[TSSIM] Chapter 436: Feeding Everyone, Again

"Homura-kun~ Could you help Rin get another box of takoyaki?"

"Got it!"

Homura replied, turning around to see Rin doing what he had done last time—feeding takoyaki to Haru.

Homura picked up a box of takoyaki and walked over to Rin. After placing it down, he crouched and petted Haru's fur.

'Hmm? Why does her fur feel a bit wet? Even though it's raining, the windows in the room aren't open...'

Homura raised his eyebrows, looking confused.

"Little one, why is your fur wet?"

"Meow~ Meow~ (I was outside earlier, and I only came back because it started raining.)" Haru answered after finishing a piece of takoyaki.

'Ahh, so that's why…' Homura nodded inwardly.

He didn't really mind Haru going outside. After all, hardly anyone would harm her, and there was certainly no one like that at this school.

Done with Haru, Homura turned to Rin.

"Rin, what made you decide to feed Haru?"

"Homura-kun did the same thing last time, so I want to do it too, nyaa~" Rin replied cheerfully.

"Umu, it's good that you're happy. Just be careful not to overfeed her, okay?" Homura nodded and reminded her.

Upon hearing this, Rin seemed a bit conflicted.

It was believable that if Homura hadn't said anything, she would have continued feeding Haru.

"You..."

Seeing Rin's reaction, Homura chuckled, pinching her cheek.

"You know, you'll have plenty of chances later. Why worry about it now?"

"...Alright then, I'll give Haru a few more pieces and then stop." Rin nodded softly.

"Here, have one yourself."

Homura grabbed a skewer and put a piece of takoyaki on it.

"Aaa..."

Rin seemed accustomed to it and showed no embarrassment, happily eating the takoyaki offered to her.

"Aaa~"

Suddenly, Nayuta appeared by Homura's side, opening her small mouth.

Whenever this happened, Homura couldn't help but laugh as he stuffed a piece of takoyaki into Nayuta's eager mouth.

"Ehehehe…"

Nayuta chewed happily, her cheeks puffed up like a little squirrel.

"Aaa~"

Approaching Homura, Utaha pointed to her open mouth, making her intention clear. Even without the gesture, it was obvious, as she leaned her head toward him.

As one after another was fed takoyaki by Homura, Tsumugi and Mio's faces turned red upon witnessing this intimate act!

It was understandable, as unlike the others, they hadn't experienced this during Sakuragaoka's school festival last time because they had been busy with their band performance.

"Hmmm… Is this becoming a routine now…?" Saori wondered, looking a bit embarrassed.

"Routine…" Kirino twitched her mouth. "Why create such an embarrassing routine?"

"Maybe it's because no one wants to fall behind…" Kuroneko replied.

"But we didn't ask for this…" Kirino said weakly.

"Ara, if you think like that, how would you feel if you were the only one not getting the takoyaki brought to your mouth?" Elf suddenly asked with a grin.

"What else?" Kuroneko shrugged and curled her lips. "It would be something like, 'It's not fair that I'm the only one left out! Am I being disliked?'"

Kirino: "…"

"Heehee, so true."

Elf chuckled and then saw that no one was approaching Homura anymore.

"Well? No one else? Then... Homura, I want some too!"

Before Elf could finish her sentence, she already hopped over to Homura's side, opening her mouth.

"Homuhomu-senpai, I want some too!" Yui raised her hand.

"Wait, Yui!"

Mio reached out to grab Yui but unfortunately missed.

Watching Yui devour the takoyaki fed to her by Homura with a big smile, Mio felt so embarrassed she could barely stand.

Why did she have to do something so mortifying?

Mio quickly turned to her other two friends.

Ritsu, although looking indifferent, was obviously twirling a strand of hair.

'What's up with that?!'

Mio exclaimed inwardly as she saw Ritsu's girlish behavior.

Afterward, she turned to Tsumugi and saw an envious look on her face.

Comparing herself to them, Mio started to doubt her own reactions.

Was she the odd one?

Meanwhile, even though Homura continued feeding those who came to him, he did not forget about those who did not.

He nodded inwardly, feeling that it was time to move.

Fortunately, despite the girls' shyness, none of them was too proud to refuse his feeding.

"Wow~!"

An amazed voice suddenly resounded from the door—it was none other than Chika!

As expected, as soon as she walked in and saw the scene, Chika ran straight to Homura and opened her mouth without hesitation.

"You guys showed up at a decent time. We still have about half an hour before it starts."

Homura remarked as he casually popped a takoyaki into Chika's mouth.

"Um, we can't be late!" Chika swallowed her food and grinned. "Kirisu-sensei and Rizu are coming too; we ran into them at the school gate."

"Hmm, Kaguya hasn't shown up yet… Did you come up here by yourself?" Homura asked, glancing at the door.

"Yep! I smelled delicious food, so I came as soon as I could!" Chika nodded vigorously.

Homura: "…"

"You know, it's a school festival, so there's this smell everywhere, right?" Homura almost rolled his eyes.

Even though it was raining, the smell of food was all over the school.

"I'm sure you guys are eating when there's food, so I came up first!" Chika replied, looking quite proud.

"I'm really impressed by you..." Homura smiled wryly.

"Heehee…"

Homura gently patted Chika's head, then walked over to Tsumugi. Noticing her slightly embarrassed look, he put a takoyaki in her mouth.

'Is this what it feels like to be fed by a boy you like?' Tsumugi cupped her face, her eyes widening.

When it was Ritsu's turn, she pretended to be nonchalant as she ate, but both Homura and Mio knew she wasn't as calm as she seemed.

Homura glanced at Mio, causing her to tense up instantly and take a step back.

Homura: "…"

Seeing Mio's flushed face, Homura understood that it was due to her panic and nervousness, not a genuine attempt to back away from him.

'I wonder if she's more embarrassed than Uruka?'

With a mischievous smile, Homura took a step toward Mio.

Mio, in a panic, took another step back, and Homura followed, leading to a playful chase around the room.

Everyone else watched this scene with confusion.

If someone from outside saw this, they would either call the police or intervene, seeing Mio's blushing face and Homura's devilish grin!

Before long, Kaguya and Mafuyu finally arrived but were puzzled by the scene.

'What's going on here?'

Meanwhile, unable to see it anymore, Ritsu quickly approached and stopped Mio.

Unable to escape, Mio ended up eating her first piece of food fed to her by a male other than her father, despite her embarrassment.

Finished with Mio, it was Uruka's turn.

Watching the takoyaki in Homura's hand approaching her mouth, Uruka couldn't help but get lost in her fantasy again.

"Darling~ I want some too!"

"Honey~ I've been waiting for you to say that. Come here, Aaa~"

'Huh?'

In a daze, Uruka felt a takoyaki in her mouth and, as she came to her senses, she saw Homura smiling teasingly while withdrawing the skewer.

She quickly realized that while she was lost in her fantasy, her body had automatically acted out the imagined scene!

'No... D-Did I actually say those embarrassing words?!'

Uruka thought with horror.