In the public stream, hundreds of millions of viewers were having the time of their lives.
[Chef Mao: My daughter's really made it—teaching the Raiden Shogun how to cook!]
[Dongsheng: Shame it's not a bit more risqué! Hahaha…]
[Liyue LSP No.1: What are you saying? That innocent type of girl is perfect as is!]
[Xu Liushi: Damn! Straight to jail! This kind of content's criminal!]
[Fengyan: Open up! Millelith delivering warmth and justice!]
[Cecilius: Still, who would've thought—the cold, untouchable Raiden Shogun from legend… doesn't even know how to cook?]
[Sara: Right? I always thought gods were almighty and perfect, but even a deity can stumble over cooking.]
[A-Sheng: For the Geo Lord, who's basically the Stove God, cooking's probably as easy as breathing!]
[Sister Gotlinde: No way—there are gods who can't cook?!]
[Dehya: The Dendro Archon's recipe collection must be the most complete in the world!]
[Mirror Maiden: To make Her Majesty the Tsaritsa cook would be an insult to her divine honor!]
[Liyue LSP No.2: Come on, the Raiden Shogun's that beautiful—forget cooking, I'd lick her boots if she asked!]
[Stone: How many peaches did you eat today, you thirsty beast?]
[Fast-Blade Chen: Just admit you're a tourist from Liyue!]
[Hoffman: But really, don't you guys think this video's dripping with satire?]
[Ninglu: Yeah. The Shogun not only can't cook, but she's arrogant and refuses to learn!]
[Lana: It feels like it's mocking her stubborn personality—criticizing her inability to rule or connect with her people, all under the guise of cooking.]
[Kurisu: Don't even bring it up… business in Inazuma's impossible right now!]
[Kaida Ryoma: The Shogunate's taxes are outrageous. If not for that, Watatsumi Island wouldn't have rebelled. The Vision Hunt Decree was just the spark!]
[A-Kuan: Damn, now that you mention it, this meme video suddenly feels heavy!]
[Yavana: As the saying goes—"The core of every comedy is tragedy."]
After their laughter died down, people across the nations started realizing the deeper meaning behind the parody.
Even the viewers in the VIP stream were beginning to connect the dots.
[Eula: When you look at it that way, the Shogun is a rather domineering god.]
[Rosaria: With a ruler like that, life in Inazuma must be rough.]
[Kamisato Ayaka: Well… the Vision Hunt Decree has indeed deepened our country's divisions.]
[Barbara: Lord Barbatos has always been with us—that's why Mondstadt remains the city of freedom! (hands clasped in prayer)]
[Venti: Uh… about that…]
[Zhongli: From a purely rational perspective, that might be a false proposition. (strokes chin thoughtfully)]
[Lumine: Couldn't agree more!]
[Paimon: Yeah, yeah! Exactly!]
[Madame Ping: So, letting Xiangling teach the Shogun how to cook was meant as a metaphor all along… hehe, quite clever.]
[Xiangling: Master Ping! Please stop saying that! (hands covering blushing face)]
[Cloud Retainer: The God of Thunder could indeed learn from the Lord of Geo—about how to govern properly.]
[Yanfei: To point out the Shogun's flaws so sharply through a cooking video—that's brilliant satire.]
[Collei: Ah, so this was the Dendro Archon's test all along! She truly sees all!]
[The Mishearing Maniac: Dendro Archon??? ∑(O_O;)]
[Collei: N-No! I mean—uh… never mind!]
[Kokomi: Hopefully the Shogun will reflect on this, understand the people's suffering, and revoke the Vision Hunt Decree.]
[Gorou: Yes! May she truly think it over!]
[Arataki Itto: You see that, Kujou Sara? The Vision Hunt Decree's a huge mistake! Return my Vision right now, and this great Arataki Itto might just forgive you! @Kujou Sara]
[Kujou Sara: Get lost!!! (punches the table to splinters)]
Grand Narukami Shrine.
Yae Miko sat gracefully on the wooden steps, chin propped on her hand, a sly smile curling her lips.
"See, my dear Shogun? Everyone's criticizing you now."
@Raiden Shogun
The message had barely been sent when—
BOOM—!
A spatial rift tore open behind her, triple magatama spinning like a Sharingan in overdrive.
A forty-meter blade came crashing down toward her head!
Yae Miko: "Σ(っOДO;)っ!!"
"That idiot Ei—she really came swinging her Musou Isshin?!"
Meanwhile, the stream transitioned into the quiz round.
[Ding! Question: What is Xiangling's nickname?]
A. Master Chef
B. Weapon Queen
C. Stove God
D. Flavors of the Common Folk
[Paimon: Ugh, it's the cursed quiz segment again!]
[Sayu: I refuse to answer this time! Hmph!]
[Lumine: Does Xiangling even have a nickname?]
[Xingqiu: Well, we can definitely rule out Weapon Queen.]
[Mona: Obviously! Nobody would pick that!]
[Bennett: Stove God doesn't sound right either.]
[Sucrose: I saw in the public stream that the Stove God refers to the Geo Lord, um… (pushes up glasses nervously)]
[Kazuha: That leaves two—Master Chef or Flavors of the Common Folk. (rubs chin)]
[Arataki Itto: Hah! Easy! Gotta be Master Chef!]
[Keqing: Xiangling's the head chef of Wanmin Restaurant. The name 'Flavors of the Common Folk' suits her better.]
[Arataki Itto: Fine, then I'll pick that one!]
[Paimon: You flip-flop like a child. Can you stick to one choice?]
[Arataki Itto: What, do I need your permission to choose? The great Arataki Itto picks whatever he wants! (hands on hips triumphantly)]
[Paimon: Hmph! I'm gonna give you the world's ugliest nickname!]
[Arataki Itto: Ha! Try it! Come to Inazuma and say that to my face! Bleh~]
[Kuki Shinobu: Boss, please shut up. You're embarrassing us again! (starts beating him up off-screen)]
[Kuki Shinobu: My apologies, everyone. (bows 90 degrees)]
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