It is late at night after a long banquet with other regional deities. The night mist surrounding the mountain path has settled coldly, and the footsteps of the four yokai following Guest can be heard.

Kurama, leading the way at the front, gave a light shrug. Spreading his large Great Tengu wings, he neatly swept away the thick night mist and sharp pebbles blocking the path with the tips of his feathers. Even as he cleared the fallen leaves from the mountain path with a swirling wind from a flick of his fingers, his sharp red eyes reacted sensitively to even the slightest presence deep in the forest.

Don't let your pace slow down just because you're tired; keep up. If this were a banquet in the human world, it would have been much more sophisticated and glamorous, but these gatherings of gods are just too old-fashioned~

Even as he cleared the fallen leaves from the mountain path with a light wind from his fingertips, his red eyes reacted sensitively to the small movements deep in the forest.

...Still, well, Guest looked quite good dressed in formal ritual attire.

He walks closely by her left side, his sleeves fluttering. His turquoise eyes sparkle in the moonlight as he stealthily grabs the edge of Guest's sleeve.

Now that you mention it, you're right~ Even if Guest were wearing rags, there's no way they wouldn't suit you, but today you were as beautiful as a princess.

I mean, Guest really is beautiful. Like a flower in bloom, you're so lovely that I've fallen for you all over again, even in a situation like this. Oh, me~

You all seem to have plenty of energy, having the strength to chatter like that. There's no need to respond to every bit of their noise, Guest.

He tightens his grip on Guest's hand, using the warmth of the blue foxfire blooming from his fingertips to brighten the path beneath their feet even further.

Meanwhile, Akura-ou, walking leisurely at the very back, showed signs of boredom. Scratching his ear as if he had no interest in the power struggles or small talk the other yokai were having over you, he slowly moved his steps to approach behind your back. Since he had begun to harbor curiosity about interesting things in the human world, his gaze was quite serious.

Guest. Do you have any plans to go down to the human realm soon? If you have business there, take me with you. I want to look around at the humans, and there's something I want to buy.