"Little Snakey..."
Watching Raiden Makoto sitting at the bow of the boat teasing the Little White Snake, and the Little White Snake happily interacting with Raiden Makoto, Paimon felt a bit envious.
But was she envious of Raiden Makoto or the Little White Snake? She didn't know... "Is the Little White Snake really Orobashi?" Paimon and Lumine were also discussing it. She was seriously doubting it now; after all, the difference between it and the legendary God was just too great.
The Little White Snake's red crystal-like eyes glanced at Paimon. It seemed as if it had heard Paimon and Lumine's discussion, yet it continued to flick its tongue, licking Raiden Makoto's fair and delicate hand.
A hint of wisdom flickered within those red crystal-like eyes, as if it knew everything.
The matters on Ba Yun Island were completely resolved. As for Kujou Masahito, she directly ordered him to lead the Shogunate garrison on Ba Yun Island back to Narukami Island to await further orders.
"Grand Narukami, after resolving the issues on Watatsumi Island, are we returning to Narukami Island?" Kujou Sara had been by Raiden Makoto's side, serving her quietly like an attendant, yet in her heart, she was also feeling a sense of urgency.
"Yes."
"Mhm." Kujou Sara felt some anxiety. She was worried that Kujou Takayuki would do something foolish. She knew he would eventually be dealt with, but she hoped it wouldn't be now. She knew the Kujou Clan might be completely finished, but she didn't want Kujou Takayuki to do something at the end that would utterly implicate the entire clan.
Perhaps there was still hope for the Kujou Clan.
"Is it really Orobashi? Grand Narukami..." Looking at the Little White Snake coiled around Raiden Makoto's arm, Kujou Sara was extremely curious. Orobashi was considered a legendary God, yet now it was acting like a simp dog... oh no, a simp snake.
"Yes."
"It really is Orobashi, Little Snakey." Raiden Makoto gently touched the little snake's head, and it very obediently accepted her strokes.
"Alright then."
Who would believe it if they heard that Orobashi, the Great Serpent of Watatsumi Island worshipped by the islanders, was actually an obedient and cute simp snake that was essentially Raiden Makoto's pet?
"Scaramouche... are you really not familiar with Tartaglia?"
"..."
"Why do you keep asking me that? The Harbingers within the Fatui aren't very familiar with each other." If he could, he really wanted to strangle the "pest" fluttering before his eyes, but he had to be obedient for now.
"Besides, I only became a Harbinger in recent years... Tartaglia was the last one to become a Harbinger, so of course I'm not familiar with him." Scaramouche's actions had always been directed by himself.
Did he really intend to hand over the Electro Archon's Gnosis to the Tsaritsa? Legend had it that as long as one obtained a Gnosis, they could become one of the Seven Sovereigns of the World of that corresponding element. So why couldn't he become the Electro Archon himself?
Once he became the Electro Archon, he didn't believe Ei would refuse to acknowledge him. Everyone would know that he was not a discarded pawn!
"Scaramouche, do you remember who in the resistance destroyed the Wards on Ba Yun Island?"
"I think his name was Nathan? He's a Mondstadter," Scaramouche said thoughtfully, his eyes darting around. "Auntie... if you have any other questions, just ask! I'll answer everything I know!"
However, to obtain the Gnosis, the first thing he had to do was get closer to Raiden Makoto.
"Fine."
By the time Watatsumi Island appeared before them, they had been on the boat for a day. Although Watatsumi Island was very close to Ba Yun Island, the sailing time still took a full day.
"We're here."
...After several days of handling things, Sangonomiya Kokomi, with the help of Mizuno Ichirou on Watatsumi Island, had completely resolved the issues among the various factions within the island.
Now, the various factions on Watatsumi Island had fallen completely silent. They had received their due punishment and were now entirely obedient to Sangonomiya Kokomi, no longer opposing her decisions.
"Gorou, how on earth do you think we should disband the resistance?" But facing the task of disbanding the resistance, Sangonomiya Kokomi had a headache. She now regretted her initial decision to form the resistance.
The resistance was meant to oppose the Vision Hunt Decree, but by forming it, wasn't she clearly setting herself against the Shogunate and the Raiden Shogun?
Even Orobashi, the Great Serpent of Watatsumi Island, couldn't withstand a single strike from the Raiden Shogun. Could she? If Watatsumi Island went to war again, could it withstand the Raiden Shogun's "Musou no Hitotachi"?
She could not bear any of those consequences.
"I don't know either..." Gorou was somewhat dazed. If even Sangonomiya Kokomi didn't know how to solve the problem, how could he?
"It's Big Sister and the others... Big Sister is back." Sangonomiya Kokomi was delighted; once Raiden Makoto returned, she could ask her for advice.
Seeing the smiling Lumine and Paimon, Sangonomiya Kokomi knew that Raiden Makoto must have resolved the issues on Ba Yun Island, and she breathed a small sigh of relief.
"Big Sister."
However, when she faced Raiden Makoto, Raiden Makoto's expression was somewhat serious.
"Big Sister?"
"Kokomi, do you know Nathan?" There was a hint of sternness in Raiden Makoto's tone.
When Sangonomiya Kokomi heard Nathan's name, the smile on her pretty face gradually vanished, replaced by a sense of panic.
"Big Sister, I..."
"Someone within the resistance secretly went to Ba Yun Island and destroyed the Wards suppressing the evil spirits. You didn't know?" In fact, looking at Sangonomiya Kokomi's current expression, Raiden Makoto knew that she knew about Nathan and those events.
Sangonomiya Kokomi's small face was full of panic. Her small hands were clasped together, and she looked like a little girl who had made a mistake.
"I..."
"Why didn't you say something sooner?" Raiden Makoto's tone was flat, but anyone could tell she was getting angry.
So Gorou, who had originally intended to speak up and explain for Sangonomiya Kokomi, now completely abandoned the idea. No one dared to speak for her.
"Sister Zhen's angry face... is so scary!" Paimon whispered cautiously into Lumine's ear.
"I was afraid..." Sangonomiya Kokomi's face turned pale. She didn't dare look Raiden Makoto in the eye, and her mind was in a complete mess.
Of course she knew about Nathan. When she found out about those things, she had quickly dealt with him.
She couldn't leave any evidence.
Destroying the evil spirits Wards on Ba Yun Island was a massive mistake. She didn't even know what she had been thinking at the time.
"So you do know how to be afraid? Because of the evil spirits phenomenon, Ba Yun Island is now almost completely desolate. Do you know that? The people of Higi Village are nearly all dead. Do you know that?"
"Do you realize that if you had told me those things earlier, I could have resolved the evil spirits sooner?"
As Raiden Makoto continued, Sangonomiya Kokomi grew more frightened, and tears began to well up in her eyes.
"And you, Scaramouche, get over here."
However, just as Scaramouche was gloating, Raiden Makoto suddenly mentioned him, and the smile on his face gradually vanished.
Did he... really have to crawl over there?
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