Homura's Room.
Kato Megumi, Kasumigaoka Utaha, and Sawamura Spencer Eriri were all here.
Although Homura said the living room was also fine, the three girls decided to come to Homura's room.
Boys are always curious about girls' rooms, and the same goes the other way around. The three girls were more or less interested in Homura, so of course, they wanted to come to his room when they had the chance!
Now, Homura is surrounded by them...
However, what they were staring at was Haru in his arms. The little one was starting to get scared from being stared at, so Homura could only pat its back and comfort it.
"Meow?! (What? Why are these humans staring at me like this!)" Haru was a bit uneasy and asked Homura what was going on.
"Don't worry, little one. They like you and want to pet you. They're all my friends and won't hurt you!" Hearing Homura's words, Haru felt much better.
"...Hey girls, Haru is scared. Can you all stop staring at her?" Homura said helplessly.
"So the little cat's name is Haru-chan. Can you explain where Haru-chan came from?" Megumi asked in confusion.
"Well, I found Haru on the day before school started..." Homura briefly introduced the little one's situation.
"Aw, poor thing..." The three girls all expressed sympathy, and their eyes looked more and more fondly at Haru.
'Speaking of which, Haru is really loved by everyone!'
Feeling a little emotional, Homura lowered his head and looked at Haru in his arms...huh?
'Whose hand is this?' Following the arm on Haru, he found it was Megumi's!
'Holy cow! Have you, Kato Megumi, used your weak presence in this way?'
Looking at the clearly clueless Haru, Homura really didn't know whether to mock her or not.
Eriri and Utaha also saw it and leaned over. Haru immediately shrank into Homura's arms.
Eriri didn't know when she had taken a handkerchief and bit it in her mouth, muttering under her breath, "Damn it! Why am I so jealous of Kato at a time like this!"
"Wow, amazing, she must be a ninja for sure..." Utaha mutters in amazement.
As for Megumi, she noticed several people looking at her with tilted heads and cute expressions, and asked, "What's going on, everyone?"
Homura: "..."
Eriri: "..."
Utaha: "..."
"By the way, why are you holding a phone?" Eriri asked, noticing that Homura had been holding it since he entered the room, and had been curious for a while.
"It's nothing." Homura looked up at the ceiling and gestured to Eriri.
Nodding to show she understood, Eriri didn't ask any further.
Putting Haru on the bed, Homura asked, "So, what do you guys want to drink? We have orange juice, milk, and some coke."
"I want a coke!" Eriri said.
"Do you have coffee?" Utaha asked.
"I'm sorry, we don't have any, but I'll make a note to buy some next time!" Homura apologized, shaking his head.
"No need to go through the trouble, I'll have orange juice instead." Utaha quickly said, changing her drink.
"Okay." Homura took note and then asked, "And what about you, Kato?"
Megumi was squatting behind Haru, and without turning her head, she said, "Just give me plain water, Minamiya-kun."
"Yosh, please wait a moment." Homura went to get the drinks.
He was just about to say something to Megumi earlier but decided not to. It's not common for someone to touch Haru's back like that, and if Megumi were discovered, would Haru be frightened? Just like a cucumber placed behind a cat, once discovered, the cat would jump out of fright.
The reason why he didn't do it was obvious; he knew that Haru wouldn't find her out, after all, she was Kato Megumi!
"Sagiri, do you want to come out and meet them?" Homura whispered into his phone. "Hmm? Okay, I won't force you. They will be here for a few more days, and you'll gradually get used to it."
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Watching Homura leave the room, Utaha and Eriri nodded at each other and said at the same time, "Let's search for it! That kind of book!"
Megumi asked in confusion, "What kind of book are you looking for?"
"That kind of book that teenage boys would read," Utaha hinted vaguely.
Eriri rolled her eyes, "That kind of book? Just say it's hentai doujinshi!"
"Ah, not necessarily a doujinshi, there are other types too," Utaha expressed a different opinion.
"You can tell just by looking at this guy's room. Besides doujinshi, what else could there be?" Eriri presented "evidence" and continued, "Look at this wall, and the figurines, manga, and light novels. There are no other possibilities!"
"Indeed, as expected, Sawamura-san understands this kind of thing the best! Kashiwagi Eri-sensei truly lives up to her reputation!" Utaha provoked.
When someone shows their true colors, you can immediately tell.
Eriri's face turned livid with anger as she shouted, "Y- Y- Y- You WOMAN!!!"
"Um... Let's not act like this at Minamiya-kun's home, and his little sister is also at home," Megumi reminded them.
Suddenly, a bucket of cold water was poured on them, and both of them calmed down and decided not to quarrel anymore... At least not in Homura's home!
"However, both of them once again realized that Megumi was not to be underestimated...
Anyway, they should just give up. No matter how much they increase Megumi's danger level, they will still overlook her.
"There's nothing here... He hid it really well!" Eriri said.
However, they didn't give up. If Homura didn't have those things, Eriri would definitely not believe it.
As an artist and otaku, how can you make Kashiwagi Eri-sensei believe you if you don't have doujinshi?
As they thought about it, they seemed to have discovered a blind spot. If there was no physical object then...
Eriri and Utaha looked at the computer on the desk at the same time.
They walked towards the computer and stretched out their hands.
"Huh? What's this?" Eriri suddenly discovered a file bag, bulging, and a piece of manga manuscript paper protruding from the mouth of the bag.
Out of habit as a fan and doujinshi artist, she subconsciously picked it up and took out the manuscript.
"Forget it, I'll apologize later. Let me take a look first!" After speaking, she looked at it, and her actions also attracted Utaha's attention.
Looking at Eriri's appearance, Utaha became interested and walked over as well.
Megumi walked over to the two of them at some point, and the three of them looked together...
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"Okay, Sagiri, let's not talk about it. I'm going to take the drinks back to my room." After stuffing his phone into his pocket, Homura prepared to go back to his room with the drinks.
As soon as Homura walked halfway, a burst of earth-shattering laughter came.
"HAHAHA!!!"
It startled Homura, and the drinks almost slipped from his hands. Then he saw the little one rushing out of the room, her body enlarged by a circle...
It's not that she got fat, it's that all her fur stood on end!
"What?! What's wrong with those humans?! Suddenly making such a loud noise!" Obviously frightened, Haru was somewhat intimidated.
Homura put down his drink and used his Caress Skill on Haru, softly saying, "It's okay, little one, don't worry. With me here, I'll go see what the reason is."
Seeing the little one's emotions stabilize, he picked up his drink and walked into his room.
Homura asked.
"What's going on girls?"