Taken aback by the straightforward nature of the human and the strangeness of their meeting, the creature coldly looked down its chiseled nose to address the human.

"My name is Taiki, I do not know what your presence means, but I hope we never have to see each other ever again."

"Tae-ki Ajusshi..."

Puzzled by the human’s mannerism the creature chose to respond.

“Why do you call me by Tae-ki? I am Taiki.”

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“That’s what I called you, Tae-ki, isn’t that your name?”

It was then it dawned on the creature that the human could not pronounce its name but thought that she was saying it correctly.

The creature not waiting for her to continue speaking wrapped her in its foxfire and sent her to her driver. It motioned for the Oni to return to his side. The creature's aura forced open the portal that led to the yokai world, and together they entered, and the portal closed behind them.

Shortly afterwards, everyone and everything came back to life. The driver of Haemin group did not remember what happened neither did anyone else. The only one who had a recollection was the young girl.

Together they entered Nari's cafe and the events that followed changed the course of the future.