Bishamonten found and utilized the legendary Burial vessel in order to defeat the Crafter for good. In doing this, she has been charged with high treason and the heavens order her execution. Forced to face her fellow gods, Bishamonten refuses to relent and vows to do whatever it takes to stop the Crafter.

Aside for fan-service fodder, Bishamonten is proving to be a brave, powerful character with an interesting arch. I am surprised as the main plot of this series was about Yato and his drive to become a real god but this other plot line doesn’t feel tacked on or distracting. How Bishamonten’s journey will impact Yato in the long run remains to be seen but for now, the battles in this volume and very well drawn. A very fun, engaging series.

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While Bishamonten mourns the loss of one of her shiki, a divine counsel has been called, a meeting where all the gods get together to decides the fates of humans. This will be the first time Yato has attended since he has just been added to the registry as an official god. But Yukine no longer trusts Kazuma and is refusing to go despite the fact he has to as a blessed vessel.

Aside from the silly plot of Yato interfering with the choice of Hiyori’s soulmate, Takemikzuchi is lurking about with an interest in Yukine and Bishamonten is a no show at the counsel. She’s off plotting a way to defeat the crafter by freeing a shiki so dangerous, she’s been sealed away for thousands of years.

It’s obvious Bishamonten’s single minded hunt for the crafter is going to bite everyone in the ass. She’s still grieving the loss of her shiki and not thinking things through. What this will mean for everyone else, we’ll have to see. But I hope Stray gets her ass killed. She’s still sneaking around.

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In this volume, Yato is desperate to make Hiyori happy after the events surrounding his rescue. He tries so hard, it comes off a little creepy sometimes. But when we get a little backstory on Kofuku, it makes Yato’s overzealous attempts understandable. Kofuku is a goddess of poverty who brings hardship whereever she goes and that can be hard when everyone hates you and blames you for their problems. All she wants is to make her shiki, Daikoku, happy but when that backfired, Yato saw it all and was there to help. Yato is a god of calamity as well but he cares for Hiyori enough to be a little crazy when trying to make her happy.

Despite that happy diversion, Yato takes on a job that leads to hints at a ‘god’s secret’ which cannot be revealed. It’s described at something that can break a shiki so of course Stray is lurking around and wants to use it against Yato. Based on how this series has gone so car, this secret is bound to be messed up.

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With Yato still trapped by Izanami, Bishamonten has joined the mission to save him, insisting that Yukine and Hiyori stray behind. During the battle, we finally get to learn Yato’s real name as he uses an alies because real names obviously have power and  can be used against you in this world.

This is one of those volumes where it ends with the characters taking time to heal and figure things out. Since they never managed to rescue Ebisu, he’s been reborn but Yato and the other gods know Ebisu was a fall guy for someone else. With another crafter out there, Yato vows to become the type of god who helps people rather than be like his father who sent him to kill people.

We also get more information about Yato’s father in this volume and get to see him for the first time. As things get rolling with Yato, I’m wondering what his father’s plans really are and if the other gods will get on the ball and do something.

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