Chapter 57

Tohru and Legend (First Half) is the fifty-seventh chapter of Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon.

Summary
Damocles tells his part of Tohru' s origin.

Plot
Kobayashi wonders why magic spells look similar to the programming language she uses, and Mr. Magatsuchi explains sorcerers created the language though there is no mana in the world so she won't be able to use magic. He asks if she wants some perspective on the matter of why Tohru came into the world from a relative before her. Kobayashi meets Damocles again, who is an acquaintance of Mr. Magtsuchi who informs him on Tohru. Damocles knows that since Kobayashi came to see him, she wants to hear his story, and she agrees but will hear the story from Tohru later. Damocles thinks about when the war will end, as it is long and wasteful with forces gathering to obliterate each other. Their original aim was to destroy the gods and restore original order so they began to fight to not be controlled. In the beginning, all dragons fought together until some betrayed them and became the Harmony Faction and others refused to battle, becoming the Spectator Faction while those who want to plunge the world into anarchy are known as the Chaos Faction. He feels dizzy knowing that all dragons will one day share the same way of thinking one day. During the war, he had a child, Tohru, after the author of a book who supported the Chaos Faction. Mr. Magatsuchi used future sight to read unwritten literature of other worlds to sell to the present, like a plagiarist. Kobayashi thinks it's sketchy, but Mr. Magatsuchi explains books go to public domain after 50 years, so 50 years before shouldn't matter as he needs the research funds. Damocles thought of nothing of humans at the time, their actions and creations were fascinating sometimes but he usually didn't care about them. Some humans worshipped gods but they weren't strong so he ignored them until they started colluding with Harmony dragons and soon Chaos dragons started saying they should be wiped out for dragons had become too rigid. Tohru asks about humans and Damocles tells her they are bad so they should be killed so that his daughter followed that way of thinking or she will be persecuted. Tohru felt compelled to follow Damocles' footsteps but he didn't want that, thinking it may be human influence, so he let Tohru do what she wanted, to travel and experience on her own point of view, to learn what interested her without persecution, to doubt the Chaos dragon's thinking of humans. Instead Tohru ran wild, as she attempted to strike the gods, sustaining injuries and fell into that world, where she met Kobayashi. Damocles was surprised that dragons and humans could form a deep bond as Tohru held contempt above humans yet chose to become a maid so it made sense to attack the gods, and Kobayashi asks why. Damocles explains Tohru wanted to end the war, thinking that defeating the gods would end it, and she did wound many gods during her battle. That is all the information Damocles could give her, so she asks one question, why did Tohru say she was alone when they first met. Damocles tells Kobayashi he doesn't know what Tohru thinks, as he is a poor parent by human standards, though Kobayashi thinks otherwise. When Tohru went to battle, it was her own choice, as maybe all dragons were like that at first. Damocles leaves, telling her to take care of Tohru her entire lifespan and Mr. Magatsuchi explains Damocles made deals with that world's gods for Tohru though he tells Kobayashi not to tell that to Tohru. Damocles says he would never approve of Kobayashi's and Tohru's relationship as he leaves and Kobayashi understands. Kobayashi tells her day to Tohru at home and Tohru asks if Kobayashi wants to heat her story, and Kobayashi accepts.

Characters

 * Kobayashi
 * Tohru
 * Damocles
 * Mr. Magatsuchi