Black Star, hearing this, cast another curious look at the Rimewind King.
"My new ally says he has never met you. Why did the Rimewind King react so strongly?"
"Could it be that the Rimewind King has met him before?"
The gaunt old man shook his head and, imitating Black Whale's tone, replied teasingly:
"I had heard a little about him before, but I'd never seen the real person."
"Mm... Most of the time, I only saw him on walls—the black-and-white flat version."
"This is my first time seeing the colored, three-dimensional version."
At those words, everyone frowned slightly.
Black Whale's eyelid twitched as well, and he sensed an intense sense of danger.
He had not altered or concealed his appearance, so it was only natural that he might be recognized by the Octopus Lady's friend, the Rimewind King.
To Black Whale, this was clearly a mistake.
When he had emerged from the meteorite and watched Black Star and the others fight, he should have at least made some simple changes to his appearance.
But then again, Who could have thought that far ahead?
Back when he had been watching the battle, he had only wanted to profit from the chaos.
He had been certain he could devour all three of them, so he had felt there was no need to hide his identity.
And now things had developed to this point.
Still, worries aside, Black Whale was not without a way to deal with this situation.
He just had to deny it to the end.
After the Rimewind King suspected him for a while and saw that he stubbornly refused to admit anything, he would probably make up his own explanations and make everything seem reasonable again.
*Anyway, this old bastard can't read my memories like Matilda. It's no