Little Sara thought back to her adoptive father—that very cold man. He had taught her about loyalty and righteousness, yet he himself had deceived the Shogun and gone against those very principles.
Her current master, on the other hand, was a very gentle person. He had patted her shoulder and said he would entrust everything to her.
He told her that the Shogun had been deceived, so it was up to them to save Inazuma.
Little Sara felt proud that she could help the Shogun, and happy that she could help the people of Inazuma.
But now, her master seemed to harbor some very rebellious thoughts toward the Shogun, and he had posed a difficult question to her.
The people of Inazuma or the Shogun—which one was more important?
If she were still in the Kujou family, little Sara could have chosen the Shogun without hesitation.
But these days, she had watched little by little as Inazuma's situation began to improve.
She actually hesitated.
Little Sara clearly knew that this hesitation itself was a desecration of loyalty and righteousness.
But at this moment, her master gave a second option.
"So, Sara, do you want to choose both?"
Little Sara stared blankly at her beloved master.
"Can… I choose both?"
Her master smiled very gently and answered in an affirmative tone.
"Of course. Only children make choices—adults want everything. So to have everything,
we can only choose to influence the Shogun, to shift the Shogun's gaze of Eternity from Inazuma itself to the people of Inazuma.
This approach is a bit rebellious, but there's no helping it. After all, Sara, you don't want to go against the Shogun or raise your blade against the people of Inazuma, right?
So we can only have the Shogun follow along with us for now. Don't worry too much—we're just influencing her. In the end, the one who makes the decisions is still the Shogun.
How about it? Do you want to join your master in adding your own color to the Shogun's Eternity?"
Shura Anyakonsen-shou extended his hand to little Sara once again in invitation.
Little Sara stared blankly at that familiar palm.
It was the same as when he had taken her away from the Kujou family—her master had reached out to her with an inviting hand.
Back then, she had noticed her adoptive father's hypocrisy and decisively left him.
And her master…
Even though he had indeed concealed some things just like her adoptive father, she could immediately see the difference.
Her adoptive father was usually harsh, spouting all kinds of rules and regulations, yet he treated them as tools to manipulate others. When faced with the difficulty named Shura Anyakonsen-shou, he chose to surrender.
Her master was usually gentle, but the rules and regulations were in his heart—used to restrain himself or subtly influence others. Even when facing a god, he still firmly held to his own beliefs.
And most importantly, her master had truly and earnestly taught her everything he could—including the most important thing: conviction…
Even though he knew that discussing these things with her would be troublesome, he still spoke honestly and placed the choice in her hands.
Sara understood: this master of hers was a good master. Knowing that his path wasn't suitable for her, he had provided her with a more suitable one.
This path that had been specially thought out for her…
In the end, little Sara reached out and placed her hand on Master Cid's.
"I will always remain loyal to the Shogun. Master, what should we do?"
Shura Anyakonsen-shou master held little Sara's hand. At this moment, he knew that little Sara had already found common ground with him while preserving differences.
"It's very simple. The Shogun's lessons should soon incorporate the livelihood of the people. Since she is Inazuma's god, naturally it should also be the people of Inazuma who change her."