The fans of Another Dimension, especially the manga readers of Homura's works, can't believe it - the heavy news just keeps coming one after another!
Just the other day, Another Dimension announced the release of a visual novel game called 'Your Name.', and today, just as they were still digesting that news, there was another piece of news about the signing event for 'Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun' and the tankobon release!
"Wow! Another one?! These past few days have been completely dominated by news from Another Dimension and Minamiya-sensei!"
"Ahahaha~ That's right! I feel sorry for those who were planning to make it onto the hot search list these past few days but ended up with nothing!"
"Yeah, for real. Everything that's not related to Another Dimension is getting pushed out of the top ten."
"But because of that, it's hard to imagine just how many people will show up on the day of the signing event."
"I bet there will be tens of thousands of people."
"Well... I feel sorry for Minamiya-sensei then, but no matter how sorry I feel, I won't miss the event. Sorry, Minamiya-sensei!"
"You're shameless, dude!"
===
As the discussion gradually became more heated, Homura began to sweat.
"...What the heck! How many people will be attending? If it weren't for my strong body and stamina, I'd be dead tired."
The group of girls also looked on speechlessly, completely unaware that their added fuel would cause such a stir!
However, this situation was understandable. In the past, even if they all shared a post simultaneously, they couldn't reach this level, but now is the time when their popularity is at its peak!
*King called me to patrol the mountain~*
Homura answered the phone, "Ayano? What's up?"
Ayano hesitated for a moment, then said, "...What do you mean by what's up? Obviously, it's about the signing event! This is too intense!"
Homura helplessly replied, "What can I do? Who knew these people would be so crazy..."
"So Homura, what are you going to do?"
"What else can I do? Just keep going all afternoon! We'll finish until there's no one left!" Homura had just considered this question, but he couldn't restrict people from entering, could he?
So there's nothing he can do... This is the love of people for Otaku Culture! He just had to go all out!
"I'm just worried that your small body won't be able to handle it! From afternoon until evening, you've probably already signed thousands of books! Judging by this level of enthusiasm... it might not be over until the second half of the night!"
His face darkened. What do you mean by 'your small body can't handle it'? Does she want him to prove how tough his body is?
Homura snorted, "Don't worry! I'm very strong!"
"Oh? Then I really want to see how strong you are?" Ayano teased.
"Enough already!" Eriri was going crazy with his ambiguous talk on the phone.
"Hmm? Homura, did you put me on speakerphone?" Ayano asked.
"No, I didn't."
"Ohh~ I see~"
He felt that Ayano's voice was full of teasing. And by the way, did Eriri misunderstand something?
"Hmph!" Eriri's face turned slightly red.
Utaha suddenly had an idea in her mind, 'Should we add Ayano-san to the list of competitors as well? Hmm... let's put that on hold!'
"Okay, I won't bother you anymore!" Ayano said seriously. "So, on the day of the signing event, there are no restrictions aside from maintaining order, right?"
"Yes, if we impose any special restrictions, it wouldn't be fair to the fans."
"Understood. I will report it tomorrow."
Homura thought for a moment and suddenly remembered something. "Ayano, are we still going to Otonokizaka High tomorrow?"
"Hmm?" Ayano asked in confusion. "What's wrong?"
"Isn't their first performance the day after tomorrow? How about we go on the day of the performance instead?"
"Now is their most crucial moment, right?" Homura continued, organizing his thoughts. "So their focus is all on this performance. If we go tomorrow, it may disturb their practice."
Ayano thought for a moment and agreed, "Alright, I'll let them know. Homura, do you have anything else?"
"Does a new manga count?"
Ayano: "..."
"Isn't that the most important thing?!" Ayano screamed at him.
"Haha~ don't worry, we'll talk about it when we meet." Homura just laughed it off.
"You are really... hahh, alright, bye!"
"Okay! Bye!"
===
In Honoka's house.
Honoka, Kotori, and Umi were all here at the moment.
"I see... alright, I got it, Ayano-san. We'll do our best for our first performance! Mhm, goodbye~!" Kotori hung up her phone.
Honoka eagerly asked, "What happened? What did Ayano-san say?"
Kotori looked at her two friends and said, "Ayano-san said that she and Homura-kun won't be coming over tomorrow."
"Huh? Why not?" Honoka exclaimed in surprise.
