Chapter 97: I Have Something I Want To Tell You
Soon, Kaede returned to the Art Club carrying a bag filled with drinks and snacks.
As soon as he entered, he saw the President sprawled inelegantly on the sofa, his hair messy, and a look of relief on his face, as if he had survived a disaster.
"Uh... President, what happened to you?"
"Nothing, nothing." Shaking his head and taking the drink Kaede handed him, the President sighed dramatically, "Thank goodness, Asakura. Thank goodness the girl you're dating is Sawamura, and not Usami."
"President! Do you want to experience that again?"
Usami, sitting on the chair, immediately shouted and showed off her seemingly ordinary, perfectly white little fist.
Hearing that, the President immediately shrank his neck and flashed a sheepish smile.
"Although I'm not quite sure what happened, I guess you must have said something to anger Usami again, President?"
Shaking his head, Kaede distributed the drinks with a wry smile and sat back down next to Eriri.
"But President, you shouldn't talk about Usami like that. You just brought it upon yourself."
"Exactly, exactly!" Usami nodded in agreement. "The President really doesn't know how to talk. I'm a girl, you know. Don't joke about my maiden heart!"
"Ahaha, my mistake, my mistake!"
"Emm... So what exactly happened?" Kaede looked curiously at Eriri, who gave a bitter smile, unsure how to explain it.
At this moment in the club, only one person dared to reveal the truth.
That was the fearless Uchimaki Subaru.
"It's like this: the President just said that if Sawamura-san envied Usami-san, she should go fall in love herself, but only if she controlled her temper and violent tendencies. Then he got hit."
"Uchimaki-san!!!!!"
Usami's loud voice confirmed the truth of what Uchimaki Subaru had said.
Kaede and Eriri exchanged smiling glances. What to do? Just get used to it.
After threatening Uchimaki Subaru, Usami opened the drink Kaede had bought for her, took a sip, sighed, and started gossiping again.
Eriri had been too shy just now, but now that the other party involved had arrived, she could finally find out the details!
"Asakura-kun, Asakura-kun! Why did you suddenly confess to Eriri? How did you confess? Can you tell me?"
"..."
Kaede finally understood why Usami was mocked and why the President got hit.
While it was normal for girls to have a curiosity for gossip, this completely contradicted Usami's usual personality! Sure enough, when faced with something interesting, a girl's persona could change completely.
"I can't reveal the specific details; that's a secret between Eriri and me. As for why I confessed..." Kaede paused, looked at Eriri, and said, "I like her, so I confessed. I couldn't just drag it out and watch someone else suddenly pop out of nowhere to compete with me, could I?"
Eriri felt embarrassed by Kaede's gaze and said with a smile, "Hehe, there aren't that many people trying to compete with you. I barely talk to other guys."
The two instantly entered a mode of smiling, oblivious eye contact.
"Hiss!!!"
Uchimaki Subaru, who had been silent all this time, gasped and rubbed his stomach.
Was this the impact that couples in love had on people? Even someone like me, who isn't interested in 3D girls, feels full.
Shaking his head, Uchimaki Subaru quickly shifted his attention back to his competition drawing... After the gossip about Kaede and Eriri's relationship spread, it finally settled down after a few days, and the two could finally return to their peaceful daily school lives.
However... On Friday night, at the Sawamura Family home.
After showering, Eriri replied to a message from Kaede, checked her room door to ensure it was locked, and then returned to her desk, taking out a key to open a lower drawer.
Inside the drawer, several love letters were still resting securely.
Looking at these items, Eriri revealed a troubled expression.
"What should I do about this?"
Eriri had actually been trying to find a chance to talk to Kaede about this matter these past few days, but she couldn't find an opportunity. Either someone stumbled upon them during lunch, or there were always other people present in the club.
Calling felt inappropriate, and meeting up to discuss it outside wasn't ideal either; she needed to find a quiet place.
So, it had been dragged out until today.
Eriri felt she absolutely had to find a way to properly explain things to Kaede. Although Eriri was now certain that Kaede wouldn't be angry, Eriri herself still wanted to apologize properly.
Holding her phone, Eriri was hesitant, wanting to call but not daring to.
"Ugh... I must tell him tomorrow. I'll arrange a time with Kaede-kun."
She knew Kaede's number and was just about to dial it when a knock sounded on the door.
"Eriri~~ Do you have a moment?"
Hearing her mother Sawamura Sayuri's voice, Eriri quickly stuffed all the love letters under her pillow and ran to open the door.
When the door opened, Sawamura Sayuri curiously asked, "Eriri, what kind of mischief were you up to? Why did you lock the door?"
"I-it wasn't mischief at all!"
"Hmm?"
Sawamura Sayuri looked at her daughter in surprise but didn't dwell on it. After entering the room, she asked, "Eriri, are you free tomorrow? The weather is starting to get warmer, and Mom plans to buy some new clothes. Why don't you come along?"
"Eh? Tomorrow..."
"Are you busy tomorrow?" Seeing her daughter's expression, Sawamura Sayuri leaned closer and whispered, "Eriri, do you think Mom can't tell?"
Eriri immediately straightened her posture, looking at her mother warily, "What?"
"Hmph hmph!" Sawamura Sayuri laughed triumphantly twice and said, "I'm an experienced woman, dear. The way you've been acting these past few days is clearly the look of a girl who just fell in love. Confess and be forgiven. Are you going on a date tomorrow?"
"Eh?!!"
Eriri's face instantly turned bright red, further confirming Sawamura Sayuri's guess.
Finally, under the relentless pursuit of her mother, Eriri confessed. She then took the love letters out from under her pillow and explained her plans for tomorrow.
"Mhm..."
After listening to Eriri's explanation, Sawamura Sayuri stroked her chin, then gave her daughter a thumbs-up.
"Well done! Mom supports you one hundred percent on this matter!"
I have a feeling, Mom, you and Utaha would definitely get along... After finishing their discussion, Eriri ushered her mother out, and only then did she dial Kaede's number.
"Kaede-kun, are you free tomorrow? I have something I want to tell you."