His mother is part of a line of women tasked with upholding a barrier keeping Hakumen no Mono dormant yet preventing the other youkai from exacting their revenge on the monster .
The leader relates the remainder of the tale of why the youkai seek vengeance against Ushio .
Ushio 's mother is part of a line of women tasked with upholding a barrier keeping Hakumen no Mono dormant yet preventing the other youkai from exacting their revenge on the monster .
The leader relates the remainder of the tale of why the youkai seek vengeance against Ushio .