Hey, Hermes, are demon kings awesome?

　Inside the usual brothel, Ortiz's room.
　I was relaxing on my knees, as usual, when she suddenly asked me that question.

'What a bush to a stick,'
You know how Hermes is all over the map these days, saying he's doing great things with the Demon King?
Ugh....

　It's a question that makes me want to hold my head in my hands, almost to the point of ruining my relaxation.
　I sighed loudly.

"Hey, hey, is that demon king really that amazing?
Is that-- hmm?
What's going on?
Did you hear something really great just now?
Yes.
No, not how great is it?

　It was only slightly uncomfortable, but I felt a tug at that of Ortia.
　If this was any other human being, he might have gone through with it.

　But Oltia was a prostitute, and now she was at work.
　In the fellowship of men and women, even the slightest nuance can make a big difference in the degree of excitement.
　And Ortiz is especially good at that sort of thing.

　So I'm stuck on that little nuance of difference.

I'm not sure how much, because even if you say how much. I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more to say. What's the Demon King?
Don't you know?
I don't know. I've talked to a lot of people, but I only know that he's the king of Comotolia.
Don't people know about the Demon King?
It's like that.

　...Oh, yeah.

　It's much later, but I've realized that.

　Kaori is a demon king, and I've dealt with her in person, and I'm well aware of her immense power.
　And she's the King of Comotolia, and I'm sure the higher-ups in each country know a lot about that.

　But Kaori follows her mother's dictates and doesn't fight anyone but those who are evenly matched.
　That's already been going on for hundreds of years, which means that Kaori hasn't wielded power in public for hundreds of years if it's not good enough.

　At the level of the common people, it's not surprising that they don't know about Kaori or the 'real' demon king in the first place.

　I thought about it for a bit, and replied to Ortizia that it wasn't a lie, to test it out.

''Well, he's a king, and he's a kid who looks like he's only ten or so years old.
'Oh, so it's no big deal then. And yet, Hermes-chan fought and struggled?
....

　I didn't answer.
　I don't actively lie.

　Ortiz misunderstood me well, so I decided to see how the conversation would turn out.

''Hermes-chan is not much of a surprise,''

　Ortia stroked my kneeling head and rubbed my shoulders and waist as she said that.

　This is ... unexpected.
　But it's a good thing.

　I was overthinking it in the first place.

　I thought I was going to get in trouble for getting into a rumor that I was more than evenly matched with Kaori, but that's because I know what Kaori's power is.
　Kaori can't fight another human.
　It's about as good as being beaten one way or the other (though it doesn't work) even if they rebel in the country.
　With the exception of a few, the world doesn't know that Kaori is strong...?

　If that's the case, then maybe we don't have to worry too much about what's been going on these days.

'Thank you, Oltia.'
Huh?　What's the matter with you?
No, thanks anyway.
Um, yeah. You're welcome.

　Ortiz didn't think too much about it, but accepted it with a smirk.

　I didn't have to worry about it, at least not significantly.
　I knew that from now on, I could take Kaori seriously as long as people weren't looking at me.

　Thinking that made my mind feel so much clearer for the first time in a long time.

''Hmm.''
What's going on?
You're looking good, Hermes.
What a mess.
What's the good news about that?
What does that mean?
I mean, he's just being nice. You're the most handsome man I've seen in a long time.
Is that so?

　I sticky-touched my own face while I was on my knees.
　I felt lighter, but was it enough to change my face?

Yeah. Now, all my girls are going to be exhausted and I don't want to pay for it!　I think there are a dozen kids who would say, "I'm sorry,
That's what's so scary.

　You said hookers don't need money.

Where's Ortiz?
Me?　

　I reached out and umebossed Ortizia.

　Another lifetime of begging, I thought, but now I feel like I would do anything for you.

　As I was flirting with Ortiz, the noise outside the room suddenly became noisy.

'What's going on?'
I'm going to ask him.

　Ortiz got up and walked out of the room and grabbed the youngster to talk to her.
　Immediately after, she rushed back.

'Hermes-chan!　Demon kings are awesome!

　Exactly the same question as before, but this time he's in a huge hurry.

'What's up?'
You see that mountain on the east side of town?
Yeah, there was a little mountain about three hundred meters long. What about it?
''I heard that the girl who claims to be the Demon King made it go away. Hermes-chan, I fought that kind of monster evenly...
Oh....

　I was relieved for a while, but Kaori blew the cause of that relieve off.
　The rumors about me being strong spread at an even faster rate, especially with Pindos.