Gomochi's Benefactor Takashi is surprised when a forest yōkai called Gomochi comes to seek Reiko in gratitude for helping him out decades ago. Gomochi and his bride-to-be received their freedom from her, and now they about to be wed after deciding to no longer wait for Reiko to return to visit them. They invite Takashi to the wedding in place of his late maternal grandmother, which the bride is overjoyed about.