That certainly sounds less like I had the nerve to become "Emperor", and more I got forced into the situation because the actual "Lord" awoke. *letting out a frustrated sound*

Even if there's some small part of me still operating on that end, it's more the Obsidian Lord being awakened than anything else. But... it sounds like he still has some reasoning left in him, even just a little.

Suzume, however... she was always the type to take things really far if she got the opportunity to, huh? I could use the geas... but if it doesn't work, that'd just aggravate her more, or could draw my Obsidian Lord self to here, which seems much worse.