[As the drinks arrive, Kazuya waits, listens to what Akechi has to say, and while it's reasonable, it's all reasonable, really. Reasonable assumptions from a human perspective.
But demons aren't humans.]
The only way a demon could go against my word is if they held a contract with a human that made them do so. The only thing more absolute than the King of Bel's word, is that of a contract. So, in theory a "revolt" would be possible, but it wouldn't happen from the demons, but humans themselves.
[And even then, that would require a contract. A dangerous proposition, for a human.
Kazuya takes his turn to take a sip of his own drink too.]
The King of Bel's power is absolute. There's nothing and no one, at least in my world, that could stand against it. When it comes to skill, however... I know I'm lacking there.
[The fact that he didn't smack Akechi immediately down is proof enough of that.]
Still, it's interesting that you think of issues humans might have in my situation, even though I'm not human, and demons aren't humans either. [Akechi is aware of this, he realizes.]
Where a human king might fall or be ousted, demons value power above all else. If the other demon is stronger, they'll follow as an act of self-preservation, though it's not uncommon for equally matched demons to bicker and fight for supremacy amongst themselves either.
no subject
But demons aren't humans.]
The only way a demon could go against my word is if they held a contract with a human that made them do so. The only thing more absolute than the King of Bel's word, is that of a contract. So, in theory a "revolt" would be possible, but it wouldn't happen from the demons, but humans themselves.
[And even then, that would require a contract. A dangerous proposition, for a human.
Kazuya takes his turn to take a sip of his own drink too.]
The King of Bel's power is absolute. There's nothing and no one, at least in my world, that could stand against it. When it comes to skill, however... I know I'm lacking there.
[The fact that he didn't smack Akechi immediately down is proof enough of that.]
Still, it's interesting that you think of issues humans might have in my situation, even though I'm not human, and demons aren't humans either. [Akechi is aware of this, he realizes.]
Where a human king might fall or be ousted, demons value power above all else. If the other demon is stronger, they'll follow as an act of self-preservation, though it's not uncommon for equally matched demons to bicker and fight for supremacy amongst themselves either.