"Konohanasakuyahime no Mikoto was the wife of the heavenly grandson Ninigi-no-Mikoto, and the great-grandmother of the first emperor, Emperor Jimmu."
The Superintendent General spoke each word distinctly.
"Indeed. Compared with rescuing a prince, saving Konohanasakuyahime no Mikoto is a far greater favor."
The Deputy Prime Minister nodded repeatedly in realization.
"The Imperial Palace probably has very mixed feelings right now. Fortunately, Konohanasakuyahime no Mikoto did not linger in the mortal world. Otherwise, suddenly having an ancestor above them would give the Imperial Palace a headache, too."
There were also some treasonous thoughts that the Superintendent General did not readily voice.
Compared with Konohanasakuyahime no Mikoto, an ancestor on the maternal side, a manifestation of Ninigi-no-Mikoto, Ame-no-Oshihomimi-no-Mikoto, or even Amaterasu Omikami from the heavenly grandson's line would pose a real problem.
The Kojiki promoted the divine right of Japan's unbroken imperial line. Both the origins of the Japanese imperial family and the legitimacy of its rule over Japan derived from Amaterasu Omikami.
In contrast to Takamagahara, the Heavenly Realm inhabited by eight million deities, Reed Plains Country was the land of mortals-Japan itself.
The gods of the earth and their descendants were the earthly deities, while the gods of Takamagahara were called the heavenly deities.
Okuninushi of Izumo was the first to establish a nation in Reed Plains Country, and Amaterasu wanted to send her son, Ame-no-Oshihomimi-no-Mikoto, to replace him.
But the earthly deities naturally refused to let someone else reap the fruits of their labor. They obstructed the plan openly and covertly, delaying Ame-no-Oshihomimi-no-Mikoto's descent.
Yet the weaker side could not prevail over the stronger. After a series of overt and covert struggles, Okuninushi was forced to agree to relinquish his country.
After pacifying Reed Plains Country, Amaterasu urged Ame-no-Oshihomimi-no-Mikoto, "You shall descend as commanded and rule it." During the