"Miss Ryougi, could you please wait a moment before bringing down the heavy rain? The ritual location is not here," Sangonomiya Kokomi asked.
"I can," Shiki nodded slightly.
It was quite strange to say, she couldn't control the Hydro element, but she could change the weather and bring down heavy rain.
Perhaps this was the so-called Archon clearance?
If this were placed in ancient Japan, besides Narukami, she might even be able to be a Rain Archon or even an Inari Archon.
After all, a bountiful harvest always depended on favorable weather.
At this time, the people on Watatsumi Island had already closed their doors and windows tightly, and those who were wandering outside also rushed home. No one wanted to be drenched to the bone late at night.
"Where is the ritual location?" Shiki asked.
"In a cave in the northeast direction of Watatsumi Island. Watatsumi Omikami left a formation eye there," Sangonomiya Kokomi said, pointing in the direction of the cave.
Shiki looked in the direction Sangonomiya Kokomi was pointing. It seemed there was a quest in the game that required going there?
And she remembered that there were a total of two caves on Watatsumi Island. Besides the one Sangonomiya Kokomi mentioned, there was another one that seemed to be the territory of the Hydro Hypostasis?
Hmm, the traitor boss that heals enemies.
She vaguely remembered that when she was farming ascend materials for Sangonomiya Kokomi, Hu Tao, whom she had perfectly controlled to below half health, inexplicably returned to full health.
Later, she found out that it was because of the Hydro Slime created by the Hydro Hypostasis; the healing packs it spat out could be intercepted.
"But since it's over there… don't scream too loudly later, Sangonomiya Kokomi."
"What? Ah ah ah ah ah!"
Before the confusion in Sangonomiya Kokomi's heart could even rise, she felt a pulling force from in front of her, and then she flew into the sky.
Although it looked very light and thin, Sangonomiya Kokomi's clothes actually had many metal objects.
For example, the hairpin hidden beneath her hair, the decorations on her neck ring, and the Vision on her chest.
Of course, the Vision was not a metal object, but rather the Vision's frame and the buttons used to secure it.
Underneath these metal objects, Shiki could control the magnetic field and thus make Sangonomiya Kokomi ascend on the spot.
"Sigh, I told you not to scream too loudly."
After a helpless sigh, Shiki transformed into a bolt of lightning and disappeared, arriving at the cave first.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
Sangonomiya Kokomi's screams gradually grew louder, and she continued to scream even after landing on the ground.
"Ah ah ah ah!"
"Stop 'ah-ing,' we're already here."
"Ah… Eh?"
Sangonomiya Kokomi blinked her eyes in confusion. After realizing she had already arrived at the formation eye, her face immediately turned red.
"That… no… I…"
It was over, she had lost face in front of the Raiden Ei!
At this moment, Sangonomiya Kokomi no longer had any composure; with her face completely lost, what composure could she possibly have?!
"It's fine, it's normal for the first time," Shiki shook her head, not minding the matter.
Although very cute, but… hmm, felt not as good as Ayaka.
"The main business is important, let's quickly proceed with the ritual."
After urging her, Shiki's mind stirred, and a torrential downpour immediately poured down from the sky.
Whoosh…
Watatsumi Island was engulfed in a torrential rain, but no one knew that Sangonomiya Kokomi was quietly performing the ritual of reversing the sacred land at the formation eye.
Above the very center of the formation eye, there was a blue… plant? shaped like a seashell. The shimmering ripples looked as if water was flowing within it.
"Hoo…"
Sangonomiya Kokomi took a deep breath, released her hands, and then the bloodbranch coral slowly floated upwards towards the blue seashell.
But this was not the end yet; the next step was the most crucial: offering the Kagura Dance to the Archon.
Although Orobas was already dead, this was how it was recorded in the books, so she just followed it.
Moreover, there was indeed a Archon here.
Sangonomiya Kokomi slowly rotated her body, like a fish in water. The fin-shaped hem of her clothes seemed to play its proper role, making its wearer look even more like a swimming fish.
Specks of faint light emerged from all around, then gathered directly above the formation eye, forming pale blue ribbons of light.
On Watatsumi Island, the Coral Lords, which had been dormant for hundreds of years, were forcibly awakened by the bloodbranch coral, which contained Orobas's life force.
And the first thing these ancient creatures, which fed on wild elemental power, did upon waking was…
Hehehe… No, start eating!
Strictly speaking, the Coral Lords fed on wild elemental power and then left behind gentle elemental power, which means… gentle elemental power was actually the excrement of the Coral Lords.
So… should the residents of Watatsumi Island be saying 'hehehe'?
Recalling a certain man's Demonic laughter, Shiki's expression couldn't help but become a little strange.
