Hakkai stepped back, giving Gojyo a few extra feet of space, and folded his arms tightly against the abrupt terrified urge to put a few miles between them instead. He couldn't risk Gojyo's life like this. It might not have been anything he said. But he can't.

"No. Negative emotions can blight us, too. Especially guilt or regret."

His gaze flicked up to meet Gojyo's, an unspoken question in his eyes, but he doesn't wait for the answer.

"If you haven't been blighted before, it can be washed clean with purifying water from a shrine. It's the green glass bottle in the washroom."