"If you want to, anyway."

He hadn't missed the hesitance in Shinjiro's nod. He didn't really want to force him into something he didn't want to do, even if he was looking forward to meeting his and Minako's friend.

"Minako probably will without me asking at some point, anyway, right?" he said with a smile, hoping to put Shinjiro more at ease. "I'm a little surprised she hasn't already, but... oh well."