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--
He seemed pretty concerned 
about Ashiya-kun today.
Heute schien er äußerst
besorgt um Ashiya-kun.
Hoy parecía preocuparse bastante
por Ashiya-kun.
Il avait l’air de beaucoup s’inquiéter
pour lui, aujourd’hui.
Ele estava bem preocupado
com o Ashiya-kun hoje.