[ His own lips are pursed into a mischievous little smile (it’s absolutely a :>) as she processes through that information. Sebastian gives a little nod to the reputation, then hums out a thoughtful noise to the question, but. How she continues catches him off guard instead. ]

I— You met a demon king, really?

[ Well. That takes the wind out of his sails a bit, since he was expecting to be the first, and a king is of significantly higher rank than he is. Not that he’ll share that little tidbit, but. ]

They… do tend to be like that, yes. [ Well, all demons. ] I do apologize, since I am surprised. To meet a demon king is very rare, at least where I am from.