After Eden-san left, I briefly greeted Ryze-san, Chris-san and Laguna-san. Or rather, my greetings with them went so smoothly, with me really just giving them a simple greeting. So much so that I’m wondering if perhaps, they were wary of that incident with Eden-san a while ago happening again.

Since Laguna-san and the others were also like that, Eden-san must have been that terrifying…… Well, I understand that feeling, as that earlier situation also felt like it could have been a life-threatening crisis if something had gone wrong.

Anyhow, with that, it seems like I’ve finished greeting the people who needs priority greeting. Fortunately, I was able to greet the Six Kings Executives together quite efficiently, so it seems like the time needed for the rest of the rounds will be shorter than planned.

Well, putting that aside, first and foremost, I would be heading to the place…… the people where I’m needed. Yes, I’m heading towards Greene-san and Anne-san. I’ve asked Aoi-chan and Hina-chan to check on them, but I want them to enjoy the party too, so I’m going to meet up with them early and take over accompanying Greene-san and Anne-san.

[Anne-san, Greene-san!]

[K- Kaito-san…… We finally met you.]

[M- Miyama-san…… I’m so relieved to see your face.]

Using Sympathy Magic to locate their whereabouts, I quickly headed to their spot, and upon arriving, Anne-san and Greene-san looked visibly relieved.

[I’m sorry. I actually wanted to come earlier, but there were other people who I had to prioritize greeting, so I was late…… Aoi-chan, Hina-chan, thanks.]

[No, I mean, we kinda made a mistake too.]

[……We carelessly came here with Sky-san and Gaia-san…… and we kinda startled them. I guess we have been influenced by Kaito-senpai as well.]

[I- I see, it was a sudden request, so it can’t be helped. Anyhow, thank you very much. You can leave the rest to me, so both of you go ahead and enjoy the party.]

The reason why the two of them had to rush to Anne-san and Greene-san in the first place was that my planning was inadequate, making it difficult to reach them immediately after the event started, so it’s my responsibility that they were startled by the approach of the High-ranking Gods.

After thanking Aoi-chan and Hina-chan again and telling them that I would take over, they both nodded and after a small goodbye to Anne-san and Greene-san, they headed towards Sky-san and Gaia-san.

[……Well then, once again, thank you for coming today. I apologize for startling you with my lack of explanation.]

[Ah, no, to be honest, even if you had explained what this party is like first, I feel like I would have just thought you were joking.]

[I agree. I mean, Kaito-san…… Umm…… Are you like, actually the shadow ruler of the world that we just didn’t know about?]

[No, it’s not like that at all, I’m just a normal…… normal? I’m a bit unsure of that myself, but I should be a normal person.]

No, I myself am just an ordinary human, but considering my social connections, I guess it would be hard to claim that I’m just an ordinary guy from the perspective of the two ordinary people.

Although it’s too late to say this now, it might have been better to introduce some acquaintances to the two of them beforehand. Well, when I sent out the invitations, I didn’t know that I would have a lot of free time later, and even if I had thought I would have some free time, I thought it would be difficult to coordinate time……

[Errr, since the two of you probably don’t know many people in the venue, I’ll introduce you around. Let’s go together. If there’s anyone in particular you’d like to be introduced to, please don’t hesitate to let me know.]

[……Anne-san, I have made up my mind!]

[Greene-san?]

Even though I said I would accompany them, I couldn’t exactly stay with them throughout the party, so I suggested that I would introduce the two of them to someone first, and after feeling conflicted about it, Greene-san powerfully opened her eyes.

[Miyama-san, I’d be happy if you could introduce me to someone rich with social connections…… Ahh, but someone that isn’t too great…… like a Baron or someone like that……]

[Ahh, sorry. I don’t know any Barons among the nobility. If it’s Viscount, I only know two…… but they’re also a bit special…… For the time being, how about I introduce you to someone who seems to know a lot about social life?]

[I- I understand, I’d be happy to have that.]

To begin with, I don’t know many nobles. When it comes to Viscounts, there’s only Seigi-kun and Viscount Dunel. Seigi-kun is an otherworlder, so I’m not sure how well-versed he is with social circles. Meanwhile, Viscount Dunel apparently attends social events as Count Ducas, so his situation is also tricky.

I think it would just be better if I just introduced her to Lilia-san. Lilia-san is kind and I think she would be an easy person for Greene-san to talk to.

Anne-san still seems to be hesitating, so I’ll go ahead and introduce Greene-san to Lilia-san.

<Afterword>

Serious-senpai : [What do I say to this? No, well, Kaito actually doesn’t really know many nobles, so out of the nobles she knows, Lilia might certainly be the best.]