"Yeah... why?" Umi asked, "Is there something going on with Homura-kun tomorrow?"
"No, Ayano-san said that tomorrow is the most important day before the performance, and Homura-kun doesn't want to disturb us during our practice, so they'll come to the venue on the day of the performance."
"I see..." Umi nodded and then her expression changed, "But now that you mention it, I'm starting to feel a bit nervous!"
"Anyway!" Honoka slammed the table, "We must work even harder! Because the day after tomorrow will decide our Muse destiny!"
Kotori also agreed, "Yeah~ all we can do now is practice even harder!"
Watching the two of them pumped up, Umi slapped her cheeks, "Yosh! Since we're going to work even harder... I'll train you guys hard tomorrow!"
"Huh? Umi-chan! Are you a devil?!" Honoka turned pale, it would be too scary to be trained by her so harshly!
Umi immediately sneered, "What? Weren't you the one who dragged me into becoming a school idol?"
Honoka twirled her finger, hesitating, "But, training..."
"Forget it! Don't even think about slacking off!"
"Umi-chan is truly a devil~!!!" This was Honoka's scream of despair...
===
"Huh?" Homura frowned. "Is it just my imagination?"
"What's wrong?" Megumi asked, looking at his expression.
"I feel like... I just heard someone scream," Homura said uncertainly.
"Scream? I didn't hear anything," Eriri spat out sarcastically. "Are you going to pick up an injured little animal later and discover the existence of another world with its help, and become a magical girl fighting against the forces of darkness?"
Everyone: "..."
"What the hell, a magical girl?!" Homura almost choked himself! Why are the thought processes of these girls becoming more and more bizarre?!
"By the way, isn't that supposed to be Utaha-senpai's habit?" Homura couldn't help but comment about Eriri's bizarre imagination and speculation.
"Me? If it were me..." Utaha pondered, "Homura-kun would have sensed something amiss upon hearing the scream and rushed out of the door in worry. He would have stumbled upon a scene where a group of delinquents were harassing a beautiful girl. Without hesitation, he would have swiftly intervened and defeated them with just a few powerful blows!"
"The beautiful girl would have been overwhelmed with gratitude, ready to offer herself as a token of thanks... but, in an unexpected turn of events, Homura-kun would have soon realized that the 'girl' was actually a pretty boy?!"
"Hahaha!" Everyone burst out laughing.
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Homura's mouth twitched uncontrollably as an image formed in his mind with Utaha's description.
"Utaha-senpai truly deserves her reputation... your imagination is beyond ordinary people!" said Homura.
Utaha secretly thought, 'How boring, why don't you resist a little?'
"By the way, Homura-kun, did you really hear someone screaming?" Megumi asked.
Homura scratched his head, feeling unsure. "It seems like I did... but it could have been an illusion because I keep feeling like the screaming was coming from Kosaka Honoka."
"In that case, it must have been an illusion," Nanami said. "Because Kosaka-san's home is far from here, right? How could Homura-kun possibly have heard her screaming?"
"Could it be that Kosaka-san came over here?" Elf wondered.
After thinking about it for a moment, he decided to go outside and check just in case something unexpected happened.
"I'm going out to take a look."
With that, he ran out, and when Haru saw him, her eyes lit up and she followed.
Girls: "..."
As Homura was about to close the entrance door, he saw the little one following him and picked her up, asking, "Did you come out to play?"
"Mhmm!" The little one nodded without hesitation.
Homura yelled inside, "I'm taking Haru to play around the neighborhood! I'll be back in a little while!"
"Got it~!" Eriri's voice came from inside, and he shrugged before closing the door.
With the little one on his shoulder, he turned around and took a look at the area.
"It's really quiet, and it doesn't seem like anything happened..."
After thinking for a moment, he took out his phone...
"Kotori, where are you?" Homura called Kotori.
"Homura-kun?" Kotori sounded surprised and thought to herself. 'Didn't Ayano-san just call me? Why is he calling me now?'
"I'm at Honoka-chan's home!"
Homura quickly asked, "Is Honoka with you?"
"Of course! Why do you ask?"
He breathed a sigh of relief. "It's nothing. I just thought I heard Honoka scream earlier. I looked around the neighborhood but didn't find anything, and I was a little worried, so I wanted to confirm with you."
Kotori: "..."
