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In Chapter 2, when Eto is wondering what she could do for Iono-sama (seeing
how everyone has unique skills that served her and she didn't have anything),
Iono-sama suggests reading fairy tales to her at night, which prompts Arge to
call Iono-sama a Horny Queen.

Now at first I would have thought it was the suggestion of Eto being with
Iono-sama at night which the explicit nature of the suggestion, but Eto asks
Arge if "fairy tales" has that sort of meaning.

[![Iono is
horny](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OidKll.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OidKll.jpg)

Later when Eto and Aida are talking, Aida mentions reading fairy tales to
Iono-sama and Eto gets all flustered and says she looked it up suggesting that
it's not the fact that it's at night but that Eto would be reading fairy tales
which makes it lewd.

[![fairy tales are
lewd](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gAXiAl.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gAXiAl.jpg)

After reading the liner notes of _Maria Watches Over Us_ some time ago, I know
that some humor in Japanese language comes from puns on how words look very
similar but have vastly different meanings only because of one character of
the placing of a space.

So I am wondering, why is fairy tales so lewd? Is this some sorta of Japanese
language pun?


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Why are reading fairy tales so lewd?


**The original dialog use お伽話 ( _otogibanashi_ ), _commonly_ translated as
"fairy-tale".**

[![Iono-sama suggested otogibanashi to
Eto](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RQCPwl.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RQCPwl.png)

The Japanese-English online dictionary,
[Jisho](http://jisho.org/word/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%A8%E3%81%8E%E8%A9%B1) only
states 1 meaning which is the most common usage:

> fairy-tale; nursery-tale

However, when referring to the Japanese-Japanese online dictionary,
[Kotobank](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BE%A1%E4%BC%BD%E8%A9%B1-453283#E3.83.87.E3.82.B8.E3.82.BF.E3.83.AB.E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E6.B3.89),
it states 2 meanings:

>   1. A story (legend, folklore, etc.) for children to listen to. "
> _Momotaro_ ", " _Kachi-kachi Yama_ "-type. Alternatively, as a trope, a
> fantastical story that ignores realism.
>   2. **A story which takes place while doing _otogi_**.
>

* * *

In fact, when Aida told Eto about "doing _otogibanashi_ at night", **Eto was
surprised, realizing it's about _togi_**. (The translation is wrong, Eto
didn't shout _otogibanashi_ , only _togi_ )

[![Aida suggested otogibanashi to
Eto](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XhHh9l.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XhHh9l.png)

Now, what is _(o)togi_? _Otogi_ is basically _o_ (honorific prefix) + _togi_.
Jisho states:

>   * [_Otogi_](http://jisho.org/word/%E5%BE%A1%E4%BC%BD): attending (upon);
> keeping another company​
>   * [_Togi_](http://jisho.org/word/%E4%BC%BD): nursing; nurse; attending;
> attendant; entertainer​
>

While Kotobank states:

  * [_Otogi_](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BE%A1%E4%BC%BD-453274)

>     1. Accompanying other to kill time during the night. Alternatively, the
> person who does that.
>     2. Attending someone's bedroom. Alternatively, the person who does that.
> Concubine; mistress​.
>     3. [...]
>     4. [...]

  * [_Togi_](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%BC%BD-456305#E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E6.9E.97.20.E7.AC.AC.E4.B8.89.E7.89.88)

>     1. Become a chat partner, humoring and entertaining them. Alternatively,
> the person who does that. _Otogi_.
>     2. Attending someone's bedroom. Alternatively, the person who does that.
>     3. [...]
>     4. [...]

* * *

So, yes, it means Iono-sama invites Eto to accompany her at night, possibly
also in her bedroom as a concubine, which is Iono-sama's objective from the
beginning. Considering the nature of Iono-sama, it's not really surprising if
it has something to do with lewd things...


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