"Every rejection and avoidance now is only because the feelings haven't developed enough."
Minato listened from the side as Torikaze, this 'master of emotions,' spun his nonsense, and for a moment, he was dumbfounded.
Shouldn't they have been separated as soon as possible? What was Big Brother thinking? Why did it seem like he was trying to set them back up?
That wouldn't do! If Xinyu married out of Konoha, who would help him with the village's official work?
After hearing Torikaze's words, Ran fell into deep thought.
He did admit that his current relationship with Xinyu was influenced by the novelty of it all.
And since he was new here and had no sense of belonging or security in Konoha, it was easy for him to become dependent on someone.
It seemed that Xinyu was that person.
But now, he had adapted to life in Konoha and no longer felt insecure.
Would his relationship with Xinyu change over the next two months?
Ran scratched his head. He truly didn't know.
If possible, he didn't want his relationship with Xinyu to completely freeze over because of this.
It would naturally be best if they could continue being friends.
"Alright, don't overthink it. Maybe Xinyu didn't take it to heart at all. When you work together, you might still be just like before."
Only after hearing Torikaze say that did Ran realize that he truly knew very little about Xinyu.
And here he was talking about taking things further. It was rather ridiculous.
He hadn't even made an effort, yet he wanted to get something for nothing.
Once Ran came to his senses, he felt a little embarrassed himself.
"Lord Torikaze, Minato, I'll go out for a walk first. You two chat."
Torikaze smiled faintly. "Go on. Clearing your head is