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Mitsue Takeda, known as "Godmother," runs a fortune-telling shop and possesses significant spiritual sight as a powerful medium. She perceives spirits clearly, though her vision is less extensive than Miko Yotsuya's ability to see powerful spirits invisible to others. She appears as a short, elderly woman with white hair and an aged face. Her attire shifts with context: fortune-telling outfits in her shop and traditional Japanese robes for shrine visits. In her youth, she wore a dark robe with eye motifs on the hood, a ceremonial facial shroud covering her mouth, and a low-cut jacket.
Mitsue exhibits notable stubbornness, repeatedly rejecting Yuria Niguredou’s attempts to become her apprentice. Despite this, she shows protectiveness toward younger girls like Miko and Hana, monitoring their safety and warning them of nearby spiritual dangers. She maintains a cautious, avoidant stance toward Shindou Romm, distrusting his charming yet deceptive nature.
Her background includes managing a fortune-telling business she ceased after failing to protect Miko with bracelets, forcing her to confront her limitations. Years prior, she took in Romm as a favor to a friend, caring for him but growing uncertain about training him once his formidable powers emerged. This situation culminated in her late mentor Oka Towako sacrificing herself for Romm; Towako later reappeared as a Shrine Spirit.
Mitsue actively intervenes against spiritual threats, such as rescuing Miko from a mob of forest ghosts near a mysterious mountain shrine. She employs practical methods: dispersing minor ghosts with spray disguised as insect repellent and detecting malevolent presences by observing rapid clouding in sanctified sake. She identifies the mountain shrine as a "ghost-shrine," accessible only to those with spiritual sight under rare conditions, and warns Miko of its dangers.
Her relationship with Miko evolves from professional interaction to mentorship; after Miko visits her shop seeking talismans, Mitsue later expresses respect for Miko’s bravery in enduring terrifying spirits and acknowledges her resilience demonstrated during the shrine incident. With Romm, their dynamic remains marked by wariness; Mitsue avoids his manipulative tendencies despite their shared history.
Mitsue’s spiritual capabilities include perceiving life auras—unlike Miko—and employing ritualistic tools like sacred beads, though these proved ineffective against stronger entities. Her approach blends traditional methods with repurposed everyday items, such as using alcohol-based sanitizers to unsettle ghosts.
She appears across multiple manga chapters, including the forest ghost encounter (Chapters 27-29), shrine explorations (Chapters 33-39), and interactions with Romm and Yuria (Chapters 6, 12, 24).
Mitsue exhibits notable stubbornness, repeatedly rejecting Yuria Niguredou’s attempts to become her apprentice. Despite this, she shows protectiveness toward younger girls like Miko and Hana, monitoring their safety and warning them of nearby spiritual dangers. She maintains a cautious, avoidant stance toward Shindou Romm, distrusting his charming yet deceptive nature.
Her background includes managing a fortune-telling business she ceased after failing to protect Miko with bracelets, forcing her to confront her limitations. Years prior, she took in Romm as a favor to a friend, caring for him but growing uncertain about training him once his formidable powers emerged. This situation culminated in her late mentor Oka Towako sacrificing herself for Romm; Towako later reappeared as a Shrine Spirit.
Mitsue actively intervenes against spiritual threats, such as rescuing Miko from a mob of forest ghosts near a mysterious mountain shrine. She employs practical methods: dispersing minor ghosts with spray disguised as insect repellent and detecting malevolent presences by observing rapid clouding in sanctified sake. She identifies the mountain shrine as a "ghost-shrine," accessible only to those with spiritual sight under rare conditions, and warns Miko of its dangers.
Her relationship with Miko evolves from professional interaction to mentorship; after Miko visits her shop seeking talismans, Mitsue later expresses respect for Miko’s bravery in enduring terrifying spirits and acknowledges her resilience demonstrated during the shrine incident. With Romm, their dynamic remains marked by wariness; Mitsue avoids his manipulative tendencies despite their shared history.
Mitsue’s spiritual capabilities include perceiving life auras—unlike Miko—and employing ritualistic tools like sacred beads, though these proved ineffective against stronger entities. Her approach blends traditional methods with repurposed everyday items, such as using alcohol-based sanitizers to unsettle ghosts.
She appears across multiple manga chapters, including the forest ghost encounter (Chapters 27-29), shrine explorations (Chapters 33-39), and interactions with Romm and Yuria (Chapters 6, 12, 24).