Chapter 153. Due to Ascend?
Why was Futsu Mitama motionless?
Raiden Makoto, Raiden Ei, and Yae Miko looked at Futsu Mitama, a hint of strangeness in their eyes, not quite understanding what was going on.
But for Futsu Mitama, everything before him was too profound.
He could clearly see everything that happened in the past Inazuma.
And, Futsu Mitama vaguely had a feeling that if he fully unleashed his power, would he travel back to the past?
Or rather... travel back to the past Inazuma, to the time when it was swallowed by the Abyssal Tide, and Inazuma's entire high-end combat force was wiped out?
This premonition was very strong, because the moment Futsu Mitama planted the Sacred Sakura, or rather, the moment he came into contact with Istaroth's authority, he comprehended a new ability.
Unlike the conscious comprehension gained from the Geo Archon's, Electro Archon's, and Dendro Archons Inheritances, this comprehension was extremely subtle.
The moment he obtained the Sacred Sakura seed and came into contact with Istaroth's Power of Time within it, a thought suddenly popped into Futsu Mitama's mind.
That was... it seems I can also use the Power of Time!
The Power of Time here not only included time dialysis, but also Time Stop and Time Travel.
Thinking this, Futsu Mitama forcibly closed his eyes. He did not continue to look at the constantly flickering past scenes of Inazuma before him.
After a while, Futsu Mitama finally opened his eyes and saw Raiden Ei's slightly worried gaze.
"What did you see?"
Raiden Makoto was curious about what Futsu Mitama had seen. He had been motionless just now, then directly closed his eyes.
So Raiden Makoto suspected that Futsu Mitama had seen something, which was why he had closed his eyes.
At the same time, Raiden Makoto also felt a bit strange.
Logically speaking, such a situation shouldn't occur.
Although the Sacred Sakura seed was surrounded by the Power of Time, this power should not be enough to affect Futsu Mitama.
Because no matter what, Futsu Mitama's strength had reached the Demon God Realm, and he wouldn't be affected by this power.
Yae Miko did not speak, because Raiden Makoto had already said what she wanted to say, so she just had to wait quietly for Futsu Mitama's reply.
"...The past of Inazuma."
Futsu Mitama slowly recounted everything he had just seen, and he also explained.
He seemed to have gained the ability to Time Travel and Time Stop.
To be honest, Futsu Mitama was still in a state of confusion, because just by touching the Sacred Sakura seed, he had gained the ability to Time Travel and Time Stop.
Is this reasonable? This is not reasonable at all!
But he had indeed gained it. Futsu Mitama was now in a subtle mood that he didn't know how to describe.
"Is this normal?"
Raiden Ei looked at her older sister and Miko, she directly gave up thinking and prepared to seek answers.
Whether it was the previous Sacred Sakura, or the abilities Futsu Mitama had gained now, and the scenes he had seen, all of it overloaded Raiden Ei's brain.
Just touching a Sacred Sakura seed and gaining the ability to Time Travel and Time Stop, this was too outrageous.
"Not normal."
Yae Miko retorted, looking at Futsu Mitama with great surprise, clearly wondering what kind of monster he was.
Raiden Makoto fell into a brief contemplation. She looked deeply at Futsu Mitama, then shook her head slightly and said.
"I'm not too sure, because regarding this matter, unless 'she' did it intentionally—"
"There's also a possibility that your comprehension is astonishing, and you... wait."
Suddenly, Raiden Makoto seemed to have thought of a possibility. She pursed her lips and looked at Futsu Mitama with some shock.
"?"
Futsu Mitama tilted his head, not understanding why Raiden Makoto was suddenly looking at him with such shock.
"Mitama... do you have your own authority now?"
Raiden Makoto spoke, as if to verify her inner conjecture, directly asking Futsu Mitama if he had his own authority.
Raiden Ei and Yae Miko looked at Makoto somewhat strangely, because wasn't it common knowledge that Futsu Mitama didn't have authority?
This was a normal situation. Theoretically, a human reaching the Demon God Realm would not possess authority like an Archon.
After all, Archons' authority was innate; they possessed it from birth.
Although Futsu Mitama possessed Demon God power, he did not have Demon God authority, yet his current strength was stronger than most Demon Gods.
Even Aila only mastered the authority of thunder and shadow with the help of Chat Group items when she fused with Black Aila.
"No, I don't."
Futsu Mitama shook his head; he didn't feel any power of authority within his body.
Regarding authority, Futsu Mitama had already understood through Aila and Black Aila that authority was an extremely powerful force.
