If Eri Ri knew Miku Nakano's thoughts, she would definitely ask who those girls were! And why she wasn't a threat anymore!
Why!
Hearing Mochizuki even complain that she was slow added fuel to Eri Ri's fire, but it was the truth.
"My school building is so far!"
Eri Ri complained. Not good at sports, she was already feeling tired after walking such a long distance.
Mochizuki naturally knew it was because the school building was quite far, but who told Eri Ri to complain about being slow when he replied instantly earlier!
"Who is she?" x2
After looking at each other, both girls looked at Mochizuki as if interrogating a criminal.
Only then did Mochizuki realize he hadn't introduced the two to each other yet.
"Cough... Miku, this is Eri Ri, my elementary school classmate."
Miku: Elementary school classmate? They're still in touch now? Could they be childhood sweethearts? No, Nozomu's childhood sweethearts are me... it should be The Five Sisters.
Hearing Mochizuki introduce her first, Eri Ri couldn't help but feel a little smug, but the fact that he only called her a classmate made Eri Ri very dissatisfied.
Miku, on the other hand, didn't mind this small detail.
"Eri Ri, this is my cousin, Miku Nakano."
"Huh? Cousin?" Eri Ri was clearly a bit surprised. She didn't expect Mochizuki to have a cousin; she had never heard of it before.
"I am Sawamura Spencer Eri Ri. Because my dad is British, my hair is blonde. Just call me Eri Ri."
Eri Ri spoke kindly.
Since she was Mochizuki's cousin, Eri Ri also lowered her guard. Speaking of which, if she's Mochizuki's cousin, does that mean she's also a little younger than me? Eri Ri thought to herself.
"Okay, just call me Miku."
"Can Miku come to your place too?"
"Yes, you can."
And so, the three of them set off for Eri Ri's house.
Although Eri Ri could be considered a young lady with an unusual background.
However, Eri Ri clearly didn't want too many people to know her identity, so she usually took the train home, which was more low-key.
Only when she was about to be late in the morning would she ask her mother to arrange for a driver to pick her up and take her to school.
...
Arriving at the villa at Eri Ri's house.
Mochizuki knew that Eri Ri's residence was definitely not ordinary, but seeing it with his own eyes was still quite shocking. Being able to visit the villa was pretty nice.
Another day of envying the rich. When would his manuscript fees arrive!
Even Miku, who usually lived in a mansion, was also a bit surprised and taken aback.
She originally thought she was just a classmate Nozomu was relatively close to, but looking at this luxurious mansion, with even security guards around, it was clear that this girl's identity was obviously not ordinary.
It seems she shouldn't underestimate Eri Ri's threat too much.
Eri Ri led the two to the main gate and was just about to take out her key to open the door.
The gate opened by itself first. It was Eri Ri's mother, Sawamura Sayuri.
She looked very similar to Eri Ri, especially having the same hairstyle, but her hair color was the normal black.
She looked somewhat gentle and virtuous.
But her appearance was deceiving.
In reality, Sawamura Sayuri was a fujoshi and also loved otaku culture.
This was also one of the reasons why Eri Ri went down this path.
She even sold Eri Ri's doujin manga works with Eri Ri's father at comic conventions.
It was truly hard to imagine. It was a good thing Eri Ri's father was a famous diplomat. If this kind of thing were exposed, it would definitely be hyped up by the news.
However, this also showed Eri Ri's parents' care and doting on her.
Sawamura Sayuri spoke enthusiastically.
"It's been a long time, Nozomu. You haven't come to our house for so long, have you forgotten about us?"
"It's been a long time, Aunt Sayuri."
"Wuwuwu, you're calling me Auntie now? Am I that old? Nozomu is truly a heartless person. When you were little, I even..."
"Aunt Sayuri, don't talk nonsense!"
"What a cute girl, she must be Nozomu's sister, Miku."
It seemed Eri Ri had also told her mother in advance.
