Chapter 514: Forest of Death

Izumo Taisha and Ise Grand Shrine are the two largest and most ancient shrines in Japan (also known as Tōyō in the context of this story). Izumo Taisha is served by the native Japanese deity, Ōkuninushi, while the main deity of Ise Grand Shrine is Amaterasu, regarded as the ancestral deity of the Japanese imperial family and the highest deity in Japanese Shintoism. However, few know that behind these two grand shrines stand two dominant and unshakable families at the pinnacle of Japanese society. The...