"I always wondered," someone murmured across the nations, "how the Tenryou Commission and Kanjou Commission—the pillars of military and finance—ended up cooperating with the Fatui."
"Was the motive really just… money?"
The truth was so dull, so pitiful, so small, that every woman watching fell silent.
Liyue, Jade Chamber
Ningguang crossed her elegant legs, tapped the pipe at her lips, and let out a slow sigh.
As the Tianquan, she was no saint—she made calculated moves and used power to secure advantage.
But she had never once thought to betray Liyue itself.
And yet.
Inazuma's most powerful families sold their nation for coin.
"…Unbelievable."
In the diary, Su Xuan continued:
[Ah—right. I remembered it.]
[Kujou Takayuki and Hiiragi Shinsuke accepted the Fatui bribes because they feared their clans losing status.]
[So while building wealth, they also had the Fatui help them quietly suppress rival families.]
[In short: secure power, secure profits.]
[The only Commission that did not participate was the Yashiro Commission.]
[The Kamisato Clan repeatedly tried to warn the Shogun through memorial petitions.]
[But every document was intercepted by the other two Commissions.]
[So the Kamisato siblings eventually chose to act directly.]
[They established covert contact with the Watatsumi Resistance.]
[And in the end, escorted the Resistance General straight into Tenshukaku.]
[In summary— Ei was truly miserable.]
[Her subordinates betrayed her from all directions.]
[She was one decision away from being overthrown by her own court.]
Narukami Shrine
Yae Miko gave a low whistle.
"Well, look at that.
The Kamisato siblings really did deliver the Resistance right to her doorstep."
Kamisato Ayaka nearly slid off her seat.
Cold sweat soaked her back.
Her fingers tightened on her diary.
She forced herself to whisper:
"...M-Miss Miko… please… help…"
Miko clicked her tongue—not unkindly.
"Don't panic. Your actions had justification — the petitions were blocked.
I can argue that much for you when the time comes."
Ayaka let out a shaky breath and bowed deeply.
"Thank you, Guuji-sama…"
Yae Miko only smiled faintly.
But whether Ei forgives you or not… will depend entirely on him.
The fox priestess glanced toward Su Xuan's entry — meaning clear.
[Anyway, I've already restored the Warding Stones for Ei.]
[Doing one more thing is nothing.]
[Besides… I want to test the 'earth excavation' application of telekinesis.]
[At my current capacity, I can detect to a depth of roughly two thousand meters, and lift anything within that range to the surface.]
Yashiori Island — Temporary Lodging
A deep vibration shook the earth.
Ei shot out the door in a streak of violet lightning—
—just in time to see him hanging in the sky, cloak and hair rippling in the stormlight.
A single raised hand.
BOOM.
The hillside collapsed inward, folding like sand pulled by an invisible tide.
The earth shuddered.
The land cratered.
Then — it rose.
A dark, massive structure tore free from the depths of the island, forced upward by sheer force of will.
A factory.
The Delusion Factory.
Ei's pupils contracted sharply.
Before she could speak—
Su Xuan closed his fingers.
CRUNCH—
The enormous facility imploded, wood, steel, stone, soil — compressed into a condensed, tumbling sphere.
The entire structure had been crushed like wet clay.
Ten seconds, at most.
Su Xuan flicked his wrist.
"Go on then."
The massive sphere launched like a cannon shot, arcing over the coastline—
SPLASH
—and dropped into the far sea.
Mondstadt — Northland Bank
The Fatui's Eighth Harbinger, Signora, had just arrived.
She froze mid-step.
Her eyes locked on the diary projection.
Her expression was calm.
Her lips curved slightly.
But a vein pulsed at her temple.
"…We… did what to him?"
The Delusion Factory—
The core of the Fatui's Inazuma operations—
Their project to rewrite the balance of military dependency—
Had just been yeeted into the ocean.
Signora:
"…Why."
"…Why does Inazuma's problem child always pick me."
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