Mark-Ironer Youkai (印使いの邪鬼) is an large black youkai that was responsible of putting a cursed mark on Natsume's left arm.
Appearance[]
The youkai's body was entirely in black. When he was sealed under the tree, ropes attached with talismans surrounded him.
Plot[]
It was an old tradition where the old youkai put someone on curse so that the could eat the person. When the youkai noticed that Natsume was nearby, it put a five-day mark on Natsume's arm, a countdown when he will come to eat Natsume.
The large and sealed youkai had his mieri-san youkai following Natsume and find the location of Natsume's house. The youkai was later defeated by the lights emitted from Natsume's summoned shiki.
Trivia[]
- The end credits list him as Marked Evil Yōkai.