--- I think the context of the conversations implies that this Dosu just gives over the yukkuri that cause problems rather than have any problems with humans.
I wouldn't even say this is "smart", it's more diplomatic and may be something Dosu has learned over trial and error on "this is what makes mister humans not kill everyone".
Also lets try to keep subjective tags out as much as possible. The existing ones are there already, but lets use tags like "bowing" or "diplomacy" to tag these instead.
HankySpank said: I don't think there's much room for trial and error for yukkuri. Most strays that make bad decisions are killed outright.
And whats to stop them from simply hiding in the shadows and watching another yukkuri get killed for making a bad decision? As much as dumb as yukkuris are, when you see a human curb stomp a yukkuri for telling the human "DIE EASY!", you usually learn not to do the same thing.
yukiyuzen said: And whats to stop them from simply hiding in the shadows and watching another yukkuri get killed for making a bad decision? As much as dumb as yukkuris are, when you see a human curb stomp a yukkuri for telling the human "DIE EASY!", you usually learn not to do the same thing.
Still. Something like "surrender the Marisa to the humans and apologize immediately or face a possible extermination" is not something that could easily be learned through trial and error.