Ichika Wants Him to Take Off His Glasses

"Eh?"

When Ichika saw him stand up, she immediately panicked.

This deviated from the storyline she expected. According to the normal development, shouldn't Ren keep promising various benefits to her in exchange for not telling Nino about this?

Why did it end right at the beginning?

She still wanted to use this secret to inquire about many things from him.

"Wait a moment, don't rush to leave." Ichika hurriedly grabbed his arm and tried to persuade him.

"Okay."

Seeing her blocking move, Ren had no choice but to sit back down.

"Didn't you say you were worried? Then why did you leave so suddenly?" Seeing Ren sitting back down, Ichika felt like her feelings had been deceived.

Ren clearly said he was worried, but in the end, he left immediately. Was he really worried?

"You rejected my request." Ren said straightforwardly.

He asked Ichika for help in keeping his secret, but she refused his request, so what else could he do?

Should he force her to keep it a secret?

He couldn't do something like that.

"I refused, so you're giving up?" Ichika was a little incredulous.

In that case, shouldn't he continue promising more benefits to her?

"Yes." Ren nodded.

"Then why don't you keep trying to ask me questions?"

Ren then asked, "Keep trying. Do you agree?"

"Not necessarily. It depends on whether the conditions you offer satisfy me." Ichika replied nonchalantly.

"Then why do I keep asking for help?" Ren asked in confusion.

If Ichika didn't even know the point, there was no meaning for him to keep asking her.

Instead, it would be better to leave earlier.

"That makes sense." Ichika was convinced by him.

Thinking about it this way, it was wise for her to choose to leave.

"Well, then I'll go first..."

Because of that, Ren was about to stand up and leave again, but as he was about to stand, Ichika held his shoulder and sat down again.

"Never mind, originally, I wanted to experience the feeling of threatening someone, but it seems I can't experience it, so I'd better be more straightforward."

Ichika released her hand from his shoulder and said helplessly, "I can help you keep the secret, but you have to answer a few questions from me. Can you accept this condition?"

"That's acceptable." After hesitating for a moment, Ren chose to agree.

The offer was fair, and he had no reason to refuse.

"Because you agreed, then the first question... Wait a moment, can you take off your glasses? I want to see what you look like without glasses."

When Ichika was about to ask the first question, she suddenly noticed the black-framed glasses Ren was wearing and temporarily changed her words.

"Is that okay?"

"Just consider it a request. Besides, I'm curious about Kamikawa-san's appearance without glasses after you take them off."

Since she had only seen him wearing a mask last time, now she finally had the chance to see his entire face, and Ichika was certainly interested in it.

After feeling the area and making sure there was no one else around them, Ren took off his glasses.

Anyway, Ichika had seen it before, so it didn't matter if she saw it again now.

"...Are you really not a star?"

Seeing his sparkling eyes, it took Ichika a moment to regain consciousness and ask the doubt in her heart.

With Ren's appearance alone, it was more than enough to become a star or idol directly, and he could rely on his face to make a living.

Moreover, Ichika wasn't someone obsessed with appearances. When she looked at Ren's face, she was a bit moved. No wonder Nino liked him so much.

"No, I'm just an ordinary person." Ren retorted.

"Your appearance is not at all like that of an ordinary person." Ichika couldn't help complaining, "It can be said to have elevated the appearance of an average person."

"I'm just an ordinary person." Ren emphasized, "Just like my appearance."

When asked if he was an ordinary person, he always insisted that he was an ordinary person, no matter what others said.

"Alright, it's up to you."

Ichika didn't want to get too involved in this matter, so she went straight to the point: "The first question, Kamikawa-san, why didn't you mention your real name? Instead, you said you were Kamikawa Naoki, then went to talk to Nino. What about the contact?"

"..."

Her first question left Ren unable to answer.

If he told the truth, wouldn't it reveal the fact that he was not an ordinary person?

Therefore, he chose to remain silent.

"Because you can't answer the first question, let's move on to the second question."

Ichika waited for a moment and found that Ren had no intention of speaking, so she put a question mark about her goal in her heart.

"Kamikawa-san, why didn't you tell Nino that you are Kamikawa Naoki?"

"Because of the issue..."

Telling Nino about this would certainly cause a lot of problems, and this way, Ren wouldn't be able to use another identity to verify the conversational skills he usually learned.

It's better to avoid comparing prices for something that doesn't benefit him at all.

"You passed this test."

Considering Nino's character, Ichika agreed with his reasoning.

"The third question is, how did you feel pretending to be Naoki?" Ichika continued to ask.

"Feel?" Ren didn't quite understand that question.

"Yes, not feeling proud, happy, and even Nino who is foolish, didn't realize that you were actually in front of her." Explaining to him, Ichika also said bad words about Nino.

According to her explanation, Ren remembered it and answered softly, "It's the mood that was expected."

"Expectation? A very strange mood?" Ichika frowned slightly, wondering where expectations came from. "If possible, could you tell me why you have these expectations?"

"Okay." Ren answered honestly, "Because I really want to talk to her, want to go somewhere with her, look forward to the unknown..."

"Cough..."

Hearing this, Ichika couldn't help but cough a few times, disturbing her thoughts to continue.

She came here to let him answer questions, not to listen to him show affection!

"You don't need to ask this question. I might understand what you mean by expectations."

"Okay." Ren chose to remain silent obediently.

"The next question, do you think I'm suitable to be an actress?" After struggling for a moment, Ichika finally chose to ask that question.