After much discussion, it was decided that Lumine and Paimon, two great generals, would go for negotiations, with Qixuan serving as a bodyguard. (Qixuan: ?)
“Makoto: Then, I’ll leave it to you all.”
“Yae Miko: You can do it, little ones~~”
“Paimon: I have a bad feeling… Eh~”
“Lumine: It’s not like Paimon chose it.”
“Paimon: I wasn’t… (pokes fingers), it was so we wouldn’t have to sleep outdoors on our future travels, hehe.”
“Qixuan: Alright, alright, time to go. Do you want to do it again?”
Paimon shook her head frantically and said, “No, no, let’s walk. Qixuan-jie’s ability is very convenient, but every time I use it, I end up throwing up a mess.”
“Qixuan: Hahahaha.”
…………
After walking for a while.
“Paimon: Eh? Are there two people ahead?”
“Lumine: Looks like it.”
“Paimon: Then let’s go take a look.”
…………
“Sakamoto: What a coincidence, you escaped too?”
“Jiichiro: Yeah, where are you planning to go?”
“Sakamoto: I want to go to 【Higaki Village】 to see. Although there are some bad rumors, it’s better than living on the battlefield. What about you?”
“Jiichiro: Sigh, don’t even mention it. I was originally taking a short rest at 【Nazuchi Beach】, but now it’s a chaotic mess there. The resistance has not been fighting well recently, mainly because the strength on the front lines is too weak, making it difficult to contend with the Shogunate Army.”
“I just escaped from there, it was too dangerous… In the midst of the chaotic army, no one recognized anyone, and they would draw their weapons upon meeting. It scared me so much that I threw everything away and fled all the way.”
“Sakamoto: I think we still need to run. It’s still too dangerous here.”
Then the two quickly fled.
“Paimon: 【Nazuchi Beach】? From what they’re saying, the resistance and the Shogunate Army are still fighting there? Let’s go take a look quickly.”
“Lumine: Okay.”
Everyone headed to the battlefield…
On the field, the Shogunate Army and the resistance were at loggerheads, and the one leading the Shogunate Army was none other than…
“Paimon: Eh? Isn’t that Kujou Sara? Didn’t “Makoto” say the Vision Hunt Decree had already been canceled?”
“Lumine: It’s only just been implemented, the resistance probably won’t easily believe it.”
On the field…
“Kujou Sara: Is it just you… I thought I might finally meet your 【Strategist】 this time, after all, she has indeed caused a lot of trouble for our Shogunate Army, and the resistance being able to hold on until now is also thanks to her.”
“But it’s time for it to end. With such a disparity in forces, strategy is meaningless. And I have already explained, the Raiden Shogun has explicitly ordered the cancellation of the Vision Hunt Decree, and Inazuma will no longer be isolated.”
“Gorou: Before the facts are clear, I choose to trust Sangonomiya-sama, and I also trust the soldiers of our resistance.”
“Kujou Sara: Heh… No matter. If you remain stubborn, then the Shogunate Army will have no choice but to resort to some extraordinary measures.”
“Gorou: The resistance has never feared threats, nor your methods. If you want to fight, then fight.”
“Kujou Sara: Hmph… There’s no point in saying more. Soldiers, attack!”
In the distance…………
“Paimon: Wah, what do we do, what do we do, they’re going to fight, Lumine you… Eh? Where’s Lumine? Why is Qixuan-jie gone too.”
Just as both sides began to charge, Qixuan descended from the sky, directly waving both hands, and the powerful airflow directly knocked both sides to the ground.
Paimon floated over and said, “You didn’t wait for me, hmph, next time I’m going to eat all of Lumine’s breakfast.”
“Lumine: All you think about is eating!”
On the field…
“Qixuan: Alright, everyone stop.”
Both sides saw Qixuan in the middle of the field.
“Kujou Sara: Why are you here?”
“Qixuan: Didn’t your Raiden Shogun tell you?”
Then Qixuan pointed to the blonde and emergency food beside her and said, “I entrusted them to negotiate, I’m just here to provide some deterrence, hehe.”
“Kujou Sara: This…”
“Qixuan: Alright, alright, you go back. We’ll take care of things here.”
“Kujou Sara: Mm… Okay.”
Then Kujou Sara led her army away from here.
“Gorou: Who… are you all?”
“Lumine: We have important matters that require us to see your leader.”
“Gorou: I’m sorry, I cannot allow anyone associated with the Shogunate Army to see our leader.”
“Paimon: How can you be like this! We already said it’s very important!”
Paimon stomped her foot angrily…
“Qixuan: Your resistance should have an intelligence department, right? Go and inquire, and you’ll know.”
