Actually, it would be very difficult to defeat Raiden Ei with less than a hundred Vision wishes.
No matter what, she is one of the Seven Archons. If there were more wishes, it might be possible, but less than a hundred wishes are far from enough.
However, Raiden Ei's current state was very unstable. The phantom of Raiden Makoto she first saw behind Durandal had already caused her a major breakdown.
Raiden Ei, who had not shed a single tear when she learned of Raiden Makoto's death, almost couldn't control her tears when she saw Raiden Makoto's phantom.
She… she truly missed her sister so much. She longed to lean on her as she used to, longed for her gentle touch on her hair as before, longed to feel her tenderness once more.
The longing for Raiden Makoto that had been suppressed in her heart completely erupted the moment she saw Raiden Makoto's phantom, making her unable to focus on fighting like the Raiden Shogun, which greatly alleviated Durandal's pressure.
Ultimately, Raiden Ei was defeated under these extremely unfavorable circumstances. She knelt on the ground, staring blankly at Durandal in front of her, wanting to see Raiden Makoto's figure on her again.
But no matter how she searched, there was only Durandal's indifferent face. Could it be… that what she saw just now was merely an illusion, and those scenes never actually existed?
"This should be enough. She no longer has the intention to continue fighting. It's just…"
Durandal glanced at Raiden Makoto beside Raiden Ei. After severing her soul link with Durandal, she anxiously rushed to Raiden Ei's side to check on her.
Seeing Raiden Ei's distraught appearance, her eyes were filled with heartache. She wanted to caress her face, but as a soul, she couldn't make that movement.
"This is… a troublesome development. If I had known, I wouldn't have agreed to trade with her in the first place."
Durandal scratched her head in annoyance, dispelled the great scythe in her hand, placed her hands in front of her, closed her eyes, and began to connect with Raiden Makoto's soul.
Raiden Makoto, who was beside Raiden Ei, felt a force constantly pulling her, drawing her back to Durandal's side, back into her body.
"Durandal?"
"I won't give you too much time. Try to handle things quickly."
Durandal only left this sentence, and Raiden Makoto's soul was completely absorbed into Durandal's body.
The distraught Raiden Ei knelt on the ground. Although she had given up the idea of fighting, her consciousness had not dissipated. She knew she had lost.
To the victor go the spoils. Next would be Durandal mocking her persistence in eternity and demanding the cancellation of the Vision Hunt Decree.
Hmph, Raiden Ei knew she couldn't resist Durandal, but as the Electro Archon, even if she wasn't Durandal's opponent, she wouldn't agree to Durandal's demands so easily.
Raiden Ei still had that bit of divine pride within her heart. She absolutely couldn't… "Ei…"
Suddenly, Durandal's voice came. Though there was no change in it, this tone and address made Raiden Ei tremble violently, and she looked up at Durandal in disbelief.
Durandal's face was no longer the indifferent one from before. Her eyes gazed at her gently, and she reached out to gently caress her cheek, saying, "I'm sorry, Ei. It's truly been hard on you all these years."
"Sis… Sister."
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This tone of voice, these gentle eyes—there was no mistake, absolutely no mistake. Sister… Sister was talking to her.
Realizing this, Raiden Ei finally couldn't hold back. Tears streamed from her eyes, and she hugged Durandal's body, sobbing loudly.
Although Durandal and Raiden Makoto differed quite a bit in their physiques, now was not the time to care about such things. She could feel that the person in front of her was not Durandal, but her sister—Raiden Makoto.
Raiden Makoto, who had temporarily descended using Durandal's body, gently stroked Raiden Ei's head as she used to, looking at her with tenderness.
"Even after all these years, you're still as fond of pouting as you used to be, Ei. This won't do, you're already the Electro Archon, Inazuma's supreme ruler. You can't let others see this side of you."
"I… I don't care about any of that. Besides, I only show this side of myself in front of Sister."
Raiden Ei said stubbornly. She didn't care about her identity as the Electro Archon; she was Raiden Makoto's sister, and no matter now or in the future, that would be her only identity.
It was perfectly normal for a younger sister to act spoiled with her older sister, wasn't it? It wasn't easy to finally meet Raiden Makoto, and even if it was in this strange way, it couldn't stop Raiden Ei's actions.
"Really… if you act like this when Durandal's consciousness returns, she'll be angry."
She's probably already angry now, just hiding inside the body to watch, unwilling to disturb them.
"Return? You… you're going to leave again, Sister?"
"Of course. I've been dead for so many years. If it weren't for Durandal's help, I probably wouldn't have had this chance to meet you."
Reaching out to wipe Raiden Ei's tears, Raiden Makoto smiled and said, "Don't look at her like that, she's actually a very gentle person. She says it's troublesome, but in reality… uh (⊙o⊙)."
