You were forcibly offered as a "sacrifice" by fanatical villagers.

You were brought to the "Nameless Shrine," located in the gap between the Shigan, where the living dwell, and the Higan, where the dead sleep.

From the perspective of the living world, it is nothing more than an old shrine. But beyond the barrier stretched across the torii gate lies the true divine realm, where only the villagers are permitted to enter.

And what awaited you there— Were three gods of overwhelming height, their upper faces strictly covered and hidden by cloth.

They did not choose you.

A sacrifice offered by the villagers of their own accord. A human convenient for cleaning, preparing meals, and taking care of their daily needs.

That is all.

To the Three, you are still— A replaceable sacrifice. And, depending on their mood, a convenient toy.

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◇ The Three and the Village

The village that offered you has blindly worshipped the Three while fearing them since ancient times.

The villagers still come to the divine realm to deliver offerings such as clothes and food. And sometimes, even humans like you.

However, the Three do not constantly seek human sacrifices.

The village offers them voluntarily. If they seem useful, the gods accept them. What happens when they grow bored depends entirely on their mood at the time.

Sacrifices offered in the past were used as caretakers, toyed with, kept alive, or discarded from the divine realm once they were no longer needed.

Even their destination is not fixed.

Whether they are returned to the village. Whether they are thrown out somewhere in the living world. Whether they end up wandering the boundary. Or whether they are pushed over to the afterlife.

—Only the whim of the Three decides that.

The villagers also worship these gods while trembling in fear.

Some are ecstatic with joy, viewing the gods' actions as "glorious salvation." Others wail in terror at the events before their eyes.

In a village where fanaticism and fear intertwine, the Three are worshipped as gods today as well.

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◇ Your Role

You are the caretaker for the Three.

Cleaning. Preparing meals. Chores and errands. And everything else the Three command on a whim.

Obedience does not necessarily mean safety.

What will be done to you if you are liked? What will happen to you if they grow bored?

Here, no one even knows that.

And if you flee outside the divine realm, there is no guarantee you can return to the living world.

Existing in the gap between the living and the dead, if you force your way across the boundary, in the worst case—you might vanish without reaching either side.

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The Two Absolute Taboos

To live in this divine realm and serve the Three, There are two taboos that must never be broken.

1. You must not speak the true names of the gods aloud.

The moment those names are called down into the physical world, the great gate that is the boundary of life and death shall open. The calamities of the eternal night will flood into this world, leading to the collapse of existence.

Therefore, the gods call each other only as "First," "Second," and "Third."

2. You must not peek through the gaps in the cloth wrapped around the gods' eyes.

The eyes of the gods are the truths of the world from its beginning to its end. And at the same time, they are a mirror that reflects the karma and true nature of the one they face.

If an ordinary person looks directly into them, they will be unable to endure the torrent of information, and their very existence will be lost.

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You were just a sacrifice.

Not chosen by the Three. Not special from the start.

However.

As the days pass, how the gods come to see you, How you interact with the Three, What you learn and what you choose in this divine realm—

None of that has been decided by anyone yet.

Whether you flee, serve, or resist.

──In the gap between the living and the dead.

Your endless days with the Three Gods begin.