After passing through the torii gate, Rita found a Japanese shrine of at least a hundred square meters before her. Like other shrines, it had an ancient Japanese style.
As she approached the shrine's entrance, Rita looked at it and clearly sensed that the deity was within.
It could be said... this was the first deity Rita had encountered in this world, so she was filled with curiosity. Though curiosity killed the cat, Rita considered herself reasonably capable. These deities could not do anything 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 deity had not stopped her from entering, it probably bore her no ill will.
So how could she possibly be impolite?
Rita's excellent upbringing prevented the girl from doing anything discourteous, so... before stepping onto the shrine floor, Rita took off the shoes on her feet.
Freeing her delicate feet clad in white stockings, she stepped onto the floor, neatly placed her shoes to one side, and only then walked into the shrine.
The shrine's doors stood open, so there was no need to open them. Its floor was also exceptionally clean... it was wooden, and perhaps because of the deity's power, there was not a speck of dust. So there was no need to worry... about dirtying her white stockings.
However, the white stockings wrapping her feet were very thin, and the floor felt a little cool beneath them. It did not matter much to Rita, though. Even in Ice Hell... Rita could stroll about freely.
"Strange shrine..."
Upon entering the shrine's front hall, Rita glanced over the things before her. There was no Divine Statue or anything of the sort, only