"The Kamisato Clan is holding the fireworks Festival to celebrate the lifting of the Vision Hunt Decree and the sakoku decree. In a sense, they are celebrating the succession of the Raiden Shogun."
"The Kamisato Clan is celebrating that the ruler of Inazuma has finally changed to Mother Makoto, and the people of Inazuma are also celebrating that their ruler has become Mother Makoto."
"Doesn't Mother Ei feel ashamed?" The little Raiden Shogun spoke with complete impunity. He had long since awakened his self-awareness, yet he had always been forced to operate according to the programs set by Raiden Ei.
Now that she had Raiden Makoto backing her up, who was she afraid of? It wasn't as if she didn't know that Mother Makoto had given Mother Ei a sound beating.
She knew about all those things.
"???" Raiden Ei looked at the Raiden Shogun, who was acting quite arrogant in Raiden Makoto's arms. She felt a surge of anger. Should she be angry? What the Raiden Shogun said was indeed a fact; her rule had been a complete failure. But if she wasn't angry, the Raiden Shogun was mocking her!
"Is your backside itching for a beating? Don't forget that I created you." Raiden Ei gritted her teeth and glared fiercely at the Raiden Shogun. "Do you think that just because my sister is here, I wouldn't dare hit you?"
"Ei!"
"Children speak without thinking."
"Besides, don't you admit to the mistakes you've made? It's already generous of me not to ask you to write a confession of guilt." Raiden Makoto said in a joking tone, but in truth, whatever Ei did was entirely his own business. As one of the Seven Sovereigns of the World, whatever he did could not be considered a mistake.
They were not human, after all.
"Hmph, isn't that just like when you took a beating from Mother Makoto on Ba Yun Island..." However, the next second, Raiden Ei quickly covered the Raiden Shogun's mouth. She glared fiercely at the Raiden Shogun. "Shut up... speak less!"
How could she let others know about the time she had her bottom spanked by Raiden Makoto? Let alone now that Kitsune Saiguu, Lumine, and Paimon were present—if they found out, she would have no face left.
But her current appearance was a bit like trying to cover up something that was already obvious.
"Huh... what Ba Yun Island?" Paimon looked at Raiden Ei with curiosity. "Sister Makoto... did you two do something on Ba Yun Island?"
"Nothing at all." Raiden Ei said, feigning calmness. "Don't listen to the Raiden Shogun; he just talks nonsense."
The Raiden Shogun knew that if he really said it out loud, it would definitely cause big trouble, so he had done that on purpose.
"What could the Raiden Shogun possibly know?"
Seeing that the Raiden Shogun still had a provocative expression on his little face, Raiden Ei felt even more exhausted. He regretted it—why did he create the Raiden Shogun to torture himself?
But how was he to know that his sister liked Little Child?
"Raiden Shogun, how did Ei bully you in the past? Tell me." Looking at the Raiden Shogun's somewhat smug appearance, Raiden Makoto was actually curious. How exactly had his sister exploited the Raiden Shogun, to the point where the Raiden Shogun was now completely "smug"?
"Didn't Mother Ei blow up the kitchen in Tenshukaku when he was cooking before? Then he insisted on saying that I was the one who blew it up. Sometimes when Mother Ei wanted to eat dessert, he would also tell everyone that I was the one who wanted to eat dessert."
"Eating too much dessert will cause cavities, but he said he would just replace my set of teeth..."
"And... Mother Ei wanted me to stay awake for twenty-four hours, working every single moment..."
"..."
The more the Raiden Shogun said, the more guilty Raiden Ei felt. "Don't listen to the Raiden Shogun... everything the Raiden Shogun says is fake!"
"Sister... the Raiden Shogun is slandering me, do you believe me? I am definitely not that kind of person!"
"Hahahaha." Kitsune Saiguu laughed out loud. He rolled his eyes at Ei and said, "Ei, you really are something. You handed everything over to him to do, while you hid in the Plane of Euthymia to enjoy yourself."
The Raiden Shogun took the opportunity to put on a pitiful look, and with the added effect of his little girl appearance, even Paimon felt that Raiden Ei was going too far.
"The Raiden Shogun is so pitiful."
"Having to take the blame for everything, not even being able to get a good rest..." Paimon felt some sympathy for the Raiden Shogun.
"I..."
What could he say? He couldn't say anything at all.
"Sister... am I still your good sister? You won't even say a word for me." Seeing the Raiden Shogun start to play the victim, Raiden Ei also started to pretend. He said somewhat pitifully, "I was in the Plane of Euthymia, I didn't know anything."
