[Such troublesome ones, weren't they? Those Western wizards. But also prone to the sorts of fancies that Matoba could make use of. No one liked to deal with something unpredictable. It was only but for the chance that the coinflip would go your way.]
[Matoba hums to himself as he considers Nero's words. No, it isn't as if ayakashi understood one another well either, from the observations he had made all his life. Spirits, too, were cursed to lead lives that could only be spent in a cycle of loneliness and longing.]
But humans are different. [He takes up another bite of the tiramisu, happily devouring.] We are mortal creatures which will die without the support of one another. Whether it be the elements, predators, or simply madness. We cannot stand to be alone for long.
So you see, when humans meet another, we immediately try and find common ground in an attempt to create social harmony. It is a trait of ours. But there is no common ground to be found amongst those who cannot even understand fragile mortality.
Even if you do not mean for harm to come, you spirits will never be able to understand the hearts of humans. Inevitably, some calamity will be caused by that proximity... That is why it is foolish to try and mix with us.
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[Such troublesome ones, weren't they? Those Western wizards. But also prone to the sorts of fancies that Matoba could make use of. No one liked to deal with something unpredictable. It was only but for the chance that the coinflip would go your way.]
[Matoba hums to himself as he considers Nero's words. No, it isn't as if ayakashi understood one another well either, from the observations he had made all his life. Spirits, too, were cursed to lead lives that could only be spent in a cycle of loneliness and longing.]
But humans are different. [He takes up another bite of the tiramisu, happily devouring.] We are mortal creatures which will die without the support of one another. Whether it be the elements, predators, or simply madness. We cannot stand to be alone for long.
So you see, when humans meet another, we immediately try and find common ground in an attempt to create social harmony. It is a trait of ours. But there is no common ground to be found amongst those who cannot even understand fragile mortality.
Even if you do not mean for harm to come, you spirits will never be able to understand the hearts of humans. Inevitably, some calamity will be caused by that proximity... That is why it is foolish to try and mix with us.
[And yet here he is, eating Nero's cake.]