Matsuzaki, Ayako

松崎綾子

She is an outspoken, self-proclaimed Shinto miko, or priestess, despite not having been raised in a shrine; she is actually the daughter of a wealthy doctor who owns a community hospital. She is confident and proud of her abilities, although her attempts to demonstrate them have almost always fallen short. She does teach Mai some defensive sutras, and it is later revealed that her powers only work when she is near living trees, as she draws power from the spirits within them.