Chapter 136 Housewarming Party?!
Seeing that Eriri was indeed interested, Kaede waved to Eriri.
Eriri saw this and moved her computer chair in front of him, saying, "Kaede-kun, what's your plan?"
"First, you see, one of the main reasons I chose this place is that there's an acquaintance from the same school in the building, and another one lives nearby, so it will be quite lively. We won't invite them today, our first day moving in, but we can contact them later. If they're all free tomorrow, we'll have them over and have a meal and party together to liven things up."
Eriri thought about it. Although she would feel very shy if her classmates knew she was living with Kaede, after being occasionally pulled by Kaede to show affection at school for a while, her skin had slowly thickened. And if it was a party, it would only be with her closest classmates, so there wasn't much pressure.
Moreover, Kaede was right; the new house really needed to be livened up and add some warmth.
"Then, Kaede-kun, when should we invite them?"
"Let's first ask in the Art Club group. As for Kushieda Minori and Oosaka Taiga, I'll ask Kitamura first, and then have him contact Kushieda Minori. And although Oosaka Taiga lives in the same building as us, we don't have her specific number, so I'll also leave that to Kitamura."
"Mhm mhm!"
Eriri nodded happily and quickly picked up her phone to open the chat group. In the days since summer vacation, the Art Club members hadn't met much, so this was a good opportunity to have some fun.
In the chat group, people would occasionally pop up, but none had appeared today yet.
So Kaede spoke first.
Kaede: [Everyone, are you free tomorrow?]
After more than ten seconds, Usami popped up.
Usami: [Tomorrow? I'm free.]
Immediately after, Uchimaki Subaru and the Club President also appeared.
Uchimaki Subaru: [I'm also free tomorrow. I've been staying at home reading manga these past few days. Is there some activity? I'm a bit bored.]
Club President: [Just don't make me bask in the sun, anything else is fine.]
Kaede saw that everyone was free, exchanged glances with Eriri, and then directly sent out the invitation in the group.
Kaede: [Since everyone is free tomorrow, that's perfect. Eriri and I have moved to a new house, so how about we have a get-together tomorrow? The new house needs more people to liven it up.]
After the message was sent, the group suddenly became quiet. A full minute passed without anyone replying.
Seeing this, Eriri couldn't help but ask, "Kaede-kun, why is everyone silent?"
"Hmm... Eriri, you have to understand, after all, the other three in the Art Club are all single. Wait, does the Club President have a partner?"
"Probably not, otherwise he wouldn't be sleeping all day."
"That's true."
And at this moment, there was finally some movement in the group, and it was a big one.
Usami: [New house?! And Asakura-kun, you said it's with Eriri? What's going on?!]
Club President: [Is this the legendary cohabitation?]
Usami: [Cohabitation!!!!!]
Uchimaki Subaru: [I didn't react for a long time, that's amazing!]
Looking at the messages in the group, Eriri felt a little embarrassed, "I have a feeling we shouldn't have invited them."
"Such a big reaction is understandable, after all, we're still just high school students. Alright, let's explain a bit."
Kaede: [It's mainly for the sake of more efficient manga serialization later, so we chose this method.]
Usami: [Isn't that still cohabitation!!!!!]
Eriri: [If you want to understand it that way, there's no problem...]
Club President: [Ah, the mistress has appeared.]
Eriri: [Don't misuse titles!!!!!]
The group was exceptionally lively, but after clarifying things, it was time to bring up the party again.
Kaede: [So everyone, are you coming tomorrow? Eriri and I will prepare delicious food to treat everyone. The new house has enough space, so it's perfect for everyone to gather.]
The three agreed in unison. Although the summer weather was hot, upon encountering such an interesting event, even the lazy Club President became expectant.
So, after sending the new house address to the group, Kaede called Kitamura.
After explaining the situation, his reaction was similar to the group's. He accepted the party invitation and would also help contact Kushieda Minori and Oosaka Taiga.
After taking care of these matters, Kaede looked at Eriri, who had become excited after her initial shyness, and said, "Alright, the contacts are all made. So, for a good party tomorrow, we need to be extra busy today and draw more to free up time for tomorrow!"
"Oh!!!"
Eriri raised her small fist, her face full of motivation.
While they started working, on the Jump side, their editor, Iba Kaori, was also busy. After some minor adjustments, the first chapter of the manga had been sent for typesetting, just waiting for everything to be finalized and printed in the next few days, then shipped to bookstores nationwide for shelving.
At the same time, as one of the two new manga serializations in the magazine, Jump's official account would also release new work previews in the coming days, showing the cover of the next weekly issue. However, the protagonists of the two new manga were processed, only showing silhouettes.
Many readers who followed Jump's official information began to guess whether these new manga were new works by veteran authors or works by complete newcomers. Of course, there would also be many rumors from "insiders," but unfortunately, none were accurate.
As for Kaede and Eriri's author accounts, they hadn't posted any messages yet. Instead, as per the editor's request, they were preparing to release the news along with the official account before the new issue went on sale.
Relying on their fame in the doujin and light novel circles, the initial serialization was bound to generate considerable buzz. Coupled with the quality of the manga, editor Iba Kaori could already predict success.
Of course, things like discussion volume, subsequent sales, and single volumes were not yet something Kaede and Eriri needed to consider.
After several hours of busy work, they finally put down their pens and left the workspace to go to the living room.
It was time to prepare dinner.
Opening the refrigerator, Asakura Reiko had bought some extra ingredients for them when she went grocery shopping in the morning, so tonight's dinner was definitely enough. But if they were hosting classmates tomorrow, they would need to buy more.
Taking out the vegetables and two steaks from the refrigerator, Kaede asked, "Eriri, how about we cook these steaks tonight?"
"Sounds good!"
"What about tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow, huh..." Eriri thought for a moment and said, "I don't have any ideas, Kaede-kun. How about we go for a walk nearby after dinner?"