"Denying it is a lie," said Ayano as she shrugged her shoulders. "But we still need a few more issues for the Weekly Magazine before that can happen, right?"
It made sense because if the anime caught up to the manga's progress, it could have a significant impact on the magazine's sales!
Ayano didn't say it, but they understood it, so they decided to tease the readers first.
"Is "The Promised Neverland" going to be published in the next issue?" Homura wanted to inquire about other information.
Ayano didn't speak, but only nodded her head.
"What about this?" Homura shook the contract in his hand.
"Oh, this?" Ayano took it over. "Let me see what name you filled in... "Love Live!"?"
She didn't quite understand the meaning of this name, or rather, now even Muse themself didn't know.
But she didn't dwell on it. "If it's 'Love Live!', it will probably be next month."
Homura understood that it was better to delay it, as they needed to progress according to the real schedule.
"OK! My job is complete! I'll take off first! I'll bring you to gather materials for your work on the weekend!" After saying goodbye to everyone, Ayano left.
Homura watched her leave with a helpless shake of his head.
===
The next day, after school.
The four students of Toyogasaki and two of Suimei met up together to go to a recording studio together.
After paying the fee, they entered the studio. This time, Homura only intended to show the girls that he had the ability to complete the game's music, not to record them yet.
He picked up the guitar and played a casual solo, and they were already impressed, looking forward to his next performance.
Homura opened his mouth and, under their expectant gazes...
"King called me to patrol the mountain~!"
Everyone was dumbfounded!
Homura was laughing out loud when seeing their reaction!
Although the song was quite fun, Eriri exclaimed, "Isn't that the song you make for your phone's ringtone? Are you really going to include it in 'Your Name.'?"
Homura quickly shook his head. "How could I? It's just a joke with you guys. Isn't it fun?"
"Fun your head!" Eriri shouted. "Can't you be serious for once?"
*Cough!* Homura coughed. "Wait a minute, let me get familiar with the instrument first!"
He opened the System Skill page and, to confirm his guess, he decided to try the bass guitar.
Homura tested the sound and tone of the bass guitar continuously. To others, it sounded like an amateur that little-by-little became a pro as he played on it.
He looked at his new Level 5 Bass Skill, nodding in satisfaction.
The test was over, now it was time for the real thing!
Homura took back the guitar.
===
After the song ended, Eriri and Utaha were surprised, while Megumi and Mashiro remained calm but had a gleam in their eyes.
Only Nanami looked excited and said, "That was amazing! Homura-kun, what's the name of that song?"
Homura looked nostalgic and replied, "The song is called Zenzenzense (Past Past Past Life)." {TN: Your Name. OST by RADWIMPS}
Utaha asked, "I've never heard of it, is it a new song?"
Homura scratched his head and said, "Well, you could say it's a new song!"
Eriri didn't bother asking further, thinking he probably wouldn't give a different answer anyway.
"What a weirdo," Eriri sighed, "but at least we know the game music is in good hands now!"
The others nodded in agreement. They couldn't deny that Homura sang better than any other singer they had heard so far.
Homura had no idea that he already had a few fans.
===
Time marched forward with firm steps, and arrived on Saturday.
It was another day of the release of the Manke Weekly Magazine, and Homura and his group once again came to the Manke Bunko Store near their home. This time, Haru was in Megumi's arms, and there was a slight difference in the members compared to the last time, with one more person.
Sagiri, the little loli, had also come out! She was now hiding behind Homura, grabbing onto his clothes.
"Sagiri, this is a rare outing for you, how do you feel?" Homura felt the sensation of his clothes being pulled from behind and asked the little loli.
"…It's okay, with Nii-san here, there's no problem!" She had a bit of self-hypnosis as if cheering herself on.
But Homura did sense her anxiety and comforted her, "It's okay, not only is Nii-san here, but everyone is here, so we will definitely protect you! Now, try to observe the surrounding environment and people as much as possible. These can all be used as inspiration for your drawings! But don't force yourself, just take it slow."
Homura reached out and awkwardly touched Sagiri's head.
"…Okay," Sagiri answered softly.
She began to look around tentatively, but the various people around her made her quickly look away. However, she looked back again...
