For Akane-san and Kaori-san, it seemed like Aliceā¦ā¦ the Phantasmal King being in a costume was quite a surprising matter, as they looked quite stunned.
Come to think of it, itās rather well-known among the people I know, including Lilia-san and the others, but for those who donāt really know it, I guess they must have been questioning it quite a bitā¦ā¦ Why is the Phantasmal King wearing a stuffed costume and trying to draw customers in?
At any rate, Akane-san was shaking with a pale expression on her face, so I followed up with her.
[Akane-san, itās alright. Iām generally in agreement with you after all, thinking that her outfit is more on the creepy side than it being creepily cute.]
[Isnāt that mean, Kaito-san!? Iām your cute lover, you know? Isnāt this the part where you give me a nice follow-up supporting me?]
[ā¦ā¦Well, in my case, Iām just giving my evaluation including the person in the costume.]
[Why are you making it worse!?]
Alice started complaining, but I just ignored her.
[Thatās why, you donāt have to worry about it at all, Akane-san.]
[E- Errrā¦ā¦ Is it really going to be alright? Iām not going to get killed, am I?]
[ā¦ā¦Alice, isnāt societyās evaluation of you too horrible?]
[Itās a mystery, isnāt it? I pride myself on being a peace-loving and compassionate being, but it feels like Iām being feared a lot.]
The worldās opinion of the Phantasmal King is that sheās cool-headed and immediately terminates anyone she deems unnecessary. Having a different vector in the dangerous image compared to the War King and Death King, she is seen as a cold-blooded Guardian of Order.
In fact, from my point view, she seems rather stupid. However, considering the power she actually possesses, I guess such a reputation may be justified.
[ā¦ā¦Rather, Kaito, what the heck are you making Phantasmal King-sama do!? This isnāt just on the level of being ābad for the heartā, you know!?]
[Inside the stuffed costume is Phantasmal King-sama? A- Ahaha, I had a photo with Phantasmal King-sama, Iām amazingā¦ā¦ Hahaā¦ā¦ My stomach hurts.]
[See what you did!? Kaori now holds her stomach and is crouching down over there!]
[No, you might not believe me, but Iām not making her do that, and sheās just doing it on her own. I mean, she was usually wearing a stuffed costumeā¦ā¦]
I had to clear up this particular misunderstanding at all costs. It isnāt that Iām forcing her to wear that costume, sheās just wearing that on her own.
However, as for whether they would believe what Iām telling themā¦ā¦ Considering that they donāt know Alice at all, I guess that would be doubtful.
[T- Thatās mean, Kaito-sanā¦ā¦ Not only are you forcibly ma- Ouuuuuuuch!?]
[You, seriously, shut up.]
The idiot saw the opportunity and was about to make the situation complicated, so without hesitation, I smacked her head with Shiro-sanās special piko piko hammer. As for whether it has an effect if I hit her on top of her stuffed costumeā¦ā¦
[ā¦ā¦It doesnāt seem like Kaitoās lying, so I guess youāre being seriousā¦ā¦ I mean, youāre that heated to explain it after all. Moreover, treating Phantasmal King-sama like that, youāre really outrageousā¦ā¦]
[Hmmm, heās really a stomach-hurting kouhaiā¦ā¦ By the way, Kaito-kun. I had been wanting to ask this earlier, but the people youāre with in your stall, arenāt they also amazing people?]
For the time being, Iām relieved that I somehow managed to make them understand, but looking at Tre-san and the others, Kaori-san anxiously asked.
[ā¦ā¦Errr, these twins are Cento-san and Cien-san, and theyāre Count-rank Demons.]
[ā¦ā¦Kaori, this guy just said Count-rank as if itās something very normal.]
[You become outrageous at the point when Count-ranks become something normalā¦ā¦ Though I guess thatās just like Kaito-kunā¦ā¦]
Now that you mentioned it, since Cento-san and Cien-san are Count-ranks Demons, they certainly would be really amazing people in the eyes of society.
This is bad, it feels like the Six Kings and people who should be big names became the norm for me. Even just holding a Peerage-rank was already quite amazing in the eyes of society, making them really amazing people, so I should really correct my senses hereā¦ā¦
[And then, the tall one over there is Tre-sanā¦ā¦ Errrā¦ā¦]
[Now. Come on, Kaito. You can always elevate me more with your introduction, you know?]
[ā¦ā¦What kind of position does Tre-san have in the public eye? It doesnāt feel like sheās a big shotā¦ā¦]
Tre-san isnāt a Peerage-holder, nor is she a Six King Executive. She can use a special magic and do amazing stuff, but those werenāt really things I can tell others.
In that case, whatās her position in society? A Demon working in the Seditch Magic Tool Trading Company?
[Eh? Me? Hmmm. As for my position, Iām the āSpecial Advisorā for Seditch Magic Tool Trading Companyās Magic Crystal Department.]
[ā¦ā¦Doesnāt that make you quite a big shot!?]
[Ehhen!]
Tre-san has such a position? I had never heard of this either. As I had such thoughts in mind, I spoke to Cento-san and Cien-san in a whisper.
[ā¦ā¦Is Tre-san a pretty distinguished person?]
[The top of the company is Kuromu-sama, who is in charge of the entire trading company, followed by the Special Advisors for each department, and then the Chairmanā¦ā¦ which is the same position as Esteemed Brother Sechs and the other members of the family working there.]
[The Special Advisor position is a bit special, and I wonāt bore you with a detailed explanation, but to put it simply, itās a position higher than that of the Chairman, Sei Riverstar.]
ā¦ā¦Now thatās a rather shocking fact. If anything, that might have surprised me the most today. I- Indeed, Kuroās family is made up of people like Dr. Vier and Funf-san, so it wouldnāt be strange for Tre-san to be in a high positionā¦ā¦ Though perhaps, because of her character, I never really thought she would be in such a high position until now.