"Hello, sis... Sor... Sorry for the intrusion."
With Mochizuki's previous example, Miku greeted her with a blush. She was really not good at dealing with this kind of situation, but she had to come along.
"Mm-hmm, Miku still has a sweet mouth."
"Why are you so slow? It must be Eri Ri dawdling again. I said I'd send a car to pick her up, but she didn't want it."
"It's not my fault! There were too many people on the train today!"
"This child, she's just like this."
"Hmph."
Eri Ri swung her hair in displeasure and walked past her mother to the sofa inside the house.
Afterwards, Mochizuki and Miku also entered the luxurious and spacious house.
"The rest of the time is for you young people. Nozomu probably doesn't want to bother with me, an old auntie, anymore."
Mochizuki: "...That's not true..."
"You go play with Eri Ri."
"I'll go prepare a hearty dinner for you. We can have a good chat during dinner."
Afterwards, Aunt Sayuri left for the kitchen.
Mochizuki and Miku, on the other hand, came to Eri Ri's room.
Entering the room, Eri Ri found her room had been tidied up. She let out a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her small face again.
Usually, her room wasn't this clean and tidy. There were many discarded drawings on the floor, enough to be used as a blanket.
Today, because she invited Mochizuki over, she asked her mother to help her tidy up in advance.
"Just sit anywhere, make yourselves at home."
Mochizuki, however, noticed signs that the room had been cleaned.
Miku was also observing this rival, Eri Ri's room. Besides the rooms of her sisters at home, Miku hadn't been to any other girls' rooms before.
As expected, when compared like this, her own room was indeed vastly different from other girls' rooms...
Mochizuki looked at the bookshelf, which was filled with all sorts of light novels, manga, and game CDs.
There was a complete set, from the first volume to the last, all collected. They were neatly arranged in a row, looking very aesthetically pleasing.
Some books were duplicates; it seemed she had bought more than one copy, and some were even hardcover editions!
As for games, there were also various major titles. Presumably, boys would be very excited to see them.
In short, it was clear that without a certain amount of financial resources, it would be almost impossible to collect so many works.
Eri Ri is really rich!
To some extent, Eri Ri's room couldn't be considered an ordinary girl's room either.
Mochizuki couldn't help but pull out a novel he hadn't read before to take a look.
The book was very new and perfectly preserved.
Eri Ri looked at the two carefully observing, puffed out her chest which showed no visible curves, and spoke proudly: "How is it? My collection is quite extensive, right?"
Mochizuki: "Mm-hmm, I really envy you!"
Eri Ri: "Hahaha."
While the two were discussing light novels, Miku also continued observing, but Miku wasn't particularly interested in these, so she didn't touch them.
At the same time, Miku also thought, no wonder Eri Ri was so familiar with Nozomu. The two had so many common topics; they both liked light novels, manga, and these kinds of things.
Is it only her who likes military commanders? Sigh...
Miku then looked at Eri Ri's desk.
There seemed to be some of Eri Ri's drawings on it. Fortunately, the drawings weren't anything indecent.
There were also a few light novels, which were probably what Eri Ri was reading recently.
Miku found that among them were the two books she and Mochizuki had bought together.
"Hmm? A photo?"
Miku noticed a photo frame placed on Eri Ri's drawing. Miku walked closer to take a look, and then her small mouth opened into an 'O' shape.
A photo was sealed in the photo frame, and the person in the photo was, naturally, a young Eri Ri.
She was wearing a beautiful princess dress and carrying a small backpack.
One of Eri Ri's small hands was pressing on the backpack, while the other small hand was making a "Yeah!" peace sign gesture. At the same time, her face was beaming with a happy smile.
A pair of small fangs were truly eye-catching.
Even Miku thought the young Eri Ri was too cute! It was the kind of cuteness that would make even her, a girl, feel her heart flutter.
And next to the young Eri Ri in this photo, there was another person.
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