Listening to Utaha's words, Homura shrugged helplessly, "There's nothing we can do. After all, Sagiri and Eriri are familiar with each other online, and our families have a good relationship. Sagiri has an easier time accepting Eriri."
Megumi and Utaha felt a bit regretful upon hearing this, not knowing when they would be able to meet Homura's sister.
Seeing the two look unenthusiastic, Homura comforted them, "Hey, don't worry! Sagiri is already working hard. She only saw me face-to-face a few days ago, and she can see Eriri today, so it won't be long before you can see her too!"
Utaha sighed, "Well then, looking forward to that day."
After wasting some time, everyone quickly finished their lunch and ended their break.
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Ayano listened to the busy tone on the phone and hung up her own phone.
"I need to find a place... I really have to think about it seriously." Ayano pondered, considering Minamiya-sensei's age, gender, and profession as a mangaka.
With a smirk, she thought, "Perhaps... Akihabara would be a good choice."
'Ah, I really look forward to seeing Minamiya-sensei's expression when he finds out the location.' She thought to herself.
"Well then, let's quickly pick a shop!" Ayano said, taking action.
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In the afternoon of the same day, at the door of Sagiri's room in Homura's home.
Homura and Eriri were standing there; Eriri looked a bit nervous as she was about to meet Homura's sister Sagiri a.k.a Eromanga-sensei.
Seeing her expression, Homura asked, "Eriri, are you ready?"
Eriri was taken aback by the question, "What do you mean, ready? Aren't we just meeting Sagiri? What else do I need to prepare?"
'Eriri, you are so naive! You're fine because Sagiri didn't see you directly, but after seeing you... She will become Eromanga-sensei who acted like a perverted old man when discovered a beautiful girl!' Homura thought to himself and then said heavily to Eriri, "Of course... mental preparation!"
"Oh, I've been ready for a long time, just a bit restless. It'll be fine once we meet," Eriri said, showing no problem at all.
'No, that's not the kind of preparation I meant! Eriri, it seems like you weren't prepared enough, but I think it's gonna be okay... it should be okay right?' Homura said internally with an unsure tone.
"Okay, then I'll knock on the door," Homura said, throwing his thoughts aside and knocking on Sagiri's door. "Sagiri, I'm here, open the door! Let's fulfill our promise from last night."
Sagiri's little head popped up, but... why was she wearing a mask?!
"Sagiri! Why are you still wearing a mask?!" Homura asked.
Sagiri was a little uneasy and took a step back, whispering, "I... I didn't say I wouldn't wear a mask."
Eriri's eye twitched as she asked Homura, "Minamiya, isn't this what Eromanga-sensei looks like when she does livestreams?"
Homura was also helpless, "Yes, Sagiri looks like this when she livestreams."
"That name, I don't know that name!" Sagiri retorted shyly.
Taking advantage of Sagiri's carelessness, Homura quickly snatched Sagiri's mask and ran far away while both of them were stunned.
"You two have a good chat!" Homura waved the mask in his hand and shouted.
Eriri was taken aback by Homura's mischief and looked at the stiff Sagiri, saying, "Etto... I'm Sawamura Spencer Eriri. Sawamura Family and Minamiya Family have a good relationship. You may not know me, but I've known you for a long time, Sagiri."
Hearing Eriri's self-introduction, Sagiri finally looked at her and was immediately captivated by her appearance.
"... Hehehe, what a beautiful and cute girl," Sagiri blushed and stared at Eriri with an indescribable expression, giving her chills.
'What's wrong with this kid?' Eriri thought uneasily, 'Why does she look like a perverted old man no matter how I look at her!'
At this moment, Eriri was already being held by Sagiri, and looking at Sagiri's room; she felt like a giant mouth forcing her to escape.
'Minamiya! You scoundrel, you trick me!' With the realization of Homura's reaction before, this was Eriri's last thought before falling into the tiger's den...
Homura popped his head out again and breathed a sigh of relief.
'It's okay, Eriri, you can resist, Sagiri can't force you.'
Homura then went downstairs, and Megumi looked over and asked, "Homura-kun, how did it go?"
Homura's eyes were unfocused as he said, "No problem! Everything went smoothly!"
"..."
Megumi then said, "Homura-kun, can you look at me when you answer?"
It seems that Homura guessed Megumi's thoughts and added, "Well, even if they can't talk smoothly, they can still draw together! They can exchange experiences through art."
Although it's mostly Sagiri who's drawing...
"Oh, by the way, where's Utaha-senpai?" Homura shifted the topic, not having noticed Utaha with Megumi.
Megumi stared at him and said only after making him a little uncomfortable, "Utaha-senpai is in the activity room. Since you've come down, I should go study too."
Homura nodded and said, "Okay, you go first, Megumi. I'll go over in a moment."
After Megumi left, Homura called out to the little one, "Haru! Where are you?"
The little one ran in from the yard and pounced on Homura.
Touching her soft fur, Homura asked, "What were you doing in the yard?"
The little one glanced at him and said, "I was exercising!"
"Exercising is good. I should go out and exercise on the weekend too!" Haru's words reminded Homura that he shouldn't treat Tai Chi as a mere decoration.
"Oh yeah, little one, let me help you train again, just like last time." Thinking of Train Skill, Homura decided to train Haru again.
Upon hearing this, the little one remembered that although she wasn't feeling too well last time, she seemed to have gained some experience. She agreed to Homura's suggestion.
Seeing that she agreed, Homura immediately opened the System and used the Train Skill.
Haru's expression instantly changed, stood up, and kept moving, feeling something...
When the skill effect stopped, Homura checked Haru's status.
[Pet Name]: Haru
[Level]: 13→15
[Pet Status]: Satiety (66/100), Hygiene (80/100), Health (100/100), Mood (80/100)
"Hmm? Why did it go up two levels this time?"
"Maybe it's related to the little one's own exercise, and the skill effect stacked," Homura decided to ask Haru how she was feeling.
"How do you feel this time?"
The little one still hesitated, "It seems to be somewhat different. I feel like I've changed a bit, but I can't quite explain it."
Homura picked her up and carefully observed her. Her appearance hadn't changed and she hadn't grown taller.
"Hmm? Little one, you seem to be a bit heavier than before?" Since leveling Tai Chi up to Level 6, Homura had become more sensitive, and he suspected that Haru's body strength had changed, even if her appearance had not.
After hearing this, Haru waved her paw discontentedly. Homura chuckled, knowing that although she was a cat, she was still a female who loved beauty.
Then, Homura proceeded to Clean, Caress, and Care for her. While Haru had a happy expression on her cat face, Homura took out his phone and captured this scene.
Looking at the photo on his phone, Homura felt that it would be fun to show it to others.