"Alright, looking at it this way, should I mourn for the Fatui for a few seconds?" Kamisato Ayato said when he saw Ember clench his fists. Although he said that, the smile in his eyes couldn't be hidden.
Mourn? Mourn my ass! Kamisato Ayato wished he could throw all the Fatui in Inazuma to Ember right now, so they could properly clean up the mess in Inazuma.
"Before, I planned to have these Fatui transport grain and supplies. But after you mentioned it, I realized that the Sakoku Decree and the Vision Hunt Decree also had their factors in it."
"It seems I'll have to make them do more work in the future!" Ember swung his fists powerfully, eager to find the Fatui immediately.
"I didn't expect that what the Shogunate should have done, Ember, you actually did it. I must say, I am deeply ashamed."
"But now I can finally relax a little."
"Thank you! Thank you! Once the situation in Inazuma stabilizes, I will definitely take you on a good tour!"
Kamisato Ayato breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Ember had tied up the Fatui to do what the Shogunate should have done.
Among the Tri-Commission, the only one still helping and assisting the people was the Yashiro Commission. Unfortunately, the Yashiro Commission had the smallest influence but did the most work.
The Yashiro Commission secretly helped Vision holders who were fleeing, assisted people struggling due to the war, and secretly prepared Kamisato Ayato's plan. Now, everyone in the Yashiro Commission was busy.
Even Kamisato Ayaka, who usually served as the face of the Kamisato Clan, was busy with the work of receiving Vision refugees.
Originally, with the power of the Yashiro Commission, even so, the lives of the people in the war-torn areas could have been improved.
However, what no one expected was that a large number of refugees suddenly poured into Inazuma City some time ago.
Upon closer inquiry, it was discovered that the Mikage Furnace in Tatarasuna had malfunctioned, and these refugees were fleeing miners.
Under immense pressure, the Yashiro Commission's relief efforts were limited to the area around Inazuma City. As for more distant places, they could only say they tried their best.
Now that Ember said that the relief work in other places had been taken over by the Fatui, how could Kamisato Ayato not feel relieved?
"Alright, by then, I estimate I'll have already left Inazuma." Ember waved his hand, then pulled out a map of Inazuma.
"Tell me, which areas in Inazuma are waiting to be developed? I'll send these cattle and horses... oh no, the Fatui to reclaim them!"
"Making them do relief work is still too easy for them."
Ember looked up and saw Kamisato Ayato's conflicted expression, looking as if he was constipated. So he directly said, "Just tell me! Send them wherever it's difficult! They deserve it!"
"Then I'll really speak my mind."
"Speak! If they don't want to go, I'll throw them in directly!"
Kamisato Ayato heard this, his gaze shifted downwards to the two southernmost islands of Inazuma. He pointed to these two islands and slowly said,
"Tsurumi Island and Seirai Island, these two islands can almost be said to be uninhabited lands of Inazuma. Their area is not much smaller than main islands like Yashiori Island and Kannazuka."
"If they can truly be developed again, it will be greatly beneficial to both the nation of Inazuma and its people."
Kamisato Ayato said, looking down at the two large islands at the bottom of the map.
Inazuma has six large islands, of which Narukami Island, Kannazuka, and Yashiori Island are directly administered by the Shogunate. While Watatsumi Island is also considered part of Inazuma, it is highly autonomous, and the Shogunate has very little say in its affairs.
The remaining two unassigned islands are Tsurumi Island and Seirai Island. It's not that the Shogunate doesn't value these two islands, but rather their situations are too unique.
"Huh? Are these islands below part of your Inazuma?" Ember looked at the place Kamisato Ayato was pointing to and was immediately shocked.
These two islands are part of Inazuma? Then why are there no records of them at all? It made Ember think these two islands belonged to other places.
"Ahem! Well, of course they are, but due to various factors, these two islands are currently uninhabited."
Kamisato Ayato choked a bit. He organized the information in his mind about Tsurumi Island and Seirai Island, then continued,
"Let's talk about Seirai Island first. This place used to be as prosperous as the other islands, but unfortunately, an accident happened later."
"Accident? What kind of accident could turn a large island into a desolate place?" Ember compared the size of Seirai Island and found that it was about the same size as other large islands, except for Narukami Island.
If an island like this could become uninhabited, if such accidents happened a few more times, the entire Inazuma would probably be erased from The Seven Nations.
"It's a long story, I'll keep it short."
"It's about Asase Hibiki, the Guuji of the Asase Shrine on Seirai Island, who unsealed the Thunderbird's resentment. The resentment spread throughout the island, causing Seirai Island to become a dead land."
Kamisato Ayato explained why Seirai Island became like this in one sentence. Although it was short, there were many unanswered questions.
"Guuji? Shouldn't she be sealing resentment? Why did she unseal it?" Ember couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know, this matter is a mystery, and there's no definite conclusion yet." Kamisato Ayato shook his head. Seirai Island has been a dead land for hundreds of years, and all the various reasons have long been eroded by the passage of time.
"Then it must be that your Shogunate did something immoral, forcing her to do it." Ember always speculated about the Shogunate's actions with the greatest malice.
Based on what he had seen and heard during this period, it would not be surprising at all for the Shogunate to do such a thing.
"The matter of Seirai Island really has nothing to do with the Shogunate." Kamisato Ayato seemed to have thought of something and gave a few bitter laughs.
"At that time, the Shogunate was pursuing a pirate, and as a result, the resentment on Seirai Island erupted."
"Later, the Shogunate found out that Asase Hibiki had unsealed it."
When Kamisato Ayato said this, his constipated expression became even more pronounced.
"You mean... that Guuji unsealed it for a pirate?"
"Yes, and after the Shogunate's investigation, this pirate and Asase Hibiki barely knew each other."
"..."
Now there were two constipated people in the Komore Teahouse.
"What kind of humanoids are you Inazumans? Why are everyone's thought processes more erratic than mine?"
Ember slammed the table and said fiercely. What kind of nonsense is this? The Guuji of a shrine, for a pirate she didn't even know, unsealed a powerful array that sealed resentment, which then caused all the people on the entire island to become displaced.
Is this something a human could do?
"I think, in the future, you Inazumans can try sending these 'talents' to other nations."
"Isn't Snezhnaya very formidable? Send a few Asase Hibikis over there, and see if they still dare to act so smug?"
Ember began to madly complain about Inazuma's employment system. Is it okay to use just anyone?
"You can't say that. The matter of Seirai Island has too many mysteries, and this is the only example in the entire history of Inazuma. This is an exception."
"One exception ruined one-sixth of the territory, and you want it to happen a few more times?"
Ember rolled his eyes at Kamisato Ayato. If it weren't for him, Ember would really think that all of Inazuma was full of useless people.
"So, this island is so filled with resentment that it's completely uninhabitable?" After complaining, Ember began to focus on the conditions of Seirai Island.
"Not only that, but a terrifying thunderstorm gathers at the center of the entire island. I believe the resentment within has grown powerful enough to coalesce into an entity capable of controlling the weather."
Kamisato Ayato's expression was solemn. This was also why no one dealt with the resentment on Seirai Island.
This resentment had grown to an extremely terrifying degree. While Raiden Shogun could certainly slay it, she couldn't seal it.
And the shrine maidens, including Guuji Yae Miko of the Grand Narukami Shrine, when facing such a vast resentment capable of affecting the entire island, were merely small boats in a raging storm, liable to be swallowed at any moment.
"Good, the Fatui's new task, isn't it here?" Ember said excitedly, waving his hand grandly upon hearing this.
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