"What is wrong?"
Gabriel let go of the mouse, subconsciously took the phone, and asked.
"I won't answer," Ren pointed to the email on the screen.
"Can't you just reply with your name?"
After quickly reading the contents of the email, Gabriel felt there was no point in asking Ren about this email.
Wasn't that an email from Itsuki's sister Nino asking for his name?
What's wrong with this?
"I can't say my name," Ren struggled to explain.
"Why?"
Gabriel couldn't understand this.
"…"
After being silent for a while, and forming words in his mind, Ren began to explain: "Because I wore a mask when I met her, and if I told her my name, my true appearance would be revealed."
"So it is."
Gabriel nodded thoughtfully.
Although the logic of what he just said was very confusing, she relied on her understanding of Ren to know what he didn't say and managed to understand what he wanted to express.
"Um."
Ren is still very satisfied with his current appearance.
However, Gabriel understood him.
Two weeks ago, Ren could only say the response word "um", but now he can express his thoughts properly through language in such a short time.
This should be enough to show the progress.
"So, you want to reply to this email in the normal way without revealing your real name?"
Based on what Ren said before and his character, Gabriel made assumptions about his request.
"Correct."
Ren suddenly realized that he was quite strong, and he actually conveyed his needs through that sentence.
So fabulous.
"Let me think about it..."
After receiving confirmation, Gabriel started to think.
It had been a long time since Ren had asked for help. Finally he asked for her help again. Of course, Gabriel wanted to find the perfect way to showcase her abilities so he could continue to rely on her.
Seeing Gabriel's caring gaze, Ren began to wait patiently.
"Actually, you can make up a fake name and tell her."
After some serious thought, Gabriel found a way.
"Fake name?"
Ren couldn't understand the key.
"That's right," Gabriel explained, "She just saw you wearing a mask, so it's fine to give you a fake name to fool her."
"She will never recognize you wearing glasses, don't worry," Gabriel added specifically to make him not worry.
Ren could be said to be two different people without glasses and with glasses, but Gabriel didn't believe anyone else could recognize him besides him.
"It seems fine."
After thinking about it carefully, Ren found that this method seemed feasible.
It just requires him to lie.
He doesn't refuse to lie, as long as he can be like an ordinary person, lying is fine.
However, as a result, new problems arise.
"What's my fake name?"
He couldn't name anything and never gave any names.
Therefore, to ensure that the fake name he was waiting for as an answer met the standards of an ordinary person, he decided to continue asking Gabriel.
"You want me to give you a fake name?" Gabriel asked.
"Um."
"This..."
Gabriel didn't know what to say.
If it were for anything else, she would probably be happy to continue helping him, but she always felt strange and a little uncomfortable giving him a name.
After staring at Ren for a long time, Gabriel tried to think of a better name for him.
"I can't think about it. You'd better make up a fake name yourself."
After waving her hand, Gabriel chose to surrender.
Even though it was just a fake name, she still didn't know what to call him.
"...Okay."
Ren didn't expect this problem to confuse Gabriel, he thought something like this would be easy.
But now it seems that finding a name is not an easy task.
Taking out the cell phone again, Ren thought for a moment, then typed a few words in the message field and sent it.
"Okay."
Putting down the phone, Ren said calmly.
"What name are you thinking of?" Gabriel was a little surprised. She thought Ren would have to think about it for a long time.
"Naoki, Kamikawa Naoki," Ren answered.
"Not bad."
Gabriel praised.
Anyway, it's just a fake name to fool people, as long as it's normal, it doesn't matter what you call it.
But after all, it was Ren's own name, and he didn't rely on her, Gabriel thought it was still worth encouraging.
"Um."
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"Kamikawa Naoki?"
When she received the reply email, Nino clicked on it and started reading.
"Hah? He has the same surname as Kamikawa-kun who we met in the cafeteria yesterday." Ichika suddenly discovered something.
"What is it?" Nino disagreed, "Kamikawa is not a rare surname. It is natural for two people to have the same surname."
"I didn't say it was strange, I just sighed a little," Ichika yawned and said casually.
"Rather than that, why don't you help me think of a suitable answer?"
Nino turned her cell phone screen towards Ichika so she could clearly see the contents of her reply.
"Did he only reply with one name? It seems like what you said, he is a cold and handsome man. Leaning forward slightly." Ichika could clearly read the contents above.
"Yeah, that's why I asked you for a reference," Said Nino sadly.
"Okay, let me think about it…"
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As soon as Ren turned on his laptop, a new email appeared on his cell phone.
Nakano Nino: [Are you free tomorrow? I just got two tickets to the aquarium. Can we go together? I just want to say thank you for what happened this afternoon]
After reading it, Ren's first reaction was to refuse.
Besides, if Nino saw him again, Ren would have to wear a mask.
Otherwise, it will be exposed.
But before he finished typing the rejection, his attention was completely drawn to the word aquarium.
He had never been to an aquarium.
Want to go!
However, if he wears a mask, his appearance will be visible.
What a headache.
If only there was a way to get Nino to agree without showing his appearance.
So Ren turned to look at Gabriel again.
This time, before he could speak, Gabriel noticed his gaze and asked first:
"What happened again?"