[TSSIM] Chapter 422: An Emcee Genius

Homura was surprised when he heard Yui's words.

Yui had teased the audience a little, not giving everything away, but as soon as Mio started singing, everyone would understand what she meant.

Truthfully, teasing was quite rare for Yui.

At this moment, Mio took a deep breath and stepped forward.

With Ritsu's signal, the next song officially began.

"Please don't say you are lazy~"

"Because you're actually crazy~"

"Just like how the swans~"

"Kick their legs out of sight~"

"Faithfully obeying my instincts, I accept being tossed around~"

"My future is promising~"

"That's why I take rests sometimes~"

As soon as Mio started singing, she gave everyone a completely different vibe from Yui. Everyone couldn't help but think that her voice sounded really cool!

Yui and Mio indeed had contrasting styles.

Yui suited softer, fluffier songs, and then upbeat, energetic ones.

With a band where the lead singers have two such different styles, it really brought a double enjoyment for everyone.

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Several minutes later, the song finally ended.

"Thanks again to everyone for coming to our school festival! But... this song was really hard to play…" Yui said, shaking her hand and pretending to be exhausted.

Her antic made the audience laugh again.

"Ah, by the way, this song is different from the previous one. 'Fuwa Fuwa Time' was written by Mio-chan and composed by Mugi-chan, but this song was given to us by Homuhomu-senpai!"

Upon hearing Yui's words, Tsumugi and the others looked a bit helpless.

Yui really said whatever came to mind.

"Homuhomu-senpai~!"

Yui started waving at Homura again, and the lighting technician was really on point, shining the light directly on Homura.

In an instant, the girls around him quickly dispersed!

Homura: "…"

Last time at his home, he had used a strong flashlight to set up the lighting, but this time Yui did this.

Was it a case of payback?

Regardless, the girls dispersing was the right move, because Homura was truly famous and easily recognized.

"Oy, oy, oy I didn't notice because it was too dark, but isn't he Minamiya-sensei?!"

A loud-voiced boy near Homura made the whole place quiet down for a moment.

""OOOOHHHHH—!!!""

After a moment of silence, the atmosphere became even more heated!

"I didn't expect that Yui and the others knew Minamiya-sensei!"

"Seriously, Mio and the others didn't tell me! Hmph~"

"But the song just now was given by Minamiya-sensei? It sounded really great!"

"Minamiya-sensei's song has always been good, right? But the earlier song was also very nice! Just a different style."

"By the way… What's Minamiya-sensei called again? Homuhomu?"

"Pfff! It's really weird to use such a cute nickname for Minamiya-sensei!"

"Homuhomu… Homuhomu… Homuhomu?"

"Hahahaha! Senpai, are you trying to kill me with laughter and take over my pocket money?! Homuhomu—Pfff, hahahaha!"

"Hahaha... Homuhomu is a bit much… It should be just Homura, right?"

"Yo, Minamiya-sensei's full name is exposed… though it's useless."

Luckily, Homura had a thick skin, or he would have found a crack in the ground to hide in when he heard all of these comments.

"I'm telling you all, why are you focusing on me? Just enjoy the festival!" Homura said helplessly.

"Now that we've finally found you, do you think we'll just let you go?" 

Someone in the crowd replied enthusiastically.

"…" Homura fell silent, covering his face. "C'mon, stop fooling around. With all this fuss, I'm becoming the center of attention, and that's not what I'm about!"

Everyone was taken aback.

Truly, Homura had a point.

They knew that it really wasn't right to act this way.

"Alright, how about this!"

Homura walked to the edge of the stage and jumped up.

"Yui, can I borrow your guitar? You focus on singing."

"Eh? Is that allowed?" Yui asked in surprise.

"Duh, what do you expect?" Homura rolled his eyes. "None of this would've happened if you hadn't called me out in front of so many people."

"Heehee…"

Yui laughed and scratched the back of her head awkwardly.

Seeing this, laughter came from the audience again.

"Also, the lighting guy…" Homura sighed. "Truly professional… He's got the light shining right on me, right on cue… Did you all plan this out?"

"No, no!" Mio waved her hands vigorously. "We don't even know who the lighting guy is!"

"Oh? That's impressive then!" Homura gave a thumbs-up.

""Hahahaha!"" 

Like before, the audience laughed again.

"Well then, let's get started! Playing this song will count as interacting with all of you." Homura looked down at the audience. "Is this okay with everyone?"

"Perfect! It's the first time seeing Minamiya-sensei play a guitar! It must be awesome!"

Someone in the crowd exclaimed with excitement and gave a thumbs-up.

"OK! Ritsu."

Homura signaled Ritsu behind him.

Ritsu smiled and nodded.

At her signal, Homura and the girls naturally started playing 'Cagayake! GIRLS'. After all, this was the only song he could play with them that hadn't been performed yet.

However, Yui's singing seemed to be a bit out of sync.

No choice.

It was simply because she was used to playing the guitar and singing simultaneously.

Regardless, it was only a minor adjustment and didn't affect her voice.

In this way, Homura was acting like a guest performer. It was an unexpected turn of events, so it wasn't surprising that many people pulled out their phones to record.

It was clear that there would be another wave of discussions online.

'So... he is that Minamiya-sensei who has been shining recently?' Sawako looked at the stage and nodded silently.

In the next moment, her expression became more serious.

'I must admit, his guitar skill is quite impressive...'

It was not strange for Sawako to be surprised. In her eyes, Homura was, after all, only a year older than Yui and the others.

How did he learn so much?

Sawako couldn't help but feel like geniuses were truly beyond ordinary understanding.

Meanwhile, Homura didn't realize that he had just earned someone's admiration.

As time passed, the performance finally ended.

"Was that perfectly in sync or what? It felt like it was rehearsed beforehand!"

Upon hearing the question from one of the crowd, Homura shrugged.

"Nope, not at all. I'm just really familiar with this song, so there was no problem coordinating with them."

Everyone suddenly understood.

With Homura's explanation, it made sense that he probably wrote this song too.

"Alright, my time here is over. Let's give the stage back to them."

Laughing and shaking his head, Homura returned the guitar to Yui and stepped off the stage.

"Ahh~ If Homuhomu-senpai were enrolled at this school, I would've totally dragged him into the Light Music Club..." Yui said with a hint of regret.

"Yui…" Ritsu looked a bit embarrassed. "Did you forget? This is an all-girls school…"

"…" Yui paused, then slapped her forehead. "I forgot!"

""Hahahaha~!""

Taking advantage of the audience's attention being focused on the stunned Yui, Homura quickly moved to another spot, and the other girls gradually gathered around him again.

"Well, that was unexpected…" Nozomi said with a smile.

"Yeah, who would've thought Yui would suddenly call me out, and the lighting technician would get the light spot-on..."

Homura was also speechless by this completely spontaneous event.

"But Yui's control of the situation is really impressive." Eli chimed in, watching the audience laugh multiple times thanks to Yui, clearly amazed.

"Moreover, it wasn't even intentional." Kaguya remarked, surprised that Yui had managed to achieve this level naturally.

"Yeah, she is an emcee genius."

Homura nodded in agreement, using this classic evaluation.