Chapter 139 Phantasmal King, No Face (2/2)

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[Unnn? Miyama, what the heck are you talking about?]

[There’s something that’s been bothering me for a long time. And now, I know exactly why…… You’re not the “real Phantasmal King”.]

[………………..]

The words I quietly said startled Chronois-san, but the being in black robe remained silent…… She doesn’t interrupt me as if she’s telling me to keep going.

So, the true nature of the discomfort I’m feeling is probably this.

The first time I met the Phantasmal King, I felt her eerie presence…… but at the second time and the third time I encountered her, she was far eerier than that.

However, from this being in front of me right now…… I don’t feel that much shivers.

Until now, I had thought that the more I learned about the Phantasmal King’s dreadfulness, the more I felt something akin to fear, but it’s more convincing to think of this person in front of me as a different person.

[Chronois-san. You said earlier that the Phantasmal King speaks differently, right?]

[……Yeah.]

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[Could t be that the Phantasmal King…… usually speaks with a “peculiar tone but filled with honorifics”?]

[……That’s right.]

Before, Chronois-san had described the Phantasmal King as a boisterous and irritating fellow.

However, the Phantasmal King I actually met wasn’t like that, she was more like a creepy mastermind…… And the moment I heard that “she’s speaking in a different way”, I remembered something.

When I talked to Kuro, and when I talked to Chronois-san…… It’s like they’re talking about different beings who “usually use honorifics”.

I thought it was just because she was lowering her head before terrifying, more powerful beings…… but if the Phantasmal King’s usual tone of voice is her characteristic, it may be because she doesn’t want her true identity to be revealed.

[……Chronois-san, you were wondering how she convinced Isis-san, right?]

[Umu, I don’t think the Death king would be easily convinced. She said she made a deal with her, but I can’t imagine her putting priority to anything rather than Miyama’s safety.]

[……I think the Phantasmal King probably said this to Isis-san. “I will always be around him, and if it’s necessary, I’ll intervene and save him myself”……]

[What?]

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Yes, the Phantasmal King probably convinced Isis-san to stay still by guaranteeing my safety.

Based on that premise, it changes the way you look at a lot of things.

The attacks, Megiddo-san’s visit, my abduction…… Of all these three incidents, if I were to think that the Phantasmal King was trying to protect me……

[……Just when we were attacked, she didn’t interfere since she thinks that Anima and Sieg-san could beat Eta and Theta. But then, she thought that it would be difficult for two exhausted people to defeat Sigma…… So, she intervened.]

[……Miyama?]

[When Megiddo-san showed up, she disguised herself as Kuro and made Megiddo-san put down his hand…… and now, again……]

Thereupon, I stopped speaking for a moment and slowly turned around.

The person who wasn’t there when the Phantasmal King appeared for the second and third time, and who was there when the Phantasmal King appeared first and this time.

[……I want to help Lilia-san, Lunamaria-san, and Sieg-san, who have been taking good care of me.]

[Kaito-san……]

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[……So, I’m going to need your help.]

Inhaling once, I then look straight into her eyes, and utter the answer I’ve arrived at.

[Please, Alice…… No, “Phantasmal King, No Face”……]

Dear Mom, Dad——- Come to think of it, that fellow always appeared out of the blue, except when I visited her. An enigmatic being with no bottom in sight, and sharpness that can be seen sometimes. If I’m not mistaken, Alice’s true identity is——- the Phantasmal King, No Face.

It seems that there are already some people that predicted it was her.

You’re right…… The Phantasmal King’s true identity is Alice-chan~~.

For all the ladies and gentlemen who guessed right, magnificent…… I confer to you 30 S (Serious-senpai) points.

T/N: 18/92+9…