Are even the mighty Yakumo struggling to persuade them?
After all, your master has sent you to talk to them in person.
If you had an ally on the Mountain, it'd make things much easier.
True, the likes of tengu and kappa aren't going to make a strong stand against oni...But it's not like we have any loyalty to them.
And we're not looking to switch places with them, either.If it means getting the oni off the Mountain...
the tengu would be perfectly happy to work with you... Yakumo.