[TSSIM] Chapter 441: Comedy Skit?

"So… you didn't inform me on purpose, planning to make me perform something nobody's seen before without any preparation?"

Homura couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"You really aren't afraid of messing up, huh?"

"Anyone could mess up, but Minamiya-sensei definitely won't." Maki shook her head with a smile. "Nobody really knows how many things you can do and I know what we've seen is just the tip of the iceberg."

"That's right, nyaa~ We're all curious about how many more talents or skills you have." Rin added with a smirk.

"That's how this scene came about." Eli said with a slight smile. "And besides, isn't it something all the fans of Another Dimension are curious about?"

"Only I could tolerate you guys like this, y'know…" Homura sighed.

"Heehee… We obviously wouldn't do this with anyone else." Kotori chimed in with a mischievous smile.

Seeing her smile, Homura became convinced of something.

'Definitely Kotori's idea!'

In the end, he sighed again, then made a pained expression as he stretched his hands toward the sky.

"After all that touching speech earlier, I was really moved… Now give me back my feelings!"

""HAHAHA—!""

Seeing Homura's funny behavior, everyone burst into laughter.

"But what should I perform? Do you have any suggestions?" Homura pondered.

"None." Honoka shook her head. "Just do something you haven't performed before?"

"Alright then."

Homura closed his eyes and lightly covered his mouth with his hands.

Everyone stared at him, eagerly waiting to see what he would perform.

Soon, there was a sound.

'Hmm? Where's that bird sound coming from?'

'Hmm?! Why is there also a frog sound?'

Suddenly hearing animal sounds, everyone turned their heads, searching for the source, but their gazes eventually shifted back to Homura.

"Impression of sounds?" Maki couldn't help asking.

"Of course. What else would I perform?" Homura shrugged. "Any other sounds you want me to try?"

"A train?" Hanayo suggested tentatively.

"An ordinary train isn't too challenging." Homura shook his head. "How about a steam train?"

He then resumed his previous pose, and soon, the classic sounds of a steam train starting up and moving away emerged from his mouth.

"Wow, that's amazing…" Sagiri murmured, her eyes shining. "I didn't expect Nii-san to do this..."

"Hmm, this must be harder than mimicking other people's voices…" Utaha nodded.

"It's hard to say... Homura is a freak, after all. Nothing seems to be difficult for him." Eriri rolled her eyes, though they sparkled with admiration.

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After a while, after Homura made several more sounds, he let out a sigh.

"So, are you satisfied now?"

""NO!""

Everyone in the crowd responded immediately.

"Since you're not satisfied…" Homura pondered.

Hearing this, everyone's anticipation grew again.

However, only those who knew Homura well would understand that he was definitely about to get mischievous.

"I'm done!"

Everyone: "..."

"Okay, just kidding, don't get too worked up, guys!"

Homura noticed one of the girls in the crowd looking a bit off and quickly added.

"However, we really can't continue any longer. Like I said, this is a school festival. I shouldn't be stealing the spotlight as an outsider!"

Obviously, what Homura stated was not wrong.

Performing one show was about the limit for him.

"Besides, Muse only has half an hour. Do you really want me to keep going?"

Homura chuckled softly.

"So, let's save it for next time, okay? I'll perform again when the chance comes!"

"Of course, don't restrict me from performing something I've done before. I mean, even if it's singing, the song is different every time."

"Okay, I'm out."

With that, Homura handed the mic back to Nico and went back to his previous spot—the guardrail.

Girls: "..."

"Is Homura addicted to hanging on to that rail?" Elf remarked, her right eye twitching.

"Maybe… he might be trying not to cause us trouble..." Mafuyu said with a shake of her head. "You know, there are so many people paying attention to him now, and some are even recording. If he came back to us in this situation, it could cause some trouble."

Upon hearing this, the girls nodded in agreement.

It was quite likely that this was the case.

On stage, Honoka spoke up again.

"Thank you so much for meeting our unreasonable demands, Minamiya-sensei!"

"Nah, it's nothing. Your little demands aren't unreasonable at all to me!" Homura responded immediately.

Honoka: "..."

""HAHAHA—!""

This time, everyone laughed at Honoka's somewhat confused expression.

"So, what kind of demands would be unreasonable for Minamiya-sensei?"

Kotori asked with a mischievous grin as if saying—will you tell us? If you do, it might put you in a tough spot!

"Hmm…"

Homura pondered for a moment before answering with an uncertain tone.

"Having a baby?"

"..."

"Pffft!"

"What?!"

"Huh?!"

""HAHAHA—!""

After hearing Homura's answer, many people in the school burst out laughing.

Unreasonable?

Needless to say, a man certainly couldn't have a baby.

"Heh, I was just joking." Homura chuckled. "Why is everyone reacting so strongly?"

"Strongly? How can it not be?" Nico wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Who knew you'd say something like that!"

"So? Was it a surprise or what?" Homura's brows raised.

"It was definitely a surprise, of course! I almost laughed out loud!" Nico replied with a hint of annoyance in her voice.

"And he said Yui was doing a comedy skit, but here he is doing the same thing... he's no different." Eriri remarked, looking exasperated.

"Comedy skit?" Yui looked confused. 

"She means that your emcee's speech earlier was really entertaining." Elf translated for her.

"Emcee?" Yui still looked confused.

Elf: "..."

'Are we really starting from there?!'

Elf was speechless for a moment, before explaining to Yui.

"Emcee (MC) stands for Master of Ceremonies. It originally referred to a rapper, but now it means someone who can really liven up events."

"Liven up events? Me?" Yui pointed at herself, looking blank. "I didn't do anything like that."

Mio: "..."

Ritsu: "..."

Realizing Yui was too clueless, Mio and Ritsu started to explain her own actions during Sakuragaoka's school festival in detail.

On stage, Honoka had once again taken control of the microphone.

"I feel like... I'm losing track... Why did the topic suddenly shift so far off?" Honoka muttered, looking a bit frustrated.

"Are you kidding? You're the one who makes it hard to keep up! I'm standing right here as an idol is the proof!" Umi retorted, sounding irritated.

"Now that you said it... Honoka-chan was the one who suddenly decided to become an idol, right?" Kotori nodded.

"Eh? Why are you bringing this up now?" Honoka said, feeling upset. "We were all having fun together, weren't we?"

"Hey, I don't mean to interrupt..." Maki interjected, sighing. "I just want to know... when does the next song start? We don't have much time left, y'know."

Honoka: "..."