Chapter 228 The Tiger Who Came to Freeload
When I got home, Kaede was already up and running on the treadmill.
After stopping their exercise, Kaede came over, took the bag from Eriri's hand, kissed Eriri's forehead, and said, "You've worked hard."
With her head tilted back, Eriri tossed her pigtails and said, "Now you know how good I am, right? Getting up early to buy breakfast, something I wouldn't have even dared to dream of before."
"Of course, of course, Eriri is the best."
After putting the things down, Kaede picked Eriri up in a princess carry and placed her on a chair in front of the dining table.
What would you like to drink in the morning? Milk or coffee?
"Coffee! With some milk!"
"You have really high standards. Just a moment, I'll get it for you right away."
Eriri watched Kaede make coffee with a smile on her face. After watching for a while, she looked down at the table.
Camilla's breakfast, Kaede, was already laid out on the floor, and she was leisurely eating it.
She glanced at Camilla, then at the two kittens crawling around nearby, and said, " Kaede-kun, you're taking the two little ones for their second vaccination next week, right? I've been cleaning them occasionally, but they're still a bit dirty. It'll be a long time before I can give them a bath."
While brewing coffee, Kaede said, "It's not a big problem. In another month or so, after they finish their three vaccinations and are about three months old, they'll be fine. But bathing them really needs to be started from a young age, otherwise it will be a disaster if we try to bathe them when they're older."
Kaede watched many videos of bathing Cat online. After spending most of the time bathing the cat, she did manage to get the cat clean, but in the end, she herself practically took a bath too.
Although he loves cats, he doesn't want to face such a situation in the future, so he's determined to consult some professionals to see how to teach Cat to take a quiet bath from a young age.
After brewing the coffee and adding milk to it as Eriri requested, it was finally time to start eating breakfast.
While eating, Eriri glanced down at the kitten playing at her feet and asked, " Kaede-kun, have you thought of names for the two little ones? I've thought of quite a few, but none of them seem quite right."
Kaede replied without hesitation, " Golza, Melba. These two little ones are a male and a female. The male will be called Golza, and the female will be called Melba. Anyway, we already have Camilla as a name, so it doesn't matter if we think about it again, right?"
"...It does seem like it could work, but something just feels off."
Looking at the little guys starting to get restless at her feet, Eriri couldn't help but laugh, "I hope these two little guys won't end up like monsters, destroying everything in sight."
"At most, it'll just scratch the sofa. It's not a big problem. We don't have a husky."
Given the lineage of these two little guys, they can only grow to the size of Camilla at most. Three cats like that wouldn't cause much trouble in the house.
After breakfast, Kaede and Eriri, who had no plans to go out today, curled up together on the sofa in the living room watching TV.
It wasn't the news or anything; I watched Kamen Rider 01 on TV this morning through a TV streaming app.
Although his memories before his transmigration were somewhat hazy, Kaede could hardly forget his dream master, Hiden Aruto.
But in any case, the first few episodes of 01 were pretty good. Whether it was the suits, the fight scenes, or the music, it was clear that a lot of effort had been put into them.
As for the plot... well, let's not even go there. It's just average.
Kaede doesn't think these screenwriters can come up with any good scripts about artificial intelligence.
"However, Toei's special effects are still so terrible. Compared to ten years ago, there is not much improvement at all."
Kaede still remembers watching "Disappointing Solution" and seeing those huge, low-quality 3D modeled seafood scenes. He wondered if Toei had any shame at all, daring to release something like that.
Eriri, holding Kaede's arm and looking at 01, said, "Hmm... comparing them like this, Toei has really been catching up little by little over the past few years. It's almost 2020, and Toei's 3D is still so terrible."
"To paraphrase a quote I saw online, since Toei can make money effortlessly, why waste money on things like this? After all, once the toys are made, people will definitely buy them, and sales are guaranteed."
Anyway, if you asked Kaede to buy it now, he would definitely not buy it. His biggest collection, besides Gaia Memory, is Build's Fullbottle, along with a few belts, a few True Bone Carvings, and SHF.
He doesn't plan to spend money on any more Zi-O or 01 merchandise.
After watching TV for a while, Kaede and Eriri started their morning work, working until noon to prepare lunch.
While Eriri was busy frying chicken wings, her phone rang. When she picked it up, she saw it was Oosaka Taiga calling.
"Dahe, is something wrong?"
On the other end of the phone, Oosaka Taiga's weak voice came through: " Eri...are you home?"
"Uh...yes, what's up?"
"..." After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, Oosaka Taiga finally spoke, "I... can I come over for a meal? Minori went home this weekend, and Ryuji has to work too. I'm so hungry..."
Eriri was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Kaede who was looking at her, and finally nodded and said, "Okay, come over here."
"That's great!" Oosaka Taiga exclaimed on the other end of the phone. "Thank you so much! Don't worry, I'll bring money for the meal!"
Then I hung up the phone.
Putting down her phone, Eriri looked at Kaede and said helplessly, "How has Taiga managed to live alone all this time?"
The cheers from Oosaka Taiga at the end just now told Kaede the reason for the call, and he shook his head with a smile:
"She was just lucky, she made a good friend and later met Takasu, so someone was taking care of her meals. But to be honest, her parents really did a terrible job. After the divorce, they didn't really care about her life, they just threw her a monthly allowance."
It was precisely because of Oosaka Taiga's experience that Kaede didn't speak up and tell Eriri to refuse. It was just a meal, and the other person wasn't refusing to pay, plus they were good friends, so she figured she might as well help.
Ten minutes later, the doorbell rang, and Oosaka Taiga arrived.
Eriri opened the door and brought Oosaka Taiga inside. Since a guest had arrived, Kaede took over the preparation of lunch.
Eriri sat down on the sofa with Oosaka Taiga and asked, "Taiga, you didn't even have breakfast, did you?"
"Ugh... I've already eaten breakfast, but there are still some cookies left at home."
Slumped on the sofa, Oosaka Taiga said, "I originally wanted to cook for myself, but when I asked Minori to teach me, I ended up burning two pots in the house. I gave up under Minori's pressure."
"..."
Cooking and such seem really unsuitable for Oosaka Taiga.