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--
Come to think of it, I've never 
fed him Underworld food before.
Da fällt mir ein … Ich habe ihm zuvor
noch nie Essen aus der Unterwelt gegeben.
Ahora que lo pienso,
nunca comiste nada del inframundo.
C’est vrai, t’avais jamais goûté
à la nourriture du monde caché.
Pensando bem, nunca dei comida
do Submundo para ele antes.