Oh, so you do have names! That's good. [ He smiles, earnest and warm. ] I guess it's not bad, but... [ He looks pensive, choosing his words carefully. ] When I hear "monster" I don't think of things like, uh, harpies. Things like dragons and planet-eating worms and giant angry bugs that live in moons.

[ He thinks again. ] Wait, you said I could call you an ayakashi, but then you said that harpies are different from an ayakashi? I'm confused again.