If the wall behind him could feel shame, it surely would have from the doubtful look she sent it on his behalf. But then again, if he's a king and a ninja, he must be good at both, or he wouldn't claim both roles, right?

'Destroying foes' wasn't really what she'd call 'helping people out', but... a world with an assassin king probably had people thinking differently. More importantly, he had to be powerful.

Hmm.

"There's someone on the train who hates me," she finally admitted, as she finished straightening up her clothing. "If they... Ah, I mean, it'd help me out a lot if I could go with you to meals."