After enjoying the refreshments for a while, Valkyrie and Kanako began to talk freely, and Kanako's purpose was this.

"You're here to find out where we're from, who we're from, and those tengus, don't worry, I'll tell you slowly, but you'll have to live here, one day, just one day. ”

Kanako may not know that Valkyrie also has a purpose, which is to learn the secret of the disappearance of the Oni Clan.

"Why stay here for a day?" Valkyrie had always cherished her time, and she didn't want to delay a minute here.

"Just talk to me~ It's been a long time since I've talked so happily, just one day. ”

Valkyrie thought about it, since she was here to know everything, it was nothing to pay a little price, not to mention that she now had an immortal body, and it was nothing to spend a little time, so he temporarily abandoned his concept, nodded and agreed: "Okay, I hope you can tell me everything." ”

Seeing that Valkyrie agreed, Kanako was even more happy: "Don't worry! I will dig up everything I know!"

Sanae cleaned up the plates and cups and sat down as an observer, Suwako didn't know where she had gone, and she was nowhere to be seen.

"Let's talk about my identity with the frog first, I'm a little shy to introduce myself~"

Suwako Fuya.

In ancient times, he ruled the god of Gozoguchi and founded the kingdom of Fuya, and now the god of the frog is enshrined at Moriya Shrine, and is the leader of the eight million gods in the Yokai Mountain.

In ancient times, she was the god who controlled the god of the left mouth, who had an astonishing heart of faith. The god of the left mouth is a terrifying god who will immediately send down divine punishment and kill the opponent if he is taken lightly. Therefore, Suwako's faith was very terrifying, and at that time she even established a kingdom as a king as a god.

But not long after the good times passed, the kingdom she had established was invaded by Kanako, and she fought back with advanced iron weapons but was still defeated. Seeing this disparity in divine power and convinced of her defeat, Suwako simply surrendered and handed over the kingdom.

However, the people of the country of Fuya have not forgotten the horror of the original indigenous god Mizukoto, so they do not accept this new god. Kanako didn't get the faith here, so she also gave up ownership of this kingdom. Therefore, Suwako has always ruled the kingdom.

Sanae's ancestors in the distant past, but Sanae didn't know about the existence of Suwako at all.

She didn't care too much about Kanako moving the shrine to Gensokyo without permission, because there were almost no people in the outside world who remembered her real name. For the fact that you can start a second life in Gensokyo, I am also grateful to Kanako.

Although it seems to be at odds, it's actually good friends with Kanako. The two have the same stakes, and they are actually very good. Now at Shouya Shrine.,Living in harmony with Kanako.。

"It seems that Suwako still has an unhappy memory. After hearing this, Valkyrie felt a little sympathetic to her.

"When her country was occupied by me, the character of refusing to give up life or death really made me unhappy, although the matter has passed, but I wonder if she has taken that incident to heart?" Kanako didn't actually occupy Suwako's country for enjoyment, but to collect faith and live.

Where did the gods come from, the gods came from people's beliefs, it was not the gods who created humans, but the strong thoughts of human beings that created the gods.

If the gods are really omniscient and omnipotent, then what is the use of collecting faith? Why do such gods have to go to great lengths to collect faith? In fact, a little reflection can reveal the reason: that is, the human beings outside no longer believe in the gods.

The gods who once blessed the production and life of mankind, after being betrayed by selfish humans, had to leave the outside world without the source of their faith, and came to Gensokyo, which still maintains its ancient style, in order to continue collecting faith, which is the bitter days of Kanako and Suwako.

One of the biggest questions suddenly occurred to Valkyrie, who had sent them here?

Needless to say, the culprit is Yakumo Murasaki.

The creator of the Great Enchantment, a woman with spatial abilities, and a mysterious identity, I want to know that it is her.

"I think we came to Gensokyo in the winter, and the scenery is really nice. Sanae said.

"Winter?" Valkyrie didn't understand what Sanae meant, since it was winter, maybe he would have been able to discover the existence of Kanako and the others a long time ago, but in fact, Winter didn't notice it.

"Yes, I also feel a powerful dark force, it's terrifying. ”

“…… Could it be that you came to Gensokyo after the mutation?"

Valkyrie remembered the spring snow mutation caused by Yuyuko, and the description of Sanae and the situation of the mutation were completely consistent.

"Hmm, no wonder I can't feel spring, it turns out that someone has started a mutation, although it has nothing to do with me. Kanako showed a "what's the matter with me" expression.

"Alright, please move on. Valkyrie put aside the topic and got straight to business.

