"That's excellent! I think this could work!" Ember nodded in agreement after hearing Kamisato Ayato's carefully prepared plan.
After a brief thought, he knew there was a chance. In Teyvat, wishes and beliefs, like faith, are real existences that can transform into power.
If Yae Miko could truly bestow the power of wishes upon Lumine, with Lumine's foundational strength, she might genuinely be able to contend with the Raiden Shogun.
"Right, we thought so too." Hearing someone agree with his plan, Kamisato Ayato's smile deepened at the corners of his eyes.
But Ember quickly paused, turned his head, and asked, "If the plan is so good, why do you need me? I was hoping you guys would just abolish the Vision Hunt Decree and the Sakoku Decree yourselves!"
"Well…" Kamisato Ayato pondered for a moment. Now that Ember's strength was so formidable, Yae Miko and Lumine might even be able to take a backseat.
As long as Ember stepped in, this plan might not even need to be executed to abolish the Vision Hunt Decree and the Sakoku Decree.
"This task, while good, still has its drawbacks. For example, if Lumine doesn't agree, we'd have to find other candidates."
"Those who can resonate with wishes aren't strong enough; those who are strong enough can't resonate with wishes. After much deliberation, Lumine is the only suitable candidate."
Kamisato Ayato shook his head as he spoke. His Shuumatsuban had been operating on overdrive for who knows how long, and they had only just found a suitable candidate.
If Lumine disagreed, or couldn't resonate with the wishes of Inazuma's people, then he would have to expand his search radius.
By then, even the most slacker of the tanuki in the Shuumatsuban would probably have two dark circles under its eyes.
"That's true, but to be able to contend with a god, this small flaw is acceptable."
Ember was noncommittal. If this plan proceeded smoothly, a battle with the Raiden Shogun would be inevitable and arduous.
From the perspective of the plan's outcome, these drawbacks were truly insignificant. After all, this world is not lacking in ways to contend with gods; it's just that the consequences… are incomparable to what they are now.
"But if you, Ember, join, wouldn't that solve it? May I be so bold as to ask, did the Raiden Shogun use her full power in that strike before?" Kamisato Ayato's voice grew much softer at the end, but the curiosity in his eyes could no longer be hidden.
All Inazumans believed deeply in the Raiden Shogun's might, but many, throughout their lives, had never even seen the Raiden Shogun's face, let alone witnessed her strike.
So, when Kamisato Ayato saw that strike from Tenshukaku, the turmoil in his heart was no less than anyone else's.
Now that the eyewitness was here, Kamisato Ayato couldn't help but be moved to ask.
"Of course not. If she used her full power, the aftermath alone would destroy most of Inazuma City. Would it have been just a few tremors like it was then?"
Hearing Ember's words, Kamisato Ayato's curious expression turned to shock, and then to dejection.
Seeing Kamisato Ayato's expression, which resembled Liyue's unique art of "face-changing," Ember gave up the idea of continuing to tease him. He then added:
"Of course, neither did I."
And Kamisato Ayato's expression immediately brightened, making Ember exclaim in delight.
Kamisato Ayato looked at Ember's helmet. Although he couldn't see the face and expression beneath it, Ember's cheerful aura was even more noticeable than an expression.
Seeing this, Kamisato Ayato could only laugh wryly.
"A strong person with your personality, Ember, is not just rare; there's truly no record of such a person."
"Aren't all strong people a bit strange? If you can't accept it and think my 'strangeness' lies in my personality, that's fine."
Ember responded indifferently to Kamisato Ayato's emotion.
"As for your plan, I think it's highly feasible and can definitely be carried out. If it really doesn't work out in the end, it's fine to come to me."
"There's no need to rush." Ember patted Kamisato Ayato's shoulder. "And I think, if you just take Lumine on a tour around Inazuma, she'll definitely agree to your plan."
Actually, even if she didn't agree, there was no choice. Lumine traveled through The Seven Nations to meet the Seven Archons. And in Lumine's impression, the one who abducted her brother was an unknown god.
Therefore, whenever she arrived in a nation, the first person she wanted to meet was that nation's god.
But the key was that Lumine had already met her brother. Aether was so lively that he could escape from Ember's hands, so his body was definitely fine, and there was no mention of him being imprisoned by a god.
So Ember was suddenly unsure if Lumine would even come to Inazuma, and even if she did, he didn't know if she would want to see the Raiden Shogun.
However, it was better if he was the only one who knew these things. Otherwise, letting Kamisato Ayato and Yae Miko know that their long-prepared plan had a high chance of falling through would be a bit too cruel.
"That's certainly possible, but if you, Ember, could join, the current situation in Inazuma could be reversed immediately. Wouldn't that be even better?"
Kamisato Ayato, of course, wouldn't let Ember go just like that. Otherwise, why would he risk bringing Ember to Komore Teahouse?
"Actually, the situation in Inazuma is already turning for the better." Hearing Kamisato Ayato's words, Ember waved his hand, indicating he didn't care much.
"The situation has improved?" Kamisato Ayato immediately pondered upon hearing this. His eyes flickered, and he quickly asked:
"Has the resistance broken the stalemate, or has the Shogunate Army advanced its front? Or has the Kanjou Commission over-exploited and can't collect taxes anymore? Or is the Takasugi Clan preparing to pull down the Kujou Clan…?"
Kamisato Ayato rattled off all the possible breakthroughs he could think of, but he quickly shook his head again.
"No, none of these are realistic right now…" Saying this, Kamisato Ayato looked up at Ember.
"Did you do something, Ember?"
"Correct. You know about the Fatui, right?" Ember nodded.
"I know. Those Fatui, the Tenryou Commission and the Kanjou Commission have likely taken bribes from them."
"If I weren't so busy right now, I would definitely make those reckless fellows suffer!"
Kamisato Ayato snorted coldly. While the Kanjou Commission and the Tenryou Commission bore much responsibility for the current situation in Inazuma, the Fatui also couldn't escape blame.
"Now those guys are cleaning up Inazuma's mess!" Ember chuckled. The Fatui are certainly first-rate at causing destruction. But if such a large group of people could be used elsewhere, the power they unleash would be absolutely undeniable.
"Them? Are they that kind-hearted?" Kamisato Ayato shook his head, indicating it was impossible. The Fatui had indeed done good deeds before.
For example, sweeping away monsters in the wild or clearing Ley Line blockages according to agreements, but these were all pretexts for them to roam around Inazuma.
Kamisato Ayato didn't know the true purpose of the Fatui roaming in the wild, but he was certain it was nothing good.
"Haha, they are indeed not that kind-hearted. But who told them to meet me?"
Ember chuckled in agreement. Just as the Fatui, because of their powerful strength, could act recklessly in The Six Nations, Ember could also use violence to forcibly change their mission objectives.
Speaking with fists, he was good at that.
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