[ He never thought living in peace would sound so appealing and yet so much like something that is still a far off dream at the same time. Sure, in the past things had never been fully peaceful either - even within the communities of demons there were plenty of conflicts and problems to deal with - but it was a lot better than this. Even if humans now pose much less of a threat to them than demons did back then.

Still, even if the dream is still far off while the war of the humans is not over yet, while they don't know if they will actually fully be able to escape the humans' grasps before the same thing happens to them that happens to the Yukimura.. he wants to believe in it. It feels like something that could be achieved, somehow. ]

Ah. [ It's more of an affirmative sound more than anything else, even if he's certain that Amagiri already understands just how much he feels the exact same. ] I wish for the same.

[ Even if some of the other demons may have more ambitious plans, just this much is enough for them, for their family. ]

My days may be numbered more certainly sooner or later, but I would at least like to see that before my spirit shall depart from this world. [ To see the mistake he started out of desperation be set straight once more. At least they'll have time - it's not like Kazutake's enough like the oji-san from his time yet to be dropping dead anytime soon. ]