Little Rain Boy

At some point during the evening patrol, it started to rain lightly again. It hardly troubled her, but Sumire still went and bought an umbrella at a nearby convenience store so she could continue patrolling without getting wet.

She was just walking out of the store when she sensed a spiritual disturbance. It was weak, but she still went to check just to be sure. She followed it to its source and found that she was right; she found an amefurikozo not far from her position, which skittered away as she came close.

An amefurikozo was a rain-bringing low level yokai. It took the shape of a small, malnourished child with a pair of horns on the top of its head. It wasn’t dangerous nor was it particularly strong, but the rain it brought would also bring bad luck. It wouldn’t do to leave it unattended like this. She summoned her bow and readied herself to seal it, when someone walked past her.

It was Asagiri Aoi.