"As expected of you two, you've almost finished dealing with the four warding stones so quickly. Even the last Thunder Manifestation has been defeated by you."
A few days later, Lumine and Paimon, as expected, re-sealed all the warding stones. The Thunder Manifestation that appeared due to the sealing was also defeated by Lumine, and the environment of Seirai Island was no longer as bad as when they first arrived.
However, it was impossible for people to live there in the short term. The Shogunate needed to send people to inspect the situation, and even if the living environment was acceptable, they still needed to be wary of harassment from guys like the Nobushi.
In any case, the problem of Seirai Island was solved. Inazuma had gained another usable territory, and Ei's opportunity to make significant moves had arrived... probably.
"Hehe~ Of course, we solved this level of puzzle in no time."
Paimon proudly puffed out his chest, as if he had solved the problem himself, his face full of smugness.
Lumine gave Paimon a look, not mocking the emergency food that, whenever Lumine was solving a puzzle, would only say things like, "What does this puzzle mean?", "Oh, so that's it!", and "You're so amazing!" from the sidelines.
"During our time on Seirai Island, did anything happen here on Narukami Island, Durandal?"
"What else could have happened? Besides a few things on the Shogunate's side, the city has been very quiet."
The Sangonomiya Shrine rebellion was settled. Durandal didn't know what agreement the Sangonomiya Shrine and the Shogunate had signed; she only knew that the Fatui spy named Nathan had been taken back to the Shogunate's prison.
Not only that, late last night, after receiving intelligence, the Fatui sent several Agents to deal with Nathan in prison, to prevent him from revealing Fatui secrets.
Kujou Sara had anticipated such a move from the Fatui and had her special department, Crow Feather, ambush them in advance. When the Agents infiltrated, they were all apprehended.
Now, the Shogunate has more bargaining chips against the Fatui, and with these Agents, the Fatui have no way to deny it, even if they wanted to.
This time, Kujou Sara couldn't lead the negotiations between the Shogunate and the Fatui. It required someone with enough wisdom to control the situation and suppress the Fatui's arrogance.
Ultimately, Raiden Ei chose Kamisato Ayato, the head of the Shuumatsuban, for this task, asking him to work a bit of overtime to handle the negotiation matters.
Kamisato Ayato accepted the task without complaint. According to the intelligence Durandal gathered, the negotiations were apparently scheduled for tomorrow night.
Heh heh~ I wonder if those Fatui guys will try anything else tonight.
Will they try to break into the prison and eliminate the person, like before, or will they prepare to eliminate the person who gives them the most headaches, which is... Kamisato Ayato?
"Waaah~ So many things, and in your mouth, it's 'nothing happened'?"
Isn't there a whole bunch of things? Paimon felt she had missed out on quite a few exciting scenes, which was a pity.
"So what? Are you planning to personally visit? Do you have any position in the Shogunate? And you want to get involved?"
"That won't do. The Fatui are so cunning; who knows if they'll do something bad. Besides, the head of the Shuumatsuban is Ayaka's brother. Ayaka is our friend, so we should help her."
"Do we still need to take action? Don't forget, the Shuumatsuban was founded by the Shuumatsuban. Do you think the Shuumatsuban only has Sayu? Besides her, there are many other capable members."
"Wuwuwu~ Say something, Lumine."
Paimon, completely at a loss for words, could only turn her gaze to Lumine. What she said wasn't very effective, but what Lumine said was different.
She knew very well that Durandal was very fond of Lumine; as long as she didn't do anything suicidal, Durandal would helplessly choose to forgive her.
"Even if we don't need to help, let's go and check out the situation."
Lumine was quite concerned about this matter. She hadn't forgotten the behavior of the Fatui diplomat in Mondstadt. Although in Liyue Harbor, the Fatui dared not be presumptuous in front of the Qixing, the situation in Inazuma was still unclear.
The former Tenryou Commission and Kanjou Commission clearly had cooperated with the Fatui. Who knows if they still have any hidden chess pieces in Inazuma?
"Let's just consider it visiting a friend. We'll go to the Kamisato Estate. At this time, Ayaka should be home."
"...Alright."
Durandal sighed, put away the paper and pen on the table. The matter she was currently working on was not urgent, so she would go with Lumine.
The group arrived at the Kamisato Estate. The guards at the gate, seeing Durandal and her companions, did not obstruct them. They bowed, then stepped aside to let them enter the Kamisato Estate.
Just as they walked through the main gate, Durandal and her group saw Kamisato Ayaka sitting there resting in the pavilion.
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