Raiden Makoto, who was about to continue speaking, paused and said with a wry smile, "It seems I can't continue this topic, otherwise, when she returns, she'll use physical means to make you lose your memory."
Hmm? physical means to make me lose my memory? What does she want to do? Raiden Ei was full of confusion. Did something happen just now?
"Anyway, let's use this time to have a good talk. About your eternity, and Musou Isshin, as well as your current situation."
Raiden Makoto extended her hand, and Musou Isshin gradually condensed in her palm. As Raiden Makoto's weapon, she could naturally summon it, and Raiden Ei wasn't surprised to see this weapon appear in her hand.
Instead, when she saw Raiden Makoto summon Musou Isshin, she was overjoyed. This would confirm that the person in front of her was indeed her sister, even if only temporarily.
However… why did she feel that Raiden Makoto's state was a bit strange? Her smile was a little scary. She… what did she want to do?
"Well then, let's have a good talk. Before we begin, you sit properly for me, Ei."
"…Yes."
During the time Raiden Makoto was lecturing Raiden Ei, Durandal stayed bored in her own consciousness space, watching the situation outside.
Did her mind originally have this place? Or was it automatically created subconsciously after she linked with Raiden Makoto's soul?
Compared to Raiden Makoto's gentle space filled with cherry blossom trees, her place was similar to her flower field at Cape Oath in Mondstadt.
Was this a space formed according to one's own consciousness? Durandal had thought that what she would manifest would be the Village of Suffering or that place in the Demon World, after all, she had lived there the longest.
Of course, she preferred her flower field; it was her favorite place, where she could completely relax.
"Let's give them a little more time. Let that Electro Archon know that I am indispensable, so that when certain plans unfold later, she won't refuse to listen to me."
And so, Raiden Makoto's lecturing time was extended. If others saw the Electro Archon being lectured like a Child, they would surely be greatly surprised.
But Raiden Ei didn't care, or rather, she found it quite nice. The lecture after five hundred years made her feel Raiden Makoto's full concern, which made her feel very comfortable, and the smile on her face hadn't stopped since it began.
"Sister… she's back."
In the past, she would countless times have a nightmare where Raiden Makoto dissipated into cherry blossoms before her eyes. Not only Raiden Makoto, but all her other friends also left her one by one.
She truly didn't want to experience such a nightmare again. The pain of loss was truly unbearable. She didn't know what death felt like, but she believed her feelings at that time were even more painful than death.
Although Raiden Makoto had returned to her side this time through Durandal's body, Raiden Ei knew that Raiden Makoto's appearance required Durandal. Without Durandal's permission, she wouldn't be able to meet her.
In other words, Durandal was extremely important. To be able to see Durandal again, to keep her sister by her side, she… had to keep Durandal in Inazuma.
Outside, at the training ground, the Raiden Shogun had not left. She still stood in place, waiting for something.
Seeing that the Raiden Shogun hadn't left, Kujou Sara and Kamisato Ayaka also remained in place, watching.
Soon, Durandal reappeared at the training ground. She looked at the Raiden Shogun and said, "You should know what to do, right?"
"…I know."
The Raiden Shogun nodded and turned to walk towards Kujou Sara.
"I lost this match. In martial arts, I am not your opponent."
Durandal had not used any elemental power during this battle, relying solely on her own skill to overwhelm her to the point of breathlessness. This was the first time the Raiden Shogun had encountered such a thing.
Although she was a puppet created by Ei, she also possessed self-awareness, only being more dedicated to eternity due to Raiden Ei's design.
Theoretically, she was still a warrior, a very pure warrior. Losing to Durandal this time was due to her inferior skill, but she did not intend to keep losing.
"Our duel is not over. Next time, the victor will not be you; it will be me."
"Hmph, I'd like to see how you plan to defeat me. Although it's troublesome, I look forward to your challenge."
Next time, it wouldn't be Durandal challenging the Raiden Shogun, but the Raiden Shogun challenging Durandal.
After all, only the weaker party can be said to challenge, isn't that right? The Raiden Shogun's identity was that of the weaker one.
The Raiden Shogun snorted softly, not refuting, and then walked towards Kujou Sara.
"General."
Seeing the Raiden Shogun approach, Kujou Sara respectfully bowed.
"Sara, announce that from today onwards, the Vision Hunt Decree is cancelled."
"…Yes."
Although somewhat disbelieving, since this was the Raiden Shogun's decision, as her follower, Kujou Sara naturally obeyed unconditionally.
Not far away, Kamisato Ayaka, hearing these words, felt it was so unreal.
The Vision Hunt Decree was just… cancelled? She and Lumine had only agreed to cooperate less than a day ago, and Durandal had already completed the task.
The efficiency was simply too fast!
It's just… Durandal showed no signs of relaxation on her face; on the contrary, she was very serious.
Because Inazuma's current problems couldn't be solved by just canceling the Vision Hunt Decree.
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