Chapter 341: Chiba
Sitting on the train to Chiba, Eriri slowly scrolled through her phone, naturally looking at the online discussions about herself and Kaede.
"Kaede-kun, it's been a day already, and it's still so lively."
"After all, such things don't happen many times a year, so it's normal for people to be a bit crazy."
Kaede said, leaning over to look at the comments on Eriri's phone, "Hmm, sure enough, there are more comments discussing you, Eriri, than discussing me."
"Hehe, isn't that normal?"
Eriri proudly raised her head and said, "I'm a beautiful girl, you know? Who doesn't like beautiful girls?"
Kaede had no way to refute her.
Halfway through the journey, Kaede suddenly remembered something: "Um, Eriri, didn't we only tell our parents and senpai about our trip? It seems no one else knows."
"Uh... it seems that's really the case?"
Eriri also realized this belatedly and said, "And Kaede-kun, it seems we haven't told everyone about taking a week off, have we?"
"No, we haven't."
As soon as she realized how many things hadn't been announced, Eriri became a bit sulky again. After glaring at Kaede, she whispered, "Hmph, I shouldn't have indulged your little whims in the future. We should have notified everyone last night!"
"Ah, this... this... Eriri, for something like this, it takes two to tango, doesn't it?"
"Are you still trying to argue?"
"...You win."
It was a rare small victory for Eriri.
For the rest of the time, Eriri naturally sent notifications to everyone in the group, letting them know they were going out to play for a few days.
Of course, while it looked like a notification, it was actually just to provoke envy.
While others were in class, they were leisurely playing outside. Especially since Eriri also posted a photo of her and Kaede on the train, Kitamura Yusaku and the others, seeing it during their breaks, all had their blood pressure soaring.
It was a pity that they all had to attend class and couldn't criticize them much, which made Eriri very pleased.
Seeing the group chat quiet down again, apparently everyone had gone to class, Eriri smiled and leaned on Kaede's shoulder, saying, "Kaede-kun, let's take more photos when we play these next few days, and then post them in the group!"
"Uh... aren't you afraid of being judged by everyone when we get back?"
"Hmph hmph! What's there to be afraid of?" Eriri said, having already planned. "Don't forget, we talked about renting a private beach before. If they dare to surround me, I'll bring that up and see what they'll do in the end!"
Who would have thought, who would have thought, that Eriri would use this as her trump card? She had really grown a lot.
Soon, the train arrived at the station, and Kaede and Eriri reached their destination, Chiba Station.
After pulling her suitcase out of the station, Eriri stretched in the sunlight, revealing a brilliant smile: "Ah~~ When was the last time I came to Chiba? I can't quite remember. Although it's close, I never seem to think of coming here to play."
"Indeed, I'm pretty much the same. Perhaps it's because we're both rather lazy."
"Hehe, being lazy is certainly true."
After stretching her body, which felt a bit stiff from sitting on the train, Kaede held Eriri's hand and asked, "Bus or taxi? Let's go to the hotel we booked first to drop off our luggage, and then find a place to eat."
"Hmm~~~ A taxi, I want to be more comfortable. I don't want to take a bus right after getting off the train."
Kaede nodded and took Eriri to the taxi stand, where they soon found a taxi.
After about twenty minutes, the taxi finally arrived at the booked hotel.
When going out to play, Kaede naturally wouldn't be stingy with expenses. He directly booked the best grand hotel in Chiba and reserved a luxurious suite.
After getting the room card and arriving at the room, Eriri looked at the room's decor and nodded with satisfaction.
She put her luggage aside, leaving the room inspection to Kaede, and then directly flopped onto the bed.
The mattress was of very good quality. After jumping on it, Eriri bounced a bit; it was soft and very comfortable.
"Guh hehe~~ It's awesome!"
Because it was a large double bed, Eriri simply rolled around on it, which made Kaede, who had finished inspecting and came into the bedroom, shake his head helplessly.
"Alright, don't just roll on the bed as soon as you come in. Since the weather is nice today, let's go out for a walk and find a place for lunch."
"Okay!!!"
Neither Kaede nor Eriri knew where to find good food in Chiba. They didn't plan to use their phones to search today, preparing to just walk around and try their luck.
Finally, on a street near a shopping mall, they found a very popular unagi restaurant and enjoyed a satisfying eel meal there.
After eating, Eriri rubbed her belly contentedly and said, "Ah~~~ That tasted so good. Kaede-kun, when we get back, let's try making unagi donburi ourselves. I feel like homemade would also be delicious, as long as we buy good ingredients and seasonings!"
Kaede nodded. He hadn't really made eel at home before, mainly because it, especially grilled eel, takes a lot of time and effort to make. You have to constantly monitor it, which is very different from stewing soup or grilling meat.
"Hmm, trying it out is definitely possible."
After lunch, it was naturally time for a walk and shopping. With no specific destination or schedule, the two just browsed whatever they saw. The afternoon was mostly spent in the nearby mall, where they bought a pile of new spring clothes.
However, they bought quite a lot, so except for a few individual garments, they used a delivery service to send everything to their home in Tokyo. Otherwise, they would have had their suitcases plus a large pile of new clothes to carry back, which would have been too tiring.
When they came out of the mall, it was already almost four in the afternoon. Eriri said, "Kaede-kun, how about we have dinner at the hotel tonight? I'm a bit tired from shopping this afternoon."
"That's fine. The hotel has a dedicated dining area, and they pretty much have all kinds of cuisine."
Then they started heading back. On the way, they saw a Maid Cafe that was open.
"A Maid Cafe, huh? I didn't expect one to be open here."
After pausing in front of the shop for a while, Eriri said with some annoyance, "Hmm... I'm a bit tired today, Kaede-kun. How about we come here tomorrow?"
"Sure, tomorrow afternoon?"
"Mhm mhm! We'll play here in the afternoon, and then find a place for dinner! Speaking of which, it's been quite a while since we've been to a Maid Cafe."
The last time they went to a Maid Cafe was before they started dating.
But... now that their identities were exposed, would they be recognized if they went to a place like this?