Of course a youko would be nothing more than a nuisance to me. Even a ninetailed fox is nothing more than a bothersome animal spirit once you leave out all the frills and fanfares about it. I see what you are trying to say, but does your example also mean that anybody and *anything* can be a (the?) youko in your world? Even if they are, say, a tengu? Or a human? As long as their skills warrant the title "king of thieves"?
[In a nutshell Douman is both a proud bastard who refuses to be in awe of anything as long as it hasn't proven its mettle to his face, and he also has a well-enduring low-key vendetta against animal youkai in general. Not because he looks down on them, but exactly because he knows what they can do if they'd just put their brains to it for once.
But nope, even here it's just stealing pants and badly playing super sentai instead.]
Then consider me sufficiently warned. Honestly, I don't give a fuck about what she is either way, as long as she stays out of my way. Just like it equally won't influence the consequences if she doesn't.
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[In a nutshell Douman is both a proud bastard who refuses to be in awe of anything as long as it hasn't proven its mettle to his face, and he also has a well-enduring low-key vendetta against animal youkai in general. Not because he looks down on them, but exactly because he knows what they can do if they'd just put their brains to it for once.
But nope, even here it's just stealing pants and badly playing super sentai instead.]
Then consider me sufficiently warned. Honestly, I don't give a fuck about what she is either way, as long as she stays out of my way. Just like it equally won't influence the consequences if she doesn't.