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In the game's storyline, the Kujo family was implicated and lost their position as the leading noble family of the Tenryou Commission due to their collusion with the Fatui, which endangered Inazuma's safety.
Kujou Sara officially left the family and became a direct subordinate of the Raiden Shogun.
The Tenryou Commission's interior was headless, constantly in a state of chaos, but dared not speak out under the Raiden Shogun's authority, outwardly maintaining gentle cooperation.
Originally, after the Traveler and their companions dealt with the matters in Inazuma, peace had reigned for a long time.
However, the commotion Jack caused two days ago startled the Raiden Shogun, making it the biggest event recently.
Thus, this major event became a piece of prime meat.
Whoever could snatch this piece of meat would gain immense prestige in front of the Raiden Shogun.
Perhaps they could even use this achievement to replace the former Kujo.
This was the information Jack obtained from a deputy warden who had dealings with many noble families, including the Hawk Division, Ichijo, and Hachiyo families.
"It's actually like this!!"
Kuki Shinobu was shocked by the dirty dealings of these people. No wonder the judgment this time was so severe, not even giving them a chance to defend themselves.
Jack patted her hand to comfort her.
"So even if Arataki Itto wasn't here now, there would be an 'Arataki Itto 2' and 'Arataki Itto 3' later, who would all become sacrifices in their struggles. These people don't care how the common folk live; they only care about the power in their hands."
Jack looked at the desolate and quiet Inazuma streets they had come from, then at the distant, tall, and solemn Tenshukaku.
A strong urge to clean up the cockroaches in his own house rose from his heart.
After his thoughts settled, he exhaled a turbid breath and said,
"Inazuma is your homeland, and it is also the last treasure True left for the Raiden Shogun. Originally, it should have been a country as beautiful as cherry blossoms, but due to the inaction of the Archon, these petty insects have bred and riddled it with holes!
From now on, what the Raiden Shogun doesn't manage, I will manage. What the Raiden Shogun doesn't do, I will do!
Inazuma's tomorrow should not be this decadent and rotten!"
At this moment.
Jack's image in Kuki Shinobu's heart magnified infinitely, gradually surpassing the awe-inspiring and unparalleled Narukami she worshipped.
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Inazuma Tenryou Commission Prison.
With the grass element hypnosis ability paving the way, Jack and Kuki Shinobu smoothly descended from the ground to the underground cells.
They found Arataki Itto and his subordinates on the floor where serious offenders were held.
Inside the cell.
Although Arataki Itto and a few of his subordinates were in rags, their spirits were high. It seemed that even in prison, Jack's connections were working, preventing them from suffering too much.
Thump! Thump!
Two muffled thuds echoed in the dark dungeon.
Jack had knocked out two guards.
He was too lazy to maintain constant hypnosis on two men, so he opted for the simple and efficient physical hypnosis method.
Clang!
Hearing the sound, Arataki Itto tugged at his chains and looked outside the cell.
"Yo, my sworn brother! I didn't expect to meet you here. Did you commit some crime too?"
Jack immediately cast a healing spell upon meeting them, replenishing the bodies of Arataki Itto and his three subordinates, which had been depleted from hunger and anxiety over the past two days.
"I didn't commit any crime."
"Huh? Then how did you get in?"
"As you can see, I just fought my way in!"
Jack flashed the greatsword in his hand, answering with a murderous aura.
Arataki Itto believed him and immediately panicked.
"Fool, you're a fool! Traveler, how can you be even more impulsive than me? No! While Kujou Sara hasn't arrived yet, you must leave quickly, the farther the better, and don't ever come back to Inazuma!"
"I'm afraid I can't leave now."
Jack showed a regretful expression, then looked at the dark corner of the cell.
"Wouldn't you agree, Sara-chan~"
"Hmph! I didn't expect you to have the nerve to come back, you man who has caused the Raiden Shogun so much trouble!"
Tap! Tap!
In the quiet cell, Kujou Sara emerged from the shadows, her wooden clogs tapping.
She had short black hair, a tengu mask worn askew, and wore a half-worn onmyoji-style kariginu over a black tight-fitting undershirt. As her skirt moved, her fair, long legs were faintly visible.
"Sara-nee, don't listen to the Traveler's nonsense. We didn't attack the guards; we just snuck in because we were stopped at the entrance."
