Owari no Seraph Chapter 133 - Analysis & Review
Hello everyone, it's been a goddamn while; I've been busy with things, also learning constantly a new language; thus, given that I did like the latest chapter, I wanted to talk or discuss about it; as always, feel free to discuss, disagree, or share your thoughts; though of course, the only thing I request is respect.
Thus let's proceed
A destroyed world a talk about the "meaning of life" & "what it means to live". At the end, we're young.
The chapter might joke a lot between the girl's conversation which it might feel unnecesary or perhaps not worth it but given how the two characters were build; Shinoa is the type of character that does know when there's certain tension when someone is concerned about her.
But let's focus on something more important; the chapter begins with Mitsuba finally finding Shinoa who has been far away from her squad after Guren, Mahiru, Krul and company left to most likely the place where Yuu is.
Mitsuba after for so long finally made an appearance which is something I'm glad for; and as a good friend, she shows her concern given that she's never seen Shinoa act out of her usual demanor.
Something that I do find adorable is the very fact that Mitsuba is trying to be supportive given that there is a weight being carried on Shinoa's shoulders; while it's true Shinoa has never spoken about what she endured as a child; Mitsuba does want to understand her friend and no matter what might happen, they're there for her.
Thus leading to the next panel; Shinoa has always seen herself as a character with no value or rather, that thanks to her existance, the lives of innocents were screwed given that she was compatible with the monster that made sure the world ended in the way it is.
But once again, Mitsuba does convey the message of how Yoichi, Kimizuki and her feel towards her given that there's absolutely no one to reasure her that her life is as valuable as others.
And of course, we got the author with its weird interest on female bodies but; jokes aside from such panel; there's an aspect of truth to it. They are teenagers, they're no longer kids; they're characters that were forced to grow up at a very young age, forced to change to endure all the struggles of their surroundings to the point they had to mimic adults in a sense.
Many might find it pointless, boring, and perhaps even unrelated but the very fact that they touched the emotions of Shinoa does lead to a heavier topic.
Such topic is reflected in the next panel:
While it's true that Yuu has constantly talked about "a reason to live", "family", "friends", etc. Yuu does not know the weight of those words; he says he's going to save everyone, but in order to save somoene, there are consequences, losses and the sort in such path; nothing can be obtained for free in life and that's something that perhaps he might face eventually.
Returning with the squad, Mitsuba at first dismisses such question about the "meaning of life".
There is a huge relevance to the question; and this of course, reflects to the very first issue; that they've been working on how to save their lives that they haven't ever thought about themselves.
While it is very common to see that whenever someone says "that person thinks about themselves" it can come in a negative connotation; but that's not entirely the case; there's a difference between being selfish and understanding one's self.
When it comes to being selfish, it does relate about not caring a bit about what your actions may eventually do to others, how much harm you may cause due to them, willingly or not; it is literally dismissing a reason to as to why there may be something halting something one may want.
But, when it comes to understanding one's self; it is not only a superfitial level of understanding; it is knowing what one person may want, may long, may fight for, what may make them sad, what may anger them, etc.
In this case, Mitsuba realized that she has never given a deep thought to what she, as Mitsuba Sanguu truthfully wants. She grew up to be a soldier, to battle every time in order to protect those who couldn't protect themselves but with the development of the squad, it was not just a journey of sticking together, it was a journey of finding out that love can develop after getting to meet someone.
Eventually, Mitsuba does understand that it's not the typical joke mood or non serious conversation but rather a very important one.
In the next panel, Mitsuba's first longing or desire was to be acknowledged or to be validated. To be recognized; which of course, Shinoa mentions that she does understand that and it is true; Shinoa as a child did want validation from everyone or rather, instead of the term "validation", what it is more proper is "recognition or acknowledgement of existance".
True, in the current chapter Shinoa mentions she was luckier given that they never bothered with her; there's a difference between Mitsuba and Shinoa, which was showing what they could do in order to seek that. Mitsuba tried her best to show that she too held talent; alas with Shinoa, she simply ditched the idea, there was no reason to even fight about it.
But thanks to the very fact that she remembered what Mahiru did even if I too, agree that it was a really harsh method; she did know that at least someone cared about her existance.
