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้ฃฝๅ’Œ็Šถๆ…‹ใฎ็ฅžๆง˜

Gods in Saturation

ๅ…ซ็™พไธ‡ใฎ็ฅž

The Eight Million Gods

ไธปใชๅฑ้™บๅบฆ๏ผšใ€€ไฝŽ

Usual threat level: Low

้ญ้‡้ ปๅบฆ๏ผšใ€€้ซ˜

Frequency of encounter: High

ๅคšๆง˜ๆ€ง๏ผšใ€€้ซ˜

Variety: High

ไธปใช้ญ้‡ๅ ดๆ‰€๏ผšใ€€ใฉใ“ใงใ‚‚

Main place of activity: Anywhere

ไธปใช้ญ้‡ๆ™‚้–“๏ผšใ€€ใ„ใคใงใ‚‚

Main time of activity: Anytime

็‰นๅพด

Features

ไฝ•ๅ‡ฆใซใงใ‚‚ๅฑ…ใฆใ€ไบบ้–“ใซใจใฆใ‚‚้ฆดๆŸ“ใฟใŒๆทฑใ„็ฅžใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

These are spirits that are found everywhere and have an especially deep relationship with humans.

ๅ…ซ็™พไธ‡ใจใฏใ€Žใจใฆใ‚‚ๅคšใ„ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๅฎŸ้š›ใฏใใ‚Œใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ๅคšใ„ใจๆ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

Here, "eight million" is taken in its sense of "myriads"; a true count would probably be much higher.

ๅงฟๅฝขใฏ็„กใใ€่งฆใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚‚ไผš่ฉฑใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚‚ๅ‡บๆฅใชใ„ใ€‚

Since they're formless, you can't touch or converse with them.

ใใฎๅฎŸไฝ“ใŒไฝ•ใ‹ใจใ„ใ†ใจใ€ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚†ใ‚‹็‰ฉไฝ“ใฎใ€ๅๅ‰ใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅ‰ใฎๅญ˜ๅœจใŒ็ฅžใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใชใฎใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

Their true form is roughly in the existence of all things before they are given a name.

ๅๅ‰ใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸๅพŒใซใ‚‚ใ€ใ“ใฎ็ฅžใฎๅฝฑ้ŸฟใŒๅƒ…ใ‹ใซ่ฆ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚

Even when given a name, this spirit's effects are barely perceptible.

ใพใŸใ€ๆง˜ใ€…ใช็‰ฉใซใ“ใฎ็ฅžใฏๅฎฟใ‚‹ใŒใ€ๅๅฏพใซๆฆ‚ๅฟตใฎๆง˜ใช็‰ฉไฝ“ใฎ็„กใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใซใฏๅฎฟใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚

These spirits inhabit many different objects, but don't inhabit anything without a physical form.

็•ใ‚Œๅคšใ็ฅžใ‹ใ‚‰่ฆชใ—ใฟใ‚„ใ™ใ„็ฅžใ€้ซ˜่ฒดใช็ฅžใ‹ใ‚‰ไธ‹่ณคใช็ฅž็ญ‰ใ€ใƒ”ใƒณใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ญใƒชใพใงๅฑ…ใ‚‹ใ€‚

They run the full gamut from the fearful to the friendly, from the noble to the humble, etc.

้“ๅ…ทใซๅฎฟใ‚‹็ฅžใฎๅ ดๅˆใ€ไธ€่ˆฌใซๅฎฟใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹็ฅžใฎไฝใŒ้ซ˜ใ„็จ‹ใ€้“ๅ…ทใจใ—ใฆใฎๅˆฉ็”จไพกๅ€คใ‚‚้ซ˜ใ„ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ‘๏ผ‘๏ผ‰ใ€‚

It's said that tools that host such spirits are increased in utility according to the level of the inhabiting spirit(*11).

้“ๅ…ทใซๅฎฟใ‚‹็ฅžใธใฎไฟกไปฐ

Rites for the Spirit Inhabiting a Tool

้“ๅ…ทใ‚’่ฒทใฃใฆใใŸๆ™‚ใ€ใพใš้“ๅ…ทใซ็ฅˆใ‚Šใ€ๅฃŠใ‚Œใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚ใกใ“ใก่ชฟในใ‚‹๏ผˆ๏ผŠ๏ผ‘๏ผ’๏ผ‰ใ€‚

When you buy a new tool, you should pray to its spirit, and investigate ways to keep it from breaking(*12).

