After dinner, Seele led Kujou Oto back toward her shrine.
In the end, Seele still couldn't bring herself to refuse her.
Things had already been said to that extent. Refusing again would have been too heartless, especially now... Kujou Oto was already quite upset over the River God's matter.
After arriving at the shrine, Seele led Kujou Oto up the path. The moment she passed through the torii gate, Kujou Oto was clearly excited, with none of the devastated grief she had shown when the River God vanished.
That wasn't to say Kujou Oto was fake or heartless. Maybe it was because... she liked Seele too much?
Probably...
"Seele, this shrine is so big! You're amazing! Can you show me around?"
Kujou Oto couldn't help praising the shrine before her.
"Big? Oto, do you have some misunderstanding about what counts as big?"
Seele suddenly thought of shrines like Inari Taisha. Those were real shrines! The torii gates within Fushimi Inari Taisha alone seemed to number as many as ten thousand.
It had to be said... although Inari was not among the very highest-ranked gods of the Eight Million Gods, few gods could compare to her in terms of followers and prestige. (That was only referring to the Far Eastern Land.)
Inari's status in Takama-ga-hara could only be considered above average, but her shrines were among the most numerous and largest. Even in modern times, she still had millions of followers.
That didn't even include those otaku who were "interested" in Inari. After all, Inari had always been portrayed in anime and games as a beautiful two-dimensional girl, deeply beloved by many.
In terms of followers alone, Inari was one of the gods with the most believers in this country.
"Though it can't compare to those top-tier grand shrines, having