I'd like to think I could, but I didn't end up killing anyone. I went to fight Yuuki -- whoever was possessing him, and got bitten instead. Blademaster Vance and I were trying to find a way to get the ghosts what they want other than just our bodies, and we failed. I couldn't kill Chase, or Pickles, or whoever was inside Tear. I'd miss you the most though... so... [A shrug.] Maybe that would make a difference.

[The rest takes some processing.]

[Finally Nobunaga just pulls Klaus forward for a rough kiss.] Hard lines, is it?

You will always have to tell me what you expect. [Gods, jealousy is just... such a pain in the ass. It's there. He can feel it. And easily ignore it.] I already know I'm the best. [The best at being Demon King of 6th Heaven. But if Klaus doesn't want that...]

[A head tilt.] I will never restrict your freedom. Breaking the castes, breaking people's conditioning and brainwashing is part of this. I know your... cult [A flicker.] you are used to a lot of people holding you up as a god. Loving you constantly. It is not so different, I am used to a country full. Well, most of Japan hates me, but good enough.

[Ugh words. Feelings. Part of him feels like going icy again. Detached. What does it matter to him if Klaus gets coffee with a demigod? Things Nobunaga wants to do. There's enough time and the balance between being tyrannical and overbearing...]

[A forced feral grin.] But do not think your neck will escape so unscathed to tell stories of whose bed you were last in.