"That's not what I'm talking about. Honestly, it's because both you and Ei think this way that I worry you won't be able to handle Durandal."
"Actually… it's not impossible. It mainly depends on what Ei does."
Raiden Makoto pondered: "Miss Delezie belongs to the type who responds to gentleness but not to toughness. Although she might show repulsion and annoyance, those are just expressions she uses to hide her true emotions. If Ei is willing to take the initiative, there's still a chance of success."
"How is that possible? With Ei's personality, how could she do such a thing?"
Yae Miko completely disbelieved that Raiden Ei would do this, and confidently refuted Raiden Makoto's view, saying: "Unless the sun rises from the west, such a thing is absolutely impossible."
"...No, it's still possible."
As long as Raiden Ei truly valued Durandal, or if Durandal had something that held immense temptation for Raiden Ei, then she might very well launch an offensive.
Previously, that something was herself, but she had already given her soul to Raiden Ei. However, given Durandal's situation, she likely still possessed something Raiden Ei desired.
What could it be? Raiden Makoto was very curious if Durandal had any unknown treasures on her.
On the other side, Raiden Ei in the Plane of Euthymia could no longer remain calm. She couldn't even compose herself, directly grabbing Durandal's shoulders and asking.
"You said… you can even eliminate the erode? Is this true? Don't lie to me; such a thing… how is it possible?"
The erode, this is a problem that every long-lived species on the continent of Teyvat faces. Among them, the Seven Gods are most aware of the danger of the erode.
Raiden Ei created Raiden Shogun precisely to combat the erode. Now Durandal actually said she could eliminate the erode. This… could such a thing really be possible?
"Yes, I can do it. Currently, I have eliminated the erode from two people, one each from Mondstadt and Liyue. There should be another one in Liyue, but I don't know when he will come to find me."
She originally thought that with Azhdaha's persuasion, Zhongli would quickly come to her to discuss the erode, but he still hadn't appeared.
It seemed he felt that the erode couldn't affect him for now, and his current strength was enough to handle most problems, so he wasn't in a hurry to find her.
In any case, the fact that [Durandal can handle the erode] was deeply ingrained in Raiden Ei's mind.
She didn't doubt whether Durandal was deceiving her. Based on her consistent behavior, Durandal was most likely not lying; she really did have a way to eliminate the erode within the body.
In that case… in that case… Raiden Ei had one more reason not to let go of Durandal.
If it were just emotions, Raiden Ei might have chosen to give up after struggling, after all, she was the Electro Archon of Inazuma and couldn't let such romantic entanglements delay important matters.
But now she could eliminate the erode, and this was no longer just about emotions.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? I feel like your behavior is a bit strange. Have you rested well? If you have, hurry back and continue handling state affairs."
Why was this person acting like this? It was just eliminating the toxins of the erode. If she wanted help eliminating the erode, she could come to her. She could ask for her help by paying a small price; her demands wouldn't be too excessive.
Looking at the dazed Raiden Ei, Durandal gently patted her head, signaling her to snap out of it and hurry back to study, not to waste time here.
Raiden Ei didn't react. Her eyes stared intently at Durandal, making Durandal feel a little strange, inexplicably recalling Venti and Shenhe's behavior during the previous Lantern Rite Festival.
If Lumine made such an expression, Durandal would definitely suspect she was up to no good, but with Raiden Ei making such an expression, Durandal had no such thoughts at all.
Why? Because Durandal knew that Raiden Ei's heart was entirely with Raiden Makoto. Besides, they hadn't known each other for long, so Raiden Ei had no need to focus her attention on her during this period when Raiden Makoto was about to fully recover.
At most, her combat power was affirmed by Raiden Ei, who wanted to improve her martial arts through sparring with her. Besides that, was there anything else that could make Raiden Ei care?
No, even if she could eliminate the erode, such a thing could be handled through a transaction to get her help; it couldn't possibly become a way to increase favorability.
Although Inazuma's problems made Durandal quite dissatisfied with Raiden Ei as the Electro Archon, seeing that she was willing to correct her mistakes, she still considered her a friend. It was just that due to her personality, she hadn't voiced these words, waiting for her to govern Inazuma well before acknowledging this matter.
Such a person couldn't possibly skip the 'friend' step and directly advance to a relationship similar to Shenhe and Venti, could they?
No matter how she thought about it, it was impossible.
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