Oren is a female pickpocket operating in feudal Japan. She attempts to steal from the protagonist Shuranosuke Sakaki on a crowded city street. Shuranosuke thwarts her by slicing open her robe with his sword, causing her clothing to fall away and leaving her exposed. This results in her public humiliation before onlookers. The encounter establishes her as a minor antagonist through the criminal act and its immediate consequences.