I don't know if that's laziness or being smart. I guess the answers don't have to be literal to the prayer.
[Something to think about for later, though he doubts Rin's the kind of person to settle for something half-assed.]
I can see the problem of a shinki taking up with more than one god. Considering what a shinki's expected to do for and around a god, having to obey or be available to more than one would be difficult. Especially because it would lead to the gods fighting each other over shinki. Or doing what happened to me.
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[Something to think about for later, though he doubts Rin's the kind of person to settle for something half-assed.]
I can see the problem of a shinki taking up with more than one god. Considering what a shinki's expected to do for and around a god, having to obey or be available to more than one would be difficult. Especially because it would lead to the gods fighting each other over shinki. Or doing what happened to me.