"…"
Looking at the cup of milk tea in his hand, Ren fell into deep thought.
If he wanted to drink this cup of milk tea, he had to take off his mask.
Fortunately, Gabriel said before that as long as his true identity is not revealed, it doesn't matter even if he takes off his mask.
If that's the case, then there's nothing to worry about.
With this in mind, Ren put the straw into the milk tea first.
After observing the surroundings and finding that only Nino was openly peeking at him, Ren took off his mask with confidence.
"!!!"
Seeing the entirety of Ren displayed before his eyes, Nino swallowed her saliva.
She was ready to face the fact that Naoki (Ren) was not as handsome as she thought, after all, she still knew that a mask could improve appearance.
But she never expected that after he took off the mask, not only did his appearance not diminish at all, but he even looked better, which far exceeded her expectations.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that the moment she saw his entire face, she was already thinking about what they would name their child in the future.
"?"
Feeling Nino's fiery eyes, Ren turned his head in confusion.
He could clearly feel that something was wrong with the way she looked at him, with a strong sense of possessiveness.
But her possessiveness was different from the one that imprisoned him, and seemed to be mixed with feelings he wasn't quite sure about.
This made him even more curious.
"Cough cough"
After looking at each other for a moment, Nino's face suddenly turned red, there was a hint of embarrassment in it.
Touching her increasingly hot cheeks, Nino pretended nothing had happened, lowered her head and took a sip of milk tea.
When Ren stopped looking at her, he quietly turned his head and looked again.
In fact, he didn't want to do this, but he had no choice but couldn't help it.
Putting aside Nino's strange look at him for now, Ren concentrated on the so-called cup of milk tea for couples in his hand.
After taking a sip of milk tea, Ren took off his mask so that his true appearance could not be seen by more people.
"Not bad."
After swallowing all the milk tea in his mouth, Ren expressed his assessment to Nino.
Then Ren looked at her, waiting for Nino to express her judgment, to confirm whether his judgment was the same as that of ordinary people.
"Ah... Um."
Because Nino had just seen Ren, she didn't pay much attention to the taste of this cup of milk tea, so she could only choose to comply with the answer.
After her confirmation, Ren nodded in satisfaction.
After some practice, he can now give the same correct answers as ordinary people when eating normal food.
Of course, if it was strange food, he couldn't do anything about it.
His body's protective mechanisms will automatically help him overcome feelings that have a negative impact on him, making it impossible for him to give a correct evaluation.
After seeing Nino lower her head and drink milk tea without any intention of speaking, Ren continued to repeat the way he drank milk tea earlier.
Pull the mask down and sip the milk tea. Pull the mask up and taste the milk tea.
"…"
Seeing his actions, Nino felt like complaining for no reason.
Didn't he find it difficult to do this?
However, after seeing his true appearance every time Ren took off his mask, Nino felt it made sense for him to do that.
The fewer people who saw his handsome face like that, the better, lest he attract a group of interested competitors.
Of course, it would be better if only she could see his true form.
But Nino can only think about this now, and it will be possible in the future.
"Hm?"
Feeling her gaze again, Ren turned his head again.
On the other hand, Nino again avoided his gaze and remained silent.
Seeing this, she had no choice but to avert her gaze and continue drinking milk tea in silence.
Ren thought Nino kept looking at him because she wanted to say something to him. It seemed like he was overthinking it.
As time passed, neither of them had any intention of speaking anymore, and walked side by side in tacit understanding, but the atmosphere between them became a little strange.
"Um… Naoki, are you still in school now?"
A few moments later, in order to ease the awkward atmosphere between the two, Nino randomly found a topic.
"No." Ren shook his head.
Ren's identity is a high school student and he is still in school, so that he is not recognized, Naoki's identity must be different.
"Then you should still learn magic from your teacher?" Nino didn't forget that this man was a magician.
"Correct."
After hearing that Nino had already thought of an excuse for him, Ren followed her words and agreed, but he couldn't think of a suitable excuse.
"Then when will you officially debut?" Nino asked curiously.
Nino really wants to see him looking handsome doing magic on TV or on stage, especially since Ren is already very handsome.
However, if this happens, will she have more love rivals?
Nino couldn't help but think about this issue.
"I don't know, it will happen soon," Ren answered vaguely.
He was just an ordinary person and not a magician, so how could he debut?
"Then if you want to debut, can you tell me?" Nino said softly, "I want to witness that moment with my own eyes."
"Okay," Ren answered firmly
He wouldn't make his debut, so Nino wouldn't be able to see him that day.
"When the time comes, I will be your number one fan."
Following the topic, Nino talked about the future.
"I look forward to it."
After thinking for a long time, Ren gave this answer.
"Is this considered official to you?" Nino walked a few steps quickly, came to him, and asked word by word, "Master Magician?"
"Yes."
"Wow, it looks like I have to work hard, otherwise I won't be worthy of the title of your number one fan," Nino covered her mouth and said half-jokingly.
"Oh."
Ren sent his encouragement.
"Is this the encouragement you give your number one fan? That's just random."
"I'm sorry."
"That's fine," Nino suggested with a smile, "But since it's encouragement, how about giving me a hug?"
"I refuse."
"That's outrageous. Your number one fan will lose fandom."
"Oh."
"Don't you have any words of apology?"
"Um."
"You're cold, but that's all I don't hate you." Seeing his profile, Nino smiled like a flower.
"Thank You."
"Is that just a thank you?" Nino pouted, feeling a little dissatisfied, "This doesn't satisfy me."
"Thank You."
"Two thanks won't be enough!"