"A wedding… it really feels like it came so fast."
Holding onto Ichin's arm, Utaha said with a smile, "When we talked about it last year, it was just something we casually mentioned. And now we're already about to start preparing for it."
Ichin also had a smile on his face. "Time really does pass quickly. From high college until now, we're about to graduate from university."
In the blink of an eye, Ichin had grown into the boss of a major company, holding considerable status in the industry. Every game developed under his leadership attracted countless players' attention.
As for Utaha, she had gone from being a rookie writer to a well-known light novel author in the industry. She had even participated in scriptwriting for TV dramas and games, with a very promising future ahead.
Neither of them needed to worry about the future anymore. Just as their parents had said, now that they were about to graduate, it was indeed time to properly prepare for the wedding.
Ichin held Utaha in his arms and said, "We'll be holding two ceremonies, one on each side. It's definitely going to be exhausting, so get mentally prepared."
Utaha nodded with a smile. "Don't worry, I've been ready for a while now. By the way, Ichin, the wedding will be fully recorded, right?"
"Of course. That's standard practice, isn't it? Besides full recording, there'll also be professionals making a special edited version, cutting together all the highlights. From what I remember of weddings I've attended, starting from the morning preparations to picking up the bride and arriving at the venue, by the time the ceremony begins, the footage from the morning is already edited in real time and played on-site. Of course, if we want it done well, we'll need a top-tier wedding planning company. Hopefully my mom can find a good one, otherwise I'll have to use my own connections."
If his mother could find a reliable company, Ichin wouldn't need to spend extra time and effort arranging things himself.
Utaha nodded as she listened, her expression filled with anticipation. "A wedding… oh right, Ichin, have you decided on your best man yet?"
"Uh, best man…"
Ichin hadn't really thought about it. After considering for a moment, he said, "Maybe my classmates? That could work, but I think it'd be better to ask someone from the Shanghai studio. What do you think?"
"I think someone from the studio would be good too. But there's no rush. Let's ask around when we go back for the New Year."
After that, Utaha went back to typing, while Ichin sorted through the materials in front of him, preparing to start work again after lunch.
At noon, Yukino, who had stayed home in the morning, brought lunch over after cooking it herself.
She had originally planned to come along in the morning, but since they had been a bit too carried away the night before, she couldn't get up early. So she slept in and came to the company at noon, bringing a homemade bento along the way.
Opening the lunchbox and seeing the neatly arranged dishes inside, Utaha said happily, "Yukino's bento is always delicious and looks amazing too!"
"It's nothing special, just something simple," Yukino replied with a gentle smile. She opened a thermos filled with soup and poured a cup for Ichin first.
"I heard from Utaha that your meeting ran long this morning. Have some soup."
"Mm."
Taking the cup, Ichin took a satisfied sip of Yukino's corn and pork rib soup. "Ah, so good. Yukino's cooking just keeps getting better. By the way, you told your sister you made lunch, right?"
Yukino nodded. "If she found out I made lunch and didn't bring any for her, she'd definitely throw a tantrum."
After all, Haruno was a classic little-sister lover who adored Yukino. Ever since they started living together, that tendency had only grown stronger.
If she found out she was the only one who didn't get a bento, the result would be obvious.
Taking a bite of shrimp, Utaha smiled. "Should we tell her tonight when she gets home? Or maybe I should take a picture of the bento and send it to her now?"
Ichin rolled his eyes helplessly. "Don't cause trouble. If you send it now, she'll definitely call immediately. No, actually, I feel like she might just drive straight over here."
As soon as he said that, all three of them burst into laughter.
That really did seem possible.
After finishing lunch happily and washing up the lunchboxes, Utaha looked at Ichin. "Ichin, are you going to take a nap?"
"I'll pass. I'm heading back to work," Ichin said with a smile, taking a sip of tea. "If you two are tired, you can rest in the office."
"We're not sleeping either. I'm going to the publishing house, and Yukino will come with me. After we're done, we'll walk around a bit and then go grocery shopping before heading home to cook."
"Alright, since you've got it all planned out, I'll just wait to go home and eat after work."
The two of them set off, while Ichin headed downstairs to the Bloodborne development team to start working.
Over at the programming team, Umiko and Nene had already finished lunch and returned from the cafeteria.
Seeing Ichin arrive, Umiko smiled. "Finished lunch? Yukino made the bento today, right? We saw her come upstairs."
Ichin pulled out a chair, sat down, and stretched. "Yeah, Yukino made lunch today. Speaking of which, I still don't know what dishes the cafeteria had today."
Nene scooted her chair closer, patting her slightly bloated stomach. "There was braised pork, beef stew with potatoes, spicy chicken, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, green pepper with pork, and all kinds of other dishes. It was really good! The cafeteria chef is amazing, everything tastes great, and there are different dishes every day."
Not just Nene, but others in the programming team also happily chatted about lunch.
It wasn't until close to one o'clock that Ruri Gokou finally returned.
As soon as she sat down, she looked like she was questioning life itself and said, "Tell me, how does Momiji manage to eat so much every day and still not gain weight?"
Nene turned around curiously. "How much did she eat today?"
"Three bowls of rice, and she went back for seconds twice. In total, probably about four times what I eat," Ruri said after recalling Momiji's lunch. "I don't think I could even finish that much in an entire day."
Hearing that, Ichin tilted his head and thought about it. That did sound about right.
They had eaten together before, and he knew Ruri's appetite. It was already smaller than Aoba's, not to mention Momiji, who had the biggest appetite in the team.
As for Momiji's ability to eat so much without gaining weight, Ichin could only comment, "That's what you call talent. Not something we can envy. And eating that much also means higher expenses, right? You've heard Rin mention how much they spend on food every week or month."
"Ah, that's true."
Ruri nodded in realization. The monthly food expenses for those two were about the same as the food expenses for her entire family of five.
It was simply outrageous.
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