"I know. Otherwise, the first sound would have been my arrows."
Kujou Sara had a businesslike demeanor. After glancing at Arataki Itto, she tossed an object from her hand.
Thwack!
Jack caught the spherical object.
"Klee's Dodoco? How did it get into your hands?"
"So it really is that Mondstadt girl's item. Although Arataki Itto didn't say anything, everything was revealed after several interrogations. You guys also went to the Naganohara Fireworks store that day, right?"
Kujou Sara mercilessly belittled Arataki Itto's intelligence.
Kuki Shinobu awkwardly scratched her head.
She wasn't aware of the inside story and thought that the Tenryou Commission's recent inaction was due to their inability to extract key information from Arataki Itto. It turned out that the information reached Kujou Sara, who then used her privilege to conceal it.
It seemed that Arataki Itto and the others weren't tortured because Kujou Sara was protecting them, but poor Arataki Itto, the fool, didn't appreciate it at all.
"Naganohara Fireworks? You arrested my father-in-law too?"
Father-in-law?!
A hint of despondency flashed deep within Sara's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by anger.
This guy actually called Naganohara Ryunosuke his father-in-law? Then wouldn't the Raiden Shogun and her become the third…
Shaking her head, Sara forced herself not to think about personal matters, even asking with a slight sob in her voice.
"What is your relationship with that girl Yoimiya?!"
No! That's not what I wanted to ask! Why is my mouth not under my control?!
Jack's lips curled slightly, and the Aralia Element Power on his index finger, held behind his back, emitted a faint green glow.
The surrounding environment gradually became virtualized.
"What relationship? Naturally, it's a normal relationship between a man and a woman, the kind where we can sleep in the same bed."
Thump, thump!
Sara took two steps back, clutching her chest, feeling as if she had been stabbed fiercely.
"Heh heh, is this your choice? Very well, this way I won't have to hold any more expectations for you and can wholeheartedly serve Lady Raiden Shogun!"
"Really, no expectations left?"
"None! Not at all! I will help you save Arataki Itto, you can go, I don't want to see you anymore!"
"If I said you could also enjoy this embrace like Yoimiya, would you want to come over?"
"Of course I…"
Sara opened her mouth, intending to refuse.
However, ever since a moment ago, she had been under the influence of a strange energy, uncontrollably blurting out her true inner thoughts, and the word "no" simply wouldn't come out.
In the end, she could only shout loudly.
"Of course I want to!"
Sara froze.
She covered her mouth.
She said what was on her mind again, damn it, what is going on?
Bang!
Jack embraced Sara.
Sara's limbs immediately stiffened.
"Cold on the outside, but with a heart as fiery as a hidden flame, Sara, I have truly received your feelings."
"Traveler, you… I, how could I say such a thing?!"
"I pulled you into the Mind Space and made you speak your true thoughts directly from your heart."
Mind Space?
Sara looked around.
Kuki Shinobu and the others, as well as the prison cell, had all disappeared, replaced by a grassy field filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.
Jack released Sara and explained.
"From the moment I first saw you, I noticed the suppressed emotions in your heart, and then I did a small investigation.
You've been wavering between loyalty and love, suffering for a long time, haven't you? How does it feel to express yourself so directly?"
Sara was first stunned after hearing this, then showed a bitter smile.
"Traveler, you are too… too cunning!"
"After all, there's such a large family, and to achieve a good resolution, one certainly needs to use some unconventional methods. After all, if I didn't make you face your inner self, you wouldn't consider your own happiness, would you?"
Sara nodded, then suddenly shook her head.
"You're still controlling me!"
"Don't make false accusations, I already lifted the truth serum effect a while ago."
Sara's face flushed, and she snorted.
"Anyway, it's all in your Mind Space, so whatever you say is just your personal statement."
"Right now, you're thinking, 'If the Traveler also accepts Lady Raiden Shogun, will it be the three of us together later? That would be too blissful.'
Tsk tsk, Sara-chan looks cold on the surface, but I didn't expect her to have such wild fantasies! Good! I'll fulfill that wish for you!"
Sara's eyes widened, and her pretty face quickly turned crimson.
She didn't know if she was shy from having her true thoughts exposed, or from imagining the scene of a threesome.
Or perhaps, it was both.
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