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[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

[You find yourself in a castle: a large, impressive one, with a moat made out of lava. The inside is just as impressive, if not for the occasional penguin-like creature running through the place.

And one of them is being kicked straight out of one room in particular.]

And don't come back until you get me that pudding from Etna, got it?!

[The penguin replies with a stammered-out "Y-Yes, sir, dood!" and runs off. If you choose to enter the room, you'll find a young boy with two hair antenna sticking up lounging around, watching something while eating popcorn. Whatever it is isn't important, though.

It's the boy, who'll only register your presence after a minute or so. And, even then, it seems as if he's mistaken you for the penguin. And who wouldn't, when their attention is focused on the TV?]

Didn't I tell you not to come back until you got me that pudding?!

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[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

I sure as hell don't remember any Minato Arisato!

[Not any of his vassals, that's for sure.]

[dormition]

We've never met before, so you wouldn't, [he repeats patiently.] Where is this?

[No, he doesn't see any problem with him thinking he's supposed to be somewhere he doesn't recognize.]

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

My castle, duh! Aren't assassins supposed to be better than this?

[That's the only conclusion he can reach.]

[dormition]

Oh. I'm not an assassin.

[He looks over Laharl for more or less the first time, curious about why someone would want to assassinate him.] I don't really kill anyone.

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

Then explain to me exactly how did you get past all of my vassals and into my room!

[He's the Overlord, dood. Assassination attempts are common when you're an Overlord.]

[dormition]

Sometimes people don't notice me. [Which is true enough, considering he's dead. He's pretended to be a ghost a few times in peoples' dreams, when they were really convinced it wasn't a dream and he had to have an explanation... Minato wonders if it would work here.]

Who are you?

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

[...Well, he's still not lowering his guard, but:]

I am the great King Laharl, the Overlord of the Netherworld!

[dormition]

[Minato doesn't meet a lot of rulers, but this still doesn't phase him very much. In fact, he gains a small smile.] It's nice to meet you. Should I call you Laharl?

[Yes, learning what he wants to be called is far more important than accusations of being an assassin.]

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

[...You're reminding him of Flonne here.]

King Laharl. Get it right.

oh my god I'm sorry I disappeared for like a week!! ;;

[dormition]

[Although not as naïve as Flonne, he's definitely as dense...]

King Laharl, [he corrects himself, unperturbed.] Do people want to kill you a lot?

I disappeared for three days. Don't you worry.

[tiniestoverlord.livejournal.com]

Of course they do!

[That's a drawback to being the Overlord: demons keep gunning for your position.]

o-okay I won't worry :3

[dormition]

[Befriending attempt: engaged. Playing off of what he's learned so far, he takes a guess and says,] But you always beat them, right? You must be good if you're a king.