Chapter 1118: Chapter 654: To Be a Dog or Not
Early in the morning, as the first ray of sunlight illuminated the earth.
At Celestial Peak Mountain, in the side chamber of the main hall of the Amaterasu Shrine, Amaterasu Mikoto Setsuna opened her eyes right on time.
Even though the warm bed continued to tempt her into indulgence, the disciplined young Shrine Maiden easily broke free from its clutches and quickly got up.
With a snap of her fingers, everything in the room began to move by itself.
The bed, which had just been messed up, became tidy again, and the bedding folded itself and climbed into the wall cabinet.
The red and white witch outfit hanging on the rack also seemed to come to life. It walked up behind Miss Witch and gently embraced its master, gradually wrapping her alabaster, graceful figure.
“The Witch of the Forest truly is a genius. Such a Daily Life Spell is incredibly useful. If I had learned it sooner, I wouldn’t have had to suffer so much before.”
After a simple wash, Amaterasu Mikoto Setsuna stood in front of an ancient mirror. She looked at her reflection, and, ensuring there was nothing amiss, she nodded and sighed in her heart.
Although as a disciple of the Shrine High Priestess, her status was esteemed, her teacher did not arrange servants for her, intending to cultivate her self-reliance. She had always taken care of herself from a young age.
In the past, she never felt that this was unusual or tiring, but since leaving her hometown and wandering the world, some things could never go back to the way they were.
“The Magic I cast uses my own spiritual power and Magic Power, which is akin to taking care of myself manually. It’s not considered laziness.”
Perhaps it was because she was now back at the shrine, living under her teacher’s watchful eye, that Miss Witch felt a guilty conscience about using Magic for convenience in her daily life. She could only comfort herself this way.
However, some things allow cheats, and some do not.
Amaterasu Mikoto Setsuna opened the door and walked skillfully towards the Archery Range at the back mountain from memory.
In life, one might slack off, but daily cultivation must be adhered to with self-discipline.
Just recollecting her excessive indulgence in swordsmanship during her travels, resulting in neglect of her archery practice, Miss Witch felt a twinge of guilt.
For Shrine Maidens of the Amaterasu Shrine, archery is the major practice, while swordsmanship and other military techniques are merely secondary. However, how could one resist? One must admit that Lord Clown’s No-thought Single Cut was truly irresistible.
Now that she was back home, under her teacher’s formidable presence, it was better not to continue “being captivated by playthings to their detriment” and instead seriously practice archery, as it had been a long time.
Arriving at the shrine’s Archery Range.
It was still too early, with the day just dawning, and the entire range was serene.
However, as Amaterasu Mikoto Setsuna pushed open the door of the range, she immediately spotted another Shrine Maiden, quietly meditating while sitting on the wooden floor.
The Shrine Maiden wore the same red and white witch outfit, with smooth black hair styled in the traditional Japanese hime cut.
Amaterasu Mikoto Setsuna also had the same hairstyle. Many Shrine Maidens in the shrine kept this style because it easily evoked an ethereal aura when combined with the red and white witch outfit. Just standing with their backs turned, the extraordinary aura emerged instantly.
However, their style was mere imitation, and the true inspiration for this imitation was the figure before them.
The Great Divine Witch of the Amaterasu Shrine, the nominal ruler of the entire Japan—Amaterasu Life Kikyo.
If the attire of ordinary Shrine Maidens was transcendent, then the Great Divine Witch needed no special adornment. Her every gesture exuded an ethereal quality, as if an Immortal from the heavens had descended into the mortal world, and she was the sole pure white lotus in this filthy world.
Amaterasu Mikoto Setsuna silently watched her teacher’s back from the doorway. Although she had grown up seeing and being familiar with this figure, now, after being away for a while, she recalled the amazement she felt upon first seeing her teacher as a child.
People often said that Ibuki Taiyu of the Yoshiwara Flower District was the most beautiful woman in Japan. Yet, in the young Shrine Maiden’s heart, her own teacher was truly the most beautiful in Japan, allowing for no argument.
After indulging in the beauty of her teacher for a few seconds, Miss Witch collected herself and quietly moved to her teacher’s side, mimicking her posture by kneeling with her back straight.
To perform formal archery practice, one must first meditate and focus intently. Only with a calm and untroubled heart can one concentrate while drawing the bow and hitting the target with every shot.
However, after meditating for only a while, Amaterasu Mikoto Setsuna felt some restlessness and stood up. She picked up the towering Japanese Bow beside her, nocked an arrow, and aimed at the straw target ahead.
This target range was set up with a space-expanding Technique, making the target appear close, while it was actually thousands of miles away.