Interview Record: Regarding the deity "Shiratori-sama" worshiped in the ███ region of ██ Prefecture.

Subject: ██ City, ██ Region Date: June █, 20██

Interviewee: Chief Priest of ■■ Shrine (Male/58 years old) "Ah, regarding Shiratori-sama. If we trace the origins, they go back as far as the Sengoku period. A deity with quite a history, wouldn't you say? He was worshiped by the court nobles, warriors, and commoners of that time as a god of prosperity and progeny. There is an anecdote that when a couple who could not conceive offered sincere prayers for three days and three nights, the sturdiest child in the village was born."

"However, as time passed, the faith began to fade... Ideas like needing a male heir or preserving the family name aren't quite suited to the modern era, are they? Besides, the shrine where he is said to be enshrined is deep in the mountains and quite dangerous. No one goes out of their way just to pray for descendants anymore."