Fish Hunt

"Muse's group..." Homura pondered for a moment. "How about dividing into three groups? Each group will consist of one person from each grade?"

He asked Muse's girls for their opinions. "After all, it's about strengthening our relationships, right? There's no point in grouping together those who are already close."

After listening to his words, they thought for a moment and nodded, agreeing with his suggestion.

"Do any of you have any objections?"

No one opposed it, and even Nayuta couldn't contain the smile on her little face!

It seemed that Utaha and Eriri had some reservations, but they also understood his meaning. So, they didn't say anything.

Later, Homura ran back and fetched a few fishing rods.

The energetic and water-loving trio, Honoka, Rin, and Nico were also planning to go fishing.

Ritsu and Yui were both in a playful mood! They were ready to stage a grand performance of 'Wilderness Survival'!

As for the rest, those who knew how to cook prepared the ingredients, while those who didn't prepare to do as Homura suggested - casually strolling around and enjoying the scenery.

Finally, Homura looked at the two little girls with him and asked, "How about we go catch some fish? It can also be an additional dish for everyone."

"Minamiya-senpai, are we going fishing?" Nayuta asked happily with a smile.

Yes, ever since she was assigned to his group, her expression had been like this all the time!

"But..." Sagiri looked at the several people playing with fishing rods on the side, "Won't there be too many people fishing?"

Homura extended both hands and rubbed their heads separately. "We won't be fishing; we'll be catching fish in the river directly!"

The two little girls instantly brightened up.

"The river here has a gentle current and isn't too deep. It's nice to play in the water."

That was his idea. In fact, he just wanted them to have fun. Catching fish was something he could handle himself.

"Nii-san, I agree!" Sagiri agreed.

"Yes, Minamiya-senpai! Let's go right away, quickly!" Nayuta eagerly pulled him, ready to go to the river!

"Wait! At least take off your shoes and socks, okay?" Homura stopped them, took off his own shoes and socks, and rolled up his pants.

They followed suit, and the three of them entered the river together.

"Ah! I want to play in the river too!" Honoka watched him and the others and couldn't resist the temptation.

Homura shook his head helplessly and suddenly reached out with both hands! Then, two fish flew onto the bank!

"Who can bring a bucket to hold the fish?" Homura shouted. But when he looked towards Honoka, there was no movement. He turned his head to the other girls... and they were all staring at him in shock with wide eyes!

"Senpai! What did you just do?!" Nayuta was also startled! How did two fish suddenly fly?

Homura shrugged. "I caught the fish of course."

"Amazing!" all the girls crowded around. "Quick, teach us! How did you do it?!"

"Hmm... as long as you aim correctly and move swiftly enough, you can do it!"

Girls: "..."

Was that an explanation?

"Minamiya-sensei, why don't you give us a demonstration, nyaa!" Rin tugged at his clothes.

"Alright, pay close attention okay."

Their eyes were fixed on him without blinking, while Homura maintained a relaxed posture, standing there. In the next moment... he suddenly made a move! The transition from stillness to action was extremely sudden!

As the girls watched him intently, they saw a small splash in the river, followed by a fish flying onto the bank!

"Was that good enough?" Homura looked at them, emitting a strong air of showing off.

"We can't do it, that's hard!" They shook their heads repeatedly, realizing that this skill was something they couldn't learn on their own.

Well, they might as well try and play around by themselves; maybe they could really catch a fish.

"Let me tell you a little trick." Homura smiled. "Fishing is not about chasing the fish. In the water of this depth, the fish are still quite agile. If your movements and sounds are too loud, the fish will run away ahead of time. So, quietly stay in one place and wait for the fish to swim to you. If you're quick enough, you can catch them."

Nico touched her chin and said, "That seems to make sense... It feels like Haru-chan was also waiting for the fish to come to her."

"Yosh! Let's give it a try! Come on!" Honoka encouraged herself.

"Why don't you give it a try?" Homura turned to Sagiri and Nayuta behind him.

"Senpai, I didn't quite see it. Could you teach me again?" Nayuta asked sweetly.

"No problem! Pay attention now..."

Repeating the previous routine, after about a minute... another fish flew onto the bank.

Meanwhile, Honoka and the others started their experiments. After waiting for a while, when a fish approached...

*SPLASH!*

"Ahh! It was so close, nyaa!" Rin exclaimed disappointedly. "Let's try again! It was really close!"

Homura secretly commented, "Close? I'm afraid it's just your illusion."

In no time, he caught another fish and several fish lay motionless on the bank... They weren't dead, just unconscious.

"This is really..." Nozomi held a bucket of water, astonished as she looked at the fish on the bank. "Impressive."

She glanced at the others who were fishing and realized that the girls hadn't caught a single fish, while only Homura occasionally had one flying over.

After placing the bucket of water and picking up the fish, his technique became even more impressive.

Because Homura simply tossed the fish into the bucket directly!

It left Nozomi dumbfounded!

Then suddenly, another fish flew onto the bank!

"Great!" It wasn't Homura, but Nico!

She had also learned from him and simply tossed the fish onto the bank. She knew that with the slippery nature of fish, she wouldn't be able to grab them with her hands.

To Nozomi's surprise, as she was about to pick up the fish, it suddenly flapped a few times and jumped back into the river!

Nozomi: "..."

Nico: "..."

Homura: "..."

"Why?!" Nico cried out in utter disappointment!

Because Homura had stunned the fish with his strength... poor Nico didn't have that kind of strength.

"Nyahahaha~ Nico-chan, you're so clumsy!" Rin couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Rin! You little rascal!" Nico clenched her teeth and rushed towards Rin.

Homura watched the two of them playfully fighting without a care in the world. He shook his head helplessly, not even afraid of falling into the river.

"Finally! I did it too!" This time it was Honoka who caught a fish!

To prevent the fish from jumping back into the river, Nozomi calculated the approximate location and ran over before the fish could hit the ground. She successfully caught it in a bucket.

"Yay!" Honoka made a victory sign to Nozomi.

"Honoka! Watch out behind you!" Nozomi suddenly shouted.

"Eh?" Honoka was about to turn around when the two playful girls who were chasing and got chased collided with her.

*SPLASH!*

Suddenly, the three girls got drenched!

Homura hurried over, and Nozomi even rushed into the river without taking off her shoes or socks!

"Is everyone okay? Did anyone get hurt?" Nozomi asked nervously.

Rin shook her head, flicked her hair, and wiped her face. "Rin's fine, nyaa!"

"We're fine too..." Nico and Honoka helped each other up.

"Quick, let's go back and change into dry clothes. Did you bring spare clothes?" Homura reminded them.

Everyone nodded, and Kotori and Hanayo followed them back to the villa to help them change their clothes.