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It was a rather large mansion with a very peculiar atmosphere. The exterior of the mansion had a western-style majestic appearance, but the overall color scheme of the mansion was dark.
There were gargoyle-like statues sitting on the stone pillars next to the gate that served as the entrance, giving it a unique intimidating feeling. As we passed through the gate and entered the garden, the first thing I noticed was the large fountain in the center.
On top of the fountain, there is a ghastly statue of a devil, and the water flowing out of the fountain is somehow reddish-black like blood. The trees planted throughout the garden were all withered, probably on purpose, creating the place a rather eerie atmosphere.
Unnn, errrā¦ā¦ Is this the house of a devil or something? This kinda looks like the castle of a boss in an RPGā¦ā¦ Can you believe it? According to Pandora-san, this is already pretty neat and tidy.
Apparently, there are usually more skewered items in the gardenā¦ā¦ Iām scared to know what was skewered, so I didnāt ask.
Moreover, this mansion is located in a certain city in Archlesia Empire. Apparently, it has something to do with the fact that Moloch-san is the Chief Information Officer for the Archlesia Empireā¦ā¦ I wonder what the neighborhood residents think of this mansion?
While I was thinking about this, we walked through the eerie garden and arrived in front of the large door that was the entrance to the mansionā¦ā¦
[It looks like weāre being received.]
A 3m tall, muscular, cow-like beingā¦ā¦ looking like those Minotaurs in anime, appeared. For some reason though, it was wearing a suit that was clearly smaller than his size.
ā¦ā¦Their clothes alone make them look like a butler, but other than that, they really looked like a full-on fighter.
And they speak quite fluentlyā¦ā¦ Their voice is very high pitched though, so is she a female?
Even though I was shocked in many ways, the Minotaur (temp) led me into the mansion. The outside may have been dreadful, but the inside of the mansion was even more dreadfulā¦ā¦ The corridor is adorned with frightening pictures that look like someone could be cursed by just looking at them, and items that could be used for some black magic.
[ā¦ā¦It seems that she kept her word and displayed her relatively decent artworks instead.]
Hearing Pandora-san mutter something like that, I had an indescribable expression on my face. This is already relatively decentā¦ā¦ Does that mean that this place is usually something like a horror house?
After a short walk, I saw a double door with ornate decorations, and after the Minotaur (temp) stopped in front of it, it turned to look at us and deeply bowed.
[Please come in. My master awaits ahead.]
It seems that the Minotaur (temp) guide ends here, and after Pandora-san nodded once and opened the door, I followed her into the room.
In the center of the large room, which had few windows and felt somewhat dim, stood a figure that I assumed to be Moloch-san.
The woman was about 160cm and dressed in a rather revealing ethnic costume that looked like something you would see in the desert or warm regions like that.
The intricate tattoos, unsure if they were magic-related or not, that marked her brown skin caught my attention. Her hair was gray and she had large goat-like horns on her hair and a thin black tail.
The impression I get from her appearance is that sheās completely devilish, and I could also feel a unique dreadfulness from her.
Upon seeing us, Moloch-san gave us a beautiful bow, and when Pandora-san and I approached, she looked up and staring at us with her amber-colored eyes, she spoke.
[I have been waiting for your arrival, Miyama Kaito-sama. Iāve been looking forward to the day when we could meet like this. I am one of Phantasmal Kingās executive subordinates, the Ten Demons. Codename: Molochā¦ā¦ and my real name is āSatania Darklord. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintanceā¦ā¦]
[Ah, yes. Iām Miyama Kaito. Itās also nice to meet you. Errrā¦ā¦ What should I call you with?]
[You can call me whatever you like, but so that my true identity isnāt revealed, I use my real name when Iām not on duty as one of the Ten Demonsā¦ā¦ It would be my honor if you would call me Nia.]
[Well then, Iāll call you Nia-san.]
After exchanging a quick greeting with Moloch-san and Nia-san, I decided to ask her about something Iām curious about.
[ā¦ā¦Also, by code name, does that mean that itās an alias?]
[Yes. We, the Ten Demons, have been given codenames by Shalltear-sama. However, those who donāt have original names just use their codenames as their real name.]
[Come to think of it, the executives that Miyama-sama has met up to this point have all had their codenames as their real names, including me, so I apologize for forgetting to explain about that.]
Moloch-san and Pandora-san answered my question. However, I see, codenames huh. The expertise of the Phantasmal Kingās subordinates are indeed covert-related, so I guess it isnāt surprising that they would have codenames.
I see, so there are some members of the Ten Demons who have separate real namesā¦ā¦ I guess Iāll have to make sure I know exactly how I should refer to them.