The Ghost God’s Bride

[Princess Taketori's birth is unknown. When she first appeared at the royal banquet, she astonished everyone. The Emperor praised her, saying, "No blossoms across the mountains can compare to the Princess's smile." Everyone envied the great onmyoji and head of the Asakura family for his good fortune in love.]

[When the Asakura family fell, the Princess went alone into a crowd of thousands and rescued her dying lover. Despite countless accusations, she never wavered, even when death was close. Later, with Seimei's guarantee, she was sentenced to guard the Onmyo Bureau, protecting the land despite her grave crimes.]

[Princess Taketori was devoted and loyal throughout her life. Her beauty was renowned in her youth; in her early adulthood, she gave her heart to the mountains and rivers; in middle age, she served the Emperor and protected Heian-kyo. She was a god of fated bonds, a god of fortune. Like the bright moon over Kyoto, the Princess is an essential part of any account of Heian-kyo.]

Tales of Heian-kyo: The Princess's Chronicle

Inazuma Yuzue closed the book and smiled at the blond, dark-skinned king of part-time jobs. "It's only a legend. You don't have to take it seriously."

At first, that esteemed person had intended to take him back to the Asakura family only because of the "true heart of an oni god" within him.

Inazuma Yuzue breathed in the rich aroma of coffee and gazed out at the bustling crowd.

During the Heian-kyo era, he had been offered up as a bride to the oni god here.

During the Warring States era, as the demon king's fiance, he had sealed the King of Curses here with his own hands.

Those he had known were long dead, and his wish had changed from "to live freely" to "to live well as a human being."

Inazuma Yuzue: There has never been a better time than now. Commoners aren't casually killed by nobles, ordinary people don't lose their lives on a whim just to amuse monsters, husbands don't go out to work only to return and find their families destroyed, mothers don't have to watch their children die of illness helplessly, young children don't have to lose their parents, and the elderly don't have to starve to death just to save food.

Inazuma Yuzue: Why are you all always thinking about rebuilding the world? Can you speak for the whole world? Are you sick? Do you need medicine? Even if we were old acquaintances, you can't stop me from enjoying life!

Theme: Only by staying true to your original purpose can you see things through to the end