Chapter 371 Asakura, How to Enter the Next Stage?
In the evening, after dinner, Eriri went to take a shower first, while Kaede was petting the Cat in the living room and watching TV.
The two little Cats in the house were growing bigger and bigger, and Kaede and Eriri were starting to think about a problem.
That is, these two little ones had reached that time; they were about to go into heat.
This was quite a big problem, because Camearra, their mother, had already been taken for spaying, and the remaining two little ones were still being discussed.
Kaede's suggestion was to take them for spaying directly, as they hadn't planned on keeping too many Cats.
Moreover, if they weren't spayed, the house would become very noisy when the time came.
However, Eriri's idea was a bit different from Kaede's; she said to let them have one litter first, and then spay them, both Golza and Melba.
Of course, they would find other pet owners who also had Cats; it was impossible for them to play "Yosuga no Sora".
Although this was also a method, if they really did this, then after a while, the number of Cats in the house would increase from three to four or more.
Looking at the two little ones lying on his lap, Kaede scratched their chins and said, "You two are really a handful."
A little while later, Eriri came out after showering, drying her hair, and sat beside Kaede, asking, "Kaede-kun, what should we do?"
"I haven't thought about it yet."
Kaede shook his head and said, "Actually, your method, Eriri, could work, but finding suitable partners is also a problem.
Although we could post a tweet and find suitable Cats among our readers, that process is quite tedious.
As for other avenues, to be honest, I'm even more uneasy."
"That's true."
Eriri picked up Melba, rubbed her, and then said, "I thought about it while showering, maybe we should just take them to the vet for spaying.
If they really have kittens, I wouldn't know what to do with them.
I definitely wouldn't have the heart to give them away, and my friends around here don't really have pets, otherwise I could entrust them with their care."
Yukino, whom they knew from Chiba, would have been a suitable candidate, but her living environment didn't allow it, and her family situation was quite complicated.
As for others, Utaha still lived at home and could barely take care of herself, and Usami's family didn't keep pets.
Aisaka Taiga, Kushieda Minori, and Kawashima Ami, who lived alone, also wouldn't work, as they were all still students.
After looking around, they could only reluctantly give up on that idea.
Nodding, Kaede said, "In that case, let's take them to the vet in the next few days.
Once they're checked and cleared, we'll have the surgery done for these two little ones."
"Mm-hmm!"
After making her decision, Eriri lifted Melba up to her face, looked her in the eyes, and said, "You little thing, you don't know anything right now, and you should just keep staying so carefree."
Fortunately, the Cat couldn't understand human language, otherwise Melba definitely would have swiped a claw across her.
Kaede gave a helpless smile, and then saw the phone on the coffee table vibrating; there was a message.
He picked it up and saw it was a message from Shirogane Miyuki.
"Shirogane-senpai?" Eriri leaned over to look and asked curiously, "He hasn't contacted us for a while, and neither has Kaguya-senpai."
"Those two just started dating. They're probably in the honeymoon phase. It's normal," he replied.
Saying this, Kaede opened Shirogane Miyuki's message and saw that he was asking if he was free tomorrow to meet after school.
"Hmm, that's really unusual. Shirogane-senpai actively sought me out, but he didn't say what it was about." Nodding, Kaede was quite curious and immediately agreed. "Eriri, I won't be able to go to club activities with you tomorrow afternoon."
Since Shirogane Miyuki hadn't suggested Eriri come along, Kaede didn't bring her arbitrarily.
"Mhm, I know. Then tomorrow afternoon, I'll just have Mom accompany me. I'll take the little ones to the hospital for a check-up first, and if everything is fine, we'll schedule the surgery appointment."
... The next day, in the afternoon.
After class, Kaede and Eriri asked the club president for leave, left school together, and then split up outside. One waited for Sawamura Sayuri to pick her up, and the other went directly to meet Shirogane Miyuki.
Shirogane Miyuki had arranged to meet at a fast-food restaurant not far from Toyosaki. Upon entering, Kaede walked straight inside and found Shirogane Miyuki, who had already ordered, sitting in a corner.
"Shirogane-senpai, good afternoon."
"Oh! Asakura, good afternoon." Shirogane Miyuki greeted him with a smile. His face was wreathed in happiness; it seemed he was truly basking in success lately.
After sitting down, Kaede took a sip of cola and said with a smile, "What made you suddenly contact me? Is something going on?"
"Ahaha, it's actually nothing major. I just wanted to consult you about something."
Scratching his head, Shirogane Miyuki's cheeks were slightly flushed. After glancing around, he said, "Listen, I'm only telling you this. Don't tell Sawamura when you get back."
"Huh?"
Kaede was stunned, not expecting it to be a secret.
"I have a feeling this matter is more serious than I imagined."
"Ah, it's not really serious, just a personal worry of mine." He waved Kaede closer, lowered his voice, and whispered, "Well, I actually wanted to ask how to advance to the next base during a relationship?"
"... Huh?"
Kaede froze, his tone instantly rising due to shock. Shirogane Miyuki across from him immediately blushed, covered his mouth, and motioned for him to be quiet.
Kaede realized his mistake. Only after he nodded did Shirogane Miyuki take his hand back.
Calming himself down, Kaede asked softly, "Uh, Senior, allow me to ask, how far have you and Shinomiya-senpai progressed?"
"Uh..."
Seeing Shirogane Miyuki's hesitant look, Kaede twitched his mouth and continued to ask, "So, have you kissed?"
"Yes..."
That was good. At least they had kissed. It was better than Kaede had expected; he had almost thought Shirogane Miyuki hadn't even taken the first step.
"So, you're currently stuck at this stage, right?"
Shirogane Miyuki nodded, confirming it.
"Hmm, I see." Taking a chicken nugget dipped in ketchup and biting off half of it, Kaede continued, "This might slightly involve your and Senior's privacy, but I still want to ask: when was your most recent kiss?"
"Emmm..." Shirogane Miyuki hesitated for a few seconds before answering, "Yesterday."
"Where?"
"The Student Council room."
"Have you kissed anywhere else?"
"Not yet."
This... really caught Kaede off guard.