Chapter 204: Eriri, the Physical Weakling
Early morning, the location was still Kaede's bedroom.
Kaede, in his sleep, felt something pressing down on him, causing a slight chest tightness. He slowly opened his eyes.
Then, he saw Eriri lying on top of him, smiling brightly as she looked at him.
"Hehe, good morning, Kaede-kun."
"Good morning, Eriri."
Reaching out to hug Eriri, Kaede smiled and said, "Since you're awake, why aren't you getting up?"
"Waiting for you, Kaede-kun~" Eriri poked Kaede's cheek and said, "Didn't you say yesterday that you'd take me to exercise? Then let's go for a run together!"
"Oh? Eriri, are you serious?"
Kaede looked at Eriri in surprise. He had thought she was just saying it casually, but she actually wanted to exercise.
He glanced at the time; it wasn't even 7 AM yet.
"In that case, get ready, but since today is the first day, let's start with something easy."
Getting up and changing into sportswear, Kaede took Eriri out for a slow jog.
At 7:20 AM, the two returned home.
"Ha… ha… I can't… anymore…"
Dragging her extremely tired feet, Eriri walked into the living room. The moment she saw the sofa, it was as if she had seen a savior, and she immediately collapsed onto it.
"So comfortable…"
Kaede, who followed behind, shook his head helplessly at Eriri's actions. "Today, I took it easy for your sake, we didn't run for long. You really need to work on your stamina. Sitting and drawing all the time can easily make your body stiff."
Turning her head, Eriri looked at Kaede and said, "I know, but I just feel so tired. Kaede-kun, let's run a little less tomorrow, let me get used to it slowly."
Kaede smiled and agreed. He had initially thought that Eriri would give up after today's run, but he didn't expect her to be willing to persevere.
In that case, he would reduce the distance even more tomorrow, letting Eriri first get used to completing the full run, and then slowly increase it.
After letting Eriri rest for a while, he pulled her to take a shower, then prepared today's breakfast and bento boxes.
Eriri's body was still a bit sore, so she naturally sat in a chair, leisurely waiting for breakfast to be served.
"Kaede-kun, it seems like Student Council President Shirogane's resignation is in a few days, right? After that, Shuchiin will have another Student Council President election. I wonder who will take over Student Council President's position."
After frying the bacon and taking it out, Kaede smiled and said, "Regarding that, I actually think Shirogane-senpai will have to work hard for another year."
"Eh?" Eriri said in surprise, "You mean Shirogane-senpai will run for Student Council President again? But didn't he say he was waiting to resign?"
"It's not hard to understand, actually." Kaede explained, "Look, Shirogane-senpai and Shinomiya-senpai like each other, right?"
"Right."
Eriri nodded. This was something they had known for a long time, just waiting for one of them to confess and become a couple.
"Then think about it, if Shirogane-senpai resigns and this Student Council disbands, and Shirogane-senpai and Shinomiya-senpai aren't in the same class, wouldn't their opportunities to interact decrease? I think both Shirogane-senpai and Shinomiya-senpai would immediately realize this. Understanding this, Shirogane-senpai will definitely run for election again."
After pondering for a moment, Eriri said, "Hmm~~ It really does seem that way."
Shirogane Miyuki and Shinomiya Kaguya were not like her and Kaede; the two of them were in the same club. Kaede also wouldn't be like Shirogane Miyuki, who didn't even dare to call Shinomiya Kaguya proactively.
Even if Kaede and Eriri were not in the same class, they were in the same club, similar to Shirogane Miyuki and Shinomiya Kaguya's Student Council. Additionally, Kaede would often contact Eriri on weekdays, chatting and playing games, and also inviting her out to play.
It could be said that if Shirogane Miyuki had Kaede's approach, Shinomiya Kaguya would have been won over long ago, instead of dragging things out like this.
"In that case, won't there be an election to prepare for when he steps down? Will Senpai still have time to confess?"
"This..." Kaede paused his movements and said, "Senpai should have considered it. After all, both matters are very important, and the affairs during the election period will definitely be much lighter than the previous Student Council work."
"That's true. Then let's wait patiently." Climbing onto the chair, Eriri exhaled and said, "Kaede-kun, is breakfast ready?"
"Yes, yes, you can start eating."
...During afternoon physical education class.
"Huh? Eriri, are you also starting to exercise in the morning?"
Usami, sitting next to Eriri, asked in surprise as she listened to her words.
"That's right." Eriri nodded, "It was fine during school, but during the previous summer vacation, when I got busy, I often sat for most of the day. This isn't good for my body. And my stamina is indeed a big problem, so I need to exercise properly!"
"Morning runs, should I also exercise more?"
Usami also started to consider it. Although her physical condition was much better than Eriri's, seeing her peer work so hard, she couldn't help but want to keep up.
And good health, no one would refuse that.
Hearing Usami say this, Eriri smiled and teased, "I run with Kaede-kun, so it's not boring or monotonous. But Mizuki, if you exercise alone, can you keep it up?"
"Huh?" Eriri's words instantly made Usami think of Uchimaki Subaru, and she said with a blush, "I... I won't give up! You just watch me!"
"What are you two talking about?"
At this moment, Kaede, who had finished a game with his classmates in the joint physical education class of the two classes, walked over.
Eriri smiled and said, "Kaede-kun, we're talking about exercising!"
"Is that so?" Kaede sat down next to Eriri, opened a sports drink, took a sip, and said, "Usami doesn't need to exercise like Eriri, your physique is much better than hers."
"Hehe, that's what I say, but I still want to keep my body in good shape." Usami said with a smile, "There's no harm in exercising more often, right?"
Kaede listened, then looked at Eriri and said, "Look, she's so self-aware. Unlike you, you only ran for a short while this morning, and then you were sprawled out at home, unable to move."
Eriri immediately said with dissatisfaction, "I, I just wasn't used to it. Once I get used to it, you just watch how I'll run past Kaede-kun!"
Running past others, Kaede might believe it, but running past himself... that sounded like bragging.