Gorou remained silent for a moment before saying, “Follow me.”
Everyone followed Gorou back to the resistance camp, and then he led Paimon and the others into a military tent.
“Gorou: We’ve arrived. This is our leader, our 【Strategist】, the current Divine Priestess of Sangonomiya, Her Excellency Kokomi.”
“Paimon: Hello, hello, Miss Kokomi.”
“Kokomi: I have already heard about your matters, and I understand your intentions. It’s just… I truly did not expect the Raiden Shogun to actually cancel the Vision Hunt Decree. This is also news I just received.”
“Paimon: Then since you know, why don’t you…”
“Lumine: Paimon, it’s easy to establish a resistance, but difficult to disband it. It’s like you’re fighting for a food prize in a competition, and suddenly they tell you the competition is canceled. Can you accept that?”
Paimon shook her head and said, “Hmm… Indeed. I’d rather just eat the prize first then.”
“Kokomi: Heh… You two are truly lively. However… what makes me very curious is that according to the news I received, the Raiden Shogun’s sister, the first Electro Archon, and the former 【Shrine Maiden】 Saiguu, who was supposed to have perished in the calamity five hundred years ago, have suddenly revived.”
“Paimon: Hmph hmph, you wouldn’t know this, would you?”
Then she flew next to Qixuan and said, “See? Of course, it’s all Qixuan-jie’s doing. We were also very shocked at the time, but we got used to it after thinking about it.”
Kokomi looked at Qixuan and said, “I didn’t expect… this young lady could bring back a god who has been gone for so long. That’s truly amazing.”
“Qixuan: It’s not that amazing, really, it just met the conditions. (Of course, even if it didn’t, she could still make it happen)”
“Kokomi: So, how do you all plan to resolve the current situation?”
“Paimon: Hmm… I can’t think of anything.”
“Lumine: How about… we publicly release the intelligence to the resistance?”
Kokomi shook her head.
“Qixuan: Announce the intelligence, then provide travel expenses and relief funds for those who wish to leave, and arrange work for those who wish to stay. Miss Kokomi, do you think this is feasible?”
“Kokomi: Hmm… It’s not impossible.”
“Paimon: How does Qixuan-jie seem so experienced?”
“Lumine: Maybe she’s experienced the same trials and tribulations of time as I have.”
“Paimon: What are you talking about, hey!”
“Qixuan: Then let’s arrange it like that.”
“Kokomi: Mm, you all have come a long way and worked hard. Why don’t you stay here tonight?”
“Paimon: Oh, oh, that’s great, I’m tired. But is it dinner time now?”
“Lumine: (Speechless).”
“Kokomi: Tonight, the army plans to hold its last bonfire party, and then it will disband. Please join us.”
“Paimon: Yay!”
After Paimon and the others left…
“Gorou: Her Excellency Kokomi, are we really disbanding the resistance just like that?”
“Kokomi: Gorou, you have followed me for many years. You should know that the general situation is already lost. It’s best to let go. Moreover, what was the resistance formed for? To resist the Vision Hunt Decree, and now… without a goal, there’s no need to continue.”
“Gorou: But… can the Raiden Shogun truly tolerate us?”
“Kokomi: Alright, I trust them. After all, although we belong to Orobashi… we are also citizens of Inazuma. You may withdraw.”
“Gorou: Yes.”
After Gorou left, Kokomi sat in her seat, staring blankly at the table, seemingly deep in thought…
Night…………
Paimon was completely hyped up, dancing to the music from the speaker Qixuan brought out.
“Lumine: Is it really okay for us to be like this?”
“Qixuan: Sometimes, you just need to let go of the things that are pressuring you and relax, don’t you think?”
Then, regardless of whether Lumine wanted to or not, she directly pulled her to have fun.
(Aether, still in the Abyss Order: Did you forget something?)
After dinner…
Because Paimon ate too much, she immediately fell asleep. Lumine had no choice but to stuff her into the tent, then wanted to sleep, but saw Qixuan leave the camp gate, and out of curiosity, followed her.
Qixuan didn’t speak the whole way, and Lumine secretly followed. After turning a corner, Lumine found that Qixuan was gone, then walked out.
Eh? Where is she?
Just as Lumine was wondering, a crimson feather slowly drifted down by her ear.
“Lumine: Eh?”
“Qixuan: Secretly following people isn’t a good habit, Lumine. Have you been a secret agent in Inazuma for too long?”
“Lumine: Ah, you still found me.”
“Qixuan: Don’t forget, even if you’re at the ends of the earth, I can find you instantly.”
“Lumine: I thought you were joking at the time. Is that feather really that powerful?”
