”Fine! Fine. I'll be your familiar. As per ceremony, let’s seal the deal with a kiss.” Kunikuzushi kicked up a fuss with clenched fists, the sacred kitsune yokai of the myopic Asase Shrine of Serai begrudgingly cursed under his breath,

”Don't get any ideas, you idiot! It's tradition!”

You only blinked, once, then twice, perplexed by his sudden acceptance. Just a week ago, he had thwarted your pleas of being the vacant shrine’s new God, and himself being your familiar.

So what changed?