Chapter 276 - Chapter 279: Ishigami’s Love? What’s That?

Chapter 279: Ishigami's Love? What's That? The girls finally said goodbye and left after four o'clock, not staying for dinner.After seeing the girls off, Eriri and Kaede returned to the living room and sat down."Kaede-kun, we've been playing for two days!""Yeah."Letting Eriri lean on his shoulder, Kaede said, "After dinner, we should start working!""Hehe, I know, I was just about to say that."Shifting her body and hugging Kaede's arm, Eriri said, "Having friends visit sometimes, and most of the time it's just the two of us, this feeling is really good.""Satisfied?""Uh-huh."Kaede smiled and pinched Eriri's cheek, saying, "It's too early to be satisfied.There will be many more days like this in the future, so many that you'll get tired of them.""I'll never get tired of them!" Eriri's voice rose slightly, and she said emphatically, "Of course there can be other things to do in the future.Lots and lots of fun things during our breaks!""Right, right, then I'll leave it to you, Eriri, to come up with activities!""No problem, leave it to me!"...Monday, Toyosaki.Upon arriving in the classroom, Eriri greeted her classmates, then went to her seat and sat down.Usami had already arrived.After taking out her things, Eriri called Usami over and whispered to her, "Mizuki, are you still not ready to make a move?""Uh..."Usami didn't expect Eriri to suddenly bring this up, and with a slight blush, she said, "Well... actually, I do have a plan.I'm planning to ask Uchimaki-san out this week, to Akihabara.""Eh!!! That's great, go for it! Do you want me to help you plan the specific details?""Hehe, that won't be necessary.Your previous discussions with me, Eriri, have given me a lot of ideas." Usami said with a smile, "But let me say first, you can't follow me then, Eriri!""Hmph, I wouldn't do something like that.I'd rather go shopping with Kaede-kun or find delicious food with him in that time."Listening to Eriri's words, Usami felt she had miscalculated, forgetting that her good friend was already a winner in life.She could never provoke her on such matters.Puffing out her cheeks, Usami secretly cheered herself on, determined to make Uchimaki Subaru deeply impressed with her in the upcoming plan!That's right, deeply impressed, not directly win him over, because Usami herself knew very well that Uchimaki Subaru was not a boy who could be easily won over.Probably no girl would dare say she was 100% confident.So Usami's idea was very clear: take it one step at a time.At noon, everyone ate together.Eriri sat next to Kaede, her gaze unconsciously shifting back and forth between Usami and Uchimaki Subaru across from them.Seeing Eriri's actions, Kaede, who was eating, gently nudged Eriri's shoulder and whispered, "What are you looking at?""Hmm? Uh-huh, nothing."Eriri shook her head repeatedly, afraid that the two opposite would notice her actions, and subtly winked at Kaede.Kaede, who had developed a tacit understanding with Eriri, realized upon receiving her gaze.It seemed Eriri had heard something that wasn't good to talk about for now.So Kaede didn't press further and continued to eat peacefully.Their subtle movements and quiet voices at this moment led everyone else present to assume these two were just showing affection, and they didn't think much of it.Uchimaki Subaru also continued to chat with Takasu about the latest FGO anime plot.As for Usami, although she was sitting next to Uchimaki Subaru, she didn't dare to make any moves at this moment.Her small mind was also thinking about some upcoming actions, so she didn't notice Eriri's gaze from across the table.After lunch, Kaede and Eriri went to the Art Club as usual, preparing to take a nap there.Pillowed on Kaede's lap, Eriri smiled and said, "Kaede-kun, aren't you going to ask me what I was looking at earlier?""If you can tell me.""Hehe, I can tell you, as long as you don't tell anyone else, Kaede-kun.Anyway, we talked about it before." Eriri reached out and poked Kaede's chin, saying, "This morning, Usami told me she's preparing to make her move!""Is she finally going to make a move?"Kaede realized.No wonder Eriri's gaze had been like that earlier; after all, this was Usami's first step, and Eriri's concern was natural.Gently stroking Eriri's unbound golden hair, Kaede pondered, "However, I don't think it's possible to get results directly, right?If it were an ordinary boy, I think with Usami's looks and personality, she would probably achieve results very quickly.But the target is Uchimaki Subaru, an Uchimaki Subaru who only thinks about drawing 2d waifu all day long.Such a person usually only gets one evaluation from me.""Hmm? What evaluation?""Destined to be lonely for life." Kaede shrugged and said, "Being an otaku is fine, but someone like him, who clearly shows no interest in 3D girls, if he hadn't met Usami, I really wouldn't dare say anyone would take a liking to him.He truly might be lonely for life.""Uh... it's not that bad, is it?""Have you forgotten the person who married Hatsune Miku? Although there were some personal experiences involved, the mindset of such people cannot be denied.""...Alright, the example you gave, Kaede-kun, leaves me at a loss for how to refute it." She turned her body, hugged Kaede's waist, and closed her eyes, saying, "All in all, I can only wish Mizuki good luck.And I think there's still a little hope for Uchimaki."Kaede didn't speak, just nodded silently, also agreeing with Eriri's thoughts.Otherwise, he would have actually persuaded Usami to give up long ago.It was fine to pursue pure love and youth, but Kaede also didn't want his friends to do something futile, especially something that had no future from the very beginning.As Eriri slowly drifted off to sleep, Kaede looked up, lost in thought.It seemed that many of the people he knew were approaching the step of love.The most recent, of course, were Shirogane Miyuki and Shinomiya Kaguya, who were just a finger poke away from breaking through the paper barrier.Then there was Kitamura Yusaku, who had a crush on Student Council President Kano Sumire, but this was probably a goal that would require persistence to achieve.Finally, there was Takasu Ryuji.Since he had talked to him before, Kaede hadn't asked again, but he probably had thought it through carefully.And just then, a person came to Kaede's mind.Ishigami Yuu."Right, Shuchiin's Sports Festival seems to be in the next few days.I should remind Shirogane-senpai to take a photo of Ishigami in women's clothing."As for Ishigami's love? What was that? It wasn't as promising as his cross-dressing.