In Totto Land, Smoothie ranked among the top five, at the very least, yet she seemed to genuinely enjoy her job as a "bartender." Even when dealing with people of lower standing, she was happy to offer them a drink.
"...Hmm."
Watching the Great Angel, his attendants, and the Underground Six Kings finish their welcome drinks and head into the venue to enjoy the tea party, Smoothie's lips curled upward.
Today was Mama's sixty-fourth birthday, and both the Great Angel and the Mechanical King had accepted invitations to attend. It made Smoothie feel that Totto Land was truly flourishing.
Before this, she had been a little worried.
Although practically no one dared refuse Mama's invitations, this was the Great Angel who had shocked the world time and again. What if he really had turned down this tea party...?
Smoothie shook her head, banishing that possibility from her mind.
As a Sweet Commander, she had her pride, but she also understood the gap between the strong and the weak. Her brother Katakuri's report on "Satellite Shining" was no secret, at least within the Charlotte Family.
If Satellite Shining was estimated to be at least an Admiral candidate's level-a Four Emperor's second-in-command-then the Great Angel Alliance's strength was terrifying.
If they truly became enemies, a single Emperor's crew might not be able to stop the Alliance.
"..."
Speaking of the Mechanical King, Smoothie was puzzled. Was he running late? Her subordinates had reported that he should already be here.
-Whirr-whirr-
Mechanical noises and heavy footfalls rang out. The guests who heard them stared blankly as the Mechanical King made his entrance.
After all, weapons and equipment were prohibited inside the venue. That heavy suit of armor certainly looked like something that should be banned.
*Why? No, if he had forced his way