“Rei, accused of shrine theft, becomes Kagutsuchi's fiery proxy to battle evil daemons.”
Hi no Kagutsuchi
ヒのカグツチ
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Rei, accused of shrine theft, becomes Kagutsuchi's fiery proxy to battle evil daemons.
On a trip to look for his brother, a hungry Hachiya Rei stops at a shrine to pray. It is just his luck that he is accused of stealing money from the shrine and forced to work to pay off the amount stolen. However, the real thief turns out to be a daemon, or a god turned evil! An encounter with the daemon unleashes Kagutsuchi, the god of fire, concealed in Rei. As Kagutsuchi's proxy, Rei can use the god's holy fire to purify daemons, but there's a side effect...
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A Manga Publication
- Format 17 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 16m approx
- Published Nov 2008 – Mar 2010
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M13707 catalog