The population of the Masaki shrine increases by one when, while visiting the gang's space faring friend Minagi, Ayeka acquires a brand-new pet. It's cute as a scaly blue button, it loves chowing down on carrots, and it hates Ryoko. What could be more loveable? But could Ayeka's puppy love endanger the shrine... and its resident tree spirit, Tsunami?

Then, in a bonus story, find out how Princess Sasami's bodyguard spends a day on the job. It isn't easy, since she's chosen to go undercover as an elementary school student... and a boy, at that! Sasami's a sweet kid, but from the moment she runs out the door to school, toast in her mouth in classic manga-heroine style, she attracts a whole lot of trouble...

Story and art by Hitoshi Okuda.