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--
I've never seen Itsuki express so 
much interest in a human before.
Nie zuvor habe ich erlebt, dass Itsuki
so viel Interesse an einem Menschen zeigt.
Es la primera vez que lo veo
interesarse tanto por un humano.
C’est la première fois que je le vois
tant s’intéresser à un humain.
Nunca vi o Itsuki demonstrar tanto
interesse em um humano antes.