You're saying someone named you against your will?

[Hijikata isn't one of the old gods, but all the same, the thought alone visibly infuriates him. It's bad enough that so many of the shinki feel forced into their role, bad enough that the new gods have no choice but to keep so many secrets from them, and now someone's going around forcing shinki to serve them?]

[If someone like that ever so much as looks at Souji...]

...I'm sorry. Those of us who are gods now didn't choose this, either, but I'm sorry that happened to you.

I'll say this -- any god who doesn't see you as a person to be worked with is as foolish as they're cruel. A shinki's strength as a "weapon" comes from their bond with their god, and true loyalty and willingness to serve aren't things that can be forced. A god who relies on what isn't given willingly is a pitiful damn excuse for a god.

[He sighs, taking a drag from his cigarette.]

...Thank you for the warning. I'll keep a close eye out for my shinki's sake.