Chapter 401: Is Our Class a Gathering Place for Beautiful Girls?
After finishing lunch, the two rested for a bit, then went to the studio and started working. They had already spent Saturday playing outside all day, and this entire morning had been spent lazily, so they had to get serious now.
Opening her computer, Eriri hugged her legs, spinning around in her computer chair, and said, "Kaede-kun, the manga volume is coming out in July! It's finally being released!"
They had discussed the collected volume before, but due to some publishing issues, it had been slightly delayed until July, though that wasn't a major problem.
Nodding, Kaede opened his document and said, "Then, Eriri, have you finished drawing the cover for the collected volume?"
"Heh heh, almost. I just need to submit it before next Friday!"
Saying this, Eriri opened the file for her collected volume cover. The line art was finished; all that was left were some details and the coloring. Five remaining days were completely sufficient.
"Yay~~~ The collected volume, the collected volume~~ Heh heh, once the volume goes on sale, as long as the sales are good, my income will go up too!"
Although their income from serialization was decent, and they didn't hire assistants, the income from the collected volumes would definitely be better. When it eventually gets an anime adaptation and merchandise, the income could jump another level.
Although Eriri didn't particularly care about money, she was still happy to earn more.
"For the future children's milk money, I must work harder!"
Watching Eriri nodding and muttering to herself, Kaede couldn't help but laugh.
*In that case, I should speed up too.*
Once both of them entered their work state, the frequency of their conversation dropped significantly. Even when they did speak, it was only to discuss the details of the manga.
They worked diligently until evening, stopping only when it was time to prepare dinner and rest. Then, they resumed work in the evening... Monday morning, after arriving in the classroom.
Just as he put down his school bag, Kaede saw several boys from the class gather around him, excitedly saying, "Asakura, did you know? Another transfer student is coming to our class!"
"Huh? Another transfer student?" Kaede said, He paused for a moment, "I really don't know about that. Is the news accurate?"
"Of course it's accurate. When I passed by the office just now, I heard the Grade Director and the homeroom teacher talking about it. The transfer student should have arrived by now."
Another boy also said, "What do you guys think, is the new transfer student a boy or a girl?"
"It should be a girl, right? Hopefully a girl!"
Kaede looked at these boys helplessly and said, "You guys are always talking about girls, but I never see you take any action. But besides the third-years, there are quite a few high-quality girls in our second-year and first-year classes, aren't there? Don't just be talkers."
"How can we compare to you, Asakura?"
"Exactly, we're too ordinary by comparison, and we have no experience at all."
"How about you, Asakura, share some experience with us? We want to fall in love too!"
One by one, they clamored, making Kaede smile wryly and shake his head, looking at Eriri beside him.
In response, Eriri stuck out her tongue: "Kaede-kun, just teach everyone."
"..."
The problem is, what kind of experience can be taught about this? It's nothing more than being a bit thick-skinned and paying attention to one's words and actions.
Helpless, Kaede could only briefly tell these boys a few key points. As for how well they could perform when left to their own devices, that was beyond Kaede's concern.
After finally getting rid of these boys, Kaede looked at Eriri and said, "Do you think it will be useful?"
"Hehe, probably not." Leaning her chin on her hand, Eriri whispered, "No matter how little importance they place on it, girls still care about a boy's looks and attitude. It might work for relatively ordinary girls, but if they want to pursue girls like Taiga or Ami, they're still not good enough, not good enough in all aspects."
"...Eriri, you're really blunt. But it's a good thing you didn't say it in front of them."
"If I really said it, they would definitely become reclusive." Eriri smiled and said, "Kaede-kun, Kitamura is here. Let's ask him about the transfer student. As the class monitor, he should know."
Kaede nodded, waved his hand, and motioned for Kitamura Yusaku, who had just entered the classroom, to come over.
After coming over, Kitamura Yusaku smiled and said, "Don't say anything yet, let me guess. You want to know about the transfer student, right?"
"How did you know?"
Kaede and Eriri were both surprised. They hadn't even opened their mouths, so how did Kitamura guess?
Pushing up his glasses proudly, Kitamura Yusaku said, "Isn't that simple? After all, the only interesting thing today is this. And when I just came in, I also heard others discussing it, so I figured you would want to ask too."
"As expected of you." Kaede smiled, "We indeed want to ask about the transfer student. Why is it our class again?"
"How would I know? Maybe there are many excellent students in our class, and the transfer student herself wanted to come?"
Kitamura Yusaku spread his hands and said, "I'm not entirely sure about the specifics. I only know that the transfer student is a girl, and her looks don't seem to be bad either. Hmm... looking at it this way, has our class become a gathering place for beautiful girls? It seems that almost half of the pretty girls in the second year are in our class, no wonder the boys in other classes are envious."
It was fine not to mention it, but once he did, Kaede also realized it.
Indeed, it seemed that in class 2-a, there were indeed many more attractive girls compared to other classes.
But there was nothing he could do. Everyone was friends, and he had originally wanted to be in the same class as Eriri, and coincidentally brought everyone else together too. As for the boys in other classes, Kaede could only say sorry.
Soon, class time arrived.
Under the homeroom teacher's introduction, everyone also saw the transfer student who was the topic of conversation today.
She was indeed a beautiful girl, and surprisingly, she also had twin tails.
After writing her name on the blackboard, the girl said with a smile, "Hello everyone, my name is Imari Maria. Please take care of me!"
Most of the boys in the class immediately became excited after seeing this transfer student girl.
The girls didn't have such a strong reaction, but seeing another beautiful girl arrive, some of the girls in the class still felt the pressure again.
After the introduction, the homeroom teacher had Imari sit in the last available seat in the classroom, which happened to be behind Uchimaki Subaru.
Uchimaki Subaru himself didn't care, but Usami, upon seeing this, frowned imperceptibly and couldn't help but focus her attention on the transfer student.