The raven beat its wings powerfully, scattering dancing particles of light and black feathers as it landed in front of the main hall.
Tadanori inadvertently blinked. The raven beat its wings and landed - just as he thought that, the raven that ought to have landed transformed into a boy wrapped in a black coat.
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The person that the raven became seemed to be unconcerned about the shocked Tadanori and climbed the stairs of the main hall.
He first put his hands together before he entered. He bowed deeply.
"--On sojirishuta sowaka."[6]
He chanted the mantra of the Myouken Buddha, the principal deity of the main hall. He didn't look humble - rather, the way he chanted felt strangely friendly. That simple sincerity made the dumbstruck Tadanori more or less return to normal.
The person wrapped in a black coat finished chanting the mantra and bowed again.
Then, that person turned his back to the main hall.
He was a boy.