Even someone with Brunhild's capacity for reasoning couldn't help being taken aback for a moment. She thought it over carefully, then said with a perfectly serious expression, "Wait, give me a moment to sort this out. Who am I?"
"Brunhild, Queen of Suluka, Privy Councilor, First Inspector General of the Starrealm Knights, Admiral of the Imperial Navy, and Commander of the Empire's New World Expeditionary Fleet," Yani replied.
"Right. And who are you... Never mind, you're Amida Belenkast, board member of the Standard Shipping Association, executive director of the Red Rose Foundation, standing committee member of the Adventurers' Association, and senior inspector of the Supernatural Affairs Bureau. What an ordinary citizen of the Alliance you are!"
"I'm also an honorary member of the Film Studies Association and a visiting professor at Ocean University. Honestly, as an ordinary citizen of the Alliance, I do take those two titles rather seriously."
"I don't care which titles you take seriously... Wait, what about the owl?"
"The owl is making a movie!"
Brunhild thought about it carefully, then couldn't stop the corner of her mouth from twitching. "I feel like you've told a joke like this before."
"Just tell me whether it's funny," Yani said.
Just then, a bright, hearty laugh, like that of some great hero, rang out behind her. She didn't even need to turn around to sense how delighted everyone was. Still, she looked back and saw that Olivia and Vovna were laughing especially hard, while Nelhana looked like she wanted to laugh but didn't dare. Ostana, being her usual stone-faced self, still wore the same unchanging professional smile. Giafel had already turned her head away; Yani couldn't see her expression, but her shoulders were trembling slightly.
"Jilly, why are you like this too?"
Brunhild had no idea what the logic