Yes. Thats why whenever Kiri-sama comes home from his trips, he always asks us if we got along with you while he was away, or what we were up to.

Right?

Natsuki and Akio faced each other and smiled somewhat knowingly.

But since he said it would be a while, he may actually be gone for some time. Seems like he has been having trouble with this job.

He wanted to be able to go the human world quickly. However, if he couldnt obtain the ability to transform, all he could do was bide time. He couldnt ask Kiri for advice until he came home.

Its a troublesome job? Kiris job is to exorcise youkai, right?

Ive only heard a little about itbut it seems to be a pretty vicious one this time. Its a nasty soul eater.

Soul eater?

I heard it eats the souls of youkai and humans in order to use evil dark magic. Since it eats the souls of its victims, it can take on their forms. That seems to be why its been so hard to catch.

Hearing Akios story made him uneasy. Touyas current form was identical to the boy he saw in his dream. He assumed he had this face because he had imitated his owners looks while he was receiving a human form, but he had no proof of that.