However, this strangeness was only fleeting. After all, a beautiful girl performing the Kagura Dance was definitely much more beautiful than that man starting a toilet war.
But at this moment, an ethereal and sharp singing voice entered Shiki's ears.
"He~a~"
Sangonomiya Kokomi was seen curled up in mid-air, her sharp and strange pronunciation sounding more like an animal's language than a human's.
Shiki looked at the singing girl, as if she had seen a legendary siren.
…
"Sigh… Yesterday's rain was too heavy, wasn't it? All the crops were washed away."
"There's nothing we can do about it. Who knew it would suddenly rain so heavily, and for such a long time? It felt like… three hours, right?"
"Oh my, you slept too late!"
"You know I'm quite sensitive. How could I sleep with such loud thunder?!"
It was now the next morning, and the people of Watatsumi Island were all complaining about last night's torrential rain. They now somewhat envied the soldiers in Enkanomiya.
There was no rain there, nor such loud thunder. They must have slept very comfortably last night, right?
Narukami Island, Kamisato Estate.
"Wake up, sleepyhead!"
Shiki pulled away the blanket covering Ayaka, her shouts mixed with the sudden drop in temperature, waking Ayaka from her dream.
"Mmm… it's Shiki…"
"Wait, when did you come in?!"
Ayaka, still a little groggy, immediately became alert upon seeing the person. Shouldn't she usually be the one waking the other person up?
"I just came in. It's already ten o'clock now, the sun's already shining on your butt~"
Shiki said, walking to the window and pulling open the curtains.
Whoosh!
Warm sunlight streamed into the room. Looking at the hands on the wall clock, Ayaka had to admit that she had overslept.
Sigh, this was her first time sleeping so late. Coupled with eating a late-night snack before bed, her stomach was satisfied, so naturally, she slept longer.
Ayaka got up, tied her long, flowing hair, and after washing her face, she noticed that she wasn't wearing the yukata from last night.
"My clothes?"
"I changed them. It seems you were really tired yesterday; you didn't react at all when I changed your clothes."
"Eh? Does that mean my body…"
"Ah, I've seen it all. You have a good figure, quite toned," Shiki nodded and said. Ayaka's cheeks immediately turned red like an Apple upon hearing this, and even faint smoke rose from the top of her head…
A person's head can "smoke," but it's not as exaggerated as depicted in anime.
When a person overuses their brain, smoke will rise from the top of their head, roughly equivalent to a lit cigarette, but without the smell.
"What's there to be shy about? We've already seen everything when we were in the hot springs, and haven't you seen mine too?"
Shiki expressed some incomprehension. Besides what they shouldn't have done, they had done everything they should have. What else was there to be shy about?
"This… this is different…"
"Ah?"
Shiki became even more confused, but her intuition told her that continuing this conversation would lead to something very bad, so she decided to change the subject.
"Get ready, Ayaka. We still have to go to Liyue Harbor later."
"Mmm…"
"…"
"So, you're not leaving yet?"
"…Oh."
Shiki expressionlessly exited the room. After she left, Ayaka immediately buried her face in the pillow.
"Ugh—"
Listening to the muffled sound from inside the room, Shiki helplessly shook her head. People from other worlds were truly difficult to understand.
She was still wearing the Higanbana yukata from last night. Don't misunderstand, she certainly rested, and rested very well, but it was very different from sleeping.
Around 3:30 AM, the Coral Lords had devoured all the wild elemental power on Watatsumi Island, leaving behind gentle elemental power. That was when she stopped the heavy rain and returned to Kamisato Estate.
As a Archon, she naturally didn't need to sleep, but since she had consumed a lot of mental energy in the afternoon to draw the meridians map, she simply lay on the bed and cultivated immortal power for the whole night.
It could both restore her spirit and prepare her for creating immortal arts later, killing two birds with one stone.
Shiki didn't expect to create immortal arts in one go. Immortal arts, like Tsubame Gaeshi, would surely require multiple attempts.
And sufficient adeptal energy was the capital for these experiments.
As for Sangonomiya Kokomi, she waited with her until the Coral Lords re-entered dormancy. The ritual to awaken the Coral Lords only took a few minutes; otherwise, she would have sung herself to death.
After some inquiry, it was learned that the song Sangonomiya Kokomi sang had been passed down from Orobas since ancient times.
Shiki guessed that it should be Orobas's unique language, but why did it resemble the sirens of myth?
Perhaps it was because of the Coral Lords?
The Coral Lords were Orobas's dependents. Orobas had considered this when he created Watatsumi Island from his coral branches, as coral polyps need to live on coral.
It was probably because the Coral Lords were very sensitive to this high-frequency sound, which is why this'Song of the Sirens' was created.
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