>Yeah uhm... That is how shrine maidens work. They need to become the "wife" of the "Patron entity".
...This entire time i thought it was like clerics and black mages in rpgs where they just cast magic and the equivalent of exorcisms, you know like how priests are typically portrayed in media.

>Back in the GOOD OL TIMES there was something called "sacred prostitution". The point was that the "sacred prostitute" was married off to a higher entity already so they were protected and even they had "many partners" they did not "pair bond" with them and most importantly the entity could make sure that the males were also not "falling in love" with the prostitute. That was important so instead of the males fucking around and ruining many woman and marriages there was a proper outlet.
a-ahh...

[spoiler]So... my sisters, a japanese princess of seemingly unknown origin but still has a great deal of power, aphrodite/ishtar, and now a male patron deity now... I know apart from the human body i'm in that im female but this rather... flustering to say the least. though this does kind of explains why i catch my grandmother accidentally referring to as she/her sometimes and other people constantly saying give off said vibes/presence. even weirder since the former genuinely isnt aware of doing that[spoiler]