User blog comment:Crimson and Darkness/Volume 25 discussion blog/@comment-2402:3A80:D6C:B922:FB5B:B600:876:9167-20180322155310/@comment-31984046-20180322162737

Natsume is from Slash/dog the same for Kouki as for Sha Wujing(A Monk) and Zhu Baije(Pig Headed person) they are the companions of Sun Wukong(Monkey King) their descendents (Wujing and Baije) are in Vali team.