A place where flowers bloomed profusely.
A young girl with long purple hair waited beneath a cherry blossom tree.
She wore a wisteria ornament in her hair, her gaze fixed on the gray sky in the distance.
Jack walked across the flower field and came up behind the girl.
"Nice to meet you, Miss Raiden Makoto."
The girl turned around, looking at Jack in confusion: "Who… are you?"
"I am Ei's husband."
Jack replied concisely.
"Eh?"
Raiden Makoto covered her small mouth in surprise.
It was hard to imagine that the child who only followed behind her, dedicating her entire being to martial arts, would one day fall in love with someone else.
As an older sister, she was very pleased and offered a friendly smile to Jack, this familiar stranger.
"Then it truly is troublesome for this gentleman to take care of my foolish younger sister. She hasn't caused you any trouble, has she?"
"There were some conflicts in the past, like her wanting to seal me and my Traveler partner into a statue, but it was precisely because of that initial clash that we became acquainted, and then our story unfolded."
Raiden Makoto smiled, giving off a refreshing, spring-like feeling.
"That truly sounds like a romantic story. Could you tell it to me?"
"Alright."
Jack waved his hand.
Grass, wood, and vines on the ground formed a round table and two chairs.
With another wave of his hand.
Two cups of black tea and pastries were set on the table.
Within the Plane of Euthymia, Jack, possessing the authority over grass and dreams, was like unlocking creative mode; he could conjure anything he desired.
Raiden Makoto's eyes lit up. After sitting down, she very girlishly picked up a cookie and put it in her mouth.
Crunch~
The sound of the cookie crumbling felt so real that for a moment, Raiden Makoto had the illusion that she wasn't dead yet.
She stared blankly at Jack. Such a magnificent aura reminded her of the one who sat high in the heavens.
No! Far more powerful than that person!
Ei seems to have found an extraordinary husband~
...
"The Cataclysm, Saiguu, Mikoshi Chiyo, Raiden Gokaden… the Vision Hunt Decree. It seems that child Ei has endured a lot alone in the hundreds of years since I left."
After finishing the story of Jack and Ei (main story and character quests), Raiden Makoto then pestered Jack to tell her about the changes in Inazuma since her departure.
Although Jack didn't know much, as a semi-lore enthusiast in his past life, he briefly narrated a few major events in Inazuma's history after the Khaenri'ah Cataclysm.
After listening, Raiden Makoto unconsciously shed tears.
"I have a question I want to ask you."
Jack spoke up, pulling Raiden Makoto out of her melancholic mood.
"Mm, go ahead, (Ei's) esteemed husband."
"That title sounds a bit odd."
Raiden Makoto's smile seemed to hold a deeper meaning, as if she deliberately omitted the modifier before the intimate address.
"Before, when Ei and I cast the Sacred Sakura Tree's seed into the time rift 500 years ago, your figure briefly appeared. Do you still remember that?"
"Hmm, I don't remember~"
Raiden Makoto blinked, her upward-inflected tone conveying a youthful, vibrant feeling.
At this, Jack confirmed it.
He now understood what Raiden Makoto's half-second pause meant when he first said "Nice to meet you."
When they had cast the Sacred Sakura Tree's seed, Jack, as a player, along with the Traveler, Paimon, and Ei, were all present.
Raiden Makoto had met the Traveler at that time, and when her last wisp of true spirit returned to the ley lines, she carried that memory with her.
...
In the Plane of Euthymia, Jack and Raiden Makoto conversed happily.
Outside, however, it was eerily quiet.
Yae Miko looked at the two manipulating the magic.
"Is it my turn to dance now?"
"According to the plan, Jack should give the signal, and then you dance, but…"
"It seems our dear one is lost in the vast information flow of the ley lines?"
This was the result.
They were all waiting, waiting for Jack's next command.
"I'll go check!"
Ei stepped forward.
Yae Miko needed to perform the Kagura Dance, and Mona and Lisa didn't have Plane of Euthymia skills, so only she had the ability to pull Jack out of the illusory space.
"Ei!"
"What is it, Yae Miko? Is something wrong?"
"Be careful!"
"I will. Is there anything else?"
"You must bring our husband back!"
"I certainly will!"
A flash of lightning flickered in Ei's eyes, and she sat cross-legged beside the standing Jack.
When she opened her eyes again, the surrounding scenery expanded, and she immediately entered a world of birdsong and fragrant flowers in her spiritual form.
...
"One flower, two flowers... Ara, let me guess, who has come?"
A familiar voice sounded in Ei's ear.
She watched the person turn around.
The white fox ears twitched twice, indicating the joyful mood of their owner at that moment.
"Saiguu... Why is it you? Where are Makoto and Qu?"
"Eh?!"
Saiguu pouted, "We haven't seen each other for so long, and you mention other people as soon as you open your mouth, hmph! I'm angry, I'm not talking to Ei!"
The white-furred fox lady put her hands on her hips and looked away.
This posture was less like Yae Miko and more like Lumine.
And faced with Saiguu's childish tantrum, Ei's usual approach was... to ignore her!
Ei turned and left, activating her Grass Elemental Power, preparing to move to the next scene.
"Eh! Wooden Ei, don't go!"
Seeing that Ei was truly ignoring her, Saiguu quickly stepped forward, grabbed Ei's hand, and chuckled sheepishly.
"Hehe, although I don't know how I suddenly came back to life, I'm very happy to see Ei as soon as I arrive. How is Inazuma now? Has the calamity been resolved? Is Little Miko enjoying her role as High Priestess at Narukami Shrine?"
Ei was annoyed by her and gave her a stern look.
Saiguu immediately let go of her hand.
After all, if Ei was foolish and kept clinging, she could really take out a sword and chop you!
"There are too many things, I can't answer them all at once. When I find my husband, Qu, let him kiss you, and you'll understand everything."
"??"
Saiguu was dumbfounded.
She didn't care if a naginata would be stuck in her head, and straightened Ei's head, saying word by word.
"The amount of information is too much, hey! When did you get married, Ei? And you're actually letting your husband kiss me? Oh no, I haven't been dead for too long and started having strange dreams, have I?"
"That doesn't make sense, can dead people still dream?"
Buzz!
Ei pulled out a pile of strange blocks from her hand and threw them in front of Saiguu.
"My husband, Qu, is the Creator and God of Creation of a world. These are special products from his world. I am now his dependent, and in the future, you and Makoto will also become members of us."
Saiguu picked up the oak wood block. Although it was in the mental world, she miraculously felt the weight of the object.
"Alright, I'll reluctantly believe your statement. So, if you're going to find Makoto and your husband, how about taking me with you?"
Ei looked up and down at Saiguu, who was wagging her tail, and her expression softened.
"Certainly!"
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