Introduce Time flies by. Okami Hill today meets its first fallen leave of this year. Hikari, the young shrine maiden of Okami Hill shrine, pick up her bloom and sweeps up the path to the shrine just as what she does everyday.
It's a tired and uninteresting job for most people to sweep such a long path, but to Hikari, it's not a problem as long as she sees the smile on prayer's face. Today, she meets her prayers with her warmly welcome and smile as usual, then she prays:
"May the god of sun bless everything on the earth, have us a abundant year, and protect smiles on our face..."
Breeze by the wind of autumn, forest whispers, as if answering with a positive response.
I agree with the comment below mine, I love the character and the setting both! This is a sweet little animal (sheep? fox?), and I'd love to wander through the pretty garden steps with her...
She's very cute! But, those little detached bits of cloth by her ankles don't seem to be hanging from anything, which puzzles me. I like the setting, too; it's beautiful and lovely.