Chapter 294 A Little Discussion
"Hokkaido~~ Hokkaido~~~ Seafood~~~ Seagulls~~~"
Standing by the roadside waiting for a taxi, Eriri was full of joy, humming an original tune of unknown melody, clearly very much looking forward to the upcoming trip.
Kaede looked at Eriri and said with a smile, "You're still so cheerful now. When we actually get to Hokkaido, I wonder if you'll be too cold to move."
"Uh... that's actually possible."
As she spoke, Eriri adjusted her outfit: a light pink down jacket that was extremely warm, ear muffs, a scarf, and gloves, all put on properly.
"But, it should be fine, right?"
Was this child underestimating the winter in Hokkaido?
Kaede had checked the weather last night. It had already started snowing there, the snow accumulation was very thick, and the temperature was not on the same level as Tokyo.
However, considering that Eriri hadn't gone in winter before, and she was so confident now, Kaede didn't say anything more, letting her experience it firsthand once they arrived.
The pre-booked taxi arrived on time. After getting in, the two didn't go directly to the airport but made a detour to pick up Utaha.
Usami, Uchimaki, and the President were sharing a car to the airport, while Utaha would be picked up by Kaede and Eriri.
After picking up Utaha, the three officially set off for the airport.
All three sat in the back, with Eriri in the middle, and Kaede and Utaha on either side.
After getting in, Utaha let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Finally, I can relax a bit. The time before Christmas Day was so busy. Yesterday's Christmas Eve dinner at home, and relatives coming over, I didn't have any time to myself."
Eriri, on the other hand, said happily, "Hehe, we don't have that kind of trouble. We just attended the Jump Christmas dinner, played for an hour, met some people, and then came back. There was no gathering at home or anything; it was all scheduled for New Year's."
"Yes, New Year's. We won't be able to escape then."
Kaede remembered the suit Eriri had dragged him to get custom-made, thinking that he would have to attend the Sawamura Family's banquet during the New Year.
Hearing Eriri say this, Utaha couldn't help but become curious and asked, "Eriri, who will be at your family's banquet then?"
"I don't know. Probably just some business partners of the family, and some people from my dad's circle who have good relationships. Anyway, I only recognize a portion of them."
Eriri shrugged and said with a crestfallen face, "Anyway, there are at least two or three such banquets every year. This year, because Kaede-kun and I moved out, besides my birthday, there's only the one at the end of the year. Thank goodness."
After Eriri finished speaking, Utaha looked at Kaede, "Asakura-kun, aren't you nervous? Getting involved in Eriri's family circle."
"What's there to be nervous about? It's bound to happen sooner or later." Kaede leaned his arm on the car window and said calmly, "Besides, Eriri and I have already discussed it. In the future, it's definitely impossible for us to go into politics. As for business, I don't know if I have the talent for it. First and foremost, we definitely need to consolidate our current foundation together and continue developing in our current industry. This is what's most suitable for us. As for other things, we'll talk about them in the future. We're still young now; there's no need to take everything on ourselves."
Eriri nodded in agreement, "Exactly!"
Her goal was to become a best-selling manga artist. As for doing business, she didn't have her mother's talent; she would ruin the family business.
"Sigh~~ You two are really carefree, but that's good too. If you continue down this path, with your abilities, you'll definitely do well." After thinking for a moment, Utaha said, "As for me, it's pretty similar. I'll get into a good university, major in literature, and in the future, develop in the direction of youth literature or traditional literature, striving to get my novels adapted into TV dramas or movies."
Eriri had also heard something similar from Utaha and sighed, "That's quite difficult, much harder than for Kaede-kun and me. I'm continuing to be a manga artist, and Kaede-kun, besides light novel, will at most develop into an anime screenwriter. But for your traditional literature, only a few people succeed in that every year."
"If there's difficulty, isn't it worth challenging?"
Utaha was clearly very confident in her goal, not backing down at all.
Chatting about this and that, the three quickly arrived at the airport.
Uchimaki Subaru and his two companions lived a bit further from the airport, and with the President being an unpredictable factor, Kaede and the others waited for about ten minutes after arriving before the remaining three finally showed up.
Kaede and the others had expected, the problem wasn't with Uchimaki or Usami, but with the President.
After entering the airport, the President scratched his head and chuckled, "Oh dear~~ Sorry, sorry, I was a bit excited last night, so I stayed up late, but I didn't oversleep this morning, I just woke up about ten minutes late."
Everyone was already used to this, and the timing was even a bit earlier than they had anticipated.
"Although we said we wouldn't target you, President, the agreed-upon punishment still stands." Kaede looked at the President with a smile, "There's still some time before boarding, so you can treat us to some hot drinks later."
"Sigh~~ I knew I couldn't escape this."
What else could he do? Treat them, of course.
After security checks and luggage check-in, everyone drank the milk tea bought by the President, waiting for their flight to board in 40 minutes.
Sitting on the chairs, watching the constant flow of passengers, Usami said, "Hokkaido, huh? I'm so excited! By the way, are we really staying in a guesthouse with an open-air hot spring? Is it that amazing?"
Kaede nodded, "That's right, we're all friends, how could I trick you? I asked my dad to help me find it. We booked it over a month ago, and they specially cleared out the time for us. The hot springs are said to be great; they're a special batch of guesthouses that were built, very few in number. But for meals, we'll have to go out and find good food everywhere, or just buy ingredients and cook ourselves."
Since they were going out to have fun, of course, they had to find delicious local food. Everyone agreed without hesitation.
For this year-end trip, besides Kaede, Eriri, and Utaha, who had financial freedom, the other three families provided funding, and with their own New Year's money, they could definitely have a blast.
During the wait, Eriri kept signaling Usami, who was sitting next to her, with her eyes. Upon seeing this, Usami's heart also began to feel uneasy.
On this trip, should she make her move or not?
Sigh, SN lost. After watching, sitting in front of the computer, I don't have much motivation to write.
After watching the first three games, I already had a feeling they might lose, but it still felt a bit surreal after it was actually over.
Even though it's the first day of the month and a Sunday, I thought about it and since I'm not in the mood, I might as well take a day off and rest.
Yesterday, another heartbroken SN fan was added to this world.