Sonju (Anime)

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Sonju (ソンジュ) is a demon that ventures around the Demon Forest with Mujika. Sonju belongs to a religion where he restrains himself from consuming human flesh.

History
Sonju and Mujika are travelers who wander across the Demon world. Along the way, they were notified of the "goods" that escaped from Grace Field House. Sonju refused to take the children back to the orphanage, as he wanted the children to be free so that he can hunt their descendants, "wild" humans outside the farms, once they reach a good population.

Appearance
Sonju is a relatively tall and lean demon. He wears a hood and a mask that covers his entire face, which, when taken off, reveals his abnormally sharp canines. He has a horn at the center of his forehead and two polydactyly hands (six fingers per hand) that are completely bandaged. Under his hood reveals what seems to be black markings across half of his abdomen. He wears black pants secured by a belt. Sonju is often seen carrying a spear.

Personality
Sonju acts stoic and composed, sometimes refraining from interacting with the orphans, though he does indeed care for them and help them out.

In truth, however, Sonju is strongly motivated by his desire to resume eating human flesh. Sonju believes in the same religion as Mujika, which forbids eating farm-raised humans. However, Sonju believes this ban does not extend to humans naturally born and raised in free human-settlements. He sadistically and gleefully thinks about the day he can hunt humans in the wild again.

Promised Forest Arc
After the news of several Grace Field orphans who had escaped reached Sonju and Mujika, the two run into Emma, Ray, and the other Grace Field escapees by coincidence as they were lost within the forest. When Mujika tells Sonju about how if they capture and return them back to Grace Field, it could grant them an "easy life" for half a year. Sonju, however, denies her idea and instead insists on saving them. Sonju and Mujika successfully rescue the Grace Field escapees from several demons as they bring them to their secret territory within a cave. The two aid in Emma's ear injury and provide hospitality and shelter for the orphans for the next couple of days. During that time, Sonju tells Emma and Ray the history of the demons and how the world is divided into two worlds, the Human World and the Demon World, as made by the promised contract. Later on, Sonju teaches Emma the knowledge and basis of hunting and survival.

Sonju guides the orphans to exit the forest. As the orphans are about to depart in search of Shelter B06-32, Sonju tells them to head southwards to look for it. After Emma and the orphans depart, Sonju tells Mujika his desire for breaking free from the restraint of eating humans due to his and Mujika's religious views. Mujika does not respond and stares emotionlessly at her friend.

Emma
Sonju see's Emma as a brave and strong-willed girl, who is also very cautious. Emma was scared of Sonju when she first met him, but as she got to know him, along with Mujika, she began to trust him. She see's sonju as helpful, strong and brave. She looks up to him and definitely see's him as a trust worth companion.

Ray
Ray is a very protective boy who cares about his family. Sonju notices since season 2, episode one, Ray has been very worrisome of his family, and is willing to do anything for them. Sonju also sees him as a small bit of an airhead, yet very smart and strong. Sonju shows a lot of respect for Ray.

Mujika
Both are of the same religion of exercising the restraint of eating humans, hence the two share a common denominator of being shunned and looked down by the other demons. Sonju considers Mujika to be a close ally and often ventures into the forest with her to hunt for creatures he describes as "pests". Despite the two having a close relationship.

Grace Field Escapees
Knowing of the Grace Field orphans' escape, Sonju helps rescue the orphans from getting caught by the farm demons. His main reasons were to allow the orphans to eventually break the Promise, and/or remove his religious restraint from consuming human flesh. Therefore, in the orphans' presence, he adopted a friendly and harmless façade that hid his ulterior motives.

Trivia

 * Sonju has an eight-legged horse which he and Mujika use as a form of transportation. The horse is known as a Sleipnir, an animal in Norse Mythology and the steed of Odin.
 * Sonju is ranked 7th in the official anime Popularity Poll that was announced after Episode 17