Watatsumi Island, the resistance camp.
"Kazuha... I don't know now if what we're doing is right." Gorou stood there with a look of worry, and beside him was a youth of similar height.
He was a youth with orange-white hair, with a streak of maple-red hair on the left side of his head, and he also had a pair of maple-red eyes.
"Not long ago, Lady Sangonomiya and I met a Lady named Makoto. She told us that the ones providing supplies behind the resistance's back recently are the Fatui. Now, internal disagreements have arisen within Sangonomiya Shrine; the people on Watatsumi Island want us to hurry and attack the Shogunate."
"But after Makoto discussed it with Lady Sangonomiya, I also realized that if the resistance truly takes the initiative to attack, it will be impossible to justify ourselves."
"Is our resistance really fighting just to oppose the Vision Hunt Decree?" Gorou felt a bit lost. He had always been on the front lines, but now he didn't know if he should continue doing so.
"A thousand years ago, Orobashi led the people of Watatsumi Island to counter-attack Inazuma... After that, the Raiden Shogun did not punish the people of Watatsumi Island... At that time, Watatsumi Island was already considered an invader."
"Now the people of Watatsumi Island want us to take the initiative and attack the Shogunate... Are they really not trying to invade the Shogunate again? They're just using us, the resistance, as a vanguard."
"If the Raiden Shogun punishes us again, they will surely pin all the blame on the resistance, on us." Gorou wasn't stupid, especially after meeting with Sangonomiya Kokomi and discussing these matters.
He originally thought they stood for justice, but are they truly just now? Under the slogan of resisting the Vision Hunt Decree, they are actually acting as invaders.
"As long as one has a clear conscience, that is enough." The youth named Kazuha spoke calmly, his maple-red eyes quietly watching the sea under the thunderstorms in the distance.
"The Makoto you mentioned, is it that Raiden Makoto who was with the Kamisato Clan retainer Thoma? Is that right?" Beidou, who had been silent on the side, finally spoke up. She had been hired by Sangonomiya Kokomi to help the resistance, so after sending Lumine to outlying islands, she had remained on Watatsumi Island with her fleet.
"Captain Beidou has met her?"
"Yes."
"If you ask me, those people actually dared to pressure your Sangonomiya Kokomi. If it were me, I would have killed them all long ago." Beidou's face was full of coldness. "What use is there in keeping subordinates who dare to harbor disloyalty?"
"..."
Gorou wanted to do that too, but Sangonomiya Kokomi wouldn't allow it. Furthermore, the reason Kokomi could become the Divine Priestess of Watatsumi Island was indeed because that group of people behind her had originally supported her.
But now, both he and Sangonomiya Kokomi saw through those people's true colors, yet they still couldn't take action.
The various factions on Watatsumi Island didn't want Sangonomiya Kokomi as a capable administrator; they wanted someone who would be obedient.
The factions on Watatsumi Island considered Sangonomiya Kokomi a weak Lady they could manipulate at will.
If Sangonomiya Kokomi didn't listen, they could simply push the next person into the position of Divine Priestess. On the surface, the Divine Priestess is the supreme leader of Watatsumi Island, but who knew she was merely a spokesperson.
"Captain Beidou, you know too little about Watatsumi Island. Those factions are entrenched here; you can't just move against them. Pull one hair and the whole body moves; we simply cannot touch them."
Gorou might only know how to fight, but that didn't mean he was ignorant of the stakes. Watatsumi Island's current livelihood issues were closely tied to those factions and were so complex that they couldn't be resolved overnight.
"I see."
"Anyway, we were hired by you. We'll do whatever you tell us to do, and we won't care about anything else." After saying that, Beidou turned and walked away.
"Big Sis Beidou has always been like that. You don't need to mind; she's not targeting you."
"Kazuha, I know." But Gorou's expression still held some worry. "I don't think Lady Sangonomiya will agree to their demands... They will surely try to imprison her."
"I wonder if the Kamisato Clan has received my letter..."
In fact, it wasn't just Watatsumi Island; the resistance was the same now. It seemed they were forced to launch an attack against the Shogunate.
One could say that forming the resistance was a very wrong decision, but its formation wasn't just Sangonomiya Kokomi's idea alone.
It was the will of the people.
"Then go and rescue her."
"Leave no regrets," Kaedehara Kazuha said calmly. "I can help you take action... Those people won't be able to stop us."
"Yeah... If things really reach an uncontrollable point, I will make that choice."
"I don't know why the Shogun would issue such a heartless Vision Hunt Decree, but it is definitely not a good plan."
"I witnessed a friend challenge Kujou Sara to a Shogunate Duel in order to resist the Vision Hunt Decree."
"I don't know what's on Watatsumi Island either, but I know that you and Sangonomiya Kokomi are only doing this to resist the Vision Hunt Decree."
"You are not in the wrong."
While Kaedehara Kazuha was consoling Gorou, a resistance soldier came up from below.
"Lord Gorou... there is someone outside the camp calling herself Raiden Makoto who wishes to see..."
Before the person could finish, Gorou interrupted with a look of joy on his face. "Quickly, invite her in!"
"Yes, sir."
Kaedehara Kazuha was actually looking forward to seeing what kind of person the Lady praised by both Gorou and Sangonomiya Kokomi was... "I think I saw the Alcor outside..."
"Could Big Sis Beidou also be on Watatsumi Island?" Paimon said thoughtfully. "And it looks like there are a few people from Big Sis Beidou's fleet."
"I don't know."
"Maybe." After Lumine landed on Watatsumi Island, her attention was captured by the island. Watatsumi Island was completely different from Narukami Island; the thunderstorms outside Watatsumi were even more severe.
Kujou Sara's face held a hint of alarm, because she had only recently heard of the resistance, yet it had already grown quite large; she had no idea of its existence before.
She began to suspect whether someone within the Tenryou Commission was deliberately deceiving her, causing her to fail to notice the resistance that had already become a significant force.
"Sister Zhen, I heard you've met the Divine Priestess of Watatsumi Island who organized the resistance, Sangonomiya Kokomi?" Paimon asked curiously. "What is she like?"
"Kokomi? She's a somewhat immature Lady... quite cute." Raiden Makoto had originally thought Sangonomiya Kokomi was a girl of unparalleled strategic brilliance, but as it turned out... she was actually just a somewhat immature Lady, though certainly well-behaved and cute.
"If possible, adopting her as a daughter wouldn't be bad either."
"Oh."
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