Kiri-sama isnt scary. We were also taken in by him and he watches over us. Scary isnt an fitting description, is it, Akio?

Akio nodded honestly when he was brought into it.

Thats right. My choice of words were poor. Even though having it pointed out by you is humiliating, youre right. Its because Kiri-sama has an immensely powerful spiritual energy. More than a youma, I guess you could say he is a divine beast, or maybe just a very large cat, either way, he has quite the reputation.

Seeing him use his spiritual energy to make the construction of the house, he could now understand their explanation of how scary meant having immense power. Since they were speaking with vague and cautious words, it made him think Kiris true form was that of a terrifying youkai. Something like a creature with three or four eyes with numerous horns or teeth.

I seeso thats what you mean by scary.

Even though he still didnt think he could judge whether he was a youkai or a cat by his appearance, he couldnt deny that he was relieved.

Due to that, there are a lot of ayakashi that keep their distance, and tremble in fear around Kiri-sama. Even though Kudou-san had been exorcised by Kiri-sama, they were so captivated by that strength that they became his servant.

He was told the reason he was unable to go near the kitchen was because Kudou-san was shy, but it seemed as though even their youkai maid had their own complex circumstances.