Hearing Pandora’s proposal of having soone else stand in for the Ten Demons…… sothing that I at least think shouldn’t be discussed in front of , Alice called her proposal attractive, but she shook her head with a sowhat complicated expression on her face.
[I’ve thought about the sa thing. But it’s probably not a good idea…… To be honest with you, Kaito-san had this abnormal flag-retrieval constitution, so even if we sohow keep them out of Kaito-san’s life for the mont, there’s a high possibility that he’ll sohow run into them when he goes outside.]
[……I see. If it’s a problem that couldn’t be avoided at all, it would be more beneficial to complete their eting in a state that makes it easier for us to deal with. If that’s the case, I will accompany Miyama-sama.]
[That’s right. Well, I’ll also follow you in secret, but if I go with you in the open, those with buggy loyalty will be a pain…… Pandora, I’m sure you know what you’ll be doing, right?]
[Hahh. If I see any excessive behavior, I will “deal” with them as soon as possible.]
I knew it. I kinda feel like the flow of conversation is strange…… After all, Pandora-san definitely just said that she would deal with them. She was about “that” deal, right? From the conversation so far, she isn’t just thinking of admonishing or rebuking them, right? It would definitely be “beating them up” or “beating them up”, right?
As I watch the two of them have such a conversation with complicated expressions on their faces, looking as if they’ve reached an agreent, Pandora-san turns to and spoke.
[Miyama-sama, for this introduction to the Ten Demons, would it be alright if I were to accompany you as your guide?]
[Y- Yes, I’m in your care.]
I feel uneasy, but I appreciate the fact that Pandora-san will be accompanying . If it was the usual Pandora-san, I’d be more worried, but seeing that she was in serious mode, I think it will be fine.
[Pandora, what about the introduction order?]
[I think it’s best if Miyama-sama is introduced based on the “pecking order”.]
[Well, I guess that’s the safest bet.]
[……Pecking order?]
Those were words I’m not really familiar with? By pecking order, were they talking about that? Does that an they have so sort of hierarchy among the executives?
Thereupon, noticing my confusion, Pandora-san explained.
[The Phantasmal King’s executive subordinates, the Ten Demons, are ranked by Shalltear-sama based on their various abilities, including their combat power. There are a few exceptions, but when there are multiple executives on a mission, the one with the higher rank will basically take command.]
[……I see.]
[Since this is a great opportunity, I would like to explain about the Ten Demons in advance along with the pecking order. First of all, as you may have guessed, I, Pandora, am “the first in pecking order”. The Leader of the Ten Demons and the General Commander of the Phantasmal King Corps…… and Phantasmal King’s Head Subordinate.]
Pandora-san is the first in the pecking order, which is to be expected, considering that she was the Head Subordinate.
[Next on the list, being second in the pecking order, is Pandemonium. She is not only the Chief Information Officer of the whole Human Realm, but also the Deputy Leader of the Ten Demons, and sotis takes command of the Ten Demons when I’m not around. She is a very talented being with extrely high abilities that wouldn’t put her ranking into sha.]
How should I say this…… I think I saw sothing slightly unusual. From the way Pandora-san spoke and the expression on her face, I could tell that she thought very highly of this Pandemonium person.
This is the first ti I’ve seen Pandora-san praise soone other than and Alice. Is she really that great of a person?
[……Co to think of it, you and Pandemonium were very close, weren’t you?]
[I have no reason to dislike soone of her character and ability. I recognize her as a good friend who I can rely on both in public and private life.]
[……I an, I think it’s amazing how Pandemonium can just listen to your crazy absurdities with a smile.]
Listening to the words Pandora declared with a smile, I feel like this Pandemonium-san was amazing……
[Errr, then, if we were to follow the pecking order, are we going to see Pandemonium-san first?]
[ [ …………………… ] ]
When I asked this, Pandora-san and Alice looked at each other once, before Alice lightly shook her head. Seeing this, Pandora-san nodded slightly before speaking with an apologetic expression on her face.
[……My apologies, Miyama-sama. Pandemonium is extrely averse to appearing in public, and I don’t think she would want to et you this ti as well, so would it be alright if you pardon her? Of course, if you will give the order, I will imdiately arrange for your eting……]
[Ahh, no, it’s alright! Let’s not force her to et ……]
Even if I want to express my gratitude, forcing soone who doesn’t want to do sothing they don’t want isn’t doing them any favors. Alice’s subordinates in particular have to infiltrate many places, and so of them, like Catastro-san, have specific positions in the Human Realm, so it may be a risk for them to be known by others.
[……In that case, I’ve prepared a thank-you note and a present for her, so would it be alright if you hand it over to her?]
[Understood. I’ll take the responsibility of delivering it to her.]
For the ti being, I decided to just give her my gratitude and the sweets I had prepared via Pandora-san. However, I see, there is a pattern like this where the other party doesn’t want to see huh…… I also thoughtlessly prepared boxes of sweets for the number of people I wanted to greet, but there might be people who couldn’t eat certain things, so I guess I should check on that as well.
[Well then, let return to the explanation of the Ten Demons.Continuing on, the third in the pecking order, the executive that I will be guiding Miyama-sama first would be “Gluttony”. They are also known as the “Subspace Predator”, and is a master of Space-ti Magic, and is particularly adept at traveling and gathering information. Because of this, they are the Chief Information Officer of the Demon Realm.]
……Her nickna is absurdly cool…… It’s tickling my inner chuunibyou.
[The fourth in line in the pecking order is called “Phantom”…… but Phantom is a bit special. They couldn’t speak, nor communicate with anyone other than Shalltear-sama. They are obedient to Shalltear-sama’s orders and have superior abilities, which makes them the fourth in the pecking order, but even I, soone who was also a mber of the Ten Demons, don’t really understand them.]
[Ahh~~ As for Phantom, I checked with them beforehand. They said that they accept Kaito’s gratitude, but they don’t want to et you, and since they couldn’t eat nor drink, they said that they don’t want your present.]
[I see, alright.]
I see, there are also so people who can’t speak huh…… However, even though I’ve been introduced to the fourth in the pecking order, the only one who I could currently greet is Gluttony-san…… H- Hmmm, I think I’m starting to understand. Perhaps, the Ten Demons are people with high ability, but they also had quite the peculiarity.
How should I say this…… I’m becoming really worried about the future.
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