She repeated these two actions, which made the girls laugh. This time, Sagiri was completely different from the 'perverted old man' Sagiri.
Since Sagiri was now able to leave her room, they naturally couldn't avoid being used as a model by her, so everyone knew about Sagiri's perverted behavior.
Eriri once served as her model and already gave up her resistance, so the two of them still often drew each other.
Utaha didn't have much to say, when Sagiri wanted to draw her, she didn't agree, but she didn't object either.
Mashiro and Eriri's habits with Sagiri were very similar. They also draw each other, and Mashiro's honest and pure personality sometimes left Sagiri unable to cope because Mashiro didn't know what 'shy' meant! That's why, Sagiri's interest in drawing her has waned considerably.
Megumi did not object to Sagiri drawing her, but Sagiri felt a little pressured when Megumi stared at her during the drawing process, and Megumi's expression was not very expressive, so Sagiri had one more person she could not deal with.
What Sagiri was most interested in was Nanami, because Nanami loved being shy the most, and her reactions made Sagiri unable to resist! However... Nanami was the most guarded. Although Sagiri wanted to draw her the most, Nanami never let her have her way!
"Homura-kun! Look, there are so many people in line this time!" Nanami exclaimed excitedly; she was more excited than Homura, the author himself who should be the most excited!
"I know." Homura held onto Nanami, preventing her from getting too excited and bouncing around. "Nanami, thank you for being so happy for me!"
Nanami, who instantly quieted down, now had only one sentence repeating in her mind.
'Homura-kun held my hand... Homura-kun held my hand...'
Eriri snatched Nanami's hand away and pulled her away from the crowd, saying as they walked, "Nanami! Let's go see what they're saying around the crowd together!"
Nanami secretly regretted that she could finally hold Homura-kun's hand, but it was only for such a short time...
However, Nanami, who was naturally innocent and kind-hearted, did not complain, but instead said happily, "Okay! Let's go!"
Then, Nanami took the initiative to pull Eriri towards the crowd...
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Looking at Nanami's brilliant smile, Eriri suddenly felt a twinge of guilt. Was it really okay for her to treat Nanami this way?
Shaking her head vigorously, Eriri thought to herself, 'Nanami is the kind of girl that everyone just loves! If I weren't a girl myself, I probably would have fallen for her too, wouldn't I? Why did the mood suddenly become so silly?' Eriri shook her head again.
'But even if it's not that kind of love, Nanami is still my friend! And my fondness for this friend is just as strong! After all, who could truly dislike Nanami?' Eriri thought.
With that in mind, she decided not to dwell on it and focus instead on gathering intelligence with Nanami.
===
On the other side, Homura clenched his palm in frustration.
Shaking his head with a bitter smile, he didn't really have any other intentions at the time, he just pulled Nanami over when he saw her excitement, but he didn't expect Eriri to react so quickly.
Eriri and Utaha seemed to have a clear division of tasks; Eriri kept a close eye on the girls around Homura.
Whenever he interacted with other girls, Utaha would come over and gather intelligence in a roundabout way.
With these two working together, Homura's path to building his harem was indeed long and arduous.
*King called me to patrol the mountain~*
Homura took out his phone and saw that it was Saori. What was going on?
"Saori? What's up?" Homura asked directly.
"Oh~ Homura-shi! From the sound of it, are you also outside?" Homura had already gotten used to Saori's unique way of speaking and catchphrase.
"Yeah! The readers don't even know there's a new manga today, so I'm here to see their live reactions and reviews."
"Oh yeah! Speaking of which, it really should be the debut of Homura-shi's new manga today!" Saori just remembered when they had seen two manga earlier, "Then, I wish Homura-shi's new manga will also sell well!"
"Thank you, Saori. Are you outside too?" Homura heard some noise on the other end of the line.
"That's right! I'm currently queuing up with Kiririn-shi and Kuroneko-shi!" Saori's voice sounded a bit proud? She must be happy for her friend, Homura.
"Kuroneko and Kosaka... Kirino are there?" Homura felt a bit awkward mentioning Kosaka Kirino's name because he remembered that he also knew another girl with the same surname, Kosaka Honoka!
