Oni no Ou to Chigire c2 part44

“You’re a demon master. You’re young, and have so much to be proud of, just consider the origin of your name. The Toki in Tokimori is written with the character for the Japanese ibis. Another way to write ibis has the character for peach in it. Peaches have the power to ward off danger. Back in the days of legends, Izanagi no Mikoto used peaches to throw at demons and evil spirits to drive them away. Momotaro from the fairytales was born from a peach then went on to exterminate the demons from the island. Your name as a demon master is written with characters that pray for your safety and to drive out demons, not to get eaten by them. Being scared like that all the time is an insult to your name.”

His nagging grandfather would preach to him like that every day.

“You will become the master of demons, so what do you have to be afraid of? Pull yourself together.”

His grandmother who was stricter than his grandfather scolded Tokimori as he shivered under his bedcovers.

“Don’t cry, Tokimori. I think the demons that approach you just want to get to know you. Why don’t you try becoming friends with the biggest and most powerful demons before you pick one? You can do that, right?”

His mother with her kind smile just made Tokimori even more uneasy.

“Being afraid of demons, just how spoiled are you? You were born to carry the responsibility of being a demon master, I won’t allow my child to be so spoiled. You will eventually have a demon servant to join with you both in body and soul. You will be able to contribute to the prosperity of our clan. Do you know how amazing that is? No matter how much we want to do that, we cannot, so if we could switch places with you, we would.”

His father’s words were difficult for the young Tokimori to understand, but the way he got on his knees and looked Tokimori straight in the eye made him want to run away.

Chapter end