The problem is with her servant!

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

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

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.

Yes! That there is exactly the issue!

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

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

Yes, I know that much.

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