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>[STARDOM] Maika "decided to become a demon" - throwing beans with HANAKO at Ikegami Honmonji Temple
>On the 2nd, the annual Setsubun Tsuinashiki Ceremony was held at Ikegami Honmonji Temple in Ota Ward, Tokyo, where Rikidozan, the founder of professional wrestling, is buried, and Maika and Hanako of the women's professional wrestling group Stardom participated for the first time.
>The two, who participated in the Tokyo Korakuen Hall event that day, immediately moved after the match to take part in the bean-throwing ceremony. Maika, who threw beans with all her heart in the venue packed with many attendees, said with a smile, "Right now I have no misfortunes, and seeing everyone's smiles has filled my heart even more. I am a woman who is blessed in both mind and body!" Hanako also said, "It was fun, and it made me feel like this year is going to be a good one."
>On this day, the two faced off against the evil group "H.A.T.E." at the Korakuen Hall event. Her teammate, Mina Shirakawa, was beaten to a pulp and fell prey to the evil group, and in the end, Maika gave Tekla a Poison Spider Death Drop for the three count. Maika had always lent a helping hand to Tekla, with whom she was teaming up in Donna Del Mondo, but she says she had a change of heart after the match that day.
>"I realized that it's impossible to even talk about it after today's match. They beat up Shirakawa more than necessary...I defeated a demon today, and I'm usually the kind of person who brings good fortune to everyone...but after throwing the beans, I've decided to become a demon myself," he said, revealing his determination to defeat haters.
