Bustling Day

At long last, the most bustling day since Homura announced the release date of Fate/stay night had arrived.

Homura and the girls made some effort to disguise themselves and then headed to the nearest Manke Bunko Store by the Minamiya residence.

Today, Homura had prepared more surprises for the fans.

Although the announcement about the anime adaptation of Fate/stay night would have to wait a bit, the announcement of the anime adaptation of Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun should pose no problem.

After all, today was the last day of Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun's serialization.

Naturally, the new manga was also a kind of surprise.

As for the surprise about Fate/stay night's voice actors, they would have to discover that for themselves.

By the way, Muse actually wanted to come together, but Homura disagreed.

No choice.

Even though Homura's own popularity was relatively high, in terms of causing a stir, Muse was still a bit bigger.

Just in case, it was better not to appear on the scene.

Although Honoka and the others felt a bit unwilling, there wasn't much they could argue about.

Since the venue was already crowded enough, causing another commotion wouldn't be a good thing.

On the other hand, Yukiho and Alisa didn't have such concerns.

Although they made an appearance in the manga, they were, in the end, just side characters. Moreover, since they were still just ordinary students and not yet school idols, their influence wasn't that significant.

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"Not gonna lie, the crowd is getting bigger each time..."

Eriri remarked with astonishment, looking at the crowd surging outside the Manke Book Store.

"Yeah, but it's good that the traffic management department comes in advance to manage and divert traffic when they hear about our activity, preventing accidents." Homura said calmly.

"Isn't this too much trouble for them?" Nanami said with a little embarrassment.

Homura shook his head.

"Setting aside the fact that it's their responsibility, they won't just act for us alone. Besides, the store is also assisting them by preparing some cool drinks and snacks. It's not bad, right?"

Just as they were talking, a man with a cat on his head passed by Homura, drawing continuous attention from onlookers.

"..."

Homura was silent, then turned to Elf.

"See? There's one."

"Hahaha! Yeah, you really nailed it!" Elf laughed with joy.

After Homura explained to the others what he and Elf had discussed, Utaha and Eriri looked around with interest.

As they scanned the area, they found the man who had passed by them.

How should they put it?

It actually looked quite bizarre.

In fact, the man himself wasn't strange, nor was the cat.

It was just that the cat's body was too big to be placed on a person's head!

Not like the cute, little Haru, this cat looked like it weighed around ten kilograms!

For a cat of this weight, its body was also quite long.

Currently, the cat wore a look of resignation as it clung to its owner's head, struggling a bit. At the same time, the man's hair was entirely covered by the cat's big body, and one of his eyes was even obscured by its paw.

However, the man didn't seem to find it strange at all and acted nonchalantly instead.

"Alisa, I can't hold it in anymore..."

Yukiho whispered to Alisa with a weird expression.

"Hmm?"

Alisa looked puzzled.

"Yukiho, do you need to go to the bathroom?"

"..."

Yukiho stayed silent and no longer felt like laughing.

Meanwhile, Homura, who watched the man and his cat, almost burst into laughter.

He quickly took out his phone, snapped a picture of the man with his cat, thought for a moment, and then moved to another spot with everyone, just to avoid being noticed.

In the new location, he immediately posted the picture to his blog.

[Minamiya: (Attached image)]

[Comment 1: First!]

[Comment 2: Does Minamiya-sensei have some new info again?]

[Comment 3: No way! Just look at the pic! Minamiya-sensei's gotta be outside, and that totally looks like Manke Book Store!]

[Comment 4: Quick, find it! Which store is it?]

[Comment 5: LOL, what was that dude doing with the cat?]

[Comment 6: Look at what he did to that little... I mean, big cat. Such a helpless cat.]

[Comment 7: LMAO, this pic is wild!]

[Comment 8: Bruh, half his face is covered! Look, that cat's huge, but c'mon, it shouldn't be on his head like that. Look at the poor thing, it looks so uncomfortable!]

[Comment 9: If the cat was really uncomfortable, it wouldn't be so chill. Looks like they've got a solid bond.]

Before long, the man with the big cat on his head was discovered by others.

In the end, he took continuous selfies with people, becoming a sudden celebrity.

Of course, all these people also looked around to find Homura, but unfortunately, they couldn't locate him.

"After this, it looks like there will be more people with cats on their heads..." Eriri remarked while rolling her eyes.

"Isn't that good? That way, I won't stand out so much." Homura shrugged.

*King called me to patrol the mountain~*

"Guess who?"

Upon hearing Homura's phone ringing, Utaha smiled and asked everyone. 

"Anyone could be... I can't guess..." Megumi shook her head.

"Chika? What's up?"

Homura answered the phone, revealing who was calling him.

"Homura-kun! I suddenly got an idea! I want you to hear it!"

"An idea? What?" Homura raised his brows. "Is it about bringing Kaguya out?"

"Yes!" Chika answered excitedly and then her voice lowered. "Since I stayed home all day today, tomorrow I'll use the excuse of forgetting to go out on Children's Day to take Kaguya out with me."

Even though it didn't sound very reliable, perhaps it might work.

"But, won't there be servants from the Shinomiya family following you?" Homura asked.

"I don't know..."

As Homura heard Chika say this, her mood didn't seem too good.

'So, she's not confident herself, huh...'

Homura thought for a moment before giving a suggestion.

"You might as well say you want to study together with Kaguya at your place, and then secretly bring her out."

"Eh? You're right! I'll do that!" Chika's voice became more energetic. "Even if there are servants following, they can't come into my house! As long as we let Pes keep watch for us, we can slip out!"

'Pes? Oh right, Chika's family dog is named Pes...' Homura was confused for a moment and then understood. "I just said it casually, but... you're really going to do it?"

"Well, there's no other way, right? We can only give it a try."

"In that case, give it a shot then. Kaguya's family is really hard to deal with, after all." Homura let out a sigh.

Many of his acquaintances already knew about him being a mangaka, yet Kaguya was clueless.

However, since his information was intercepted by the Shinomiya family, his stepping up personally would likely not achieve much. Otherwise, he could have simply sent an invitation to Kaguya long ago and had her come normally.

"Well, if it doesn't work, I'll think of other ways. Bye-bye, Homura-kun!"

"Yeah, bye."

Homura shook his head.

'Well, let's focus on the present for now... the time is probably almost up.'

Indeed, he was right. 

Just as he thought, a commotion soon erupted. 

Before long, various eager and excited sounds reached Homura and the girls, and the crowd began to move.