Chapter 185: School Starts
At a volume Kaede and Eriri couldn't hear, Sawamura Sayuri recounted to Asakura Reiko the favor Kaede had asked her for previously.
After listening, Asakura Reiko showed an extremely surprised expression.
"Oh my, I really didn't expect that."
Turning to secretly glance at her son, Asakura Reiko said with a smile, "It seems Kaede-kun was right when he said before that he wasn't clueless; he was just too lazy to date."
Sawamura Sayuri also smiled, "I can already anticipate the surprised look on Eriri's face. I hope she doesn't lose control of her emotions then."
Sawamura Sayuri was 100% certain that Eriri hadn't thought of any of these things. But thinking about it, it was normal. Eriri was currently immersed in a happy atmosphere all day long and busy drawing manga, so it was indeed unlikely for her to think about such things.
But it didn't matter if she didn't think about it, as long as one of them had such an idea.
Midway through preparing lunch, Kaede finished processing the rabbit meat, and then Asakura Reiko began to showcase her culinary skills.
"Hmph, Kaede-kun and Eriri have indeed improved a lot these days, but you still have a lot to learn. Today, I'll guide you two." Taking the apron from Kaede and putting it on, Asakura Reiko said with confidence, "Watch carefully and learn well, understood?"
That's what she said, but they don't eat rabbit meat often, so was it really necessary to be so serious?
I'm talking about you, Eriri.
At this moment, Eriri had found a small notebook and pen from who knows where, looking as if she was diligently studying. She had never been this serious when studying before!
But to be fair, Kaede really couldn't match his mom's cooking skills, so it made sense for Eriri to want to learn so much.
Dinner prepared, the two families sat down together and happily ate. The topics at the dinner table, besides the interesting stories from Asakura couple's trip, mostly revolved around Kaede and Eriri.
Sawamura Sayuri looked at the two of them and said, "School starts in a few days. Will the pressure increase then?"
Eriri shook her head and said, "No, not at all. I've pretty much gotten used to the speed of drawing manga now. Kaede-kun and I estimated that one chapter a week is no problem, and we even have some backlog saved up!"
Kaede then added, "That's right, I'll always keep the progress well-considered, and regarding studies, I'll also pay close attention so my grades don't drop."
Seeing Kaede's reassurance once again, Sawamura Sayuri finally felt a bit relieved.
"However, Kaede-kun, you also have your light novel work. With all that added up, won't you have too much on your plate?"
Kaede was already confirmed to be her future son-in-law, so Sawamura Sayuri naturally cared about him a lot. He had to help Eriri draw manga, manage his own light novel, and even focus on his studies. Especially since Kaede's grades were excellent, it wouldn't be good if his grades fluctuated later.
Even Eriri, upon hearing this, couldn't help but look at Kaede.
Shaking his head, Kaede said calmly, "Don't worry, Auntie Sawamura Sayuri, light novel work isn't as heavy as you might imagine. light novels aren't like manga, where you have to submit chapters regularly every week. Even if my progress slows down a bit from now, I'd still be more diligent than many light novelists. It's only been about a year since my debut, but I've already released five volumes, and the sixth volume has also been submitted."
A pace of five or six volumes a year, and this wasn't even Kaede at full throttle, but it was definitely more diligent than most light novelists. From Sawamura Sayuri's understanding, many light novelists don't even release one volume a year; they simply slack off to no end.
Even Kamachi Kazuma, a well-known writing machine in the industry, typically releases about two to three volumes a year, with a maximum of four volumes in a year.
Indeed, the physical constitutions of light novelists cannot be generalized.
After dinner, both sets of parents didn't stay long and left directly, leaving only Kaede and Eriri at home once again.
However, under Eriri's pitiful gaze, Kaede was merciless, patting her head and saying, "Alright, to relax properly later, let's keep working hard today!"
"Ugh… I knew it would be like this!"
Although Kaede was very strict when it came to work, he did let Eriri relax properly for the two days before school started. Besides playing games at home, he also took her shopping and bought several new clothes.
Then, the day school started finally arrived.
Prompted by the alarm clock, the two woke up on time.
Pulling open the curtains, Kaede stretched and looked at the sunny sky outside the window, saying, "The weather is very nice today."
Behind him, Eriri, still sitting on the bed and yawning, said, "But the temperature still hasn't dropped…"
"Eriri, if you want to feel the coolness of autumn, you'll have to wait another month or so, but the temperature won't be as hot as during summer vacation anymore."
"I hope so."
Eriri nodded, slowly got out of bed, opened her wardrobe, and put on her clothes.
Thanks to their habit of going to bed and waking up early for a while, there was no oversleeping on the first day of school, and they both felt very energetic.
After washing up, because it was the first day of school, Eriri even sat in front of the dressing table for an extra half an hour, making sure her hair and face were perfect before finally leaving her room.
In the living room, Kaede had already prepared breakfast, and lunch boxes were also made. Eriri happily came over, sat down, and picked up a sliced sandwich to eat.
"Hehe, Kaede-kun, school has finally started!"
"You seem quite happy."
Sitting opposite Eriri, Kaede smiled and said, "I thought you didn't want school to start."
Taking a sip of coffee, Eriri said, "Although I don't really like days with homework, don't a lot of interesting things happen at school? As for academics, Kaede-kun will help me. I'd be scared to study alone!"
"You can't be like that. Even if I help you with your studies, Eriri, you still need to put in some effort yourself."
"I know~~~", Eriri said, drawing out her words, as she leisurely ate her breakfast. "Hehe, anyway, Kaede-kun won't just leave me alone."
"You can be lazy, but no matter what, you have to listen carefully in class, understand?"
"Okay~~~"
After breakfast, Kaede changed into his school uniform, and the two left the house together.
The route to school was different from before the summer holiday, but not far. It was one train stop away, and then a five or six-minute walk.
When they arrived at school, many students also reached the school at the same time.
However, seeing Kaede and Eriri holding hands, this intimate gesture made many realize that the start of school wasn't such a good thing after all.
(T/N: first day in school and they are showing there lewdness)
For those single people like them.