Song (II)

"This... is a video!" Nico seemed to have discovered a new world!

"Really! Hurry, Hanayo-chan, open it!"

Homura, feeling a bit bashful, slipped away secretly. Ahh... He thought he had lost all his integrity, but it seemed like he hadn't, since it was a good opportunity to clean up the fish that Haru caught!

"Ahh! It's Homura-kun! What are you doing?" Honoka asked curiously when Homura appeared in the video.

"Preparing to dance, I guess..." Eli's mouth twitched. For some reason, she suddenly didn't want to watch anymore!

For this dance, he especially reached Level 9 in Choreography to ensure it had the right flavor.

"It's starting!" Everyone was somewhat excited. It was his first time dancing...

"This rhythm... feels quite catchy," Elf said with interest, and then the video showed his movements.

"..."

"What?"

"Ehh??"

"Pfttt~!"

To put it simply, when guys dance, as long as they put in the effort, they look pretty cool. But he chose to dance like a girl! He intentionally gave off a flirtatious vibe!

Well, one could say it was for teaching purposes.

Although they knew this dance was prepared for Muse, seeing him perform it was a completely different feeling...

"Homura! You're so flirty... Homu... ra?" Elf suddenly realized that he had disappeared!

Utaha held back her laughter and said, "Is he afraid we'll tease him?"

"But looking at it from a dance perspective, Minamiya-sensei's movements are actually quite good! He looks incredibly skilled!" Eli praised him unusually.

Megumi also sighed, "Unexpectedly, we've discovered another side of Homura-kun. It seems like there's no end to the things he can do."

"By the way..." Maki, who had been watching all along, said, "I always feel like this dance is quite sensual."

"And although it sounds good, it's not that kind of top-tier masterpiece. Why does it feel a bit off?"

"The dance as well... it doesn't look particularly special, but something feels off," Eli agreed with Maki.

"What do you all think?" Eli asked for everyone's opinion.

"I think there's a reason why Homura-kun chose to use a video," Umi pondered the connection.

"...Why don't we try listening to the song without watching the video?" Kotori suggested.

"Let's give it a try then."

They first listen without watching the video.

They felt that although the song was quite catchy, it didn't have anything particularly special.

Then they muted it and only watched the dance, and they couldn't bear to look at Homura's dance.

"What were you doing? There's no sound at all." Homura returned at that moment.

"Shouldn't we be the ones who ask? Where were you going?" Elf asked with a smirk.

"I took care of the fish that Haru caught," he replied casually and calmly, and Elf didn't notice anything unusual in his demeanor.

"Tsk, boring!"

"Homura-kun, what's the deal with this song?" Umi couldn't help but ask.

"What's the deal?"

"I mean, the song and the dance don't seem particularly special, but there's this strange feeling."

"Ohh, that!" Homura thought for a moment and said, "It's because the song and dance have an exceptionally high level of synchronization, creating a synergy where one plus one is greater than two."

Maki: "..."

Umi: "..."

Although it was such a simple explanation, it made things more confusing.

Homura added, "And this song with the dance moves has a bit of a mesmerizing quality. If you listen to it a few more times, it will start playing automatically in your mind every now and then. Don't believe me? You'll find out in a little while."

Everyone: "..."

The repetition may not be significant; what truly matters is that Homura's consistently flirtatious dance was really gaudy and burned their eyes!

"Well then, let's just listen to the last song," Umi said expressionlessly.

"Yeah, yeah! Hanayo-chan, please!"

"Got it!" Hanayo saluted. "Let me see... the title is 'We Are a Single Light (Bokutachi wa Hitotsu no Hikari)'!"

"This title..." The nine members of Muse all recalled the words spoken by Homura last time, and even Nico had heard about it from others' mouths.

"We nine, as one, the light of miracles?" they murmured to themselves.

Recalling that day's events, along with today's experiences... Homura moved them once again.

Of course, being moved is one thing, but no matter what, they really need to listen to this song; otherwise, they'll be stuck with the constant repetition of the dancing Homura in their minds.

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"This trip was absolutely amazing! As soon as Homura-kun appear in our life, he brought us such a fantastic gift!" Honoka said cheerfully.

"Wow, it's so big!" Rin looked up and surveyed the area, sighing.

"So impressive!" Hanayo's face was flushed, completely immersed in her own world.

However...

"It took you guys so long to figure this out... It's a bit late for that, right?" Eriri criticized. "But I guess it can't be helped. Everyone's attention is focused on the song Homura brought rather than the villa."

"Anoo... Kashiwagi... No, Sawamura-sensei? Sawamura-san?" Honoka called for a while, not knowing what to call her!

Eriri shook her head helplessly. "Just call me Eriri! And I call you Honoka. We're both second-year students, so let's not be too formal."

"Yes! Eriri!" Honoka's face, which was just conflicted, instantly lit up with the energy of cheerfulness!

The girls watching this change were filled with emotion, 'What an infectious smile...'

"Eriri, how did everyone get to know Homura-kun?" Honoka was curious. "I'm really curious!"

Eriri wiped the sweat off her forehead, Honoka was indeed looking quite curious and it was so overwhelming. It seemed like her curiosity was about to burst out!

Just as she was about to answer, the sound of a car horn came from outside.

Homura ran out with the little one in his arms, leaving the rest of them to exchange glances and decide to wait a bit longer before continuing the conversation.

They also went outside the villa to wait and greet those who had just arrived.

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"Two cars? Did two groups of people arrive together?" Homura looked puzzled.

It wasn't until she saw the figure of Tsumugi on the car that he realized the other car should be for carrying the instruments of Light Music Club.

Yui's guitar, on the other hand, she brought it by herself.

Homura took a few quick steps forward and greeted, "Mugi! It's been a long time!"

Tsumugi looked at him running towards them with a cat in his arms, smiling, and politely said, "Yes, it has been a while, Homura-niisan!"

"Oh! So this person is the lo-- M-Minamiya-sensei, right?" Ritsu, when she spoke, was fiercely stared at by Mio, as if her expression said, 'You're done for if you dare say anything wrong!'

Ritsu was sweating profusely. Because of her speaking habits, she wanted to tease for a moment, but suddenly felt Mio's heavy pressure upon her. Only after changing her way of addressing him did the heavy pressure slowly dissipate.

Ritsu let out a sigh of relief, 'Phew, I've survived!'