[TSSIM] Chapter 407: Explanation

At this moment, every girl in front of the laptop camera, whether they were doing it voluntarily or reluctantly, had a poker face.

Meanwhile, outside the camera's view, Nanami, Izumi, and Nayuta were trying to hold back their laughter.

Sagiri initially wanted to join them, but when she noticed the atmosphere turning cheerful, she decided against it.

"Ahem..."

Eriri tried to act serious, though she really wanted to shoo everyone away.

"Now, I want to ask about that strong girly scent on Homura..."

Upon hearing that, Kaguya and Chika's faces turned crimson instantly.

Chika started looking around nervously, then panickedly put on her headphones.

"..." Eriri narrowed her eyes. 'Alright, even though I had already guessed it, your reactions make me even more curious...'

"About the girly scent..." Chika's eyes darted around. "It probably came from Kaguya-chan's room?"

Indeed, she wasn't lying.

It must be more of Kaguya's scent since it was her room!

On the other hand, Kaguya's eyes widened upon hearing Chika's slander!

"Isn't it all because of you?! You planned everything, so why push it all on me?!" Kaguya exclaimed with a speechless tone.

"Kaguya-chan's scent is definitely stronger..." Chika muttered, clearly wouldn't yield.

'I can't even argue with that! It makes sense since we did it on my bed!' Kaguya gritted her teeth. "Even if that's the case, it definitely has some of yours too!" 

She clearly wouldn't relent!

Not far away, Ai's lips curled up slightly.

"And then?" Eriri's ominous aura reappeared. "How did it end up like this?"

Chika felt a bit awkward.

Although Kaguya and Homura already knew, telling everyone else made her a little anxious. Besides, the two of them figured it out on their own, so she wasn't sure how much they actually knew.

"I pretty much figured it out..." Kaguya said, smiling at Chika on the screen. "I just asked my butler and got the full story. When she first saw me, she suddenly told me that Homura-kun and my butler were whispering so closely with each other and then asked whether Homura-kun had some special hobby."

Even though Homura had guessed the whole situation, his mouth still twitched when he heard that damn 'special hobby' again.

"Butler? And what the heck is this special hobby?" Eriri exclaimed with a twitched mouth.

"I didn't know either at first..."

Kaguya blushed and recounted what Chika had told her.

"..."

After hearing the recount, Ai, who had eavesdropped, was speechless, while the other girls were embarrassed.

Strangely, Izumi's eyes were shining brighter and brighter.

"Wait a minute!" Eriri interrupted. "A male butler? On top of that, it sounds like he's specifically serving you?"

"..."

"That's not important, right?!"

Kaguya was silent for a moment, then tried to change the topic. 

Eriri glanced at Homura.

Homura sighed since he understood what Eriri's look meant.

Kaguya shouldn't have brought up the butler, but honestly, unless Eriri didn't plan on asking at all, it was unavoidable.

Considering that the first, even the second, and third attempts had failed, how could Eriri not clearly ask what had happened between him and the two of them?

She had attempted a night ambush on him three times and failed each time!

She must have felt it was very unfair!

Now it was up to Ai's choice—whether to keep her 'Herthaka' identity a secret or to clear up this misunderstanding for Kaguya.

However, if she chose the former, would she still be the Ai he knew?

Homura smiled slightly.

"Sawamura-sama... Kaguya-sama's personal servant is only me."

As expected, Ai would definitely step forward for Kaguya.

"Hayasaka?" Eriri was stunned as she saw Ai appear on the screen. "Then what's with this male butler?"

"That's also me."

"WHAAATTT—?!!!"

Chika suddenly shouted, her heart trembled with shock!

"Nee-sama! Why are you shouting?!"

Homura suddenly heard Moeha's voice.

"It's nothing, it's nothing! I just got a little scared while playing with my phone!" Chika exclaimed with a hurried tone.

"Ohh..."

After handling her little sister, Chika lowered her voice.

"Are you Herthaka-kun?!"

"Yes, Herthaka-kun is a special form for you, Fujiwara-sama, but since it's come to this, this form will probably disappear."

"Form? It sounds like some kind of transformation..." Elf commented.

Afterward, Ai explained the whole situation about this so-called form to everyone.

Kaguya, on the other hand, looked at Ai with a complex expression.

"That's why, please keep this matter confidential, so it doesn't lead to unnecessary connections." Ai finished explaining.

"Don't worry, we know what's important. Kaguya is our friend too." Eriri nodded.

"Thank you all for your understanding." Ai changed her tone. "But in the end, it's because of Minamiya-sama. Please take responsibility for Kaguya-sama's safety, Minamiya-sama."

'For God's sake, this is clearly Chika's fault...' Homura grumbled inwardly, his mouth twitching, but in the end, he nodded. "Ahh, leave it to me."

At this moment, Chika was still pouting after hearing Ai's reason for disguising herself as 'Herthaka'.

"Why do you always say I ruin your plans..."

"Because your ideas are too wild..." Homura said helplessly. "Today is the perfect example, isn't it?"

"..."

"Ahahaha..."

Chika froze for a moment, then smiled awkwardly.

"Alright, let's continue!" Eriri nearly forgot her previous purpose due to Ai's lengthy explanation.

Kaguya: "..."

"Where was I again?" Eriri asked.

"Special hobby, Sawamura-sama." Ai reminded calmly.

"Ahh, right!" Eriri nodded. "Wait, did you already know about this?"

"I heard everything clearly from start to finish." Ai showed her earpiece to the camera. "That's why I said Fujiwara-sama would definitely break all my plans and everything would go according to her pace."

At this moment, Chika's face turned so red it looked like it could drip blood.

'Heard everything clearly from start to finish? Doesn't this mean she heard about what we were doing at that time?!'

Chika couldn't help but want to find a place to hide.

"It's just a means of protecting Kaguya-sama." Ai explained calmly as she saw Chika's expression.

Seeing this, Homura covered his face.

They never stay on topic, always veering off into embarrassing topics.

Nozomi, who originally wanted to ask Homura something, saw his expression and held back her laughter.

"Uhh... let's just continue..." Eriri wiped the sweat from her forehead.

To be honest, she was feeling a bit embarrassed herself.

"Oh, talking about—right, talking about Homura-kun's special hobby." Kaguya paused for a moment, almost forgetting again.

Homura: "..."

Special hobby this, special hobby that—did they ever consider his feelings at all?

"Homura-kun naturally refuted, but Chika quickly questioned how she would know if he was telling the truth..." Kaguya continued her recount.

At this moment, the girls instantly understood what happened.

Chika's statement was practically a provocation that said, 'Want to prove yourself? Then show the evidence!'

In this case, what Homura would do next was predictable.