Chapter 532

The sharp cold light made everyone feel as if they had been pierced by ten thousand arrows.

The Primordial Jade Cutter seemed a bit angry; it didn't listen to Lumine's command and easily sliced through space.

The power of time, which should have been one of the supreme powers of the heavens and worlds, was so fragile and easily severed.

A river of time flowing back was displayed in front of everyone; this was a time loop.

In it, only one creature was sitting, her face hard to distinguish, though it could be vaguely confirmed that she was a female.

Although her face could not be seen clearly, one could feel the other party's astonishment.

It seemed she had never seen a weapon with spirituality that could sever a time loop.

And from that weapon, she sensed a fatal threat.

"Big Sister Istaroth!"

Paimon shouted subconsciously, then felt somewhat dazed.

She didn't know why she would say this title.

And as if hearing Paimon's shout, the aura of the Primordial Jade Cutter calmed down slightly.

It pointed from afar at Istaroth, who hurriedly bowed, opened her mouth to say something, and then closed the time loop again.

She hadn't expected that helping an old friend would result in...

almost losing her own life.

That weapon was terrifyingly strange.

The Primordial Jade Cutter circled around Lumine, as if inspecting for any strange power.

After a long while, it finally calmed down and returned to Lumine's waist.

This senseless scene left everyone somewhat confused.

After a long while, Lumine looked at Paimon in astonishment.

"... ou just said, Big Sister Istaroth?"

"I..."

Paimon opened her mouth, subconsciously feeling that the name Istaroth was very intimate, but ultimately shook her head.

"Paimon doesn't know either..."

Lumine took a deep look at Paimon. She had known from the beginning that Paimon was very mysterious.

She had heard Venti talk about Istaroth; she was the God of Time, one of the four original Shades.

Paimon calling her Big Sister meant that Paimon was related to the four Shades, and perhaps...

she was one of the four Shades herself.

If Lumine remembered correctly, among the four Shades, there was also the Shade of Space.

This seemed to explain why Paimon possessed a divine body and why her strength improved so quickly. Jiang Yan had also said that Paimon was recovering her strength.

However...

Regardless, Paimon was her partner, and worrying about these things was useless.

Lumine first took a pill and dragged her somewhat weak divine body to Ei's side.

"Ei, are you okay?"

At this moment, Lumine had a belly full of questions that needed answering.

That suddenly appearing voice, the inexplicable Istaroth and the power of time...

Inazuma was a bit too strange.

However, she wasn't worried about anything. If she hadn't guessed wrong, the Primordial Jade Cutter had just sensed that she was in danger and had actively activated to warn Istaroth.

With the Primordial Jade Cutter, she would never be in trouble.

But Ei didn't have time to answer Lumine, and didn't even have the heart to observe if the Shogun was okay.

She just looked at the somewhat dim Musou Isshin and tremblingly raised her hand.

"Makoto... is it you?"

The space was silent for a long time. After a while, that voice sounded again, only this time it was somewhat tired.

"So close... almost implicated her... what a terrifying power."

A gentle pink light cluster emerged from Musou Isshin.

After flickering slightly in front of Ei, a slightly happy voice sounded.

"Long time no see, Ei. Perhaps a long time has passed, hasn't it?"

"Sorry, this incompetent sister of yours left you to shoulder Inazuma all by yourself."

"It must have been hard..."

Ei finally confirmed it, and tears instantly blurred her vision.

"Makoto... I..."

"I..."

The sister she had missed for five hundred years was right in front of her, but Ei didn't know how to speak.

She had many things she wanted to say: why didn't Makoto wait for her back then, why did she exist in Musou Isshin, she had failed Inazuma for the sake of Eternity, she wanted to apologize...

But these words seemed inappropriate.

Makoto did not speak, but waited gently for Ei to speak, just like back then.

The confusion in Ei's heart gradually subsided. After a long while, Ei couldn't help but shed a line of tears.

"Makoto... I missed you so much..."

354. Paimon: Once the Mantra of Purifying Heaven and Earth is activated, who dares to die in front of me!

"I know, Ei. These years, you've been very tired, right? I really am an incompetent sister."

Makoto's voice was somewhat self-reproachful as she floated in front of Ei.

"No!"

Ei shook her head decisively, choking with sobs:

"You are the best sister! Makoto, I'm sorry... I let Inazuma..."

"I know everything."

Makoto gently interrupted Ei.

"My stubborn, cute sister, I know very well what you would do after receiving the news of my death."

"It's not your fault; it's all my reason. Ei, you've already been great."

Ei couldn't help it again; the emotions that had just calmed down collapsed once more.

She reached out to gently touch Makoto's light cluster. The gentleness within that soul was the temperature Ei had been thinking about day and night.

After a long silence, Ei asked:

"Makoto, you are now..."

"Already gone, you know."

Makoto smiled gently, and the light cluster flickered.

A flash of pain crossed Ei's eyes.

"Why! Why didn't you wait for me!"

"You know! You were never good at fighting! You should have waited for me!"

Makoto smiled and said softly:

"I know that, but..."

"I am the Raiden Shogun; this is my duty, not yours, isn't it?"

Ei gritted her teeth and said:

"So, it was still Celestia and Khaenri'ah..."

"Ei!"

Makoto interrupted Ei, saying:

"What happened back then is already in the past. There was no right or wrong in that matter. Celestia was not wrong, Khaenri'ah was not wrong; everyone was a victim of that tragedy."

Khaenri'ah used power from outside the world for development and survival, and Celestia forced the Seven Archons to take action to preserve Teyvat.

Neither side was wrong; it was just an objective requirement for survival.

Makoto had long since seen through that point.

Therefore, she never blamed Celestia, nor did she blame Khaenri'ah.