No Matter What You Do, Can You Refuse?

"This..."

Honestly, Ichika never expected Ren's answer to be like this.

Moreover, this answer was somewhat self-deprecating.

Regardless of the aspect, Ren didn't need to feel inferior.

After taking off his glasses, he looked very handsome, studied very well, and had a very gentle personality. Ichika had never seen him angry. His family situation was unclear, but it surely wasn't much different.

This was clearly the pattern of a winner in life; if he had low self-esteem, others with low self-esteem would surely follow. Ichika wanted to ask clearly about the doubts in her heart, but when she saw Ren bowing his head, as if not wanting to continue the conversation about this question, for some reason, she suddenly felt pressured and unconsciously wanted to comfort him.

But as she was about to reach out and touch his head to encourage him, she suddenly realized the gaze of others on her, and then she firmly abandoned the idea of comforting him.

Ichika was sure that if she did that, she would definitely be the target of public criticism.

Therefore, for safety's sake, it's better for her not to say anything and just end the topic.

"Sigh..."

After calming her nervousness, Ichika stood up, leaving Ren's side, and returned to her previous position.

When her conversation with Ren ended, everyone pondered over his last words.

A few moments later, the atmosphere became lively again, and they all chatted as if hiding something.

Ren was the only one sitting on the sofa, looking dazed, not knowing what he was thinking.

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Gabriel's house door.

As there was no tutoring for them today, Ren returned earlier than usual.

Thinking that Gabriel had something to tell him when he arrived home this afternoon, he hurried back without stopping.

*Knock Knock*

After knocking on the door, Ren waited for Gabriel to open it for him.

"Who is it?"

After waiting for a while, about to knock on the door for the second time, Gabriel's voice was heard from inside the house, but her voice was much softer than before.

"Ren."

As Gabriel had asked him this before, he was already quite used to it this time.

Could Gabriel be wearing a maid outfit again today?

Thinking about what happened that day when she asked such a question, Ren began to make random guesses.

After he answered, a few moments later, the door opened slightly. After confirming that the person who came was Ren, the door slowly opened.

Seeing the open door, Ren unconsciously wanted to enter, but as soon as he entered, Gabriel fell into his arms.

"What's wrong? Are you sick?"

Seeing Gabriel looking very weak in his embrace, Ren asked with concern.

"I'm not sick, I just don't have the strength." Gabriel weakly replied, keeping her body close to Ren's so she could save energy.

After smoothly closing the door, Ren hugged Gabriel like a princess and entered the room.

As soon as he entered the room, he found Raphiel lying on the bed, similar to Gabriel's current state; both looked very weak.

"Good afternoon, Kamikawa~" After seeing Ren enter, Raphiel slightly raised her head and greeted him.

"Good afternoon. What's wrong with both of you?"

Responding to this, Ren became more confused about their current conditions.

"Don't worry, just lay me on the bed."

Regarding this, Gabriel didn't intend to explain too much, but only gave instructions.

"Okay."

Hearing what she said, Ren laid her on the bed next to Raphiel.

Fortunately, both are girls, although Gabriel's bed is not too big, it is enough for them to sleep together.

Seeing both of them lying together, not wanting to say anything, Ren used his superpower to check them.

[Physical condition: weak]

[Reason: Insufficient magic power]

Ignoring less important information, he focused on the two most important instructions.

In other words, is the reason why both of them are so weak because of insufficient magic power?

If so, there's nothing he can do.

Although Ren could use his superpower to restore their magic power, it would reveal his identity as an Esper, so he could only remain indifferent and pretend not to know anything.

Realizing that Ren was staring at her, Gabriel said, "Kamikawa, please bring that talisman on the table."

"Is this one?"

Ren came to the table and quickly found the white talisman she mentioned.

As soon as he took it, he felt the magic power contained in it.

For him, this magic power was very small, but in this world, it was clearly a destructive magic power.

"Yes, this is the talisman given to you. You must carry it and don't lose it." Gabriel warned after seeing the talisman in his hand.

The reason why she and Raphiel are like this is because of this talisman.

Originally, she thought about making a talisman and giving it to Ren so that he could carry it to protect his safety.

But Raphiel said that she wanted to help, giving her the idea that the two angels would definitely be stronger if they made the talisman together.

That's why she asked she to come home with her.

But what she didn't expect was that maybe because she didn't use magic power for too long or raised a flag, something happened accidentally when she put magic power into the talisman. When it was time to stop the magic power supply, she couldn't stop it. Instead, the talisman continued to absorb their magic power.

Fortunately, the magic power capacity of this talisman has its limits, and it stops when there is still some magic power remaining, not absorbing their entire magic power.

Otherwise, Gabriel wouldn't even have the strength to open the door for Ren.

"Thank you."

After hearing that it was for him, Ren put the talisman in his wallet and stored it.

Seeing this, Gabriel finally felt relieved.

After spending so much magic power and Raphiel, what they got was better protective effects and longer duration.

This way, every time Ren faces danger, the magic power contained in the talisman will protect him, so she doesn't need to worry about any accidents.

At this moment, Raphiel smiled and reminded, "Kamikawa, aren't you going to do something to both of us? We don't have any strength now. Whatever you do, we can't resist."