It doesnt matter if theyre male or female. Ayakashi are different from humans or animals. The way it actually works is if a part of their own soul merges with another, and blends well enough, spiritual energy will be produced. Its somewhat like giving birth. Thats why its theorized that joining with someone without any strange mixtures would be the most successful. Even if they werent an undeveloped cat, if their partners spiritual energy is strong enough, they would be able to impregnate. Its just that undeveloped cats make the best vessels.

Males too? Males can be impregnated too?

He didnt understand these difficult matters, but that was the point that concerned him the most. It went against all his common knowledge as an animal. Didnt this give him an identity crisis as a male? Kiri looked at Touyas flustered face, and knit his brows with an ambiguous expression.

If you think of it as something like being impregnated anyway.

Touya felt dizzy at the words said back to him. Even though he intended on adapting to all that had happened since yesterday, there was no way that wouldnt shock him. When Kiri had told him he wouldnt even let him go on an errand to the Nekomata Shrine, Touya was a little annoyed because he wasnt a child, but once he knew the real reason why, he shuddered. How could there be guys that would go after him as a maleno, as a man, for that purpose?

Thats why I thought Id explain all this to you once youve become more accustomed to this world.