Chapter 361: Weekend Dinner Party Reservations
Watching Takasu Ryuji leave, Kaede then said, "Oh, right, where's Kushieda? Generally speaking, besides Takasu, Kushieda and Taiga are inseparable, right?"
"Minori, she..."
Eriri pointed to the dodgeball court in the distance, where Kushieda Minori was already playing.
"Of course she knows about Taiga's situation, but she secretly told me that Taiga's matter can be left to Takasu, and then she ran off to Kawashima Ami, saying she was very interested in Kawashima Ami and wanted to understand how she managed such a disguise."
"I see, so that's it."
Sure enough, the plot or anything like that, it's useless now.
But this is good, the unknown is the most interesting. And there will be fewer twists and turns between Takasu Ryuji and Aisaka Taiga. Let these two continue to play the role of the bickering couple, everyone enjoys watching it.
Hooking Kaede's arm, Eriri looked at the distant game and whispered, "If you count, I should be due in about two days."
"To be precise, it should be three days, which is Thursday."
"Hehe, Kaede-kun, you remember?"
"Of course, after all, there were a few times at the beginning when I didn't remember, and it resulted in a lot of scrambling." Kaede said with a smile, "Uncle Spencer and Aunt Sayuri have entrusted Eriri to my care, so I naturally have to take good care of you, right?"
"Hmph! Good that you know."
Eriri tilted her chin, a smile on her face, and said, "Girls like me are very rare, you must cherish me! When I want to drink cola, eat pizza, or drink milk tea, you have to go along with my wishes, understand?"
"Huh? Eriri, did you say something?"
"Don't pretend, ahhhhh!"
Angrily reaching out and slapping Kaede's cheek, the two of them played around unrestrainedly at the edge of the field, making many boys feel full, and even their gym teacher was filled with bitter tears.
No wonder, he was also single. A single dog encountering such blatant public displays of affection, and from his own students, the misery was imaginable.
As class neared its end, Kaede and Eriri returned to the classroom early, where Aisaka Taiga had also returned.
Compared to her expression when she left earlier, Aisaka Taiga was in a very good mood now, holding a thermos cup and sipping from it in small mouthfuls. Takasu Ryuji was also standing beside her, and the two were talking about something.
"Yo, chatting?"
Kaede came in and went straight to the two, smiling and saying, "Taiga, are you feeling better?"
"Hmph, I'm always fine, no need for you to worry."
"I wasn't worried either. Anyway, Takasu's worrying is enough. We, as uninvolved parties, just need to say a word and that's it."
As he spoke, Kaede also playfully glanced at Aisaka Taiga's thermos cup, "Brown sugar water, huh? The thermos cup must have been from the infirmary, I remember they have them there. Takasu must have gone to get it, right? Taiga, you wouldn't know about these things."
With Kaede having revealed everything at once, both of them couldn't help but blush. Although Aisaka Taiga was now pretending to be fine, she couldn't move freely, and could only glare at Kaede like a sick Taiga, her eyes showing a warning.
Eriri, on the other hand, walked around to Aisaka Taiga's left side, pulled up a chair and sat down, whispering questions into Aisaka Taiga's ear.
Although he didn't know what the two were saying, seeing Aisaka Taiga's even redder cheeks, wanting to refute but unable to, not knowing what to say, Kaede knew it must be something that was inappropriate to say with him and Takasu Ryuji present.
So Kaede directly hooked Takasu Ryuji's arm and led him out of the classroom.
"Let's go, Kitamura is treating us to drinks, don't forget."
"Oh... right, I almost forgot." Takasu Ryuji reacted belatedly, "Oh, right, I'll ask Taiga."
Kaede wouldn't give Takasu Ryuji a chance to go back, grabbing him and saying, "Alright, girls who are on their period don't need to drink beverages. The brown sugar water you prepared is enough."
"Uh..."
Once outside the classroom, Kaede began to ask, "What exactly happened just now?"
"Can you not be so nosy?"
"This is called caring for good friends, you know?" Kaede shook his head and said, "If Eriri and I hadn't said anything before, would you have known nothing and just sat there? And would you have been chatting and laughing with Taiga like just now?"
"...That's true."
Takasu Ryuji pondered and said, "After I followed her, before I even started saying anything, Taiga's expression was already different from when she left, much more relaxed. You're saying this is..."
"I've said enough. You should learn to analyze girls' thoughts on your own now."
They were already approaching the convenience store, and Kaede had already seen Kitamura Yusaku there. He patted Takasu Ryuji's shoulder and said, "But Taiga's personality is actually pretty good. She won't play guessing games with you, always expecting boys to understand all of a girl's psychology, saying nothing herself and expecting the other person to guess. It can be a lot easier."
"There are people who play guessing games?"
"Yes, and quite a few of them." Kaede said with emotion, "Back in junior high, of course, it wasn't me, but the boys around me. They'd get a girlfriend and not even be happy for a few days before being tormented to death by the other person's guessing game tendencies. They'd ask, 'What's wrong with you?' and the other person would say, 'Can't you tell?' It was really tormenting."
"Then Taiga, she before..."
"Taiga today is purely on her period, which made her a bit emotional. She's not the biting-at-any-moment personality she was when we first met. She usually expresses what she's thinking."
Nodding, Takasu Ryuji realized that this was indeed the case. It seemed that whenever Taiga was on her period, her emotions would change, sometimes becoming silent, sometimes becoming unhappy.
"Hmm, I'm gradually understanding."
Alright, I hope you really understand.
Arriving at the convenience store, and along with the others, contentedly fleecing Kitamura Yusaku for drinks, today's classes officially ended, and it was now time for club activities.
Kawashima Ami did not choose to participate in club activities, seemingly because there were still some follow-up matters to deal with for her modeling work, so she left school directly after class.
However, she had already learned about the weekend dinner party from Kitamura Yusaku and had been invited. Before leaving, she even came to Kaede to thank him.
Although he didn't know if it was sincere, at least the thanks were genuinely given.