"Mhm..."
Looking at the letter in her hand, Gabriel was deeply touched.
Honestly, she was quite curious about what kind of response Ren would give to that sentence.
But after seeing the playful smile on Raphiel's face, she refused with a very firm attitude: "No, it's just a reply. What's the big deal? I don't care at all."
"Moreover, he didn't not reply to me. I just need to see it for myself."
Saying this, Gabriel reluctantly averted her gaze from the letter in Raphiel's hand.
"Since you don't want to read it, let me read it for you. I'll try my best to convey Kamikawa's tone."
Seeing her still being tsundere, Raphiel sighed helplessly and made a decision.
"You don't need to mimic his tone."
Gabriel didn't object to her doing so.
"Why are your demands for something like this so high?" Raphiel complained dissatisfaction, "And didn't you just say that you don't care at all?"
"Of course I don't care, but since you're going to read it, I have to listen." Gabriel confidently said.
"Fine."
After receiving her answer, Raphiel stopped arguing with her and unfolded the letter paper, ready to read it.
However, after seeing its contents, she froze immediately.
"What's wrong with you?"
Gabriel ready to listen to her reading, realized that something was wrong with Raphiel's expression.
It felt like seeing something extraordinary.
This was the first time she had seen this expression on Raphiel's face.
"No, it's nothing. I just didn't expect Kamikawa's response to be so surprising."
Raphiel regained her composure and said with a smile.
"What did he write in the letter?"
Gabriel regretted her refusal to read the letter.
"I'll read it to you now. I've told you before that this was written by Kamikawa. I'm only responsible for reading it. Please don't vent your anger on me after hearing it."
After giving a reminder first, Raphiel mimicked Ren's calm tone, took the letter, and read aloud: "Raphi, I can't believe you easily made this joke. But thank you for being willing to write to me."
"That's all."
"..."
After listening, Gabriel fell silent.
"It seems like you don't need to worry about being misunderstood by Kamikawa. After all, Kamikawa doesn't believe that you miss him."
Placing the letter in front of Gabriel, Raphiel said earnestly.
At this moment, Gabriel chose to forget what she had just said, immediately took the letter and read it word by word.
She wanted to make sure that this was indeed a reply written by Ren himself to Raphiel.
The confirmation method was very simple, just look at his handwriting.
Ren's handwriting was very distinctive, almost exactly like printed handwriting.
This couldn't be imitated by ordinary people.
After reading it several times, Gabriel finally believed that the reply was indeed written by Ren himself.
However, besides that, she noticed something else.
"Raphi, don't you think it was you who gave Kamikawa such an answer through me?"
"What does that have to do with me?"
Raphiel asked with a little confusion.
"Because this is the letter you wrote to Kamikawa." Gabriel emphasized.
"Is there a difference?"
"Yes, and it's a big difference!" Gabriel said loudly, "Because you used to mock Kamikawa and say some weird things, so if you write it in the letter now, in my opinion... He definitely won't believe it."
"So that's it."
Raphiel nodded thoughtfully.
"Hmph."
Seeing that she finally understood, Gabriel lifted her head proudly.
Her mistake was not with Ren, but with Raphiel.
"If I follow your logic, if someone else writes it, he won't misunderstand?" Raphiel asked with a smile.
"Of course, if Vigne writes it, Kamikawa will definitely believe it."
Gabriel gave an example casually.
In terms of honesty and reliability, Vigbe was much better than Raphiel.
"In that case, this way, Kamikawa managed to find out that Gab actually misses him?" Raphiel followed her words.
"Yes,... No!"
Gabriel, who inadvertently wanted to admit it, realized that something was wrong and quickly denied it.
"I didn't say that, let alone have that idea."
"But Gab, why are you sulking because Kamikawa doesn't believe what I said in my letter?" Raphiel said with a smile, "If you really don't want him to know that you miss him, wouldn't it be better to joke with him?"
"It's not like that."
Gabriel fell silent for a moment and didn't know how to defend herself.
"Anyway, it doesn't matter whether he knows I'm thinking about him or not..."
"You finally admitted that you miss him."
After talking for quite a while, Raphiel finally got the answer she wanted.
"Ugh..."
After realizing that she had spilled the beans, Gabriel immediately covered her mouth with her hand.
"Ignore you, I want to read Kamikawa's reply."
After a while, Gabriel removed her hand, took the utility knife, and carefully opened the reply letter.
"Can I read it with you?" Raphiel asked hopefully.
"No, how could I show you such an important answer?"
Gabriel rejected her question without hesitation.
"Okay."
So, Raphiel took Ren's reply letter to her and sat on the sofa.
After making sure that she couldn't peek, Gabriel took out the letter from the envelope, unfolded it, and began to read.
"What's with my name calling you? I'm thinking very seriously about it."
"This guy, Kamikawa, is writing a letter for the first time. Really, he even used the letter I wrote to him as a reference."
While complaining softly, Gabriel continued reading with a smile.
"Oh, let me see what you did on your summer vacation..."
After reading this, she looked forward to her summer vacation even more.
"Eh? Who is Kominami-senpai? Why is Kamikawa giving her lessons?"
"In return, she will cook for Kamikawa? Where's Kirisu-sensei?"
"Giving gifts to those girls? This is a competition..."
"Playing games with Miku at night is truly a satisfying life."
The further she read, the more Gabriel's smile gradually disappeared, replaced by calmness, an extraordinary calmness.