"Miss Kamisato?!"
"Do you... have some business with me?" As a member of the International Trade Association and the general head of the Liyue Chamber of Commerce in Inazuma, Lin Junbin looked at the three people in front of him with a face full of confusion.
Kamisato Ayaka, one of the Inazuma's Three Commissions and the Demoiselle of the Yashiro Commission's Kamisato Clan—Lin Junbin had certainly heard of her.
Raiden Makoto sized up the head of the Liyue Chamber of Commerce. She noticed that Lin Junbin's clothes seemed somewhat similar to the Zhongshan suit from her previous life? That would suggest that Liyue is indeed based on China.
"I have some questions to ask you."
As Kamisato Ayaka stated the purpose of their visit, Lin Junbin's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly said, "I have always been law-abiding in Inazuma, I've never done..."
"No, no, no, Mr. Lin, you've misunderstood. We need your help with something." Kamisato Ayaka felt a bead of sweat; it seemed Lin Junbin thought they were there to cause trouble.
It seemed that merchants from various nations were not particularly safe in Inazuma.
"I see. Then please speak, Miss Kamisato. If there is anything I can do, I will certainly do my utmost."
"It is my honor to be of assistance to Miss Kamisato." Lin Junbin breathed a small sigh of relief. Merchants like them doing business in Inazuma were always on edge, but it was just to earn a living.
"Is there a purple-haired, purple-eyed Lady in Liyue, similar to her...?" Kamisato Ayaka looked at Raiden Makoto, who wore a smile; she could probably guess Lin Junbin's answer.
"A Lady with purple hair and purple eyes?" Lin Junbin paused for a moment, then hurriedly nodded and said, "There is indeed one. It is Lord Keqing, the yuheng star of the Liyue Seven Stars."
"Lord Keqing has exactly purple hair and purple eyes."
"Then do you know if Keqing has an older sister?" Kamisato Ayaka was somewhat delighted; it felt as if they were one step closer to finding Raiden Makoto's younger sister.
"Does Lord Keqing have an older sister? I don't know..." Lin Junbin shook his head. "We Liyue merchants interact more with Lord Ningguang. As for Lord Keqing..."
"I'm not quite sure."
"Alright then." Seeing the lead go cold, Kamisato Ayaka could only nod. She glanced sideways and saw that Raiden Makoto didn't seem disappointed, so she smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lin. If you encounter any trouble in the future, feel free to look for Thoma."
"I have met Mr. Thoma a few times. Miss Kamisato, I am very sorry for not being able to help you."
"It's no matter."
After watching Raiden Makoto, Kamisato Ayaka, and Thoma disappear, Lin Junbin couldn't help but wipe his forehead.
"Keqing, the yuheng star of the Liyue Seven Stars..." Kamisato Ayaka murmured to herself. "I've heard of her. They say that yuheng star comes from a prestigious family and is incredibly noble."
"Is that so, Thoma?"
"Yes." Thoma was always traveling between various places to handle affairs for Kamisato Ayaka, so his perspective was naturally broader than hers, but he didn't know much about the Liyue Seven Stars either.
"Makoto, do you think that Yuheng Star Keqing could be your younger sister?" Kamisato Ayaka slowly looked at Raiden Makoto. She had always felt that Makoto's temperament didn't really seem like someone from Liyue; she seemed more like an Inazuman.
Moreover, in a way, Raiden Makoto gave her a peculiar sense of familiarity; it was as if they were old friends from the moment they first met.
Raiden Makoto possessed a noble and elegant temperament, which suggested she was likely no ordinary person.
That was also something she and Raiden Makoto had in common.
"I don't know." Raiden Makoto shook her head. In her memory, there was only that immature voice crying "Sister" and a sense of powerlessness; she truly knew nothing else right now.
Perhaps those lost memories would slowly surface later, but for now, she was completely in the dark.
"To be certain, we would need to contact Liyue, but given Inazuma's current state, contacting Liyue is very difficult." Kamisato Ayaka sighed softly. "Since Inazuma's Sakoku Decree, we have lost official administrative contact with other nations."
"outlying islands was only opened for the sake of collecting wealth."
"Thoma, don't you think Makoto looks a bit familiar?" Kamisato Ayaka looked at Thoma with some doubt, and Thoma nodded.
"Milady, she is indeed a bit familiar. When I first met Makoto, I also felt she was very familiar."
Kamisato Ayaka had felt Raiden Makoto was familiar since they first met, but it was just a sense of familiarity.
"She looks... like the Raiden Shogun!" Thoma's eyes suddenly widened. "Though if you look closely, there are many differences."
"I... look like your Inazuma's Raiden Shogun?" Raiden Makoto was stunned. After all, she had never seen the Raiden Shogun, so she didn't know.
"Yes."
"She does look a bit like the Raiden Shogun." Kamisato Ayaka nodded. No wonder she had felt Raiden Makoto was familiar and somewhat approachable from the start.
But it's normal for there to be similar-looking people in the world, not to mention there are significant differences between Raiden Makoto and the Raiden Shogun. Although they are similar, one can tell they are definitely not the same person.
"I can be certain that Makoto is definitely not the Raiden Shogun; I guarantee it on the honor of the Kamisato Clan." Kamisato Ayaka smiled. She had seen the Raiden Shogun with her own eyes; the Raiden Shogun was extremely cold and transcendent.
As for Raiden Makoto, she was truly too gentle—the gentlest woman she had ever seen, even more gentle and dignified than herself.
"If there's a chance, I'd really like to meet that Electro Archon." Raiden Makoto nodded. In her memory, there was only the image of the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt, that completely unreliable Venti.
"That wouldn't be a difficult thing."
"If Makoto really wants to see the Shogun, it's possible." Kamisato Ayaka blinked. "How about I find an opportunity to take you to see the Shogun now?"
"Cough."
"The priority is to first tell Makoto about the matters of resisting the Vision Hunt Decree, right, Milady?" Thoma rolled his eyes. "Finding Makoto's sister isn't easy right now. If Inazuma's Vision Hunt Decree disappears and the Sakoku Decree is lifted, we'll be able to travel freely across the sea."
"It will be easier to help Makoto find her sister then."
Kamisato Ayaka strongly agreed with Thoma's words. Her lips curled up slightly. "Then until we help Makoto find her sister, Makoto will just have to stay at the Kamisato Clan, alright?"
"Okay."
She was but a person from another world and knew nothing about Inazuma; she was certainly willing to stay at the Kamisato Clan.
Going from Inazuma to Liyue across the sea seemed somewhat unrealistic at the moment. Her sister likely hadn't smuggled herself across with her.
So finding her sister wasn't such an urgent matter after all.
"Ayaka, I can help you resolve the Vision Hunt Decree, but I can only offer strategies; I'm not good at fighting."
"I know."
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