[Actually, it made perfect sense, he just wanted to know who conquered/united Earth first so he could eat their souls so he could best them.]
[But he's very grateful for the explanation!]
[And damn, Bean. PROPS!]
Extremely impressive. [Oda was a terrible student! But he's kind of half relieved that Bean was the best of the best of the best (Sir! WITH HONORS!) as that means humanity hasn't outdone his time that much, but also still somehow allowed for exceptionalism and meritocracy... even if it took a demonic monster plague to do it. (Doesn't it always? That's why he became the Demon King after all!)]
[And for all that Bean had to fight the insect species... Oda gets it. After all, is it any different from him and the oni?! Except that Bean probably knew she was real, and Oda always assumed oni were fakey-fake-fake. BUT YEAH. Same-ish!]
Can you tell me about the weapons of your time? [Thinks. THINKS. NODS!] I'm certain there's no way I can change history even if I can bring the information back with me. [WELL, 70% certain. He's not sure how much Mai might change with her wormholes, but paradoxes would cause existence to implode, and whatever, Demon King, he'll take his chances if Bean is willing to let him.]
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so he could eat their soulsso he could best them.][But he's very grateful for the explanation!]
[And damn, Bean. PROPS!]
Extremely impressive. [Oda was a terrible student! But he's kind of half relieved that Bean was the best of the best of the best (Sir! WITH HONORS!) as that means humanity hasn't outdone his time that much, but also still somehow allowed for exceptionalism and meritocracy... even if it took a demonic monster plague to do it. (Doesn't it always? That's why he became the Demon King after all!)]
[And for all that Bean had to fight the insect species... Oda gets it. After all, is it any different from him and the oni?! Except that Bean probably knew she was real, and Oda always assumed oni were fakey-fake-fake. BUT YEAH. Same-ish!]
Can you tell me about the weapons of your time? [Thinks. THINKS. NODS!] I'm certain there's no way I can change history even if I can bring the information back with me. [WELL, 70% certain. He's not sure how much Mai might change with her wormholes, but paradoxes would cause existence to implode, and whatever, Demon King, he'll take his chances if Bean is willing to let him.]