If he forgot himself, then how could one know that he was alive?

[ That is... an improper thing to say, and usually Seimei would refrain no matter what his thoughts were, but it just happens that being entangled by a contract has put him in a rather bad mood and humans using other beings to provide loopholes against the natural order--death, the hierarchy of personal power, difficulties--touches a nerve in his onmyoudou beliefs. Everyone wants a short cut. The compulsions to share aren't necessarily just prompting nice stories, apparently.

And it's also not right to insult someone in front of their friends. He raises a hand apologetically. ]

Forget that. I spoke too carelessly. Was he a kind person?