Campione!

The old gods never truly vanished; they linger in the shadows of the modern world, their legends still pulsing with dormant power. Yet even divine immortality bows to mortal audacity. When a human manages to slay a god—by accident or by sheer will—they inherit a fearsome "curse" and an even heavier title: *Campione*, or God-Slayer. Empowered by the very deity they felled, these rare beings are duty-bound to hunt down any rogue heretic gods that dare stake a claim on earthly territory. For sixteen-year-old Kusanagi Godou, an ordinary high school student with no taste for violence, that catastrophic honor becomes his reality when he inadvertently kills the Persian god of victory, Verethragna. In doing so, he absorbs the deity's tenfold incarnations—from the raging Bull and the swift Raptor to the mystic Camel and the radiant Warrior—gaining a arsenal of phenomenal abilities he never asked for. But the power of a god was never meant to rest in human hands, and every boon carries a price. Godou's new existence is a magnet for chaos, drawing conspiracies, divine skirmishes, and ancient feuds into his previously quiet life. More troubling still, his sudden ascension has caught the attention of three extraordinary young women—each a formidable mage with deep ties to secret magical orders and religious institutions. They present themselves as allies, eager to stand beside him in battle and guide his untamed power. Yet their devotion feels pointed, their intentions layered with something far more personal than mere duty. At the center of this puzzling trio is Erica Brandelli, a brilliant and dangerously charismatic sword-mistress whose unorthodox methods and sly smiles hint at ulterior motives. As Godou struggles to master the volatile legacy of a slain god, he must unravel not only the schemes of divine intruders but also the true desires of the women who claim they only wish to fight at his side.