I took it more as that he doesn't need forgiveness, because it wouldn't change anything at all.
Forgive him or not, he still is her father, the mighty Tengu Lord, and he still can destroy her life any time he wants, she exists at his sufferance.
Forgive him or not, he still is her father, the mighty Tengu Lord, and he still can destroy her life any time he wants, she exists at his sufferance.