"Th-this gentleman is...?"
Thoma was visibly stunned, looking at the white-haired, fox-eared young man who emerged from the sun and moon cup.
Ever since they started at Komore Teahouse, he had noticed Lumine holding onto a Liyue-style teacup.
And this young man... Thoma seemed to have seen him a few days ago on Ritou?
"Oh, he's the Cup God; just wipe this cup, and he'll appear to grant you three wishes."
Lumine, after a sudden scare from Yun Xu's appearance, calmed down and responded with a hint of annoyance.
"Huh? Me?"
Yun Xu pointed at himself, bewildered.
He had heard the Shirasagi Himegimi's request earlier, which involved fulfilling three small wishes.
Was Lumine just dumping this on him?
"Uh... Thoma, do we have a new guest?"
From behind the screen, the Shirasagi Himegimi, unaware of what was happening, couldn't help but ask Thoma.
"Yes, Demoiselle..."
Thoma hadn't expected a new guest to suddenly appear, but he still answered.
"By the way, Yun Xu, you said earlier that you could meet the Raiden Shogun?"
Lumine took this opportunity to confirm with Yun Xu.
"Ah, I can't guarantee it, but there is a way we can try."
Yun Xu scratched his head.
He wasn't sure if Yae Miko would help him meet the Raiden Shogun, but at least she had hinted several times that she wanted Yun Xu to go to Tenshukaku.
"Uh... maybe you should come out first..."
Paimon couldn't help but suggest, looking at Yun Xu's upper body sticking out of the sun and moon cup.
Hearing this, Yun Xu immediately climbed out of the sun and moon cup, holding the curled-up Lime, and landed next to Lumine.
"May I ask... what is this gentleman's name?"
Hearing Yun Xu's words, the Shirasagi Himegimi behind the screen couldn't help but ask.
"Just call me Yun Xu... Uh, speaking of which, who is she again? Lumine, why am I here?"
Yun Xu replied, but then, feeling a bit confused, he turned to Lumine for confirmation.
Why was his sun and moon cup in Lumine's hands again?
Had she secretly left some mark on the sun and moon cup?
"She's the Shirasagi Himegimi, the Demoiselle of the Kamisato Family, as the people call her."
Paimon briefly explained to Yun Xu.
Yun Xu had no impression of this; when he came to Inazuma City, he only met Kirara and Yae Miko, and hadn't bothered to gather any information himself.
"Traveler, and Mr. Yun Xu, I am very sorry. I did not mean to make things difficult. The three small wishes are merely to ask you to witness the suffering the people are enduring now that the Vision Hunt Decree has been issued."
The Shirasagi Himegimi understood the meaning behind Lumine's introduction of Yun Xu and explained her intentions.
"The Vision Hunt Decree..."
Yun Xu mumbled softly.
Compared to the Shirasagi Himegimi, Yun Xu was somewhat aware of this, having inquired about it with the Wanmin Association people on Ritou earlier.
Unlike the Sakoku Decree, which had been in effect for several years, the Vision Hunt Decree was only issued last year, its purpose being to confiscate the Visions of Inazuma's people.
However, this had little to do with ordinary citizens, so they didn't pay much attention to it.
"..."
Lumine hesitated at her words.
Although she didn't come to Inazuma to rebel, as a golden-haired Adventurer known for her warmth and kindness, it was truly difficult to refuse such a request.
Moreover, she also wanted to know what consequences the Vision Hunt Decree had brought.
"Sigh... Every time I go to a new country, I get caught up in some major incident..."
Lumine finally sighed softly, exchanged glances with the person next to her, and then nodded.
"Alright, I agree."
Then Lumine agreed.
Hearing this, Yun Xu, who was beside her, reached out and touched Lumine's forehead.
"Huh... not hot either..."
"Never mind, Yingying, do whatever you want."
Yun Xu could only shrug, not interfering with Lumine's decision.
"Thank you very much for trusting me, Traveler."
The Shirasagi Himegimi behind the screen thanked Lumine.
Afterward, the Shirasagi Himegimi explained the content of the three small wishes, which involved three individuals whose Visions had been taken during the Vision Hunt Decree.
After their Visions were taken, strange phenomena appeared on all three of them.
'The Visions, after being taken, are embedded in the Statue of the Omnipresent God in front of Tenshukaku...'
Yun Xu's eyes lit up slightly upon learning this information.
Afterward, although he followed Lumine and her companions to Konda Village to check on the first of the three small wishes, Yun Xu was absent-minded and didn't pay too much attention.
However, he still generally understood the situation after a Vision was taken: as a vessel for wishes, those who lost their Visions would also lose their wishes, including related memories.
Therefore, this samurai guarding Konda Village forgot why he had to stay in Konda Village.
However, after much effort, Lumine, using the diary and letters he had left behind, temporarily made him abandon the idea of leaving Konda Village, though he still couldn't remember who the person he was waiting for in Konda Village, as mentioned in the letter, actually was.
After leaving this samurai of Konda Village, Yun Xu followed Lumine and her companions back to Inazuma City and found another samurai of the Tenryou Commission.
His situation was similar to the samurai guarding Konda Village; after losing his Vision, he forgot many things, and was even mistakenly believed by the populace to have embezzled the relief grain distributed by the Shogunate.
But the final result of Lumine's investigation was that the Shogunate had not distributed any relief grain at all; this Tenryou Commission samurai had been using his own salary to buy food and distribute it to the people in the name of relief grain.
At this point, the first two of the Shirasagi Himegimi's three small wishes were clear; the suffering caused by the loss of Visions indeed made Lumine feel a pang of pity.
However, by then, it was already late, and Lumine could only wait until tomorrow to see the third person.
"By the way, Yun Xu, you mentioned earlier that you could take us to meet the Raiden Shogun, is that true?"
At a restaurant named Shimura's, Lumine was enjoying Inazuma cuisine when she suddenly remembered this point and asked.
"Mhm, I met a big Youko in Inazuma; she seems quite familiar with the Raiden Shogun, so asking her might allow us to meet the Raiden Shogun."
Yun Xu nodded and explained.
"That's great! Tomorrow, after we complete the Shirasagi Himegimi's third wish, I'll ask you to see if you can take us to meet the Raiden Shogun."
Lumine's eyes lit up, and she immediately patted Yun Xu's shoulder.
If possible, she didn't want to rebel with the Shirasagi Himegimi; after all, that would make her an enemy of the Raiden Shogun.
"Alright, I'll try tomorrow."
Yun Xu nodded and agreed.
Just like that, the three, full and satisfied, left the restaurant together.
None of them had a place to stay, so they found a secluded corner together and hid their Serenitea Pot and sun and moon cup in the roadside greenery.
Then Yun Xu bid farewell to Lumine and Paimon, and they each returned to their respective outdoor spaces.
But after a while, Yun Xu, transformed back into a white fox, secretly slipped out of the sun and moon cup.
"Hehe, the Statue of the Omnipresent God is placed outside Tenshukaku..."
"I've never actually tried using a Vision to refine elixirs, hehehe..."
Yun Xu put away the sun and moon cup, covered his mouth, and revealed a foxy smile.
Then, under the moonlight, Yun Xu leaped onto a nearby rooftop and headed towards Tenshukaku...