"It's inferred that Sekien's abura-akago was a made-up tale based on this "abura-nusumi no hi" in the "Shokoku Rijin Dan" and other books.In more modern yōkai literature, it's interpreted that this yōkai takes on the appearance of a ball of flames and flies into people's houses, shapeshifts into that of a baby and licks the lanterns (andon lanterns), and returns to being a ball of fire and leaves.