鬼と少女 || thechineselantern
She listened carefully as the other answered her question, wide eyes glacing around every now and then, she was quiet for a couple of seconds after he finished. Hell, did she hear that right?
‟T-This is hell?! …I did not know it was organized in such way…how long has it been like that?!…” Her face was one of shock, but perhaps for the wrong reasons. Chiri believed the underworld to be very different. For example, she certainly had no idea hell had offices. ‟How do the subdivision system works? Who is in charge, or is there a hierarchy at all? Did you decorate this office by yourself?” She began asking with sudden enthusiasm. She surely didn’t seem to mind the fact that she was in hell without knowing why, but the fact hell was not how she imagined it to be. She wanted to know more. Priorities, she certainly had them. She then yelped before rushing to cover her mouth with the palm of her hand. A subtle blush colored her cheeks. ‟I must apologize, I got a little too excited…how embarrassing.”
At first the demon was rather insulted, but as she continued on relief washed over him with just a tinge of surprise. It was certainly unexpected to hear such words come from a young girl's lips. Her enthusiasm made him equally enthusiastic, though his expression remained the same: discontent, as it was almost permanent for him to keep such a face, and he considered himself to be 'quite cheery'. "Please do not apologize." He replied, holding a hand up and soon bringing it to his chest in a show of devotion to the words that followed. "I'm filled with joy to see that you are so enthusiastic about all of this, and to be honest, very surprised at that." It was truly marvelous to see such a woman, her priorities enticed him.
"This is my office, which I decorated all by myself." His perfectly proportioned hands stretched out to the sides in emphasis, before coming back down to rest at his sides. "King Enma is our figurehead, but I consider myself the true manipulator of hell, as I am his second in command-- his deputy. I do all of the work." Hozuki explained with much pride. "Each subdivision is appropriated to each sin. In Animal Cruelty Hell, those who have committed the sin of animal cruelty are subject to torture, from animals who have been sent to hell and now work for us as minions." Japanese hell greatly differed from the americanized hell that Satan ruled over. Here, rather than indulging in their sins, they reshaped sinners to be productive and learn from their ways. Though, many areas of hell as of late seemed to be greatly understaffed.
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