During the Archon War, apart from a few Demon Gods who were inherently very strong, most Demon Gods relied on the power of authority to clash with each other.
Guizhong's death in the Archon War was partly due to her weak strength, and partly because her authority did not have much effect on beings of the same Demon God Realm.
Therefore, if possible, Futsu Mitama also wanted to acquire his own authority, but unfortunately, he did not.
Although Futsu Mitama now relied on the Geo Archon's and Electro Archon's Inheritances to be considered one of the top powerhouses in the Demon God Realm.
But the Archon's Inheritance would also reach its limit in his hands, and the daily sign-in experience of the group members also needed to be accumulated little by little to gradually strengthen him.
But what if, yes, Futsu Mitama wanted to say what if, if he faced an enemy that he had to go all out against, but was just a little short of defeating.
Futsu Mitama, without authority, was at a disadvantage in a certain sense.
Therefore, Futsu Mitama still quite wanted authority, but the Chat Group just wouldn't give it to him. As a human, Futsu Mitama would have to follow the path of Aila and Black Aila to gain authority.
But this situation carries high risks, and the authorities gained are relatively scattered. Even if those authorities are made complete—
It's unclear whether those authorities can ultimately bring Futsu Mitama a power boost. If the authority gained is like Guizhong's control over sand and dust—
Then forget it, Futsu Mitama felt it was better for him not to have authority.
After all, not everyone is as lucky as Aila. Aila gained the authority to wield thunder, while Black Aila gained the authority of shadow.
These two authorities are extremely useful, whether for attack or support.
Sometimes Futsu Mitama even envies Aila; her luck is truly good.
In the group, perhaps only Klee could compare with Aila in terms of luck.
After all, Klee's luck is truly good; even if she doesn't sign in for items, the experience she gains is a lot, A LOT.
Therefore, Futsu Mitama loved Klee! She was simply his lucky star! Not only could she consistently produce good items, but the experience she gained was also unimaginably vast.
Klee alone was equivalent to the experience gained by three group members signing in.
"None?" Raiden Makoto was silent for a moment, then she smiled and said. "Then there's only one possibility, and that is that your talent, Futsu Mitama, is astonishing."
"But this is also quite normal, because your talent, Futsu Mitama, is much more terrifying than I imagined. After all, your ability to comprehend the Inheritances of the three Archons in a short period already shows how terrifying you are."
Hearing these words, Futsu Mitama, Raiden Ei, and Yae Miko all fell silent.
Raiden Ei and Yae Miko felt that Makoto was right; they naturally knew how monstrous Futsu Mitama's talent was.
Futsu Mitama, however, knew that this wasn't his talent. When he first looked at the Inheritances of the three Archons, he was also completely bewildered.
Later, as time passed little by little, he slowly comprehended the tricks and abilities within. Although this 'slow comprehension' was already very, very fast in the eyes of others.
Later, as his strength grew, Futsu Mitama's horizons broadened, and those things he should have comprehended, he naturally learned.
But the situation just now was different. Futsu Mitama had a premonition that this wasn't something he had learned naturally.
It was a rather strange feeling that made Futsu Mitama quite concerned, but since Raiden Makoto also didn't know, he could only go find old man Morax.
It just so happened that the Sumeru matter had also come to an end; it was time to hand everything over to Nahida.
Although she was still just a 500-year-old loli, as the modern Dendro Archon, she couldn't be lazy!
"Alright, alright, let's leave the Plane of Euthymia first. I also want to see what Inazuma is like now."
Raiden Makoto stretched, deciding to leave the Plane of Euthymia and see what changes Inazuma had undergone.
After planting the Sacred Sakura, Raiden Makoto also completely breathed a sigh of relief. This way, Inazuma's hidden dangers were completely gone.
At the very least, Inazuma would be able to develop peacefully for a hundred years. As for what variables might arise after a hundred years, that was not something she could know.
Because no matter how clever she was, she couldn't foresee unexpected situations, for example, now—
500 years ago, when she was dying in Khaenri'ah, she never thought she would be resurrected and return to Inazuma.
"Mm."
Raiden Ei also nodded. She was also eager to go with Makoto to see the current Inazuma.
"Then I..."
Futsu Mitama, on the other hand, planned to return to Sumeru, because Raiden Makoto's matter was resolved, and he also had to resolve the matters in Sumeru.
Although, later on, everything would be handed over to Nahida and the Akademiya Scholars to resolve, since he had become the Acting Dendro Archon, he couldn't slack off for too long. He had to finish handling some important matters, right?
