"Hello, everyone! As you can see, I am Fujiwara, the head of the Fujiwara Dojo. Have you all understood what consultant Kaedehara just told you?"
"Understood! Understood!"
The few people nodded frantically like pecking chicks. Seeing this, Kazuha put away his katana with satisfaction, while Fujiwara suddenly dropped her smile.
"Since you understand, then why aren't you rolling out! Are you waiting for me to invite you to dinner?!"
"We're going! We're going!"
The few people scrambled away from the Fujiwara Dojo, and only after they completely disappeared from sight did Fujiwara resume her previous smile.
"Hehe, what did I tell you? It definitely worked, right!"
"Uh… generally speaking, I don't think they were attracted by what you wrote on the bulletin board."
"Is that so? But it doesn't matter. We've injured the disciples of Chujo Itto-ryu. No matter how they react, we're going to be famous."
"Hmm… indeed."
Kazuha nodded. Many people on the roadside had witnessed what just happened. After all, there's no shortage of onlookers in this world.
So, it was completely impossible for Chujo Itto-ryu to conceal it. They would have to pay a visit.
As for whether it would be with good intentions or ill intent, that was completely irrelevant, because the name Fujiwara had already spread.
Good intentions would mean the other party conceded. A mainstream Inazuma dojo conceding, what does that mean? It means the Fujiwara Dojo is strong, and Chujo Itto-ryu doesn't want to make an enemy of them.
And if they came to cause trouble, then just deal with it. No matter how powerful you are, can you be more powerful than Shiki?
No matter what, the Fujiwara side had the advantage. They had been racking their brains on how to make a name for themselves, as they didn't like the feeling of stepping on others to climb up.
But you can't stop people from eagerly throwing themselves under your feet!
Fujiwara and Kazuha were just thinking about how to build a ladder, and then someone just built one for them while they were getting a drink of water.
Ah, life is unpredictable, like a pig's large intestine wrapping a small one.
...
"Ouch!"
At the entrance of the Ketsuroku Onmyo Bureau's Domain, Paimon was once again thrown to the ground by the Domain.
"Hey, look at how clumsy Paimon is!"
"Traveler! I'm your best companion and guide, how can you talk about me like that?!"
Xinyan ignored Paimon and the Traveler's daily bickering and turned to look at Shiki Taishou, who was floating in the air.
"Shiki Taishou, how do you feel?"
"Collecting the rubbings made me recall many things, most of which align with what Miss Ryougi said. If Miss Ryougi hadn't enlightened me beforehand, then a Shiki Taishou managing so many monsters would certainly arouse suspicion."
"And suspicion is the most powerful enemy. Even if the truth is clarified later, the DMG caused cannot be undone," Shiki Taishou said.
"That's true. By the way, what do you plan to do after you've collected all the rubbings?" Xinyan asked curiously.
"Me?" Shiki Taishou thought for a long time but still couldn't come up with an answer.
"Perhaps… I'll continue to sleep? After all, my awakening was ultimately just due to that ripple."
"But wouldn't it be a shame if you just kept sleeping?"
"Think about it, Miss Ryougi said you were born hundreds of years ago. After all this time, haven't you thought about traveling around?"
"Take me as an example. I'm a rock musician, and songs need inspiration to be created, so I'll keep adventuring to find inspiration. You can't find inspiration just by staying in one place!"
"So, Shiki Taishou, if you can't think of what to do, why not travel around? Maybe you'll find something you want to do!"
Xinyan had also experienced such a period of confusion, where she simply didn't know what to do, just drifting along, feeling like life had lost its color and turned black and white.
At that time, she was young and had just started with rock music. Everyone around her thought rock was too noisy and repeatedly gave negative reviews. Because of this, she was dejected for a long time, even once wanting to give up and find a place where rock was appreciated.
But in the end, she realized that in Xinyan's view, such behavior was simply an escape, going against the "rebellion" spirit of rock.
So, not only did she stay, but she also became the flame that would ignite rock in Liyue Harbor.
When Xinyan wanted to achieve and act upon this wish, her Vision appeared.
The fiery red Vision became the final touch on her musical scores, and rock, like a seed, began to take root and sprout in Liyue Harbor. Those prejudices were gradually disappearing with each performance.
"Travel around…"
It was as if he was sighing, or perhaps asking himself. In the end, Shiki Taishou decided to make a choice after recalling all his memories.
"Let's go! Let's see what good things these talismans can be exchanged for from Ryougi!"
Paimon said, pushing the Traveler from behind, and then the group teleported to Kamisato Estate.
Only…
"Ah? She's not here!?"
"That's right, Ryougi-sama and the Young Miss went to Seirai Island. If you're looking for her, come back in a few days," Hyakubee said.
"How can this be! We still need to exchange things!"
Paimon felt terrible. Why did she have to wake up so early (meaning close to noon) to follow the Traveler to fight monsters? Wasn't it just to exchange for some Mora and then have a good meal at Uyuu Restaurant?!
"Wait, did you just say Ryougi went to Seirai Island?" The Traveler caught the key point.
"Yes, they left early this morning. After all, this is a major project that concerns all of Inazuma," Hyakubee nodded.
"A major project concerning all of Inazuma? Is it really okay to tell us this?" Xinyan felt like she had stumbled into something big.
"Oh, it's fine. Everyone in Inazuma City knows that Ryougi-sama is going to rebuild Seirai Island, so there's no harm in telling you."
"Oh~ I see. By the way, what happened to Seirai Island before? It needs to be rebuilt…"
"Hmm… Xinyan, you can think of it as a story about a girl from Liyue Harbor who lost everything and, in her old age, for the sake of a Treasure Hoarder leader, unsealed Guyun Stone Forest."
"??? What is that even supposed to mean?"
Xinyan was completely confused. How was she supposed to understand that? She couldn't understand it at all, okay?
The Traveler's mouth twitched. This Paimon, her thought process was truly outrageous. She always came up with something new.
But the problem was, in some sense, it did make sense.
"Never mind, that's not important. Speaking of which, didn't Ryougi say before that if we felt bored, we should go take a look at Seirai Island?"
"Oh right! Maybe we can find treasures or something!"
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