Jingi no Moribito

"All I wanted was simply for it to be just the two of us, yet..." This quiet longing defines the burden carried by Senri, a young man gifted with the extraordinary ability to hear the voices of plants. Chosen as an envoy of the gods, he serves a sacred and heavy duty as a watchman over both heaven and earth. His solemn role requires him to seek out deities who have fallen into impurity and cut them down, sending their tainted spirits back to the heavens so they may undergo reincarnation and be cleansed anew. Bound to this relentless divine mandate, Senri does not walk his path alone. He journeys alongside Shino, a kitsune who remains his steadfast companion through every trial. Yet beneath the weight of his celestial responsibilities lies a deeply personal motivation driving him forward. Every battle fought and every corrupted god felled is ultimately in service of a single, desperate goal: undoing a curse that has befallen the one person he loves above all else. Caught between the will of the heavens and the desires of his own heart, Senri continues his pilgrimage, hoping against hope to reclaim the simple life he once wished for.