And you had one from the start. [By some definition of "start"...] If getting a youkai familiar doesn't happen when you go to hell, I don't see how I'm luckier or less lucky than the next man to end up here.

["Familiar" is definitely not the right word for it, but sue him. It's a funny mental image.]

That said, it's interesting that your oni hitched a ride all the way here...