The pink-haired, blue-eyed girl who looked so soft and delicate stared in obvious surprise at the fox shrine maiden slowly approaching from a distance.
She had long cherry-colored hair, bluish-purple eyes, and two slender fox ears growing from her head!
She looked like that person, but her shrine maiden outfit seemed rather different. As far as she knew, the shrine maidens of Grand Narukami Shrine did not dress like this.
The fox shrine maiden before her wore an off-the-shoulder shrine maiden outfit, with a black undergarment and a shimenawa rope around her waist. Below was a plaid miniskirt, white stockings, and purple knee-high boots.
A purple scarf was wrapped around her neck, and she wore a pendant bearing the mark of the Fox God. The shimenawa at her waist had added knots, with an Inari mask hanging from it, while a pink katana was strapped to her waist.
There were some differences, but it had to be her...
"How could this be? Why would she come here?"
They were not particularly familiar with each other, but she knew of the chief priestess of Grand Narukami Shrine. Their faiths differed, so they normally never met. After all, that could easily lead to unnecessary trouble and misunderstandings.
Yet she had come alone. Could it be because of this iceberg covered in lightning? That had to be it...
"Lady Sangonomiya, she should be from Grand Narukami Shrine... should we..."
Seeing the fox shrine maiden approach with a katana in hand, Gorou stood beside Sangonomiya Kokomi and spoke hesitantly. With Lady Sangonomiya present, they obeyed all her orders.
Just as the Shogunate placed its faith in the Raiden Shogun, Sangonomiya Kokomi was the spiritual pillar of Watatsumi Island.
In the hearts of the resistance, Lady Sangonomiya was an exceptional strategist, able to predict the