Makoto, a trader, attends a festival luncheon where Sairitsu, a Commonwealth official, approaches him due to the foreign lettering on his company's sign, hinting at his otherworldly origins.
Makoto attends a luncheon on the second day of the festival and is approached by Sairitsu, an official with the Laurel Commonwealth. She suspects Makoto may be from another world because of the foreign characters on the Kuzunoha Trading Company's sign.