Mitsu states that Shinoa was loved in contrast to her that no one loved her; which makes Shinoa to reasure her that she does love Mitsuba. And of course, while it's true that the original source uses the kanji Ai (愛) it does not carry a romantic context (Yes I've been studying if you wonder and there's still a longer way ahead).
Shinoa is reasuring Mitsuba that she too is loved; just like how Mitsuba expressed on her best way that Yoichi, Kimizuki and her cared about Shinoa's safety; Shinoa too knows that the squad itself cares about each other; after all, they're a small family that can only encourage each other to keep going.
But here comes something important that perhaps it might be to personal interpretation but Shinoa does state something important:
Because love exists for someone, it does not mean that's the sole reason to the meaning of life or for a reason to live.
What does that mean?
Us as humans, be in the different envioroments we end up growing, we end up finding purposes for our existance, sometimes it takes longer, other times we have certainty that we found out what we want to do with our lives; along such trail, we will find friends, perhaps a person we might fall in love; we might suffer about a heartbreak or two or so on; but despite that, it's a path we've chosen to walk because very independent of the bonds we forge along the way; there are things we want to do out there, we long for new experiences, new insights, new spots to visit, and of course, we can never suspend the time; we grow up, we mature, we gain interest in other things as we grow which is visible how from childhood, we change a lot when we become teenagers, so as adults too, we change.
In Shinoa's case, she is truthful that she does not find value to her life, given how many chains of events involving her lead to misfortune for others; but despite that, she is thankful that there are people out there that do love her despite the harm her existance may has brought up upon Earth.
Nevertheless, we get a follow up, once Shinoa expressed herself, Mitsuba asks her directly about Yuu's acknowledgement, recognition or validation. Which of course, she responds honestly to it.
It hurts; and it is natural that it hurts her; it's the first time she fell in love with someone but not in the same way Mahiru did, not in the same turn of events Mahiru went through; after all, it's something I'll discuss a bit further from here. Let's continue.
Shinoa eases the mood by asking Mitsuba about how she feels towards Yuu which of course she knows very well that she too has a crush on him. But despite that many might feel the conversation as pointless, there's something certain to the panel itself; it is letting the weight and torment of many mixed emotions go, finally opening up to someone who understands you, to have someone you can trust unconditionally.
The mood eventually soothes to the point the two of them are in peace; having talked about such things when they've never had the opportunity to act like teenage girls, it was a rather refreshing experience for them.
I can't say that's correct or not but even in movies that face the end of the world, characters tend to talk about things they long to do and the sort.
Once Mitsuba asks Shinoa about her first real reason to live; one could understand that it is left to free interpretation given that both girls are simply enjoying their youth; they still haven't found a very truthful reason as to why they're there but for now; they did understand something.
Life is not just about existance, it's more than just hoping validation or acknowledgment, it is akin to what exactly you want to experience, it is about what you want to do instead of what others want you to do.
This leads to the new path I've mentioned before and this shall be discussed in the next point
Moving onwards to a new goal
After a girl's talk; Mitsuba points out about Shinoa's talent that is way above Mahiru's; such talent has always been hinted since the LNs were created.
Shinoa mentions that given that at that time she lacked a motive along goals within her reach; and of course, even Shikama pointed it out that she lacked desires, there was not so much she could do despite being more powerful than Mahiru, nevertheless, Mitsuba is aware Shinoa has gained something she lacked from the very beginning. Confidence.
This leads for Shinoa to have a discussion with her squad, but of course, they were eavesdropping the girls; they gave them their privacy. While they too are clumsy, reckless, immature in general, they too understand that people need some time alone to recollect their thoughts; they understand that there are things that sometimes can only be discussed with a certain someone not because of a lack of interest but rather because there is something that can be conveyed way better.
But very independent of that, it just reflects that Yoichi and Kimizuki have been worried as well about the girls after Yuu's departure along Guren and Vampires.
