... wh-when did you come out? You didn't make any noise..." 

"When you talked to the little one." Homura answered with a smile.

Nanami stiffened again upon hearing this.

"You know how sensitive my ears are, right?" Homura chuckled softly. "I just heard through the bathroom door—how could I not notice? I just didn't think... how did you get convinced by Eriri and the others to do this?" 

"..."

Nanami was silent again for a moment before slowly answering.

"Because... I'm going to be without Homura-kun for over half a month..."

'Ahh, so that's why...' Homura nodded at her reason.

"And... Homura-kun still remembers my matters... I'm really moved..." Nanami continued.

"Nanami, did you forget how memory works? Of course, I remember." Homura retorted with a wry smile before thinking, 'I hope you're not here tonight just out of gratitude for that...'

"No, it's different..."

Nanami shook her head, disagreeing with his words.

"It's like when we're memorizing voice lines. Sure, the lines are memorized, but when we don't need them, we don't really think about them."

"Homura-kun is the same. No matter how good your memory is, you wouldn't dwell on something over and over again, right? You'd only think about it when it's important."

"That's why I said I'm really moved..."