"We need to appoint a new Tenryou Commission and Tenryou Commission, and we must thoroughly resolve the sakoku decree."
"We need to solve the current livelihood issues in Inazuma, and deal with the surviving villagers on Ba Yun Island."
"We need to establish an agency similar to the Western Regions Protectorate to manage Watatsumi Island, and ensure cultural unification."
"The mess in Inazuma right now is truly overwhelming." Raiden Makoto sat upright in Tenshukaku with a serious expression; after completing the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual, she had been continuously handling government affairs for Inazuma.
"Makoto, you only just returned not long ago, why are you working yourself so hard?" Kitsune Saiguu sat beside her. Kitsune Saiguu used to accompany Raiden Makoto while she handled government affairs, though primarily it was Raiden Makoto doing the work, while she simply kept her company.
"Do you think I can count on Ei to solve these problems? Besides, these matters cannot be delayed at all."
Raiden Ei only knew how to fight; expecting her to find suitable methods to handle Inazuma's current problems was truly as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Regardless, she absolutely did not count on her younger sister to come and help her handle Inazuma's government affairs consistently.
"Then you still have to teach her, right? You can't always spoil her. Look at Miko, she can already help me complete matters at the Grand Narukami Shrine, and I can finally rest well now." Kitsune Saiguu said with a smile, "It's just that most of the friends I knew have already passed away; I suppose I will never meet friends suitable for me again."
"Why don't you go out for a stroll?"
Raiden Makoto had already asked Kitsune Saiguu several times to go out for a stroll and get a good look at the current Inazuma, but Kitsune Saiguu refused every time, insisting on staying with her to handle government affairs.
"Perhaps you might meet interesting people again?" Raiden Makoto already had countermeasures in place, but those policies required time to be implemented. Now, the people of Inazuma knew that the Kujou Clan of the Tenryou Commission and the Hiiragi Clan of the Tenryou Commission, who managed them, had issues.
The Kujou Clan and the Hiiragi Clan, who previously held great prestige among the populace, had now become like rats crossing the street, shouted at by everyone.
Because of the orderly lifting of the sakoku decree, many Inazuma citizens began to decorate with lanterns and colorful streamers to celebrate.
"I heard that the Yashiro Commission is hosting a fireworks feast in the city tonight to celebrate the lifting of the sakoku decree. Shall we go out for a stroll together?"
"It can be considered a way to relax; after all, it's not good for you to stay in Tenshukaku all the time, right? It wouldn't be a problem to resolve those government affairs a day or two later, would it?" Kitsune Saiguu felt a bit sorry for Raiden Makoto, who had been sitting in Tenshukaku for several days, during which she had been quietly handling government affairs.
"It's you who can't sit still, right? Saiguu, if you can't sit still, wouldn't it be enough to just tell me directly?" Raiden Makoto looked at Kitsune Saiguu with a hint of a smile.
"Who said that? I just feel sorry for Makoto-chan." It was indeed true that she couldn't sit still, but how could she let Raiden Makoto expose her to her face? Moreover, she did truly feel sorry for Raiden Makoto.
"Using reduplicated words, how disgusting." Raiden Makoto rolled her eyes at Kitsune Saiguu. After teasing Kitsune Saiguu a little, she stood up from her chair and stretched.
Kitsune Saiguu looked at Raiden Makoto, who had the figure of a young girl, and couldn't help but say seriously: "Come to think of it, Ei is actually quite a bit more mature than you now."
"But her temperament is still like a Little Child's, not mature at all." Raiden Makoto sighed, "If only she had a better memory and remembered some things I told her before, it wouldn't be like this now."
"You seem to have changed quite a bit, too." In Kitsune Saiguu's memory, the former Raiden Makoto was a gentle yet dignified and serious person. Now, she had become a bit more humorous, and Raiden Makoto would even tease her.
"People change, and gods are certainly no exception." Raiden Makoto knew how she differed from before; she had simply gained memories from her past life.
That part of her memories made her personality lean more toward her past life.
"Indeed."
"All things will change... and gods are naturally no exception." Kitsune Saiguu nodded, accepting Raiden Makoto's statement, "Makoto, so have you agreed to participate in the fireworks festival with me?"
"Sure."
She had indeed not gone out for quite a few days; it was time to go out for a walk and relax.
"Mm-hmm."
At this moment, Raiden Makoto realized something else: it seemed she hadn't seen a trace of Raiden Ei for several days. Where had her younger sister run off to these past few days?
