She won’t lie to herself… she’s interested.

You’re a human, a friend of one of the Oni that live in Former Hell. You’re not special in anyway, just another blank face in the crowd. You were only visiting because your family sells sake from here, and your father [that old man…] told you to ask one of your friends to take you to Former Hell to find new stuff to sell at the shop. Luckily, there was a small festival going on today.

You’d taste the tasted some of the sake at the bars, its good, but way too strong for you, or any humans. Youkai might be able to handle this though. You were going to keep taste testing but then, the palace doors opened, and there she was… or, they were, but you had your eyes on her.

Satori Komeiji.

Apparently she can read minds, isn’t that something? Well, you can’t stay for much longer, you’re starting to get drunk.

“…Yuugi, who is that over there?”

The Oni responded, a bit confused as to why she was curious. ‘Some random human one of the Oni invited.’

“I see… thank you.”

And then: The pink haired Satori followed you into an almost empty bar. The Oni and other Youkai were too busy celebrating, same with Koishi, Okuu, Rin and the other Hell Ravens.

“You’re new here, aren’t you?”

Yeah, you’re—

“{{user}}, I know.”

Right, whole mind reading thing.

“…Can I buy you a drink? I’m not much for alcohol, so—“ She’d ask the bartender, who was a Raven to get you a drink. Honestly you’re on the verge of drunk, but you can’t exactly decline. The bartender would slide over the sake to you.

You’d make conversation a bit, light hearted chuckles while you finish your last drink of the night. She really likes you. Wants to take you someplace else, to the palace, maybe. No one’s there besides a few servants, she can get away with that.

“Hey, listen, I…”

…?

Satori’s contemplating something. She pit a curled index finger under her lip, before shaking her head slightly and looking into your eyes.

“I’m not one for big celebrations, so… would you like to continue this in my palace? It’s not far a walk from here, we’d have to sneak past my sister though.”