What problems does Inazuma currently face as a whole?
Bureaucratic corruption, and because of these bureaucratic issues, Watatsumi Island has already developed separatist sentiments, leading to internal conflicts.
The business environment is extremely poor due to exorbitant pricing by the Kanjou Commission, resulting in severe taxation problems.
There are shortages of supplies, prominent livelihood issues, and that terrible environment—the nuclear wastewater beneath Mt. Yougou still hasn't been properly cleaned up…
It can't quite be called a moment of life-or-death crisis, but even a dog would shake its head at the sight.
Speaking of which, one has to be grateful that the Raiden Shogun is still holding everything down from above; otherwise, war would probably have broken out long ago.
But who knows—maybe if war broke out, overthrew everything, and the land got a chance to recover, things might actually turn out better?
The old uncle shook his head. War only produces losers, because those who perish will never return. War should only ever be fought when there is absolutely no other choice.
And right now, the Shura Anyakonsen-shou—wearing his heavy "Shura Anyakonsen Armor"—had once again arrived at Tenshukaku.
This time, coming to see the Raiden Shogun carried a very important mission.
The Raiden Shogun AI crafted by Ei-sensei could indeed be changed; the so-called "eternity" was absolutely not something static and immovable.
This was even explained in the original Genshin Impact storyline.
Although the Sakoku Decree and the Vision Hunt Decree had caused Inazuma to regress, the question was: had the Raiden Shogun's AI remained completely unchanged?
Had she truly stood still? No—she had regressed, hadn't she?
If she could move backward, then naturally she could also move forward.
"The straightforward plan is to have Her Excellency the Shogun learn all the knowledge she needs. That way, in the future when I'm no longer here, no one will be able to deceive the Raiden Shogun anymore."
This was the millennium-long grand plan for Inazuma that the old uncle and the head of the Kamisato Clan had decided on from the very beginning.
What do you do when the AI isn't working properly?
Obviously, you train it more—keep tuning and refining it until the AI becomes perfect.
The Shura Anyakonsen-shou pushed open the great doors of Tenshukaku. At that moment, the Raiden Shogun was meditating in seated posture.
"Shura Anyakonsen-shou, what brings you here?"
At this time, the Raiden Shogun still carried an extremely aloof and solitary air.
"Her Excellency previously fell victim to deception, so I have specially prepared some books. I wish for Her Excellency to be able to avoid being misled by treacherous people even in the future after I am gone."
The Shura Anyakonsen-shou placed the prepared volumes on the Raiden Shogun's table: 108 Ways Corrupt Officials Evade Taxes, Kujou Sara's Personal Album of Corrupt Officials, and The Tearful History of the Hiiragi Clan's Development.
The Raiden Shogun looked at these books and did not object. She reached out and picked up the volumes the Shura Anyakonsen-shou had prepared.
The Raiden Shogun was indeed quite stubborn and rigid in her thinking, but she also understood that she truly should not allow herself to be deceived again, so she began to study them.
She even asked questions along the way.
"Shura Anyakonsen-shou, do you plan to leave in the future?"
The old uncle chose to answer honestly.
"Yes. Once Inazuma is back on the right track, I will likely move on to my next destination."
"You are a rare individual. Whatever you desire, I can grant it—as long as you are willing to remain in Inazuma."
Even though Her Excellency was clearly reading, she still found the mind to make a recruitment offer to the Shura Anyakonsen-shou.
"Your Excellency, that is something you cannot give me. My eternity is not limited merely to Inazuma."
Eternity. Password correct.
"Then there is no helping it."
Having fully grasped the true meaning of eternity, Her Excellency immediately understood the point.
The old uncle looked at the Raiden Shogun and noticed that she was only staring at the first page—she wasn't even turning the pages.
Was this the Raiden Shogun's divine reading technique? Merely looking at the first page allowed her to instantly comprehend the entire book?
"Shura Anyakonsen-shou, why does raising tariffs make people poorer?"
After holding it in for a long while, the Raiden Shogun finally asked the Shura Anyakonsen-shou a very basic and easy-to-understand question.
The Shura Anyakonsen-shou fell silent.
This was bad. After all, the Raiden Shogun was an AI built by Ei-sensei using herself as the template.
And Ei-sensei herself was never skilled in matters of governance. So could simply switching to a more serious personality suddenly make her skilled at it?