"It's finally over." As the dark clouds over Ba Yun Island completely dissipated, clear skies returned, and the evil spirits was once again suppressed underground by Raiden Makoto.
However, even though she had now restored her full power, she still couldn't completely resolve the evil spirits, the Filth released after a God's passing... it was something anyone would find difficult to resolve.
During the Archon War, too many Gods lost their lives because of this, and they all turned into Filth, corrupting the Ley Lines.
"That's much better." Paimon said with a smile as she saw the sun appear again, "The evil spirits has been dealt with."
"As expected of Sister Zhen!"
"How can I gain her recognition?" Scaramouche murmured to himself. He didn't understand why a God who had already passed away would be resurrected, but Raiden Makoto was indeed Raiden Ei's sister.
If he considered Raiden Ei as his "mother," then Raiden Makoto would be his "Aunt."
"Her? You mean Sister Zhen's younger sister, Ei? I think it should be quite simple for you to get her recognition. Why don't you try taking a strike from her?" Ever since landing in Inazuma, the thing Paimon had heard about most was the "Musou no Hitotachi." No one in Inazuma could withstand Raiden Shogun's "Musou no Hitotachi."
If Scaramouche could withstand the "Musou no Hitotachi," then surely the current Electro Archon would recognize him, right?
"..."
If he could withstand the "Musou no Hitotachi," he would have gone to Tenshukaku long ago to question Ei about why she abandoned him, okay? Asking him to endure the "Musou no Hitotachi" was no different from asking him to go die!
"Besides, isn't Sister Zhen right in front of you? If Sister Zhen recognizes you, then you..." Following Paimon's reminder, Scaramouche's eyes suddenly lit up.
Yes, wasn't his "mother's" sister right in front of him? If he could gain Raiden Makoto's recognition, wouldn't that prove even more that he wasn't a discarded pawn and that he could be useful!
"Aunt... Aunt!" Scaramouche originally felt very awkward calling Raiden Makoto "Aunt," but it was now becoming more and more natural to him.
Besides, he was also a prisoner and had to be on his best behavior.
"Hmm?" When Raiden Makoto turned around, she saw an eager Scaramouche, "Scaramouche, look at what you've done."
"Aunt... I wasn't the mastermind... the mastermind of the Inazuma operation was Rosalyne, I was just cooperating with her."
"Rosalyne?" Not just Raiden Makoto, but Paimon and Lumine had never heard the name either; they also looked at Scaramouche with faces full of confusion.
"Eighth of the Fatui Harbingers, code-named Signora."
When Scaramouche explained, Lumine and Paimon finally reacted. Paimon said thoughtfully, "So it was Signora!"
How could they not remember Signora? In Mondstadt, Signora directly snatched Venti's Gnosis, and in Liyue, Signora appeared again, obtaining Zhongli's Gnosis according to the contract between Zhongli and the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya.
And now, the mastermind behind the Fatui's actions in Inazuma was still Signora.
Speaking of Signora, Raiden Makoto also completely remembered. Wasn't that the Harbinger who snatched Venti's Gnosis at the gates of the Knights of Favonius?
She seemed... quite large? Her impression of Signora stopped there.
"You've seen Signora? That makes sense..."
"Speaking of which... I always feel like Signora snatching The Bard's Gnosis couldn't possibly have been because The Bard gave it away on purpose, right? No matter how you put it, The Bard is the Anemo Archon; he couldn't be that weak."
"Zhongli also directly handed his Gnosis to Signora. What exactly was his contract with the Cryo Archon?"
"They all seem to be the same way," Paimon said thoughtfully, "They all did it on purpose."
"Where is Signora now?"
"Narukami Island." Scaramouche didn't like Signora either; a flash of disgust crossed his eyes when he mentioned her.
"That woman Rosalyne is too arrogant! I don't like her."
..."Finally, the Delusion Factory has been destroyed..." Kujou Sara breathed a sigh of relief; she had finally completed the task issued by Raiden Makoto.
There were quite a few Fatui in the Delusion Factory, but fortunately, Kujou Masahito had brought many Shogunate Soldiers.
"Those Fatui actually had such a large Delusion Factory on Ba Yun Island. What exactly were they plotting?" Kujou Masahito's expression was particularly grim, "I heard from my father... that his collusion with the Fatui was to secure the Fatui's interests... Now I feel that my father may have lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet."
"Then why did you all hide it from me? Do you realize that doing so is rebelling against the Shogunate and rebelling against the Shogun!"
"I..." Kujou Masahito didn't know how to explain. He had thought about exposing it all, but as a son, how could he do that? And now, everything was wrong anyway.
"Lord Kujou Masahito, a letter from the Clan Head!" Just as Kujou Sara was about to continue, a Shogunate Soldier rushed over.
"A letter from the Clan Head?" Kujou Sara was also curious about what Kujou Takayuki was going to do next, "Kujou Masahito, open it and see."
"Yeah..."
As Kujou Masahito opened the letter and began reading, his expression grew increasingly worse.
"Father wants me to... immediately start a war against the Watatsumi Island resistance. The pretext for the war is that they destroyed the Wards on Ba Yun Island and released the evil spirits. The evidence is in the letter."
"And he said to hold the ceremony for the 100th Vision Hunt... and host a Fireworks Festival to celebrate getting closer to eternity." Kujou Masahito's expression was particularly bad; he even seemed at a loss.
"He... is actually still so obstinate?" Kujou Sara was completely disappointed. She had thought Kujou Takayuki might have listened to even a little bit of what she said, but it turned out he hadn't listened to a single word.
"He really thinks he can manipulate the Fatui, and that he can hide it from the Shogun for a moment, and hide it from her for a lifetime? Especially now that the Grand Narukami..." Kujou Sara was thoroughly disappointed. If Raiden Makoto wanted to execute Kujou Takayuki, she definitely wouldn't stop her.
"He's beyond saving."
Looking at Kujou Sara, whose voice was filled with rage, Kujou Masahito trembled slightly.
It seemed he was also completely finished. Now, the only one who could save him was Kujou Sara.
"Sara... can you help me plead for mercy with the Grand Narukami... I'm willing to accept punishment, but I don't want to die..."
Kujou Masahito regretted it. He should have made up his mind back then. Knowing that everything Kujou Takayuki did was wrong, he had still been assisting in evil.
"You know in your heart what you did and didn't do. I can't help you plead for mercy with the Grand Narukami either. Just wait patiently for the Grand Narukami to handle it." Kujou Sara sighed. She only knew that the Kujou Clan was completely finished.
Watching the sky return to clear skies once again, Kujou Sara murmured to herself, "It looks like the Grand Narukami has already suppressed the evil spirits once more, and Ba Yun Island has returned to normal."
But how can those who have lost their lives ever recover?
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