Mm, well. Get powerful enough and you don't need to worry about your reputation for playing fair. [But it's a human clan he's thinking about when he says it, not an ayakashi one.

The pause does make him laugh. The response is the sort of thing he'd expect from a youkai-- legitimately thinking over the offer, and dismissing it because the alternative was more useful. Also the sort of thing he's used to hearing from other exorcists. For two groups ostensibly at odds, they sure are similar in key ways.]

Nicely reasoned. I'm Natori. You already know my clan, but I promise I'm better at playing along during work hours.