#i really like rats as a symbol of his inability to surpass Seimei its a pretty famous story i think?

[dmitriyuriev]

「これ大柑子十五あるベし」

"There are 15 oranges inside"

#fgo #fate grand order #Ashiya Douman #another little thing while i work on the big piece #i really like rats as a symbol of his inability to surpass Seimei its a pretty famous story i think? #the one where Douman (correctly) divines that there are 15 oranges in a box but Seimei changes them into rats and wins the contest #ive been reading abe no seimei monogatari its great douman is soooo arrogant and petty and i love him #(a modern jp translation since its from 1662 its really nice it has og text on top and modern jp on the bottom and a ton of annotations) #which get me sidetracked into things like heian court rankings and the palace layout and the shishinden #anyway the whole reason the contest was held is cause douman hears about seimei #and is soooo upset at the possibility of someone possibly being better than him so he goes to the capital and shows up at seimei's house #to challenge him and prove himself better and its huge event the emperor and all the nobles are there #first part is flashy magic displays but douman (who is losing) basically goes uhh that didn't count divination is the proper way to decide!