Uh…
The old uncle looked at the cat Kirara. At that moment, Kirara's eyes were brimming with hot tears, and then she let out a fox's cry!
Great Chu rises, King Chen Sheng! (Just a meme; she didn't actually say that. It's just that the tone, when translated, sounded a bit like it.)
Oh no, after letting Kirara—this cat who's far too inexperienced in the ways of the world—hang around foxes for so long, she wouldn't think she's actually a fox now, would she!?
In any case, the old uncle still set off on the journey toward Inazuma City to meet the pretty girl.
Before leaving, considering how many people had been passing through lately, there might be fellow fox-petting enthusiasts. So the old uncle left his notebooks full of fox research data in the cabin.
During his time in the cabin, the old uncle had taught the foxes which notebook contained data on each of them.
If no one was around to give them massages and they really couldn't stand it, they could carry their own data notebook in their mouth and go ask humans for petting.
But they absolutely had to take a bath first before seeking people out!
In short, after taking care of these "posthumous affairs," the old uncle set off for Inazuma City.
"Come on, Kirara, let's learn how to meow together~ Meow meow meow~"
The old uncle tried to correct Kirara's problematic vocalizations.
"Great Chu rises, King Chen Sheng!"
In cat mode, Kirara's pronunciation was completely that of a fox. Clearly, getting Kirara to learn how to meow properly would probably take a very long time.
Meanwhile, little Eula watched with great amusement as the old uncle fussed with the cat.
"Let's learn to meow together! Great Chu rises, King Chen Sheng!"
"Great Chu rises, King Chen Sheng!" Kirara in cat form let out a satisfied fox cry.
The old uncle covered his face, corrupted by cat-version Kirara.
"Eula, what are you laughing at? Stop laughing…"
The old uncle felt sad for himself.
However, this trip to Inazuma City went extremely smoothly.
He didn't encounter a single one of those locust-like swarms of ronin.
He even ran into street vendors before entering the city!
This was the proper way to experience a Genshin adventure!
Perhaps it was the old uncle's instinct, but Cid immediately struck up a conversation with the aunties at the stalls.
"Big sis! How much for these Tricolor Dango?"
The warm and hospitable auntie handed dango to Cid and little Eula while chatting away.
It wasn't a busy time anyway, so when the auntie found someone to talk to, she didn't hold back.
Soon the old uncle learned quite a few things.
For example, when entering the city, if you tell the guards, "You wouldn't want your wife to find out about that Sichuan opera incident, right?" you can get in without paying the entry fee.
The Raiden Shogun spends her days holed up in the Tenshukaku like a hikikomori…
There's a very cute Baku lady who enthusiastically provides psychological services to people…
The entire Kamisato family is alive and well. Rumor has it that the head of the family once laughed loudly in the middle of the night.
"Huh? Laughing maniacally at night?"
The old uncle hadn't expected to hear gossip about the Kamisato clan head.
"Let me tell you, they say it's because Lord Konsen-shou slaughtered tens of thousands of ronin in a single night. When the Kamisato head realized the trade routes were cleared, he was so happy he laughed all through the night…"
Wait, Inazuma has someone that ferocious?
Wiping out tens of thousands of ronin in one night?
In the past several months, the old uncle had encountered and buried fewer than two thousand. Thinking about it that way, he should really thank this fierce person for drawing all the aggro.
"Lord Konsen-shou? Big sis, tell me more. I've been living in the forest, so I don't know what's been happening in the city."
"Let me tell you, I heard this straight from an official in the city. They say Lord Konsen-shou emerged from Mount Yougou, descending the mountain to rid the world of injustice and eliminate harm for the common people…"
Hiss… Mount Yougou? Isn't that the area around the Grand Narukami Shrine? Did Yae Miko release some new character with a major yokai identity?
And with combat power set this high?