Benten is a magical human living in Kyoto. When she was a teenager, she was abducted by Akadama-sensei, an elder tengu. As she grew, he taught her the ways of tengu and how to fly. After parting with Akadama-sensei, she joins the Friday Fellows and captures her first tanuki that is Yasaburo's father. She mourns the fact that she will have to eat Yasaburo because of her love for him.