Half of Setsubun is Made of Kindness [Weekly Short-Short Note]

"Demons out!"
"W-wait. I'm not a bad demon."
"What are you talking about?"
"Sure, there are many savage and rowdy ones, but not all of us are like that. Half of a demon's nature is kind and honest."
"I find that hard to believe."
"Then, to earn your trust, let me take on the heavy labor in your village. How about it?"
"Hmm... Today is 'Setsubun.' A day to welcome a new season. Creating a new era where humans and demons share the roles half and half, huh--"
"Sounds like a good deal, right? Then, let's head to the village right away--"
"..."
"Gah! ...W-why are you throwing beans again?"
"Because I'm still half-doubting you. Even if, as you say, half of a demon is kind and honest... aren't you yourself the other half, the cruel and lying one?"
"...!"
"That said, I only took your story half-seriously, but that idea of yours sounds interesting. ...If there really are kind and honest demons, by taking you as a demon-hostage, I might be able to make you surrender, turn you into a slave, and have you do the village's manual labor--not just half, but all of it."
"Y-you're the demon!"