The problem is with her servant!

...You mean Yakumo Ran-dono? The nine-tailed fox.

Yes! That there is exactly the issue!

Do you understand!?

Generally the tails of youkai that have them, foxes included, multiply with the passage of time—

as well as the youkai energy of the owner.

To put it simply, "nine tails is many times as strong and high-ranking as one".

Yes, I know that much.

But I have one tail, and she has nine! That means she's EIGHT RANKS above me, alright!?

Unlike some lesser species, in fox society this is massively important!

It's like if some grunt tengu were to come knocking on the Great Tengu's home door—