Kyuden Shika

A gentle rap sounds at Oubaihime's door.

She was unpacking her new things. She smiled at the feather box and the books. The Kaito heard the scratch on her door. She stepped towards it and opened it. "Good afternoon Lord Seppun sama." She looked at the Seppun's hem like always.

"Good afternoon Kaito-san. I apologize I couldn't reply to your message immediately. I hope Inari-kami has been kind." He provides a short bow.

"I have been blessed. It is fine Seppun sama." She nodded "I have blessed your clothes and cleaned them." The Kaito brought the bundle. "I had to sin to the kami to perform the blessing so... they will smell like tulips."

"Sin?" His eyebrows narrow, "Aroma of tulips is new to me. Acceptable experience. Why sin?"

//Damn you autocorrect!

"I meant sing..." She sighed. "Seem like the air kami are tricking me." The girl explained. "Tulips scent, it is somewhat a mix of spicy, honey and lemon." She smiled. "I have something else for you Seppun sama."

"Soka" He says, and rubs his chin, "I do like honey and spicy food." He leaves the lemon part unmentioned due his own name mean the sour fruit. "It is not necessary. I am satisfied with you good will to clean my clothes."

"But sama... I thought that you had tasked this one to aid you in the matter of the minor clans. Have you changed your mind?" The Kaito shook her head. "I was brazen to think that sama wanted this one's help." she whispered to herself.

"Soka." He closes his eyes trying to remember that, and then shakes his head, "It wasn't a direct demand, so it wouldn't be proper of me to accept aid in that."

"Anoooo... etoooo... then accept them as a gift." The Kaito pressed her hands together and bowed. "Hai..." The priestess kept her head low. "Please?"