Chapter 116 Black stockings, white stockings, or bare feet?
The manga drawing was, of course, a joke. Their progress these days had already been quite fast, so Kaede naturally wouldn't truly treat Eriri as a drawing tool.
After some playful wrestling, Eriri calmed down once she confirmed that Kaede truly had no intention of drawing manga.
Facing Kaede, Eriri's mouth was in a high pout, "Hmph, Kaede-kun, you're so mean! We just finished studying this morning, and I actually thought you were going to start drawing this afternoon!"
It looked like she was angry, but it was more like she was pouting.
Kaede smiled, easily picked up the not-so-heavy Eriri, took the computer chair for himself, and had her sit on his lap.
"Don't worry, how could I not care about Eriri? We won't be drawing manga this afternoon. It's fine to not move for a day; as long as we're efficient, that's all that matters."
"Hmph!"
After a soft huff, Eriri leaned into Kaede's arms, glanced at the computer screen, and said, "The game..."
"Still want to play? Start a new round?"
Shaking her head, Eriri said, "No, I don't think so. After a full meal, it's really hard to get into playing. I just tried it a bit and realized my reaction time is a bit slow."
Rubbing against Kaede's embrace, Eriri said, "I'm a little sleepy..."
"Want to take a nap?"
"Yeah, I am a bit tired."
Then her gaze shifted to Kaede's bed.
Seeing this, Kaede directly picked up Eriri, placed her on his bed, and then turned to shut down the computer.
When he turned back around, he saw Eriri looking at him intently.
"...What's wrong?"
Her cheeks slightly flushed, Eriri whispered, "Kaede-kun, I want to sleep. Aren't you going out?"
"..."
Kaede took a deep breath, realizing that Eriri was definitely messing with him.
"Are you serious?"
Eriri nodded, though the smile on her face was a little strained; she clearly wasn't used to playing like this.
Seeing this, Kaede actually walked directly towards the bedroom door. Then, under Eriri's gaze, he locked the bedroom door with a "click."
"Huh?"
Eriri blinked her eyes. When she saw Kaede wasn't leaving but instead locking the door, she immediately became nervous.
The next moment, Kaede walked towards her.
"Ka-Kaede-kun?"
Amidst Eriri's somewhat stuttering voice, Kaede walked past Eriri and lay down on the bed.
Lying on his side, Kaede propped his head with one hand, looking at the blushing Eriri and saying, "What's wrong? If you're taking a nap, of course I should too. Hurry up."
As he spoke, he opened the neatly folded thin blanket beside them and gestured to it.
"Ugh..."
Eriri didn't expect Kaede to lie down without saying a word. Extremely embarrassed, she looked at Kaede and asked, "I'm suddenly not sleepy anymore."
"That won't do. You're a guest; I can't just take a nap myself and leave you alone, can I?"
As he spoke, Kaede directly pulled Eriri's arm, making her lie down beside him. And because there was only one pillow, after they lay down, they were pressed tightly together.
"Although the bed isn't very big, it's fine for the two of us to take a nap, right?"
With her hands placed on her chest, Eriri felt her heart racing too fast to count. She just stared blankly at Kaede.
But Kaede didn't care about any of that. He had to get everything done before Eriri, that girl, came to her senses. So, he pulled the blanket over them both.
Feeling herself once again in Kaede's embrace, Eriri belatedly realized that anything she said would be useless. She could only struggle a bit, her face red, and say, "Let me take off my makeup first!"
"Oh, right, I almost forgot."
Although it was light makeup, she still needed to remove it before taking a nap.
Releasing her, Kaede watched Eriri sit up and asked with a smile, "You're not planning to sneak away, are you?"
"I wouldn't do such a thing!"
After loudly refuting him, Eriri immediately got out of bed, took her makeup remover from her bag, and walked out. Kaede also said, "The blue towel in the bathroom is mine, Eriri, you can use it."
Without even nodding, Eriri ran out. Kaede, meanwhile, lay on his back, stretched, and then chuckled foolishly.
After about ten minutes, the door opened, and Eriri, her face slightly damp but much fresher, walked in.
After putting her things away, Eriri came to the bedside and sat down, preparing to take off her stockings.
Gently lifting her leg, her left stocking was halfway down when Eriri turned around and saw Kaede shifting his position, watching her intently.
"W-what are you looking at!"
"Hmm... I was wondering if Eriri looks better in black stockings, or white stockings? Or over-the-knee socks, or short socks? Or perhaps bare feet look the best?"
"Stop thinking about that! How am I supposed to continue with you staring at me like that?!"
"Hmm, I have an answer!"
"Huh?"
Kaede said with a smile, "They all look good!"
"Kaede-kun!!!" Eriri, at this moment, no longer cared about her shyness or her left stocking, which was halfway down. She directly pounced on Kaede and started grappling with him.
After some playful wrestling, Eriri got tired. Finally, with a blushing face, under Kaede's gaze, she took off her stockings and untied her twin tails. Only then did she move her smooth legs to lie beside Kaede, quickly pulling the blanket over herself.
"Is it hot? It's not thick, and it's very light."
Eriri shook her head, pulling the blanket up to her nose, her exposed eyes immediately closing, "Alright, let's sleep."
"If you can sleep like that, I'd be impressed."
With a wry smile, he pulled the blanket down a bit, then pulled Eriri into his arms and hugged her. After kissing Eriri's lips, Kaede said, "Alright, there's nothing to be nervous about. Do you really think I'd do anything? No matter what, I would never go against Eriri's own wishes."
Pursing her lips, Eriri rested her head on Kaede's chest and whispered, "I know. Actually, I just don't want Kaede-kun to think I'm a casual girl, who would do this and that with her boyfriend so soon after getting together..."
"I know. Even though Eriri draws doujinshi, she's actually very innocent and shy."
"Don't bring up doujinshi!"
After bumping his head lightly, Eriri continued, "A-and... besides, isn't today inconvenient? We have to go out this afternoon, it would be so embarrassing if someone noticed! I... I, I think it's better to have a more romantic setting. But other things, well, they're not out of the question..."
After saying that, Eriri, extremely shy, hugged Kaede, not daring to make any further moves.
On the contrary, Eriri's words left Kaede stunned. After he came to his senses, he embraced the girl in his arms with great emotion.