[TSSIM] Chapter 401: Unexpected Event

"Here, Ai, this is for you."

Homura suddenly spoke, handing Ai a portion of assorted snacks he had prepared earlier.

"..."

Ai remained silent, feeling speechless.

'How exactly did I get exposed?' Ai thought, her lips twitched slightly.

She almost couldn't hold back from asking, but upon seeing Chika's figure ahead, she restrained herself.

Seeing Ai's speechless expression, Homura realized she still didn't know that he had already figured out her identity.

Did Kaguya forget to tell her? Or did she deliberately not say anything?

Homura didn't know either, but he was sure they'd have to discuss it later.

"Thank you, Minamiya-sama." Ai replied, using the same voice she used in her maid persona.

In all honesty, Homura wasn't sure if Ai's voice in the maid persona was her real one, as he believed her maid persona was just one of her disguises.

"Nah, no need to thank me." Homura shook his head.

"Huh? Homura-kun, are you whispering with Herthaka-kun?"

At some point, Chika had turned around, watching the interaction between Homura and Ai.

Ai quickly hid the snack Homura had handed her and stayed silent.

"Why would you say that?" Homura was speechless.

"I clearly saw Homura-kun's lips move, but there was no sound!" Chika had a look that screamed—I'm definitely not wrong!

Before Homura could respond, Chika tilted her head and exclaimed with a cheerful smile.

"Ahh, Kaguya-san!"

She waved enthusiastically at Kaguya, who was waiting for them outside her room.

"Welcome to the Shinomiya residence both of you." Kaguya smiled.

"You could've just waited for us inside." Homura also smiled.

"I actually wanted to greet you outside..." Kaguya blinked. "But the butler wouldn't let me."

"Please, come in."

"Kaguya-sama, I'll leave you and your friends to your meeting." Ai said.

"???" Kaguya was confused. 'Although it was decided, isn't your departure a bit too fast?'

Seeing Kaguya's confusion, Ai shook the snack Homura had given her out of Chika's view.

"..."

Upon seeing the snack, Kaguya fell silent and finally understood.

In short, Ai wanted to find a place to eat it. After all, if she ate with them together as 'Herthaka-kun', it was inappropriate and would reflect poorly on the Shinomiya family.

Although neither of the guests would mind such a thing, it was better to keep 'Herthaka-kun' mode hidden from Chika.

"Well, I don't have anything else for you to do anyway..." Kaguya said with a faint smile, though there was a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth.

"Then, excuse me."

After giving a slight bow to Homura and Chika, Ai quickly left.

"Come on in, why are you still standing outside?" Kaguya looked at the two who hadn't moved.

Homura shook his head.

"How could we just go in without waiting for you?"

"Come on, come on." Kaguya didn't intend to respond further and simply pulled Chika in with her.

'It seems like there really isn't anyone else at home; otherwise, Kaguya wouldn't be so relaxed.'

With that in mind, Homura stepped into Kaguya's room but as soon as he entered, Chika said something that made him roll his eyes.

"Kaguya-san, let me tell you! Homura-kun was whispering with Herthaka-kun just now..."

Although Chika deliberately lowered her voice, did she forget about his super hearing?

"Whispering?" Kaguya was stunned for a moment. 'Oh, it must have been about giving Hayasaka some snacks, right?'

"That's right! Talking without letting me hear, isn't that whispering?" Chika continued.

'Sorry... that's on Hayasaka... she wanted to keep it secret from you...'

Although thinking that, Kaguya couldn't help but smile slightly at Homura's somewhat helpless expression.

"Could it be... Homura-kun has some special hobby?"

"Huh?!" Homura almost spat out in surprise.

"Eh? What hobby?" Kaguya looked confused. 'What hobby? Why is Homura-kun reacting so strongly?'

"Well..." Chika leaned over to Kaguya's ear, whispering a bunch of inappropriate things.

Before long, Kaguya's face got redder and redder.

"Wh-What is that?! Isn't that supposed to be between a man and a woman..."

Kaguya exclaimed in shock, and Chika, her face also slightly red, continued explaining in her ear.

Meanwhile, as the two girls' faces grew redder and redder, Homura's face just got darker and darker!

"For God's sake! I didn't do what you said!" Homura shouted in desperation. "No, in the first place, how do you even know about that kind of stuff? Isn't the Fujiwara family supposed to isolate that kind of thing?!"

"Homura-kun, you haven't even met Herthaka-kun before, and you're already whispering secrets!" Chika retorted confidently. "Besides, my classmates know a lot of things..."

Evidently, there was a hint of pride on her face as she said the last sentence.

Hearing her answer, Homura's face darkened as he took step after step toward Chika.

Feeling the pressure he emitted, Chika began to retreat instinctively.

Soon—

Thud!

Seeing the scene in front of her, Kaguya covered her mouth, almost gasping in surprise!

Was this the legendary kabedon?!

It was understandable for Kaguya to be this shock.

After all, growing up in the Shinomiya family left her knowing very little and learning very late about such things. Scenes like this, she had only seen in the shoujo manga she secretly bought, so it was no wonder she was shocked.

Seeing Homura so close, feeling his breath on her face, Chika suddenly felt her heart pounding loudly.

Homura leaned in close to her ear and blew a soft breath.

"So... are you still going to say I have that special hobby?"

"How would I know..." Chika was still stubborn.

'Huh?' Homura paused, raising his eyebrows in wonder.

He found it strange.

Even though Chika's body was trembling, why was she still being so stubborn?

Homura couldn't help but take a closer look at her expression.

'Wait a minute! This isn't the expression of someone scared, is it?!'

'Also... why do her eyes seem to have a hint of expectation?!'

'Is she doing this on purpose?'

Because of that hint of expectation, Homura couldn't help but think so.

At the same time, he also remembered something Chika had once said, which seemed like a joke, 'Um... although it might be a bit forceful... but if you want to be a little bit more aggressive, that's also okay...'

Since this situation perfectly matched her preference, was she saying that 'special hobby' thing on purpose to provoke him?

Under the tense gaze of Chika and Kaguya, Homura decisively met her expectations.

In the next second, Chika's body shuddered, her blushing face showing no resistance, and she even subtly responded to him.

Out of nowhere, the two started kissing, making Kaguya freeze on the spot!

With a flushed face, Kaguya opened her mouth in shock, her eyes wide open and on the verge of shouting!

She wanted to cover her eyes out of embarrassment, but the gaps between her fingers were quite large!

After a moment, Kaguya, feeling a bit sour in her heart, finally couldn't help but shout.

"That's enough, you two! This is my room!"

Unfortunately, her words alone weren't enough, so she rushed over and squeezed between the two.

"Mmm!"

Ironically, Kaguya found herself caught in it as well.