"Good enough. On our rounds, we will be meeting individuals who will be assigned to watch specific problem areas. Some of them are mortals with great spiritual power, but others are kami. To them in particular I want you to seem like a mere attendant, someone who can be briefly noted and then ignored. That will give you the opportunity to observe and listen. You will learn about some of my colleagues, their relative ranks, and the appropriate etiquette when dealing with them.

"Also, you will be carrying my schedule, and if someone starts going on a little long you can ever-so-politely interject to remind me that I have an appointment at such-and-such a place." Seimei always brings someone along to do that.