Honoka: "..."
Umi: "..."
Honoka and Umi had come closer to Kotori and heard his words.
After a moment of puzzling silence, Homura wondered, "Why aren't you saying anything?"
"Homura-kun, are you an esper?!" Honoka's surprised voice came.
"How could you come to that conclusion? I'm just a normal human! Also, did you really scream earlier?" Homura was puzzled.
"It's because of this devil, Umi-chan! I just screamed but I didn't expect to be heard by Homura-kun!" Honoka explained, but she felt that something was not quite right.
"What did you mean by that?!" Umi retorted. "And, how could he hear you?! Do you think Homura-kun's home is that close to here?!"
"Eh?" Honoka was stunned for a moment. "That's right! If he is not an esper, then why did Homura-kun hear my scream?!"
He was also confused. 'So Honoka really did scream! How did I hear it?'
"Telepathy?" He muttered, but Honoka heard him.
"As expected, Homura-kun is an esper! You said telepathy!" Honoka exclaimed.
He hurriedly said, "Uhh, turn on the speakerphone! I think I can explain it."
"Okay! Esper-san, you can speak now! Don't worry, we'll keep it secret!" Honoka patted her modest chest, even though he couldn't see it.
He was exasperated; he had already said that he wasn't an esper!
"I think there's a trace to follow on this. It's because I know you all too well."
The three girls looked puzzled, with a face full of question marks.
"In the first place, the idea about our postponed visit was my idea, I knew Ayano would definitely notify you all! Since she knew Kotori the most, so calling her was the best option."
"Then, based on my understanding of you all, I subconsciously deduced your reaction to receiving her call. Kotori would tell you all about it, and Honoka would definitely be the first to cheer, and then she and Kotori's enthusiasm should bring up Umi's too."
"Umi's seriousness means she definitely won't let you all slack off, so naturally, she will train you all twice as hard at this crucial moment! Finally, given Honoka's personality, it's not surprising to hear her scream at the thought of that hard training."
"To sum up, I felt like I heard Honoka's screams because I thought of all these things. That was all just a suggestion in my mind."
Honoka: "..."
Another mysterious silence followed.
"Are you a god?!" Honoka exclaimed.
Homura replied without hesitation, "I'm not!"
The three girls thought back to what he had just said and suddenly felt so embarrassed. Because they never thought that he would know them so well!
Suddenly discovering a boy who knows them very well, even able to guess their reactions... It was normal for the girls to feel embarrassed.
"But... you're really amazing!" Kotori exclaimed, "Homura-kun, thank you for caring so much about Honoka-chan!"
"Thank me? No need, We're friends, right!" Homura said.
"Ehehe~" Honoka's laughter rang out.
"Well... let's end the call here for today. Work hard, you all. The day after tomorrow is the most crucial turning point! I'm looking forward to seeing your performance." Homura said.
"Okay~! Leave it to us!" Honoka promised.
"Alright, everyone, bye!" Homura said.
"Goodbye, Homura-kun!" (x3)
After hanging up the phone, Homura turned to the little one on his shoulder and asked, "Haru, where do you want to go?"
"Anywhere is fine, I just want to go outside," Haru replied, licking her paw.
"Outside, huh..." Homura thought for a moment. "Okay! Let's go out and see if there's anywhere we can play."
===
"Huh? Has there always been a park around here?" Homura scratched his head as he looked at 'Kusumoto Park'. He didn't have any impression of this park.
"Wait, there's still someone here at this time of night? And judging by the body shape, it seems to be a girl? This is really dangerous!" Homura thought of warning her, but getting closer like this seemed a bit suspicious.
"Excuse me, can I come over?" he asked.
"Hmm? Are you asking me?" came the puzzled voice of the girl.
"Of course," Homura slowly walked over, "By the way, why is a girl outside alone so late?"
"Just taking a break on my way back from delivering takeout," the girl answered naturally, without any sense of tension from suddenly being approached by a stranger.
'Takeout? Could it be that she's working part-time?' Homura was puzzled. Was this girl like Nanami?
As he walked closer and closer, he saw the girl's appearance: she was wearing an apron from some restaurant, had glasses on, and had orange short hair. And from the side... her figure was just too explosive!
Homura looked down at the delivery box on the ground and couldn't help but read out loud, "Ogata Udon..."
Ogata?
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