Comprehensive Anime: My Five Senses Are Linked with the Proud Daughters of Ten Thousand Worlds Chapter 23

"You grew up under my watch too. I took care of you a lot when you were little, and in the blink of an eye, you're all grown up." Sawamura Sayuri's eyes held a nostalgic look, as if recalling the first day she met Jiang Lianqiu and Belfast. "Belfast and I were very happy to see you two children get together. Eriri was spoiled by me and her father, so her personality is a bit difficult. I hope you'll be more understanding in the future."

"Mom, what are you talking about!" Eriri, unable to stand it, started kicking Sawamura Sayuri's leg under the table.

Sawamura Sayuri shot her daughter an exasperated glance and stopped the topic. She then turned towards the kitchen and deliberately called out in a drawn-out voice, "Bel~fast~, the red bean rice can be served now!"

"Yes, Mrs. Sawamura."

As soon as she heard the words "red bean rice," Eriri's eyes began to spin in circles.

Perhaps it was due to the breakthrough in their relationship, but today at school, Eriri displayed a noticeable difference in her behavior towards Jiang Lianqiu, one that even a passerby could perceive.

During lunchtime in the school cafeteria, Eriri didn't eat with her newly made friends. Instead, she followed closely behind Jiang Lianqiu, eventually choosing an empty table to sit with him.

"Eriri, after school today, can you come with me somewhere?"

Eriri, who was eating, paused. Her face instantly turned red.

Her gaze shifted, and she quickly glanced at Jiang Lianqiu before turning her head away and whispering, "Then... can I go home and change first?"

Going on a date or something, wearing a school uniform would be too strange.

Jiang Lianqiu saw that the young girl had misunderstood but didn't point it out. He simply said, "We're going to Ginza Argentum Tower."

Eriri looked at Jiang Lianqiu strangely.

She was well aware of Ginza Argentum Tower and the Ginza Argentum Ring behind it.

Over the years, her father's smooth promotion from a mere ordinary British diplomat in Japan to the British Ambassador to Japan, and his knighthood from the Queen, making him a noble with a peerage, was fundamentally due to the relationship with the childhood friend in front of her.

Even though Jiang Lianqiu had never explicitly stated his assistance to the Sawamura family under any circumstances, his mere existence and her relationship with him were enough to make countless people flock to show favor to the Sawamura family.

It's hilarious. The Commander of the US Forces in Japan has to bow and scrape to her father now. I heard that as soon as I started high school, many people from the Ivy League were inquiring, directly and indirectly, with Mr. Sawamura about whether I wanted to attend university there – full tuition waiver, maximum scholarships, and all the top-tier treatment.

As for Ginza Argentum Tower, Eriri had been there before, but her previous visits were purely for leisure. However, judging by Jiang Lianqiu's current expression, it seemed he was taking her there for something serious this time?

Thinking of this, Eriri felt a wave of honey-like sweetness in her heart.

Her childhood friend intended to include her in his serious matters, which made her feel quite reassured.

Even if it wasn't a date, Eriri smiled, revealing dimples at the corners of her mouth, and said softly, "Okay, is there anything I need to prepare? Do I really not need to change?"

If it were some kind of formal social occasion, then formal attire would be a must.

Don't let it be said that although she was raised as an otaku by the Sawamura couple, the etiquette training befitting a young lady was not neglected.

Just then, accompanied by a waft of fragrance, came Utaha Kasumigaoka's slightly teasing voice:

"Junior, classmate Sawamura, you don't mind if I sit here, do you?"

Jiang Lianqiu looked at Eriri in astonishment – at that moment, the tuft of golden hair on the girl's head stood straight up like an antenna, and her bristled appearance was more like a small beast showing its defiance