I'm not interested in seeing the world burn, so it's not like I'm gonna say no. If it's the only option you'll take, s'better than you getting dragged into it by one of the other maou.
Probably. There's something of everything in that shop. Can't say you get lots of people buying them, but you get the usual younger demons wanting to read up about it.
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Come to think of it, I've never read one of them. Guess we'll have to find out about this ritual the hard way.
It was either Okuni or one of the other Maou. It sounded like they've been working with him for a while.
[ but. yeah. he nods. ]
There are hunters looking for us, to sell us and our blood and tears, for profit. [ and ash will know exactly how angry that makes kara, after human hunters killed his parents hundreds of years ago. he never quite let go of that grudge. ] But it sounds like the gods didn't tell him any more than they did us, at the start.
If Okuni told the ferryman, then he'll have told Wangji, won't he?
[ that's a thing isn't it? a thing. ]
... Oh cool hunters as well now. [ great. you love to see it. ] Is that part of the bullshit, or something the gods forgot to account for when they decided on this crap? [ c'mon then they'd better figure out this ritual thing quick so the world doesn't end, and ash can punch hunters harder if they do come after kara. ]
The blood and tears comes with being one of the Maou. The hunters... [ shrug. ] Humans always go after what they think will bring them the most power, don't they? I doubt the gods cared enough to consider something like this before throwing us into this.
Somehow, despite expecting nothing from them I still kinda feel pissed at how they fucked that one up.
[ bleh. ]
S'all right though. Any hunters show up and I don't think anyone'd be pleased to see them. It's not like they'll be able to just pinpoint you guys immediately and run at you.
[ flatly: ] As long as we don't bleed, cry, or have someone point us out as the Maou, they won't find us.
[ lmao can you imagine kara crying. wow. ]
Even if they do show up, it's not like I can't fight them off myself. It's just a matter of not taking a hit and proving I'm who they're looking for. [ . . . ] And dealing with these plagues, I guess.
[ crying? nah. but the bleeding part... ] Try not to cut yourself at work then. Is it obvious the second it happens? Is your blood blue now or some shit?
Or, y'know. Use the shit this red string thing'll give you and blast them before they can even draw a weapon on you.
I don't know. I haven't gone out of my way to injure myself just to check. All I know is it has some sort of power, so I need to make sure no one else finds out about it.
[ he grimaces. ]
...Which means I probably can't take any more contracts until this is over.
Yeah, maybe don't try that as an experiment. Knowing our luck in general it probably comes with a ringing alarm the second blood's exposed to air to let everyone know there's a Maou out there bleeding.
'Sides, you're gonna have to help me do a bit of heavy lifting to find the book on rituals I'm thinking of. Might as well chip in for a little bit while you're there.
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[ I mean. Fair.
There's a pause, and then he shrugs. ]
I'm not interested in seeing the world burn, so it's not like I'm gonna say no. If it's the only option you'll take, s'better than you getting dragged into it by one of the other maou.
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[ ...for fuck's sake. he sighs. ]
I don't know much about how to do the ritual, though. Is there something about it in one of your books?
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[ oh right. ]
Probably. There's something of everything in that shop. Can't say you get lots of people buying them, but you get the usual younger demons wanting to read up about it.
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Come to think of it, I've never read one of them. Guess we'll have to find out about this ritual the hard way.
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...Or we can ask someone who's already done it.
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[ it always seemed like something kinda personal to run around asking people ]
Or has one of the other Maou already done one?
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[ Oh. ]
Wangji was the guy asking Maou related questions, by the way. [ that's the name. ] He know?
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[ hm. ] From people finding out about you? Kinda weird he didn't know straight out if that was his goal.
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[ but. yeah. he nods. ]
There are hunters looking for us, to sell us and our blood and tears, for profit. [ and ash will know exactly how angry that makes kara, after human hunters killed his parents hundreds of years ago. he never quite let go of that grudge. ] But it sounds like the gods didn't tell him any more than they did us, at the start.
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[ that's a thing isn't it? a thing. ]
... Oh cool hunters as well now. [ great. you love to see it. ] Is that part of the bullshit, or something the gods forgot to account for when they decided on this crap? [ c'mon then they'd better figure out this ritual thing quick so the world doesn't end, and ash can punch hunters harder if they do come after kara. ]
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The blood and tears comes with being one of the Maou. The hunters... [ shrug. ] Humans always go after what they think will bring them the most power, don't they? I doubt the gods cared enough to consider something like this before throwing us into this.
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[ bleh. ]
S'all right though. Any hunters show up and I don't think anyone'd be pleased to see them. It's not like they'll be able to just pinpoint you guys immediately and run at you.
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[ lmao can you imagine kara crying. wow. ]
Even if they do show up, it's not like I can't fight them off myself. It's just a matter of not taking a hit and proving I'm who they're looking for. [ . . . ] And dealing with these plagues, I guess.
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Or, y'know. Use the shit this red string thing'll give you and blast them before they can even draw a weapon on you.
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[ he grimaces. ]
...Which means I probably can't take any more contracts until this is over.
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[ he's semi joking, but.......... BUT..................... ]
You've got the restaurant as well. And if you're really bored you can shift stock for me. [ he's helping. ]
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'Sides, you're gonna have to help me do a bit of heavy lifting to find the book on rituals I'm thinking of. Might as well chip in for a little bit while you're there.
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Fine. Should we start now?
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Might as well. Sooner we do this the sooner the world is less likely to implode.
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