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[TSSIM] Chapter 378: Became One
🕑 Added 2024-04-30 20:49:17 +0000 UTC"If that's not it, then why? After thinking about it a lot, I guess it's probably the same as what most guys wish for..."
Megumi gazed into Homura's eyes without blinking.
"After thinking it through, there was really only one thought in my head—are you serious?"
"I kept watching, but Homura-kun was still Homura-kun. You treated every girl so gently, never crossing the line on purpose, and if you said you wouldn't lie to us, then you really didn't. Unless it was something special that we couldn't quite understand, otherwise, no matter how hard it was, as long as we asked, Homura-kun would always give us an answer..."
"Everyone was falling for Homura-kun more and more with how caring you were... and even though I knew all of this, I still had to admit, I really didn't want to leave Homura-kun..."
Homura listened quietly and felt a bit emotional.
Megumi remembered every little thing so clearly, and it was rare for her to talk this much all at once.
"Homura-kun... I really can't leave you anymore..."
Megumi closed her eyes and slowly leaned into Homura's arms.
"Don't leave then... No, you're not allowed to leave..."
Homura held Megumi close and whispered in her ear.
"...You're so pushy."
Megumi gently touched Homura's face and closed her eyes.
In the next moment, their lips met.
Under Haru's confused gaze, Homura and Megumi finally became one.
And just like that, this very special night quietly passed.
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The next morning.
As usual, Homura was making breakfast, while Haru was nearby, eyes sparkling as she watched him cook.
Even after all this time, Haru still got super excited about mealtime.
"AH!"
"AHHH—!"
Two screams suddenly rang out one after the other, causing Homura's lips to twitch.
Looked like Utaha and Eriri had finally realized Megumi wasn't in the room, but seriously, how had Megumi pulled that off?
"What happened?! What's going on?!"
Elf had just walked in and nearly jumped out of her skin upon hearing the screams.
"MEGUMIII—!"
Eriri bolted down the stairs, shot Homura a vicious glare, and ran straight for his room.
Utaha came down as well, glaring hard at Homura.
"Megumi?" Elf blinked in confusion. "And isn't that... Homura's room...?"
"Yeah..." Utaha's eyebrow was twitching like crazy. "Even after setting Megumi's danger level to the max, I still underestimated her..."
"Wow... that's really something..." Elf was shocked as she gradually understood what had happened. 'So Megumi did it with Homura? Well, that sure was sudden...'
Homura rubbed his nose and kept cooking.
Honestly, anything he said now would just sound like fake modesty, so he figured it was better to say nothing.
===
"Megumi! I knew you'd be here! Get up already!"
Eriri yanked at the blanket, and tears almost burst from her eyes when she saw Megumi sleeping on Homura's bed naked.
Just one night!
If only she had been a little more determined!
Eriri couldn't help but feel frustrated.
"Megumi!"
"Mmm..." Megumi sleepily opened her eyes. "Ah... Eriri-chan... just let me sleep a little longer... I'm so tired..."
"Tired...?" Eriri bit the corner of the blanket, tears streaming down her face like noodles. "Ughhh... I wanna be that tired too... No way! You're not sleeping anymore! Get up!"
===
At the dining table.
At this moment, Eriri and Utaha were both glaring at Megumi with dark, miserable looks.
Meanwhile, on the table...
"Red bean rice..."
Everyone glanced at each other, then at the red bean rice, then back at Utaha and Eriri's expressions.
Even those who didn't get it started to understand.
"I didn't think Megumi would actually..." Nanami said in shock, her tone full of obvious envy.
"Um... guys, could you not look at me like that... it's kinda scary..." Megumi said this, but her tone stayed as flat as ever.
"If I didn't know this is just how you always sound, I'd seriously think you're humblebragging right now..." Utaha's eyebrows were practically knotted together.
"Ah... sorry if I gave you that impression..." Megumi apologized.
Hearing their conversation, Homura's mouth twitched because it did sound a little like that.
"Mou!" Eriri was still losing it. "I can't even eat anymore! I was the one who tried a night ambush! How come it was Megumi who pulled it off?!"
""Pffft!""
Elf and Nanami both spat out their drinks.
They hadn't expected such a spicy revelation!
"You've got some nerve saying that!" Utaha snapped, fuming. "If you hadn't chickened out, we would've succeeded already!"
""We?""
Izumi and Sagiri stared wide-eyed.
Together?
They really hadn't thought these two girls were this bold!
"What was I supposed to do?!" Eriri shot back. "And besides, if you hadn't gotten in the way, I would've succeeded two nights ago!"
Just like that, the other girls all watched the back-and-forth, dumbfounded by how much juicy info was suddenly flying around.
"Ah~" Nayuta slumped weakly over the table. "Senpai's first time... just gone like that..."
Hearing this, Sagiri flopped down too, her face full of despair.
"I've been with Nii-san the longest... and still..."
Seeing everyone's reaction, Homura suddenly had a thought—would his room be pretty lively tonight?
Quite possible—though it would probably just be a lot of guests, nothing too crazy would happen, right?
Before long, the bickering Eriri and Utaha also calmed down.
"Whatever... it's already happened. Arguing won't change anything..." Utaha crossed her arms and sat back down.
"Hmph!" Eriri snorted and said no more.
"I'm guessing that after Eriri and I left the room one after the other last night, Megumi followed us pretty soon after, huh?" Utaha suddenly said.
"Mm..." Megumi nodded. "I figured if you two really succeeded... I'd just head back to our room..."
As she spoke, she let out another yawn, making Eriri almost burst into tears again.
Because of a moment's hesitation, combined with all kinds of circumstances, Eriri had missed a rare chance.
"Say, didn't either of you notice Megumi at all?" Elf asked, looking puzzled.
"It's all because Megumi's stealth skill is maxed out!" Eriri grumbled. "Probably only Homura could've noticed!"
"Don't make it sound like I'm some kind of ninja..." Megumi grumbled, but no one really paid attention to her.
"No, I mean when you guys went back to your rooms." Elf continued asking.
"Megumi's blanket looked puffed up..." Eriri answered in frustration. "But it wasn't until this morning that we realized there were two pillows under it!"
She then shot another glare at Megumi, but Megumi quietly looked away.
"I see..." Utaha stared calmly at Megumi. "I really underestimated you, Megumi..."
"And what exactly did you figure out?" Eriri couldn't help asking.
"Remember when we failed the night ambush on Homura-kun the other night and went back to our room?"
Hearing this, everyone's mouths twitched.
Was this really something they could talk about openly now?
Nevertheless, their curiosity was piqued again.
What exactly had happened?
Homura was also eager to hear it.
Just what had Megumi done to make Utaha say that?
