"I ate at the Red Nakumo. It was free because I assisted in exorcising the restaurant 3 years, 2 months, and 5 days ago. I had a spicy noddle dish."

Aera almost smiled at the mention of the word free, but upon hearing the word exorcism, the smile died on her lips and turned into a quizzical frown. Then the girl made some non-sequitur response about ice-cream. Aera wondered what the girl was exorcising, to respond in such a strange manner.

Before she could thank the girl and walk away, some man went to them as well, eager to join the conversation. He quickly introduced himself, which prompted the exorcist girl to share her name; Aera realized she was the only one of the three who remained anonymous.

Shio's Kujaku caught Aera's eye; she grinned when it seemed jealous of the Kohitsuji.

"I imagined exorcists would have started with one of those ghost types. At any rate, thank you for the tip, Shio. I've heard some great things about the Enyo family - Echo gym is in good hands. Never thought I'd meet one myself."

Aera sized Caelyn up with a quick glance. He was friendlier than one would expect from a man who looked like him. Neither Shio now Caelyn gave her reason to withold her identity; they seemed like trainers not so different from herself.

"Oh yes, seems I forgot my manners. You can call me Aera." She gave a polite nod at Shio and Caelyn. "Pleased to meet you both."