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[Jack: Don't worry, just say it. If anything happens, I'll take responsibility.]
[Kujou Sara: Is this the telepathy you mentioned before? It's truly amazing. All right, I understand.]
Kujou Sara took a deep breath.
After carefully considering her words, she reported to the Raiden Shogun: "Because the person who caused that destruction is the Traveler, Mr. Qu, whom you, General, have been searching for so long! He went to the prison to rescue his wrongly accused friend, Arataki Itto."
The Raiden Shogun's beautiful brows furrowed.
What did she just say? Traveler?!
Boom!
A startling peal of thunder suddenly erupted in the hall.
In Kujou Sara's eyes, the Raiden Shogun, who had always been unflappable, lost her composure for the first time.
"It's him?! He's back?! Indeed! Yae Miko didn't lie to me. He came back just yesterday after the conditions were met! Where is he?! Tell me!"
Kujou Sara was startled by the Raiden Shogun's appearance; she had never been this close to the Raiden Shogun before.
The psychological impact was almost comparable to the joy of reaching paradise with her lover last night.
"He, he's at..."
"—I'm here!"
Bang!
The door burst open.
Jack walked in swaggeringly, with two "peacefully" sleeping guards lying at his feet.
Just as he smiled and opened his arms,
The sharp-eyed Raiden Shogun noticed the teeth marks on his shoulder.
Her joyful expression changed, and she raised a naginata, striking towards his face!
Clang!
Jack, like lightning, drew his Netherite Greatsword, and the blades of the greatsword and naginata clashed, emitting a piercing hum.
"Ei? What is the meaning of this?"
"This body is the most supreme incarnation of lightning, a practitioner of the path to eternity."
"So it's the General. Are you controlling this body now?"
"Hmph!"
The Raiden Shogun put away her naginata, snorted coldly, and then turned and walked into the room.
However, a hint of doubt arose in her heart.
She was clearly just a puppet, and should not have any emotions other than the pursuit of eternity.
But just now, upon seeing the marks bitten by another woman on Jack's shoulder, a sudden flame ignited in her chest, making her wish she could cleave this unfaithful scoundrel with a single strike.
No! He never said he was devoted, so how could there be talk of unfaithfulness?
The seemingly aloof Raiden Shogun was, in fact, already running at CPU overload.
This puppet body, after all, had given birth to something beyond a god, acquiring a touch of humanity.
"How strange."
Jack was a bit confused. After retracting his greatsword, he pulled up the stunned Kujou Sara.
The moment their hands met,
Kujou Sara and the Raiden Shogun both trembled simultaneously.
Faintly, the surrounding air became even more unsettling.
Before the General's throne.
The trio stopped.
The Raiden Shogun did not look at Kujou Sara, who felt a little guilty for sneaking away, but instead looked directly at Jack.
"What is your purpose in coming to Inazuma this time?"
"Originally two matters, now I need to add one more."
"Speak. If needed, feel free to command those under my authority to assist."
"The first matter is simply meeting an old acquaintance, nothing that needs help. The second matter is currently almost 1/4 complete."
Jack raised the hand he was holding with Kujou Sara.
The Raiden Shogun frowned.
"What is the meaning of this?"
"General, you have been living in the Tenshukaku for so long, you probably haven't noticed the changes happening in Inazuma right now, have you?"
"What changes?"
"It's similar to the Abyss invasion 500 years ago, but the specific manifestations are softer, and it's not as chaotic and disorderly as the Abyss, which would harm Teyvat. All in all, it's a good thing."
Jack focused on the key points about the Sacred Sakura Tree becoming a 5-star Boss and explained it to the Raiden Shogun.
When he mentioned going under the Sacred Sakura Tree to complete a special ritual,
Kujou Sara's legs clamped together, and her face flushed, as if recalling something.
The Raiden Shogun coughed uncharacteristically, then changed the subject, saying,
"Yae Miko never mentioned this to me."
"The influence from the Minecraft World is subtle, so it's normal that Yae Miko didn't notice it. Before I told her about it, she didn't even know the Sacred Sakura Tree had changed."
"Hmm?"
The Raiden Shogun found a blind spot.
"You said... you had already met Yae Miko?"
"Uh..."
Jack saw the Raiden Shogun's expression begin to darken, and suddenly felt that Yae Miko's cautious attitude was not without reason.
Kujou Sara and he had already discussed the origin of life, and she didn't show any reaction.
But as soon as she heard that Yae Miko had met him earlier but hadn't told her, she immediately started to get angry.
"Perhaps Yae Miko forgot. Let's not talk about this. Raiden Ei and I haven't seen each other in a long time. How about we meet?"
Jack had no choice but to interrupt the Raiden Shogun's thoughts.
Otherwise, his little fox might be disciplined by the Raiden Shogun into who knows what state.
The Raiden Shogun was not stupid; she saw that Jack was deliberately protecting a certain fox.
After a cold snort, a dark space appeared behind her, instantly engulfing Jack and herself.
...
The familiar Raiden emblem ground unfolded, and broken torii gates and a gloomy, dark sky appeared one by one.
In the center of the open space.
A kind-looking woman, sitting cross-legged on one leg, slowly opened her eyes.
Both of them paused for half a second simultaneously.
And then...
Bang!
Raiden Ei directly embraced him, her arms tightly wrapped around Jack's neck, as if she wanted to completely merge her body into his.
Jack said nothing more, simply quietly returning her embrace.
Gradually, Jack heard faint sniffles.
Crying?
Jack hadn't expected Raiden Ei's emotions to be so intense, so he gently patted her back, comforting her.
"Who made our dignified Raiden Shogun, the Narukami of Inazuma, cry? Tell me, and I'll go teach him a lesson."
"It's you!"
"All right, then I'll teach myself a lesson."
Jack readily complied, summoning his Netherite Greatsword, controlling it to float in the air, aiming it at his arm, and then fiercely striking down.
Raiden Ei saw that he was actually serious and quickly tackled him to the ground.
Boom!
The greatsword struck the ground, carving out a crack that extended for hundreds of meters.
Raiden Ei stared blankly at the greatsword, which had such immense power even in the mental world, and a wave of lingering fear washed over her.
Her sadness was due to the disappearance of someone she cared about. Now that Jack could return whole, it was already a blessing. How could she bear to let him get hurt again?
Jack gently stroked Raiden Ei's hair, like comforting a startled kitten.
"I understand, Ei, your fear, unease, and loneliness. Don't worry, I won't leave again from now on. You and I will truly reach eternity."
This time, Jack didn't do anything extra.
He directly brought out the Maid Charm (empty).
Raiden Ei didn't know what this item was, but as a practitioner of the path to eternity,
She had a premonition.
On this small piece of paper, her lifelong dream was stored.
"I do!"
She said loudly.
Then, a fervent emotion surged from her heart, released in the most direct way possible.
Just like that.
Raiden Ei lay over Jack, kissing and demanding her lover's affection in a dominant position.
Gradually, the desolate and bleak environment began to change with the owner's mood.
Flowers and plants grew, torii gates straightened, and the air seemed to be filled with a spring-like aura.
After one kiss, the barren wasteland's mind-space transformed into a shrine filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.
"Welcome home, Traveler."
"Mm, I'm back, Ei~"
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