After Shusairo fell into a bottleneck period and his condition declined, Asi once accompanied him to a nearby temple to pray for good fortune and remove bad luck.
Upon the strong recommendation of a monk at this temple, they purchased a supposedly consecrated wooden Statue of Niō.
"As long as you place this Statue of Niō at your home's entrance, no evil demon or spirit can enter your house! This way, your family's fortune will gradually improve!"—these were the exact words the monk used when recommending the Statue of Niō to Shusairo and the others.
Since the Statue of Niō wasn't very expensive, Shusairo and his wife bought it with the mindset of "better to believe it exists than not" and placed the statue at their entryway as instructed by the monk.
After righting the Statue of Niō that had been knocked over by their overly lively cat, Asi returned to the living room.
