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--
Humans would be helped by someone 
else, even if I didn't do anything.
Die Menschen würden auch ohne meine Hilfe
von jemandem gerettet werden.
De los humanos puede encargarse
alguien que no sea yo.
L’humain,
Humanos seriam ajudados por outra
pessoa, mesmo se eu não fizesse nada.