He was falling for her from the time she was loosing all the stuff but never imagine they'll get this far. He's already head over hills for her at this point but is denying it and doesn't want to date her cause as a kid thanks to his selfishness (going out alone) his sister was assaulted (someone barged into their apartment) so no more precious things for him. Ppl around him are telling him it's high time to move on. Somewhere along the way they start dating cause that mob comes back and the coworker kinda meddles a bit. I think she told him he should talk with his sister, he does, sister says I'm long over it, things are fine so he can admit loving FL. Obviously they were doing it pretty much every chapter... things to be all pretty and roses when they decide to introduce to her family (since she already met the sister and only remaining family member). Anyway here pops up overprotective grandma who won't give an OK just like that. BTW FL grew up in old samurai house where women know how to deal with naginata and other spear/long weapons. Thanks to that FL at one point beat the shit out of mob and she kinda has a session with grandma.... obviously grandma attack the cop at one point to (lol, the cop xD). But grandma ends up giving seal of approval anyway, through giving FL yukata for a festival cause apparently FL wanted that yukata as a kid but grandma said she'll give it to her once she finds a person she wants to stay with for the rest of her life. All things seemed to be good but they still need to resolve the problem of her taking over family shrine business. She never wanted that, it's why she wet off to the city to become kindergarten teacher. Grandma collapsed which is why they first wend to her home, so now she needs to deal with this. Tbh it all kinda implies she'll take over and ML will move to her place since he can do his police business in her local town too. But i wouldn't know cause I'm not interested in reading beyond this point.