[Requests Accepted] [Black Cyc] コウミガミ ～嘆き嗤う蛇神、妹なる者々が紡ぎし口碑～ [VJ010906]

■Story When angered by the gods, people are tested by trials beyond human understanding―― The small island of "Inosejima" in the Setouchi Sea. On this island, there is the "Mikasajinja" shrine, which worships the white serpent god "Koumigami" as a deity of fertility, and the head priest's family, the Shinjake, has followed the tradition of "sibling marriage" as a wish of the serpent god for generations. Fearing the punishment of the serpent that will befall them if they break this tradition―― Currently, the head priest is "Shinjake Jou." He succeeded his late father, who passed away due to an epidemic, but he and his sister "Shinjake Rei" have been troubled by their mother "Shinjake Kyouka," who has fallen into a mental illness after losing her husband. One day, a scholar named "Yanagimoto Kunisada" visits the shrine. He is researching folklore and came to investigate the legends surrounding the deity "Koumigami" worshiped at this shrine. On the other hand, Jou feels troubled by the rumors that his father lost his life due to the serpent's punishment, and he ends up dismissing Yanagimoto. On the same day, Kyouka's sister and Jou's first love, "Kuki Reika," also appears, offering to help with housework by staying over. However, Jou becomes suspicious of her sudden appearance. Could it be that she intends to take over the shrine while the head priest has changed……? With Rei's request, he reluctantly accepts her offer, but his mistrust remains. Watching them is a single white serpent. Its blood-red eyes gleamed ominously, enveloped in an aura of otherworldliness. "……Let us begin anew and bring this to an end……" That dark voice, crawling close to them, was approaching with the end of their daily lives―― ■Characters 【The Young Head Priest of Mikasajinja】 ● Shinjake Jou (CV: Tohru Furukawa) The eldest son of the Shinjake family and Rei's brother. He serves as the head priest of the Mikasajinja shrine in place of his deceased father. Raised as the successor of the shrine, he has lived a life isolated from the general society, leading to an introverted and easily troubled personality. He once had a faint crush on Reika during his childhood, but after his mother's behavior, Kyouka, made him distrustful of women, he now keeps a distance from both Reika and his sister Rei. Because of this, he tends to avoid discussing legends. "As Rei said, even without Father, we can manage together." 【The Cross-dressing Sister Who Has Feelings for Her Brother】 ● Shinjake Rei (CV: Ria Akai) The daughter of the Shinjake family and Jou's sister. She is cheerful and bright, but sometimes overthinks things and becomes gloomy. She secretly harbors feelings for Jou and wished to marry him following the island's legends since childhood, but due to Jou's avoidance of the topic and their mother's displeasure, Kyouka, she began to disguise herself as a boy to hide her identity as a sister. Though her name is originally read as "Rei," she introduces herself as "Akira" and has everyone call her that. She takes care of all household chores in place of Kyouka, who does not help at all. "I have to become my brother's弟 (younger brother)……!" 【The Protagonist's Aunt and First Love】 ● Kuki Reika (CV: Chika Nikaido) Kyouka's younger sister and Jou's childhood crush. The Kuki family originally came from outside Inosejima, but now they are the village leaders of the nearby settlement, with Reika being the youngest daughter. She has a bright and gentle personality, but she is a strong woman who stands her ground when necessary, often being swayed and even abused by her selfish sister, yet she always maintains a smile. After her father passed away, she worried about Jou and Rei, who were left behind with Kyouka, and came to the shrine to offer her help. "It's been tough since Father passed away. I'll be here for a while, so leave the housework to me." 【The Malicious Mother of the Two】 ● Shinjake Kyouka (CV: Ren Haruna) The mother of Jou and Rei, and sister to Reika. A wicked woman who is insidious and only concerned with appearances. There is a past where her family, the Kuki family, forcibly married her into the Shinjake family to gain control of the island, and her frustration leads her to be harsh towards her daughter Rei and sister Reika. She has no feelings for Jou beyond that of a successor. Despite being a mother, she does not do any housework and is currently pregnant with a child who is not her husband's. She becomes the catalyst for Jou and Rei's fear and aversion towards mothers and women. "As the shrine's wife, I'm just a tool to bear the heir. The idea of love is utterly ridiculous!" 【The Folklorist and Narrator】 ● Yanagimoto Kunisada (CV: Mitsuki Koetsuki) A middle-aged scholar researching folklore in the Kanto region. He visits the shrine to investigate the white serpent worship and asks Jou and Rei about the island's legends, but is met with suspicion and sent away. He has a tendency to prioritize research over moral judgments, typical of a scholar. Moreover, he always seems aloof, making it hard to discern what he truly thinks. From snippets of conversation, it seems this is not his first visit to the island…… "I suppose it seems I've come again. …Is this also fate?" 【The Serpent God Worshiped as a Deity of Fertility】 ● Koumigami (CV: Mizuki Sawano) The serpent god from the legends of Inosejima, worshiped at Mikasajinja as a deity of fertility. According to the legends, if the "sibling marriage," which is the wish of Koumigami, is not realized, a terrible punishment will befall them……. "……Let us begin anew and bring this to an end……"