[Ah.]

Minny... it's not that simple.

[He didn't even know what Kazuya was! He was touched, he was, but at the same time, a tiny flame of frustration sparked in him. It was easy to say that - "you'll just be Kaz" - but it never did end up like that. He... even Hyoubu had viewed him with brief suspicion, when he told him, and he was...]

I'm- [He lowered his gaze to their clasped hands, his grip tightening a fraction] I'm a demon, Minny. The sort who... they eat humans and they're cruel and... and I'm one of them.

[There. The deepest and most painful shame. He swallowed as he relaxed his hold on Minny's hand, certain he'd pull away at this point]

Keeping control of that, it's... it's difficult, sometimes.