Truth is everywhere within range

"The main shrine of Izumo Taisha Shrine is not something left over from ancient times. In fact, according to Harusame, it has been destroyed several times during the process, and even the foundation has been rebuilt more than three times."

"Well, it's mainly because the way mikos of our lineage fight is quite destructive, as you've seen."

"Well, one more!"

Shigure pushed the ice cream bowl that had been licked clean to Qiao Qiao.

“This time I want the cantaloupe and blueberry flavors!”

She said expectantly.

This guy is similar to Suzuka in a way.

Qiao Qiao called the waiter and ordered two more ice creams.

After placing one portion in front of Shigure, he handed the remaining portion to Sayoko.

"Eat whatever you want."

He said something.

Sayoko picked up the spoon, took a small bite, and narrowed her eyes.

"I remember that the one worshiped at Izumo Taisha Shrine is not Okuninushi God. Okuninushi should be the farming god in charge of agriculture and civilization. Logically speaking, he would not have such destructive power."

Qiao Qiao still has some understanding of mythology.

Especially after seeing the spirit-removing techniques in Natsume's poems, he became curious about the different spirit-removing techniques of each shrine and studied them.

For example, Atsuta Shrine, according to Ariko, uses spiritual power to manifest the Amazong Cloud Sword to fight.

The sword miko of Yasaka Shrine wears red and white armor and embodies weapons such as the Ten Fist Sword to remove spirits.

The Tenmangu Shrine where Fujiwara Ayano is located is dedicated to Sugawara Michizane. Sugawara Michizane is the god of knowledge in Japan and also has the attributes of a god of thunder. Therefore, in addition to complicated formations, Tenmangu's spirit-removing techniques are thunder and lightning.

There are eight million gods in Japan, and the spirit-killing techniques of different shrines have changed due to the different gods worshiping them.

This is easy to understand.

Different gods are inherently different types of weirdness and have different powers. After becoming a god of faith, due to the power gained by the public's belief, the ability will be more inclined in the direction of the public's belief. This cycle continues and eventually becomes It looks like this now.

"That's true. The great king is a descendant of Suzhan Mingzun. He established a country in Izumo and governed it well, so he became a god."

Shigure took a scoop of ice cream, put it in his mouth, and felt the coldness and sweetness before continuing.

"But in the later spread, the image of the main god of the big country merged with the image of the foreign god. This situation is very common. For example, the weird thing like Tamamo-mae is not the legend of the nine-tailed fox from China that has been localized in the country. Image.”

She gave a simple example.

"The one that merged with the Great Lord God is Mahakala, the God of Wealth, one of the Seven Gods of Good Luck. Probably because in that era, agriculture and commerce were all related to money, and the Lord Lord God who protected these naturally became the God of Wealth."

"The Seven Gods of Luck are probably foreign gods themselves."

Qiao Qiao answered.

The concept of the Seven Lucky Gods of Japan comes from the Chinese legend of the Eight Immortals. Among the Seven Lucky Gods, only Ebisu is the local god of Japan, and the other six come from other faiths such as Taoism and Buddhism.

"Well, the name of Mahakala's god is Mokokara. It is a god that spread from India to China, and then from China to China. Although it has always been regarded as the god of wealth here, in fact, in the original myth, Mahakala is just another incarnation of the god."

Shigure said this while eating with his hands without any intention of stopping.

"Mahaykala is the name of Buddhism, and Mahakala is the Mahavatar of Brahmanism, which is the incarnation of Shiva."

Shiva.

Qiao Qiao has heard a saying before.

The essence of each mythological system is that everyone sits together and brags to see who can brag better.

Heguo is a small country with limited cognitive scope, so the leader of a country can be revered as a god.

There are many mountains in Europe, and those who live on the top of the mountains are gods, and all living beings are giants who can call the wind and rain.

In China, people live in seclusion in the mountains, and those who live long are like gods, free and at ease.

In India, due to the advanced mathematics in ancient times, it also boasted very well.

Peng Zu lived a long life at eight hundred years old, but to Indians, eight hundred is a small number.

A human life span starts from 84,000 years, and decreases by one year every hundred years until it reaches ten years old, and then increases in turn to the original 84,000 years. This is a small kalpa, twenty small kalpas are medium kalpas, and eight are medium kalpas. The ten middle tribulations are one big tribulation, and the gods live in this big tribulation.

Another example is that the eight million gods of the Republic of China seem to be a lot, but Shiva is in charge of 333 million gods in the legend. In comparison, the Republic of China is really petty.

"I heard from Chunyu that our lineage was originally a branch dedicated to the god Mahakala, the main god of the country. Because of its strong combat power but difficulty in controlling it, we were assigned to manage the paradise. After so many years, it has declined to this level."

Shigure felt a little better after eating sweets and started talking more.

The three of them are now in a dessert shop in Okuzumo Town.

It was four o'clock in the afternoon, it was still dark, and students after school could be seen on the street, showing a youthful and lively atmosphere.

Shigure probably returned to the paradise after high school.

After destroying the three monsters, Shigure discovered that "something" was missing. He searched the entire park but could not find it.

Therefore, she could only temporarily leave with Qiao Qiao and Xiao Yezi, sealing the entrance and exit of the paradise, and prepared to seek help from the Soul Exorcist Association.

There was no branch of the Spirit Exterminator Association in Okuzumo Town, so she could only follow Qiao Qiao back to Matsue City.

As for why you don’t go directly to Izumo to find our company.

"Well, we actually have very little contact with our company. We only meet once a year during the God Festival. We are not familiar with each other. I would be shy."

This is how she explained it.

However, Qiao Qiao felt that she might just be like a child who made a mistake and was afraid to tell her parents.

"Speaking of which, Shigure, you said it was missing. What exactly was missing?"

Qiao Qiao asked.

"Although you generally can't tell others about this, since it's been lost, I guess you will know sooner or later."

Shigure picked up the spoon and put the last bite of ice cream into his mouth.

"It's the soul jade of Yamata no Orochi."

puff--

Qiao Qiao almost spit out the half-drunk water.

Little girl, do you know what you are talking about?

"Don't worry, Yamata no Orochi is already dead. Even the last bit of faith has been lost due to so many years of legends."

Seeing this, Shigure explained.

"The paradise is built on the remains of Yamata no Orochi, and relies on the Soul Jade to maintain the existence of the barrier. It can be said that the Soul Jade is the core of the paradise."

"Then if this is lost, wouldn't the paradise collapse?"

On the side, Sayoko, who had been confused before, was able to intervene at this time.

"Is such that."

Shigure felt a little sad again at this time.

"Furthermore, Yamata no Orochi's soul jade also contains rich spiritual power. It may have other uses, such as unlocking the seal of some strange thing."

"A seal for strange things?"

Qiao Qiao seemed to be aware of something serious.