“The children? I’ll have them learn reading, writing and arithmetic before listening to what they want and having them work in the supply distribution center and the Church. Some of them are wondering if I’ll make them attend me at night in the future, but I have no plans to do that,” said Vandalieu.

“I know,” said Gopher. “Anyone would know that you have no time for that with one look at thatyou. What I want to ask is, between that one and this one, which one is the real you?”

There was one spirit-form Vandalieu in front of Gopher, materializing only his fingertips to move the pieces. There were other Vandalieus all over the place, talking to the people while performing physical examinations on them and cooking things on iron plates. And a little further away, there was another Vandalieu, surrounded by beautiful Ghoul Women, Princess Levia and a young girl who was even larger than Titan children, which was the Vandalieu that Gopher was talking about.

“Both are the real me,” Vandalieu replied.

“… You’re the one I find most difficult to understand after all, Your Majesty,” said Gopher.

“Muh, communication is difficult after all,” Vandalieu murmured.
Why is it so hard when I’m such a friendly, honest king who visits the people like this? he wondered.