Recently, she had become obsessed with yuri manga and had been reading it constantly. Yesterday, she had even met a pair of yuri girls who were so deeply in love that it moved her greatly. She even wanted to give it a try herself.
Just like in the manga... sweet and tender... pure yuri love.
Wasn't this fox-eared miko before her a perfect match?
Yae Sakura in Full Bloom, Light Shining Upon the Ninefold Palace (2)
Just as Yae Sakura was preparing to leave, planning to return once she became Seele again, Inaho-hime suddenly called out to her.
"Wait!"
"Lady Inaho-hime, is there anything else?"
Yae Sakura looked at her in confusion, clearly not understanding.
"Actually... it's nothing. What is your name?" Inaho-hime hesitated before asking expectantly.
"I am Yae Sakura!"
Yae Sakura froze at her words, then gave Inaho-hime a samurai salute.
"Yae Sakura... that is the name of a kind of cherry blossom. Do you like cherry blossoms too?"
Inaho-hime repeated Yae Sakura's name, thinking of the large and beautiful cherry blossom variety that bore the same name. Looking at Yae Sakura before her, Inaho-hime could not help but recite, "In the ancient city of Nara, fragrance fills the air today. Yae Sakura blooms in splendor, its light shining upon the ninefold palace."
"A name that truly suits you!"
This was a waka, a form of poetry from the Far Eastern Land that originated in the Nara period and developed under the influence of Tang poetry. This particular waka was said to have been written by the famous female poet Ise no Taifu, and was included in both the Collection of Elegant Words and One Hundred Poems, One Poet Each. Yae Sakura was also the city flower of Nara.
"Lady Inaho-hime, you flatter me!"
Yae Sakura was startled.