[Maybe she would have laughed over his startled reaction, but she was too busy focused on the ayakashi above them. They didn't seem to be too big of a threat, yet, but there were a lot. They would definitely cause problems, and it'll probably only get worse if something wasn't done about them.

But at his question, she turns to look at him again.]

No, I'm Rika. A shinki.

[She offers him a little smile at least.]

Despite the circumstances, I'm pleased to meet you. My god isn't here right now, but I would like to see if we can do something about these ayakashi before they cause more trouble.

[Her expression fell to one of determination as she looked back up towards the nest.]

I wonder if destroying the nest itself will help. The ayakashi would still live, but they would be scattered. However, doing such may only cause the ayakashi to find new homes and affect more people.

[She frowned. Maybe she should just keep an eye on them until her god came back. But she didn't want to just do nothing.]