"I don't think I've... said that to you before?" Homura scratched his head in confusion and said, "But you should already hear and know that, right? Remember on the day when Eriri and the others came, didn't I do a live broadcast to you by phone call the whole time?"
Sagiri's face stiffened, and only when Homura mentioned it did she remember that there was such a thing. However, admitting that she had forgotten made her feel a little embarrassed.
"Hmph! When did you tell me personally, Nii-san? Was it during our phone conversation?" said Sagiri in a tsundere tone.
Homura was speechless. Although he knew this little loli was saying this on purpose, she was right! Homura really didn't personally tell her.
"...Okay, it's my fault, I should have told you earlier, Nii-san has been busy. I drew two manga, one was just successfully signed today, and the other will be signed soon. So we're celebrating today. Oh, by the way, I'll show you the manga later!" Homura rubbed Sagiri's head and organized his words. "So... do you want to have dinner together?"
Feeling Homura's touch on her head, Sagiri's little face turned red again. She listened to what he said and carefully considered it before saying, "Um... Nii-san, if it's just you and Kashiwagi Eri-sensei, I think I'll be okay?"
Saying something she couldn't even be sure of made Sagiri feel a little embarrassed.
Seeing Homura's somewhat disappointed expression, Sagiri tentatively said, "Or... can we use the computer to video chat, Nii-san?"
Homura was thrilled to hear this! Great!
Although she still wasn't going out, it was still a big step forward! As long as Sagiri got familiar with it through video call, she would eventually go out!
"Is that okay?" Homura confirmed with her.
Sagiri hesitated for a moment but still nodded.
"Great! My little sister is making progress again!" Homura praised her.
Sagiri laughed sheepishly, not expecting her brother to praise her. Hehehe...
She subconsciously wiped saliva on her mouth and found that there was nothing there. Sagiri quickly pushed Homura away and went back into the room.
Homura was puzzled. What happened to this little loli all of a sudden?
He turned around and went downstairs.
When he got downstairs, he found that the three girls had all taken their seats but hadn't eaten yet. Homura couldn't help but ask, "Why aren't you eating? Didn't Megumi tell you I already ate?"
Megumi didn't say anything, but Eriri spoke up, "Megumi did tell us, actually. We were planning to eat, but..."
As she spoke, she looked toward Haru... the little one was staring at Homura with eager eyes, not having eaten her portion of cat food.
This moved Homura, who quickly ran a few steps to Haru's side, rubbed her little head, and said softly, "Little one, you can eat it. I've already eaten outside, thank you for waiting for me to eat."
"Miaw~ (Yes, I understand.) Meow~! (It's good that you've eaten, after all, eating is the most important thing!)" After saying this, she rubbed his palm on her head and then lowered her head to eat.
Homura's eyes were full of tenderness.
Ah~ this cute little cat always touches the softness in his heart. It's really... so great to have met her.
The three women behind them also looked at the harmony between the human and the cat, and all had tender expressions. They felt even more fond of them.
But... do they fond of the cat or the human? Or perhaps both?
Watching the little one enjoy her food, Homura turned around.
The three women quickly restrained their expressions and began eating their own lunch.
"... Minamiya, is it just me or have you made some progress in your cooking skills?" Eriri was surprised and skeptical after taking a bite.
Utaha didn't think it tasted any better, but she also felt that it was different.
Megumi had doubts about it since she was in the kitchen.
Homura laughed and said, "Well, Eriri, you really have a sharp tongue. You could definitely pursue a career as a food critic!"
Eriri replied irritably, "Stop changing the subject! What happened? How did you suddenly make progress?"
Homura looked frustrated, "Well, I... I learned a forbidden magic, and after spelling it, this happened."
As he spoke, he turned to look out the window, as if mourning something...
Perhaps it was because he lost his shame and integrity.
"What forbidden magic? What is that? Are you changing the subject again?" Eriri asked with a triple question.
Homura showed a face of sacrifice and solemnly said, "Do you really want to know?"
Eriri became impatient, "Okay! Just tell me!"
Homura walked slowly to Eriri's side, with Utaha and Megumi watching curiously to see what would happen.
Suddenly, Homura widened his eyes, revealing a joyful expression, and began his performance with gestures and dance.
"Make it delicious! Make it delicious! Moe~Moe~Kyun~!"
"""Pfftt, Cough! Cough! Cough!""" (x3)
"Hahaha-!!!" Eriri laughed wildly, and Utaha also laughed out loud. Even Megumi, who usually remained calm, couldn't escape this time and her composed expression was directly ruined.
Haru was startled and sneezed, looking at the several people who were laughing loudly with puzzled expressions. The little one was used to their surprises and scares and didn't get easily scared.
Upstairs, Sagiri was also full of question marks. The sudden outburst of laughter almost made her feed the food into her nostrils. What happened downstairs?
Homura looked at them expressionlessly. It was indeed forbidden magic. Even "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun" didn't have such power!
For a while, even the most "rampant" laughter from Eriri gradually subsided, and she asked, "What happened today...."
Halfway through her question, she started laughing again. Was this forbidden magic a persistent skill?
Homura looked melancholy.
"It's a long story. It all started when my editor notified me of the meeting place..."
Then Homura told them that the meeting place was a maid cafe, and the Maid-san was very enthusiastic about teaching them the magic. They couldn't eat until they learned it, and he told the three girls about it.
He made them laugh again, but this time they resisted much more.
Homura summed up.
"To be honest, after losing my shame, I feel that the omurice is quite delicious. Maybe my cooking skills have improved!"
Such nonsense, but no one delved into it. They just thought that Homura was teasing them.
After everyone finished eating and cleaned up, Homura asked, "By the way, have you all seen the new manga I drew? Do you want to see it?"
Surprisingly, Utaha said, "Ara, Homura-kun, when did you draw another one? You kept it secretly."
"Just finished it two days ago. I showed it to my editor and there's no problem with signing it." Homura said as he took out "The Promised Neverland" from his file bag.
Utaha and Eriri were both silent. This guy was too overwhelming, making another one out of nowhere without saying anything.
"By the way, I asked the editor and as long as the game is completed, there is a distribution channel for our game to be sold!" Homura suddenly announced some good news.
Both of them were excited and didn't care about being overwhelmed anymore. They hurriedly asked, "Really?"
"Of course it's true. Why would I lie to you?" Homura smiled.
Eriri asked, "You don't even know our game's result yet, and you already have a distribution channel for it?"
Homura smiled and said, "What? Do you not have confidence in our game?"