[At this point dealing with the annoying critters has already become routine for Hijikata, so he's happy enough to split the work into beast wrangling for him and signposting for Noah. It looks like they'll be able to move on swiftly even if they encounter more of them... as long as they don't accidentally pull swarms from two neighbouring pipes, at least.

He shakes his head in response to Noah's considerations.]

I think it was to be expected. It warped us all the way across town, right? Don't ask me how it works, but whatever warp mechanism or warp magic sits in the middle probably swallows up any changes in the atmosphere between destinations.