"Uh." Oh, there's some indication of thought. "That is-" Clearing his throat, he rubs the back of his head, considering her question several beats late, "youkai are a bit more... broad? Than any individual type of creature. It refers to supernatural beings, things we can't really understand but aren't deities. Something we would call something like... Hm. Probably shabah or khariq." Recovering as he speaks, he inclines his head. "Where you would fall in our world, I suppose, would depend on what you do in your world."