Interesting Thing

The voice, like a whisper from a demon, rang in the ears of Chika and Kaguya.

Both of them unconsciously swallowed a gulp of saliva.

"This is something you've never encountered before... aren't you curious?"

The tempting voice resounded once again, capturing the attention of the two. However, Eriri and Saori just looked at them speechlessly.

Because at this moment, from an outsider's perspective, Homura seemed like a perverted man trying to lure a little girl!

"Yeah!" Chika nodded solemnly. "I want to know!"

"Hold on... Fujiwara-san?" Kaguya couldn't accept it and exclaimed inwardly. 'How could you decide already?! Don't you find it suspicious?!'

"So... Homura-kun, is what you're talking about interesting?" Chika asked, seeking confirmation.

Homura didn't answer but instead asked, "Eriri, Saori, what do you think? Is it interesting?"

""If you ask us...""

The two looked at each other, then burst into laughter. They felt it would be particularly interesting if these two also ended up together.

"Of course—" 

"—it's very interesting!"

Saori said the first half, while Eriri said the second half of the sentence.

"Ohh~!" Chika exclaimed, wearing a big smile.

The expression on her face turned into pure happiness, and Homura almost couldn't help but laugh!

Chika's smile was truly sweet!

"Is it really that interesting? Now I'm even more curious!" Chika said with entusiasm.

"Ahh..." Kaguya couldn't stop it anyway, so she might as well go along with it. But in fact, she was quite curious too. "Please, Minamiya-kun, tell us."

At that moment, Homura's smile seemed to transform into that of Crayon Shin-chan, especially when seen from a side angle!

"It's hard to explain..."

Hearing this, Eriri's face darkened a bit. Why bother with all the explanations then?

"But! I've brought something with me!" Homura announced.

"..." Eriri and Saori were at a loss for words.

What kind of behavior is this? Is he planning to preach at every moment?

Homura pretended to reach around his back, then took out two manga books from his inventory.

Eriri's eyes were twitching. "Where did you take those from?"

"Huh? Of course, tucked into my belt." Homura casually replied.

"..." Everyone was speechless.

Actually, Homura didn't want to do this either, but he couldn't take them out of his pocket, could he? The pockets of his tuxedo were small and shallow, how could he fit regular-sized books in there?

Handing the books to the two, Homura warned, "It's better not to let others find out, or there will be consequences."

"No problem! I'm really good at hiding things!" Chika proudly declared.

"I... alright..." Kaguya hesitated for a moment but didn't elaborate further.

However, Homura knew why Kaguya hesitated.

Her room seemed to be cleaned only by her close servant, Ai. However, it didn't really matter since her relationship with Ai allowed Ai to know about the existence of the manga book. So, as long as she was in her room, no one else would discover it.

"Homura-niisan really can't be judged by common sense..." Tsumugi sighed.

"Everything else is fine. But it's always surprising when he pulls something out of nowhere." Eriri quipped and curled her lips. 

"As long as you're prepared when I pull something out at any time, isn't that fine?" Homura jokingly suggested.

"Do I have to be constantly on guard for that? I'll die from exhaustion..." Eriri complained.

"This artwork is really exquisite..." Kaguya looked at the cover and praised it before flipping it open. At this moment, Chika spoke up.

"Huh? Minamiya? Isn't this Homura-kun's signature?"

"That's right."

"Hmm?" Kaguya also noticed the signature. "Why would you sign it?"

"Because I'm the one who drew it."

"Oh..." Kaguya nodded and then turned the page. Hmm, did she hear right?

"Eh?! Homura-kun drew this? Amazing! I never knew you could draw!" Chika's eyes lit up, finding it even more interesting now!

"There's no need to be so surprised, right? You two also know so many things and can draw as well, so what's surprising about drawing a picture?" Homura remarked.

"We are just amateurs and haven't mastered anything to an advanced level, but Homura-kun, your drawings are different. They definitely surpass the vast majority of people."

"Okay, okay, I'll graciously accept that praise. By the way, let me draw something for you guys." Homura took out a marker from his pocket and drew chibi versions of each of them, as he usually did.

"Wow! It's me! Thank you, Homura-kun!" Chika said happily.

"Thank you." Kaguya also carefully examined her own chibi and thanked him as well.

"You're quite well-prepared..." Eriri said with a hint of meaning.

"Being prepared is a good thing."

It wasn't something he specifically prepared; he just casually put some items in his inventory. Of course, to others, it seemed like he had prepared it intentionally.

Looking at the two who were engrossed in the manga, Homura turned to Tsumugi and asked, "By the way, how's your new song coming along?"

"Mio-chan's lyrics are almost done, so we can start composing soon."

"Pretty quick. But the sooner, the better. I've been looking forward to it for a while now. It's the Light Music Club's first song after all, it's bound to be a big hit. Who wouldn't be excited?"

"Alright then, once the song is finished and we've practiced it well, we'll let everyone know and get some feedback."

"No problem. Ever since watching your performance together, everyone has been eager to hear a song that's uniquely yours." Eriri nodded, expressing her own and others' thoughts.

"Is that so..." Tsumugi rubbed her head. "It's a bit embarrassing though..."

"It's okay." Saori also chimed in. "Feeling embarrassed is natural, but when it's time to perform, there's no time for shyness."

Saori was absolutely right. Everyone knew that once the girls of Light Music Club started to perform, they would be completely in their own world. Shyness would be forgotten the moment they began performing.

These were the Light Music Club everyone knew.

"Ahahaha, this is so funny!"

Chika's voice caught everyone's attention. She had a delighted smile on her face, completely engrossed in the manga she was reading. Her smile was infectious, making Homura and the others think that watching her was more amusing than reading the manga. Her smile was truly captivating!

'Wait, where is Kaguya?'

Homura looked around and found Kaguya crouched behind the dining table!

He approached her from behind, noticing that her body was shaking—of course, she wasn't doing anything strange.

Homura understood very well. The blushing Kaguya was simply holding back her laughter.