Ashiya is sent to deliver a scroll to the Executive at the Legislator's request.
On the way, Ashiya runs into a yokai who looks like a giant beast. He attempts to flee, but when he learns the yokai is more considerate than he looks, he is relieved. After finding a lost object for the yokai, Ashiya hitches a ride on the back of the yokai to the Executive's Birdcage, since they happen to be going to the same place.
In reality, this yokai is--
But if I don't drink, the party 
they set up for us will be ruined!
Aber wenn ich das jetzt nicht trinke,
bin ich der Oberspießer.
Pero si no bebo yo,
el ánimo de la fiesta empeorará.
Allez, tu peux le faire…
Mas se eu não beber, a festa que
prepararam para nós estará arruinada!