The next scene is actually something I am rather thankful that I actually thought I'd never see in the story in general; and that is the very fact that they're taking independent action for once; they're no longer following Guren's orders, they're no longer following a vampire's guidance that ends up falling in Guren's hand or Shikama's; nor they are following Yuu's wishes but rather; they're trying to open up a new path but exclusively for what they do label as "family".
Within the squad members, Kimizuki, Yoichi and Mitsuba long to see their families back due to the unfair deaths they had; Shinoa despite not having someone to call family or rather simply accepting the course of nature; she does want to see her friends having their families back, she has seen them struggle, she has seen the desperation of Kimizuki, the longing of Yoichi to have a miracle granted. But instead of following someone else's agenda given that Guren and Mahiru do have knowledge that they simply won't share to the squad; it is the first step for them to walk and open a new path for them.
Shinoa is very aware that their knowledge is limited, along the fact that they're not on an equal ground in terms of power; but given that now she does have confidence and something else; as I mentioned briefly in the other point; Shinoa has a deep understanding that the actions her sister took, do not defind her present or future nor how she will eventually turn out; such outcomes are only decided by her alone and if she wants to create a path along her friends, she has to fight for it giving away for the first time, the real power she has within her.
The very fact that Kiseki-O and Gekkouin were manifested by force instead by their wielders says something about what Shikama sought with Shinoa, what could it be?
Correct. Shikama or Sika Madu, was once an angel that served God but due to his arrogance, he lost his path leading to his eternal punishment for it; but even still, even if the angels that fell with him deemed or viewed him as a God. There was something even the reincarnations of such Fallen Angels were never subjected to.
Absolute control.
And thanks to reading the RAW version of the catastrophe at 16 manga; the purpose of Mahiru and Shinoa at the beginning was to control the punishment the Seraph of the End experiment held. But in contrast to Mahiru; Shinoa was born capable to control demons, she was capable of seeing them from a very young age but given that she has motivation along an objective; that power finally has shined. Leading to a new battle:
Perhaps you, dear readers may wonder how Shinoa was able to connect with Shikama despite him sending her off or cutting their ties; and of course, she does mention there was a small connection; truth to be told; even if Shikama wanted, she was born with him; they were together ever since she came to existance, hence that even if he tried to severe his ties to her, there will be something chaining him down.
And of course, the battle between Shinoa and Shikama has begun
Shikama gave away his power for light BUT, given that Shinoa could devour such darkness; it can only lead this
All the power that came from God's light may be stored in Shinoa's body and as they say, even if darkness tries to consume light; light always finds a way to cast aside the shadows that darkness creates.
Quite long huh? What do you think?
Let me know!!
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Ch 122 spoilers are here!
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⚠️ ONS 122 SPOILERS ❗❗❗
OMG?! OMG? OMG?
you can find the rest of the spoilers here
https://twitter.com/Somethi228/status/1610291225038393345?t=kvaiMJJNfQrjLZEwXmMsvQ&s=19
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The Man of the House
the final story in seraph of the end fandom
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“ Oh? Little birdie is back ~ “
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💚Dentarobo (CV. Horie Shun)
Moon Blessing
🤎Koyomi Gekkoin (CV. Hiroyuki Kagura)
🖤Saku (CV. Kasama Jun)
💛Mitsuki (CV. Tatsumaru Tachibana)
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II'm confused! Finally if the resurrection plan Guren has, will work, Mika is going to die or not? Because he was talking about dying in this chapter? Ugh why everything too hard to understand😫
Oh ahahaha! That's fine dear anon let me to explain!