"Okay~"

About the origin of Kanako's name and title:

Yasaka

Countless hillsides

The wife of Yasaka Daojin (ヤサカトメノカミ)

In the section "Kojiki" of the Kojiki, the god of Kengokata is defeated by the male god of Kengoto, and is one of the Izumo gods who fled to Suwa;

However, in the lineage of Suwa such as the "Suwa Damyojin Pictorial", the Suwa Myojin Kennaji Kagami was an alien god who defeated the water god (elf) Kamiya God and the local natives such as Naga and Ashicho, forcing them to obey.

The Mamoiya clan (believed to be a descendant of the god of the gods) became the first god of the Suwa Taisha Shrine and became the hereditary god chief.

Yasaka God

That is, the above-mentioned building of the name of the god of the Yasaka sword

Gion Shrine (Yasaka Shrine) level worship god, god of war

Kanako

The main shrine of the Kamisha shrine of Suwa Taisha is dedicated to the god of Yasaka sword, and its body is Mt. Moriya

When the god body was still a mountain, this god body mountain seemed to be called Kannabei (かんなび)?

There is a passage in the Kanagawa etymology that Minamoto Yoritomo once said that this sentence symbolizes the land of God, so it should be written with the will of God, and the name should be Kanagawa. ”。 What does "symbolize God" mean from this phrase?

Independent does not 撓の神様

Independent not 撓(どくりつふとう)

Be independent, do not rely on others, and accomplish things through your own strength

The snake that repeats the molting process means resurrection and regeneration, forever.

However, when humans learned the concept of lifespan, they no longer believed in eternity.

And agriculture also has the means to fight against wind and rain.

For mountains, volcanic eruptions and crustal movements can already be predicted. The danger of climbing over the mountains is gone.

Yes, humanity has come to believe in science and intelligence, and at the same time, faith in their gods is fading, and they are groping for a way to regain their faith, and then make a major gamble.

That's the matter of turning the shrine from a human world into a fantasy existence, and collecting faith in Gensokyo.

Although the loss of all remaining faith will temporarily lose its power,

But that's the only way to go. Rather than starting to the glory of the past of destruction, she chose the future of possibility.

- Then, her plan seemed to have succeeded.

It went even better than expected.,Moved the shrine into Gensokyo.,

Soon, she was already worshipped as a god in the Youkai Mountain, although she had doubts about the success of the excesses, but after knowing the structure of Gensokyo,

I finally got a little bit of it.

In Gensokyo, there is a shrine called Hakurei Shrine.

That shrine,Although it's basically lost its faith.,But it's unexpectedly quite popular among the monsters.,

Legend has it that there are yokai who even stay inside for a long time.

For the yokai, the shrine has probably become a nice playground.

Kanako was accepted as a playmate of a youkai along with the object of faith.

And the banquet is also held every night.

But in reality, the gods also expect to play together. The so-called festival,

It's a matter of gods and humans playing together. Because I often play with human beings, I don't know,

There is also a sense of unity between gods and humans as the same group, even if the position of humans is replaced by youkai.

And this is simply the form of 'faith' that Kanako wants.

However, Kanako's knowledge of Gensokyo is too poor, and she doesn't know that Gensokyo's youkai are also divided into several major forces.

Although, she has collected the beliefs of the youkai on the mountain, and in exchange for giving great virtues.

The power of the mountain monsters, namely the tengu and kappa, was already stronger, but she didn't notice it.

I'm afraid that these things will cause the balance of the stable Gensokyo to be upset.

Kanako, in order to regain the balance of Gensokyo, must also obtain the belief of the human beings of the youkai at the foot of the mountain.

For this, we had to use Hakurei Shrine to do it.

It seems that there is still some distance from the goal of retrieving the same faith in Gensokyo.

Kanako has no ambitions, she just wants to collect the beliefs of human beings in order to live better, and the gods who have lost the power of their faith disappear from the eyes of humans like dust flying in the air.

"That's why I'm asking Yakumo to bring me here for a second life, and Frog and I are very grateful to her. ”

"Kanako-sama and Suwako-sama quarrel every day, but I think it's good and it's a nourishing life. Sanae spoke her mind without hesitation.

"In order to live...... Valkyrie only makes decisions about life and death, which she realized when she was fighting, but when Kanako said this, she had to rethink again.

"Anyway, you haven't told me about it yet, so why don't you tell me about it?" Kanako's eyes lit up, as if she was looking forward to Valkyrie's story.

"In that case...... All right. Valkyrie took a sip of hot tea and began to tell the story of her life.

