Yae Miko was stunned for a moment, not expecting the other party to use such a move.
"You're ruthless."
She cursed lightly.
Then she looked at Su Han and asked, "What do you plan to do? It seems this host wants to keep you for a few days."
"Uh, after all, she did save my life, so I'll stay for three days."
"Alright. After three days, I'll come here to pick you up. As for the manga, if you want to publish it, you can contact me directly. Consider it compensation, I'll run errands for you for free."
Since she could not take Su Han away,
Yae Miko naturally had no intention of staying here.
She turned and left.
Sangonomiya Kokomi stood there, stunned.
After a while, she asked, "What do you mean by publishing manga?"
"You probably don't know yet, I'm the owner of a manga shop."
"Huh? So that's how it is."
Sangonomiya Kokomi was dumbfounded.
On the way to the Sangonomiya Shrine,
Su Han finally understood that she was also his fan. However, because Watatsumi Island was too poor,
even manga had to be brought in by smugglers.
"We used pearls and some treasures from the sea to exchange for some manga. Originally, I didn't plan to spend on such luxuries, but they are really good."
The first manga Sangonomiya Kokomi got was Under One Person.
At first, she only flipped through it casually, but when she saw Zhang Chulan's endurance, the shrine maiden realized something was different.
Gradually, she fell in love with this new form of entertainment.
"In that case, do you still want manga? Instead of selling to those merchants, you might as well sell to me."
He was purchasing in bulk, so the price would naturally be much cheaper.
Sangonomiya Kokomi said in surprise, "Is that really possible? But transporting them here wouldn't be easy, right?"
"No, I don't need transportation. I create the manga using my ability. As long as there is enough blank paper, it's fine."
Su Han snapped his fingers.
Dozens of manga volumes appeared on the ground.
All of them were content Sangonomiya Kokomi had never seen before.
For a moment, the shrine maiden was dazzled.
"Fate."
"The continuation of Fox Spirit Matchmaker!"
"And Under One Person too, wow, I love it."
Sangonomiya Kokomi was extremely excited, but she understood that she absolutely could not read them while working.
Even so, she still glanced at them from time to time.
It was clear that this shrine maiden truly loved manga.
Seeing this, Su Han suggested, "You can read them after we get back. My body needs to lie down and rest."
"I'm very sorry, I almost forgot you're not feeling well."
In fact,
Sangonomiya Kokomi had also used healing spells, but the powerful force of the Electro Archon was not something ordinary techniques could repair.
That was why medicinal application was used instead.
With her support, the two quickly arrived at the Sangonomiya Shrine.
The guards at the entrance, as well as the shrine maidens,
were all shocked when they saw the Divine Priestess being so close to a strange man.
"What are you looking at? Hurry and help the honored guest inside."
"Yes."
As for Yae Miko's involvement, that part of the memory had already been erased by the fox. Those who were attacked only remembered a bolt of lightning descending.
So everything was perfectly concealed.
Su Han was eventually arranged to stay in Sangonomiya Kokomi's room.
A faint sweet fragrance lingered inside.
It was very comfortable.
After Su Han lay on the bed, he slowly said, "You kept me here, it's not just for sightseeing and treatment, is it?"
Sangonomiya Kokomi, who was preparing tea, trembled slightly.
Then she slowly raised her head.
Their eyes met.
Su Han calmly said, "You can't deceive me, and you can't deceive that fox either. Tell me your purpose."
"If I want you to help Watatsumi Island, would you be willing?"
Sangonomiya Kokomi knew she could not hide it, so she admitted it frankly.
In fact, when she learned that Su Han had good relations with three gods, the idea had already formed in her mind.
The Electro Archon was terrifying.
But if they had three gods backing them, then perhaps there would be nothing to fear.
After all, the gods of Liyue were also recorded in history books.
That was the strongest god of war.
As long as Su Han helped, Narukami Island would surely be safe, and even prosper.
Like everyone else,
Sangonomiya Kokomi hated war and despised it.
But ending it was never that simple.
That incomparably powerful Raiden Shogun was the final existence they had to face.
But how could mortals compare with gods?
Even their revered Lord Orobashi had been slain with a single strike on the island. Even his remains could be trampled and plundered at will.
Su Han was silent for a moment, then asked, "Why do you think I would help you? And you may be overestimating my strength. If I were really that strong, I wouldn't have been beaten into serious injury by lightning."
"I am willing to submit to you, and Watatsumi Island is also willing to honor you as its king."
"Forget it. I'm not interested in fighting a god."
Su Han curled his lips.
He felt that Sangonomiya Kokomi was being a bit unrealistic.
Becoming the king of a mere island, only a fool would do that.
Besides, Watatsumi Island was extremely barren.
Becoming its king was no different from being a village chief.
Seeing Su Han refuse, Sangonomiya Kokomi immediately said, "We are not truly barren. It is only because we are restricted that we cannot prosper. And we do not intend to fight Narukami. We only want peaceful development. Besides, becoming the king of Watatsumi Island, you would gain many benefits."
"I'm really not interested. You know Mondstadt, right? The Anemo Archon keeps urging me to become the king there. An entire nation, and I'm still not interested, let alone a small island."
Su Han was not lying.
Venti had tested him several times about becoming the king of Mondstadt.
If he were willing, he would have gone long ago.
The problem was, he simply had no interest.
Seeing that Su Han had made up his mind, Sangonomiya Kokomi felt helpless.
The lifeline was right in front of her.
Yet it slipped past her, that feeling was truly painful.
"Alright, since you're unwilling, forget it. Rest here. If you need anything, just call for someone."
"Mm."
Sangonomiya Kokomi forced a smile, then left with the manga.
Outside, the shrine maidens saw her expression and immediately gathered around.
"My lady, the person inside…"
"Shh, don't disturb his rest. He is a distinguished guest."
Sangonomiya Kokomi said softly.
Even if he was unwilling to help, the respect he deserved still had to be given.
At worst, they could just do business in the future.
The drastic rise and fall of her emotions made Sangonomiya Kokomi unwilling to look at today's documents. She decided to take a day off.
She casually opened a manga.
She did not even look at the title or volume.
"Hm? This manga… wait, it can be done like this?"
Suddenly, Sangonomiya Kokomi thought of a certain possibility.
Perhaps she could try this.
But what if…
She hesitated.
However, when she recalled those who had died, and that fox watching closely,
she finally steeled her heart and made a decision.
Sangonomiya Kokomi walked to the storage room and took out an ancient medical book.
After searching through it, she finally found a certain prescription.
"This is it. With this, I don't believe Su Han won't help us."
Although the probability was low,
if it could end the war, or even end everything,
then everything she did would be justified.
"I'm sorry, Su Han. Please forgive me."
"I don't want to do this either."
Sangonomiya Kokomi clenched the book tightly, her gaze extremely firm.
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