Abstract
In their Comment, Ni et al. show new data as supporting their hypothesis, i. e., the two-dimensional band blueshift between graphene and misoriented bilayer is caused by a reduction in the Fermi velocity. In the first part of our reply, we will demonstrate that the exhibited data, which typically shows a constant blueshift for various excitation energies are in contradiction with a change in Fermi velocity. In the second part we will explain how charge transfer from the substrate that affects the phonon-dispersion curve can account for the observed discrepancies and how this hypothesis is supported by experimental observations.