Chapter 92: You Draw Doujinshi, So You Call the Shots
Following previous examples of various bizarre rumors spreading in the school, if this matter was ignored, it would gradually dissipate in a few days as long as there was no follow-up.
However, Kaede still communicated with Utaha, suggesting they meet up somewhere during lunch to discuss it.
As for why he didn't just suggest going to the Art Club room... obviously, he still wanted some private time with Eriri.
Putting his phone away, Kaede looked at Takasu Ryuji and asked, "How was your part-time job over the weekend? Were you tired?"
"It was fine. Having a Senpai guiding me wasn't too difficult, and I'm in good shape, so this amount of work isn't too tiring."
Kitamura Yusaku, who had just walked over, heard this and asked curiously, "Takasu, you found a part-time job? That's really efficient!"
"Hehe, I guess I was lucky."
Takasu Ryuji smiled, but immediately a hint of distress appeared on his face: "It's just that when I left home yesterday morning, my mom asked me about it. Although I said I was going out to a study session with classmates, that kind of excuse won't work forever."
Kitamura Yusaku nodded in agreement: "Yeah, that's true. Your family seems to disapprove of you working part-time. But in my opinion, as long as you maintain your original grades, working part-time can help supplement your family's income, so there shouldn't be any problem. As for your grades, you don't need to worry at all. Asakura and I won't just ignore you, and your grades aren't bad to begin with, right?"
"Emm~~~ That's true. Asakura also said on Saturday that if my mom found out, he would come and help me explain."
"Saturday?"
Kitamura Yusaku keenly spotted the loophole and asked, "Asakura, you went to Takasu's workplace? That's not cool! You should have invited me along too!"
"No, no, no, I just went there to eat and happened to see him."
But unfortunately, there was a "good" teammate beside him. Takasu Ryuji immediately smiled and said, "That's right, that's right. He didn't deliberately keep it from you; it's just that he was out with someone else that day, so it wasn't convenient to invite you."
"Oh~~~ I understand, I understand."
Kitamura Yusaku suddenly realized, patted Kaede on the shoulder, and laughed, "If I had known that, why didn't you just tell me clearly? I totally understand, totally understand!"
"..."
Kaede looked expressionlessly at Kitamura Yusaku, then at Takasu Ryuji.
"You truly are... good friends!"
...After the last class before lunch break ended and the bell rang, Kaede took out his lunch box from his desk drawer and said to Takasu Ryuji and Kitamura Yusaku, who usually ate lunch with him, "You guys eat by yourselves today. I have something to take care of, so I won't be joining you."
"Uh..."
Takasu Ryuji watched Kaede walk directly out of the classroom and asked doubtfully, "Kitamura, what could that guy have to do?"
"..."
The light glinted off Kitamura Yusaku's glasses. He stroked his chin with a serious expression and said, "Could he be going to find Sawamura-san? It's possible. Should we follow him and see?"
"Do you want to get beaten up?"
"Let's forget it then. We can't beat him, we can't beat him."
After leaving the classroom, although A Class was only separated by one room, Kaede didn't go directly there to find Eriri; that girl would definitely be too shy.
He bought two drinks, went straight to the Art Club, took out his key to open the door, opened the windows in the activity room, and then sat down on the sofa to wait.
As for the club president, Kaede had gone to find him during the break and compensated him with an afternoon drink, asking the president to bear with it and take his nap in the classroom today.
After waiting for a few minutes, the door to the club activity room opened, and Eriri's small head peeked in first. After seeing Kaede sitting on the sofa, she smiled, quickly walked in, and closed the door.
"How did you get here so fast?"
Looking at Eriri, who walked over and sat down next to him, Kaede smiled and said, "What's wrong? Did you want me to come and get you? If you wanted that, you should have told me beforehand. I would have been happy to."
"No way! You always try to bully me!"
Eriri's face was slightly flushed. How could she not know Kaede's intentions? He just wanted to see her shy and embarrassed. Moreover, Eriri really wasn't mentally prepared. She was fine in private, but in front of others, she genuinely wasn't brave enough to be too intimate with Kaede.
While opening his lunch box, Kaede continued to press her, saying, "What's wrong with that? I just wanted to see my girlfriend, that's all. Oh dear, should I go online and ask netizens what to do when your girlfriend is too shy to show affection in public?"
As he spoke, the smile on his face was obvious. Eriri's cheeks puffed up in anger, and she immediately swung her twin tails, hitting Kaede repeatedly on the shoulder.
"You're all talk! You're all talk!"
Feeling Eriri's harmless attacks, Kaede smiled and said, "Just doing this isn't enough. You know, characters in manga look much better when they're fighting. Do you want a suggestion? How about adding the sound 'ERIIIIII' when you attack with your twin tails? Since Eriri, you have blonde hair too."
"I am not DIO!!! Hmph, I'm ignoring you!"
Eriri, who clearly understood the reference Kaede was making, immediately turned her head away to express her displeasure and opened her lunch box, preparing to eat.
"Oh dear, are you angry?"
Kaede smiled, glanced at Eriri, picked up a piece of beef from his own lunch box with his chopsticks, and offered it to Eriri's mouth: "Here, this is an apology for Lady Eriri. It's very delicious!"
"Mmm..."
Looking at the warm beef brought to her mouth by the chopsticks, Eriri instinctively swallowed, then, unable to resist the temptation, simply ate it in one bite.
"Hmph, don't think I'll forgive you just like that. If you dare make me angry again, next time I'll draw you into a BL doujinshi!"
"Hiss!!!"
Kaede gasped, realizing the seriousness of the threat.
"You draw doujinshi, so you call the shots."
"Hmph hmph! Now you know how formidable I am, right?" Chewing the delicious beef, Eriri raised her head proudly, showing no sign of anger whatsoever, and then couldn't help but laugh.
Her anger was, of course, feigned. Ultimately, the root cause was just her being too shy and not wanting to be too obvious at school.
As for drawing him into a BL doujinshi, that was even less likely. She never drew that kind of thing; that was what her mother liked, and she herself wouldn't dare.
After they started dating, although the two became more intimate than before, their usual ways of communicating hadn't changed much.
As they chatted, the two happily began to eat their lunch.