Chapter 133: Eriri's Treasure
With the house acquired, it was time to furnish it. After the furniture and a series of arrangements were complete, they could move in.
In the three-bedroom, one-living room apartment, Kaede and Eriri each got a bedroom, and the third room would be used as their workspace.
As for buying furniture and other things, Kaede and Eriri didn't have to worry about it; the task was entirely taken over by the free Asakura Reiko and Sawamura Sayuri.
Moreover, their parents wouldn't let them pay for nothing; the cost of the furniture would be borne by both sets of parents. Compared to the cost of buying the house, it was truly a drop in the bucket.
Apart from the apartment building, Eriri looked at Kaede beside her and asked, "Kaede-kun, should we go say hello to Takasu-san? We'll be neighbors now."
"No hurry. Takasu is at his part-time job today; he's not back yet. Let's go home first."
Driven by Asakura Kiichi, the three of them returned to the Asakura home.
Entering the bedroom and turning on the air conditioning, Eriri immediately flopped onto Kaede's bed and began to daydream.
"What's wrong?"
Setting down his cola, Kaede also lay down beside Eriri, looking at her.
"Ugh…"
Eriri shifted her body, facing Kaede, and said somewhat distractedly, "I feel like it's not real. Does this count as my parents kicking me out of the house?"
"Mm, pretty much. I also suspect my parents want some alone time, and seeing that I can earn my own money now, they kicked me out."
Hearing Kaede say that, Eriri couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha, you really think that?"
"Isn't that normal? Who knows why this suddenly came about." Kaede brushed the bangs from Eriri's forehead and said, "However, this really does solve our work efficiency problem after school starts. If it were like before, we'd be wasting a lot of time."
Eriri didn't object to this point, nodding and saying, "That's right. After Mom told me, I looked up more interviews with manga artists. Basically, 365 days a year, there are hardly any days where they can truly rest or relax. Although we're collaborating as two people, I don't want to live that kind of life; it would be so boring!"
"However, even if we move in together next, it won't be realistic for you to have a lot of time to watch anime or play games like before. Don't forget, Jump is a weekly serialization."
"I know, Kaede-kun, don't discourage me anymore! I finally managed to temporarily ignore that problem, and now you've brought it up again!"
Puffing out her cheeks, Eriri gave Kaede an annoyed look, then realized their current proximity was a bit too close. Feeling Kaede's breath so near, Eriri inevitably blushed.
Seeing Eriri's expression, Kaede laughed: "Why are you getting shy again? We've kissed so many times, and even…"
"Don't say it!"
Quickly raising her hand to cover Kaede's mouth, Eriri said with a red face, "Who told this to suddenly happen? Let me say this first, after we move in, you can't enter my bedroom without my permission!"
"Ugh… Ugh!"
Kaede, unable to speak, pointed to Eriri's hands. After she let go, he said, "What, are you worried I'll go wild?"
"What do you think?"
"Oh, Eriri is so shy. Then, Eriri, can you also not enter my bedroom without my permission?"
"That rule only applies to my bedroom!"
"You're being unfair." Kaede immediately became displeased. He wrapped his arms around Eriri, switched positions, and looked down at her, saying, "Let Eriri talk big now, but once we move in, it won't be up to you!"
"Hmph!"
Eriri snorted, not believing Kaede's words at all. If he really couldn't hold back, he wouldn't still be off-base right now.
Seeing Kaede about to kiss her, Eriri flashed a mischievous smile, her small hands reaching for Kaede's waist, her fingers moving nimbly.
"Hiss!"
"Ah!"
Kaede, suddenly attacked by Eriri, couldn't hold back and lost strength in his hands. As a result, the unlucky person became Eriri, who was tightly pinned down by Kaede.
"Kaede-kun, you're so heavy, you're crushing me!"
Fortunately, he only tickled her once or twice. Recovering, Kaede hugged Eriri and turned over again, letting her lie on his body, and wrapping his arms around her to prevent her from escaping.
"Hmph, you dared to sneak attack me, now you've tasted the consequences, haven't you?"
"This was a technical error, next time I won't fail so easily!" Eriri said, her hands still trying to move around again.
"You, stop playing, okay?"
Kaede gave a wry smile, and could only use the strongest anti-Eriri "treasure" he currently had at hand. He leaned in and kissed her lip-glossed, rosy lips.
The strongest treasure lived up to its name; no matter how many times it was used, it always hit the mark with excellent results.
After a while, their lips parted. Kaede licked his lips under Eriri's shy gaze and said with a smile, "Strawberry flavored, so delicious."
"Ugh... I'll bite you!"
Eriri tried to make her expression more threatening, opening her mouth to show her small fangs. Unfortunately, to Kaede, she only looked cuter and cuter.
Never mind, let's kiss for a bit longer.
After the second strike, Eriri's HP dropped directly to the dangerous red line, with an added stun effect. At this point, a Poké Ball would surely capture her.
Too bad he didn't have any Poké Balls left.
Gasping for breath, Eriri took a while to recover, then started hitting Kaede's chest, saying, "I can barely breathe!"
"Oh my, Eriri, you should be used to it by now. It seems we'll have to practice more in the future."
"Hmph, all you do is bully me!"
Saying that, she propped herself up, ready to get off.
This time, Kaede finally didn't stop her, letting Eriri get down and sit at the computer desk. He, meanwhile, lay on his side, watching Eriri's movements.
With the computer on, Eriri opened the browser and asked, "Kaede-kun, when is the anime adaptation of your light novel airing? Is the production going smoothly?"
"Don't worry, production is going very smoothly. If nothing unexpected happens, it should air in October."
"October, huh? I remember there are quite a few strong titles in October. Let me look it up."
Watching Eriri search for the October new anime list, Kaede also said, "For October, I remember there are several light novel adaptations, but none of them are much of a match. As for others, like BEASTARS, that's one I'm very optimistic about. Also, there's Fog: Beast Front Babylon, its popularity definitely won't be low."
Eriri couldn't help but say, "A grand melee!"