"That's because the feelings involved are not a game."
Faced with Gabriel's temptation, Raphiel thought seriously for a moment, trying to figure out where she had exposed her vulnerability.
"You found it."
Gabriel wasn't surprised that Raphiel could discern this.
After all, there was only so much content between them, and as long as Raphiel pondered it a few times, she could roughly estimate the reasons.
"I'm not foolish." Said Raphiel, "However, I'm a bit surprised that you can confirm that I really don't like him through this alone, and you're very sure."
When she said "sure." she hesitated for a moment, as if considering whether to use this word to describe it.
"In fact, it's not just about crossing that line. It's mainly because the strategic mission you talked about made me realize something was wrong."
Seeing that she didn't deny not liking Ren, Gabriel felt relieved and narrated the details of what she found.
"What's wrong with the strategic mission I mentioned?" Raphiel was puzzled.
"Of course, there's a problem because, according to your assumption, as long as I follow the mission, I can gain Kamikawa's affection. This is enough to show that you don't like him at all."
"You completely misunderstand what it means to like. You're just trying to use the fastest way to bring me and him closer to enhance our feelings for each other."
"According to you, two people will fall in love as more things happen to them. Is this the main reason why you devised the mission strategy?"
At this point, Gabriel stopped talking and stared into her eyes, asking.
Raphiel answered gently, "Yes."
"That's why I'm sure you don't like him at all." Gabriel said quite seriously, "Liking is not that simple."
"A somewhat strange conclusion."
After a moment of silence, Raphiel clapped her hands and said this.
"What's strange?"
Gabriel considered her logic perfect.
"You say liking is not that simple. Then the question is, Gab, how can you fall in love with him?"
Raphiel took out her phone and pretended to check the time. After clicking a few times, she placed her phone on the table very naturally.
"I remember nothing interesting happened between you and Kamikawa, right? It's just the most ordinary daily life, or is there something I don't know about what happened between you two that made you fall in love with him?"
Gabriel didn't know how to answer.
Nothing special happened between her and Ren, and life was basically the same every day.
They would wake up and go to school together in the morning, eat together at noon, and in the afternoon after school, Ren would go teach those people, and she would play games at home, waiting for him to return, and they would cook along the way.
After Ren returned, they would eat together, play games together, and sleep together...
This was their everyday routine, except for one or two special occasions; basically, she had gotten used to this rhythm of life.
If Gabriel had to talk about how she fell in love with him, she really couldn't remember.
"Forget it." She answered with a smile.
"Think about it soon; this is a very critical matter."
Raphiel looked very disappointed and pressed.
"What's the key here?"
Gabriel patted her slightly warm cheek, recalling her past with her, which made her a bit embarrassed.
"Tell me your mental journey, for reference."
Raphiel had an incomprehensible smile on her face.
"I don't want to. It feels strange to say it."
Gabriel didn't want to share something like this with her, even though Raphiel had a good relationship with her.
"Then tell me what you like most about Kamikawa. I'm also very curious about this question." Raphiel changed the topic of conversation and asked with a leading tone.
Gabriel was a bit confused and couldn't answer directly.
Raphiel sighed, "Don't say you can't even answer this question."
"Of course not."
Gabriel refuted Raphiel's exaggerated statement.
"What is it? Is it because there are many things you like, and you can't find the one you like the most?" Raphiel then asked.
Gabriel remained silent, still thinking hard.
"Do you understand what I'm saying?" Raphiel checked phone, "If you don't answer, I'll take it as your agreement."
After hesitating for a long time, Gabriel said, "Be gentle, his gentleness, or his character."
"Gentleness? That's very common. In general, many men have this trait." Raphiel said while thinking.
"It's different. His gentleness is unique."
"Unique? Can you explain it in detail?"
"... It's the level of his gentleness. Once you're accustomed to it, you can't avoid it."
Gabriel thought for a long time before she found the most suitable adjective.
"By the way, most of the reason why I'm like this is Kamikawa's fault."
"Unimaginable."
Even if she said this, Raphiel still couldn't understand it.
"It's just that you can't imagine it. If I hadn't worked hard, I would have been useless by now." Gabriel said without remorse.
Although she was basically no different from being useless now.
"It seems like you're blaming Kamikawa." Raphiel reminded.
"I'm just stating the fact."
"In that case, can you lend me Kamikawa for a few days? I also want to feel Kamikawa's gentleness and see if I like it."
Raphiel looked at Gabriel and presented her idea.
"Eh? What did you say?" Gabriel was surprised.
"It's okay. This has nothing to do with you. I can ask Kamikawa directly..." Raphiel waved her hand, "Besides, you're just good friends."
"Not at all. I can bear it on my own. You don't need to experience it. It's too painful." Gabriel firmly refused.
If Raphiel really asked, considering Ren's character, she would most likely agree.
She didn't want something like that to happen; it would be too cruel to herself.
"You seem to be panicking." Raphiel teased.
"Not panicking, I just feel that after lending Kamikawa to you, I won't be able to continue with the idea of making him smile."
Gabriel found a reason for herself, a very reasonable one.
"Don't worry about such things, okay?"
Gabriel emphasized, "We'll be back soon, so there's no need to rush. I plan to see him smile before returning."
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