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The Chief Priest is a divine administrator who appears as a major figure tasked with maintaining the balance of existence across multiple planes or worlds. He is the older brother of Inari, who was once known as the priest Myoue before he abandoned that title and became a wandering god. The Chief Priest serves an organization referred to as The Shrine, and his duty is to oversee the twelve proper planes of reality on behalf of his and Inari's father, a higher god.
In terms of personality, the Chief Priest is characterized by an unwavering commitment to order, stability, and the preservation of cosmic law. He is presented as someone who feels no uncertainty about his judgments and dismisses emotional arguments or personal attachments as foolishness. Unlike his brother Inari, who values his created family above all else, the Chief Priest prioritizes the structural integrity of the multiverse, seeing anomalies as threats that must be eliminated without sentiment.
His primary motivation is the protection of the twelve sanctioned planes from destabilization. To this end, he views the Mirror City, also known as the Looking Glass City or the thirteenth plane, as an illegal creation born from Inari's selfish desires and excessive creativity. The Chief Priest believes this extra plane threatens to unbalance or destroy the others, and he arrives in the Mirror City specifically to demand its destruction, accompanied by his adjutant.
In the story, the Chief Priest serves as the primary antagonist during the climactic arc. When the Mirror City begins to crumble and destabilize, he appears through a portal to declare the city an illegal anomaly and order its annihilation. His arrival forces the other characters, particularly Koto, to confront the cosmic consequences of the Mirror City's existence. Koto confronts the Chief Priest directly, holding her hammer to his head and demanding he help save her family and their home, threatening to destroy all the planes herself if he refuses.
The Chief Priest's most significant relationship is with his younger brother, Inari. The two stand in stark opposition to one another: the Chief Priest enforces the rules that Inari broke by creating the thirteenth plane and starting a family. While the Chief Priest dismisses Inari's devotion to his family as nonsense, Inari accuses his brother of lacking understanding of what truly matters. The Chief Priest also holds authority over Koto through her former association with The Shrine, where Inari served as her teacher. Their father, a lazy god who manifests as a trinity of a monkey, rabbit, and frog, ultimately overrules the Chief Priest's decision to destroy the thirteenth plane, accepting it as valid.
The character undergoes limited development, remaining resolute in his beliefs until the final resolution. His rigid worldview is challenged but not fundamentally changed within the narrative's timeframe. As a divine being tasked with cosmic maintenance, the Chief Priest possesses authority over the planes and command of subordinates. While his personal combat abilities are not prominently displayed, his position grants him significant power and influence, including the ability to order the destruction of entire worlds and to command the familiars and agents of The Shrine.
In terms of personality, the Chief Priest is characterized by an unwavering commitment to order, stability, and the preservation of cosmic law. He is presented as someone who feels no uncertainty about his judgments and dismisses emotional arguments or personal attachments as foolishness. Unlike his brother Inari, who values his created family above all else, the Chief Priest prioritizes the structural integrity of the multiverse, seeing anomalies as threats that must be eliminated without sentiment.
His primary motivation is the protection of the twelve sanctioned planes from destabilization. To this end, he views the Mirror City, also known as the Looking Glass City or the thirteenth plane, as an illegal creation born from Inari's selfish desires and excessive creativity. The Chief Priest believes this extra plane threatens to unbalance or destroy the others, and he arrives in the Mirror City specifically to demand its destruction, accompanied by his adjutant.
In the story, the Chief Priest serves as the primary antagonist during the climactic arc. When the Mirror City begins to crumble and destabilize, he appears through a portal to declare the city an illegal anomaly and order its annihilation. His arrival forces the other characters, particularly Koto, to confront the cosmic consequences of the Mirror City's existence. Koto confronts the Chief Priest directly, holding her hammer to his head and demanding he help save her family and their home, threatening to destroy all the planes herself if he refuses.
The Chief Priest's most significant relationship is with his younger brother, Inari. The two stand in stark opposition to one another: the Chief Priest enforces the rules that Inari broke by creating the thirteenth plane and starting a family. While the Chief Priest dismisses Inari's devotion to his family as nonsense, Inari accuses his brother of lacking understanding of what truly matters. The Chief Priest also holds authority over Koto through her former association with The Shrine, where Inari served as her teacher. Their father, a lazy god who manifests as a trinity of a monkey, rabbit, and frog, ultimately overrules the Chief Priest's decision to destroy the thirteenth plane, accepting it as valid.
The character undergoes limited development, remaining resolute in his beliefs until the final resolution. His rigid worldview is challenged but not fundamentally changed within the narrative's timeframe. As a divine being tasked with cosmic maintenance, the Chief Priest possesses authority over the planes and command of subordinates. While his personal combat abilities are not prominently displayed, his position grants him significant power and influence, including the ability to order the destruction of entire worlds and to command the familiars and agents of The Shrine.