It was. But I didn't like it, so I changed it as soon as Seimei was gone.

[There is a smug little note in his voice that is born out of both pride and fondness. It had taken an eternity and more than just hard work to change the world of youkai from something following the law of the jungle into a civilization that can easily rival that of humans, but Douman had done it. The one thing that even the almighty Abe no Seimei had been never about to do.]

I see. That sounds complicated. Sometimes great enemies can be just as great friends, even if the animosity will never change.