[TSSIM] Chapter 413: Hoshino Miyako

In the end, everyone decided that only Homura, Kotori, and Utaha would first get in touch with Mya-nee. If Kotori became familiar with her, there would be plenty of opportunities for everyone to meet her in the future.

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The next day, after school.

"U-Um... this..."

At this moment, Mya-nee, known as Hoshino Miyako, looked at Homura nervously, unsure of what to say. {T/N: Since there are two Miyako in this story, I'll refer to this one as Mya-nee in the narrative.}

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The scene shifted back to the previous day.

Utaha walked up to Mya-nee, stood still, and looked at her.

'Why is one of the four school celebrities, Kasumigaoka Utaha, coming to see me when I was just coming to school like usual?! Isn't she supposed to not have any interaction with anyone?' Mya-nee thought, panicking.

"Mya—Hoshino-san, can we talk?"

'Why did she suddenly speak to me?! And... Mya? What is this, a catchphrase? Does Kasumigaoka Utaha really use such a cute catchphrase?!'

After thinking that, Mya-nee to Utaha nodded instinctively.

For some reason, after Utaha said that catchphrase, her aura seemed a bit intimidating to Mya-nee.

"Do you know Minami Kotori from Muse?" Utaha asked again.

Mya-nee nodded again.

"Kotori is also in charge of designing and making clothes for Muse. She personally designs and makes all their performance outfits." Utaha explained.

'I know that! The cosplay—I mean, performance outfits designed by Minami-san are super cute! I've even secretly made a few myself!' Mya-nee nodded inwardly.

"Then I suddenly remembered, Mya—Hoshino-san is also good at making clothes, right? At the last school festival, you're really shined." Utaha continued.

'What?! Why is she suddenly complimenting me?! Oh no, I feel my face heating up...' Mya-nee lowered her head slightly.

"So, I mentioned it to Kotori-san, and she really wants to meet Mya—Hoshino-san!"

'Hiii! So scary! She was just complimenting me a moment ago, why is she suddenly calling my name so fiercely?'

"So, what do you think?"

"Absolutely!" Mya-nee instantly agreed since she felt like if she didn't agree, she would be in trouble.

"And the time?"

"Anytime!" Mya-nee answered instantly.

"As for the place... since Hoshino-san, you seem uncomfortable with strangers, let's just do it at your home. After all, you should feel more comfortable in your own home, right?" Utaha nodded.

"Eh?"

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The scene shifted back to the present.

"Hey, Utaha... why do I feel like Mya-nee is scared?"

Homura asked Utaha beside him while scratching his head, certain he wasn't imagining things.

"Huh?" Utaha was puzzled.

"Ehh?!" Mya-nee screamed in surprise. "Why are you calling me that?!"

"Uh... Sorry, force of habit. I should call you Hoshino-senpai." Homura smiled wryly.

"Force of habit? Eh?" Mya-nee's mouth half-opened.

In the end, Homura launched into a long explanation that almost left Mya-nee more confused before she finally understood.

"So, you remembered just from hearing Hinata's voice a year ago..." Mya-nee muttered to herself.

"Perfect memory is a creepy skill, y'know." Utaha commented.

"So... that 'Mya' thing isn't your catchphrase, Kasumigaoka-san?" Mya-nee asked, turning back to Utaha.

Utaha: "..."

"Pffft..." Homura turned away, stifling a laugh.

"It's all his fault!" Utaha pointed at him, annoyed. "He got everyone hooked on 'Mya-nee'! Seeing you in person just makes it slip out!"

Mya-nee was utterly confused.

"Oy, don't blame me! That was Hinata's voice, not mine!" Homura protested.

"Are you trying to say it's the fault of an elementary school girl?" Utaha sneered at him.

Homura: "..."

'Fine, I'll take the blame...' Homura shrugged, too lazy to argue.

Mya-nee: "..."

'So... did I misunderstand before? Kasumigaoka-san was angry at Minamiya-san, not me?'

'Ugh... so embarrassing... Luckily, no one knows what I was thinking...'

Mya-nee patted her chest and sighed with relief.

"Hmm... she doesn't seem scared of us now..." Homura looked at Mya-nee and then at Utaha. "What did you say to her earlier? Why was she so scared?"

Upon hearing his words, Mya-nee suddenly felt embarrassed.

"Didn't say anything... Maybe you just imagined it?" Utaha was still puzzled.

"Nope." Homura shook his head.

Utaha thought for a moment and then asked Mya-nee directly.

"Hoshino-san, were you scared of us earlier?"

Mya-nee's gaze drifted away slowly.

"No... I wasn't..."

"See!" Homura spread his hands.

"So she really was scared..." Utaha muttered, starting to think.

'I said I wasn't! How did they still figure it out?!' Mya-nee was helpless.

If Homura knew what she was thinking, he would probably say, 'Sorry, Missy... your face gives everything away.'

Utaha thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out what went wrong.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it!" Utaha gave up thinking.

Seeing this, Mya-nee let out a sigh of relief.

"Anyway, it's probably because your tone made Hoshino-senpai misunderstand, right? It's normal if you can't remember." Homura said casually.

Mya-nee: "!!!"

"Yeah, found the reason..." Homura smiled helplessly as he looked at Mya-nee's easily readable face.

'Is Minamiya-san a mind reader or something? How does he know everything...' Mya-nee lowered her head nervously.

"My tone..." Utaha recalled for a moment.

She didn't have Homura's super memory, so it took her a bit longer to remember.

Thinking it over for a while, there was only one suspicious part.

"Homura-kun... it's your fault after all..." Utaha smiled.

"..." Homura remained silent. 'Alright... today was just a series of blame-taking.'

'Kasumigaoka-san is not simple either...' Mya-nee thought as she glanced at Utaha again.

"Homura-kun~!"

Kotori's voice suddenly came from ahead.

"Well, the main character is here." Homura smiled slightly.

"U-Unbelievable... it's the real-life Minami Kotori..." Mya-nee's eyes were sparkling.

Homura: "..."

Utaha's mouth twitched a bit.

"Ah, sorry, I didn't mean it that way!" Mya-nee quickly apologized.

"It's okay, I understand." Homura smiled bitterly. "If Tohsaka Rin appeared in front of me, I'd probably say something like, 'Ah, it's the real-life Tohsaka Rin!' too."

"Uhh..."

Although Mya-nee understood what he meant, she still felt a bit embarrassed.

Who knew she would just blurt it out without thinking?

"Mya—Hoshino-senpai, hello, I'm Minami Kotori." Kotori's face turned red as she misspoke.

She glanced at Homura, who was trying not to laugh, wishing she could bite him!

"A-Ah... Hello, I'm Hoshino Miyako..." Mya-nee, after a moment of being stunned, quickly reacted. 'So, that 'Mya' is really not Kasumigaoka-san's catchphrase?'

Seeing Homura's expression, she confirmed her guess, but it was still a bit awkward. After all, she suddenly became everyone's Mya-nee.

'Hmm, hopefully, Hinata doesn't hear about this...' Mya-nee sighed inwardly, then spoke up with a wry smile. "Um... Minamiya-san and Kasumigaoka-san have already explained everything, so I understand this 'Mya' thing. Minami-san, you don't have to worry too much about it."

"Eh? Really..." Kotori let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it was already explained, otherwise, it would have been really awkward for her to explain.