[TSSIM] Chapter 394: Addictive Voice

"But... why did Homura-kun start calling her Mya-nee too?" Megumi asked curiously.

"..." Homura fell silent, somewhat speechless. 'Yeah... now that I think about it... why am I?'

Shaking his head, Homura made a grin.

"Well, this Mya-nee's nickname is obviously too addictive!"

"..."

All the girls couldn't help but be speechless.

"Well, she is a big sister, so calling her Mya-nee just makes it feel closer, nothing more, right?" Eriri stated, pursing her lips.

"No... there is another problem..." Homura suddenly said with a serious expression.

"Wh-What problem?" Eriri asked warily.

"Her little sister will definitely challenge me to a duel! Fighting for the right to use this nickname!"

"???"

Some of the girls were confused, while others were speechless again.

"Is that really necessary?" Sagiri couldn't help but ask.

"Not really..." Homura shook his head.

'As I thought...'

Just as the girls thought like that and getting relaxed, Homura spoke up again.

"I'll just admit defeat." Homura added, shrugging his shoulders nonchalantly.

Upon hearing that, all the girls nearly rolled their eyes. It was obvious he had already assumed her little sister would come to challenge him!

"How can I have the nerve to snatch someone else's exclusive nickname, right?" Homura looked serious. "But Mya-nee, this nickname is indeed addictive..."

"To be honest, I don't really understand what you mean by addictive..." Maki remarked while twirling a lock of hair nonchalantly.

"Hmm..." Homura pondered for a moment before explaining. "It's the way her little sister, Hoshino Hinata, says that nickname that's addictive. Once her voice saying 'Mya-nee' gets stuck in your head, you can't forget it."

Maki paused for a moment then nodded.

"That's actually possible..."

Upon hearing Maki's response, the others looked at her feeling a bit dumbfounded. How could she so easily agree to such a bizarre reason?!

Maki raised an eyebrow as she glanced at everyone's expressions.

"What, forgot how addictive those song and dance combos can be?"

Hearing her words, Umi pondered for a moment and soon remembered.

"You mean... like the one with 'Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss'?"

"Yeah, that..." Maki nodded. "If Hoshino-senpai's little sister has a distinctive voice, it wouldn't be surprising if saying specific words gave people the same feeling Homura-kun mentioned."

"Ahh, I see..."

Umi and the others nodded.

"But then it makes you wonder..." Elf rubbed her chin. "What kind of voice would evoke that feeling Homura described as addictive?"

"Maybe Kotori might get a chance to hear it?" Umi looked at Kotori.

"Eh? Hard to say... even if I did hear it, wouldn't everyone still be curious?" Kotori paused for a moment, then shook her head.

"Well... I'll give it a shot." Homura spoke up after a moment of thought.

"Give it a shot?" Eriri stared at him incredulously. "You... Don't tell me you want to imitate a little girl's voice?"

"What's wrong with that? Don't underestimate voice actors, okay!" Homura protested with a raised eyebrow.

Ignoring Eriri's disbelief and the odd looks from other girls, he decided to give it a try.

"Hmm... Ahem, ahem..."

After a brief pause, Homura cleared his throat.

"Someday... Someday, we'll definitely... fill this place just for you to see!"

Upon hearing his 'voice', all the girls were instantly stunned!

Especially Honoka!

Because that was her voice!

"Ahem, ahem... Ahh, it's not easy to speak authentically like a girl, even for just one sentence." Homura coughed lightly, spouting some pretty pretentious words.

Whoosh!

Eriri and Elf immediately started removing his clothes!

"Oy, oy, oy! What the heck are you two doing?!" Homura defended himself vigorously, his expression somewhat 'panicked', but his eyes filled with amusement.

"Tch..." Eriri smacked him without mercy. "Obviously to see if you've got any gadgets or something to change your voice!"

"Do I look like I'd use that kind of stuff?" Homura shrugged.

Upon hearing his words, everyone rolled their eyes. Did he even realize how terrifying his voice was just now? Were all voice actors this terrifying?

"How's that? You shouldn't have any doubts about my imitation of voice by now, right?"

"Well, it's hard to say..." Nozomi pondered for a moment. "Homura-kun, try mimicking a voice completely different from Honoka-chan's, then we'll believe you."

"Alright." Homura nodded. "But a voice completely different from Honoka's, huh... so, it shouldn't be too energetic, preferably a bit softer... Ahem, ahem... Who... Who's gonna save meeee~!"

Upon hearing her voice come out of his mouth, Hanayo blushed instantly.

"Wow, impressive, nyaa..." Rin looked amazed. "Can't tell any difference at all..."

"Even Rin can't tell the difference?" Eli was also surprised. "That's really something."

"Now, let's hear that 'addictive' nickname you said."

As Maki chimed in, everyone turned to look at Homura again.

"Let me think... Oy, Elf over there, what are you doing? Don't record it!" Homura noticed Elf raising her phone.

"If I post this, it'll definitely stir up some excitement!" Elf insisted.

"Duh, if it gets out, Mya-nee and her little sister won't want this kind of attention." Homura rolled his eyes.

"Yeah... forgot about that..." Elf readily put down her phone, not wanting to cause unnecessary trouble for anyone.

"Hmm... Ahem, ahem..." Homura nodded, closed his eyes, and recalled the voice of Hinata he had heard, adjusting his vocal cords slightly.

"Mya-nee~! I'm back!"

"Mya-nee~! Let's play together!"

"Mya-nee~! Want to take a bath with me!"

"Mya-nee~ What about me~?"

"Mya-nee... I want to sleep with you..."

"Mya-nee!"

"Mya-nee?"

"Mya-nee~"

Homura launched into a lengthy spiel, each sentence delivered with a different tone, leaving the girls stunned once again.

"Alright, everyone, close your eyes and play it back in your minds a few times." Homura smirked.

All the girls exchanged glances but complied with his request.

Soon, strangely enough, even though none of them had ever met Hinata, the images came vividly to mind based on those few sentences!

Hinata's cheerful face as she returned home, Hinata's excitement to play with Mya-nee, Hinata's anticipation to sleep with Mya-nee, Hinata's slight pout when ignored by Mya-nee.

All these scenes came to life in their minds!

After a while, they opened their eyes in astonishment.

"So vivid!" Nayuta exclaimed in shock.

"Yeah, it's like we actually saw it..." Eli nodded, still sounding surprised.

"But, Homura-kun, how did you know her manner of speaking so much?" Utaha asked in confusion. "You've only seen her at the school festival, right? Can she really say all that?"

"I only heard her say 'Mya-nee~! I'm here!' The rest was just my imagination." Homura shrugged casually while laughing. "But this voice is pretty distinctive and addictive, isn't it?"

"Um, even though it was done by Homura-kun, I'm sure she really adores Mya-nee." Megumi said while nodding but suddenly froze.

"Pfttt..."

Hearing Megumi's words, Homura almost burst out laughing.

"Heh, Megumi's starting to call Mya-nee—" Eriri laughed but quickly stopped halfway and froze.

Watching this funny scene, Homura hugged Haru, burying his face in her fluffy fur.