Kaede's birthday arrived as scheduled.
On the way to school, Kaede asked Eriri, "Eriri, didn't you say you prepared a birthday present for ? Why don't I see you carrying it?"
"Hmph! If I had kept it at ho and brought it out, wouldn't you have discovered it?"
Eriri shook her head, "Since we are celebrating with everyone at school, naturally I'll give it to you when we are at school. I already left the gift with Utaha, you'll see it this afternoon."
"Mm~~~ Then I'll look forward to it."
Looking at Eriri, Kaede's eyes were filled with a smile.
For the past decade or so of celebrating his birthday, Kaede had only celebrated at ho with his parents: his mother would cook a sumptuous dinner, they would buy a cake, and he would receive a birthday gift he wanted.
But starting this year, it seed things would be different every year from now on.
After arriving at school, his classmates unanimously wished him a happy birthday, leaving Kaede montarily stunned.
After sitting down, he looked at Kitamura Yusaku, who walked over, and asked, "Don't tell you told them?"
"That's right, I ntioned to everyone that today is your birthday."
Kitamura Yusaku nodded with a smile, "You should be glad I only ntioned it after arriving in class today. If I had done it a few days earlier, those girls in our class would probably have prepared gifts for you. At that ti, the vinegar jar in your house might overflow."
"...I really appreciate that."
Kaede gave Kitamura Yusaku a speechless glare, but secretly felt a bit fortunate.
If he were to et Eriri while carrying a pile of birthday gifts from a bunch of girls, it would be difficult to explain, no matter how understanding Eriri was.
There's nothing wrong with friends giving gifts, but when a large group of girls gives them, it would be strange if there wasn't an issue.
During lunch, Eriri also heard Kitamura Yusaku ntion this matter. She imdiately glared at the guy sitting opposite her and said irritably, "I feel like Kitamura, you just want to stir up trouble. Do you believe that during future gatherings, we'll eat at and you'll only eat vegetables?"
"Ahaha~~~ I was wrong, I won't do that next ti!"
Kitamura imdiately backed down. Gatherings and als at Kaede's and Eriri's houses were regular events for everyone. If he were the only one without at when the ti ca, wouldn't that be too miserable?
At the long dining table, Aisaka Taiga, who had also joined them today, asked, "So, after class this afternoon, we are going to the Art Club, right?"
"That's right, just co over then."
Kaede nodded, "The Art Club space is sufficient, and we've already applied to Teacher Koyama. We can be a bit lively today, there's no problem."
"Hooray! There's cake to eat!"
Although she, this novice, could already make cake, Aisaka Taiga still preferred others to make it so she could eat it herself.
"No Hooray!" xN
Recently, besides the manga by Eriri and Kaede, chainsaw man, which was serialized concurrently in Jump, also produced many s. The "Hooray" was one of them. Everyone instinctively shouted it out upon hearing it, startling Aisaka Taiga.
"No... No allowed? What the heck?"
Aisaka Taiga hadn't realized what was happening. She stared blankly at everyone, wondering if she had said sothing wrong.
Afterward, with explanations from Uchimaki Subaru and Kitamura Yusaku, Aisaka Taiga finally understood what the was about.
"Sigh~~~ chainsaw man, I haven't read that manga, I don't really like the art style. But hearing you guys talk about it, it sounds quite interesting? I'll read it when I get back."
She originally wanted to say she would read it during her free ti in the afternoon, but considering that she had been caught slacking by teachers more than once during class, Aisaka Taiga had to abandon that idea.
Amidst everyone's anticipation, afternoon classes ended, and everyone quickly packed up and headed to the Art Club activity room.
Moreover, everyone's schedule today was unified; no one had duty or anything similar. Even Kitamura Yusaku and Kushieda Minori suspended their Softball Club activities for the day and took a day off.
After Eriri left her classroom, she separated from Usami and first ca to Kaede's classroom, telling him, "Kaede-kun, let's wait a bit! We'll go over after everyone else has gone!"
Kaede paused, then smiled and said, "What, does everyone need to prepare sothing inside the clubroom?"
"Hehe, that's right!" Eriri said happily, "This is the first ti everyone is celebrating soone's birthday together at school, so we definitely need to prepare a bit, right?"
"Alright, I'll see what kind of fun you guys can co up with." Openly holding Eriri's hand in the hallway, Kaede asked, "By the way, did you prepare drinks? If not, let's go buy so first. They still need ti to decorate the activity room anyway."
"I can confirm that they haven't bought any." Eriri was clearly well-inford about the progress on the other side and said without hesitation, "Then let's go buy drinks. I want Coke!"
"You just recovered a few days ago, and you want to drink sothing cold again?"
Eriri gave a silly smile, shaking Kaede's hand and saying, "Buy it, please! I'll just drink a little, and you can drink the rest, Kaede-kun!"
"That's fine then."
Thus, to give everyone more ti to prepare, the two went to the school's small shop and bought several drinks. Most were hot drinks, with only a small amount of carbonated beverages.
Carrying a large bag, Eriri said excitedly, "When I celebrated my birthday at ho before, my parents hosted birthday parties several tis, inviting people over. But I didn't like those at all; they were boring, and I had to put on a party dress and couldn't even enjoy playing happily. So, after a few tis, after I protested, my parents stopped doing it. It beca a simple family dinner, and then I happily played gas in my room all night!"
"I see, what you really wanted was to play gas."
He smiled and playfully tapped Eriri's nose, saying, "It's similar for . I don't think birthdays need to be extravagant or wasteful; a simple celebration with a small group of people is enough. Sothing like today is a first for in over a decade."
"Hehe, too. It's the first ti I've celebrated soone's birthday with friends."
"Then, when your birthday cos next March, Eriri, let's celebrate yours too. We can have a party at ho then and make it even livelier?"
"Great! Let's do that!"
As they spoke, the two arrived at the entrance of the Art Club.
Kaede and Eriri exchanged glances. Encouraged by Eriri, he pushed open the door to the activity room.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
"Happy Birthday!!!"
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