Become My Divine Envoy 1

"Thank you. They're a little long, but they really are fox ears."

Hearing Rice Ear Princess's question, Yae Sakura grabbed the fox ears atop her head and nodded very seriously. These were genuine fox ears.

"Um... if you don't mind me asking, are you human or a fox?"

Rice Ear Princess could not quite make sense of Yae Sakura before her. She had no demonic aura, so why did she have fox ears?

"It's a little complicated. I was originally human, and this pair of ears was bestowed upon me by the Fox God I worshipped." Yae Sakura thought of Higokumaru. It was because Higokumaru had possessed Yae Sakura's body that Yae Sakura had become a pseudo-Herrscher and gained a pair of fox ears.

"Fox God?"

Rice Ear Princess blinked. Speaking of Fox Gods, Inari had another title: the Three Fox Gods. Inari represented the Fox God, and any faith related to foxes could be associated with her.

There was also a kind of tofu-skin sushi in Far East cuisine. It tasted sweet and sour, probably made with vinegar and white sugar, and was called "inari sushi."

Why was it called "inari sushi"? Supposedly, foxes loved fried tofu skin. Named after Inari and carrying the meaning of harvest, the saying that eating inari sushi brought good luck had spread far and wide.

"Um... I'm Rice Ear Princess. The Fox God you worshipped was?" Rice Ear Princess suddenly became a little curious. What kind of Fox God could have such a powerful shrine maiden? She seemed even stronger than Rice Ear Princess herself.

"Oh... the Fox God I worshipped fell into corruption. She even killed the followers who believed in her."

Yae Sakura thought of Higokumaru. Though she had been the one to do it, it had also been under Higokumaru's