"It is not entirely unrelated to me, you know."
With that, Yae Miko changed the subject. "You were able to enter the space again. Logically, the time interval should have been very short, but the fierce battle inside lasted for several hundred years, am I correct?"
"If I am not mistaken, Traveler, you must have done exactly as I said—kept reciting your wish in your heart all along."
Lumine nodded. "Of course. Is there a problem?"
Yae Miko said, "Back then, I sensed Ei's location and also noticed that time inside was abnormal. If time is also one of the elements we are pursuing, then knowing only the location is not enough."
[Paimon: This is so complicated. I do not understand it at all.]
[Furina: Given your intelligence, Paimon, is it not normal not to understand?]
[Ningguang: It is indeed normal not to understand. However, this experience reminds me of the God of Time recorded in an ancient text.]
[Lumine: The God of Time?]
[Ningguang: The God of Time wields the power of time. Planting a seed from the future into the past is not a difficult thing for her.]
[Paimon: Then is there a God of Time? Is she not the Electro Archon?]
[Lumine: Ningguang means that Makoto may have received help from the God of Time.]
[Zhongli: The authority of a god is not limited to a single element. Wielding the power of time and the power of lightning are not mutually exclusive.]
"Fortunately, thanks to your completed will, you ultimately arrived at that convergence of all wishes—the very moment when victory was most likely."
"In the end, you were able to help Ei. Everyone's efforts were indispensable. I truly must thank you this time."
Paimon looked half-comprehending. "Does that mean it was no accident that we encountered this final battle? That we were bound to witness it?"
Ei also said, "I originally thought the flow of time inside and outside the space was the same. So when the Traveler appeared again, I was very shocked. At that moment, I thought perhaps Inazuma had suffered a great disaster. But it turned out you came to save me, came for me, and helped me achieve the best possible ending."
"Thank you both. You have done so much for me, and I will always remember it."
Yae Miko looked at Ei. "Ei, how do you feel now?"
Ei nodded. "My body has fully recovered. The Shogun's will is no longer opposing mine."
[Lumine: How is the Shogun now?]
[Raiden Shogun: I will fulfill my promise and abide by the outcome of that battle. Therefore, I choose not to oppose any longer.]
[Ei: Everything is fine. I can also make up for my mistakes ahead of time.]
[Lumine: Teppei will no longer have a reason to become a soldier.]
[Sangonomiya Kokomi: Is that not all for the best? War causes too much harm to the people.]
Yae Miko chuckled. "Physical condition is certainly important, but what I really want to know is—have you calmed your emotions?"
"You encountered Makoto's consciousness, did you not?"
Ei was visibly moved. She looked up at the sky. "I only heard her voice. That does not count as meeting her. It is fine. I am just a little nostalgic. I have already decided to keep moving forward."
"However, this experience has only made me more convinced that Makoto was truly remarkable. She anticipated all the future possibilities for Inazuma back then."
"Even my own immaturity was calculated by her. That Inazuma has come this far is also thanks to her."
[Paimon: If only Makoto could appear in the livestream.]
[Ningguang: The livestream can play future scenes. Why can it not connect to the past?]
[System: The livestream can connect to the past. Makoto can also appear in the livestream.]
[Ei: What price must I pay?]
[System: The price is not paid by you, but by everyone. The future has not yet happened; it is only a possibility. But the past, if altered by any factors, will cause drastic changes to the current Teyvat. Many people and many things would suddenly disappear. Inazuma might face unpredictable crises.]
[Ei: ...]
[Ei: I give up. I cannot, for my own selfish reasons, make the people of Inazuma bear the consequences for me again.]