Come up with a strategy

You realized with a mental "oh crap" that you'd yet to figure out any kind of strategy going into this! Wasn't that the most important part of all? You asked Keiko if she'd be ready for that sort of thing.

"Hmph... It's hard to say. The Kami Kurabe is set up so that the challenger decides the type of competition. Furthermore, it sounds like you are uniquely unaware of the abilities your peers bestow to their priestesses. This is going to be a difficult battle," she mused, crossing her arms and looking mildly worried.

You're no strategist... However, they say that even weak gods are capable of dispensing divine inspiration to their human flock, who are then capable of performing great works in the god's name. Perhaps that is your best course forward? You closed your eyes, pressed your palms together, and mentally transferred as much divine inspiration to Keiko as you could manage.

You saw her eyes flash for a moment and her back straightened. She was clearly unused to the feeling of receiving anything from you. "Katappashikara-dono... I believe I've come up with a few tactics that may behoove us. Once I know what this sword of mine does, I'm sure that I will perform adequately in battle," she reassured you. You liked the sound of that! Together, the two of you headed towards the field of competition.

((Cunning +5))