This shrine was not particularly large. Like the others, it stood halfway up the mountain. Even at the entrance... it was incredibly quiet. Rita did not see a single person.
Looking at the steps before her and sensing the strange power within the village, Rita was not afraid. So what if they were gods? She had slaughtered quite a few gods in this country...
If they offended her, Rita would make them understand what Ragnarok truly meant.
She climbed the steps one at a time, passed through the shrine's torii gate, and entered the grounds. As she crossed beneath the torii, Rita clearly sensed something like a barrier, filled with the aura of a god.
Yet the barrier did not stop Rita from entering.
Beyond the torii stood a Japanese-style shrine of at least a hundred square meters. Like other shrines, it possessed an ancient Japanese aesthetic.
As she approached the entrance, Rita looked at the shrine before her and clearly sensed that the god was inside.
It could be said... this was the first god Rita had encountered in this world, so she was full of curiosity. Although curiosity killed the cat, Rita considered herself fairly capable. These gods could do nothing to her.
Just as Rita was about to step into the shrine, she looked at the clean floor before her and hesitated slightly. She had not come here to cause trouble. Since this god had not stopped her from entering, it probably bore her no ill will.
So how could she be impolite?
Rita's fine upbringing would not allow the girl to do anything discourteous, so... before stepping onto the shrine floor, Rita took off her shoes.
She freed her jade-like feet clad in white stockings, then stepped onto the floor. After neatly setting her shoes aside,