An hour later, Eva’s back had indeed started to ache. But it seemed that getting it worked on by a group of competent masseuses had indeed helped with it, as it was reduced to a rather dull pain when they had finished with her half an hour later.

Still the dull ache in her backside kept Eva from fully enjoying the large lunch that was served a handful of hours later. Though her discomfort did not diminish the taste of the food itself, though it did make eating it a bit more complicated. The main dish was thin slices of lamb everyone needed to cook themselves on small charcoal grills with a metal pan. Which was standing in the middle of each table, necessitating leaning forward to put down and pick up the meat.

Luckily for Eva, Gon had noticed the problems she seemed to be having and moved over to sit at ehr table and assist her with the food. He also rambled a bit about the dish, which for some reason was named after Genghis Khan, and was provided by one of the few Inari’s living primarily in hokkaido.

As they ate, the ship was slowly approaching Osaka once again, the little excursion nearing its end. When they had finished with dessert, just about everyone made for their cabins to get ready to disembark once again. After saying goodbye to her new acquaintances, and a tear-filled hug where Hikari apologised for riding on her back, Eva took her backpack and made her way down the gangway to disembark.

About fifteen minutes and a short trip across the fox-road later, the young German arrived at Osaka station, a few minutes early to when Kurt and her had agreed to meet back up for the journey home to Tokyo.

Moment’s later Kurt came walking up to her. “Hey Fuchs, how was your little cruise?”

“Great, well until I nearly broke my back giving a little half god a foxy-back ride.” Eva quickly replied after a quick handshake. “How was your weekend?” She inquired as the two stepped inside and began to head for the Shinkansen platforms.

“Surprisingly good. You remember that living doll from friday?”

“Ningyou? Was she really an actual doll?” Eva responded mildly surprised.

“Yeah, I met her again yesterday morning.” Kurt explained as they passed by a group of tourists. “After a while she managed to talk me into spending the day with her and the small group of Tukumogami she’s effectively the boss of. Or well, more of a caretaker.” He continued to tell Eva. “Seeing how she spent more than a few hours mediating between a broken glass bulb and a candleholder.”

He took a deep breath before he continued. “You wouldn’t believe how many things they managed to argue about. Anyway, any details you’d like to share about your event?”

“Well depends, do you know a prof. Yamanaka Taro?” Eva responded with a question as they were reaching the platform their train would depart from.

“Yes, I’m in a history class he teaches why?”

“Well I met his dad and younger sister.” Eva said, a smug smirk on her lips at the shocked expression creeping onto Kurt’s face. “He let me know his son has a habit of helping all kinds of supernatural students.”

“Huh, I might have to bring that up the next time I meet him.”

Their conversation was interrupted by the arrival of their train. Once they boarded, they soon returned to exchanging more details on their experiences over this past weekend, easily passing the time until evening, when they arrived back in Tokyo.