Gen laughed softly. "I do commercials, my friend, but as paid talent, not as a pencil pusher."

He winked, as if it wasn't clear that was a joke. At Hikaru's idea of his job description, that got another chuckle. "Senku is the face of our Kingdom of Science. I just help grease the wheels. Just as we did back there - your little bit of real magic helped sell our story just as much as whatever I said."