Chapter 393: A Discovery While Out for a Stroll
Eriri's eyes sparkled with thought, then she leaned on Kaede's shoulder and whispered, "Kaede-kun, did you notice when they disappeared?"
"No."
Shaking his head, Kaede said, "But I know that when Shirogane-senpai and Shinomiya-senpai left, those two were still here, watching Senpai Fujiwara and the others play airplane chess. But how they slipped away afterward, I don't know."
"Heheheh." Eriri chuckled softly and said, "Kaede-kun, do you think those two went to..."
As she spoke, Eriri touched her index fingers together, her meaning obvious.
"Hmm~~~ I don't think that's very likely."
Kaede shook his head, "Neither Takasu nor Taiga are that type of person. They probably had some strange idea again, and Taiga dragged Takasu away. But why they didn't tell us, I don't know."
After a few more strokes, finishing the last bit of cherry blossoms, Eriri put down her sketchbook and whispered, "Kaede-kun, why don't we go look for them? And I remember there's a bubble tea shop in this park, let's go buy some bubble tea!"
It had to be said that Eriri's suggestion also tempted Kaede, and he nodded in agreement without hesitation.
"Alright, then let's go look, but no pressure. We'll just look on the way to buy bubble tea, how does that sound?"
"OK~~~"
After they finished discussing, Kaede put down his things and stood up with Eriri, saying, "Everyone~~~ Eriri and I are going to buy some bubble tea. What flavors do you want? Tell me, and I'll write them down and buy them all together."
"Bubble tea! I want some!"
"I want it with pudding!"
"I want coconut jelly!"
Everyone reported their desired flavors, and after Kaede wrote them down, he and Eriri set off together.
Looking around, Fujiwara Chika belatedly said, "Oh~~~ It seems six people have left, counting Asakura-kun and Eriri. When did the President and Kaguya-san leave?"
Everyone heard her and also became curious; they hadn't noticed at all.
Ishigami Yuu looked up. He was actually the only one among everyone who knew when the others had left, but he said nothing and looked down at his phone again. He kept pressing the screen, seemingly sending messages.
After leaving the cherry blossom viewing spot, Kaede and Eriri walked hand in hand, strolling through the park.
There were indeed many people here today, not just those picnicking and viewing cherry blossoms, but also those who came to the park to relax and take photos. Families came, and couples came.
Eriri tugged Kaede's hand and chuckled, "Kaede-kun, wait a moment!"
Then she took out her phone and pointed to a cherry blossom tree ahead.
"The scenery over there looks really nice, let's take a picture there! It's such a shame not to take some selfies when we only come to view cherry blossoms once a year!"
Although everyone would definitely take pictures together later, this was different from private photos between the two of them.
Kaede naturally wouldn't refuse and let Eriri pull him along.
However, Kaede generally didn't have the habit of taking selfies. The increase in the number of photos he took was due to his relationship with Eriri, as he wanted to document their life together.
After being asked by Eriri to strike various poses and taking more than a dozen photos, Kaede asked, "Have we taken enough? We can't be out for too long."
"Mm-hmm! Satisfied, satisfied!"
Looking at the photos on her phone, Eriri nodded contentedly, then leaned over and kissed Kaede with a smile, "This is your reward, Kaede-kun!"
Licking his lips, Kaede was very pleased with this reward.
Continuing forward, they didn't see Takasu Ryuji and Aisaka Taiga, but Kaede and Eriri did see Shirogane Miyuki and Shinomiya Kaguya.
The two of them were acting much like Kaede and Eriri had earlier, strolling around and taking pictures everywhere. One moment Shirogane Miyuki was taking pictures of Shinomiya Kaguya, and the next they were taking selfies together. There was none of the restraint they had shown in public earlier at the restaurant.
Eriri couldn't help but laugh when she saw the two of them, "Oh~ how sweet!"
Nodding, Kaede said, "Let's go. Senpai and Shinomiya-senpai have been out for quite a while. Let's call them to help us with the bubble tea. As for Takasu and Taiga, we'll call them when we get to the bubble tea shop."
"Mm-hmm!"
After they walked over, Kaede didn't even need to speak. Shirogane Miyuki was the first to see Kaede and Eriri, and a hint of shyness appeared on his originally smiling face.
It seemed that although he wasn't shy in other places, he was still a bit unaccustomed to overly intimate gestures when facing familiar people.
"Senpai and Shinomiya-senpai, you should at least say something when you go for a stroll. We thought you'd run off somewhere."
"Ahaha~ sorry, sorry." Shirogane Miyuki said somewhat awkwardly, "Mainly, we were afraid that if we said we were going to wander around, everyone would collectively follow. We didn't intend to be out for long, about half an hour. What about you, Asakura? Are you also out for a stroll?"
"More or less."
Kaede said, "We came out to stroll around, take some pictures, and then go to the bubble tea shop in the park to buy bubble tea. Senpai and Shinomiya-senpai, you should come too and help us carry some; there's quite a lot."
Shinomiya Kaguya tidied her hair, calming her earlier joyful mood, and said, "Okay, let's go together. It's really not good to be out for too long."
In response, Eriri smiled and said, "It actually doesn't matter too much. When Kaede-kun and I first started dating, we also wished we could spend 24 hours a day together. Kaguya-senpai, you and your senpai should be similar to us, but you still need to find a way to maintain that feeling. The warmth of your affection is very important!"
"Mmm, Eriri, you have a point."
Shinomiya Kaguya originally had many strange ideas about romance, but after meeting Eriri, she learned a lot from her and improved upon her initial concepts. Therefore, when she usually heard Eriri talk about relationship matters, she would carefully consider them.
Just like that, the four of them arrived together at the bustling milk tea shop in the park.
Then, they unexpectedly saw Takasu Ryuji and Aisaka Taiga waiting in line there.
The two at the end of the line didn't notice the newcomers behind them. Aisaka Taiga was shaking Takasu Ryuji's arm, pouting as she said, "It's so slow... I feel like your menacing glare, Ryuji, is completely useless now."
"Please, don't think of using it like that in a place like this, okay? I wish it had no use at all!"
Aisaka Taiga looked up at Takasu Ryuji's face and chuckled, "It really doesn't have any killing power; it's actually quite silly."
"...I'm not silly!"
The four people behind them looked at the scene of the interaction, exchanging glances.