Chapter 83

Raiden Ei was in an unexpectedly good mood.

Yae Miko asked in confusion, "Where did you get those photos?"

"Hmm?"

Raiden Ei answered as a matter of course, "I discovered I could extract scenes from my memories and post them as photos."

"To backstab me, you even found a way like this; you really went to great lengths," Yae Miko said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

It had always been her teasing this dull deity, but now she had been backstabbed in return, making Yae Miko feel for a moment that Raiden Ei was finally starting to catch on.

"Don't just post everything!" Yae Miko rolled her eyes at her.

"Mm-hmm, I know."

Raiden Ei nodded, then vigilantly glared at Yae Miko and said, "I'm not stupid! I know what to do!"

Yae Miko smiled and said nothing.

The meaning was far too obvious; Raiden Ei stared at her, feeling both annoyed and amused.

"Alright, alright, let's watch the video instead and see how this familiar of mine usurps the throne," Yae Miko coaxed Raiden Ei as if she were a child.

Raiden Ei knew she was changing the subject, but she still turned her gaze back.

Inside the video.

Yae Miko began:

"Actually, the strange thing isn't my appearance, but that she and I can no longer meet, isn't that so?"

"An unchanging, eternal nation is a dream she and I share, but I don't believe that means complete stagnation."

"From a certain moment on, she embarked on a path that became increasingly difficult for me to reach."

"Before Ei stepped into the Plane of Euthymia, she didn't say goodbye to me... perhaps it was wishful thinking, but I think this is also the way she believes friendship can remain eternal."

"By not saying goodbye and never meeting again, our relationship would be permanently maintained in the state it was back then—at least, that is what she thinks in her heart."

Lumine shook her head: "Perhaps it is the Raiden Shogun who is engaging in wishful thinking."

Yae Miko continued: "Since we have already stepped onto two completely different paths of eternity, I can continue to maintain the status quo, or I can choose to bring her back to the right path at any cost... Now I choose the latter, precisely because... if retreating into the Plane of Euthymia is her stubborn insistence on eternity..."

"Then, dragging her out of her own world is my duty as the familiar of eternity."

Listening to Yae Miko's words, Paimon said sincerely: "Miss Miko is a very good friend."

"Heh~ I only told you these things to make it easier for you to understand my plan, so don't get carried away."

"Alright, the chat ends here; it is time for the second phase of the anti-Raiden Shogun training."

Yae Miko's smile made Paimon exclaim in shock: "So there's more!"

【Gu Chen】: Rational analysis: If the Raiden Shogun's self-seclusion is to avoid erosion and to stop losing things, then does her self-seclusion without saying goodbye to Yae Miko count as Yae Miko losing her own deity? Does it count as the Raiden Shogun intentionally hurting Yae Miko's feelings for her?

【Gu Chen】: It is known that Yae Miko is the Raiden Shogun's familiar, so the time they spent together is at least several hundred years! Assuming the Raiden Shogun is constantly losing things, I can understand her sorrow, but Yae Miko must have been losing things during this time too. Does the Raiden Shogun's self-seclusion without saying goodbye count as a form of loss for Yae Miko?

【Furina】: Good question!

【Shikanoin Heizou】: My sorrow is always one part greater than yours, because this part was brought by you?

【Kaeya】: Good grief, are you all trying to stab the Raiden Shogun in the heart? (Hu Tao·Smirk)

【Furina】: Wishfully thinking that friendship is frozen in time, neither developing nor regressing—what is this supposed to be?!

【Venti】: At least I was only too weak to help Dvalin; you, on the other hand, intentionally ran away! (Nahida·Pointing fingers)

【Seeing Zhongli】: Generally speaking, Miss Miko has already become accustomed to wearing a 'mask' in public. Beneath the mask she intentionally reveals, how much sorrow is hidden? Perhaps at the moment her friend left without saying goodbye, the real her was actually in immense pain?

You old man, you really are the one with the level of insight.

With this sentence said, wouldn't Raiden Ei be guilt-ridden to death?

In the Plane of Euthymia in the real world.

Looking at the group members' comments, Raiden Ei was instantly stunned.

She slowly turned her head to look at Yae Miko, who still had a smiling expression, with no trace of sorrow visible on her face.

Back then, she had secluded herself in meditation, pursuing eternity... She was losing things just like herself, and even lost her own deity. She must have been very bitter inside, right?

The more Raiden Ei thought about it, the more her heart felt like it was being pricked by needles.

She suddenly reached out and hugged Yae Miko, who was slightly startled, her expression softening as she gently patted Raiden Ei's back.

"Miko, I'm sorry... I won't do this again in the future!"

Feeling Raiden Ei's sincere apology, Yae Miko completely lost her composure, her eyes glistening, "Then it's a promise; you must never do this again."

While patting Raiden Ei's back to comfort her, Yae Miko took a photo.

【Furina】: Why are these two not saying anything? (Sucrose·Question)

【Gu Chen】: Could the sensitive and fragile Raiden Shogun be sobbing in the arms of the great Guuji? (Funny)

【Kaeya】: Really? I want to see it! @【Yae Miko】

【Yae Miko】: (Yae Miko·Smirk)

【Furina】: Hurry, hurry, is it true or not, tell us!

【Yae Miko】: Guess. (Smirk)

【Raiden Ei】:...

【Venti】: She's silent. To be honest, I'm afraid of being silenced now. (Shivering)

【Seeing Zhongli】: (Afraid)

【Nahida】: (Shivering)

【Charlotte】: Speaking of which, can this be used as an exclusive scoop? The Raiden Shogun shouldn't kill me, right? (Shivering)

【Kujou Sara】: (Dizzy)

【Sangonomiya Kokomi】: There is so much information here, but I really want to ask: are the Shogunate and Watatsumi Island still fighting? (Shenhe·Stare)

【Raiden Ei】: Listen to Miko first. (Raiden Ei·Self-secluded)

【Yae Miko】: This Guuji announces that I have tamed the deity; from now on, Inazuma enters the era of the Guuji's rule! (Proudly akimbo)

【Gu Chen】: Congratulations to the Guuji on your ascension, Long live Your Majesty!! (Hu Tao·Smirk)

【Venti】: Congratulations to the Guuji on your ascension, Long live Your Majesty!! (Funny)