Chapter 259: Another Club Activity?
The weather began to turn cool, and the school uniforms had all been changed to autumn ones.
Eriri's usual stockings also became thicker, and for several days, she even wore pantyhose, subtly showing a tendency to emulate Utaha.
Walking down the street on the way to school, Kaede looked at the bustling students and whispered, "Eriri, I've actually always had a question."
"Hmm? What question?"
Glancing at the girls from other high schools on the other side of the street, who were dressed completely differently from Eriri, Kaede said, "Why do girls, when it's cold, choose to wear short socks with bare legs when they're wearing skirts?"
Following Kaede's gaze, Eriri also saw the two girls over there.
Although many girls get angry when they see their boyfriends looking at other girls, Eriri didn't.
Putting everything else aside, Eriri was quite confident in herself. Those two girls were just average high school girls, and she didn't need to be wary of even them; that would be too exhausting.
Looking at the two girls wearing short socks and showing their legs, Eriri pondered, "Hmm... I haven't thought about that question. When it's cold, I usually wear thicker clothes, and warm stockings are always a must. Although there are many ways to keep warm now, like heat packs, which can alleviate the cold in the legs, if others are dressed like that, it seems they really prioritize style over warmth."
The netizens were right after all, ham needs to be refrigerated.
Such things were not isolated incidents; they were commonplace in Japan, this island nation. It was still autumn now; seeing it in winter would probably be even more surprising.
Anyway, if Eriri had to choose, she would definitely not do that.
Holding Eriri's hand and walking forward, Kaede said, "That's true, Eriri, you're already complaining about the cold. But, do winter school uniforms really have to be skirts as well?"
Saying that, he glanced at Eriri's short skirt in her autumn school uniform: "I seriously suspect that Toyosaki's principal is a pervert now. Is everything just to satisfy his desire to look at legs? No, it should be said that most high school principals are the same."
"Hehe, Kaede-kun, aren't you afraid of being overheard saying that?"
Eriri smiled, even pretending to look left and right.
"What's there to be afraid of?" Kaede reached out and tapped Eriri's head, saying with a smile, "Although it's just a joke, from my perspective as a boy, it really is quite absurd. After all, even I, a boy, wouldn't go out wearing so little in winter."
"That's because you don't understand a girl's psychology!" Eriri said, tilting her head up, "For girls, beauty is the most important thing! Of course, that's just for ordinary people. A beautiful girl like me doesn't need to worry about such things; I look good no matter what I wear!"
To be fair, it was indeed irrefutable.
In the afternoon, at the Art Club.
Seeing that both Kaede and Eriri had arrived, the president, who was lying down, smiled and said, "How rare, you two are finally here together?"
"What do you mean, 'how rare'?" Kaede said as he came in and put down his school bag, "We just occasionally have things to do. After all, I have light novel work, and Eriri has manga work. We have to go to the publishing house to find editors from time to time, or the editors come out and we meet up, and we always ask for leave. On the contrary, President, you're always sleeping, which isn't good. When will you take us to do another activity?"
This year was almost over. Apart from the cherry blossom sketching when they first enrolled, the Art Club's activities were all non-Art Club activities, involving more people.
And when this was mentioned, Usami also became interested, holding her paintbrush and saying, "That's right, President, it's already October, and we've been in school for almost two months. It's time to organize a club activity!"
Seeing everyone's excited expressions, the president sat up, scratched his messy hair, and said, "Club activities, that's a bit difficult. What kind of activity should we choose in autumn and winter? Isn't going out to sketch at this time just asking for trouble? It's very cold. Asakura, Uchimaki, do you two have any ideas?"
Uchimaki Subaru shook his head and said, "Although I don't mind going out, drawing when it's cold is really uncomfortable. Oh, by the way, speaking of which, President, our club room doesn't have air conditioning! It was fine in the summer when we had summer vacation and didn't need it, but winter will be here soon. If it's so cold indoors, even drawing inside will be tough. How much activity funding do we still have? Can we buy an air conditioner?"
It was only when Uchimaki Subaru brought it up that everyone remembered this problem.
That's right, there was no air conditioning in the club room!
Rubbing his chin, Kaede nodded and said, "It's the age of technology now, and the school isn't short on money. They can't not provide air conditioning. How else are we students supposed to carry out club activities properly?"
"Exactly!" Eriri also closely followed Kaede's lead, saying in unison, "The classrooms already have air conditioning. Because we didn't need it in the club before, we all forgot! President, this should be something we can apply for, right?"
Usami was even more direct, looking at the president with a scrutinizing gaze and asking, "President, you didn't use our air conditioning budget to buy other things, did you?"
"Of course not!"
The president loudly refuted, then sighed and said, "Alright, alright, stop talking. I'm aware of this! I've already asked Teacher Koyama. For the next month, air conditioners will be installed in the club room, and they'll all be installed before the weather gets completely cold! You guys, don't try to pin this on me."
Oh, in that case, no problem.
Lying back down, the president adjusted his pillow to make himself more comfortable and then said, "You don't have to worry about the air conditioning. Let's continue talking about club activities. There's no need for competitions; those won't be until May or June next year. Asakura, Uchimaki just spoke; what are your thoughts?"
"Me?"
Plugging in his computer and turning it on, Kaede shrugged: "For club activities, since we're the Art Club, besides going out to sketch, there won't be many other options. It's just about choosing a place with good scenery to draw. But let me say this first, at the end of the year, Eriri and I will be traveling, probably around Christmas Day. For club activities, it's best to arrange them before then, otherwise, we two won't have time."
"Where are you going to travel?"
"Hokkaido, I guess. Eriri wants to go there."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kaede noticed Eriri pulling his sleeve.
Looking up, he saw the president, Uchimaki Subaru, and Usami all looking at him with sparkling eyes.
"...I have a bad feeling."