My mother's love song

"Excuse me, are you going to apply for membership? Little sister, if you convert now, you can enjoy a 50% discount on membership fees?"

"..."

Mayuji stared at her sister who looked like she was not in a good mind, and said straight to the point: "I heard that the shrine here worships the wild god that Ushiko worships."

The priestess, who was later known as Yaobikuni, was stunned.

"You mean the Kifune Shrine? We are at the Gion Shrine here! Korra! Are you here to cause trouble? Get out of here now."

Of course she wouldn't say such a thing. How could she let the fat sheep that was finally delivered to her door run away?

Besides, although the god enshrined in this shrine is not the god worshipped by Ugly, he is the Ugly King who is a hundred times more powerful.

"Yeah! Yes, you've come to the right place!"

The fake nun lied without blinking.

“By the way, are you Shinto or Buddhist?

Hey, don’t worry. In fact, I had anticipated this situation and made preparations.

Whether you believe in Buddha or Amaterasu, it’s all right!

The deity we worship is the Great God who commands the vast ocean in Shintoism, and the guardian deity of Gion-no-Jinsha, the birthplace of Sakyamuni in Buddhism..."

“…I want power.”

Princess May said, "Will believing in the gods in this temple give me power?"

The shrine maiden said: "Of course you can, as long as you are pious enough, the Great God will support you, okay?

I am an example...Don't look at me like this, I am actually 400 years old this year! Isn't that amazing?"

...It's a lie.

Mayuji thought to herself, it feels like her words and actions are even more childish than mine.

"So what exactly do we need to do to obtain the presence of God... Is it enough to be pious enough?"

"Hmmmm...let me think about it."

The miko pinched her chin and said, "At least you should swear like me that you will be loyal to the Omikami-sama and take serving the Omikami-sama as your responsibility from now on, right?"

"Serve..."

Princess May tilted her head: "Do you want me to become the daughter of God?"

Considering the universal values ​​of the Confucian world that "the ruler is the leader of his subjects, and the father is the leader of his sons", her answer is indeed correct.

"……Well."

Faced with the girl's careless words, the eight hundred nuns remained silent.

The so-called serving God, of course, means becoming the woman of God and being pressed down by God to sow seeds at will.

Of course, she couldn't tell this delusion of hers to a child.

The witch scratched her head and said sheepishly, "Almost, that's about it, right?"

"I understand. I want to be the daughter of God."

Princess Mayu held Yaobikuni's hand tightly and said, "I will give up my current name and serve the god as his daughter from now on."

"…………I feel like there's a slight misunderstanding, but never mind! Little sister, I'll take you to complete the employment formalities now!"

Yaobikuni dragged Mayuhime into the main hall of the shrine.

On this day, a young shrine maiden appeared in Gion Shrine, who had a more devout faith and loved the gods more than anyone else.

Sometimes, her attitude even made the eight hundred nuns feel inferior to her.

Ten years later.

A great demon named "Takiyasha-hime" led demons from all over Japan and attacked Kyoto.

Although the rebellion was eventually suppressed by the imperial army and the Onmyoji, the demon princess Takiyashahime, who led the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons and the giant monster called the Starving Skeleton, still left a deep shadow on Kyoto.

"…But that was nearly a hundred years ago."

Princess Takiyasha stroked the back of the boy's hand on her cheek and gazed at him with eyes full of love.

"One hundred years ago, I gave up the name of May Princess, and at that time I had already cut off my past in this world.

I prayed to my father day and night at the shrine, and finally, miraculously, I gained magical powers...

Takiyasha-hime will be born into the world as a strange, demonic princess, and this is the second life you gave me."

"Later, Takiko foolishly led the Hundred Demons in a rebellion against the capital, but was suppressed and ended his life.

Now, I am standing here again... Do you know why?"

After his death, Taira no Masakado became the most famous vengeful spirit in legends across Japan, and stories about Masakado's resurrection are not uncommon.

However, the one who was resurrected this time was not Taira no Masakado himself, but his daughter Takiyashahime.

Princess Takiyasha proudly raised her tall and round breasts and said with a smile.

"This is all thanks to my father's coming to this world. You came to this world from Takama-ga-hara... and thus Takiko was able to have a third life.

Thanks to your magic, I was able to be resurrected from the cold earth. This is a heritage more noble than any other bloodline."

"This time, Takiko is not the human Mayujime, nor is she the demon child Takiyashajime...

I became a demigod like Ugly Gozen...

Now, I am a daughter who belongs to you, my father, both physically and mentally."

Chapter 703: Takiko's way of honoring her father

May Princess, 16 years old, winter.

