It - it is sweet? [He gulps nervously in the wake of what he said.] I apologize if it was an inappropriate comment!

[Ishimaru bows his head.]

You have nothing to apologize for. If... if you wish to call me by my first name, then that's just fine! [He didn't expect to feel this way, but he does feel genuinely happy about that.] B-but is it really alright for me to use your first name?!