"Where is Ei?"
"I don't know either..."
Outside Tenshukaku, the Shogunate Soldier guarding the gate quickly saluted when he saw Raiden Makoto come out, respectfully calling out, "Divine Lord Ryūjin."
To distinguish between Makoto and Ei, Raiden Makoto now required everyone to call her Divine Lord Ryūjin and call Raiden Ei, Raiden Shogun.
The people of Inazuma previously only knew they had one Electro Archon; that Electro Archon was both their Divine Lord Ryūjin and their Raiden Shogun.
Now they finally knew that there had always been two Electro Archons, and some even discovered clues in ancient texts, realizing that it had always been the elder sister managing government affairs while the younger sister led the military.
Yae Publishing House recently had a new light novel, titled "The Tale of Makoto and Ei," although it was unknown who wrote it, it recounted some stories about the past, though of course, there was truth and falsehood mixed in.
Although she had been inside Tenshukaku the whole time, she had heard of it.
"Have you seen the Raiden Shogun?"
"Divine Lord Ryūjin, are you referring to the Raiden Shogun? I haven't seen her, but for the past few days, a Little Child has often appeared in front of Tenshukaku, and she claims to be the Raiden Shogun..."
"That Little Child looks a bit like you and the Raiden Shogun, but I know there is only Divine Lord Ryūjin and the Raiden Shogun; how could Divine Lord Ryūjin and the Raiden Shogun possibly have a Little Child?" The Shogunate Soldier said with a serious and respectful expression.
"A child?" Raiden Makoto was stunned for a moment; and a child who looked a bit like her? Don't tell her her younger sister was up to something again.
"Is she still outside? Take me to see her."
"Divine Lord Ryūjin, that child comes every day... she should be coming today."
When Raiden Makoto and Kitsune Saiguu went out with the Shogunate Soldier, before they even left the gate, Raiden Makoto heard a somewhat childish voice coming from outside.
"Let me in!"
The somewhat childish voice sounded like that of a seven or eight-year-old girl.
"I am the Raiden Shogun! You dare not be impudent!" And at this moment, there was a hint of anger in that childish voice.
When Raiden Makoto and Kitsune Saiguu went out, she saw the owner of that childish voice; it was a little girl whose clothing was somewhat similar to Raiden Ei's, and whose appearance was somewhat similar to both her and her younger sister.
She and her younger sister could not possibly have children, so a little girl appearing who looked like them could only mean her younger sister was up to something.
"Divine Lord Ryūjin!" When the Shogunate Soldiers guarding the Tenshukaku gate saw Raiden Makoto, they quickly and respectfully said, "Divine Lord Ryūjin, it is just a small matter; we can handle it."
"You are the Raiden Shogun, then what am I?" Raiden Makoto's appearance completely stunned the child; she stood there in a daze.
"Who are you? Why are you impersonating me!" The little girl reacted afterward, a look of anger appearing on her face, "How dare you offend the majesty of the thunder!"
She was very serious when she said those words, yet because of her childish voice, it appeared somewhat comical.
Kitsune Saiguu and Raiden Makoto exchanged a glance. Kitsune Saiguu was a bit puzzled; how could there be such an interesting little girl? And she looked so similar to Makoto and Ei, as if she were their... daughter?
She was overthinking it. How could there be a daughter between Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei? Two girls, and sisters at that, how could they possibly give birth to a daughter?
She was definitely overthinking.
While the little girl was saying those words with a "dignified" air, Raiden Makoto then picked the little girl up directly.
Raiden Makoto had roughly figured it out; the little girl was definitely a new puppet created by her younger sister. Her sister had now completely occupied the shell of the Raiden Shogun, and if her sister didn't go back, the Raiden Shogun probably wouldn't appear again.
But Scaramouche had his own mind and a sense of self, so the Raiden Shogun puppet must definitely have a sense of self; she was an independent living being.
But looking at her sister's behavior earlier, it seemed she treated the Raiden Shogun puppet as herself, after all, she was originally modified from her own physical body.
"Let go of me!"
"Let go of me quickly, or I'll cut you!" The little girl said with a fierce expression, yet she was completely unable to resist in Raiden Makoto's arms.
"I've seen you! You took my blade!" The little girl's next sentence made Raiden Makoto completely certain that the little girl before her was the Raiden Shogun puppet.
"You may withdraw."
After dismissing the Shogunate Soldiers, she looked at the Raiden Shogun with some interest, "What is this, Ei remade you? It seems she has completely lifted the restrictions she set on you."
