345 Scrutiny

"Who is Alinea?"

At Maki Yuuka's confused and bewildered expression that made her beautiful face comical, Alinea smiled.

"That would be me," she replied patiently.

"Why is it Alinea? Isn't your name Ara?"

Since they haven't manipulated people's memories yet with regards to her preferred name – not that she thought it was necessary, there would be many instances such as now when people get confused hearing her name.

"It's her English name," Ryuu then answered and a light bulb suddenly seemed to light up in Yuuka's brain.

She snapped her finger in understanding. Most Asian people opted to adopt a more western-sounding name when they stayed in foreign countries or studied in international schools to make it easier for foreigners to call them.  She's just a little bit confused since Ara was easier to pronounce than Alinea, yet the girl chose to use the latter. But she remembered something else, and she clapped her hands together.