"Why was I sealed? It's been so long... I can barely remember anymore. Probably because... I killed a lot of so-called gods!"
Seele hadn't expected Kanou to answer her, but surprisingly... Kanou replied directly.
"Gods..."
Well... that wasn't strange.
The gods of this world all carried a scent that was delicious to yokai. Eating gods... could greatly increase a yokai's strength.
Gods and yokai... were each other's prey.
Gods needed yokai to threaten humans, so that humans would fear yokai and worship the gods. Yokai wanted to eat gods, firstly to satisfy their appetites, and secondly to grow stronger.
The gods of this world were not so lofty and untouchable. There were even powerful great yokai who could storm Takama-ga-hara alone.
But in this era, with the development of technology, humans had become the mainstream. Neither yokai nor gods possessed the same majesty they had in ancient times.
"Kanou, do you want to come out?"
"Come out? Can you let me out? My instincts tell me that if it's you, perhaps you really can break this barrier." Kanou looked at Seele with a thoughtful expression.
"..."
Seele parted her lips slightly. Was this cat yokai's intuition really that sharp?
"Seele, can you break Kanou's barrier?"
Kujou Oto looked at Seele in surprise. Did Seele have some other power as well?
"..."
Seele shook her head.
"I knew it..."
Seeing Seele shake her head, Kujou Oto could not help but relax.
"No, Seele isn't very sure either..."
Seele spoke, but it was not what Kujou Oto had thought she meant.
"Ah! Could it be... Seele, you really aren't human?"
Kujou Oto stared at Seele in shock. It was not that she was afraid Seele was not human. After all, whether it was Kazuko or the River God, Kujou Oto felt that