Chapter 221: Showdown! My name is Mikoshi Chiyo! Your father

"Yes, Your Excellency Sangonomiya!"

The general immediately complied.

Following that, another person nearby reported on other matters.

"Your Excellency Sangonomiya, the grain and grass are running low."

"Let that wait for now; I have my own methods."

Immediately after, it was the next person’s turn.

"Your Excellency Sangonomiya, the speed of the Holy Soil transformation seems to have been curbed; it is no longer expanding rapidly, and the dissipation of spiritual energy has been contained."

Hearing a piece of good news for once, her "energy value," which had dropped again, saw a brief increase. Kokomi thanked her father in her heart.

There was no need to think; besides her father, no one else could have paused the Holy Soil transformation.

Thinking of Luo Li, Kokomi felt a bit worried, wondering if her father had encountered any danger.

Watatsumi Island and Enkanomiya had been isolated for hundreds of years; no one knew what the situation was like down below, and as for the extent to which those Bathysmal Vishaps had evolved, she was completely in the dark.

If something went wrong—at this thought, Kokomi hurriedly shook her head to dispel the bad thoughts.

"Mm, I understand. Continue to observe, and if there are any abnormalities, report to me."

Letting the shrine maiden withdraw, Kokomi arranged things in a soft voice.

"Yes."

As one matter after another was resolved, her energy also dropped bit by bit.

Not knowing how much time had passed, Kokomi felt quite overwhelmed.

"If only Father were here."

The young girl murmured, missing the times when Luo Li was around, when she only needed to lean in his arms or ask for a kiss to be full of motivation again.

"I wonder when Father will return."

He had set off this morning; calculating by the time of previous heroes, even if it were shortened by more than half, it should still take two or three days.

Accustomed to her father’s warm embrace and sleeping in his arms, now that she thought about returning to a life of solitude,

Kokomi couldn't help but feel a bit melancholy.

However, this depression didn't last long; just as she picked up the ominous object handed over by her subordinate to examine it, several people walked into the palace.

Kokomi raised her eyes to look, only to see the Traveler and Paimon followed by two women she had never seen before.

However, judging by their appearance, they should be the two talented helpers Gorou mentioned.

Thinking of this, she was just about to stand up to greet them when she noticed the Traveler and Paimon looking at the ominous object in her hand in surprise.

"That is... a Delusion?!"

"Delusion? You recognize this thing."

Kokomi’s heart stirred, and she completely revealed the so-called Delusion.

The Traveler, who had intended to introduce Chiyo and Asase Hibiki, nodded affirmatively after seeing the full picture.

"That’s right, this is a Delusion created by the Fatui, a product that resembles a Vision but is not."

They had heard of this thing back in Mondstadt; although it could grant powerful strength, it also required paying a huge price.

After recounting her knowledge of Delusions, the Traveler asked, "How could a Delusion appear here?"

Kokomi then informed them of what her subordinate had just reported.

She hadn't expected the Fatui to have already infiltrated Inazuma.

Kokomi’s thoughts raced; why would the Fatui want to help the Resistance? This was a matter worth pondering.

Paimon exclaimed, "Could it be to keep you tied up with the Shogunate army so they can take advantage of the chaos to seize the Raiden Shogun’s Gnosis?"

The Traveler’s expression turned to realization, and she looked at Paimon in surprise.

"I didn't expect you to be smart for once."

"Hey! What do you mean?! I’ve always been smart!"

Ignoring the two muttering to each other, Kokomi pondered for a moment and said, "Traveler, you seem very familiar with the Fatui. Could I ask you to help us find specific clues about them? It would be even better if you could find the factory where the Delusions are manufactured."

The Traveler was stunned; she had just returned from completing a mission, why was she entering the next stage already?

But the Fatui...

The two sides had long been enemies; if it weren't for Luo Li, it wouldn't have been so easy to reconcile with La Signora, Rosalyne.

"Since it involves the Fatui, I accept this mission!"

Quite resolutely, the Traveler swore to let those guys know that she was not to be trifled with.

Kokomi nodded slightly. "I will have the Sangonomiya soldiers help you find clues."

After discussing the serious business, she turned her gaze to the two women behind.

"I assume you two are Miss Luo Chiyo and Miss Asase Hibiki, whom General Gorou mentioned. Nice to meet you; I am the leader of Watatsumi Island, Sangonomiya Kokomi."

Chiyo didn't understand what "subtle" meant at all; upon seeing the person in charge, she immediately asked, "Where is Luo Li?"

Although Asase Hibiki didn't speak, her intense gaze expressed the same thing.

Kokomi was slightly taken aback, swept a subtle glance over the two women, and said softly, "I wonder what relationship you two have with Father?"

If it were someone else being so long-winded, Chiyo would have long since said something tough like, "You don't need to ask, just answer my question."

But considering the other party was Luo Li’s daughter, she actually answered the question patiently for once.

"My name is Mikoshi Chiyo, I am his woman."

Chiyo’s answer was quite straightforward, drawing side-eyes from the other women.

"Asase Hibiki, I am Teacher’s student."

The shrine maiden with long black hair and a princess-cut didn't have that much courage and just introduced herself normally.

After all, she only had a secret crush, and this affection hadn't even been revealed.

The Traveler and Paimon held their foreheads in speechlessness. "It really is like this. That sinful man, how many women has he provoked!"

And here they were, two more knocking on the door.

And another student—would she have a special relationship like Mitsuyo?

Kokomi’s thoughts were different from theirs; she was first surprised by the fact that she was her father’s woman, and then her mind was wiped clean by the name "Mikoshi Chiyo."

"Are you the Oni from the Mikoshi clan in Inazuma City?"

She recognized her identity instantly.

If it were anyone else, it might be fine, but the name of this war-ghost had once made the people of Watatsumi Island tremble with fear.

Even after hundreds of years of silence, her legend still circulated throughout Watatsumi.

"That’s right."

Mikoshi Chiyo did not deny it, or rather, there was no need to deny it at this point.

She had already come before Sangonomiya Kokomi and stated her identity; if the other party was ungrateful and wanted to send people to capture her, then she would just cause a scene.

It would be just the thing to let that guy find her.

Hiding her identity before was just to get to Watatsumi Island smoothly; now that her goal was achieved, there was no need to continue living under an alias.