Oni's getting closer and Dex & Kinjuni play hide and seek. From the start I knew I wanted the Wish-Granter Neko to be one of the people, Oni came across on his journey to reach, Buni, just to show that he's still around/adhering to his punishment at the end of his arc.
As for the other story, I couldn’t think of another thing for Kitsune & Buni to do while Oni was still absent, but a friend suggested having Dex & Kinjuni do something cute in the meantime instead, which is great I think, I sort of realized while planning this whole arc that Kitsune, Buni, and Oni were the only characters I was really thinking about so others like Onsune, Dex, Kinjuni, and the Yins were basically absent. Luckily, not to spoil too much, but I think the end of this story arc will rectify that.
Hope you enjoy!