In her third year as a member of Gion Shrine and a Yasaka Miko, Mayuki-hime feels that her faith in and devotion to Oomikami-sama have reached their limits.

In the end of endless troubles, the path the girl realized was

Pray with gratitude ten thousand times a day.

Dawn, when the first ray of sunlight rises from the sea in the east.

Princess May washed her hands in the shrine's hand-washing pavilion, put on her spotless red and white hakama, and stood barefoot on the cold, hard floor with an upright posture.

Facing the cash box, she adjusted her breath and gently pulled the rope of the copper bell above.

Close your eyes and put your hands together.

Princess May prayed to the gods sincerely, and ended by bowing with her head lowered and her waist bent at a right angle.

It took May Princess more than eighteen hours to complete the ten thousand prayers of gratitude on the first day.

As soon as it was over, she fell to the floor exhausted and sweaty and fell asleep.

The next day, she completed 10,000 times as usual.

On the third day, she completed 10,000 as a matter of course.

The fourth day, the fifth day, the sixth day, the seventh day... the same as always.

May Princess prayed to God with gratitude ten thousand times every day without stopping for a single day.

Winter goes and spring comes, the seasons change.

Day after day, year after year.

Two years later, May Princess was surprised to notice something strange had happened.

One day, after the girl finished her prayer practice.

The girl looked up and found that what greeted her was not a dark world, but a brilliant golden sunset.

She had prayed her thanksgiving ten thousand times, and still the night had not come.

Princess May did not feel sad or happy, but continued her prayer and practice.

Winter comes and summer goes, time flies by.

Time flies like an arrow.

Another two years passed, and May Princess, who was now 20 years old, had completely transformed from a cocoon into a butterfly.

It only took her less than an hour to pray to God ten thousand times with gratitude.

Instead, Mayuji spent more time meditating.

The girl's long hair covered the entire floor as she sat cross-legged in the center of the hall.

At this moment, she seemed to have merged into one with everything in the world, and even the birds were perched on her shoulders.

Izumo Province, Gion Shrine Headquarters.

The Omikami enshrined in the shrine is the god who rules over the sea and storms. Perhaps because of this, the location of Gion Shrine is like spring all year round and the environment is excellent, making it an excellent place for spiritual practice.

Princess Mayu came to the main hall of Gion Shrine and appeared in front of the woman.

The huge space was filled with Yasaka girls wearing red and white shrine maiden costumes, and at the deepest part of the hall, a silver-haired girl was sitting there.

The young woman sitting lazily on the cushion, with one leg propped up and one hand supporting her face, is named Yaobikuni.

Although she looked like a woman with an extremely frivolous and exaggerated aura that was incompatible with the quiet and solemn sanctuary of God, May Princess and the girls present were all very clear about the true strength of the priestess in front of them.

She established the Gion Shrine and has reigned here for more than three hundred years. All the shrine maidens present here are her beloved disciples who were raised by her personally. The history of Yaobikuni alone is equivalent to the history of Yasaka.

Immortal, eternal youth, prophetic, and knowledgeable about the future.

If someone possessed such magical powers in another religious sect, no one would question him even if he called himself a "founder", "living god" or "saint".

The faith buried in the hearts of the eight hundred nuns and the favor of God that they carry are so deep and heavy.

"Please give me more advice."

Even though she was facing the Great God's walking spokesperson on the ground, May Princess did not kneel down, but simply bowed her head in greeting.

She walked calmly to the money box in the main hall and performed a prayer to God in front of a dozen priestesses.

May-hime has done this more than 5 million times in the past five years, and it's no different.

"...!!!"

The buttocks of the eight hundred nuns left the cushions.

She leaned forward and stared at the figure of the little girl whom she had tricked back five years ago, her eyes widened to the limit.

Everything May Princess did was as usual, smooth and natural.

When she finished her final bow and straightened her back again, a powerful airflow exploded in the hall.

Princess May's speed when she prayed exceeded the speed of sound.

"Is it an illusion?"

"Just now, for a moment, she seemed to disappear?"

"The sound comes after the end..."

The Yasaka Miko were whispering to each other.

"Palace Master?"

When a priestess looked at Yaobikuni, she found that she was in tears.

“Ahh… Lord Omikami…”

The eight hundred nuns shed tears of emotion and sobbed inconsolably.

Princess May said calmly, "Are my faith and my devotion enough?"

Eight hundred nuns took off their clothes at the speed of light, knelt down in the main hall, bowed their hands and foreheads to the ground, and offered their naked bodies.

“…I lost!”

Weirdly, Takiyashahime was born.

"?????"

After hearing the story of how Takiyashahime turned from a mortal into a demon, Rhodes was in a state of confusion.

“Wuwuwu…wuwuwuwuwuwu…”