Curses! What a bad luck! My plan has completely fallen apart!
Utaha was at a loss for words. How could things suddenly turn out like this?
She had thought about trying to persuade Elf not to follow them or even just refuse to let her go, but that would have been too suspicious.
So now she had no choice but to give up on that idea, and she felt quite gloomy.
On the other hand, Eriri was almost bursting with joy, but she was trying to hold it in and her face was turning red.
Homura spoke up, "Then Elf can come with us! You've almost been to every publisher in search of Sagiri before, so you must be familiar with the place, right?"
Elf slapped her chest and said, "Of course! My love for Eromanga-sensei is unwavering!"
"I don't know anyone with a name like that..." muttered Sagiri, hiding behind Mashiro.
"Come to think of it..." Homura suddenly remembered something he had forgotten, "Which publisher does Utaha-senpai in?"
"Ara? Haven't I told you?" Utaha suddenly perked up and said enthusiastically, "I am under a publisher that is also owned by Manke Bunko."
"..."
"!!!"
"What?!" Homura was truly shocked, "It's owned by Manke Bunko?! Why didn't I know?!"
"Aa~ahh," Utaha twirled a strand of hair around her finger. "So it turns out Homura-kun doesn't care about me that much after all. You don't even know important information about one of your own circle members..."
"Hiks~..." Utaha began to fake cry.
Homura: "..."
Is it really okay to fake cry so openly like this?
"Well..." Homura opened his mouth.
"Hiks~" Utaha continued her fake cry.
Girls: "..."
Homura scratched his head. "I guess I'm the type of person who only reads for the content and never pays attention to the publisher."
"Hiks~"
Alright, everyone now understood. So, this woman wants some compensation!
Helplessly, Homura said, "It's my fault, okay? If there's anything I can do to compensate you... just name it."
"Let's go on a date!" Utaha answered without hesitation as if she had been waiting for him to say that!
Eriri jumped up and down. "Enough already! Why does Homura have to go on a date with you woman?!"
"A date... a date?!" Nanami covered her red face. "Is it finally happening?!"
"Nanami..." Mashiro shook her arm to make her come back to reality.
"Ah... right, it's not with me..." Nanami realized she was being silly for thinking that he would go on a date with her. Why did she even think that?
But a date... is he really going on a date with Utaha-senpai?
"But didn't you hear that Homura-kun himself said he wants to compensate me!" Utaha said calmly.
"Grgrgr..."
It was true, but... she couldn't accept it!
Eriri glared at Homura. "Your answer?!"
'Oh dear, it's so hot today...' Homura wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Okay, how about this... The holiday is coming up in two days, let's all find a place to go out and play together!"
Utaha: "..."
"... but that's not really a date, right...?" Utaha clenched her teeth. How could it be a date if everyone were going together?!
"But going out and having fun is also a kind of date, right? We can eat together too!" Eriri quickly jumped in, trying to prevent it from turning into a one-on-one date.
"But...!" Before Utaha could say anything else, Megumi spoke up. "Utaha-senpai, even if it's just a date between you and Homura-kun, there will definitely be someone 'following' in secret, won't there?"
That makes sense...
Eriri also had a sudden realization and exclaimed internally, 'Right! I'll just follow them if that happens! Then it will be up to me whether or not to cause trouble!'
Eriri thought of it, and of course, Utaha also did.
'It's hard to say for others, but Sawamura-san will definitely follow us, even if she does it secretly. Who knows, she may be planning something and waiting for an opportunity to stir up trouble.' Utaha thought carefully.
Watching Megumi's indifferent expression, Homura couldn't help but admire her. With just one word, she stopped an upcoming argument and prevented a potential date.
"Alright then, let's just go somewhere to have fun. You all should thank me! It's because of me that we have this opportunity!" Utaha said with gritted teeth towards the end.
"Hahaha! We should indeed thank this woman! Thank you, woman!" Eriri laughed heartily, thanking Utaha for the first time ever.
Seeing the two were about to quarrel again, Homura quickly spoke up, "Then let's choose a location together. Let's all think about where we should go during the holiday."
"The beach!" Everyone said at the same time.
He was stunned. Was everyone really on the same page?
But the beach...
"Going to the beach in May? Aren't you afraid of the cold?"
Instant silence fell upon them.
Although the seawater in May was not exactly cold, it was definitely chilly!
Homura himself wasn't afraid of it, but the girls certainly wouldn't be able to handle it.
"What do you think, Homura-kun?" Megumi asked.
Seeing that the girls couldn't be relied on, he thought for a moment and suggested a few ideas, "How about camping in the mountains or by the river? Or maybe we could go to an amusement park or a hot spring?"
"They all sound good!" Elf's eyes lit up. "How about going to a hot spring resort in the mountains?"
"During the day, we'll camp in the mountains, and then soak in the hot springs at night?" Nanami added.
"That's it!" Elf snapped her fingers!
Homura agreed with this idea and looked at the others, "What do you all think about this plan?"
Megumi nodded, "Homura-kun, I think it's great. We just need to bring camping gear besides the tent."
The rest of the group briefly exchanged ideas and finally said, "We think it's a good idea too."
"OK! It's settled then."
The group started discussing various plans with great enthusiasm...
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At night, after some phone operation, Homura posted another message on his blog that caused a small sensation. After all, the exposure of Another Dimension was too high at the moment!
Minamiya: "Hey, guys! I wonder if you're all satisfied with Your Name.! Hehe, judging from your enthusiastic response, I think you all are!"
"Since you're all satisfied, I'll post some news that has nothing to do with 'Your Name.' this time!"
The women behind him, who were watching him operate his phone, all had black lines on their faces. Was he really not afraid of getting beaten for being so mischievous?!
Minamiya: The news is... the tankobon or volume book of Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun is about to be released!
After that, Homura ran to the official blog of Manke Bunko and forwarded the signing time and location of the tankobon release that Ayano had cooperated with him to promote.
The girls also forwarded it, adding fuel to the fire for him!
Homura: "…"
Are you girls not afraid of making things worse? What will you do if everything falls apart in the end?
At this point, the fans of Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun who had discovered his blog were completely stirred up!