"Me? You want me to go to Ba Yun Island with her?" Lumine blinked. She certainly had no issues with it; having chosen to help Kamisato Ayaka and Raiden Makoto, she would definitely see it through to the end.
"I will also accompany you." Raiden Makoto nodded. She was quite curious to know who the Scaramouche really was and why he was connected to her younger sister.
"As for Kokomi, you and Gorou should be able to purge the groups within Watatsumi Island... that should be fine, right?"
Although the various factions on Watatsumi Island did not obey the orders of the Sangonomiya Shrine, they did not actually possess much power; they were only closely tied to the people's livelihoods for certain reasons.
"Mhm."
"Sister, Gorou and I will handle it." Moreover, they had already completely captured one person: Mizuno Ichirou. He was the representative figure of those factions, and once he was dealt with, the problems regarding the various factions on Watatsumi Island would basically be resolved completely.
The only thing she did not know how to act upon was the complete disbandment of the resistance. She was unsure of what method or excuse to use to disband them, as the Vision Hunt Decree had not yet been fully lifted.
"That is good."
"Lady Sangonomiya, all the evil eyes among the resistance have been confiscated. Fortunately, they had not used the evil eyes, so the impact is minimal." Gorou ran over, panting slightly. "But they... seem to not care about the side effects of the evil eyes at all."
"Some people are even unwilling to hand over their evil eyes." Gorou's words made Sangonomiya Kokomi frown. She exchanged a glance with Raiden Makoto, and Sangonomiya Kokomi could not help but sigh.
"If it weren't for our negligence... we wouldn't have allowed those Fatui to infiltrate Watatsumi Island."
"Gorou, let's go interrogate Mizuno Ichirou... and completely resolve the issues on Watatsumi Island."
"And what about them?"
...
Ba Yun Island.
At this moment, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, with dark clouds covering the sky. There was quite a bit of standing water on the ground, and a suffocating atmosphere permeated beneath the dark clouds.
"So scary..." Paimon looked around with a terrified expression. Not far from them, a bolt of lightning struck directly through a tree, setting it ablaze in an instant.
But because of the light rain, the flames were quickly extinguished.
However, the terrifying scenes and the suffocating atmosphere all around still made Paimon and Lumine feel quite uncomfortable.
"Her Excellency the Almighty Narukami Ogosho... no, wait, it wasn't like this when I came here last time." Kujou Sara's face displayed some confusion. "When I was here last, Ba Yun Island was still normal, and the people from the Tenryou Commission were mining Crystal Marrow as usual."
"It is Orobashi..." Raiden Makoto's expression was somewhat grave. "When a God passes away, it is accompanied by ominous occurrences, and there will be a large amount of..."
"I know, Zhongli seems to have mentioned it too, back when the God of Salt Havria..." Paimon said thoughtfully. "Sister Zhen, are you saying that the chaos on the island is related to Orobashi?"
"Mhm."
"It is the evil spirits."
"But the evil spirits should have been completely suppressed long ago... how could it have been released now?" Raiden Makoto was somewhat puzzled. The chaos on the island could not affect her at all, but there were many residents on Ba Yun Island; those ordinary people simply could not withstand the influence of the evil spirits.
"When was the last time you came?"
"Several years ago, I think..." Kujou Sara paused, stunned. She noticed that Raiden Makoto seemed to have a rather grave expression? Could it be that the current situation was very serious?
"Your Excellency?"
"If no one deals with the evil spirits phenomenon, the island will eventually become completely devastated, with not a blade of grass growing." Raiden Makoto's tone was heavy. "I don't know who destroyed the Ward that suppressed the evil spirits."
"It seems the evil spirits has been active for some time, yet why hasn't there been any news at the Shogunate?"
At least the Yashiro Commission had no idea what was happening on Ba Yun Island, and Kujou Sara of the Tenryou Commission also appeared completely unaware that the evil spirits phenomenon had occurred there.
"Ba Yun Island has always been handled by the people of the Tenryou Commission..." Kujou Sara reminded her. Her expression was also somewhat unpleasant now; the current internal state of the Inazuma Shogunate had actually become like this.
Were they truly loyal to Her Excellency the Almighty Narukami Ogosho? Were they not deceiving their ruler?
"Your Excellency, could it be that those people from the Tenryou Commission are deliberately hiding something?"
"Mhm."
"If the evil spirits phenomenon is not handled well, Ba Yun Island will eventually become completely unsuitable for human habitation, and those who originally lived there will also lose their lives entirely because of the evil spirits phenomenon."
"So now is not the time to talk about those matters; there may still be survivors on Ba Yun Island..."
Just as they were talking, a rustling sound came from ahead. Along with a childish voice, a child of about four or five years old was seen cautiously looking at them.
"Who are you? Can you help me find my mother..." The child looked at them with some vigilance, but judging by his dirt-streaked appearance, he must have been wandering outside for some time.
"Your mother? Do you know where your mother went?" Raiden Makoto slowly walked toward the child. The child had initially looked somewhat fearful, but seeing the gentle smile on Raiden Makoto's face, the vigilance in his heart diminished significantly.
"What is your name?"
"Chouji... Headmaster Chouji..."
"I heard from Uncle Yaomoto that Mom went to Sumeru, and I want to go to Sumeru too... I want to be with Mom."
"Sumeru?" Raiden Makoto looked around thoughtfully. She then looked seriously at Chouji and asked, "Then do you know why your mother went to Sumeru?"
"Because they wanted to take my mother away."
"They said they wanted to sacrifice Mom to the Great God... and that would solve the chaos in the village." Chouji simply stated the words; he did not know what those things actually meant.
"I just want to see Mom..." Chouji began to cry loudly in front of her, squatting directly on the ground.
"Don't cry, child, you will see your mother." Raiden Makoto's gentle words reached Chouji's ears, and confusion appeared in his youthful eyes.
"Really? Can I really see Mom again?" But Raiden Makoto's tone was so gentle that it even gave Chouji the illusion that his mother was right in front of him.
But he knew that the Raiden Makoto in front of him was just a gentle and mature big sister.
"Of course you can. But who is this Uncle Yaomoto you mentioned? Can you take us to see him?" Chouji looked at Raiden Makoto and the Lumine and Kujou Sara behind her; they all seemed to be kind big sisters, completely different from the group last time.
They probably wouldn't deceive him.
"Mhm."
"I don't know what Uncle Yaomoto has been busy with lately."
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