"Genji Plan..."
Listening to the Red and White Witch beside him, Bai Zhi's expression became rather subtle.
His knowledge covered quite a broad range, so he naturally knew this term unique to Japanese culture. Put simply and plainly... the Genji Plan was raising a wife from childhood.
"Looks like you know? Then this will be easy to explain."
Seeing the expression on Bai Zhi's face, the Red and White Witch curled her lip.
"In some respects, Divine Child was one of the products of the Genji Plan. If I hadn't taken her away, after losing her value, she would have become a plaything in certain people's hands. Do you think I would have allowed that to happen?"
"...All right, I roughly understand."
After thinking about it briefly, Bai Zhi nodded in understanding.
"What happened after that?"
"After that? Didn't news about some apocalypse break out recently? So they had no choice but to activate the [Artificial Gods] Plan. Divine Child was originally a key figure in that plan, but because of her willful actions last time, the people above no longer trusted her. So they found a substitute among the reserve shrine maidens to replace her as Divine Child."
Turning to look at Divine Child, who was sitting at the coffee table, the Red and White Witch's words carried a faint trace of helplessness.
"I already told you before—Divine Child was nothing more than a mascot pushed forward by those people above. I tried to persuade her before, but she simply wouldn't listen. Good thing I had already begun making preparations back then. Otherwise, I might not have been able to get her out."
"Artificial Gods... what exactly does that mean?"
After a moment of thought, Bai Zhi asked with interest.
"Some kind of special class inheritance like the Yin