"Besides, didn't I always think that the Raiden Shogun was myself before? The body the Raiden Shogun uses is also my body, okay? No matter how you look at it..." But Raiden Ei still felt more and more guilty as he spoke; he seemed to have indeed mistreated the Raiden Shogun.
He had never taken care of the Raiden Shogun.
Amidst their play and bickering, the grand fireworks Festival came to a complete end, and the Inazumans remaining on the streets slowly began to decrease.
Watching the Inazumans slowly disappear, Kitsune Saiguu couldn't help but sigh, "Although things have changed and people are no longer the same, they... are still as simple as ever."
"The fireworks Festival... is also the same as before." Kitsune Saiguu was somewhat grateful that he was able to return again. His gaze towards Raiden Makoto was filled with deep affection; if not for Raiden Makoto giving him a chance to live again, how could he have returned?
"Makoto..."
"It's really good to be able to meet you." Kitsune Saiguu was somewhat satisfied. "If only they could come back too."
If Sasayuri and Mishiro Chiyo could all come back, how good would that be? But Kitsune Saiguu knew that they probably could never come back again.
Not everyone had the same good luck as him, with their true spirit still remaining within the Ley Lines.
"Let's go back."
"Sister Makoto, so are you going to go with us to Liyue to attend the Moonchase Festival or not?" As they were about to part ways, Paimon looked at Raiden Makoto with some confusion.
"Of course I can... when you are ready to set off, come to Tenshukaku to find me, okay?" Raiden Makoto nodded. She heard Paimon say that the Moonchase Festival was a month away; a month's time was enough for her to resolve the mess in Inazuma.
At that time, it wouldn't be impossible for her to go to Liyue with her sister.
"Mm-hmm."
"Then it's a deal."
...
The next day.
When a huge explosion woke Raiden Makoto, she slowly opened her eyes. She even noticed that Tenshukaku had started to shake.
Was it an earthquake?
However, the next second, she detected a trace of Electro element. That, she understood; it was definitely her sister trying to cook again.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"It's the enemy... there is an enemy attack!"
"Protect the Almighty Shogun!"
When Raiden Makoto came out of Tenshukaku, she discovered a squad of Shogunate Soldiers who had already formed up and entered a combat state.
Many other Shogunate Soldiers had also rushed over from other places, and they were all somewhat panicked.
"Almighty Shogun, your subordinate has failed in their duty... an enemy has invaded Tenshukaku... your subordinate has failed severely." The Shogunate Soldier squad leader stood before Raiden Makoto with a look of self-reproach. "Almighty Shogun..."
"You may withdraw; it is not an enemy." Raiden Makoto was somewhat speechless. Early in the morning, why couldn't Raiden Ei do anything else? Why did he have to cook? The big explosion was definitely caused by his sister cooking; she was certain of it.
"Yes!"
As those few Shogunate Soldiers withdrew, they met Kujou Sara, who had rushed over in a hurry, outside Tenshukaku.
"What on earth happened? Why did someone report to me that an enemy had invaded Tenshukaku?" Kujou Sara said in a rush, her expression somewhat solemn.
Moreover, when she was handling problems in Inazuma City, she had heard that loud noise.
When the Shogunate Soldier squad leader told Kujou Sara what they knew, Kujou Sara finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She probably understood.
"You may withdraw; it is definitely not an enemy."
"Where is the Almighty Shogun?"
"The Almighty Shogun is inside."
When Kujou Sara rushed inside, only those few Shogunate Soldiers were left, looking at each other in confusion.
"What's going on? How come both the Almighty Shogun and Lord Kujou Sara are so certain? Is it really not an enemy attack?"
"I don't know."
"But it seems a big explosion happened in Tenshukaku before... just don't know the reason for that big explosion."
"It doesn't look like anything serious, right? But that was a bit too terrifying... I almost thought it was an earthquake."
Such a huge explosion caused Tenshukaku to shake; let alone Tenshukaku, even in Inazuma City, such a huge explosion could be heard.
When Kujou Sara went inside, she saw Raiden Makoto, who was preparing to head to the location of the explosion.
"Almighty Shogun!" Kujou Sara knelt on one knee respectfully, her face showing a hint of fanaticism.
"Sara? Get up." Raiden Makoto hadn't seen Kujou Sara for several days; after all, Kujou Sara was completing the mission she had given her, so she hadn't paid attention.
"Almighty Shogun, is the Raiden Shogun cooking again?" Kujou Sara asked cautiously; she felt that it must be.
"Mm, it should be."
"The Raiden Shogun previously blew up the kitchen in Tenshukaku while cooking, and Tenshukaku has since been renovated," Kujou Sara said thoughtfully. "Almighty Shogun, the mission you assigned to your subordinate has been completely finished."
