Sometimes a nozuchi is a fallen priest. Sometimes it's just a nozuchi. Though I wish it was a hitotsume kozo... [ That yokai he actually knows stuff about, because Aizu was in the full spirit of burning and rebuilding shrines to get more luck from them. But he's also not really thinking of explaining himself, sorry Kimm. ]

It may hinder it, or it could be the last attachment needed to sever ties to the physical world, or whatever. [ He's not the Buddhist here, he barely even believes in Shinto. which is wild coming from him ] Either way...we're better off going back to ask it what it wants more specifically, I think. Even if I really, really don't want to...