"Finally... it's done."
Stretching his body, Homura felt something was off and looked down.
"When did you come back, little one?"
Haru was dozing off on Homura's leg. Seeing her, Homura chuckled and said, "Sorry for waking you up."
He picked up the little one and walked to the bed, placing her next to the pillow.
"You can sleep here!"
Homura put the cat down and watched her stretch her body before curling up and going back to sleep. Her face was full of smiles.
Staring blankly for a while, thinking about today's events, Homura felt a little emotional and anxious. He was afraid that it was just a dream when he woke up in the morning.
"I thought I accepted it quickly...but I still don't feel any of these are real?" He murmured to himself before taking a deep breath. "Nevermind, I won't think about it anymore!"
"I'll go to bed too. Success or failure...will be revealed tomorrow!" Homura said before washing up and entering his own bed.
"Good night, Haru..." Homura bid the cat good night before...
*Snap!*
The room plunged into darkness...
The little one looked up at Homura and did not make a sound.
After a while, feeling Homura fall into a deep sleep, Haru moved her body, leaned toward Homura's face, and fell asleep.
===
When Homura woke up, he felt a bit ticklish on his face. Sitting up, he looked at the little one sleeping soundly on the pillow with a smile.
"Although it's a bit ticklish, does that mean Haru has completely opened her heart to me?"
He got out of bed quietly, dressed, washed up, and prepared breakfast and lunch for him, Sagiri, and the cat.
After finishing preparing Haru's breakfast, Haru had already been waiting by the side, smelling the fragrance and drooling. She couldn't wait to dig in.
"Ah~! Food! Food! Delicious food!" Homura chuckled and said to the little one, "You go ahead and eat."
Picking up the breakfast for Sagiri, Homura knocked on Sagiri's door and asked, "Sagiri, are you still not coming out to eat?"
Homura had originally given up hope, but suddenly he saw a not very wide, but not narrow gap in the door.
Then... the small head of Sagiri appeared in the gap!
"!!!"
Homura was a little surprised, and excitedly said, "Sagiri! Are you finally willing to come out?!"
Startled by Homura's excitement, Sagiri instinctively shrunk back but then held back.
In a soft voice that Homura could hardly hear, she said, "... Nii-san, I'll just eat in the room for now..."
Homura was a little disappointed, but was about to speak when Sagiri said again, "But I will try my best! I will work hard to be able to eat with Nii-san!"
"Good! Good! Nii-san will wait for you! Take your time Sagiri, Nii-san will definitely wait for you to come out, and then we'll eat together!" Excited, moved, and trembling, Homura almost dropped the food.
Homura handed over the breakfast, and Sagiri hesitated for a moment before opening the door slightly wider and slowly taking it...*
Bang!*
The door closed...
Homura: "..."
Forget it! Improvement is good enough. It won't be too long before Sagiri comes out of the room!
"Oh yeah! Sagiri, I've already made your lunch box for noon. You just need to reheat it yourself!" After saying that, he continued, "And I've also made Haru's cat food. Don't forget to reheat it too, okay!"
Thinking that there should be nothing else to remind her of, Homura finally said, "Then I will go downstairs to eat. I also will go to school today. I'll clean up the dishes when I come back!"
===
Having eaten and drunk enough, Homura also checked his current status.
[Level]: 1 (70/100)
"It seems like I can level up today," Homura thought. Although leveling up one level wasn't much, it wouldn't be long until he could reap a large amount of experience.
With the plan already in place, Homura believed it would be no problem to convince Eriri. After that, he planned to take some time to draw a manga and submit it for publication, building his own reputation and laying the groundwork for "Your Name."
After putting on his school uniform and grabbing his backpack and plan, Homura walked to the entrance.
Turning to look at the little one following behind him, Homura said, "Haru, I'm going to school! You can stay at home and play today, but can you spend some time with my little sister Sagiri?"
The little one tilted her head and asked, "What is school?"
"It's where you go to learn knowledge, just like how you learn to catch prey and find food. I also need to learn some necessary knowledge to improve my abilities," Homura explained.
"Oh..." The little one nodded thoughtfully and said, "Don't worry! I'll take care of things at home!"
"Good, I trust you!" Homura said.
Remembering something, he quickly added, "Also, I've already prepared your lunch. Sagiri will help you heat it up when the time comes!"
"Okay, I'm leaving now!" Homura raised his head and shouted, "Sagiri! I'm going to school! Don't forget to eat lunch, and remember Haru's food!"
After giving instructions, Homura finally set off on the road to school.
After Homura left, Haru looked at the empty entrance for a while before slowly making her way to Sagiri's room on the second floor.
Later on...she scratched the door.
===
"Toyogasaki Highscool..." Standing at the entrance to the school, Homura remembered his past life.
This was Toyogasaki Highscool! The crucial stage of "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend"!
'So, Eriri, Megumi, and Utaha-senpai, here I come!'
As he arrived at the door of Class 2-B, Homura saw a familiar face.
"Good morning! Tomoya!" Homura greeted him with a pat on the shoulder.
"Wha..! Homura, you scared me!" Aki Tomoya shook a bit and greeted him without much enthusiasm.
"Good morning!"
Homura raised an eyebrow.
"Weren't you being a bit exaggerated?"
"Who wouldn't be scared when someone suddenly appears behind them like that?" Tomoya rolled his eyes and retorted.
"Anyway, let's not dwell on it! Tomoya, I have a plan. Can you help me out after school and give me some feedback?" Without waiting for his response, Homura left.
Tomoya opened his mouth, with a bunch of question marks on his head, shrugged his shoulders, and didn't say anything.
"Good morning, Kato!" Homura greeted Kato Megumi as he approached her.
Megumi was stunned for a moment, but still replied with a calm tone, "Good morning, Minamiya-kun."
"Haha! You see, I told you I remembered you!" Homura laughed, feeling a bit proud.
Megumi still replied in her pleasant voice, sounding a bit perfunctory, "Yes yes~! Alright, let's just leave it at that."
Like a punch on cotton, Homura was a bit speechless.
"Oh, by the way, Kato, come with me after school! I need to talk to you about something!" Just as he finished speaking, the bell rang, and the classroom quieted down as the teacher walked in.
Megumi: "..."