"Rizutama~! Where did you go?" exclaimed Rizu's father as he rushed towards her with tears in his eyes.
*Thunk!*
He bumped into the delivery box...
Undoubtedly a daughter complex, but it seemed like he got a screw loose or something?
"I was just resting in the park for a bit."
"Papa thought you were in danger and almost called the police!" Rizu's father continued to wail.
Upon hearing this, she felt the veins on her forehead pulsing.
"Well, since Dad is afraid of me being in danger, why don't we join the delivery platform online? There will be dedicated delivery personnel in the future, and I will have more time to study."
Rizu's father jumped up with a clap. "My Rizutama is so smart! You actually thought of this! Yes! For Rizutama's safety, we should not let you deliver the food personally!"
"If there's nothing else, I'll go study now. Dad, please go to work, and... please don't act like that again. It's gross."
Um... those were really ruthless words.
"Ehh~!" Rizu's father lost his energy...
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"I never thought I would run into Ogata Rizu."
Homura was a bit surprised, but given that this world was already chaotic enough, there was nothing he couldn't accept.
"Just go home and tidy up. I can use textbooks or exercise books to help with tutoring her."
Just as he was thinking this, he arrived home.
"We're back!"
"Homura, you came back just in time. It seems like not only your own fan is going to the signing event, but there are also quite a few fans of ours who want to join in on the fun!" Eriri was quite pleased with herself.
"..." Homura was silent.
Utaha seemed to want to explain something. "Um... I think even if we don't repost it, in our current situation, we're bound to attract more people no matter what we do."
Hmm, that makes sense... but it's too late now, it's already a foregone conclusion, and he can't back out.
"It's okay, let the storm rage on even more then!" Homura waved his hand and the atmosphere suddenly changed to a cheerful one.
"Ehehe~" Eriri couldn't help but laugh again, squatting down and patting Haru's head.
"Hmm?" Eriri suddenly twitched her nose twice. "What's this smell on Haru-chan?"
"..." Homura was speechless.
Why is your nose so sensitive?! Are you a dog?
"It's probably udon," Homura replied naturally, but he wasn't sure if it was the smell of udon on Haru's body or the smell of Rizu's...
"Did you go eat udon outside? Didn't you already eat enough dinner?" Eriri looked suspicious. "But it doesn't seem like the smell of udon... no, it's like the smell of udon mixed with something else."
His back was a little damp, probably because he was hot! Yes, that must be the reason!
He just realized that he should use Clean Skill on Haru before entering the house!
Utaha said nonchalantly, "Regardless of what the smell is, the important thing now is why Haru-chan has a strange smell on her."
How skilled are these two at catching affairs?!
Sitting on the sofa, Homura sighed and said, "Who knows about Kusumoto Park near our home? I only found out about it today."
"Our home..." Nanami muttered to herself unconsciously, but then quickly covered her mouth.
"Hehh~" Elf smirked meaningfully, there are so many interesting things happening in this house. It feels like inspiration just keeps pouring out if she's here!
"Kusumoto Park?" Megumi thought for a moment. "I have some impression of it. What's the matter?"
Homura shrugged. "Because at this time, there was a girl alone in that park."
"A girl?" Utaha raised an eyebrow. "So, in just half an hour, Homura-kun hooked up with another girl?"
'What the hell with 'hooked up'? Utaha-senpai always talks like this.' Homura was speechless and complained in his mind. 'Even if I don't know her, isn't it normal to advise a girl to be safe and go home early when she's alone in that kind of place at night? How did I end up 'hooked up' with her?'
He was lost in thought...
"I understand now, Haru-chan smells like a mixture of udon and a girl!" Eriri suddenly realized.
Homura gave her a deadpan look and turned to Utaha, "Since I already talked about the reason, can you stop teasing me?"
"Tsk~ how boring." Utaha shook her head. 'It's no fun if Homura-kun doesn't resist at all!'
"What does that mean?" Sagiri looked puzzled.
"It should be the girl from the udon shop, right? And she must be delivering food at this time." Eriri explained while petting Haru's fur. "Our Young Master Minamiya-sama was so~ kind and advised her to go home early. Perhaps he even walks her home?"
He scratched his head awkwardly and then smiled at Eriri, realizing the uncanny accuracy of women's so-called sixth sense. She could guess it correctly!
"You seem to still be hiding something from us though..." Utaha discovered a clue through his expression.
"Well, it's... I have an appointment tomorrow morning with the girl." Homura said.
Everyone: "..."
"As expected, you hooked up with her!" Utaha rubbed her hands together, ready for action.
Homura quickly waved his hands. "No! It's for tutoring!"
"Tutoring?" Eriri exclaimed. "Isn't that more excessive?!"
He almost peed his pants. What was she thinking with that brain of hers? Was it a professional habit as a hentai doujinshi artist?! Did she misunderstand the meaning of 'tutoring'?!
"Please, don't imagine me as a womanizer, okay?" Homura said helplessly. "Just think, I won't care about you all if I were a womanizer..."
Well, the latter sentence was muttered in a small voice that everyone could hear.
"What is a womanizer?" Mashiro looked puzzled.
The faces of the girls who had become increasingly rosy were forced to dissipate their shy states by Mashiro.
Then they turned into another kind of red, which was caused by the suffocation.
Seeing the girls struggling so hard to hold back their laughter, he felt the need to explain it to Mashiro himself.
"A womanizer is an irresponsible man who constantly play with a lot of women as if they were toys and didn't care about their feelings. A womanizer can also be called a scumbag of society..."
"Oh...!" Mashiro exclaimed, her expression conveying understanding.
"So, does that mean Homura is a scumbag? Didn't Homura plays with a lot of women?" Mashiro innocently asked.
He froze. How could she come to that conclusion? Did she not hear his complete explanation?
Had he been played by her? As he noticed the slight curve of Mashiro's mouth, he became certain that she had indeed outsmarted him.
"Mashiro... when did you turn into Makuro?" Homura was heartbroken. What happened to the girl who was as white as paper before? Did she learn bad things from Utaha and Eriri?
"Wahahaha~!" Eriri laughed heartily with a satisfied look on her face. "Mashiro has grown up too!"
"Even the mighty Homura-kun who can do anything, couldn't have expected this kind of growth." Megumi made a sarcastic comment.
Yes, he really didn't expect it!
Nanami was flustered. "Homura-kun! I didn't expect Mashiro to... could it be... did I not take good care of her?"
He looked 'world-weary' and said, "No, Nanami, it's not your fault. In this chaos, no one can avoid it. And also, didn't you always fantasize about this kind of thing?"
Nanami: "..."