Chapter 218: Gotta Eat, Right?
The call connected, and Shirogane Miyuki's voice came through.
"Asakura, are you and Sawamura watching my dad's live stream? How did you know?"
Shirogane Miyuki deliberately lowered his voice while speaking, clearly not wanting his family to hear.
Kaede and Eriri exchanged glances and said with a smile: "At noon, Eriri accidentally saw it on YouTube, but I have to say, Uncle Shirogane's live stream is very interesting."
Eriri nodded repeatedly from the side: "Exactly, exactly, it's very interesting!"
Hearing these two, Shirogane Miyuki showed a helpless expression: "You two, just watch, do you really need to donate?"
"Hahaha, it's nothing, just a little money. Consider it money for Kei to buy snacks," Kaede said with a smile, "And Senior, don't you know that as long as Kei appears, the donations in the live stream will surge? We watched the archived broadcasts before, and 10,000 yen donations were very common."
Speaking of this, Shirogane Miyuki couldn't help but cover his face and say: "Honestly, although the income has increased a lot, I really don't want it to be like this. I'm really afraid it will suddenly change that girl Kei's view on money."
"A view on money? That's too exaggerated, Senior," Kaede said with a smile, "Putting everything else aside, isn't Kei the accountant for the Student Council in the middle school division? I don't think you need to worry about that at all. Compared to that, I'm more curious why Uncle Shirogane would complain so much about your love life, Senior. Tell me, when do you plan to tell them that you like Shinomiya-senpai?"
"Uh..."
Shirogane Miyuki hesitated for a moment, glanced towards the bedroom, and whispered: "Let's wait a bit for that. It's not too late to say it when I've actually won Shinomiya over. Otherwise, if I say it now, it will definitely cause a lot of problems."
Shirogane Miyuki had figured out during this time that his younger sister Kei actually really liked Shinomiya Kaguya. If he suddenly said he liked Shinomiya, with his sister's personality, she would definitely mock him with things like "you'll never get her," even more harshly than what she had just said.
Of course, Shirogane Miyuki actually didn't know that his sister often spoke sarcastically and complained about him on the surface, but in reality, she was truly a brother complex, only it was hidden extremely deeply.
Hearing Shirogane Miyuki say this, Kaede nodded and said: "Alright, then Senior, just handle it well. By the way, Senior, do you still plan to run for the position of Student Council President afterwards?"
"Of course."
Shirogane Miyuki said with a smile: "Although the work of the Student Council is tiring, if there is such a place, I will have more time to spend with Shinomiya. I had already thought about this."
After chatting for a few more sentences, because the father of Shirogane had already started complaining about his daughter, Kaede stopped talking to Shirogane Miyuki. After hanging up the phone, he continued to watch the live stream with Eriri.
Of course, he also had to continue doing his homework... "Hmm? Autograph session?"
At noon, Kaede and Eriri were found by Utaha to have lunch together, and then they heard her say that an autograph session would be held in October.
Nodding, Utaha said with a smile: "Although the sales and popularity of my book are far from Asakura-kun's konosuba, it's considered quite popular among new works in the past six months. And because of the genre of my novel, it has unexpectedly attracted many female readers, which is based on reader letters and feedback from various partner bookstores. So, Sonoko and I discussed it and thought I could try holding an autograph session. How about it, do you want to come and join the fun then?"
Biting her chopsticks, Eriri said: "Hmm~~ An autograph session, didn't you say before that you didn't really like this format? You said you didn't like to show your face, I didn't expect you to change your mind so quickly."
"There's nothing I can do about it."
Utaha spread her hands and said: "Although the sales are good, my novel is planned for five volumes, to finish the story outline I have now, and then conclude normally. To be honest, five volumes are indeed a bit few for current light novels, so to maintain the popularity a bit longer and to make the subsequent anime adaptation, manga, and merchandise of love metronome smoother, I have to make an appearance."
Kaede and Eriri both nodded in understanding. You gotta eat, right? It's normal.
"But... didn't Kaede-kun never hold an autograph session?"
Utaha heard this, rolled her eyes at Eriri, and said: "Who can compare to your Kaede-kun? A newcomer who sold like a best-selling author right after his debut, and his popularity has been maintained. Didn't Sonoko and Editor Nakajima say so? konosuba can contend for the top spot on the annual best-selling novel list, so whether he holds an autograph session or not, the significance is really not great."
At this moment, Kaede, who had been silent, raised his hand and said: "Although I haven't held an autograph session, I was previously tricked by Editor Nakajima into signing old books. Aside from not showing my face, it was pretty much the same as holding an autograph session."
Utaha became even more depressed: "Asakura-kun, please stop talking. I can't learn from you at all, okay? And Sonoko and I have guaranteed that photography will be prohibited on site, and it will be clearly stated in the autograph session announcement."
"But even so, information might still leak out, right?" Eriri said, "I wouldn't dare to do that."
"Nonsense, I'm not an erotic novelist."
Shaking her head, Utaha said: "If someone secretly takes photos or something then, I'll just release them myself. That way, the photos that get spread will look better."
It must be said that once she made up her mind, Utaha was very decisive in her actions.
As for Utaha's invitation, Kaede and Eriri thought about it and finally agreed.
Anyway, it was just to join the fun, and they didn't have to queue or anything, so they treated it as a weekend outing.
Meanwhile, at Shuchiin Academy's high school Student Council.
The high school division had now begun a new round of Student Council elections. After finishing lunch, Shirogane Miyuki was busy with this matter along with Ishigami Yuu.
Although strictly speaking, the Student Council room should not be used freely at this time, Shinomiya Kaguya was naturally not included among those restricted users. She still chose to come here to handle matters.
Besides herself, Hayasaka Ai, who always maintained a gyaru persona at school, was also there, reporting the situation to Shinomiya Kaguya.
After organizing the list and information of the candidates for this election, Shinomiya Kaguya nodded and said: "Then, let's deal with the simple ones first. As for this Iino Miko, Hayasaka, please gather some more information."
"Yes, Young Lady Kaguya."
After reporting, Hayasaka Ai closed the files on her phone and was about to withdraw, but then she saw her Young Lady take out a light novel from beside her.
love metronome?
The Young Lady actually started reading light novels? And a romance one at that.
Hayasaka Ai felt that this was a good sign.