The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best - Chapter 114

“Taketo-kun. You’re so cool.”

Kaori praises me for looking good in anything and Mil-san nods in agreement.

Today, there’s a matchmaking party, so I’ve been in a rush since the morning. I was changing into a suit with the help of Kaori and Mil-san (it was pointless to say I could change by myself because they are both very caring).

“Thank you. Wearing a suit makes me feel grown-up, but since I’m not used to it, it feels a bit embarrassing.”

While Kaori is styling my hair, Mil-san goes to change. It seems she’s transforming into the chubby protector again today. Mil-san always adopts that style when going out or when I meet someone.

But sometimes, there are women who laugh at Mil-san in that state, but when they realize she’s my protector, they turn pale and run away.

Hmm, it seems like Mil-san finds it easier with less work, but I wonder what this vague feeling is…

“What’s wrong, Taketo-kun? You’ve got a wrinkle on your forehead. Is it because you don’t like this hairstyle?”

Recently, Kaori has been into styling my hair (medium length). She said she used some hair product today to give it a fresh look, but it seems she ended up with a furrowed brow because she was lost in thought.

“Hmm? I was just lost in thought for a moment. I think this hairstyle looks really good. Thanks as always, Kaori.”

“That’s fine, but if you don’t like it, feel free to let me know…”

I thought we would part with a light kiss as usual… but to my surprise, after being hugged, I received something very intense.

Seeing my face like that, Kaori smiled contentedly.

“Taketo-kun, do your best.”

Maybe she got anxious because if I go to the matchmaking party, I’ll meet a lot of women and might even get a fiancée?

But since it’s a world where polygamy (with a lower limit but no upper limit) is the norm and there are fewer men, maybe that’s not the case. She was really dedicated to taking care of my appearance, so could it just be an expression of affection?

If that’s the case, when I do the same thing, Kaori turns red and looks down while saying thank you. It’s usually Kaori who does this, so when I do it occasionally, it turns out like this. It’s quite cute.

“Taketo-sama. I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.”

“It’s okay. The ride hasn’t arrived yet…”

Ding dong♪

“It seems she just arrived.”

After that, I thanked the city employee who came to pick me up in an official car and got into the vehicle. The city employee was a married woman in her 50s.

“…We also have two daughters at home.”

If I keep chatting with that talkative woman, we’ll arrive at today’s matchmaking venue. The venue is divided by age groups. Naturally, the place I’m heading to is where only teenage boys gather.

The teenage boys participating in the matchmaking party are between 16 and 19 years old, but in the population of the city where I live, there are thousands of them. I was worried about how they would manage such a large number of people, but seeing the venue, I was convinced.

——I see…

It was a skyscraper. It seems that every floor of this building is used as a venue for matchmaking parties, and since there are several other skyscrapers like this one, it shows quite a significant effort.

It’s still early in the morning, so there aren’t many people around, but I saw quite a few women preparing their stalls.

——Oh, really? There are food stalls set up…

It’s like a festival. It’s starting to get a bit fun, but the age group of the stall owners preparing seems a bit older. Is it because all the young women are attending matchmaking parties?

While I was thinking about such things, I was dropped off in front of the men-only entrance in the basement.

“Gouda-sama. We have been waiting for you.”

The guide appeared right away, and I was led to a place that looked like a dressing room on the second floor, not the top floor as I had been told beforehand. That’s strange, I thought since I had been informed that the venue would be on the top floor… but it seems there had been a change of plans.

When I listened closely, it turned out that women over the age of majority can choose their preferred venue, but they have to apply in advance to indicate which venue they want to attend. However, there’s a problem…

It seems that a flood of applicants has rushed to the venue I will be attending. Since that defeats the purpose of the matchmaking party, my venue will be reconsidered, and it has been decided that the women will not be informed of which venue I will be attending.

However, there were also many voices of concern that the women who could attend the venue I would be at would likely not even talk to other men.

“I see…”

I had heard that the start time was in the afternoon. However, yesterday I received a sudden notice that the start time had changed, so I ended up entering the venue early in the morning…

The reason seems to be that they want to use special effects makeup to transform me into a chubby man, just like any other guy.

I’ve heard that special effects makeup takes a lot of time. That’s probably why I was the only one who arrived at the venue early. It makes sense that I didn’t see any other men at all.

When I entered the room, a woman bowed her head and approached me. Is she a special effects makeup artist?

“Thank you in advance.”

“Gouda-sama. The pleasure is mine.”

Since there was no time, the special effects makeup staff immediately started on the makeup. The hairstyle Kaori had painstakingly set up for me gets messed up right away, and I’m feeling terrible, but the tour guide’s explanation continues.

“…And with that, do you have any questions up to this point?”

Even though the guide said that I can’t open my mouth right now because I’m in the middle of special effects makeup. Was it on purpose? Are they mocking me because my eyes are smiling? Alright, Mil-san, go ahead and do it. Just when I thought that, I received a telepathic message from Mil-san saying, “Leave it to me,” and I hurriedly stopped. Just kidding. I’m sorry for thinking of something weird, Mil-san.

As I continued to listen to the guide and looked puzzled, it seemed that the venue I would be attending was the second-floor venue, which is the lowest venue.

I’ll use the alias Okada Kento. Is that okay? They said they wanted to reveal my true identity at the end. They even offered a premium gift voucher as an apology, so please? Why are they smiling while looking at my face? Isn’t Mil-san’s mouth twitching too? They said to look in the mirror at the end, so I did, but I’m just feeling really anxious. The organizers must be having a great time with me, right?