The self-cultivation of the passer-by hero

believer.

That is the absolute servant of the gods, who descends into this world guided by the will of the gods. His body, his soul, and the meaning of his existence in the world are all owned by the gods.

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

There were no human beings in the Age of Gods, only puppets called believers dressed in human cloaks.

Of course, even though birth is guided by gods, not all humans will accept the fact that they are believers. There are always exceptions in everything.

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

monster.

Yes, there is a decisive difference between the monsters of the Age of Gods and the monsters that Takeya recognized in later generations. The monsters here were born out of resistance to the gods, rather than the fear of those puppet-like humans.

No matter how humble the believers in the Age of Gods are, under the control of the gods, they can draw strength from the spiritually rich earth, and this talent makes those monsters stronger.

No longer needing to provide faith to the gods, they unscrupulously draw spiritual power from the earth's veins, and at the same time transform the spiritual power into more violent and powerful demon power to fight against believers and gods.

Originally, there was only a difference in will between monsters and humans. Even if gods could easily tell the difference, believers could not, so monsters often easily blended into believers.

So the gods made a decision, and the gods who ruled each side jointly cursed the humans who rebelled against the gods. Those humans who degenerated into monsters all became different from humans in appearance.

Some have grown wings, and some have tails. These mutations in appearance allow ordinary believers to easily recognize the existence of monsters.

That's why Kanako was also surprised when she saw Takeshi.

Takeya's appearance has not been affected by the curse and still maintains a human appearance. This alone excludes the possibility of him being a monster. Secondly, as a human, he is not a believer.

This was judged by Kanako herself, because regardless of the strength of the gods, human beings as believers are always humble, and they should have natural respect for the gods.

However, Wu Ye's attitude towards Kanako was flat.

This is a characteristic that is absolutely impossible to appear in believers, so even if it is impossible, Kanako has to accept such a thing.

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

"You really simply accepted the fact."

Although he learned the shocking truth, Takeya was not too surprised. After all, this was the age of gods. No matter how unreasonable it was, it was still acceptable.

What he cares about is that if it is true as Kanako said, apart from gods, there are only believers and monsters in this land, then as a human being, doesn't he rely on both sides?

How could such a him be rescued by Kanako who is a god? Isn't this ridiculous.

"Don't get me wrong, although I am a god, I am not without that kind of fraternity. Saving you is just a righteous thing to do."

Looking at Takeya who looked puzzled, Kanako once again said something shocking: "Although there are still many doubts, one thing is certain, you are my believer."

".Sorry, I didn't hear clearly, what are you talking about?" Wu Ye was stunned, what was going on.

"Well—it seems a bit too anxious to say this, but it is an indisputable fact that you are protected by the power of my faith."

Kanako didn't seem to be convinced of her own statement. She thought for a moment and expressed her conclusion: "The power of faith is a special kind of power. It is different from spiritual power. It is more ethereal, so I can't be sure. Tell me, when exactly did you receive my protection."

"Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?" The power of faith has never been in contact with it, and he has never understood it, but he can be sure that he should have nothing to do with the other party, because there is no god in the Hakurei Shrine that he can believe in.

Since there is no faith, how can we talk about the power of faith?

"If it wasn't for sure, would I save you?"

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Kanako raised her chin and said: "You have my protection on your body, but you have not become my believer. This is too weird. Anyway, since you believe in me, it is a right thing to save you. , besides, I still need your cooperation."

"Cooperate?" Wu unconsciously frowned, putting aside beliefs and all that, those were all false, and the need for his help that Kanako mentioned now was real.

"That's right, since you haven't become my believer, I can't drive you at will, but, in return for saving your life, you need to help me take down the neighboring kingdom of God, do you have any objections?"

"." Wu Ye was taken aback for a moment. He really planned to get the information he wanted from Kanako through an equal deal, but it's just that you will destroy the country as soon as you open your mouth. Isn't this too much?

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

Kanako's laughter was filled with extremely strong confidence, and Wu Ye, who knew the opponent's real name, would not be surprised. As the goddess of the sun, she did have the confidence to say these words.

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

Kanako is proud of her own power, and she doesn't mind revealing her ambitions to outsiders: "So, what I hope is that you can help me win her faith."

".This sounds harder than directly destroying the opponent, right?"

"Otherwise, why would I save you?"

Kanako never concealed her thoughts, and her bright eyes shone with self-confidence like the sun: "It is impossible to win over her followers with pure strength alone."

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

"Others may not be able to do this kind of thing, but you can. It should be said - only you can do it."

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

".Huh?" Wu Ye was dumbfounded.

"Don't you understand? In fact, I am also very puzzled as to why you are protected by two gods. And more importantly, the other party and I are still in a hostile state, which is even more incredible."

Kanako's doubts were even more incomprehensible to Takeya. He never remembered what gods he had believed in. Rather, it was precisely because he had seen too many monsters that he could not even think of believing in gods.

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 lie to him, which meant that there were really two gods who blessed him. Protect.?

But when? Um? Two gods?

Takeru suddenly remembered something and looked at Kanako in front of him. His expression changed several times, and he suddenly asked: "I'm sorry, let me ask, which god is it that you want to take away your faith from?"

"Huh? Which one?" Kanako was startled, folded his hands and thought for a while before saying: "I don't know the name or anything. The other person is probably an indigenous god. He rules the Kingdom of Suwa, and his strength is barely Barely."

Suwa?

"I asked, does the other party wear a strange frog-shaped hat and look small?"

"Yes, that's her. Hmm? Have you seen her?"

".I guess so."

For some reason, Takeru also had the urge to sigh. It would be too malicious to say that all of this was a coincidence. Kanako Yasaka and Suwako Saiya.

It is impossible for two hostile gods to entrust the protection of faith to the same human being. However, when they are no longer hostile or even join forces, it is difficult to say.

Moriya Shrine——

This was possible only with the shrine built in later generations to worship both gods.

These two did not have a good relationship with Takeya, and they could even be said to be gods who celebrated festivals frequently. They should not have had any intersection in the first place, but they actually had such a wonderful fate with him in the Age of Gods.

As for the protection of the two powers of faith, Wu also understood it to some extent.

No matter it is Kanako Yasaka or Suwako Shitaya, Takeya cannot believe in them, and it is impossible for the other party to bring their blessing to Takeya.

However, there are exceptions to everything.

Yes, there is only one chance, Wu has never noticed it, and the two gods will not notice it. 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 besieged by Dan Shengya and the others, and had to hang an ema at the Moriya Shrine.