Ranmaru and his men disembark the Orio-ya ship.

I have to greet them as masters. "Thank you for taking the trouble of coming all the way here. The lead manager of Orio-ya, Ranmaru. What brings you here?"

"Well, we said we're here to say hello, didn't we?"

"I heard that you have been very kind to our employees."

Hatori touched Aoi's shoulder and told her, "Ranmaru is a komainu. He is also called a dog God. He's in the position of the lead manager at Orio-ya."

"Dog God? Lead manager? Does it mean that he is in a similar position as our master?" Aoi asks.

Hatori answers," Well, officially, yes, he is. But, the truth is there's someone who's above him at Orio-ya."

"Above him?" Aoi wondered.

"Ougon-douji-sama will now honour you with her presence!"

And a blinding light occurred.

Aoi complained, "This light...!" Then in wonder, "Could this be...?! It's that girl. Why...?"

I clenched my hands and greeted her, "Ougon-douji-sama..." and knelt. Aoi was quick to catch on and knelt too.

But Aoi wondered," Who on earth is she?"

Hatori said quietly, " She's Ougon-douji-sama, the mistress innkeeper and the real head of Orio-ya."

"Orio-ya's mistress innkeeper?!" Aoi repeated.

"She is also Tenjin-ya's founder."

"What? Tenjin-ya 's?" queried Aoi. Then she continued, " I've met her before. I thought she was a child."

"Far from it! She was the very first mistress innkeeper of Tenjin-ya."

"What? But she's Orio-ya's mistress now?"

"Yeah, she left Tenjin-ya in the master's hands and created Orio-ya in the southern land. It was so long ago, though."

Ougon-douji-sama spoke then, " Ladies and gentlemen at Tenjin-ya. Raise your heads. It's been a while, Master ogre God."

I reply, standing up but still not looking at her. "To think that you came to visit Tenjin-ya...What on earth brings you here? I thought you'd never come to visit here again."

"Making a sarcastic remark towards me? You haven't changed, ogre God. We came to get our employees, that's all."

I look at her in surprise. "You came yourself?"

She snickers, "You two, come back now."

Hatori immediately answers, "Yes, ma'am."

Tokihiko then, "As you wish, ma'am. " and they got up to go. Tokihiko went to Shizuna and said, "Shizuna, I'll be very much looking forward to seeing you again."

Shizuna answered, "Yes, teacher. I'll devote myself to work until that day."

"Yeah." Said Tokihiko and left.

Ougon-douji-sama said "Now... Tenjin-ya's young master Ginji... You too shall come back to Orio-ya now."

"What?" Said Aoi.

"Young master!" Said Akutsuki.

"Ginji-san? Why?!" Questioned Aoi in surprise. "Ginji-san?"

Ougon-douji-sama answered "That was supposed to be the agreement from the start... That after working fifty years for Tenjin-ya, you'd come back to Orio-ya... I won't allow any objection. This is a personal transfer, so to speak."

Ginji nodded sadly.

Aoi said, "Master?"

Byakuya asked, "With all due respect, Ougon-douji-sama, what on earth do you mean by that? We've never had any personal transfer, not even once. Besides, Tenjin-ya and Orio-ya are two different entities."

Ougon-douji-sama said "Shut up, Accounting Chief Byakuya. This isn't open for discussion. They were both created by me. I have the right to decide everything. Isn't that right, Master ogre God?"

"Yes," I say.

Aoi, not believing this, says," Can't be...Why?!" Then she fell silent at seeing my eyes; they were flashing brilliant red at my anger at the situation.

"Ginji. It's Ougon-douji-sama order said Ranmaru." Come back here already."

"Ginji-san," Aoi says.

"Understood," Ginji says and turns to us. "Everyone at Tenjin-ya... thank you for everything. I'm going back to Orio-ya. There's something that I need to do there."

"Ginji," I ask, "Is that what you want?"

Ginji replied, "That was the plan from the start anyway, so..."

"Then do what you want to do," I instruct.

"What?! No!" Panicked Aoi.

"Young master! Are you leaving us?!" My staff asks as Ginji leaves. Then asked, "was the young master possibly be a spy from Orio-ya?" another staff member answered, "that can't be true...!"

"But then again..."

"Why?! Wait, Ginji-san!" I called Aoi and went to run to him.

I grab her arm and stop her. "Stop it, Aoi. Don't move." I warn.

Aoi objects, "But if we don't do anything, Ginji-san will..."

"I know. But it is his decision."

Aoi shakes me off in anger. "I don't understand anything! Are you saying that it's okay for Tenjin-ya to lose Ginji-san?!"

"Aoi"

"Why?! Is that because he was an Orio-ya employee before?! That's terrible!" Aoi said with tears in her eyes. "This isn't right."

"I'm sorry, Aoi-san." Apologised Ginji as he put on a mask.

It must have triggered her memory of when Ginji looked after her in my stead as she asked, "Ginji-san... was it you?" Ginji turned away. "Wait! Wait, Ginji-san!" Aoi went to run to him again, so I held her back again. "That time! Where you the one...?! I need to find out!"

Ranmaru said, "Okay, we have everyone now. Let's go back to Orio-ya!"

Appearing heartless to Aoi, I ignored her, begging, "Master! Stop them! Hey! Master!" And said to her, "It's Ginji's decision." Looking from Aoi to Ginji, "But Ginji... don't forget our promise either."

"Wait for a second, " snapped Aoi.

Ranmaru said condescendingly, "What is it, human girl, Aoi Tsubaki?! We have no business with you!"

Aoi retorted, "Even if you don't, I do!" Getting out a bag, "Do you know what this is?" She asked
"Huh?" Ranmaru said.

"Nobunaga!" Aoi yelled, and he came running straight to her. "Here are some okara cookies for you!"

"Aoi-kun!"

"Aoi-dono!"

"Hey,Aoi!"

Aoi picked up Nobu and held out her fan. "Give back Ginji-san!"

"Aoi!" I say.

Ranmaru yelled "Nobunaga! Nobunaga! You bitch! Taking Nobunaga hostage?! That's a dirty move! You won't get away with it. She's using Nobu-sempai as a shield!"

"How low!"

"Just as you'd expect from Shiro's granddaughter!"

"She's indeed an ogre bride!"

"Aoi," said Akutsuki.

"That's too bold!" Said her friend.

"This isn't good!" Said Shimaru.

"I'm telling you to give Ginji-san back to us." Said Aoi holding the Tengu fan in front of her as well as Nobu." If you don't, I'll use this fan to blow you away along with the ship."

Ginji yelled, "Aoi-san! No!"

The next minute Aoi was enveloped in a high-level spell. "What?!" Said Aoi.

I reacted quickly but not quickly enough. "Aoi!" I yelled, reaching for her.

"What?" Repeated Aoi as she was taken up in the Ougon-douji-sama spell.

"Kagome, Kagome. When will the bird in a cage come out...?"

She was transported to the Orio-ya ship, and there was nothing I could do to counter the spell. I was furious that she had dared spirit away my bride.