With Gwen here, there was no way he was getting any reward.
At a time like this, he would rather stay alone in the laboratory and work through math problems than be around several women.
The main issue was that Gwen had not become his woman yet, so many things were inconvenient to do—and things he could not do.
He did not know where Gwen's limits were. Once he crossed that red line, winning her over afterward would probably become a hell-level difficulty.
So, to be safe, it was better not to go too far.
As for 2B, she had merely been joking. She was a General-Purpose Combat Robot that had awakened self-awareness.
Therefore, there was no way she would do anything that could harm Loren, her creator.
Gwen saying that she wanted to stay the night had also been meant to tease Loren, just as Loren had said earlier.
Her father had never allowed her to stay overnight anywhere else, much less at a male classmate's house.
If she did not go home to sleep tonight, her father really would come knocking. And he would not be carrying a knife, but a gun. That was not something she wanted to see.
Seeing Loren so frightened that he was practically about to hide in the laboratory, she could not help but laugh to herself. After muttering, "Coward," she prepared to leave.
However, just then, Tifa gently pulled her back and held out an iron box the size of a shoebox.
"?????" Gwen.
"Miss Gwen, this is the Nano Suit our boss specially made for you. He asked me to pass it on to you.
"He also said that even if you want to be a hero, you must protect yourself first. Do not push yourself too hard in everything. He