No Mika as a DEMON, won't die (yes if he was a vampire then RIP!) and why would I say that?! Because of TWO reasons:
1- First of all BOTH Guren and Shikama in the previous chapter mentioned the sacrifice of VAMPIRES not DEMONS and Guren clearly said that JUST the COST of the humanity resurrection and Mikaela's resurrection are the SAME so means if you resurrect Mikaela, RIP the humanity and if you resurrect the humanity then Mika can't be a HUMAN again
2- if we assume DEMONS will also die during the resurrection too, then don't you think that the FIRST person who will stay AGAINST it will be KRUL herself?! Because for SURE she doesn't want her brother to die right?! And sounds like she knows there's a way to save her brother that's why she is FINE with SACRIFICING herself for him so Ashera can live
And also why Mika was talking about death and all?! Because maybe he was simply confused too and didn't understand well what Guren said or maybe he doesn’t know what can happen to a demon after that so that's why he thinks he is going to die and all other stuffs but no in general demons won't die and they will just continue living as demons after that (just like how Asuramaru, Kiseki O, Gekkoin, Raimeki and Byakkomaru are living for more than 1000 years in this story even before meeting their hosts too) orrrrr!!! Maybe there's a way more than that and actually demons can be back as humans again that's why Krul is also agree with this plan too (like she can die happily, knowing her brother will have a good life after that)
So yes dear anon sounds like we still know HALF of the plan and information and we don't have its complete one for now but about that death part there's no doubts that demons won't hurt
Hope this was helpful dear anon!!
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I’m still stuck on your gekkoin thoughts. He’s one hot mf 🍆
He sure is. I don’t think I have any content for him, I’ll write about him soon.
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“They’re a 10, but they aren’t Guren~.” (Mahiru to Gekkoin)
Prompt: they're a 10, but ...
♣ Gekkouin.
Gekkouin could physically feel his feathers ruffle and stand at the mere presence of this woman. What a bother, he thought to himself, while crossing his arms. "Your standards are... quite. Odd."
But suppose him not being that Ichinose brat saves him from earning this woman's favour. He should count himself lucky.
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Notes- ONS Quirk List
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Recovery date: March 17th, 2020
Description: Where the Seraph of the End universe meets the My Hero Academia universe they co-exist; here are the quirks and affiliations of the ONS affiliates.
Notes: Unfortunately this series of entries was corrupted and recovery is unlikely, apologies for the inconvenience. This is an abandoned work
Series Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Hero course
First years
Yuichiro- Seraph of salt: When he loses control (usually in anger) anything he touches turns to salt
Mikaela- Blood bond: Can temporarily or permanently bond with someone by drinking their blood he can sense when they’re in danger, in pain, and other stuff
Shinoa- Reaper: If she touches someone she can freeze them or kick their soul out of their bodies, unfortunately she has to unfreeze them or put them back in their bodies or they stay that way
Kimizuki- future's strength: He can take some of his future strength to become stronger in that moment, he has less energy later and has to sleep it off
Second years
Makoto- Poseidents wrath: can control certain amounts of water, he becomes waterlogged after
Kruel- Blood rule: She has control over anyone who ingests her blood’s body, they can still think for themselves
Third years
Kiseki-o- Devil’s coffin: When he counts to ten, he can summon a coffin to trap his enemies
Gekkoin- Devil’s shot: manifests a bow and arrow
Support course
First years
Akane- Quirkless
Yoichi- Hound: Turns into a 6ft brown dog, he easily loses control
Mitsuba- Quirkless
Third years
Noya- Take over: Can temporarily switch consciousness with another person, however the other person will have full control over his body and they can only be so far from each other
Ashera- limbo: Drags you into your own mind, it gives him migraines though and he’s left defenseless
General studies
Second years
Horn- Beast: Turns into a figure made of a smoke like mist, if she isn’t careful she’ll get blown away
Chess- Queen’s view: can choose to view her surroundings like a chess board, she can only see from the queen’s perspective
Rene- Twilight lullaby: Can put people to sleep with certain melodies, it sometimes makes him sleep and his allies also fall asleep
Lacus- Knight’s move: Can teleport anywhere he has an immediate mental image of, there’s a distance limit and it has to be an accurate image
Teachers
Class 1-A: Guren- Of humans and demons: Can turn into a demon at will, however he sometimes loses control
Class 3-A: Shigure- Puppeteer: Can create strings from her fingers that allow her to move her opponents at will, it hurts her and they can still fight against her
Science: Mito- God’s hand: She can break anything she hits but if she’s not strong enough it’ll also hurt her
Nurse: Sayuri- angel’s tears: Can heal minor surface injuries with her tears, they have to be fresh tears
Foreign languages: Norito- Eyes of the mist: creates a heavy mist that shows anyone caught in it their greatest fear, if he’s standing in it or enters it he is affected
Class 2-B: Shinya- Blue moon: Creates a smell that reminds people of a calm blue moon night, he can’t always control it and has accidently put his class to sleep
Battle: Byakkomaru- White beast: Turns into a 8ft white tiger, however it makes his back hurt
Support class: Kureto- Quirkless
Math: Aoi- Memory key: Can remember anything and can recall it whenever, however after too much usage she begins to lose control and it gives her a headache
General education: Ferid- Quirkless
History: Crowley- King’s armor: He can form a suit of crystal armor, it encases him starting from between his shoulder blades and he regularly has to get excess crystal removed
Support class: Mahiru- Quirkless
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BYAKKOMARU VAMPIRE & PRE-GEAR DEMON HEADCANON ( + GEAR )
As we now know , Byakkomaru was a third progenitor. Following the previous headcanon about his human life , he was turned by the First during one of his wars. For a while , Byakkomaru chose to remain in his position to his empire while also serving as a progenitor member.
