“A Maiden Summoner”

I prepared your futon here. Heh, how was the bath? Wasn’t it too hot? Ah, it was just perfect. Glad to hear that! The kimono suits you. Very… fabulous! The size is correct too. It was good that I kept the kimono that my older brother used to wear. Me? I performed Misogi in the river while you were in the bath. I might not a very good one but I’m still a shrine maiden. I’m obliged to keep myself clean. It’s my habit to do so in the morning and in the evening. I’ll take a bath after you go to bed. …Can I come a little closer? Heh, thank you. I’m… a bit nervous. Coming closer myself, it might be weird to say so but I am. Heh. I’m always alone here except for some rare occasions when someone or the theme park lady visits here. For the first time I talk with a man in this building like this. What should I talk about? What would friends talk about? Huh? We should know each other more? Heh, you’re right. Well, I am, um.. Kannazuki Otoha…I already said that. Please call me Otoha. It’s alright! I know friends call each other with their given name . I want you to call me Otoha. Oh, can I too? Heh, thank you! My brother? Yes, I have an older one indeed. Well, yeah, that kimono is his but he… isn’t here right now. Why? Well, ehm, he…left here a long time ago… and has never returned. How come? Um… I don’t wanna talk about this. Well, you would hate me if I tell you the truth. I don’t want to lose a new friend. No but….um… yes, we’re friends. Friends don’t hide things. Well…would you not hate me after knowing the truth? Could we still be friends? *inhales* Thank you… You promised. …My brother found my power creepy and left. I… I am actually a summoner maiden. Do you know that there are two kinds of shrine maiden? One is Kannagi, one that serves the God and communicates with them. The other is a summoner maiden, the one that lets the spirits possess her body and lets them talk through her mouth. I’m one of the latter. I can let them use me and read their minds. My brother was crept out and left me. Not only him, but my other family members and neighbors… They have never come to see me. Hah, creepy, right? A maiden that lets spirits possess her body! But don’t worry. Don’t get it wrong. They can possess my body but it doesn’t mean this shrine is full of them, or that I start doing weird things when I let them have me. It’s more like, um, I can help animal ghosts in the forest with their issues or an actual ghosts in haunted houses go to heaven. It’s not as creepy as everyone thinks. Of course, there are many spirits full of hatred but dealing with their hatred is my job. Getting rid of them with divine salt can work, but letting them possess me and communicate with them is the best way to deal with them. Well, uhh. “Possess” might be the wrong word. A summoner maiden can still “be themselves” even with a spirit. That’s the reason why I’m doing it. So, you know, I’m not a scary girl. I, I know it’s hard to understand this… Everyone has run away after hearing this in the past. Everyone including the ones that said we could be friends… I know…. I’m creepy, aren’t I? Heh, if you don’t want to stay here, you can leave. You don’t have to force yourself here. What would you like to do? Translation by SeductiveSugarShop@gmail.com Commissioned by Jazzmino@HVDB/Discord