Indeed, they count as answers, and Tobari's willing enough to let such things drop. He's worked with tough yokai before. Stubborn ones who were even actively stabbing him in the back. Jiu's frustration seems to be minor compared to that, so...

He only wants to know one thing, then.

"Do you like humans?"

He's happy enough that it sounds like Jiu works with them, even if it's kind of against his will. And even if Jiu answers negatively, it still wouldn't be that different from back home. He just wonders how much he and Jiu might need to butt heads, so to speak.