What Is He Talking About?
"May I?"
Ren asked a bit nervously, not taking the headphones.
"Of course." Miku handed the headphones to him. "It's just headphones."
The headphones were neither expensive nor had any warning signs, so Ren could use them.
"Thank you."
After expressing gratitude, Ren mimicked Miku and put on the headphones.
"What do you want to listen to?"
After connecting the Bluetooth headset to her phone, Miku asked.
"Anything is fine."
Ren who usually didn't listen to music, didn't understand this musical aspect at all.
"Then choose something I like."
After hesitating for a moment, Miku selected a song she often listened to and clicked to play it.
Listening to music through the headphones, Ren began to appreciate Miku's favorite song.
"Does it sound okay?" Miku asked with concern.
The headphone sound was the same as when she used it earlier, whether it was a bit too loud for Ren.
"What did you say?"
Wearing headphones, Ren only saw Miku's mouth move a few times but couldn't hear what she said at all.
Although he had superpowers, without using them, his hearing was no better than an ordinary person's. There was no way to overcome the musical barrier and accurately hear what Miku was saying.
Moreover, Miku's speaking voice wasn't loud initially, making it even harder to hear clearly.
"Nothing's wrong."
Seeing confusion in his eyes, Miku thought of something and waved her hand.
"This..."
After trying hard to distinguish mouth shapes and movements, Ren realized he still didn't understand what Miku was saying, so he wanted to take off the headphones.
But as soon as his hand touched the headphones, he was stopped by Miku, and at the same time, she raised her phone in front of him.
[I just asked if the sound is okay?]
This is the text Miku just typed on her phone.
"It's fine."
Seeing this, Ren gave up on removing the headphones.
"Um."
Miku nodded and withdrew her hand.
[Is this song good?]
A moment later, Ren saw Miku raise her phone in front of him again and say something simultaneously.
But due to the loud music, he still couldn't hear clearly what Miku was saying. Ren could only know what Miku said through the words displayed on her phone.
"It sounds good." Ren replied.
Miku continued typing on her phone and started communicating with him.
[Do you need to change the song?]
"No need."
[Do you like this type of music?]
"It's okay."
[...]
"..."
After answering the questions on the phone again, Ren became more confused.
Because he realized something very strange: Miku's mouth shape didn't match the questions.
It was clearly a long question, but Miku only opened her mouth a few times and finished it.
Even if Ren couldn't read lips, how could Miku complete such a long sentence so quickly?
Did he ignore it? Or...
(The music stopped? No, it became quieter)
Before he could figure out the issue, he noticed that the originally loud music became much quieter, and Miku's voice became audible.
"What are you going to say this time?"
Miku was typing, completely unaware of the volume issue.
"I want to go to more places with you!"
After typing, Miku raised her phone to her eyes again.
[If you hear a song you don't like, remember to tell me]
This time, Ren clearly heard what Miku said, but why were the spoken words and typed words so different?
"Hm?"
Realizing that Ren didn't answer her question as before, Miku thought she had typed something wrong, so she took back her phone and checked if she had made a mistake.
"Weird, no typos~"
As she was about to raise her phone again, she suddenly realized there was a problem and quickly checked the volume.
Could she have accidentally lowered the volume?
When she saw that the volume had been reduced to the lowest level, Miku immediately understood everything. Her cheeks turned white, and even the tips of her ears turned slightly red.
She silently deleted the line she had typed, then turned the volume to the highest level and stopped talking.
"Miku-san, the volume is a bit loud."
Sensing a louder volume at that moment, Ren reminded her.
Miku didn't speak. After lowering the volume, she began scrolling through news she had no interest in at all.
Seeing that she didn't continue talking to him as before, Ren had no choice but to listen to music quietly to pass the time.
"The bus has arrived."
After a while, Miku lowered her volume and reminded him.
"Well, here are the headphones for you."
So, Ren took off the headphones and handed them to Miku.
"Hold onto them for me."
Thinking about what had just happened, Miku didn't dare to take the headphones.
"OK."
Ren hung the headphones around his neck.
His actions made Miku look at him several times, but she didn't say anything. She just disconnected the Bluetooth connection between the phone and the headset.
After getting on the bus and finding a seat, Miku asked Ren, who was sitting next to her, "What did you just hear?"
"I heard you say, 'I want to go to more places with you'." Ren answered honestly.
He only heard her say this sentence, but from her words, he knew that what she said earlier didn't actually match what she typed.
"Is that the only sentence?" Miku quickly confirmed.
"Um."
Ren nodded.
"So far, so good..."
After hearing his confirmation, Miku sighed in relief, and her restless heart finally eased.
"What did you say before when I couldn't hear you?"
Seeing that she had finished asking questions, Ren asked. He was very curious about this question.
"I didn't say anything."
Miku tilted her head, not intending to reveal the truth.
"Oh."
Seeing her reaction, Ren stopped asking and could only resist the urge to inquire about this question.
"Also, you don't need to call me Miku-san, just call me Miku."
After a moment, Miku turned, looked at him, and said seriously.
"Okay, Miku." Ren agreed.
Miku responded, "Yes, Ren."