[ It's a question she had been expecting - after all, she had good intuition and has never once been wrong - but her anticipation didn't actually prepare her to hear him ask it. She's silent for a while, unsure of how to respond. It isn't that she doesn't want to be his girlfriend, because really, she does - right now, she's the happiest she's ever been, and she can't stop her heart from racing inside of her chest. She's happy that her feelings are reciprocated and that he truly wants her to be his girlfriend, yet...she can't help but feel hesitant on giving a definitive yes. ]

Naegi-kun...

[ She pauses for a moment, looking sheepish. It's almost as if she's uncertain of her words. ]

...It's not like I don't want to. Please don't get me wrong, I'm...really glad that you asked. I've liked you for a while, actually...ever since junior high when I saw you rescue that crane, but we never got the chance to talk, and before I knew it, we both graduated and went our separate ways. That's why I was so happy to see you here at Hope's Peak, and I'm happy that you feel the same way, but...

[ She can't help but feel scared. What if Naegi realizes that he truthfully doesn't like her? Would he still like her if he knew who she truly was? If he knew all of the terrible things she had to do to achieve and maintain the title of SHSL Idol? She can't hide it from him...well, she could, but then she would feel terrible for lying to him. She doesn't want him to like her because of the mask she wore; if he was going to like her, she wanted him to know the true her, and he deserved to know. ]

...Are you certain about this? About me?