I Was Sleep-Deprived at a Matchmaking Meeting and Ended Up Engaged - Chapter 28

What’s going on?

Shiragane-san has a serious expression on his face.

Ayato, who met up with Yoshinori on the way back, watches his expression from the passenger seat.

“…Ayato”

“Yes?”

“Um, today…

No, never mind”

What about today?

Did you meet someone wonderful on the street today and want to break up?

Did you have another arranged meeting today and want to break up?

The reason she felt anxious was because she didn’t want the marriage talks with Yoshinori to fall through, though Ayato herself wasn’t really aware of this yet.

Incidentally, what Yoshinori couldn’t bring himself to say was about Hamako and Ran.

But since Ayato didn’t know she was about to be spoken ill of, Yoshinori realized he couldn’t tell her and stopped himself.

“…Ayato”

“Yes?”

“If a woman suddenly starts acting familiar with you, be careful”

“Yes…?”

Well, Ran just wants to be invited to the wedding, so it’s not really that harmful.

“Today—

After everything that happened, I thought”

Yoshinori suddenly says this.

“I want to know more about you”

I feel the same way, Ayato thinks.

She’s scared of just going with the flow and getting married.

This might be the person she’ll spend the rest of her life with.

The traffic light turns red.

Yoshinori turns toward her.

“…H-hey, want to go see the attacking holy man together?”

After everything that happened today, you want to go see an attacking holy man? What exactly happened today!?

Thinking this, but feeling she had to say something, Ayato spoke up.

“Um—

Actually, it’s the boatman who’s doing the attacking”

After she told him where the statue of the attacking boatman was located,

“But that’s just a day trip!”

Yoshinori exclaimed.

He simply wanted to go on a trip with her, but Ayato didn’t realize this.

…I want to close the distance between Ayato and me a bit more.

Since I already said once we wouldn’t go on a trip, I can’t bring it up again without some opportunity,

Unaware of Yoshinori’s troubled thoughts, Ayato had become busy with work again and was diligently working every day.

“Ah, it’s been a while since I could be in the office.

Should we all go to the company cafeteria today?”

“You always say you want to go out for lunch though”

Midori laughed at Ayato’s words when something came rushing down the hallway with a clatter.

“Ayato!”

“Kogure-san.

Good work today”

“Finally found you!”

Ran said with the intensity of someone reuniting with a long-lost sister.

Ayato’s arms were tightly grasped by Ran’s sweet-smelling hands.

“The invitations?

Have you sent out the invitations yet!?”

“Huh?

For what…?”

“Ah, do you want to attend the wedding?”

That’s fine, Ayato nodded after hearing Ran’s circumstances and motives about wanting to meet her destined partner at the ceremony.

“But what’s the scale and how many people can attend?

When is the deadline for invitations?

Actually, the date itself is still somewhat uncertain”

Let me see, Ayato tilted her head slightly before saying.

“Shall we go check out the venue?

I’ll try contacting them”

Ayato contacted the venue.

“They said anytime after evening would be fine.

If we can finish work early, would you like to go together?”

“I’ll go, I’ll go, me too~”

Midori, who was nearby, was more enthusiastic about wanting to see the venue.

“But even if we see your wedding venue.”

Ran had been saying things like that, but—

The three of them arrived at the white shrine glowing in the evening sea.

In the lobby with a waterfall behind it, Sano greeted them.

“Welcome to Iglesia.

I’m Sano, your coordinator”

“It’s amazing!”

Ran’s mood suddenly lifted.

“Truly, I’ve found my destined person at your wedding”

“Um, we haven’t had the wedding yet.”

Ayato murmured.