[ They did take it very seriously. For Kazuma, his reasons for doing so were even more obvious now than they were before, but what Ren says makes her realize how strange it must have sounded. She looks thoughtful. ]

Well... I am 17, so that would make Kazuma-sama... [ 24??? She trails off though, because then she remembers: ] Oh, but then he was in the Realm of Stories, so would that mean...?