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Subaru:  "The Crying Red Demon” was a tale of friendship between the Red Demon, which wanted to become friends with humans, and his best friend, the Blue Demon—and what came between them. It went something like this: The two demons living on the mountain tried various things to get the Red Demon in the good graces of the villagers, culminating in the Blue Demon committing wicked deeds upon the village, only to be driven off by the Red Demon, who thus befriended the human beings. The tale ended with the Blue Demon leaving; the Red Demon, dispirited at the Blue Demon’s display of friendship, cried for the Blue Demon’s sake. “And so, the Red Demon read over and over the letter left at the Blue Demon’s house and cried… The end.” Subaru finished conveying to Ram a somewhat abridged version of the fairy tale. It was a fairy tale Subaru himself had read many times over. He thought he was as faithful with his words as possible, keeping his own opinions out of it.
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Ram:  Ram lowered her eyes as she listened to the tale.
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Subaru:  Subaru stayed in the same position as when he’d finished the story, waiting for her to speak.
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Ram:  Ram let out a small sigh. “…A rather sad tale.”
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Subaru:  “I suppose so. But I think it’s a happy story, too.”
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Ram:  “I think the cast of characters was full of idiots… The Red Demon, the Blue Demon, and the villagers, too.”
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Subaru:  “Well, that’s being a tough critic. Not that you’ll get any argument from me…” He agreed that none of the three sides had enough introspection. The villagers were pure suckers, and if the two demons had spoken more to each other, they might have found proper common ground. At the very least, surely they could have avoided the need for one to put distance between him and the other for the rest of their lives. “That’s why I love this story and hate this story. The Blue Demon’s self-sacrifice was super cool, but he was an idiot beyond saving, too. I like to think I can save myself through putting in the effort…”
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Ram:  “So you think that about the Blue Demon…I think it is the Red Demon who is beyond saving.” Ram’s reply made Subaru lift his head. Ram was looking at Subaru as she bit her tongue. “He wrapped the Blue Demon in his own desires, losing nothing when the Blue Demon lost everything. I think that is a rather horrible result.”
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Subaru:  “What do you think the two demons should’ve done, then?”
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Ram:  “…If the Red Demon truly wanted to be friends with the humans, he should have gone to live in the village, even if it meant cutting off his horn. He should have done that long before the Blue Demon left.”
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Subaru:  “Man, that’s a pretty extreme position, there!” Subaru raised his voice at the radical view she’d provided.
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Ram:  Ram simply stroked her own short hair like she was saying, Is it now?