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After we finished telling Zwei-san about her promotion to Duke-rank, Alice and I teleported once again through her Teleportation Magic. The next place we arrived at was another large city Iām seeing for the first time.
[ā¦ā¦Hey, Alice. Is this town ruled by Megiddo-san by any chance?]
[Well, thereās that huge coliseum in the middle of the city soā¦ā¦]
Yes, this is the first time Iāve come to this city, but seeing that coliseum in the middle of the city which clearly had a strangely large size, it looks like a symbol of the city.
I had heard that the city ruled by Megiddo-san has a huge coliseum, so I could predict this right away.
With us coming to this city, does that mean the next person weāre going to tell about their promotion to Duke-rank would be one of the War Kingās subordinates?
ā¦ā¦Itās already settled that the Head Subordinate, Agni-san, would be raised to Duke-rank, but as for the other oneā¦ā¦ Could it be Ozma-san? When I saw him at the Six Kings Festival, he easily stopped Pandora-sanās attack, and he seemed like someone with unfathomable strength.
While I was trying to guess in my head who would be the Duke-ranks, I saw Alice sending out two hummingbirds.
[ā¦ā¦Going over there is troublesome, so I called them over here. If I go to that coliseum, that red gorilla would definitely come out, and things would get noisy.]
As usual, Alice was very harsh with Megiddo-san. While I was thinking about this, Agni-san and Ozma-san appeared without a sound right after that.
I donāt know if I should say itās to be expected from Six Kings Executives or not, but Iām a little surprised as they seriously arrived in an instant.
[Iām sorry for calling you both all the way out here.]
[Even so, I wonder whatās going on? For Phantasmal King-sama to call us out here with Miyama-kun with you, I canāt quite guess whatās going on.]
Both Agni-san and Ozma-san seemed slightly puzzled, or rather, unsure why Alice had called them. Indeed, it would be difficult for people to realize the reason for our visit was to have them raised to Duke-rank if they hadnāt been told beforehand.
[Well, I guess youāre right. How should I say thisā¦ā¦ Oi, you who claim that youāre some middle-aged guy! Donāt think you can get away with this anymore! Do you think I would forget how you fought back in that battle in the God Realm? You probably already guessed what Iām here for, but Iām going to have you raised to Duke-rank.]
[A- Ahahaā¦ā¦ No, I wouldnāt say any complaints about that. I mean, I thought you would have told me this soonerā¦ā¦ Ahh, so thatās also why you called Agni huh.]
[Yes. We are revising the criteria for certifying someone a Duke-rank, so weāre raising the ratio by about 2 from each camp. And so, I now officially certify Agni-san as a Duke-level, High-ranking Demon.]
With a wry smile, Ozma-san agreed to what Alice was saying, and even though she was stunned by the sudden event, after a little while, Agni-san deeply bowed.
[ā¦ā¦Thank you very much. Itās a great honor, and I will continue to strive to live up to such a title.]
[Congratulations, Agni-chan. Letās go report this to Masterā¦ā¦ Maybe heāll throw a big banquet to commemorate this occasion.]
[Yes! Iām still not as good as Ozma-sama, but I think itās fate that we were able to rise to Duke-rank at the same time! And so, please marry me!]
[ā¦ā¦Eeeehhh, with the flow of the story, youāre gonna lead things up to that? N- No, I donāt think being elevated to Duke-rank has anything to do with marriage.]
[I seeā¦ā¦ I understand. Well then, I will propose again another time.]
[ā¦ā¦I donāt think you understand at all though.]
After Agni-san proposed to Ozma-san along with the flow, Ozma-san responded to her with a troubled smile. It doesnāt feel like he dislikes her, but I wonder why? Itās just my hunch, but I get the feeling that, from Ozma-sanās point of view, he thinks of Agni-san like a younger sister or a daughter, and he doesnāt consider her as a love interest.
No, Iām not exactly sure, but Ozma-san somehow doesnāt seem to be good at love-related matters like this.
[ā¦ā¦Errr, Ozma-san, how should I say thisā¦ā¦ It seems like Ozma-san also has things you arenāt good at huh.]
[Ahaha, rather, I think I have many things Iām not good at. When it comes to this topic, I at least donāt think I can beat Miyama-kun. Iām so bad at it that Iād even like to consult with you.]
[If youāre alright with me, I would always be availableā¦ā¦]
[Thanks. Letās talk over drinks again.]
Ozma-san had this aura of a noble bachelor, but more than that, as I had predicted earlier, his current tone suggests that heās simply not good at talking about love-related matters.
[But now, Iām at least one step ahead of Epsilon, right?]
[ā¦ā¦Agni-chan? Please donāt say things that may agitate Epsilon-chan. No, itās perfectly OK to agitate her when it comes to combat-related matters, but please donāt agitate her on anything related to Uncle, okayā¦ā¦ Seriouslyā¦ā¦]
Speaking of which, I remember hearing how Epsilon-san had also been making her approach to him. I donāt know what kind of approach the cool Epsilon-san makes, but somehow, from Ozma-sanās tired expressionā¦ā¦ Sheās probably making pretty fierce approaches.