[Every little thing had a purpose- Matoba might say 'no strings attached', but that was as a matter of specific repayment; it was still a gesture of goodwill towards the wizard that would shape their relationship in the longrun. Whatever personal feelings he might have towards wizards and what they were, it was genuine when he called Shylock a valuable contact, and the bar, a valuable place.]

[From his sleeve, Matoba draws a spelltag between his fingers, and aura begins to seep into it with his concentration and chanting, activating the spell.] This spell will target and repel malice from any ayakashi that attempt to cross your threshold, haniwa or otherwise. My experiments have have shown that the haniwa manage to erode even spells such as these rather quickly, so whoever is sending them our way may perhaps be actively targeting any attempts to evade them.

Unfortunately, without more information, there isn't much I can do about that.

[Matoba walks towards the entrance to the bar, and posts the spelltag on the frame of the door- there it seals itself against the entryway, protecting whatever entered.] ...If you notice it beginning to weaken, do give me a call. Regular maintenance seems to help.

[How tiring that was... But, he had a shortlist of locations that he would revisit, to renew their seals. The bar would be there, somewhere.]