Valkyrie – The Grim Reaper who guides the Heroic Spirits

Valkyrie, Valkyrja, Walkuere, Valkyrien, Walkyren, Walachuriun, Totenwaehlerin – the literal translation should be the woman who chooses the dead.

The handmaidens of Odin in Norse and Germanic mythology, also known as the "Soul Seekers". They rode horses and rode with the ghosts of the "wild hunt", or flew into the battlefield in the form of swans to collect fallen warriors for the temple of Wahala.

Valkyrie is the goddess of fertility and fate in the general sense of Norse mythology. Images such as midwives and deified women, as well as men's female patrons, appear in their dreams the images of those who are protected.

They are gods of Germanic mythology, and they are also girl warriors who wear shining armor and fly through the sky on horses.

The name Valkyrie is derived from Wolkenthrut (the power of the wind) and Mist (mist). Thirteen Valkyries are listed in the Eda Ballad Book:

"Hrist and Mist

Beat the drums of war for me,

Skeggjoeld and Skoegul,

Hild and Thrud,

Hloekk and Heerfessel,

Goell and Geirahoed,

Randgrid and Radgrid

and Reginleif,

Bring mead to the Immortal. - The Song of Grimne

According to the Brothers Grimm, the Mist in Valkyrie is just a humanoid of the fog.

Legend has it that Kara is the goddess of foreknowledge among the Valkyrie. She wore a feather cloak made of swan feathers so that he could easily defeat his enemies by grazing over their heads.

In later Scandinavian ballads, Brünnhilde was mixed with one of the Valkyries, Sigrdrifa (the Giver of Victory). (Excerpt from "Valkyrie's Awakening" from the Edda Ballad Collection)

Sigrdrifa belongs to one of those Valkyrie who were originally human and were of royal origin. She was cursed by Odin's disobedience (by wrongly awarding victory in a battle to the undeserved one) and fell asleep and relegated to the mortal world as punishment. He was later rescued by Singled and awakened. and fell in love at first sight and became husband and wife (omitted below, this is another story) Siegfried in the Nibelungen Song to defeat Brunhilde according to this.

It should be Einherjern. It was only the lone warriors, the Germanic heroes who died heroically on those glorious battlefields and were guided by Valkyrie to Valhalla.

Valkyrie was halfway through speaking, and a mist appeared in his eyes before he knew it, and Kanako and Sanae were listening intently.

Valkyrie took on the task given by Odin to take direct part in the melee on the earth, giving victory over one side, and his change in appearance was a symbol of the imminent outbreak of war. Like the three Noren goddesses who weave the web of fate of war for the fetus in their mother's womb, the Valkyries weave the web of war and bring them into Valhalla as guides for those who have fallen on the battlefield. They stepped forward and gave the inductee a kiss. The undead were then introduced into Valhalla, where they were also responsible for serving the warriors assembled in Valhalla. From then on, the warriors lived happily together, feasting at night and repeatedly participating in the battle in which they sacrificed their lives and were immortalized during the day. The knightly class of Northern Europe believed that women were not only men's families, but also companions on the battlefield, and Valkyrie was one such goddess of war with shields, and war was their favorite living environment. Their life is full of epic tragedy!

There is no mercy on the battlefield, only killing the enemy is merciful to the enemy, if there is the slightest hesitation, it is yourself who dies.

In the Nibelungen Song, Brünnhilde is portrayed as a tough queen. The country that lives on an island in the North Sea called Esenstein. Günt, king of the Kingdom of Burgundy, was in love with Brünnhilde. However, whoever wants to win her love must have three competitions with her, and they must win three battles. He turned to the hero Siegfried for help, and Siegfried agreed on the condition that Gaunt marry his sister Krimsid to him.

So the two sides agreed to make the trip. He was accompanied by Gund's retainers, Hagen and Dankwart, who, thanks to his invisibility hat and Siegfried's wit, eventually prevailed over Brunhilde. So Brünnhilde had to marry Gunter.

However, after Worms's feast, Gaunt did not receive Brunhilde's love on the wedding night, but was hung on a nail in the wall by her without hesitation until the next day.

Gaunt reluctantly asked Siegfried for help again, and Siegfried quietly entered Gaunt and Brunhilde's dormitory again with his invisibility hat. This time, however, she used brute force to subdue Brünnhilde, and became a good thing for King Gaunt. But what Siegfried regretted later was that while subduing her, he took Brunhilde's belt and ring from him.

And later he gave them to his wife, Klimsild. The belt symbolized virginity at the time and should be removed by the husband on the wedding night.

