Who Did a Mere Human Think He Was, Daring to Taint the Sky?

Eh, I've been recognized?

Arata raised his eyes to the heavy canopy of sky that had suddenly churned like a sea of blood, a grave look gradually surfacing in his eyes.

Well, of course.

Using the power of the divine artifact, Mirror of Clouds, beneath the watchful eyes of a mid-rank god—if even that failed to expose his identity, that would have been the truly surprising thing.

He simply had not expected the other party's emotions to erupt so violently after identifying him, as though the believers within Sun Wheel City were seeds of faith personally "planted" by him.

Could it be that the shrine served by Priestess Chiyo belonged to the Sun God's faction?

He turned and glanced at the place of worship behind him.

A tall vermilion torii stood quietly there. A bell for prayers of peace hung before the spacious shrine. It was a simple, conventional Kyoto-style shrine, no different from any ordinary shrine he had seen before.

However,

Even if the other party was a god from the Sun God's faction, so what?

Could he possibly spit out a divine artifact that had already fallen into his hands?

"Rumble!"

The bizarre divine punishment, steeped in blood-red light, descended with a crash, carrying an unmistakable intent to slaughter!

No, it was the entire heavens above that poured down an intent to annihilate.

Such power finally barely qualified to stand alongside the heavenly punishment he had experienced before.

"Crack."

The pure energy defense, [Spirit Word: Guard!], suddenly shattered.

This time, it had not even held out for a single breath before being completely swallowed by that savage divine punishment!!

And at that very moment, a trembling murmur slipped from Priestess Chiyo's lips:

"Divine punishment through sacrificed faith."

"He's using the Power of Faith he has accumulated. He's gambling