Hearing this, Raiden Ei's pupils shrank, and she blurted out almost subconsciously, "No! I want my sister. I will do anything!"
Hearing the answer she wanted, Lumine nodded in satisfaction. Things were progressing with unexpected smoothness!
"Mmm~, since you've agreed, then you must complete my three wish... tasks!"
"Can you accept?"
"I can! Just name the tasks! As long as I can revive my sister, I will do anything!"
Ei replied without the slightest hesitation.
Forget three tasks, even three hundred tasks would be nothing! With her power, there was nothing on this continent that could stop her!
Seeing Ei's unhesitating reply, Lumine revealed a wicked smile, her scheme successful.
Under Raiden Ei's confused and puzzled gaze, she suddenly pulled out a piece of paper.
When Raiden Ei saw this paper, her gaze sharpened, and the people in the livestream were stunned.
[Wandering the Mortal Realm: Is that... my contract?]
[Hellish Blizzard: Why does Lumine have Old Man Zhongli's contract? And it's blank?]
[Crash Specialist: Is this contract important?]
[Silly Girl: That's not the issue, is it? The issue is why Zhongli also looks so shocked? Did you not know?]
[Lord of the World: I think I've guessed whose handiwork this is...]
[God's Tongue: Eh? Don't tell me it's that person?]
[Wandering the Mortal Realm: Aigh~, it seems I must go have tea with an old friend.]
[Shinobu Who Loves Her Sister: I knew it.]
......
"A contract from Rex Lapis? Why do you have such a thing? Traveler, don't tell me you...!"
Before Raiden Ei's disbelieving eyes, her name slowly appeared on the contract.
"Hehehe, now I don't have to worry about you backing out!"
Lumine put away the contract, looking cheerfully at Raiden Ei.
Seeing Lumine like this, Ei grit her teeth slightly. To think that she, one of the Seven Archons, would be tricked by a traveler!
However, Ei also breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, the hope in her eyes growing more and more obvious.
To actually make her sign a contract, this meant the rumors of Lumine possessing the ability to revive others were true!
Thinking this, the longing and hope in Ei's eyes grew even stronger. She couldn't wait to see her sister and her friends again!
"Tell me, what are your three tasks?"
"Don't be in such a hurry. You've waited all these years, a little longer won't hurt, right?"
Seeing Ei's anxious look, Lumine became even more composed.
Hearing this, Ei almost pulled the Musou Isshin from her chest and struck Lumine down. How could this be the same?
The whole reason she hid herself away in the Plane of Euthymia and forged her body into a puppet was to maintain Eternity, wasn't it?
Now that there was a chance to revive her sister, she was being told not to rush? Did Lumine think that just because she hadn't drawn her blade in so many years, she had forgotten how?
Ei stared at Lumine, carefully considering where to strike. But ultimately, she couldn't make up her mind. If Lumine died, her sister couldn't be revived!
Ei's gaze made Lumine's scalp tingle. She was staring at her like one would appraise livestock, as if picking out the freshest cut of meat!
"Ahem, in that case, I'll state the first task."
Lumine coughed twice and, ignoring Ei's strange gaze, braced herself and spoke.
"My first task is to have you abolish Inazuma's Sakoku Decree and Vision Hunt Decree."
As soon as Lumine finished speaking, a monstrous amount of Electro energy burst from Ei. Immediately after, she seemed to crash, becoming completely still once more.
"Uh? Is the Raiden Shogun inside her fighting for the account?"
Watching Ei's strange movements, Lumine guessed that the Raiden Shogun inside her was fighting with Ei for control of the body. After all, her last sentence was basically a disco dance on the Raiden Shogun's personal minefield.
After all, when Ei created the Shogun, the most important directive she gave was to manage Inazuma properly. Now Lumine comes in and wants to abolish the Sakoku and Vision Hunt Decrees. The Raiden Shogun was probably already thinking about how to eliminate her.
And the truth was just as Lumine thought. In Raiden Ei's Plane of Euthymia, two 'Raiden Eis' were currently facing each other down.
"What are you doing? Why are you stopping me? Do you also want to abolish the Sakoku Decree and the Vision Hunt Decree?"
The Raiden Shogun on the left looked coldly at the Raiden Ei on the right. This was a rule set by her creator personally, ordering her to protect Inazuma. Now, just because of an outsider's words, she wanted to abolish the Sakoku and Vision Hunt Decrees. How utterly foolish!
"No. I just want to revive my sister and the others, even if it means going against 'my own' will!"
The Raiden Ei on the right had a face full of longing. The momentous task of reviving her sister was at hand. Anyone who dared to stand in her way was her enemy—even 'herself'!
Seeing Ei's determination, the Raiden Shogun said nothing, but simply raised the naginata in her hand and pointed it at Raiden Ei.
In response, Raiden Ei also summoned her naginata and slowly walked toward the Raiden Shogun.
The two of them fought back and forth, but ultimately, no winner could be decided.
Raiden Ei had set the Shogun's strength to be identical to her own, precisely to stop herself from doing anything foolish. But now, that very setting had become her greatest obstacle.
Although Ei's longing for her sister generated immense destructive power, it also caused her to make frequent mistakes in battle, putting her at a disadvantage.
After an unknown amount of time, as the two were separated in a standoff, a pink light descended, and Lumine's figure suddenly appeared.
"Hmm? Traveler? How did you get here? And that light just now... was that Miko? I see."
Seeing Lumine's figure appear beside her, Ei guessed that it was likely Yae Miko's doing.
"Ei, I'm here to help you!"
Lumine had just opened her eyes when she saw the scene before her and understood what was happening.
Just as Ei had thought, Yae Miko had come to the Tenshukaku and used her power to successfully smuggle Lumine into Ei's Plane of Euthymia.
[Silly Girl: So this is the Plane of Euthymia? It looks so desolate. How did Ei live here alone for five hundred years?]
[I Am Just a Passerby: It's truly impressive. As a woman, to be able to live here day in and day out for years requires incredible willpower!]
[Flat Face: Is that Eternity really so important?]
[Mad Love for Hashirama: It's not that Eternity is important. This Raiden Ei probably doesn't even know what Eternity is. She's just maintaining the phenomenon.]
[Shinobu Who Loves Her Sister: Eternity~ Does eternity truly exist in the world?]
[Hellish Blizzard: Ei probably couldn't bear it because all her loved ones passed away, so she sealed her heart off, right?]
[Lord of the World: Eternity does exist. Isn't my world eternal? Although time passes here, it doesn't make people grow old or mature, unless you add a specific mod for growth.]
[I Love Frying Pans: If you put it that way, couldn't that be considered... eternal life, in a sense?]
[Shinobu Who Loves Her Sister: Eh?]
[Shinobu Who Loves Her Sister: So you're saying... I'm already immortal?]
[Her Highness Ai: Speaking of which, my world seems to be like that too. The concept of time is completely muddled, which is probably why I don't grow up, right?]
[Silly Girl: That actually makes sense!]