Chapter 137

Yaeko Kamisato: "Ah, my dear friend is throwing a tantrum like a child—so frustrating."

【Toma came to see Su Bai and handed him a letter from the Kamisato clan head.】

【Su Bai glanced through it briefly; it appeared to be an invitation from Kamisato Ayato.】

【Without hesitation, Su Bai followed Toma to Inazuma, where the sakoku decree was being enforced.】

【But upon arriving at the Kamisato residence, before even meeting Kamisato Ayato, Su Bai was dragged off by the enthusiastic Kamisato Ayaka to play go.】

【"Check."】

【Kamisato Ayaka's ethereal voice interrupted Su Bai's thoughts.】

【Ayaka tilted her head slightly, her expression tinged with curiosity: "What's wrong, Great Sage?"】

【"You can't even beat me anymore?"】

【"Huh?" Su Bai blinked, then laughed: "Young Lady Kamisato's go skills have improved tremendously these past few years—I can't keep up."】

【"Great Sage, you're just flattering me—you were clearly distracted a moment ago."】

【"Yes, mainly because the Kamisato clan head invited me, saying there was urgent business to discuss—but I haven't seen Ayato yet..."】

【Su Bai smiled awkwardly.】

【But he understood very well what lay behind all this.】

【The letter bore Kamisato Ayato's signature, but the actual sender was Kamisato Ayaka.】

【In recent years, many of the Kamisato clan's affairs have been taken over by Kamisato Ayaka.】

【As the Great Sage of Sumeru, Su Bai had a good relationship with Kamisato Ayato.】

【He had been invited to visit the Kamisato residence several years ago.】

【At that time, he had performed several minor divinations for Kamisato Ayaka—all of which came true.】

【Since then, Kamisato Ayaka had held him in deep admiration.】

【This invitation was extended because Inazuma's current situation was in chaos, and Kamisato Ayaka hoped Su Bai's divinations could guide her toward a solution.】

Paimon: "Eh! Young Lady Ayaka's 'Check' was so lovely—I bet Su Bai here intentionally lost just to hear that 'Check' again."

Kamisato Ayaka: "Pfft, Mr. Su Bai isn't that dull."

Yaeko Kamisato: "I have the right to suspect that the Kamisato clan's young lady is abusing her position, fabricating excuses to bring Su Bai from Sumeru into Inazuma."

Sangonomiya Kokomi: "Kamisato Ayaka must have been captivated by Mr. Su Bai since their first meeting years ago, and now she's finally found a good reason to lure him from Sumeru to Inazuma."

Kamisato Ayaka: "Eh? What are you talking about?"

Paimon: "Young Lady Ayaka has always been exceptional since childhood—she naturally admires powerful individuals. Su Bai once performed divinations for her and utterly won her over, plus his appearance is striking and his status exalted—so it's perfectly understandable that a young maiden would develop romantic feelings."

Kamisato Ayaka: "Paimon, you're talking nonsense again."

Su Bai: "You brat, what do you mean by 'striking appearance'?"

Paimon: "I'm saying you're handsome—you've got a face that steals girls' souls."

Yuan Shang: "I get the feeling this little thing is calling Su Ye a pretty boy."

Su Bai: "....."

【Kamisato Ayaka noticed Su Bai had no interest in playing go.】

【She decided to reveal the full truth to him.】

【"I suspect the Great Sage already guessed it was me, pretending to be my brother, who invited you."】

【Kamisato Ayaka lowered her eyes, blushing as she asked.】

【"Mm!" Su Bai did not evade—he replied firmly: "I also know why you summoned me."】

【"Ah, of course—the Great Sage who can divine the future can't be fooled." Kamisato Ayaka laughed.】

【She felt, overall, quite pleased.】

【But then she added, troubled: "Over the past year, since Inazuma enacted the sakoku decree and the Eye-Snatching Edict, this land has grown more chaotic by the day."】

【"The reports we submit to the General through the Shogunate have vanished without a trace."】

