[TSSIM] Chapter 438: Suspicious Person

Upon seeing Haru's action, the girls were dumbfounded.

Although they didn't understand exactly what she was saying, her actions were clear—it meant Homura hadn't fed her yet!

At the same moment, Homura chuckled in surprise.

Was Haru expecting to be fed by him too, just like everyone else?

"Little one, I can only give you this last piece. After all, you've already had quite a bit, no?"

Haru tilted her tiny cat head, silently observing Homura for a moment before nodding.

Girls: "…"

Homura carefully wiped his hands, as he had to break the takoyaki with his fingers this time, unable to use a skewer.

Before long, Utaha watched Haru happily eating the takoyaki fed to her by Homura, her eyebrows twitching.

"Megumi… I suddenly think what I said last time might be true..." Utaha said in a stern tone.

"…"

Megumi stayed silent.

'Honestly, it's not just you. Even I can't help but think that way...'

Watching Haru, Megumi got lost in thought.

'No, it must be an illusion... Haru-chan is just eating, and besides, she's only a cat. Homura-kun is her most important family, so it's not strange they're close... Plus, she's less than a year old, so it's impossible for her to think any other way...'

"Nyaa… Rin fed Haru-chan so much already, yet it's still not as good as Homura-kun..." Rin mumbled quietly.

"Heh…" Homura grinned. "Do you want to surpass my status in the little one's heart?"

"No, it's impossible anyway." Rin quickly shook her head.

'You're giving up so fast?!' Homura was speechless. 'But... she's right. It's impossible anyway...'

After a while, he stood up and wiped his hands.

"Alright, I'll head out first. You all change your clothes."

'Change clothes?'

Upon hearing his words, the girls were momentarily confused but quickly realized that Muse's performance was coming up soon.

"Homura-kun, you don't need to go out, y'know." Nozomi smiled slightly. "The changing room is just around the corner, isn't it?"

Homura shook his head.

"Look at the time—there's less than half an hour left. If all nine of you change one by one in the changing room, there won't be enough time."

Nozomi: "…"

She was so focused on watching Homura's antics with the girls that she lost track of time!

"I'll go up to the rooftop and wait for you."

Saying this, Homura placed Haru in Sagiri's arms, then pulled her out of the room and headed upstairs.

Nanami thought for a moment before turning her head to Mashiro.

"Mashiro, you should go up with Homura-kun first. I'll help Honoka and the others change faster."

"One of us helps one of them." Eriri chimed in. "Although changing into this outfit doesn't really need help, if it can be done faster, then let's do it!"

With that, nine of the girls decided to help the nine members of Muse change clothes.

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"Yukiho, Alisa, you're here."

Homura greeted as soon as he reached the rooftop and spotted Yukiho and Alisa, but as he looked around, he didn't see Yukiho's mother, and the rooftop wasn't very crowded either.

"Ah! Minamiya-senpai!"

Yukiho greeted back before she and Alisa stepped aside, revealing someone dressed rather suspiciously.

Seeing the suspiciously dressed person, Homura's mouth twitched.

With a hooded sweatshirt, mask, sunglasses, and a hint of hair showing from the hood, it was clear that this suspicious person was Mya-nee!

"Mya-nee, why are you dressed like this?" Homura asked, looking exasperated. "You shouldn't need to go this far yet, right? Isn't this something for after you start college?"

"Eh?!" Mya-nee looked surprised. "How did you recognize me? And don't call me Mya-nee, please… it feels weird."

"Okay, Mya-nee, I'll try not to call you that." Homura replied, 'seriously' nodding.

Mya-nee: "..."

"Anyway, it was pretty obvious who you were just by looking, but tell me, why are you dressed like this?" Homura shrugged as if it were no big deal. "Or is this your new standard outfit for going out?"

"Well, um… it's a bit chilly, so I wanted to layer up… and somehow ended up like this…" Mya-nee answered awkwardly.

Homura: "..."

"You know, the sky's all overcast, and you're still wearing sunglasses? You might as well wear a mask!" Homura was at a loss. "So, is this now your usual way of going out?"

"Hmm… a mask?" Mya-nee pondered. "It actually doesn't sound too bad..."

"Alright, forget that!" Homura quickly interrupted. "You're lucky if security or a doorman doesn't come over and question you, y'know."

Mya-nee: "..."

"Seriously, just the mask and sunglasses are suspicious enough. Adding the hood…" Homura rolled his eyes. "You've seen the news, right? A lot of robbers look like this…"

Upon hearing this, the three girls on the side snickered.

They hadn't thought about it that way until Homura mentioned it, but now the image was crystal clear!

"Stop dressing like this when you go out, okay?"

Homura advised Mya-nee, then turned to Yukiho.

"By the way, didn't your mom come?"

"She's downstairs..." Yukiho said with a hint of resignation. "Mom said she didn't want to crowd with us kids."

"Well, my suggestion is turning out to be quite useful..." Homura muttered, walking to the edge of the rooftop and looking down.

At this point, there were already quite a few people, and the projector was showing the program from the auditorium.

However, he believed it would soon switch locations.

"Homura! We're all here!"

Walking with the other girls, Elf called out cheerfully.

"What about my sister and the others?" Alisa asked, noticing Muse wasn't around.

"Your sister and the others will be the finale." Utaha said with a slight smile. "It's not time for it to start yet, so they're just getting ready."

"It's almost time." Eriri pulled out her phone, looking at the time. "Less than ten minutes now."

"Huh? Who's that?"

Nayuta suddenly asked, eyeing Mya-nee curiously.

Hearing the question, Homura's eyes twitched.

"It's me…" Mya-nee awkwardly lowered her sunglasses.

""Mya-nee?!""

"Pfff! Hahaha—!"

Seeing the girls' reactions and how they blurted out the name 'Mya-nee', Homura couldn't hold back his laughter.

Hearing his laughter, the girls rolled their eyes.

People caught off guard might naturally blurt out their thoughts. Since the surprise brought by Mya-nee had been a bit sudden, they couldn't help but exclaim the name 'Mya-nee' instinctively.

"Why are you dressed like this, anyway…" Kaguya asked with a skeptical tone.

"Suspicious, right?" Homura shrugged. "I just told her not to dress like this in the future."

"I have this feeling that a police officer is going to come ask questions…" Chika muttered.

"Can't I just not wear this outfit…" Mya-nee said with a depressed tone.

With all the comments about her outfit, she felt pretty down today and really didn't want to wear it anymore.

"Maybe you should just take off your sunglasses for now…" Utaha suggested, somewhat exasperated.

"Uhh…"

Mya-nee gave an awkward smile and took off her big sunglasses.

"Ahh! It's Muse!"

"Muse!"

"Over there!"

Voices full of excitement suddenly rose from the crowd, and everyone knew that Honoka and the others were about to take the stage.

Turning around, Homura and the girls watched with smiles as the nine members of Muse made their way to the stage, step by step.

Before long, the atmosphere throughout the school grew lively.