Wolf sighed inwardly.
No amount of caution could compete with someone who had gods acting as his eyes.
The little gods who had fled Ashina were in their element in Ōshū.
The natural environment here was good, with lush forests. For Kodama, it was wonderful.
Humans and yokai alike were under Date Masamune's rule.
Deep in the mountains and forests was a place called the Yokai Village, specifically for housing those ferocious yokai.
Kodama, Land Gods, Tsukumogami-minor gods like these, who could not live apart from nature or human life, naturally lived alongside humans within the city, likewise under Date Masamune's administration.
Tsukumogami were connected to the objects humans used.
Legend had it that once an object had been used by humans over a hundred times, it gained a spiritual nature, and given time, it would become a Tsukumogami.
Kodama were spirits within trees. Since wood was the main material used in buildings, they could live just about anywhere.
Land Gods needed human prayers and offerings most of all to keep their domains safe.
Shrines to Land Gods could be seen everywhere along the city streets and in open spaces.
There were also Jizō Statues at street corners and intersections.
The Jizō Statues in the Land of Reeds took the form of little novice monks wearing red bibs, clearly children at a glance.
Wolf himself had obtained something called a "Swaddling Jizō."
The Jizō here mainly protected children.
It could be considered a beautiful wish in a time of war.
Wolf and the Divine Child of Rejuvenation took it all in along the way.
They felt this was a city with a strong religious atmosphere.
Date Masamune noticed that Wolf had something on his mind and said, "There's no need to wonder. The tea stall owner is one of my