Chapter 195: Used Up
After enjoying their private candlelight dinner, Kaede and Eriri left the restaurant, respectfully seen off by the restaurant manager.
Outside, it was already dark.
Walking down the commercial street, where the streetlights had already come on, Eriri held Kaede's arm, unwilling to let go.
Seeing Eriri like this, Kaede said with a wry smile, "Eriri, it's not convenient to walk like this."
"I don't care, I want to be like this."
Eriri responded stubbornly, a brilliant smile on her face as she looked at Kaede and said, "It's because of Kaede-kun's actions earlier, I almost cried, so it has to be like this!"
"Uh... really?"
"Of course!"
Well, Kaede was indeed quite happy with Eriri's reaction earlier; at least his preparations had received a response.
It was just that the two of them walking outside like this were quite a public display of affection. They hadn't walked for long before Kaede saw several office workers passing by, showing expressions of envy, jealousy, and resentment.
But since Eriri was happy, Kaede didn't bother to say much. Let them show off.
It wasn't until they returned home that Eriri finally restrained herself a bit, but she was still very excited. She took off the necklace, took a photo, and, for the first time ever, posted it on her Kashiwagi Eri account to show off.
After posting, Eriri finally remembered and turned to ask Kaede, "Kaede-kun, how much did this necklace cost?"
"Price?"
Kaede didn't expect Eriri to ask him about the price at this point. He said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's not expensive."
"Tell me, how much! I'm not even asking you about the price of booking the restaurant, but at least tell me the price of this!"
"...Alright, alright, 300,000 yen. The price is decent, not too expensive."
"300,000 yen, huh."
Eriri pouted, looking at the necklace now back around her neck. Although she still felt it was a bit expensive, it was indeed worth the price; she knew a little about necklaces.
"Then the restaurant's price must be more than that..."
Rubbing Eriri's head, Kaede said with a smile, "Don't think about these things. Just live happily. It's not like we're completely out of money after spending this much. Why have you become such a homemaker now, Eriri? Do you want me to hand over my bank card for you to manage?"
Eriri heard this and happily extended her hand, "Okay, hand it over!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Kaede immediately opened his wallet, took out his bank card, and placed it on her hand.
"Here, all my money is in there."
"Ah, you actually gave it to me?"
Eriri looked at the bank card in her hand and quickly put it back into Kaede's wallet, "You should keep it yourself. I'm afraid I won't be able to resist buying things. I still have a pile of stuff in my Amazon cart."
Speaking of Eriri's Amazon cart, Kaede had seen the items in it. They were all strange things that looked fun but weren't practical, and then various anime Blu-rays or game merchandise that Eriri would buy when they went on sale.
"Shopping cart, huh... Eriri, if you add up all those Blu-rays and merchandise in your cart, it's actually quite expensive."
Indeed, they were all more expensive than the necklace he bought.
Eriri stuck out her tongue and said sheepishly, "So Kaede-kun, you should take it back and keep it safe."
Although Eriri felt she wouldn't do that, at this stage, Eriri thought it was better for them to manage their own money separately.
After discussing money matters, Eriri picked up her phone again and found that the tweet she had just sent already had many comments.
"Hehe, as expected, there's a bunch of people being salty. Huh? How are there even girls who managed to find out the price of the necklace?"
Eriri, sitting on the sofa, was in high spirits and began interacting with netizens at high intensity.
Seeing this, Kaede gently pinched Eriri's cheek and got up to take a shower first.
A few minutes later, after finishing her interaction with netizens, the satisfied Eriri realized that Kaede had already gone to the bathroom, and her cheeks slowly began to turn red.
Returning to her own room, not Kaede's room, Eriri opened her closet and pulled out a piece of sleepwear from among the other clothes she had brought back from her own home a few days ago.
Eriri had many styles of sleepwear, but the ones she initially brought here were mostly ordinary styles. In her bedroom at her original home, there were many other styles of sleepwear that she had bought but never worn, and this time she brought back several of them.
"Ugh... there's no other way. This is the only method I can think of..."
She truly was a former doujinshi artist.
Looking at the somewhat translucent sleepwear in her hand, Eriri's face was flushed with embarrassment. She decided to shower a little later today, otherwise, he would find out too soon.
That night, Kaede felt quite tired, especially his waist...
The next morning, after taking a shower, Kaede stood in front of the bathroom mirror, looked at his complexion, and let out a long sigh: "Good thing, good thing I'm not one of those weak people. Besides being a little tired physically, it doesn't show much on my face. Otherwise, if people at school noticed, I'd be finished."
A while later, Eriri also woke up.
Compared to last night, Eriri, now dressed in ordinary sleepwear, looked extremely rosy.
Upon seeing Kaede emerge from the bathroom, Eriri immediately shyly lowered her head.
Seeing Eriri's action, Kaede came over with a smile, hugged her, and rubbed Eriri's head, saying, "What's wrong? Why are you shy now?"
"Urusai!"
Shaking her long, untied hair, Eriri, with a flushed face, pulled away from Kaede's embrace and walked towards the bathroom.
"Anyway, this is just this once. I'm never wearing clothes like that again."
The scene from last night, as Eriri recalled it now, was truly embarrassing.
With a "bang," Eriri entered the bathroom.
Rubbing his chin, Kaede's face rarely showed a hint of lewdness: "Although I don't play many gal games, it really feels like the affection level is maxed out, and then a hidden CG is unlocked."
As for not having such an opportunity again in the future, Kaede didn't think so. There's always a second time after the first, and don't forget the bet between them regarding Shirogane Miyuki and Shinomiya Kaguya; there's no result yet.
"Hmm... but the condoms ran out last night, so I'll have to buy some."
Scratching his cheek, Kaede suddenly thought of it, and he had never done such a thing before. Although convenience stores sold them, he really wasn't sure what expression the clerk would have when they saw him.
"Ah, whatever, I definitely have to buy them. It's better than causing a pregnancy."