Daigo was shocked at this and got nervous. Trying to laugh it off, she thought 'What are we in? High school? Geez, these people can't help but gossip and spread rumors.' Though, a bit of her was nervous that its actually true, but the rest was filled with trust in the man. "Nanami is a decent man, he obviously wouldn't have-"
                          
"What about my Nanami, hm? Daigo-chan?" Izanami sat at the seat where Nanami was seated once and she looked at her with a smile but her eyes were expressing hatred.
                          
"Nothing at all. Is everything alright with you and Nanami?" Izanami mentally rolls her eyes, she smiles and answers, "We just had a small fight, don't worry. Have you heard? I'm hosting a celebration for the completion of the project. Him and I are leading it, we are powerful together after all." She giggles. 
                          
'Is this person right in the head?' She grimaced at Izanami's words, but of course she hid it just so the delusional woman won't notice. "Congratulations, I suppose. Enjoy the celebration." Izanami scoffs, flaunting her hair. "You should congratulate me, I deserve it after all. The celebration is good as successful, as it is free from outsiders and pests." She puts emphasis on those words as she eyed Daigo in a sassy way.
                          
"I don't believe that you know how a picnic works, ma'am. You are outside and of course there will be pests roaming outside, if you get what I mean." She replies, lowkey adding sass to her words. "Also, pests can be found indoors. You know, just to bother the peace of people." She smiles.
                          
"Tsk. Just so we're clear, you agree that you won't be crashing this celebration or causing trouble to ruin my perfect celebration with Nanami." Daigo laughs, swatting her hand. "Do I look like trouble to you, ma'am? Oh my, I must be a real threat to you. Apologies." She stood and bowed, but she was dying by laughing so hard internally. 
                          
Izanami must've missed the point as her reply was so off, "Don't come between me and Nanami. That's all." She walked away and when she's out of their floor, Daigo covers her face with her hands and she laughs as quietly as she could. 
                          
Her phone suddenly buzzed, there was a message that came from Nanami.
                          
Nanami:
Did she go to your floor and said some things to you? If so, then it's all lies.
                          
Daigo:
No worries, Nanami! I got a good laugh out of her "threats". You seriously going to that picnic celebration? Sounds cheap to me. Is she broke?
                          
Nanami:
                          
I seriously cannot comprehend how you're thinking of those...
                          
I'm thinking of just not attending and have a real picnic with you instead.
                          
Daigo:
                          
Aww. Wait- aren't you gonna get in trouble if you don't attend? 
                          
Ah who cares, everyone has their freedom.
                          
Let's go have that real picnic, Nanami!
                          
Reading her messages, he puts his hand over his mouth to cover it. Holding the phone with his hand, his eyes were glued to her replies. 'Seriously, you're too adorable sometimes.'
                          
Nanami:
                          
Is a sunday noon good for you? I can pick you up by your house so we can go to the train station together.
                          
Daigo:
                          
That's convenient, sure! I'll be in charge of the snacks. You do the noms!
                          
Nanami:
                          
Got it. Just don't end up overdoing the snacks and end up oversleeping.
                          
Daigo:
Yessir!!
                          
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Nanami stood at the main hall where he waited for Daigo to come down from the elevator. He didn't wait that long as the woman that came out as soon as the elevator door opened, she ran to him and bumped her head to his back. "H'ya! Let's go home, Nanami!"
                          
His lips rose into an amused smile as he saw her in her happy self. He pats Daigo on the head, "Aren't you affected by the gossips that spreaded all over the building? She even talked to you." He asks.
                          
"Oh, that?" She does an 'X' with her arms, "Definitely not. You deserve a lot better, not her. As your senior and also as a friend, she's not it." Nanami nods, "Besides, why would I be affected by that and have doubts and rethink my whole friendship with you just because of a gossip? I trust you a lot, y'know." She smiles and pats Nanami's shoulder.
                          
He was surprised that Daigo remained the same. Unfazed by the gossips, even Izanami's threats and her words saying that she owns Nanami- she actually doesn't and never will. 
                          
The reason he didn't panic when Izanami pulled a stunt that would make other people think that he was in a relationship with her and spread rumors and gossip about it, even if she tried to scare him that it will reach Daigo's ears.
                          
This is how he exactly imagined how she would respond to it and he was spot on. Nanami couldn't put the same amount of trust to anyone the same as the amount of trust he had for Daigo. When he heard that she also trusts him made him rejoice at it. He hid it pretty well, but it was sure that he was doing a celebration inside his mind.
                          
Nanami's plans are: prepare food for his picnic with Daigo, have picnic with Daigo on sunday, pick Daigo up from her house, spend the sunday with Daigo.
                          
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A/N:
                          
My take on Nanami's love language is, he has trust in his special someone. He will spend the day with that person, prioritize the time with that person and obviously will make the best food. I also think that he's the type to ditch a gathering just to spend some time with that person.
                          
A/N: (121421)
                          
I was just so head over heels for this man at early 2021 that my attraction to this fictional man had brought me to create this book. No regrets though.