【"Ah..."】

【Kamisato Ayaka sighed—rarely: "I suspect the Tenryou Commission never delivered our reports to the General."】

【"You also suspect the Tenryou Commission is exploiting the chaos in Inazuma to enrich themselves."】

【"And the Kanshō Commission is embezzling public funds for private gain."】

【Su Bai said calmly.】

【Since stepping onto Inazuman soil, he had already noticed all these problems.】

【Of course, the Fatui had played a major role in creating this situation.】

【The Kanshō Commission and the Tenryou Commission had long been on the same boat as the Fatui.】

【Especially the Tenryou Commission, which handles report delivery—its head is a fanatic admirer of the Unseen One, believing that if the General unleashed divine lightning, the Fatui would vanish like ants.】

【This arrogant, blind worship has made him even more reckless in collaborating with the Fatui.】

【Su Bai refrained from cooperating with the current Shogunate because Kamisato Ayato and Kamisato Ayaka were too difficult to deceive.】

【One misstep, and he'd be exposed.】

【"Mm!" Kamisato Ayaka nodded repeatedly, acting like a fangirl before Su Bai.】

【"It's so hard—the people of Inazuma are suffering terribly."】

【"For various reasons, the Kujou Island faction has already formed a rebel army against the General."】

【"I want the Great Sage to divine for me—where is the turning point that will break this deadlock?"】

【The Kujou Island rebels?】

【Su Bai knew perfectly well.】

【They were a crucial role in the divination.】

They will be the guinea pigs for this Evil Eye experiment.

"Hmm..."

Su Bai rose, went to the courtyard, and looked up at the night sky.

Kamisato Ayaka gazed at Su Bai's back, her eyes flowing with tender warmth.

Handsome looks are not that important.

In Kamisato Ayaka's eyes, Su Bai's various abilities that differed from ordinary people made her deeply fascinated.

Otherwise, how could he serve as the Grand Sage in Sumeru?

Such a status in Inazuma would be one equal to Yae Miko.

This is enough to show just how outstanding Su Bai's abilities are.

"Sigh..."

Unfortunately, Su Bai's final sigh made Kamisato Ayaka's heart tighten slightly.

"What's wrong, Grand Sage? Did you see something bad?"

Kamisato Ayaka hurriedly rushed to Su Bai's side.

Su Bai shook his head and said, "When matters reach a certain severity, they will inevitably attract the Shogun's attention."

"When that time comes, everything in Inazuma will become peaceful."

"I can only tell the Yashiro Commission how to protect itself."

Su Bai said softly, "Do not participate in anything; the Tenryou Commission and the Kanjou Commission must have something fishy going on."

"But, these matters will not truly affect the Yashiro Commission; when the time is right, the truth will naturally surface."

This is truly a case of the Dragon King's temple being flooded by a great flood.

Kamisato Ayaka sought out the ringleader who caused chaos in Inazuma to help her calculate Inazuma's future.

And she did so with a look full of affection.

Truly, she is being sold out and still helping the seller count the money.

Yae Miko: "The Young Lady of the Kamisato Clan, this is truly desolate; I am so angry I want to go up and bite Su Bai twice."

Kamisato Ayaka: "Have I been deceived by Mr. Su Bai?"

Sangonomiya Kokomi: "It seems so; you trusted Mr. Su Bai so much, yet he..."

Gorou: "Sigh, Mr. Su Bai is still going to use people from our Watatsumi Island for Evil Eye experiments; I don't know whether to be angry or what to say."

Su Bai: "Something is wrong; you can say I was your enemy when I served as the Grand Sage in my past life, but you cannot say I deceived Kamisato Ayaka. I simply will not tell our plans to those outside the plan."

Kamisato Ayaka: "Mr. Su Bai speaking this way is indeed without fault; after all, we belong to opposing factions, but... but my heart feels uncomfortable..."

Yoimiya: "You trusted Mr. Su Bai so much, only to discover that he is the biggest mastermind behind the scenes."

Kamisato Arataki: "Hahaha, it seems my little sister is safe."