Byakkomaru was , as stated in past posts , a very calm vampire but extremely well known for how dangerous he was in battle and his penchant for it. He got along with the others , learned , and did well as a vampire, becoming well liked by many of them. For a long time , there was no conflict between his place in the council and his place in his empire. His emotions dulled but the sense of loyalty from his time as a human did not falter ( nor would it in the future ). He was known to be more playful and relaxed than the others , but he was always careful to stay aware of everything and to take certain matters seriously.
That changed however when one of the seconds chose to aid an enemy. Rather than siding with the others , he chose to defend the kingdom he’d served for so long. Ultimately it led to his transformation into a demon as punishment. His heart was ripped out , and he became one of ( if not the ) first case of transformation by this method.
Byakkomaru struggled with memories at this point. Because it was not the transformation into gear , he retained some memories of emotions but struggled with remembering himself as a human or vampire. ( Although he kept the tiger necklace he had as a human and to this day still wears it , though he does not remember why it is significant to him , just that it is. ) This is where THIS information all comes into play. He disappeared from the Progenitor Council’s radar for many years and became the Byakkomaru he is today , though not yet bound to any gear.
He became famous as the tiger demon since he would almost always approach others in his signature white tiger form. People would often lower their guards to a talking demon over the horned humanoid figure , and he took advantage of it to create classic demon contracts with humans desperate for aid , greed , revenge , whatever their hearts desired. This is where he developed his taste for devouring SOULS over DESIRES. People would put their souls on the line to make a contract with him. The cost was high , but everyone who made a contract would get as they desired , though many would perish soon after. Some took it as a sign of his ruthless nature , others assumed natural coincidence. Byakkomaru didn’t care.
It was in this era that Byakkomaru met his FIRST master , and the only master he had before Shinya. Though who is a secret Byakkomaru keeps to this day , they were a real historical figure known for their battle skills and intelligence. He felt respect for the other and took an oath to serve his master for as long as his master wished. And he did , until the day came that his master conquered no more and fought no more battles , and relieved the demon of any sort of duty to stay. Byakkomaru chose to stay even after until the passing of his master before he returned to his days of devouring souls of foolish mortals.
Byakkomaru was reintroduced to the Progenitor Council when Shikama Doji called for him and he answered. This is the time he began to bond with many of the others vampires , like Gekkoin , Raimeikie , etc. Although he was no longer a vampire himself , it made no difference and while still doing his own thing , he often began to hang out and know them as well until centuries later Shikama Doji asked for them to become apostles to which he readily agreed. He was already a demon , but this was a step further and it wasn’t as though he had much to lose.
Thus , he eventually turned into the manifestation demon that he is these days. As previous posts have stated , his brutality and efficiency made many desire to become his master , but none were able to handle it and were often driven insane if not outright killed. After many tests and attempts , Byakkomaru was sealed away until Shinya Hiragi.
Because Byakkomaru was already a demon with powers and contracted experience , he functions a bit different than most of the others. When Shinya succeeded Byakkomaru’s trials and earned the demon’s respect , they forged the typical bond of cursed gear and human , but Byakkomaru also gave Shinya his own contract and oath to serve Shinya as he had his first master. It is also why Byakkomaru is able to feed off the energy and souls of those he attacks and he continues to prefer that , but can and will feed of Shinya’s desires if necessary or ordered to.