“Qixuan: Of course.” Saying so, she put another feather into Lumine’s body.
“Qixuan: Want to take a walk together?”
“Lumine: Okay.”
The two walked along the cliff, then found a place to sit down and gazed at the starry sky.
Sitting like this was a bit awkward, so Lumine was the first to start a conversation.
“Lumine: Qixuan-jie, do you think I’ll find my brother? What is the intention of that god who intercepted us?”
Qixuan was in a daze for a while (actually, her consciousness was fighting with Aichan in the system space).
“Lumine: Qixuan-jie?”
“Qixuan: Ah? Oh, yes, you definitely will, and he might be looking for you too. As for what that god’s intention is, you’ll definitely encounter them later, so you can ask then.”
“Lumine: Perhaps…”
After another moment of silence between the two.
“Lumine: Qixuan-jie… Actually, I know you’re not from this world either.”
“Qixuan: Mm.”
“Lumine: Eh?”
“Qixuan: Venti told you, didn’t he? Next time we go, we must steal the wine he buried under the tree at Windrise, hmph.”
“Lumine: Haha…, then… how did Qixuan-jie come to this world?”
Qixuan was silent for a moment and said, “Actually, sometimes I wonder why I came here, why I became like this. It’s like a dream, and when you wake up the next day, the dream is over, but it wasn’t. Maybe it’s all the arrangement of fate (great luck). There must be a story belonging to us under this starry sky.”
“Lumine: So, Qixuan-jie didn’t intentionally come here?”
“Qixuan: You can’t put it that way. Actually, sometimes I fantasized about traveling to various worlds, but I didn’t expect it to come true.”
“Lumine: Isn’t that pretty good, then?”
“Qixuan: …Yes, isn’t this exactly what I wished for?”
“Lumine: So don’t be unhappy anymore. The journey ahead is still very long, and we will keep going, won’t we?”
Qixuan smiled slightly and said, “Yes, we’ll go on together.”
“Lumine: Alright, alright, let’s go back quickly, it’ll be dawn soon.”
“Qixuan: Okay.”
…………
(Brother Kun crowing----)
Paimon looked at Lumine, who had some dark circles under her eyes, and said, “Lumine, did you not sleep well last night? I remember I don’t snore, do I?”
“Lumine: Mm… Ha—ahem, it’s not your fault, Paimon. Maybe I’m just not used to it.”
Just then, Qixuan walked in.
“Qixuan: Alright, alright, today, after Kokomi makes her announcement, we can go back.”
“Lumine: Okay~~”
“Paimon: Hmm… I seriously suspect you two are hiding something from me.”
“Qixuan: Haha, how could that be? Paimon is so amazing.”
“Paimon: Alright, maybe I was overthinking it. Let’s go, let’s go!”
On the military field…………
“Kokomi: Fellow compatriots of the resistance, today I am here to announce an important matter. You might feel happy, or you might feel disappointed, but please remember, your efforts were not in vain. Sangonomiya will remember those compatriots who fought for the Vision Hunt Decree.”
The crowd below whispered.
“Kokomi: What I want to say is, the intelligence is true. The Raiden Shogun has canceled the Vision Hunt Decree and a series of policies like the Sakoku Decree. Therefore, the resistance no longer needs to exist. Effective immediately, the resistance is disbanded.”
The reaction from the crowd below was strong.
“Soldier One: This… After fighting for so long, it’s suddenly disbanded?”
“Soldier Two: Didn’t you hear Her Excellency Kokomi? The Vision Hunt Decree has been lifted, we don’t have to fight anymore.”
“Soldier Three: What will we do after this?”
“Kokomi: Silence! Everyone, I know you have many questions, but I believe you will get your answers. Now there are two options: one, for those who want to go home, we will arrange travel expenses and relief funds; two, for those who don’t want to leave, we can arrange work in Sangonomiya.”
“Soldier One: That good? Actually, I’ve long wanted to stop fighting.”
“Soldier Two: So it’s true then? The Vision Hunt Decree has really been lifted?!”
“Soldier Three: That’s great! I can finally go home. My grandma arranged a blind date for me, and I never went.”
Kokomi nodded, looking at the crowd’s reactions, then gave Gorou a meaningful look.
“Gorou: Understood, Her Excellency Kokomi.”
“Gorou: Those who want to go home, come to me. Those who want to stay, I will arrange work for them in Sangonomiya.”
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“Paimon: How nice, this matter was really easy.”
“Lumine: I guess it was perfectly resolved, right?”
“Qixuan: Mm, we can go back and report now.”
After bidding farewell to Kokomi, they returned to the Tenshukaku.