Krimschild later presented the two tokens to Brunhil at a banquet, and Brunhilde mistook his first night not by Gont but by Siegfried, and suffered a great deal of humiliation, which led directly to the two queens' rebellion. Brünnhilde instructed Gunt's retainers to plot to kill Siegfried.

In Didrexaga, Siegfried had a different relationship with Brünnhilde. The two of them have known each other since childhood. Siegfried's adoptive father, Mimmy, promised him a horse from the Brunhilde Stable. But Siegfried's actions shocked Mime, and he went to Brunhilde and broke into her courtyard, Seegard.

Despite this, Brunhilde received him kindly, revealed to him the origin of his royal family, and gave him the long-awaited steed.

After Siegfried married Gaunt's sister Klimsierd, he praised Gundt as the most beautiful and wise of all the maidens.

Brunshilde, however, was not at all sympathetic, and she was obsessed with Siegfried's marriage, as if she had a marriage contract with Siegfried, and Didrek Saga did not give a clear answer here. It's not like in the song of the Nibelungen where there are all the entanglements before the wedding, but straight into the wedding.

On their wedding night, Brünnhilde rejects her husband's affection, and also in Didrek Saga tells of Gunt being helped by Siegfried. But it wasn't Siegfried and Brunhilde's scuffle, but Brunhilde's clutches in his arms.

Because Brunhilde was deeply in love with Siegfried, Siegfried suddenly revealed his true form, and the two exchanged rings with each other. Eventually, Brünnhilde also became Gunthe's wife, and everyone lived in harmony in Burgundy.

But gradually, Brunhilde's relationship with Siegfried grew colder. As in the Nibelungen Song, there was a quarrel between Brünnhilde and Klimschild. Because the latter refused to recognize Brünnhilde as queen. Their quarrel led directly to Siegfried's murder and Burgundy's demise.

Brunhilde in Eda is Valkyrie. Cast by Odin for disobeying Odin's will and influencing the outcome of a war, he fell asleep on the top of the Hindarfjall Mountains, surrounded by a ring of fire. Only the bravest hero, Singald, can break through the ring of fire and awaken it. Here, Brunhilde was born into the royal family of Heunen, the sister of King Atri, the place where the Burgundians discovered the coming of the end. She lives in a castle by the sea. After Singald rescued her, the two were married and exchanged rings. In desperation, he drank a magic potion prepared by King Kiyuri, Klimsid, and lost his memory. Forget about Brunhild and marry Klimshild's daughter, Goodrun. But Brunhilde didn't know it, and was still waiting. Until he finally saw that his token was really in Goodrun's hands, he was shocked and knew that he had been deceived. At this point, he designed to kill Singer, and then committed suicide, and his body was cremated with Singerd. Klimhilt was grief-stricken and vowed revenge for her husband.

And Renus Valkyrie, who was once cast into a deep sleep by Odin's spell, her soul did not go to heaven with her husband, but reincarnated into the body of the next Valkyrie.

Ordinary birth, no childhood, no love, only endless training and fighting, this is all she can have as a Valkyrie until she dies in a battle.

The soul drifts to the distant shore, meets Ragnar, and confronts the demon dream, which is the result of her sleeping for hundreds of years, and Ragnar's gentle thoughtfulness gives Valkyrie a thing, and that is affection.

She has forgotten her previous life, and she doesn't deliberately remember these things, she is also like Kanako, she just wants to live well.

"I didn't expect you to have such a miserable life, I have to feel sorry for you. Kanako almost cried after hearing Valkyrie's story.

"The thing in the previous life is the previous life, and now I am just a soul that is still breathing, if it weren't for the master's consciousness space to reorganize my body, I might still be on the other side. Valkyrie smiled, as if mocking his own grievances.

"Master, I didn't expect you to have a master. ”

"Well, the dark power that Sanae-sama is talking about is the power of my master. ”

"Oh! There is such a powerful master! I really want to meet him. Kanako was a little surprised.

"Me too. Sanae also raised her hand in agreement.

"Hmph...... It's getting late, so I'll bring my host here in a few days. "The reason why Valkyrie is looking at the sky is actually to identify the state of the sky, and now the white clouds have been covered by the dark sky, and it is already night.

"That's right~ Let's eat here at night!By the way, I'll also tell you how the tengu here are~"

Kanako stood up, shook her shoulders and thighs, and turned to enter the shrine.

"Please wait a moment, dinner will be ready soon. Sanae also put away the teacup and went to the kitchen.

"The Tengu clan...... It's getting more and more interesting, this Gensokyo. Valkyrie looked at the distant and clearly visible mountain, and after a while, he followed Kanako into the shrine.