Alex had a blank look as he finished drinking the strong alcoholic beverage that he impulsively stole from Lieutenant Akai to help wash down the food that was stuck in his throat. After a while, he dropped the empty cup of alcohol he had just drunk and hopped onto the serving table of the cafeteria, surprising Uncle Orso and the demons nearby. He hung his head low and was silent for a moment, worrying the demons who were observing him right now.
"Uh... Sir Alex? You okay, man?" Lieutenant Akai asked with concern, thinking that maybe letting Alex drink his alcoholic beverage, the Spiritus with a whopping 96% alcohol concentration, was a mistake on his part. From what Lieutenant Akai had heard before, humans couldn't exactly stomach high concentrations of alcohol, especially something that he and his fellow oni liked to chug regularly.
Alex didn't respond to Lieutenant Akai's concern and stood at the table in complete silence. But then... he lifted his head up, revealing his flushed face and a wide grin, surprising the demons once again. Alex was drunk. The drunkard Alex then began to rummage through his Item Box pocket dimension and quickly pulled out a strange device: a microphone.
Still wearing a flushed expression, he tapped the microphone in his hand which, for some unknown magical reason, produced and transmitted sounds audible to everyone in the cafeteria. His 'mic check' immediately captured the attention of everyone in the feast as they searched for the source of the sound.
"What the--?! What's that sound?" exclaimed one demon as he suddenly heard the noise.
"Hmm? Did you guys hear that?" another inquired, looking around at their fellow demons.
"Yeah, I heard that-- What the--?! Sir Alex?!" realized another demon, identifying the source of the sound.
They all located the source: a flushed and grinning Alex standing on the serving table. They were equally surprised that the summoned "hero" was suddenly acting peculiarly.
Even Mira, who was still engrossed in reviewing her foods, noticed the sound Alex made. Pausing from her food review, she directed her attention to the source and was astonished to find it was Alex. "Hmm...? Sir Alex?! What are you doing standing on the serving table?!" she exclaimed in panic at seeing Alex's strange behavior.
"Signore Alex, what are you doing, my boy?" Uncle Orso asked with a concerned tone. However, Alex didn't react or seemed to ignore his concern. He also disregarded the concern from the demons upon witnessing his odd drunken state, reveling instead in the attention they were giving him. This was precisely what his drunken state desired from them.
Alex then moved the microphone to his mouth and began to speak. "Everyone, I would like to introduce myself," he announced into the mic. "My name is Alex Lee. But, you can call me..." He trailed off at the end, piquing the demons' interest. "Mister PRODUCER!!!" he shouted with excitement, introducing his nickname to everyone in the cafeteria.
"Mister Producer?" echoed everyone, confused as to why Alex was calling himself that. Mira, who had heard about his nickname before, was also puzzled by why Alex was suddenly introducing himself to everyone with that moniker he had used during the battle against the heroes' invasion.
"That's right! I am THE Mister Producer! The one and only Idol Producer!" Alex continued, further introducing himself and revealing his Job. He then turned his attention towards Uncle Orso, who even as a large demon bear, was taken aback by Alex's sudden focus on him. "Uncle Orso, you asked me how I made Anna-chan sing on the battlefield. Is that correct, Uncle?" the drunken Alex inquired.
"Ah, yes, my boy. I did ask you about that!" Uncle Orso confirmed. "Are you going to tell me how, Signore Alex?" he asked with excitement evident in his tone.
"Of course, Uncle Orso! I will tell you how! In fact, I'll show you!" Alex shouted in excitement. The demons who had been witnessing his peculiar drunken state were still slightly confused by Alex's behavior, but they were intrigued by the prospect of learning how he got their Demon Queen to sing.
"Yeah! Tell us, Hero!" one demon shouted with excitement.
"Yeah, yeah! I want to know how you made Demon Queen Anna sing, Alex!" A peculiar lizard lady shouted in agreement. This was none other than Casey, who joined in the crowd's cheering and was eager to hear for herself about how the "hero" Alex managed to make their Demon Queen Anna sing in the battlefield, especially when she herself could only see the aftermath of his Arcana Realm spell.
