Chapter 81: Gu Chen: Nice! Love it! Post more!

The real world.

Inazuma, inside the Plane of Euthymia.

Watching the banter of the group members on the light screen, Raiden Ei felt a surge of irritation in her heart.

Could it be that I really am doing such a terrible job?

Raiden Ei did not understand.

In reality, she had never been skilled at these things; she was only skilled at fighting and killing.

The heavy responsibility of governing Inazuma had been handed to her by her sister, and she could only fumble her way forward.

From the video, she saw that the state of the people of Mondstadt and Liyue was vastly different from that of the people of Inazuma.

Their mental outlooks were completely different.

The ordinary citizens of Inazuma were not affected by the Vision Hunt Decree, yet their mental state carried a sense of oppression.

It seemed to be an oppression stemming from the national situation.

So, did I really do something wrong?

Raiden Ei's expression was complex; she rubbed her brow, feeling even more agitated for a moment.

She did not know where she had gone wrong, nor did she know what consequences her actions would ultimately have.

Perhaps some consequences were intuitive, but the decrees she issued affected thousands upon thousands of people, and their far-reaching impact was something Raiden Ei could not see directly.

"Am I... not even as good as that girl from the Kamisato Clan?"

Raiden Ei felt some self-doubt.

After thinking for a long while, Raiden Ei had to admit that she was only suited to be a warrior.

Because she was a god, she did not need to study the power struggles of governance, nor did she need to understand in detail the impact brought about by her decrees.

She only needed to say one word, and the Tri-Commission would handle her orders well.

She had never seen the state of the common people at the bottom of Inazuma; in short, no matter how much the official documents submitted by the Tri-Commission said, it all summarized to: The country is prosperous and the people are at peace, Her Excellency the Shogun has excellent policies!

As for what it was like specifically, Raiden Ei knew a little, but not much; in her mind, there was no impact.

Because she was in endless meditation, and she had left the handling of affairs to the Shogun.

And the Shogun...

"So, does the Shogun have a problem too?"

Raiden Ei's headache worsened.

She knew very well that she had problems, because she was just a warrior.

But the Shogun was a puppet she had worked hard to create; if the Shogun also had problems, then...

I fear that just as Gu Chen said, it would be better to let that girl from the Kamisato Clan sit in this position; at least humans understand humans better, right?

In a daze.

Raiden Ei suddenly understood the profound meaning behind Morax's abdication.

Aside from Morax himself feeling that his duties were complete, abdication also meant not having to think about these headache-inducing matters, letting humans govern themselves—what a wonderful thing!

Unfortunately, Inazuma is not Liyue; at this stage, Inazuma cannot do without her, the Raiden Shogun.

"Sigh..."

Raiden Ei sighed deeply.

A pink figure appeared beside her, she knew not when.

"Oh my, you haven't spoken for half a day, so you were here worrying in secret?" Yae Miko smiled brightly.

Raiden Ei glanced at her, puffed out her cheeks, glared at her, and said nothing.

"You, now is not the time to look for your own problems; watch the video more, it might give you the answer."

Seeing Raiden Ei not speaking, Yae Miko sighed faintly.

"Understood..."

Raiden Ei nodded, her gaze returning to the light screen.

In the video.

"Heh, isn't her approach just like a child throwing a tantrum and locking themselves in a room? Moreover, her so-called eternity has long since become the eternity she imagines for herself; in the end, it's just fear of loss..." Yae Miko shook her head.

"What do you want me to do?" Lumine asked.

Yae Miko looked at Lumine for a moment before suddenly saying: "Actually, you and I stand on the same side."

"You want to save the people of Inazuma under the Vision Hunt Decree, and so do I; I just also happen to want to save this country, and save her."

"And the key lies in the fact that since the Plane of Euthymia also represents Ei's inner world, defeating her there offers the possibility of reversing the Raiden Shogun's will."

After hearing what Yae Miko said, Paimon asked in confusion: "This is the method you thought of to abolish the Vision Hunt Decree? Not by refuting her with words, nor by borrowing the power of the Resistance for a coup, but... directly reversing the Raiden Shogun's inner world?"

Yae Miko revealed a gratified smile: "You understand quickly. In short, before Inazuma falls into the darkness of eternity, this is the only way to get it back on the right track."

"But why me specifically?" Lumine was puzzled.

"Have you not realized your own uniqueness? I said it before, the Plane of Euthymia is a space that usually only allows the self to exist, and the fact that you can appear there proves that she has enough interest in you."

"Perhaps, she has never seen an individual who appears so unstable to eternity?"

Paimon scratched her head: "Has no one else gone in?"

Yae Miko recalled for a moment and said: "Ever since that believer in eternity began to close herself off, never. No one even knows what that space actually looks like."

As she spoke, as if remembering something, Yae Miko suddenly said: "Oh right, that friend of yours might have gone in; he had a fierce battle with her."

"Gu Chen?" Paimon's eyes widened.

"Is he alright?!" Lumine asked with deep concern.