[Douman consents, before he inclines his head thoughtfully]
In reality, everyone just dies at some point. Even what once looked like immovable history does.
[The new question makes him laugh. Not many- No, actually a lot of students have asked him the same question equally directly before.]
I'm half as old as the immortal firebird and slightly younger than the famed Shuten Doji of Mt. Oe, a famed grand youkai sovereigns of old. In human years I'd be about... No, that doesn't translate well. Let's just say that I'm pretty darn old.
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[Douman consents, before he inclines his head thoughtfully]
In reality, everyone just dies at some point. Even what once looked like immovable history does.
[The new question makes him laugh. Not many- No, actually a lot of students have asked him the same question equally directly before.]
I'm half as old as the immortal firebird and slightly younger than the famed Shuten Doji of Mt. Oe, a famed grand youkai sovereigns of old. In human years I'd be about... No, that doesn't translate well. Let's just say that I'm pretty darn old.