/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>Ran had mentioned human spirits, like...the dead kind. "Urgh." Ran groaned. "I got carried away. There are realms beyond Hell. I'll leave it at that." Like where those animal mob bosses that Reimu had pointed out during that party in the summer were from? Ran stared at me. "You...are dangerously well-informed for a human from the village. If it wasn't for Reimu's interest in you...No, never mind." I didn't much like the sound of that. If it wasn't for Reimu's interest in me, then what? I'd gone on a lot of strange dates and nearly all of them had either ended badly or resulted in me discovering something new - and then ending badly for good measure.
What is this supposed to be in youkai terms? A threat, flattery, or both?