Chapter 242: Free Meal
Half an hour later, Eriri emerged from the store with a satisfied look, carrying a bag with the clothes she had chosen. However, at her request, the sales assistant had given her a shopping bag without a brand logo.
Next to her, Utaha also walked out with a helpless expression.
She also carried a bag, which contained one of the items the sales assistant had chosen for her earlier. It must be said that she was indeed an experienced sales assistant; she had directly picked out an outfit that matched her taste, making it hard not to buy it.
Outside the store, looking at Eriri, who was sending a message to Kaede saying she wouldn't be home for dinner, Utaha asked, "Really not going back? I thought you'd be eager to go back and wear it for Asakura-kun."
"Eh?"
Eriri, blushing, shook her head repeatedly, saying, "A-Although I bought it to wear for Kaede-kun, I wouldn't be that impatient! I don't want him to know so soon."
"Hmm~~~ I see."
Utaha glanced at Eriri in surprise.
Although she had been tricked and dragged here by Eriri, she hadn't gained nothing; not only did she buy satisfactory lingerie, but she also gained a better understanding of the thoughts of girls in love.
Although Eriri's family background was not ordinary, her psychological activities during the dating process were nothing special, not much different from the average girls whose information Utaha had collected. After chatting for over half an hour, Utaha felt inspired again.
Looking at Eriri sending a message, Utaha muttered to herself in a barely audible voice, "Her figure isn't bad, it's beyond my expectations."
Originally, Utaha thought Eriri's figure had nothing noteworthy, a world of difference compared to her own.
But when trying on clothes in the store just now, she still managed to see Eriri's figure beneath her outer clothing.
Although the difference in bust and hip measurements compared to hers was significant, Eriri had a slender style, and that waist truly made her envious.
Although she had a good figure, her waist was relatively a bit thicker; it was the type that couldn't get much thinner even if she wanted to.
Eriri, being thinner overall than her, had a truly thin waist that formed a perfect curve with her hips.
This made Utaha realize a principle: sometimes bigger really isn't better; perfect proportions are sometimes more important than anything else.
Utaha thought of many international supermodels whose figures weren't particularly explosive, but their head-to-body ratio was excellent, and the advantage of long legs immediately caught the eye.
After sending the message and putting her phone away, Eriri saw Utaha's thoughtful gaze and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Shaking her head, Utaha said without thinking too much, "Nothing much, I just think your figure is quite good, uh..."
Oops, she said it out loud.
Hearing this, Eriri immediately gave her a side-eye and said, "Are you being sarcastic?"
"No, I'm not." Utaha thought that since she had said it, she might as well be direct. "I just suddenly realized that proportion is sometimes more important. Should I try working out?"
"You?"
Eriri listened, looking Utaha up and down. She had seen Utaha's figure when they tried on clothes just now, as there aren't many inhibitions between two girls.
Utaha's figure was indeed incomparable to hers; when she first saw it, she was truly shocked.
But after a few seconds, Eriri immediately recovered her composure. After all, she knew that mere envy was useless; no matter how much she grew, she wouldn't reach Utaha's level, so it was best to simply maintain her own figure.
However, she truly hadn't expected the other person to praise her figure.
Thinking back, Kaede-kun seemed to have said he liked it too... "You working out... I don't think it's necessary. Just pay attention to exercising normally like me, otherwise, developing muscles wouldn't be good."
Utaha never worked out, so she didn't know these things. She nodded in sudden understanding.
"So that's how it is. Then I'll stick to how I was before. I was just saying it casually anyway; if I really had to go work out, I wouldn't be able to stick with it."
"..."
As expected of you, Utaha, you're even more physically useless than me.
On the other side, after Kaede received the message from Eriri saying she wouldn't be home for dinner, Kaede showed an "I knew it" expression: "I knew it, when that girl gets carried away having fun, she'll eat out with Kasumigaoka-senpai, and she didn't even call me over."
Could those two be discussing something?
Stroking his chin, Kaede couldn't help but wonder.
Usami, who had just finished drawing and was tidying up her things nearby, heard his muttering and said in surprise, "Eh? Eriri actually does that?"
Spreading his hands, Kaede laughed, "I bet she definitely got excited shopping with Kasumigaoka-senpai and wanted to play a bit longer."
"It's fine, it's okay for a rare occasion like this. It's not like I have nowhere to eat."
Saying this, he sent a message to Takasu Ryuji, who had already returned home, saying he would go mooch a meal.
Just one minute after sending it, Takasu Ryuji's call came through.
"Asakura, you're coming to mooch a meal? Aren't you with Sawamura?"
"Eriri and Kasumigaoka-senpai went shopping, so I'm alone. Is that okay?"
Takasu Ryuji on the other end laughed very happily: "Hahahaha, you got yours! Come over then, I still have some ingredients here, plenty to go around."
While talking, Kaede also faintly heard Aisaka Taiga's shouts, probably playing games while waiting for dinner.
After hanging up, Kaede stretched, closed his laptop and put it in his backpack, and finished today's club activities along with the other three members of the Art Club.
Although he said he was going to mooch a meal, Kaede naturally wouldn't just show up empty-handed. On the way back, he passed a pastry shop and bought a box of pastries to take to the Takasu Family Home as a post-dinner dessert.
After buying them and stepping out, he suddenly thought that it had been a while since he visited Homura. The last time was during the summer vacation.
"Now, Honoka is probably preparing for her entrance exams. I should find some time these days to go see her and check on her situation. I wonder if she will still try to enroll in Otonokizaka, just like I expect."
If Honoka really went and successfully enrolled in Otonokizaka as she said before, Kaede felt he could relive Love Live up close.
That would feel a thousand percent good.
Arriving home, he first poured cat food for the cats, rubbed the little heads of the three cats, and only then did Kaede take the pastries and head to the Takasu Family Home.