"Alright! I will tell you how! But first, I need my trusty assistant to help me!" Alex declared to the demons. They all grew curious about who this 'trusty assistant' might be. Their curiosity was soon satisfied.
Alex turned his attention towards the mage cat beastkin who had been busy reviewing her food. He pointed his finger and called out her name. "Mira Clementine!" he shouted towards Mira.
Mira was startled by Alex suddenly calling her name, and then everyone directing their attention towards her, which startled her even more.
"Y-yes?" she weakly replied to Alex's call.
"Mira?" one demon expressed surprise at hearing Mira's name being called by Alex.
"Mira's the 'trusty assistant'?" another demon asked for confirmation about this 'trusty assistant' that Alex had just mentioned.
"So, Mira is Sir Alex's personal assistant?" another demon inquired, implying whether Mira was Alex's 'personal' assistant instead.
"My dear Mira? Are you helping Signore Alex as his assistant?" Uncle Orso questioned Mira directly about her role.
"A-assistant...? Uhm... Well... technically, I think I am his assistant, maybe...?" Mira responded to Uncle Orso, her tone uncertain. While she had been tasked by the Demon Queen Anna herself to assist Alex, Anna had never explicitly stated that Mira was assigned as his personal assistant.
"Mira..." Alex called out Mira's name once again in a low voice over the mic, but his amplified voice reverberated throughout the whole cafeteria. Mira herself was taken aback by how passionately she was suddenly being called by Alex, and a tiny blush crept onto her cheeks.
Alex then began walking on top of the food serving table in the direction of where Mira was. By mere coincidence, his path toward her on the serving table was clear, with no food blocking his way.
Mira noticed that Alex was seemingly coming toward her, and she started to panic a little, unsure of what he was about to do.
As Alex reached the edge of the serving table, a few demons were there, but they all made way for him to pass through. Stepping down from the table to the cafeteria ground, Alex found the path toward Mira clear as well, as the demons blocking his way also moved aside.
The path to Mira was now clear, and both Alex and Mira locked eyes. Alex had a strangely passionate gaze that made Mira quite nervous. She tried to avert her gaze, but she could still feel his intense stare.
Alex began to walk toward Mira, causing her to try to stand up from her seat, but her legs felt a bit wobbly from his gaze. Soon enough, Alex stood in front of Mira, still gazing at her passionately. Mira could only avert her eyes to lessen the effect of his intense stare.
"Mira..." Alex called her name once again, and the effect of his call compelled Mira to look up into his eyes once more.
They locked eyes, and blood rushed to Mira's face as her cheeks slowly turned deep red with a blush. A deep silence fell over the cafeteria as Alex and Mira continued to gaze at each other.
"Mira..." Alex called her name once more.
"Y-yes, Sir Alex...?" She weakly replied to his call.
Suddenly, Alex grabbed hold of both of Mira's hands, surprising her even more as her heartbeat began to race even faster. "Will you be my assistant?" He "proposed" to her.
Mira was taken aback by his "proposal", her face in pure shock as her cheeks blushed deep red. She had never thought that she would be proposed to, let alone by a human AND the summoned "hero" Alex. Mira hung her head low, contemplating his proposal.
Soon enough, she raised her head back and looked directly at Alex, her eyes teary and a smile on her face. "Yes...! I will be your assistant!" She accepted his proposal.
She didn't realize he was asking her to be just his assistant.
"Well then... since you graciously accepted my offer of becoming my assistant..." Alex muttered in a low voice, confusing Mira a bit. "You're now an Idol, Miracle-chan!" He exclaimed excitedly, inventing a new nickname for her on the spot.
"Eh?" The only thing Mira could utter in response to Alex's declaration. Suddenly, a bright white magic circle appeared below Mira; the same magic circle that had once enveloped Demon Queen Anna on the battlefield, now happening in the Demon Queen's Cafeteria. It shone brightly throughout the cafeteria, almost blinding everyone except, of course, Alex himself, who was smiling from seeing the shining light.
[Mira Clementine has received the Job "Idol"!]