Hm. [Waves a hand.] Have no regrets. What's done is done, and things have been learned. Keep moving forward.
[Leans sideways on a fist, sipping his matcha.] Everyone does. In their defense... perhaps I underestimate them. And that's not something I do with anyone else. You can never underestimate a foe. [And Gods and Goddesses are certainly his foes.]
[There's a strange mental note, is he underestimating the Demon King Kitsuno's bound to?]
[Does it matter now? Well, it does. It matters to Nobunaga. He still wants to a find a way to defeat the non-human version of himself. Whatever that entails.]
[Using magic, Nobunaga's own weakness as it were. Second to faith. For that... Nobunaga would use even the powers, the servitude of gods.]
[Well, it's not too different from pitting Christianity against Buddhism, is it?]
She was the brother of Orochi. Amaterasu. I keep trying to remember if Orochi's blood was meaningful, that she spilled after getting revenge for tricking her from the sky. [Waves a hand and closes his eyes.] I can't remember. I'm not even sure that's from just returning here, I was always very dismissive of such stories.
[Focus his eyes back on Harry.] I do remember he liked to capture and devour princesses. [Small quirk to his lips.] Very relatable to Demon Kings, of course. [Nobunaga, please.] And Luis Frois and the others believe he might have been an -- [Waves a hand in a circle, trying to come up with the right words.] evolution from the Indian Benzaitan [Saraswati in Hindu.] slaying a 5-headed dragon at Enoshima. Religions do that. Shamelessly steal from each other. Even more than Demon Kings kidnap princesses.
[Despite the words and playful tone, his eyes are ice cold. Talking about religion does that to him.]
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[Leans sideways on a fist, sipping his matcha.] Everyone does. In their defense... perhaps I underestimate them. And that's not something I do with anyone else. You can never underestimate a foe. [And Gods and Goddesses are certainly his foes.]
[There's a strange mental note, is he underestimating the Demon King Kitsuno's bound to?]
[Does it matter now? Well, it does. It matters to Nobunaga. He still wants to a find a way to defeat the non-human version of himself. Whatever that entails.]
[Using magic, Nobunaga's own weakness as it were. Second to faith. For that... Nobunaga would use even the powers, the servitude of gods.]
[Well, it's not too different from pitting Christianity against Buddhism, is it?]
She was the brother of Orochi. Amaterasu. I keep trying to remember if Orochi's blood was meaningful, that she spilled after getting revenge for tricking her from the sky. [Waves a hand and closes his eyes.] I can't remember. I'm not even sure that's from just returning here, I was always very dismissive of such stories.
[Focus his eyes back on Harry.] I do remember he liked to capture and devour princesses. [Small quirk to his lips.] Very relatable to Demon Kings, of course. [Nobunaga, please.] And Luis Frois and the others believe he might have been an -- [Waves a hand in a circle, trying to come up with the right words.] evolution from the Indian Benzaitan [Saraswati in Hindu.] slaying a 5-headed dragon at Enoshima. Religions do that. Shamelessly steal from each other. Even more than Demon Kings kidnap princesses.
[Despite the words and playful tone, his eyes are ice cold. Talking about religion does that to him.]