Chapter 160 Thoughtful Gifts, and Lunch Plans
Handing a rectangular box to the two, Fujiwara Chika smiled and said, "Actually, I initially didn't know what to give you two, because I wasn't sure of your preferences. But I got lucky; in Paris, I saw a shop that could customize couple's mugs, so I had the shop make a pair. Take a look!"
Kaede listened, then gestured to Eriri, who opened the box.
Inside were two identical but different colored mugs, one pink and one blue.
Although the style didn't look particularly unique, the most important thing was that on the outside of each mug, a small figure was drawn.
Eriri saw them and exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't this Kaede-kun and me?"
"That's right!" Fujiwara Chika clapped her hands and said, "Didn't I take photos when we were at the mall? So I showed the photos to the shop, and the artist's skill is excellent! I hope you two can make use of these."
Holding the pair of mugs, Eriri happily said, "Thank you, Fujiwara-senpai, I really like them."
Kaede also hadn't expected Fujiwara Chika to prepare such a meaningful gift. He looked at Fujiwara Chika and said, "Thank you very much, Fujiwara-senpai. We will definitely use these. Our cups at home are just ordinary ones, so we can replace them with these two matching ones."
"Mm-hmm!"
Eriri nodded in agreement. Both the craftsmanship and the design were excellent. Eriri had been thinking about finding some matching items to use at home, and she hadn't expected Fujiwara Chika to be the first to give such a gift.
Seeing that both were very satisfied, Fujiwara Chika finally breathed a sigh of relief.
And just then, Ishigami Yuu, who had been silent, raised his hand.
"Um, hearing Asakura-kun's words, I have a question, but I don't know if I should ask it."
Eriri had just put the mugs back in the box and looked at Ishigami Yuu curiously. "A question? What is it?"
"Asakura-kun just said that you could replace the mugs at home with these two. Does that mean you two are already living together?"
"..."
"Eh?!"
Everyone gasped, looking at the stunned Kaede and the blushing Eriri.
Kaede looked speechlessly at Ishigami Yuu. That guy either said nothing, or when he did speak, it was a deadly blow.
As expected of Ishigami, a true man, he dares to say anything.
Fujiwara Chika's love radar reactivated at this moment, and she said with shining eyes, "Could it really be like that?"
Kaede glanced at Eriri, who was lowering her head and silently tugging at his sleeve. Facing everyone's extremely curious gazes, he could only nod, "Ah, it's really like that, but there are some reasons for it, due to work."
Then, he brought up the topic of the manga, at least this could ease some of Eriri's shyness.
"Manga... Nurarihyon no Mago? Is that the new serialization in Jump?!"
Ishigami Yuu hadn't expected to receive such shocking information from his casual question. He pointed at the two and said, "So, Asakura-kun is Kurenai Momiji, who writes 'KonoSuba,' and Sawamura-san is Kashiwagi Eri?!"
"That's right."
"Second-generation! I'm only the second-generation!" Eriri argued, her face red.
Ishigami Yuu understood Eriri's concern instantly and didn't delve deeper into the topic of Kashiwagi Eri. Fortunately, the others present didn't know about the doujin artist Kashiwagi Eri, and their attention was focused on the Jump manga.
Fujiwara Chika, being a big fan of manga, quickly took out her phone, opened her subscribed but unread digital version of Jump, and indeed found the new serialized manga Nurarihyon no Mago.
"Eh! It's you two who are serializing it! When I was online before going to bed yesterday, I saw many people discussing it, but I was too sleepy to read it. And now, the original authors are right in front of me?"
Shirogane Miyuki also looked up Kaede's light novel and said in surprise, "I didn't expect Asakura-kun's light novel to sell so well! The internet says you have a chance to compete for the title of the best-selling light novel of the year!"
Kaede humbly said, "That's really not certain. After all, there are many well-known authors in the industry, and there are still four months left this year. Many will release new volumes before the end of the year. I can only say I'll continue to work hard."
After understanding their identities, knowing about their cohabitation was enough; they weren't the type to really pursue it further.
Finally, there was only one person left who hadn't received a gift.
Fujiwara Chika took out a gift box from the larger box and handed it to Ishigami Yuu.
"Hehe, Ishigami-kun, did you think I didn't prepare a gift for you?" Fujiwara Chika said with a smile, "Because I know you don't like souvenirs, I simply brought back a pair of over-ear headphones for you."
Looking at the gift in his hand, Ishigami Yuu was surprised but also showed a smile, "Thank you, Fujiwara-senpai."
Hmm, I'll try to tease Fujiwara-senpai less in the future.
With the gift distribution completed, Fujiwara Chika unexpectedly didn't give the bizarre gifts the Student Council members had anticipated. Instead, all the gifts suited everyone's preferences, or rather, were very appropriate for everyone, showing that she had truly put thought into them.
After chatting for a while and discussing their activities over the past few days, it was finally lunchtime.
"Everyone!"
Fujiwara Chika stood up and said excitedly, "Since it's just us at home today, I simply didn't let the family chefs come to work. I only had them prepare the ingredients, so let's make lunch ourselves!"
Just when they thought Fujiwara Chika was becoming more reliable, she pulled this stunt.
Fujiwara Moeha looked at her second sister blankly and said, "Sister Chika, don't you not know how to cook? Maybe we should just order takeout for lunch."
Shinomiya Kaguya also didn't know how to cook, and she was even more worried that Fujiwara Chika would create some dark cuisine. So she immediately added, "How about I have the Shinomiya Family's chefs come over? Making lunch would be very quick."
"No, no!"
Fujiwara Chika seriously held up both hands to form an "X" and said, "Wouldn't lunch that everyone makes together be more meaningful?"
Although Fujiwara Chika quickly displayed her unexpected "whimsical ideas," fortunately, there were still a few people present who could cook.
Shirogane Miyuki stood up with a smile and said, "Since Fujiwara-san said so, then let's do it this way. I'm quite confident in my cooking."
Shirogane Kei also said, "Hmm, I'll help too."
Kaede and Eriri exchanged glances, raised their hands, and Eriri said, "We can also cook a little."
Kaede said, "At home, Eriri and I take turns preparing meals."
At the same time, he also fed a dose of "dog food" to everyone present.
But none of that mattered anymore. Shinomiya Kaguya also didn't bring up calling the chefs again.
Because she realized that this way, she could taste the President's cooking, couldn't she?