The gods of Japan are not as supreme and powerful as the gods of other countries, but rather a general term.

Assign all the 'spirits of all things' to the 'gods'.

He is completely different from other mythological gods, who are not the embodiment of power and domination, but that everything in the world can be gods.

All things have spirits, and there is God everywhere they go.

There are gods, demons, ghosts, spirits, humans, and even grass and trees, all of which are considered gods, and all kinds of messy things are combined to form the 'eight million gods' of Japan.

Eight million is not a real finger, but a virtual finger, which means endless.

Of course, these are just Japanese Shinto views, and they are naturally not so complicated for the general public.

For them, a 'god' is a 'god', and even if they don't necessarily need the power to open the world, they must have the power to protect them.

The three gods of creation that opened the world are gods, the three noble sons who rule over all gods are gods, the great monsters who make waves are gods, the great heroes who kill demons and demons are gods, and the gods of mourning transformed by artifacts are gods......

However, even in the face of true gods, human attitudes towards them are different.

There is also a world of difference between gods and gods, and it is clear that humans do not worship those gods who are too weak.

If you can't even shelter yourself, what's the value of worship?

That's such a utilitarian idea.

But the result of this thinking is that those who can be enshrined in shrines and remembered by humans will never be weak gods.

Even if there were, it would be abandoned over time because no one visited it.

Todai Ayako didn't dare to think about the gods, after all, with the land area of Japan, if those gods really had the legendary power, they really couldn't withstand a few tosses.

So she thinks about those transcendents in the human race, such as priests, witches, yang masters, and samurai, who are on par with the monsters in the story, and are also the main force in slaying demons.

Now that youkai have appeared, will these beings appear?

"Shrines and temples, these religious people we have also experienced internal discussions, and the current conclusion is to keep observing and not to contact for the time being. What do you think about this issue, as the daughter of the shrine family? ”

Regarding Todai Ayako's question, Takaoka Yuto's answer was very brief.

The meaning of his words was that he didn't think that those priests and monks really had the extraordinary ability to suppress youkai, at least not for now, and it was better to rely on them than to rely on bullets.

In the future, these religious people may be useful to them, but for now they are chicken ribs, tasteless food, and it is a pity to discard them.

Considering that Todai Ayako Shrine was born, he was not so straightforward as he said.

Ayako Todai naturally understood what he meant, and she didn't have any dissatisfaction, she came to be a policeman because she didn't believe in those things.

She nodded, agreeing with Takaoka's conclusion:

"First of all, I can basically rule out the possibility that there is really a supernatural power in the shrine and temple, otherwise I, as the former heir of Todai Shrine, would not have known anything about it. The same is true of those big shrines, in fact, everyone knows that they don't have any special abilities, they are just ordinary people, and their belief in the gods may not be as good as those believers.

They don't help us with our current predicament, but I think the treasured books of the various shrines and temples are still very useful to us, and many of the things recorded on them are not passed on, and there will be records of youkai and so on.

In addition, as for the attitude towards religious people, I think it is possible to make appropriate contact and woo them, and although we don't know exactly why the yokai appeared, we can't help but consider whether there are transcendents among human beings. It is necessary to co-opt in advance, even if they do not have superpowers, they are experts in folklore and mythology, and they can provide us with references. ”

Todai Ayako's organization is very clear, and she completely abandons her family position and thinks from the police's standpoint, which makes many bigwigs on the sidelines nod to her secretly, thinking that this is a talent worth cultivating.

Yuto Takaoka was obviously also satisfied with her performance, and his expression eased a lot.

"We felt the same way, and when the yokai appeared, there were also suggestions to ask for help from shrines and temples, but I ultimately rejected the plan.

If they really have extraordinary power, it is impossible not to use it to fight for their own right to speak, and there is no proof that they have extraordinary power in the history that can be verified. As for deliberately hiding his own power, this is also very unrealistic, not to mention that there is no reason to hide, even if there is, in the face of the modern state's control over the country, unless he never uses it, there are always traces to follow.

As for the friendly contacts you mentioned, we are also in the process of identifying specific plans to establish partnerships with some of the officially recognized shrines and temples and borrow their texts. However, it is impossible to implement it on a large scale in a short period of time, after all, considering the large number of evil religions in Japan, such news can easily irritate them, and if they hold a sacrificial ceremony or something, it will also be a headache. ”

"So, we can only rely on the power of the Metropolitan Police Department to catch these two youkai?"

A bald officer on the side who was a little obese frowned and asked.

Takaoka nodded: "Yes, we can only rely on ourselves for now. ”

"Is there any plan for dealing with the Special Countermeasures Division?" Someone else asked.

Ayako Todai glanced quietly and saw that it was one of the few people sitting in front of the police guard, and she guessed that it might be a helper sent by the National Police Agency.

"The current plan of the Special Division is to focus on the Kappa, as the Snow Maiden is more difficult to catch, and with her current abilities, it is uncertain if our weapons will be useful to her. As for the 'Kappa', as far as the current performance on the video is concerned, as long as we can find it, we have a great chance that we will be able to successfully capture it. ”

The bigwigs in the conference room kept putting forward their questions and opinions, and Takaoka Yuto calmly replied one by one, which made Todai Ayako breathtaking.

At least she can't do it, if it were her, maybe she would have panicked now?

She looked at the screen again, and the screen was fixed on the pile of ice that had shattered to the ground.

If you don't know that it was originally a living human being, it would have been a very beautiful scene.

She thought.

It's been a long time since I've been home.