Just moments ago she had been playing hard-to-get, and now she was being outright rejected—being splashed with cold water for Miko.
Mm… Or perhaps being given a taste of her own medicine?
Facing the serious Shura Anyakonsen-shou, Miko naturally couldn't keep pushing her teasing.
She had clearly gone too far already. Adding fuel to the fire now would only make things troublesome if he really got angry.
Although she knew this good-natured Shura Anyakonsen-shou probably wouldn't just walk away, foxes still had a certain baseline as foxes.
Teasing was fine, but bullying was not.
And facing the serious Shura Anyakonsen-shou, Miko's years of experience dealing with humans as a fox finally kicked in. She completely dropped the teasing tone and stood there obediently.
"I'm sorry. I got a little carried away with my emotions. Thinking that Ei could come back made me too excited."
Facing the now-honest Guuji, and smelling the fox's apologetic scent, the soft-hearted Shura Anyakonsen-shou—who didn't respond to hardness—softened his expression a little.
When even the usually teasing Guuji had admitted her fault and was behaving properly, what more could he demand?
"Then let's get to serious business. First, tell me about your original plan. I have some guesses, but they might not be accurate. Let's compare notes."
For the moment, the now-obedient pink-haired fox had to watch Shura Anyakonsen-shou's mood. She began discussing with him her plan to rush into the Plane of Euthymia and use the people's wishes to change things.
And seeing Miko being this obedient for the first time, Yumemizuki Mizuki—although she had already witnessed a lot at the Raiden Shogun's side—still felt greatly shocked.
The always proud and arrogant Miko actually standing there obediently admitting fault…
As expected of Shura Anyakonsen-shou, the one who could change a god's will.
"I think your idea is feasible, but I'm still curious: Ei-san has been hiding in the Plane of Euthymia all this time. How exactly do you plan to influence her with the people's wishes?"
Miko glanced at Yumemizuki Mizuki. It was clear she was very reluctant to let Mizuki know about her plan.
Shura Anyakonsen-shou gave Miko his assurance.
"Don't worry. Actually, I have some additions to your plan, and Miss Mizuki's help is indispensable."
Miko immediately fell silent. Clearly, when it came to her plan, she didn't want Mizuki to know even the slightest detail.
Shura Anyakonsen-shou had no choice. Since Miko had respected his bottom line earlier, he should also respect her boundary of not wanting the people around her to worry.
So he activated an Anemo barrier.
"Alright, now Mizuki can't hear us. How do you plan to meet Ei?"
"Ei… entrusts her consciousness to objects. That was something I taught her. If I can touch the Sacred Sakura's dream, my consciousness can also enter the Plane of Euthymia."
"But if Ei doesn't want to see you, she can block your consciousness from entering, right?"
Facing Shura Anyakonsen-shou's sharp observation, Miko felt a little helpless.
Dealing with someone who had professional knowledge and took things seriously really made it hard to bluff.
"Ei believes that as long as we no longer meet, our relationship will remain forever as it was back then. So I have an eighty percent chance of shaking her Plane of Euthymia and creating an opening to slip in."
Mr. Cid sighed.
"Your 'eighty percent chance'… wouldn't be by initiating the Duel Before the Throne and deliberately dying under the Sacred Sakura's dream, would it?"