Furthermore, with Raiden Makoto having just been resurrected, Futsu Mitama felt that Raiden Ei must have countless things she wanted to say to her older sister.
Futsu Mitama felt he should vacate this private space.
"Hehehehe~ Don't think of escaping."
Yae Miko grabbed Futsu Mitama. She seemed to have seen that Futsu Mitama was planning to leave. She said with a smile.
"The three generations of Electro Archons inspecting Inazuma together is a big deal. And... if they truly want to talk, they'll surely wait until evening, not now."
Futsu Mitama looked at Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei, who nodded slightly, indicating that there was no problem.
Seeing this scene, Futsu Mitama naturally didn't say anything more, only agreeing to it, and then followed them out of the Plane of Euthymia.
Within the Plane of Euthymia, the Sacred Sakura planted by Futsu Mitama now stood tall, with no signs of disappearing.
—
On the other side, Raiden Ei led everyone out of the Plane of Euthymia. Yae Miko took out a talisman and threw it out.
"Are you going to notify the heads of the Tri-Commission that the matter is over?"
Raiden Makoto spoke, she clearly knew what Yae Miko had done in Inazuma.
"Mm, if we continue to be overly vigilant, it might become a disguised Sakoku Decree."
Yae Miko nodded, she stretched and looked at Raiden Makoto, chuckling.
"And... it's also time for you to meet Kujou Sara and Kamisato Ayato, these capable people of Inazuma. Hiiragi Chisato is not as good as the two, but no one better can be found than her."
Raiden Makoto looked at Yae Miko with a playful smile and said.
"I just resurrected, and you already want me to work?"
Raiden Makoto saw through Yae Miko's little scheme at a glance. Meeting the heads of the Tri-Commission now was naturally to announce her resurrection.
And then it would be time to hand over power.
No, it shouldn't be called handing over power, but rather handing over most of the miscellaneous tasks to Raiden Makoto to handle.
As for the current Raiden Shogun and Raiden Ei, they could do whatever they wanted.
With Raiden Makoto handling Inazuma's political affairs, Raiden Shogun and Raiden Ei would probably be able to indulge even more in martial arts and sweets.
Raiden Shogun liked martial arts, while Raiden Ei preferred sweets more.
For this, Raiden Shogun even expressed different views, for example, that sweets, apart from providing energy, were a meaningless activity.
Martial arts were the cornerstone of eternity; strong martial arts could make Inazuma better.
But Raiden Ei very seriously stated that martial arts were necessary, but desserts were also very much needed.
Desserts could bring her happy emotions, allowing her martial arts to progress even further.
Then Raiden Shogun crashed, not understanding why sweets could make her 'inner' martial arts progress further.
Therefore, the two sides argued endlessly over this topic.
But now that Raiden Makoto had resurrected, Raiden Shogun and Raiden Ei could also engage in a spar around this topic.
At that time, whether it would be the victory of martial arts or the victory of desserts, it would be unknown.
"This isn't work, oh~"
Yae Miko looked at Raiden Makoto and chuckled.
"It's your responsibility. Back then, you said nothing and threw the responsibility to Ei. Later, Ei then threw the responsibility to the Shogun, and the Shogun knew nothing, only able to rely on the Tri-Commission you left behind."
"Then I was the one who suffered. Now that you're back, can't you let me relax a bit?"
As Yae Miko spoke, she deliberately wiped away a tear, as if saying how incredibly difficult things had been for her.
Raiden Makoto looked at Yae Miko's appearance and laughed gleefully, but she saw through it without saying anything.
Because Inazuma indeed had a lot of things waiting for her to do next. If all matters were left to Miko to handle, it would indeed be a bit too much for her.
After all, no matter what, Miko was the Guuji of the Grand Narukami Shrine, not The Raiden Shogun of Inazuma.
As for Raiden Shogun and Raiden Ei governing Inazuma—
According to their words, fighting was fine, but asking them to handle those miscellaneous political affairs would be simpler than directly killing them.
But, Raiden Makoto actually felt a bit lazy to deal with it too, because she had noticed that Venti had already retired.
Zhongli was currently processing his retirement. It was estimated that he would make a big move during this Rite of Descension.
Maha Rukkhadevata had even directly handed all matters over to Nahida, calling it a trial for the next generation; as long as no accidents occurred, she would not intervene.
Yet she herself had to take up her post and begin governing Inazuma. Was this not a bit unfair?
Thinking this, Raiden Makoto's gaze fell upon Futsu Mitama, feeling that this 'Third Raiden Shogun' was also due for ascension.