Chapter 114: The Absolute Territory of...
Sunday. After spending all day out yesterday, today was time to focus on studying.
Eriri woke up early, got ready, and went straight to Kaede's house.
Having been there several times, Eriri was no longer nervous about visiting Kaede's house. She didn't need Kaede to come out and greet her; she simply arrived at the door and rang the doorbell.
Asakura Reiko, who knew Eriri would be coming, was downstairs and quickly came to open the door.
"Eriri, you're here! Come in quickly."
"Good morning, Aunt Reiko!"
Saying good morning with a smile, Eriri entered the house and put on the slippers Asakura Reiko had specially bought in her size.
Upon entering the living room, Eriri saw Kaede, who had just finished breakfast and was resting. She asked, "Huh, where is Uncle? Is he not here?"
Asakura Reiko, standing behind her, replied, "He had an urgent work matter requiring him to go to Hokkaido for a three-day business trip. He left early this morning."
"Ah~ I see."
Then, at Kaede's invitation, she sat down on the sofa.
"You brought your homework, right? Don't forget today's main task!"
As soon as she sat down, she heard Kaede's words. Eriri's previously cheerful mood soured slightly, and she looked at Kaede discontentedly: "Don't talk about that first thing in the morning!"
Asakura Reiko was pleased to see how close the two children were. She smiled and said, "Alright, Kaede, stop teasing Eriri. Go upstairs now."
After arriving in the bedroom and closing the door, Eriri immediately rushed up to Kaede, raised her hand, and pinched his cheek, saying, "Did you hear that? Auntie said not to bully me!"
"How is this bullying you?"
Eriri's attack naturally had no power whatsoever. Kaede laughed, accepted the pinch, then wrapped his arms around Eriri and sat down on the cushion.
"We made an agreement, remember?"
"Ugh... I know! Should we start studying now?"
"The sooner we start, the sooner we finish. You definitely don't want to study all day, right? With the remaining time, you can watch anime or have me play games with you—of course, all of that depends on your efficiency, Eriri."
"Hmph, that routine again." Pouting, Eriri got out of Kaede's embrace, sat down beside him, and opened her bag to pull out her schoolwork. "But I was prepared. I already finished a good amount last night after getting home, so I plan to finish everything this morning!"
"That's rare. You're being so diligent?"
"I'm always diligent!"
Kaede gave her a skeptical look.
Regardless, Eriri had definitely put in the effort. She hadn't called him to play games after returning home last night. He had initially thought she was just tired from playing all day, but it turned out she was doing her homework.
If that was the case, it was for the best. Kaede also really hoped Eriri would put more effort into her studies. Even if she decided to pursue the path of a manga artist in the future, she couldn't neglect everything else.
Thus, shortly after Eriri arrived, the two of them began their intensive study session. During this time, Asakura Reiko only came in once to deliver some snacks and then left them undisturbed.
Eriri actually followed through on her bold promise this time. She truly finished all her homework before lunch started, and even reviewed the material covered in class over the past week alongside Kaede.
However, as soon as she put down her books, Eriri collapsed onto the desk like a deflated balloon, closing her eyes: "Ugh... I'm so tired..."
After tidying up the textbooks and pens on the desk, Kaede looked at Eriri and said, "You worked hard, Eriri. Want to come over and rest?"
Eriri, who was lying on the desk, turned her head and saw Kaede patting his lap.
Eriri was very tempted. She had never tried lying on Kaede's lap before. And speaking of which, she didn't think she had ever given Kaede a lap pillow either?
Hmm... Her legs were quite slender. Would giving him a lap pillow hurt her legs?
With that thought, Eriri nodded, lay sideways onto Kaede's lap, then shifted her body until she was lying face up, looking at Kaede.
"Hehe, this is the first time I've seen you from this angle. It looks really interesting."
"Is it?"
"Mhm!" Eriri nodded, smiling as she said, "Kaede-kun, when you look down like this, I definitely can't see a double chin."
As she spoke, she touched her own chin, thinking that she shouldn't have one, otherwise, if he saw it while she was giving him a lap pillow, wouldn't that be terrible?
After hearing this, Kaede couldn't help but touch his own chin, even tilting his head down slightly before saying, "I've never actually paid attention, but I've never been fat, so I shouldn't have much flesh squeezing out around my chin."
"Hehehe~~~"
Eriri found lying there quite amusing. She reached out and poked Kaede's chin, then started tickling him.
"Stop moving around, that tickles."
Kaede wasn't the type who could tolerate being tickled, especially by Eriri's suspicious attempts at tickling; he couldn't handle it at all.
Quickly grabbing Eriri's mischievous little hands, Kaede said, "Stop messing around, it really tickles!"
"Oh? Kaede-kun, you're ticklish?"
Eriri revealed the look of someone who had found a new toy. She extended her other hand and lightly scratched Kaede's waist.
"Hiss!!!"
His abdominal muscles instantly tightened. Kaede quickly moved his waist to dodge Eriri's attack and immediately locked both of Eriri's hands.
"Hmph, let's see what you can do now!"
"You're bullying me!"
Saying this, Eriri tried to sit up and struggle free from his grip.
But it was fine until she moved. Once she sat up, Kaede stopped bothering with Eriri's hands and instead wrapped his arms tightly around her whole body. Their foreheads pressed together, and he looked at her from close range, smiling as he said, "I caught you!"
After speaking, he kissed her without hesitation.
And what could Eriri, who had been caught off guard, do? She could only lightly thump Kaede twice before quietly cooperating.
The contact between their lips and tongues made Kaede somewhat addicted, but he wasn't planning on stopping there today. One of the hands wrapped around Eriri slowly moved to Eriri's exposed leg.
When Eriri came over today, she was wearing a short skirt and black over-the-knee stockings. The 'Absolute Territory' created by the gap between the hem of the skirt and the top of the stockings was something no boy could refuse, and Kaede was no exception.
Eriri, engrossed in the kiss, suddenly felt the 'thieving hand' on her leg. Her face flushed even deeper, and her breathing quickened slightly. She briefly opened her eyes to glance at Kaede, but ultimately just let him have his way.
Unfortunately, a knock on the door shortly after immediately interrupted Kaede's intention to take things further.
"Kaede, Eriri, lunch is ready!"