"Mm."
"Kujou Masahito and Kujou Kamaji really did not know about Kujou Takayuki's actions; they are both innocent, so Almighty Shogun... could you..."
Those two could be considered her brothers, and as a member of the Kujou Clan, Kujou Sara naturally did not want anything to happen to the Kujou Clan.
"You are now the new head of the Tenryou Commission; how the Kujou Clan is to be handled is your business."
"From now on, the Tenryou Commission must not engage in favoritism or malpractice, understand?"
"Yes!" Kujou Sara answered with a firm expression. "Then Almighty Shogun... your subordinate..."
"You may withdraw."
Kujou Sara was indeed loyal to her and her sister; apart from being a bit blunt, she had no other flaws and was a talent worth molding.
That was also the reason why she could rest assured in employing Kujou Sara; it was almost impossible for Kujou Sara to betray her.
"My foolish sister, why have you started cooking again?" The most serious problem with Raiden Ei cooking was that he would thoroughly infuse the Electro element into it; if it were a normal person, it wouldn't have much of an impact.
But Raiden Ei was a God; Raiden Ei's Electro element was simply not something that ordinary ingredients could withstand.
At this moment, in a certain place in Tenshukaku.
"Mother Ei, did you fail?" At this time, the Raiden Shogun was with Raiden Ei. Raiden Ei was at that location with a look of disappointment, and because of the explosion, he was even a bit covered in soot.
"Yes, failed again." Raiden Ei was very disappointed. He had originally wanted to try and make a breakfast of love for Raiden Makoto to surprise his sister. Who knew that just as he put the ingredients into the pot, a huge explosion occurred.
Why did a big explosion happen every time he cooked? Could it be that he really had no cooking Talents at all?
"Then what should we do?" The Raiden Shogun was also a bit at a loss. Everything he had learned in five hundred years was how to handle problems; as for cooking, even Raiden Ei couldn't do it, let alone him.
"What to do? Hurry up and clean it up!" Raiden Ei looked at the mess in front of him. If he didn't clean it up, he would definitely get another beating from his sister, and he didn't want to get beaten again.
"Raiden Shogun, give me a hand."
Fortunately, he was trying it outside of Tenshukaku. If he had tried it indoors, wouldn't it have blown up the whole Tenshukaku?
He had better clean it up properly, and try his best not to let Raiden Makoto know.
"Ei, why are you trying to cook again?" However, when Raiden Makoto's voice entered Raiden Ei's ears, he couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"Sister... wasn't I... trying to prepare a breakfast for you?" Raiden Ei looked at Raiden Makoto cautiously. Seeing that Raiden Makoto was not angry, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Raiden Ei then glanced at the Raiden Shogun and said somewhat seriously, "I was just trying... who knew the Raiden Shogun would suddenly come over and startle me, and then..."
"Then you know the result, Sister."
"???" The Raiden Shogun looked at Raiden Ei with a bewildered expression. "Mother Makoto... Mother Ei is lying! It wasn't me... I don't even know how to cook."
"I originally tried to persuade Mother Ei, but Mother Ei insisted on cooking, and then it exploded... it has nothing to do with me." The Raiden Shogun knew that Raiden Ei saying that was definitely trying to make him take the blame again.
He now had Raiden Makoto backing him up; he would absolutely not take the blame!
"I will teach you in the future, but you must listen carefully and learn seriously. Don't let it go in one ear and out the other every time, making it as if I hadn't said anything." Raiden Makoto sighed. It wasn't as if she hadn't taught her sister to cook before, but her sister completely ignored what she said.
He was simply stubborn.
"Mm-hmm..." Raiden Ei nodded obediently. "Sister, so now? See, I wasn't really..."
"I just wanted to prepare a breakfast for Sister..." Raiden Ei said particularly seriously. "Sister... how about...?"
"The dessert Sister promised me last time..." Raiden Ei swallowed his saliva; he was really craving it now.
"Alright, alright, alright."
"Tonight, let's go to the Kamisato Clan and borrow their kitchen to make it for you." Raiden Makoto was somewhat helpless, but who made Raiden Ei her sister? If her sister wanted to eat dessert, shouldn't she spoil him properly?
"Yay!" Raiden Ei was somewhat excited. Her sister's cooking was absolutely the best in the world; he could finally taste Raiden Makoto's cooking again.
---------------------------------
I hope you enjoy this fanfiction! If you're having fun and want to read 30 chapters in advance, feel free to check out my Patreon: patreon.com/TLScarlet
Your support means a lot so if you like the story, don't forget to drop a Power Stone.