Chapter 340: Sister Complex?
Because both the Bunko and the Sawamura Family had been notified, the interview questions were all very ordinary, with no aggressive questions at all.
The most gossipy questions were probably about their engagement, which were all things they could talk about.
These kinds of questions were easy to answer. After Kaede and Eriri finished organizing their answers, they sent them directly to Editor Nakajima.
They didn't need to worry much about the subsequent matters. The internet would surely be lively for a few days, and they would be going to Chiba, so they wouldn't have to worry about being ganked offline.
After dinner and packing their luggage, Kaede and Eriri took a shower, then brought their NS to the living room, sitting on the sofa with their feet touching, playing games.
While playing the game, Eriri said, "Kaede-kun, do you think there are really a lot of sister complexes in Chiba?"
"Huh?"
Kaede glanced at Eriri and said with a smile, "You don't really think that, do you? That can only mean that the two anime by the old scoundrel Fushimi had too much influence."
"Hehe, that's true, but what if there really are? It would be so interesting if we ran into them!"
"Hmm~~~ It's probably not very likely. We might encounter siblings, but who knows if the brother is a sister-complex? Or if the sister is a brother-complex? We are both only children, so we don't understand these things at all. And from what I know online, in reality, if siblings' relationship doesn't worsen after growing up, that's already pretty good."
"Eh~~~ Isn't that boring?"
"You're going to Chiba Prefecture to play, aren't you just trying to find a sister-complex?"
"Wasn't it because you first saw someone using Kosaka Kirino's avatar that you suggested going to Chiba to play?"
"I just associated it with a place, but Eriri, you associated it with a strange place!"
"What's strange about it?"
Eriri's little foot stepped on Kaede's foot, then she said, "You know, sister-themed works, whether they are manga, anime, novels, or games, have always occupied an important proportion of work types from ancient times to the present. Isn't it normal for me to want to understand more about this aspect? This is something I, as a professional creator, need to understand. Among otaku nowadays, there are definitely many, many people who really like sister-themed works!"
"Eh~~~ Is that so?"
Kaede nodded in realization, glanced at Eriri somewhat indifferently, then the corners of his mouth curved slightly.
"Then, Eriri, I do have a method that is much easier to understand people with a sister complex than by having you go out and look for them."
"Huh? What method?"
Eriri looked at Kaede curiously, pausing the game in her hands.
"Hmmph!"
Kaede put the NS on the coffee table and beckoned to Eriri.
Eriri saw this, puffed out her cheeks, and could only put down the NS, then snuggled into Kaede's arms, leaning against him: "Alright, I'm here. Tell me, what exactly is the method?"
Holding Eriri, Kaede rubbed her little head and said with a smile, "Look, I'm a few months older than you, right? In that case, why don't you call me Onii-chan from now on? That way, you can experience how a sister-complex treats his sister! And it's like the storyline of Kyosuke and Kirino in the game. My love for you is much more real and passionate than those games or anything else."
"Ugh... What is this? It's actually this kind of method?"
Eriri's cheeks flushed slightly. She reached out and directly pinched Kaede's cheeks, pulling them back and forth, and said loudly, "I think you just want to trick me into calling you that! I won't fall for it!"
"Oh, isn't this pretty good?"
While Eriri was pulling his cheeks, Kaede said with a smile, "Life, you know, is about constantly finding ways to enhance feelings. Always being the same isn't a good thing."
"But, but you can't use this method!"
Eriri shrunk her neck and said, "I think you just want to experience having a younger sister, right? Good heavens, aren't Honoka and the others enough?"
"Cough... what you said is a bit off."
Kaede almost choked, "Can that be the same? You know the situation with Kyosuke and Kirino in the game, don't you? Even without the game, even in the novel, I couldn't be like that, could I?"
"Hmph! I knew you wouldn't dare to have such thoughts."
Shaking her hair, Eriri whispered, "Hmph, I knew it. Only sons always fantasize about having a younger sister, and it's even better if it's a sister they can fall in love with, right?"
Her cheeks grew redder and redder. Finally, under Kaede's gaze, Eriri leaned close to his ear and whispered, "O-Onii-chan, are you satisfied?"
Kaede froze after hearing that, then sharply inhaled.
No, no, I feel like my heart stopped. Mmm.
The game session ended directly, fast forward, just fast forward... The next day, because it was a holiday, both of them lazily slept until 8:30 AM. The energy consumed last night had mostly recovered, so it wouldn't affect their efficiency for today's outing.
It was just that after waking up and washing up, Eriri was unwilling to continue calling him Onii-chan.
"No more, no more! Absolutely not, don't even think about it!"
Saying this, Eriri pulled her suitcase, put on her shoes, and opened the apartment door.
Left with no choice, Kaede could only bid farewell to the Cats at home before following her. The Cats would be fine at home; his mother would pick them up later.
They hailed a taxi and set off for the station. Taking the train would be quite fast; the JR Sobu Line would reach Chiba Station in 40 minutes.
Sitting in the taxi, Eriri happily watched the scenery flash by outside and said, "Oh, I'm so happy to take a day off and go out to play like this!"
"This is a one-time opportunity, purely an accident, so don't expect there to be such chances again," Kaede said leisurely, leaning back in his seat. "Next time you want to travel, you'll probably have to wait until summer vacation."
"Summer vacation, huh? That's about right."
No longer looking at the outside scenery, Eriri turned around, hugged Kaede's arm, and asked, "Kaede-kun, how about we go to the beach this summer?"
"You want to go this year? But it's still too early to talk about that, isn't it?"
"It's not early!" Eriri said, counting on her fingers. "It's April now, and summer vacation is in August, so there are less than four months left. Last year we thought about it too late. If we arrange it in advance this year, we should be able to borrow a private beach, so we can all go play together without being disturbed by other tourists."
"Oh, I see. That's fine then."
If there was one regret from last summer, it would probably be the swimsuit regret. This year, it definitely had to be made up for.
But for now, let's focus on the upcoming trip to relax.