Ah! The legend of Yaobikuni. I know this one.She became immortal by eating mermaid flesh, was it?Right, exactly.Who knows, maybe you were actually the model for the story?I'm not conscientious enough to become a nun, personally.Sigh...When I heard that Yaobikuni had died when she reached 800, I thought I might be able to do the same, but...Seems like mermaid flesh was just a second-rate sort of immortality.Identity of YaobikuniFukui Prefecture, Obama
One of the legends most widespread across the country is that of Yaobikuni. Yaobikuni consumed mermaid flesh and became immortal, which made her realize the impermanence of the world and become a nun. Some legends claim that she lived to 800 years old. The most recent common ancestor of these stories—
She became immortal by eating mermaid flesh, was it?
Right, exactly.
Who knows, maybe you were actually the model for the story?
I'm not conscientious enough to become a nun, personally.
Sigh...
When I heard that Yaobikuni had died when she reached 800, I thought I might be able to do the same, but...
Seems like mermaid flesh was just a second-rate sort of immortality.
Identity of YaobikuniFukui Prefecture, Obama
One of the legends most widespread across the country is that of Yaobikuni. Yaobikuni consumed mermaid flesh and became immortal, which made her realize the impermanence of the world and become a nun. Some legends claim that she lived to 800 years old. The most recent common ancestor of these stories—
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