[He definitely ends up noticing, and after letting that go on for a little bit, he chuckles, tilting his head in Shuichi's direction.]

Do you have questions or something? You can ask you know, staring at me isn't going to magically beam them into your brain. Oh, I bet you're wondering about Ace and the others! Well here's a special little tidbit I'll have to kill you for knowing later: they're from my special unit! Doll, Ace and the people in the windows are closest to me. They're the most skilled and loyal members I have. You can probably compare them to my royal court. You know, like how a king has many, many subjects serving him, but he has a royal court of only a trusted few who do the most important jobs and are allowed super close to him?

[That's why they seem so close. Definitely. It's definitely not because they are a smaller group than he's boasting. He grins.]

Annnnd they get great benefits for it, which you could totally have if you joined my organization! I'd slot you right into that group, after all. That brain of yours and your incapability to hurt anyone is perfect for it.