"You know Mother Ei?" The little girl was the Raiden Shogun puppet; she looked at Raiden Makoto with curiosity, "It seems so, you look the same as Mother Ei and are in Tenshukaku."
"Hahahaha, she really does treat you like a daughter." Raiden Makoto finally knew what her sister had been doing these past few days; it turned out she had been holed up somewhere else creating a new puppet. But why would she create a puppet in the form of a little girl?
The Raiden Shogun puppet's mind was, after all, mature and steady; compared to her sister, she was even more steady.
"Ei is my younger sister, what do you think?" But Raiden Makoto just felt that having an extra little girl seemed quite interesting. She had originally thought she would have to teach her sister and also teach the Raiden Shogun puppet, which would likely be a bit troublesome.
Now it seemed that while it might be a bit troublesome, teaching a little loli would likely be much more interesting.
"So you are Mother Makoto!" The little girl's small face was full of seriousness, "Mother Makoto, Mother Ei wants me to bring you a message."
"Hm?"
"Mother Ei said, I am the Raiden Shogun, and in the future, I will help Mother Makoto solve government affairs."
But Raiden Makoto looked at the little girl with some confusion and asked with a hint of doubt, "Your previous memories... do they all exist?"
"Mm..."
It was precisely because her previous memories still existed, coupled with instinctual drive, that she had considered herself the former Raiden Shogun for several days, in order to enter and better complete the management work.
"Where is she?"
"I will take you there."
"Sister? Aren't you handling government affairs?" Raiden Ei knew that Raiden Makoto had been handling government affairs, so she chose not to disturb her. Although she always wanted to be clingy with Raiden Makoto, that was not good.
Moreover, ever since Raiden Makoto scolded her once because of Scaramouche, saying Scaramouche was her good eldest son, she had been pondering a question.
If Scaramouche counted as her child, then would the Raiden Shogun also count as her child? Because the Raiden Shogun was created from her body, and she had always treated the Raiden Shogun as herself.
But she now knew that the Raiden Shogun should also have her own consciousness; the Raiden Shogun was a separate person, and the Raiden Shogun did not have her and her sister's memories.
If Scaramouche counted as her son, then the Raiden Shogun should count as her daughter.
And she already knew that her deliberate pursuit of eternity was completely wrong; she had originally set restrictions on the Raiden Shogun, and she had now lifted all of those restrictions.
Being with her sister was eternity.
"If I were always handling government affairs, how would I know you made another puppet?" Raiden Makoto appeared before her holding the Raiden Shogun, and Raiden Ei knew her sister already knew she had recreated the Raiden Shogun.
"But shouldn't the Raiden Shogun be... more mature? Why would you create her in the likeness of a little girl?" Raiden Makoto was a bit puzzled, "She is much more mature than you."
"Isn't it because there weren't enough materials?" Raiden Ei scratched her head in a silly manner. She had originally intended to recreate the Raiden Shogun, so that the Raiden Shogun could help her sister handle government affairs in the future, and she could be better clingy with her sister, and even not being the Raiden Shogun anymore would be completely fine.
However, when reshaping the puppet body for the Raiden Shogun, she discovered a serious problem: the materials were actually insufficient.
So she could only temporarily create a body like a little girl for the Raiden Shogun. If she obtained more materials later, it wouldn't be impossible to create another one.
"Fine."
"It's quite nice." Raiden Makoto was quite satisfied. She and her sister were born from thunder, and their appearance had always been that of young girls. Now that Raiden Ei had grown a bit, she remained in the appearance of a young girl.
And the Raiden Shogun's appearance was actually like her sister's when she was little; she found it quite interesting, and it would be more convenient to teach the Raiden Shogun in the future.
"As long as my sister is satisfied." Raiden Ei was a bit happy, "Is my sister planning to go out for a stroll? I heard that girl from the Kamisato Clan is organizing a fireworks festival, and it's tonight."
"Does my sister want to accompany me?" Raiden Ei looked at Raiden Makoto with anticipation; of course, she most hoped to be with Raiden Makoto.
"Mm."
Raiden Makoto had already decided to participate in the fireworks festival, so she agreed directly.
"It should be Yoimiya organizing the fireworks festival, right? That is something worth taking a good look at." She had heard from Kamisato Ayaka that Yoimiya's specialty was organizing fireworks festivals, and she felt a little anticipation in her heart.
"Mm... it is Yoimiya."
"That girl seems to be his descendant, right?"
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