[TSSIM] Chapter 419: Uruka's Imaginations

"Now that you said it… let's head over now! We still don't know why Sawa-chan wants to see us!"

After hearing Tsumugi's reminder, Ritsu stood up and spoke to everyone.

"Okay, you guys go ahead. I'll just hang around for a bit and then head to the auditorium to wait for you." Homura nodded.

"Alright then, Homura-niisan, we're off!"

"Bye, Homura-senpai! See you in a bit!"

"See you soon!"

Once Yui, Tsumugi, Ritsu, and Mio had left, Homura set his hand down.

"Sawa-chan-sensei, huh… She probably wants them to change clothes at this hour?" Homura chuckled, shaking his head. "How coincidental. I wonder what Kotori and Mya-nee will think when they see the clothes Sawako-sensei made."

After browsing for a while and buying some takoyaki, Homura headed straight to the auditorium.

Upon entering, he glanced around and noticed that only Mafuyu and Fumino's group had arrived so far. Since Miyako wasn't with them, she was probably with Nayuta.

Homura immediately approached them.

"Why are you guys here so early?" Homura asked.

Fumino and the others turned around, carrying a large amount of food.

"…" Homura raised his eyebrows.

It seemed that everyone truly loved to eat.

"Ahh, Homura-kun, you're here!" Fumino said with a smile.

'Homura-kun?' Uruka looked at Fumino strangely.

Rizu also felt a bit confused and, following her feelings, spoke up.

"Homura-san, you're here early too."

'Homura-san…' Uruka quickly glanced at Rizu.

She was surprised that Fumino and Rizu had both started calling Homura by his first name so suddenly.

What should she do? Should she do the same as them?

'Homura...? No way! It feels so embarrassing to say it out loud!'

Uruka was having an internal battle, and her expression kept changing, leaving the others a bit puzzled.

Homura raised an eyebrow, wondering if Mafuyu's words earlier had affected her.

"Yeah, Mugi and the others went to find their adviser earlier, so I wandered around a bit, bought some takoyaki, and came over." Homura explained. "By the way, you didn't buy any takoyaki?"

He noticed the pile of food they had and saw that there was no takoyaki at all.

"We wanted to, but with this much food, we couldn’t carry more..." Mafuyu said, feeling a bit embarrassed, worried she might have given him the impression that she was a glutton.

"Well, good thing I bought extra on purpose." Homura said, lifting his shopping bag.

When they looked inside his shopping bag, they found it was full of takoyaki.

"You know, the girls at the stall were really busy when I bought all this!" Homura said with a grin.

Upon hearing this, the girls were a bit speechless.

With how much he bought, it was no wonder they were busy!

"Here, Fumino, this is your portion."

Homura pulled out a box of takoyaki and handed it to her.

"Thanks, Homura-kun…" Fumino said with a hint of hesitation. "But, I can't hold this…"

"…" Homura was speechless. 'Bruh, just put it down first! Besides, if you keep holding them, you won't be able to eat anyway...'

In the end, he opened the box of takoyaki and used a skewer to pick one up.

"Fuhh… Fuhh… Aaa..."

After gently blowing on the takoyaki a couple of times, Homura brought it toward Fumino's mouth.

Fumino: "!!!"

Rizu: "…"

Uruka: "?!"

Mafuyu: "…"

Realizing Homura's intention, Fumino felt a bit flustered, feeling a little dizzy.

"Aaa..."

Homura repeated 'Aaa' as the takoyaki he was holding moved closer and closer to Fumino's mouth.

Rizu and Uruka stared at the scene without blinking. Even the other girls around them watched with beaming smiles and sparkling eyes.

"A-Aaa..."

Blushing, Fumino helplessly opened her mouth and took the takoyaki into her mouth.

"Um, it's a little bit hot..."

"Yeah, it's probably the inside. I did blow on the outside, after all." Homura smiled.

Fumino turned away, feeling a bit embarrassed.

It was the first time a boy had fed her like this. Moreover, they were doing it in public, with many people watching!

Meanwhile, Rizu felt a growing unease in her heart as she saw the interaction between Homura and Fumino.

Suddenly, a ball appeared in front of her, and upon closer inspection, it was a takoyaki!

"Aaa..."

Homura smiled and brought the takoyaki he was holding to Rizu's mouth.

Rizu instinctively opened her mouth and ate the takoyaki without thinking. As she chewed, her face grew redder and redder, even though she didn't initially show any signs of it.

Now, the girls around weren't just watching with sparkling eyes, their mouths were agape in surprise.

'Ehh? Ehh?!' Uruka was startled.

If things continued like this, would it be her turn next?!

With such a thought, Uruka almost dropped the food she was holding!

Feeling a mix of nervousness and anticipation, Uruka watched Homura's next move.

Homura took another takoyaki with a skewer, blowing it, and then slowly moving closer to her mouth.

'As I thought, it really is my turn?!'

Although she couldn't see her own expression, Uruka felt like she could fry an egg on her heated face right now!

At the same time, a scene involuntarily played out in her mind, imagining Homura and herself leaning close together and whispering sweet things.

"Honey~ come on, let me feed you, aaa..."

"Mm! Darling~ it's so delicious~! You should eat too~ aaa~~"

Uruka's mind wandered, her thoughts were all over the place, and the more she thought, the redder her face got.

Meanwhile, seeing Uruka's flushed face and her eyes darting around as she seemed lost in her thoughts, Homura didn't rush her.

He knew that both Uruka and Kaguya had this habit of getting lost in their imaginations. Even though others did it too, it was most frequent with these two.

However, since Homura wasn't pushing her, Fumino, who was watching from the side, started to feel a bit shy. Unable to free her hands, she gave Uruka's shoe a gentle nudge with her foot.

Startled by the nudge, Uruka snapped back to reality. Maybe her brain hadn't caught up yet, so she immediately popped the takoyaki in front of her into her mouth.

Only then did she realize what she had just done.

Cough!

Uruka choked.

Homura: "…"

He pulled out a bottle of water from Uruka's arms, opened it, and quickly handed it to her.

Glug Glug

"Hahh… I’m still alive…" Uruka sighed in relief, patting her chest.

"Who told you to eat so quickly…" Homura shook his head with a wry smile.

As soon as she heard his words, Uruka's face turned red.

She could never admit what she had been imagining!

"Thank you… Homura…"

"Umu, no need to thank me." Homura chuckled and gave her a headpat.

Surprised by the headpat, another scene suddenly played out in her mind.

"Honey~ you're such a little klutz!"

"Mm~ Darling~ don't say that about me!"

Uruka's eyes started to spin.

She had obviously over-imagined things again!

"…"

Homura was at a loss for words.

'Don't faint now! If you faint now, it'll be a mess!' Homura thought helplessly, then exclaimed, "C'mon, drink some more water, quick!"

He quickly grabbed the bottle of water that had been used earlier.

'Ehh?'

Uruka, coming back to her senses, looked at the bottle suddenly pressed against her mouth, a bit dazed.