Speaking of which, both of them have the surname Kosaka, could they be related?
Could it really be so cliche? Homura thought of this painful world and the two of them might actually be related!
He'll have to ask Honoka herself if he gets the chance!
"That's right! Kuroneko-shi and Kiririn-shi have already become Homura-shi's manga fans!" Saori happily said, and then she was a bit embarrassed, "It's just that Kiririn-shi said it would be great if Homura-shi's manga was about magical girls or little sisters."
As expected of Kirino! Her love for magical girls and little sisters runs deep...
"Wait a minute! What are you saying, Saori?!" Kirino's frustrated voice echoed in Homura's ears.
"Everyone already knows about your perverted thoughts, so there's no need to hide it," Kuroneko chimed in.
"Ahaha, sorry! I'm just providing some reader feedback for you!"
"You don't need to do that at all! And you, Kuroneko, with your excessive chuunibyou nonsense, stop saying anything more!"
"Chuunibyou?! You actually said something that can't be said!"
Listening to the lively conversation on the other side, Homura was quite amused. He laughed and said, "Saori, tell her that there will definitely be magical girls! And little sisters too, most likely!"
"Really? Hey, Kiririn-shi! Homura-shi said that there will be magical girls and little sisters in the future!"
"Huh? Really? When?" Kirino's excited voice was loud and clear to Homura.
So, he replied, "It's uncertain, as there are already three series, and I have other plans as well."
Saori carefully repeated Homura's words, "Homura-shi said it like that."
"Oh... what a shame." Kirino's enthusiasm vanished instantly.
"By the way, Homura-shi! Did you just mention three series? What are they about?" Saori asked with curiosity.
"You'll find out about the third series later, so it's classified. As for the others, probably next week? At the latest, next weekend, you'll be able to see my other works, so please give me feedback when the time comes." Homura vaguely described, without revealing any further information.
"Eehh~ it really makes me curious!" Saori pouted with a hint of dissatisfaction, but it was more like a tantrum.
Homura chuckled, "The more you anticipate, the more surprises you'll get, right?"
"Okay... Ah! Let's end the talk, the store door will open! I'll hang up now!"
Homura heard the busy tone coming from the phone and shrugged his shoulders, putting his phone away. Just then, the store door here also opened.
"Let's go in too!" Homura clapped his hands as Eriri and Nanami came back. The group followed the queue and entered the store after a while.
===
The crowd stood not far from the door, and Homura looked at Eriri and Nanami.
"By the way, have you heard any information?"
Eriri was quite excited, "You wouldn't believe it! Most of it is about Monthly Girls!"
"Normally, there should be the same number of people as the last time we came since your manga debut is still not long ago. But just look at all these people in line! They're all here because of you, Minamiya-sensei!" Eriri pointed at the crowd.
Nanami nodded eagerly on the side, indicating that she agreed with Eriri.
"Homura-kun, look at this." Megumi reminded everyone, "This time, the promotional poster is still for Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun. Does Manke Bunko not have confidence in The Promised Neverland?"
Before Homura could explain, Utaha spoke up, "No, Megumi. It's not that they lack confidence in The Promised Neverland."
Megumi didn't quite understand this aspect, so she humbly asked, "Can you tell me the reason, Utaha-senpai?"
Utaha raised a finger. "I'll just ask you one question, what are all these people here for today? It was already quite obvious at this point that all these people were here for Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun! To cater to their tastes, using Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun's promotional posters was perfectly normal!"
"Oh, is that so? Thank you, Utaha-senpai. I understand now." Megumi thanked Utaha.
Utaha shook her head slightly and didn't say anything.
"Homura-kun, let's go over there!" Nanami was getting anxious. "If we don't go soon, the place will be packed!"
Everyone looked and saw that the crowd was still streaming into the store, and the number of people was increasing.
Homura shook his head. "We don't need to go inside; we can just stay outside. There are too many people inside, and even if they're eager to read manga, they'll still have to come out eventually!"
"Not to mention..." Homura rubbed Sagiri's head. "If we squeeze in, Sagiri will definitely be uncomfortable."
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