ใ“ใฎๆฎต้šŽใงๅฃŠใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸใ‚‰ๅˆๆœŸไธ่‰ฏใจใ„ใ†็ฅŸใ‚Š็ฅžใŒๅฎฟใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚

If it breaks at this early stage, it's said to be inhabited by the cursed god of "early failures".

ๅบ—ใฎไบบใซ่จ€ใฃใฆ็ฅ“ใฃใฆ่ฒฐใŠใ†ใ€‚

If you tell the shopkeeper about it, they may be able to exorcise the spirit.

ๆฏŽๆ—ฅไฝฟใ†ๆ™‚ใ‚‚ใ€ๅŸƒใ‚’ๆ‰•ใ„ๅคงๅˆ‡ใซไฝฟใ†ใ€‚

Try using it every day, cleaning it well and treating it carefully.

ใใ†ใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅฎฟใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹็ฅžใ‚‚ๆฎตใ€…ใจๆฐ—ๅˆ†ใŒ่‰ฏใใชใฃใฆใ„ใใ€‚

If you do this, good feeling of the spirit will increase.

ๅฃŠใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€่ฒทใ„ๆ›ใˆใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ๅฎฟใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹็ฅžใŒใธใใ‚’ๆ›ฒใ’ใ€ๆœ€ๅพŒใซ็ฅŸใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ไบ‹ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

If it breaks and you buy a replacement, the spirit will become angry, and you will become cursed.

ๆœ€ๅพŒใ‚‚ใ€ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใจไพ›้คŠใ—ใ€ๆจใฆใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚

To avoid this, you must hold a proper memorial and get rid of it.

ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’ๆ€ ใ‚‹ใจใ€ไป˜ๅ–ช็ฅžใจใ—ใฆๅ‹ๆ‰‹ใซๅ‹•ใๅ‡บใ—ใ€ๆŒใกไธปใซๆ‚ชใ•ใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงๆณจๆ„ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€‚

If you neglect to do so, the spirit may become a tsukumogami and begin to move on its own and inflict some sort of evil on its owner.

ไป˜ๅ–ช็ฅž

Tsukumogami

้“ๅ…ทใซๅฎฟใ‚‹็ฅžใฏใ€้•ทใ„้–“ไฝฟใ‚ใ‚Œ็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใจใ€ไฝฟ็”จ่€…ใฎๅฟตใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๆฌก็ฌฌใซ็ฅžๆ€งใŒๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ—ใฆใ„ใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ€‚

The spirit of a tool that's used continuously for a long period of time may take on the desires of its owners and gradually attain divinity.

ใใ—ใฆไพ›้คŠใ‚‚ใ•ใ‚Œใšใซๆจใฆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจใ€ๅ…ƒใฎ็ฅžใซๆˆปใ‚‹ไบ‹ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใšใ€ไป˜ๅ–ช็ฅžใจใ—ใฆๅ‹ๆ‰‹ใซๅ‹•ใๅ‡บใ—ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚’ๆจใฆใŸๆŒใกไธปใซๆ‚ชใ•ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

If it's cast aside without a proper memorial, it may not become the original god, but a tsukumogami, and it may move on its own in an attempt to inflict harm on its owner in a matter which it couldn't in its original form.

ไป˜ๅ–ช็ฅžใฏใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‹ใจใ„ใ†ใจใ€็ฅžๆง˜ใงใฏใชใๅฆ–ๆ€ชใฎๆง˜ใชๆ€ง่ณชใ‚’ๆŒใกใ€ไบบ้–“ใซๅฏพใ—ใฆ็™พๅฎณๆœ‰ใฃใฆไธ€ๅˆฉ็„กใ—ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

These spirits are more like youkai than gods, and can wreak real havoc against people, with no real positive points.

ใ‚ˆใไฝฟใฃใŸ้“ๅ…ทใฏใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใจไพ›้คŠใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€‚

Please remember to properly memorialize well-used tools.

๏ผŠ๏ผ‘๏ผ‘ใ€€ใ‚ˆใๅˆฉ็”จใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€็ฅžใฎไฝใŒไธŠใŒใ‚‹ใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใ‚‚้–“้•ใ„ใงใฏใชใ„ใŒใ€‚

11: It wouldn't be incorrect to say that the spirit's grade is increased through use, either.

๏ผŠ๏ผ‘๏ผ’ใ€€ใ“ใฎ้–“ใ€็ฅžใธใฎ็•ๆ•ฌใฎๅฟตใฏๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚

12: Don't forget to be respectful towards the spirit.