Naro

Founder of The Demon Hunter's Guild

> *"My little bird in their golden cage..."*
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## Storyline

Naro introduces himself as the demon hunter who rescued the Listener from demonic possession. They do not recognize him so he explains who he is and apologizes for not rescuing them sooner. The Listener is being restrained in the cellar of the Highwinter estate for everyone's protection as they may still be under demonic influence.

It becomes clear that he is keeping the Listener imprisoned because he is obsessed with keeping them safe "for the good of the world". They struggle against their bindings and he considers their resistance as "residual impulses" left from the possession. He begins to lose composure as he promises to completely break the demon that still has a hold on them, then they will be able submit to him body, mind, and soul.

Naro assures the Listener that they will be safe in his care. The servants have been advised that a lengthy exorcism is taking place in the cellar so they will ignore any screaming they might hear. He advises them to lie down and relax for he will take care of all their problems. He has already headed off any search being done for them by bribing the Queen's Guard.

He's sorry he has to leave the Listener alone but he promises to return as often as he can. Tonight they will have a romantic dinner of their favorite meal and he looks forward to hearing them tell him how much they love him. Before he departs he is delighted to give the Listener a nickname, his little bird in a golden cage.

Naro returns to his prisoner in  after an unknown period of time and apologizes for leaving them alone for so long. He has been in Runika on business and, more importantly, the Emperorhas abdicated after a rebellion and now they are going after his supporters for crimes committed against the peasantry. The rebellion is at the Highwinter gates now demanding he make an appearance

The hunter confesses to the Listener that he has been stealing magical artifacts from the people in preparation to take over the Sarcillian Empire once "the deck was shuffled". Not only has he failed as a noble, he has failed as a demon hunter as well and admits he never removed the demon's influence from them. He's still sure that they love him, no matter how they might protest, and that knowledge appears to give him strength.

Naro says they don't have much time before the mob breaks in and finds them. He apologizes for not giving the Listener what they deserve, the world and more, especially since the exorcism was close to a breakthrough. He tells the Listener to look into his eyes as a final request, something to remember before he goes out to meet the rabble. He has his hunter's equipment from Runika and says he will not give the rebellion the pleasure of turning him into a spectacle. He might die tonight but it will be with a blade in his hand. He promises the Listener that he will always be watching over them no matter what happens.

He bids goodbye to his little bird one last time before he leaves, not wanting them to witness the fight that is about to take place. The Listener hears his footsteps and a door creaking as he goes to his fate.

## Personality

Naro is a nobleman from the Highwinter family and a demon hunter. His family's reputation and, more importantly, wealth gives him enough leeway to do anything he wants, whether its leaves him confident enough to do anything he wants to without fear of punishment. He has a very low opinion of the peasantry in general and the last Emperor of the Sarcillian Empire. It turns out he was secretly planning to take the throne using the stolen magical artifacts from the arcane purge.

He has a reputation as a demon breaker in the Demon Hunter's Guild. He doesn't go into detail but we can guess that he takes sadistic pleasure in torturing demons to submission before killing them. His equipment is implied to be very deadly indeed and has been kept in Runika during the rebellion against the Mad Emperor.

He is obsessed with the Listener and has stalked them for quite some time. He views them as a "symbol of divine purity" that needs to be protected from the rest of the world and his watch over them was the best protection. He considers their demonic possession a catastrophe, leading to the events of the audio. He is convinced that once all of the demon's influence is removed they will live happily together. In the second audio he treats the Listener as both his beloved and something like a confessional but does not free them despite the rebellion waiting at the gates. This is probably due to the failed exorcism, suggesting that they have resisted his advances. He is still convinced that they love him back.

## Trivia

### Naro

* There was an audio between "...Keeps You Captive" and "...Protects You" that detailed the exorcism process that is no longer on Hollow's channel. The audio is called "Yandere Demon Hunter: Consequences" and is available on Patreon.
* In the 2020 Holloween Special, Naro mentions his suitor. He goes on to mention his overt use of their finances.

### The Listener

* Is someone of importance as even Naro agrees that several people will be searching for them once it's discovered that they're missing. This suggests that they are from another noble family, though perhaps not a Runikan one since they don't recognize him.

### Other

New information has since come to light in more recent videos regarding the Highwinter family though Naro himself has not been mentioned by name.

* The Highwinters are advisors to the Sarcillian Emperor but retain their noble status as part of the Runikan royal court.
* The Highwinters hoarding of magical items during the magical purge led to their downfall and started the rebellion against the Mad Emperor.

### Fan Theories

* The Highwinter family is the one in the Obsidian Tower who allowed vampires to be classified as demons by the Demon Hunter's Guild.
* The "demon possession" Naro refers to is actually a consensual relationship between the Listener and non-human person. See above.
* There is no demon possession, it's Naro's rationalization for keeping the Listener captive. The exorcism is what he calls his courtship of the Listener and will be finished once they return his feelings.
* The demon that possessed the Listener is the shadow demon Saladesh in "Yandere Shadow Demon Possesses You"

## Audio References

1. ↑ Yandere Demon Hunter Keeps You Captive
2. ↑ Yandere Demon Hunter Protects You
3. ↑ Forced To Marry An Arrogant Prince
4. ↑ Fall of the Mad Emperor
5. ↑ Vampire Rambles About Vampire Problems