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Random comment of the day:
I do wonder if he will actually listen to his demon’s reasons after this
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Random headcanons
Characters: Ky Luc, Urd and Rigr (Saito), Lakus and Rene, Mahiru and Shinoa, Chess and Crowley. Ashuramaru, Kiseki-o, Gekkoin, Byakkomaru, Akakhebi, Noah.
Warning: one bad joke from me. Text written by a translator.
Ky Luc is actually French. He also does not have his own territory and lives in Russia, personally subordinate to Urd.
I also believe that he personally does all the dirty work that Urd entrusts him.
He knows how to cook.
Lakus knows how to drive not only cargo planes, but also managed to learn how to drive modern brands of cars before the apocalypse. However, many vampires know how to drive cars.
Among all vampires, Ky Luc and Lacus Welt are the most emotional, even if they try / don't try to deny it.
Perhaps Ky has a demon or a special type of weapon, because his ring literally converts his own blood into a sword. Or he was a test subject in the experiment of the First Founder, which means that the other four vampires of the fifth rank have a similar feature, we just never know about it.
Rene makes sure Lacus doesn't kill himself. Simm also does not let Lakus near the cars, because last time they almost fell off a cliff at a turn.
Urd and Rigr would just like to lie down and sleep. True, due to the fact that they are vampires, they would not feel much difference in sensations after sleep, so they would just return to their work.
Chess Belle, Lacus Welt, Mahiru and Shinoa may have a common maternal descendant. Because their hair color is a bit similar.
Chess was the one who turned Lacus into a vampire. So conditionally, but she is his mother by blood.
Perhaps Ashuramaru, Kiseki-o, and Noya (I hope this is the correct translation) were vampires of the third rank. I explained this for myself by the fact that the vampires of the Third Rank presented to us are of the same age group - from ten years old to twelve or fourteen. So Ashura, Kiseki-o and Noah fit these criteria.
I think Gekkoin was a rank four or five vampire. Does this mean that he had the same sword ring as Ky Luc?
Gekkoin, Byakkomaru, and Akahebi are the only demons that shape them into animals - that's a fact.
Ashuramaru's favorite color is the color of the sky. Kiseki-o would have it turquoise.
Crowley had many children that he did not know about. All because of the mentality of the time when he was born and to have at least some kind of procreation was important. So some of his descendants survived to the apocalypse, but died due to the virus.
Bad joke: anime apocalypse reminds me of our situation with you-know-what ;) Forget it, okay?
I think Lacus and Rene are Germans. Also, in addition to their native language and Japanese, they know English, a little Russian, and some of them know Latin.
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HOLY FUCK YOICHI
YOO MY SOFT BOI IS LONG GONE, SOMEBODY GIVE HIM BACC
LIKE DAMNNN???? BOI SO POWERFUL MUDAE BETTER LET ME HAVE HIM
DEAR LORD I AM A MIKA SIMP I AM A MIKA SIMP I AM A MIKA SIMP
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@rosysins said: "would you check over there?" - Gekk to Byakko again hehe <3
would you prompts
Byakkomaru turns his head towards Gekkoin at the question, ears perking up as he turns in the direction that was being pointed out to him. Gekkouin wanted him to go check? The tiger demon can't exactly fathom WHY this request was being made of him. He gives a snort.
" For someone who likes to call me the lazy one, you sure are acting lazy. " Byakkomaru remarks with a shake of his head.
Words aside, he does still do as he is asked. He pushes himself up from his spot and starts to head over towards the other room that was opposite of were he had been. Was it because Gekkouin actually wanted him to check for something, or was it a distraction? But if it was a distraction, then what was it a distraction from? That only serves to raise the demon's curiosity. Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back.
" What exactly am I checking over here for, little birdie ~ ? " He asks, unable to resist the playful teasing name as he peers over the scenery. The question should be a good determent to discovering if there was something he was actually supposed to be doing, or if this was nothing more than a way to get the tiger occupied with something else. Either way, he'd entertain it for now.
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