[What does this bastard think he is, a trained dog!? Douman is going to rip out his entrails and stuff the resulting cavity full with curses the moment this foxy bastard starts feeling like he got away with this! Rrrrrrgh, of all the indignities that Seimei had even the gall to (indirectly) inflict on him . . . !
Seimei will find his searching gaze met with the stony glare of mismatched eyes that betray nothing besides what should already be more than obvious.]
Yes. "Seimei of Justice and the Evil Douman." I'm familiar with the stories. [His voice is back to being black velvet again, a low subtle purr of a tiger. But make no mistake. This tiger is hunting.] Seimei is always depicted as some almighty paragon of good, but his rival's role is a little more diverse since barely anything is known about him besides his name. The only thing that truly matters is that he is Seimei's enemy. Isn't it only natural that that will play out differently depening on whether you listen to stories that were written for kids or those that were made for adults?
And you make another mistake.
[Douman waits for a moment to let his words sink in before he continues.]
What you talk about are stories written by and for humans. In ayakashi lore both Abe no Seimei and Ashiya Douman are nothing more but rotten serial killers, spooks to tell your children about to scare them into behaving. You've already gone and claimed Seimei's name, so why shouldn't I take the other one? Or do you suddenly think that that's bad taste?
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Seimei will find his searching gaze met with the stony glare of mismatched eyes that betray nothing besides what should already be more than obvious.]
Yes. "Seimei of Justice and the Evil Douman." I'm familiar with the stories. [His voice is back to being black velvet again, a low subtle purr of a tiger. But make no mistake. This tiger is hunting.] Seimei is always depicted as some almighty paragon of good, but his rival's role is a little more diverse since barely anything is known about him besides his name. The only thing that truly matters is that he is Seimei's enemy. Isn't it only natural that that will play out differently depening on whether you listen to stories that were written for kids or those that were made for adults?
And you make another mistake.
[Douman waits for a moment to let his words sink in before he continues.]
What you talk about are stories written by and for humans. In ayakashi lore both Abe no Seimei and Ashiya Douman are nothing more but rotten serial killers, spooks to tell your children about to scare them into behaving. You've already gone and claimed Seimei's name, so why shouldn't I take the other one? Or do you suddenly think that that's bad taste?