Believer.

It is the absolute servant of the gods, who is guided by the will of the gods to come to this world, and their bodies, their souls, and the meaning of their existence in the world are all owned by the gods.

This is the cruelest truth of the gods, and it is also the cornerstone of the ability of these gods to rule the earth.

There are no human beings in the gods' generation, and some are just puppets dressed as human beings and called believers.

Of course, even though even births are guided by the gods, not all human beings will accept the fact that they are believers, and there are always exceptions to everything.

And for those humans who grow up and choose not to accept the rule of the gods, they will be separated from the humans ruled by the gods, and these humans will be called-

Monster.

Yes, there is a decisive difference between the yokai of the gods and the yokai that Takeya later recognized, and the yokai here are born out of rebellion against the gods, not the fear of those puppet-like humans.

No matter how humble their status is, the believers of the gods can draw power from the land with abundant spiritual power under the rule of the gods, and this talent makes those monsters powerful.

No longer needing to offer their faith to the gods, they unscrupulously draw spiritual power from the leylines and transform it into more violent and powerful demonic power to fight the believers and gods.

The original youkai and humans are only the difference in will, and even if the gods can easily tell the difference, the believers cannot, so there are often cases where youkai can easily blend in with the believers.

So the gods made a decision, and the gods of each side cursed these humans who rebelled against the gods, and those who had degenerated into youkai all became different from humans in appearance.

Some have grown wings, others have grown tails, and these mutations in appearance make it easy for ordinary believers to recognize the existence of youkai.

This is the reason why Kanako was surprised to see Takeshi.

Takeya's appearance was not affected by the curse and he still maintained his human appearance, which alone ruled out the possibility of him as a youkai, and secondly, as a human, he was not a believer.

This is Kanako's own judgment, because no matter how strong or weak the gods are, human beings as believers are always humble, and they should have a natural respect for the gods.

But Takeya's attitude towards Kanako is...... Insipid.

This is a trait that is absolutely impossible to appear in believers, so even if it is no longer possible, Kanako has to accept such a thing.

This person is probably one of the very few human beings in this land ruled by the gods who have their own will.

"You've simply accepted that fact."

Although he learned the appalling truth, Wu Ye was not too surprised, after all, this was originally the era of the gods, no matter how unreasonable it was, it was more or less acceptable.

What he cares about is that if it is really as Kanako said, there are only believers and youkai in this land except for gods, then isn't he, as a human being, not relying on both sides?

Such a person can be rescued by Kanako as a god? Isn't that ridiculous?

"Don't get me wrong, although I am a god, I don't have that kind of fraternity, and saving you is just a righteous act."

Looking at Takeya, who was puzzled, Kanako said in surprise again: "Although there are still many doubts, one thing is certain, you are my believer. ”

“...... Sorry, I didn't hear you, what did you say? Wu Ye was stunned, where is this.

"Well—it seems a little too anxious to say that, but it's an indisputable fact that you have the power of my faith in you."

Kanako didn't seem to be convinced of her own claims, and after a moment of thought, she reasoned: "The power of faith is a special power, and unlike spiritual power, it is more ethereal, so I can't say for sure when you were blessed by me. ”

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?" The power of faith has never been touched or understood, but he can be sure that he should have nothing to do with the other party, because there is no god at the Hakurei Shrine to make him believe.

If there is no faith, how can we speak of the power of faith?

"If it weren't for sure, would I have saved you?"

“......”

Kanako held her chin and said: "You have my protection, but you have not become my believer, this is too weird, anyway, since you believe in me, saving you is also right, besides, I still need your cooperation." ”

"Cooperation?" Takeshi frowned unconsciously, put aside faith or something, those are all false, and the need for his help that Kanako mentioned now is real.

"Yes, since you have not become my follower, I can't drive you at will, but in return for saving my life, you need to help me take over the kingdom of God next to me, no objection, right?"

"......" Takeya was slightly stunned, he really planned to get the information he wanted from Kanako through an equal transaction, but as soon as you opened your mouth, you would destroy the country, isn't this a bit excessive?

"Hahaha, don't worry, I naturally won't be harsh enough to let you fight those gods, besides, those weak natives, I can defeat them with one blow."

Kanako's laughter is full of incomparably strong confidence, and Takeya, who knows the other party's real name, is certainly not surprised, as the sun goddess, she does have the confidence to say these words.

"If I just destroy it, I don't need any help, but I don't want a scorched earth, but more believers."

Kanako is proud of her own strength, and she doesn't mind confiding her ambitions in front of outsiders: "So, what I hope is that you can help me take her faith." ”

“...... Sounds more difficult than destroying the other party outright, right? ”

"Otherwise, why should I save you?"

Kanako never hid her thoughts, and her bright eyes shone with confidence like the sun: "If you want to take her followers, it is impossible to rely on pure strength alone. ”

"So what can I do? I'm not even a god, and I'm not familiar with the power of faith. Takeshi didn't understand why Kanako would ask herself to do such a thing.

"This kind of thing may not be possible for others, but you can, I should say - only you can do it."

Speaking of this, the curiosity on Kanako's face deepened, and she said slowly, word by word: "Because you have not only my faith in you, but also hers." ”

“...... Yes? Wu was dumbfounded.

"Don't you understand? In fact, I am also very puzzled, why you have the protection of two gods, and more importantly, I and the other party are still in a hostile state, which is even more incredible. ”

Kanako's doubts are even more incomprehensible to Takeya, he never remembers what gods he believed, rather, it was precisely because he had seen too many youkai that he couldn't have the idea of believing in gods at all.

So how could he, who didn't even believe in a god, be protected by the power of two gods, but Kanako had no reason to deceive him, that is to say, there were really two gods who had a protective ...... on him?

But when was it? Well? Two gods?

Wu Ye suddenly remembered something, looked at Kanako in front of him, his face changed several times, and he asked abruptly, "...... I'm sorry, but I'm asking, which is the god you want to take over your faith? ”

"Huh? Which one? Kanako was stunned, and thought for a while with her hands in her hands before saying: "I don't know the name or what, the other party is probably an indigenous god, ruling the kingdom of God in Suwa, and the strength is barely strong." ”

Suwa?

"I said, the other party must be wearing a strange frog-shaped hat and looking small......"

"Yes, yes, that's her...... Well? Have you met her? ”

“...... Probably. ”

I don't know why, Takeshi also has an urge to sigh, if all this is a coincidence, it would be too malicious, Yasaka Kanako...... There is also Suwako.

It is impossible for two rival gods to give their faith to the same human, but it is difficult to say when they are no longer hostile or even join forces.

Moriya Shrine –

Only the shrine that was built in the afterlife and dedicated to both gods could have done so.

These two don't have a good relationship with Wu Ye, and they can even be said to be gods who have festivals, and they shouldn't have any intersection to be right, but they actually have such an ingenious fate with themselves in the gods.

As for the protection of the power of the two faiths, Wu also understands it to some extent.

Whether it's Kanako Yasaka or Suwako Kazuya, it's impossible for Takeshi to believe, and it's impossible for the other party to bring his blessing to Takeya.

However, there are exceptions to everything.

Yes, there is only one chance, and Wu has never noticed it, and neither will the two gods notice, there is only one chance for the gods' protection to fall on him.

It was a long time ago, a long, long time ago, when Takeya was surrounded by the Dansheng Valley and had to hang Ema at the Moriya Shrine......