Chapter 268: Why are even you saying that?
After greeting Utaha, Kaede went to take a different train from the two of them.
Bidding farewell to Kaede, Eriri rolled her eyes at Utaha and said, "What kind of talk is that? Do you have to call us conjoined twins?"
"Oh my, isn't it true?"
Utaha chuckled and said, "You two, at school, besides class time, aren't you always together during lunch? Afternoon club activities are also together, and during breaks, there's even less need to mention it. Did I say anything wrong?"
"Ugh..."
Eriri was speechless. In the end, she could only huff and turn her head away, saying, "I'm not discussing this with a single person like you, you wouldn't understand."
"..."
Utaha took a deep breath, forcibly calming herself down.
Indeed, as long as Eriri pulled out that trump card, it was a checkmate for her; she couldn't find any point of counterattack.
Shaking her head, Utaha decided not to discuss this matter further.
The two swiped their cards and entered the station. Utaha asked, "Aren't we also going to buy groceries? So, where are we going shopping?"
"There's a shopping mall near the large supermarket we're going to today. Some brand stores are releasing new collections recently, so we'll check them out, and then go buy groceries!"
As she spoke, Eriri looked at Utaha, "As a thank you for agreeing to come with me so early in the morning, you can tell me what you want for lunch! But let me say in advance, don't ask for any strange dishes, I haven't learned that much yet."
Utaha was quite surprised to hear this. She had only thought of coming early to freeload a meal, but she didn't expect to be able to order.
After thinking for a moment, Utaha said, "I won't order anything specific, besides Japanese cuisine, Eriri, you can just do whatever you want."
"Whatever I want, huh."
Eriri nodded, already having an idea in mind, "I understand. But no need to rush, let's go shopping first! When I was picking out clothes for Kaede-kun this morning, I realized he still has too few clothes for work occasions, so I need to pick out two more outfits for him."
"Tsk tsk tsk, you really have started to see yourself as a wife, haven't you? You're out shopping and still thinking about buying clothes for your Kaede-kun?"
"Hmph! I'm happy to!"
Eriri stuck out her tongue at Utaha. Just as the train arrived, she quickly pulled her on board.
After taking the train to their destination, the two went straight into the mall and started browsing in a store.
The new arrivals here were indeed more numerous than before. Utaha finally showed some interest. As she looked around, she asked, "Speaking of which, now that you and Asakura-kun have moved out, how often do you go back home?"
"That, huh."
Eriri picked up a trench coat and held it against herself, saying, "About every half month, roughly every two weeks. Kaede-kun and I each go back to our own homes, sometimes we also go to each other's homes together. Why, are you suddenly asking this?"
"Nothing, I just increasingly feel like this is exactly how a married couple lives. Don't rush to deny it, I really don't think I'm wrong."
"Uh..."
Eriri's hand, holding the clothes, paused. She thought for a while, then nodded, "Okay, it's pretty much as you said. But it's only similar, there are still some differences."
"Indeed, after all, you two still have to go to school during the day."
Glancing over various clothes, Utaha said, "By the way, after you two register, will you change your name? Also, how many children do you want in the future?"
"Why are you even asking about this now?"
"Has anyone else asked?"
Eriri hung the clothes she was holding back, then nodded, "Yesterday, after work at the TV station, on the way back in the car, Mom and Reiko-san were both teasing me about this. And Kaede-kun... Kaede-kun even said twins would be nice or something."
"Oh my, oh my~~~"
Utaha immediately smiled and leaned closer to Eriri, saying in a tone that Eriri found very annoying, "You're already thinking about children? It seems your mothers are quite impatient. But I must warn you, don't get pregnant just yet, it's too early."
"No way!!!"
Eriri pushed Utaha away and went to the dress section to look at clothes.
Utaha followed close behind. She realized that these could also be good material, though they weren't relevant to her current novel plot, she could save them.
"Hey, hey, hey, you haven't answered me yet. Are you planning to change your name in the future? Although fewer people do it now, some girls still do."
"Change my name, huh..."
Eriri hadn't intended to think about this question, but since Utaha asked, she considered it. After changing her name... "If I were to change it... Asakura Eriri?"
"Asakura Eriri, sounds pretty good?" Utaha repeated, looking at Eriri with envy.
Perhaps she might surpass Eriri in her career in the future, but in terms of relationships, this girl would probably be a solar system ahead of her. It was very likely that Eriri and Kaede's children would be born, and she would still be single.
Ah, she couldn't think about it anymore, or tears would start to flow.
This was the first time Eriri had thought about changing her name. Hearing Utaha say the name, the sense of embarrassment, which had rarely appeared lately, resurfaced, and her twin-tails fluttered rapidly.
"Ugh... no, let's not talk about this anymore."
Seeing this, Utaha chuckled and said, "How rare, you're getting shy again? I originally thought that after living with Asakura-kun for so long, you wouldn't be that little girl anymore."
"This has nothing to do with living together or not!" Eriri retorted loudly, "Changing my name isn't a simple thing. In my opinion, it's about as embarrassing as you asking me how many children I want in the future."
"Then... have you thought about it? You must have, right? You've watched so many anime and read so many novels, and played many gal games. Many works have epilogues or special chapters that depict the male and female protagonists' lives many years later. Let me think, isn't there a manga called 'Teasing Master Takagi-san'? The author even drew a spin-off manga where the male and female protagonists already have children."
"Oh, I've seen that."
As for whether she had fantasized about it... she definitely had. What girl in love wouldn't fantasize about these things?
Of course, unless they were the type who only dated for fun, those people wouldn't think about it.
But for Eriri and Kaede, they would definitely want to go all the way.