To avoid being disturbed during the body-making process, Durandal found the Raiden Shogun and asked her for a room in the Tenshukaku.
A small one would suffice; her only request was that no one disturb her.
The Raiden Shogun readily agreed, and within an hour, someone led Durandal to that room. It was indeed very small, but very private, the kind where almost no one would come.
"It must have been Raiden Ei who made her agree. I am the only one who can let you meet her. She only has a chance to meet you if she satisfies my demands, isn't that right?"
The Raiden Shogun's quick agreement was likely also a pre-arranged outcome.
If she knew I was doing something like this in the room, I wonder what she would think.
"Meeting Ei, I wonder if doing this will affect her. I clearly hoped she could become a capable God."
"I think this chance is very slim. Once you appear before her, she will revert to her old self, probably not even wanting to be the Raiden Shogun anymore, just clinging to you and acting spoiled. Don't forget how she behaved when you met her using my body."
Even though the body wasn't Raiden Makoto's, Raiden Ei still acted spoiled without restraint. It's hard to imagine if Raiden Makoto truly appeared before her, could she still suppress her desire to act spoiled?
"Wuwu~ No… I can't spoil her like before. I'm no longer the Raiden Shogun, so naturally, I won't take Ei's position. At most, I'll assist her; I won't let her abdicate."
Anyway, you two look exactly alike. At most, you give off a gentler vibe. Even if you really replaced Raiden Ei, probably no one would notice.
Moreover, even if you assist her, do you think you won't be able to spoil her? One is a sister-con, the other is a brother-con. They say nice things, but what do they actually do?
"Let's stop for today. With your interruption, I no longer have the desire to continue."
Waving her hand, a black mist enveloped the room. All the blood and severed body parts disappeared, and the half-finished body was put away by Durandal.
A slight smell lingered in the room, but that was fine; opening the window to ventilate would take care of it.
"So fast today? Tired? Or bored?"
"Just taking a short break. This matter can't be rushed. If you hadn't interrupted me, I probably could have worked for a while longer."
"Wuwu~ I'm sorry, but you looked really scary just now, and I couldn't hold back."
"It doesn't have much to do with you. Even if you hadn't interrupted me this time, I wouldn't have been able to solve the problem in this session. I can only say that I underestimated the creation of the body."
Originally, she only wanted to create a puppet body that could house Raiden Makoto, but with the God flesh as a carrier, a puppet seemed too low-end. Durandal directly started on a real flesh body.
However, the difficulty greatly increased. Even after observing the creation process of the Raiden Shogun and gaining some of a puppeteer's experience from Tina, she couldn't easily create the body.
"Speaking of which, if I really manage to create your body, would I be considered your mother?"
"Eh?"
"Perhaps there's an issue with that phrasing, but I gave you a body, so in a sense, I'm your reborn parent. So, it would be reasonable for you to call me mother, wouldn't it?"
"Please wait a moment, the topic is heading in a strange direction. Even if I were willing, what would Ei think if she saw me calling you mother?"
"Just kidding, I'm not interested in being your mother. Even without considering our identities, given our current state, it would be very strange for you to call me 'mother'."
Emmmm... A beautiful Damselette with a model figure like Raiden Makoto calling a loli-sized girl like Durandal 'mother'—if anyone took it seriously, they would surely report it to the Shogunate soldiers and have that non-existent father arrested.
(Lumine: I confess! I'm the Child's father!)
(Shenhe: I am, not you.)
(Venti: The real culprit is me, you don't need to argue.)
While chatting with Raiden Makoto, Durandal had already returned to Inazuma City, leisurely walking down the street.
Since the Vision Hunt Decree was lifted, the atmosphere on the streets had improved significantly, no longer as oppressive as before.
Durandal saw many notices on a bulletin board, including reports related to the Vision Hunt Decree, as well as content from the Tenryou Commission. Various crimes of Kujou Takayuki had been investigated.
"Hmm, quite swift action. I was wondering if Kujou Takayuki would clear out all those pieces of evidence when the Vision Hunt Decree was abolished."
"He probably thought that even if the Raiden Shogun was defeated, she wouldn't agree so easily. Or rather, he wasn't worried about anyone investigating him; as the head of the Tenryou Commission, ordinary people wouldn't dare provoke him."
In simple terms, he was overly conceited, never considering that he would be held accountable, and Kujou Sara caught his plan and found the incriminating evidence.
Kujou Takayuki's arrest would somewhat serve as a warning to other families, and at the same time, some people would set their sights on his position, wanting to do something to take his place.
"Ah hahaha!!! Little gate! Come with me, today this lord is going to get his Vision back."
Some harsh laughter came from an Oni strongman. He gave Durandal the impression of being foolish. Beside him were several human subordinates, one of whom was carrying a ladder, presumably to retrieve his Vision from the statue of the thousand armed, hundred-eyed god.
There really are all kinds of races. How did the Shogunate army confiscate his Vision back then? Even without a Vision, his strength shouldn't be underestimated.
"I wonder what Lumine is doing now. Let's go check on her. Hmm?"
As she got up to leave, a fox caught Durandal's attention.
Noticing that Durandal had spotted it, it immediately turned and left, seemingly leading the way for Durandal, stopping occasionally to look back and see if Durandal was following.
Interesting. Where does it want to take me?
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