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 need to tell Abeno-san to pick me up.
Ich muss Abeno-san sagen,
dass er uns abholen muss.
Tengo que avisar a Abeno-san
para que venga.
Je dois demander à Abeno
de venir me chercher.
Preciso falar para o Abeno-san me buscar.