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After a while, on a windy day Toyotama-hime came to seashore in order to bear their child as she had promised with Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto before. Toyotama-hime, who had been separated from her husband, asked him never to look at her figure while she was confined in the darkness of the night.
Thus, the deity of sea decided to send Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto to his own country by getting him on a large shark or crocodile. When Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto was just leaving the nation of the deity of sea, Toyotama-hime told reservedly him that she was expecting. She said to him, “I will visit seashore of your country in a windy day when I bear our baby. I would appreciate it if you could build a childbirth cabin for me.”
Furthermore, the deity of sea bestowed Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto two balls called Shiomichi-no-tama and Shiohi-no-tama. With handing over these balls, he said to him, “When you dip this Shiomichi-no-tama in sea, the tide will be in high. With this ball, you will able to drown your elder brother. If your brother feel regret of his transgressions and ask for rescue, dip the Shiohi-no-tama in sea. As the tide will be in low, you will be able to help your elder brother. Thus if you succeed to afflict your elder brother with these balls, you will be able to make him surrender to you.”
Handing over the fishhook, which was found in the mouth of the red snapper, the deity of sea suggested Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto to set a spell on it. The deity of sea said to him, “When you return this fishhook to your elder brother, you shall murmur secretly Majichi.”
With solicitude about Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto, Toyotama-hime consulted with his father and said, “The descendant of deities sometimes laments his fate. He must grieve at the thoughts of having left his own county.” The deity of sea invited Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto to his palace and spoke to him calmly. He said, “If you would like to go back to your country, I am will to send you there.”
After finding out the lost fishhook, Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto married the daughter of the deity of sea, Toyotama-hime. Although he stayed and lived there comfortably with his wife for three years, he had been longing for his own country in his mind. Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto looked so troubled and melancholic.
The deity of sea, father of the fair lady, invited Hikohohodedemi-no-mikoto to his palace and offered him a seat courteously. As soon as Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto sat down the piled cushion, the deity of sea asked him the reason why he came there. Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto explained him details about the trouble with his elder brother. Then the deity of sea convened all of large and small fishes and asked them whether they have any one in their minds. They answered in a voice,” We don’t know anything, but a red snapper has a mouth disease now a day.” Thus the deity made the red snapper open his tightly closed mouth and found in it the lost fishhook of the elder brother!
For a while, Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto wandered about the Japanese Judas tree staggeringly. Then a fair lady came out of the gate of the palace in opening the door and tried to draw water with a fine bowl from the well. As Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto stared at her, that she run away in shame and informed her father that an unexpected guest was standing under the tree in front of the gate.
Siotutu-no-oji sent the basket in which Hikohohodemi-nomikoto concealed himself to the bottom of the sea. Floating in the sea, the basket arrived at small and beautiful seashore. Then Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto left the basket and immediately came across a palace of a deity of sea, which was towering and shining and was surrounded by a magnificent wall. He saw a Japanese Judas tree with lash green young leaves at the well side.
Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto told Siotutu-no-oji the whole story that he had lost the fishhook of his elder brother and that he had never forgave him no matter what he had stroke new ones. Hearing full particulars, Siotutu-no-oji said to him, “If you leave it up to me, you will have no worry!” No sooner he said it than he began to weave a large basket and asked Hikohohodemi-no-mikoto to enter in it.
