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--
It'd be better to give him 
mundane world water.
Es ist besser, ihm Wasser
aus der irdischen Welt zu geben.
Será mejor que beba
agua del otro mundo.
Il vaut mieux qu’il boive
de l’eau du monde réel.
É melhor dar a ele água
do mundo humano.