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I'm pretty sure she was talking about herself in third person in the WN, using her name instead of 'I' and 'me'. So her just talking to him would've given him a hint about it.It's a tad strange how MC suddenly knows her name with Carol never telling him one. A translation mistake? And MC hasn't looked at her status so far.